LOW - Legends of Wrestling

[cruefan68]

Thanks for the comments Crimson, Bookerbill, AJ, and Mrsask. It is true that I have used the ten token rule for injury stoppage, and even title changes due to injury, but this was a first as it was excessive blood loss that led to the finish. I felt that it was somewhat unfair to Thesz to have the title change like that since it wasn't an actual injury (i.e. reaching ten tokens) but instead was the Add 1 foreign object attack of The Sheik that got him there. I'm happy to see that you guys agree with the decision I made and yes feel free to incorporate the ten token rule into your feds if you wish. It is rarely reached but sometimes the dice favor the one on the defensive resulting in some epic kick outs and submission escapes. At any rate it is now time for the next card coming to you courtesy of Pacific Coast Wrestling...

LOW Pacific Coast Wrestling - Portland Sports Arena - Portland, OR (Card #817)

1) Tom Prichard defeated Doug Gilbert:
A hot opening match saw Doug Gilbert out of Lexington, TN, taking on Houston, TX, native Tom Prichard. Both men are looking to move up the ladder in PCW and Gilbert, in particular, has been frustrated by his lack of singles success. Gilbert shined early on and caught Prichard with a DDT for a two count. Prichard countered a back bodydrop off of the ropes with a knee lift and then hit Gilbert with a chain for a big near fall. Gilbert kicked out but was knocked silly and Prichard kept on him hitting the enzuigiri and slingshot suplex. The finish saw Prichard with another Foreign Object attack, which appeared to be the chain, and he covered Gilbert for the pin. The crowd jeered the decision and afterward “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe of Sharpe Sports Agency, Inc. once again tried to recruit Gilbert but the frustrated star left the ring tearing up another business card handed to him by Sharpe.

2) The Sandman defeated Les Thatcher:
Les Thatcher of ASW took on the challenge of the cigarette smoking, beer drinking and hardcore icon known as The Sandman. Entering the arena to the sounds of Enter Sandman by Metallica, The Sandman had a large portion of the crowd cheering for him. He survived an early offensive by Thatcher, which included the Stump Puller for a submission chance. The Sandman struck back with the Heinekenrana and White Russian Legsweep before blasting Thatcher with a Singapore Cane shot out of view of the referee to score the pin. Oddly enough the crowd cheered for The Sandman using a weapon while earlier jeering Tom Prichard for doing the same in his match. The PCW crowd seems to be getting attached to The Sandman despite his seeming disdain for those supporting him.

3) Texas Hangmen defeated P.N. News & Lash Leroux:
The pairing of “The Rapmaster” P.N. News & “Rajin Cajun” Lash Leroux had a rough go of it against the Texas Hangmen (Killer & Psycho) in this match. The Hangmen lost to the Love Brothers in their PCW debut and so they were looking to make an impression. They dominated the 403 1/2–pound News preventing Leroux from ever tagging into the match. After a bulldog by Killer for a near fall it was the Hangmen executing the Neckbreaker and Falling Sledge Combo on News. Killer then got the pin on “The Rapmaster” as Psycho knocked Leroux silly with a flying elbow ram to prevent him from making the save.

4) Playboy Buddy Rose defeated Dewey Robertson:
Popular Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, native Dewey Robertson took on Playboy Buddy Rose of Sharpe Sports Agency, Inc. in a feature match. The arrogant Rose was accompanied by “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe and was very impressive in this bout. Rose dominated almost from the opening bell and quickly had Robertson in serious trouble as he hit the Bombs Away for a near fall. A DDT and subsequent use of a foreign object, a rope that he pulled from the tights, resulted in more near falls for the Playboy. Robertson was in a bad way when Rose connected with a second Bombs Away resulting in a snake eyes pin. Rose and Sharpe barely had time to celebrate the victory when Doug Gilbert hit the ring attacking both men. Robertson recovered and joined in resulting in a wild pull-apart brawl that LOW officials had to attempt to get under control. The end result is that Gilbert and Robertson will team up against Rose and Sharpe on the next PCW card in Phoenix, AZ (Card #826).

5) Love Brothers defeated Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons:
Talk about snatching victory from the jaws of defeat! That is what happened as the Love Brothers (Reginald & Hartford Love) took on the “Flying Redheads” combo of Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons representing Sharpe Sports Agency, Inc. Bastien and Lyons dominated for a good stretch in this one keeping Hartford on the defensive and scoring several near falls on him. They used their agility to deliver a series of dropkicks and flying headscissors. Lyons also caught Hartford with a rolling reverse cradle into a Sleeper Hold going for the submission but he got to the ropes for a break. When all looked lost for the Love Brothers it was Reginald bouncing back and making the hot tag to Hartford and moments later victory was achieved. Hartford quickly took down Lyons and trapped him in a Spinning Toehold which resulted in a submission victory as Reginald prevented Bastien from making the save. The crowd cheered the victory by the Love Brothers who have been gaining support due to their rivalry with the SSA, Inc. backed team of the “Flying Redheads”.

6) LOW Tex-Arkana Television title: Konnan defeated Curt Hennig© by DQ:
Sharpe Sports Agency, Inc. was looking to acquire championship gold as Konnan, accompanied by “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe, challenged Curt Hennig for the LOW Tex-Arkana Television title. The crowd was at a fever pitch for this one as Hennig was returning home to PCW to face off against one of his fiercest rivals in SSA, Inc. with the title on the line. This was an epic battle from start to finish with both men fatigued and bloody by the end of it. A controversial moment came when Hennig had Konnan pinned with the Hennig Plex but Sharpe provided a distraction breaking up the pin. That led to Larry “The Axe” Hennig, who was on standby for his match up next, coming out to even the odds for his son and he did just that by pulling Konnan out of the ring as he had Curt pinned after a somersault lariat. The referee got fed up with the interference and ejected both “The Axe” and the “Pretty Boy” from ringside. Konnan regained control and locked on the Tequila Sunrise but somehow it was Hennig getting to the ropes to force break. The grueling battle ended on the outside when Hennig got disqualified for hitting Konnan with a chair across the back as they battled for control. It strangely marked the third time that Hennig has lost via disqualification in what was his version six defense of the title. A bloody Konnan was upset and argued with the referee but it was to no avail as Hennig retained the title.

7) Ray Stevens, The Grappler, & Fritz Von Goering defeated Larry Hennig, Don Leo Jonathan, & Pepper Gomez:
An all-star six man tag team match saw the popular team of Larry “The Axe” Hennig, the “Mormon Giant” Don Leo Jonathan, and Pepper Gomez do battle with Ray “The Crippler” Stevens, The Grappler, and Fritz Von Goering. Hennig was already fired up from coming to the aid of his son, Curt Henning, in the previous match and that may have actually done him in here. Both teams looked good during the match but it was a controversial move that put an end to it. After Stevens caught Hennig with an elbow drop to the throat he made the tag to The Grappler. As the referee was distracted trying to clear the ring it was The Grappler with a hammerlock slam on Hennig followed up by the Loaded Boot to the head to score the pin. The crowd jeered the decision as Jonathan and Gomez both argued with the referee over the use of the boot by The Grappler. Jonathan then jumped The Grappler and sent him towards Gomez who backdropped the masked man over the top rope to the floor. They then went after Stevens and Von Goering driving them to the outside as a dazed Hennig recovered from the defeat.

8) LOW International Heavyweight title: Roddy Piper defeated Harley Race© by DQ:
The popular “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who has also had his problems with The Grappler and the Loaded Boot, received a huge opportunity here as he challenged Harley Race for the LOW International Heavyweight title in the main event. Race got into it with the ring announcer during the introductions prompting Piper to jump him to a big pop from the crowd. That set the pace for an explosive battle which twice saw Piper kick out after being laid out with the Piledriver by Race. He later caught Race on the top rope picking him off with a bodyslam and then applying a figure four leglock for a submission chance. That was followed with a back suplex and press by Piper for a near fall. Race battled back with his barrage of headbutts battering Piper. The two wound up going out to the floor several times and that was where this one ended as Race was disqualified snake eyes style for sending Piper crashing head first into the ring post. It had been nearly seven years since Piper challenged for the title (Promoter’s Note: I previously used a bootleg Piper card in LOW) and he came away with the victory here but Race retained the title.

[Crimson Cross]

Wow! It's a bummer that Konnan & Piper did not win the respective titles they were going for, but those two bouts were wild. I cant wait to see whats next from Pacific Coast Wrestling...

[ajcostello]

Tough night for some of the guys.

Winning the match but failing to win the gold is a hard blow for Piper.

[Vegas]

I have to say I really like this Pacific Coast Wrestling.

I think I have actually been to the Portland Sports Arena (back when I rode down to Portland for PNW shows) and it was great to see former PNW wrestlers such as Piper, Rose, Curt Hennig, and The Grappler on this show.

A great main event of Piper vs Race even though Piper didn't win the title.

[cruefan68]

Thanks for the comments Crimson, AJ and Vegas. That's cool you got to experience PNW, Vegas, and thanks for the comments on PCW. I am trying to capture the northwest vibe with this territory and I am really looking forward to adding Dutch Savage to it. Next up we have action from the ladies of SHIMMER with some history being made...

SHIMMER - Women Athletes - The Eagles Club - Berwyn, IL (Card #818)

1) Cherry Bomb defeated Sassy Stephie by DQ:
A wild opening to the card featured the popular Cherry Bomb out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, taking on tough Akron, OH, native Sassy Stephie. These two did battle in the opening tag team match on the last SHIMMER card where Cherry Bomb and Evie defeated Stephie and Nevaeh. Cherry Bomb dominated early and managed to lock on Anger As Beauty, a bridging double chicken wing submission, but Stephie got to the ropes for a break. Stephie took the offensive before taking it out to the floor where she was disqualified snake eyes style for running Cherry Bomb head first into the ring post. Nevaeh showed up after that and helped Stephie double-team Cherry Bomb until SHIMMER officials broke things up.

●Cherry Bomb took both Kiss My Sass, a falling neckbreaker onto the knee, and the Backpack Stunner during the attack and suffered a neck injury. She will be out of action for several weeks as a result of the attack. Amber Gertner caught up with Stephie and Nevaeh in the locker room immediately afterward and the S-N-S Express were very pleased with their actions. Stephie said that Cherry Bomb learned a lesson and that it was also a message sent to everyone else in SHIMMER that they will stop at nothing to get what they want.

2) Christina Von Eerie defeated Tomoka Nakagawa:
Japanese sensation Tomoka Nakagawa faced a strong challenge in the form of “The Punk Princess” Christina Von Eerie. Early action went back and forth as both women looked to gain the upper hand. It was Von Eerie that found an opening and she nailed Nakagawa with the Graveyard Smash, a Cobra Clutch transitioned into a face plant, to score the pin. Nakagawa was disappointed over the loss but showed class in shaking hands with Von Eerie and bowing to her post-match.

3) Jessicka Havok defeated Evie:
What Auckland, New Zealand, native Evie lacks in size she makes up for with heart, determination and a tough fighting spirit. She needed all of that and more as she went up against the dangerous 170-pound Jessicka Havok out of Canton, OH. Havok struck with the Havokiller, a sit-out power bomb, in the opening minute but Evie kicked out with authority. A frustrated Havok followed with the Demon Drop and chokeslam resulting in more near falls. The crowd rallied behind Evie as she mounted an impressive comeback including hitting her three corners Yakuza Kick and top rope double stomp. She had Havok reeling until the “Death Machine” assaulted her on the outside and delivered a second Havokiller to score the pin.

4) Heidi Lovelace, Lacey, & Rain defeated Madison Eagles, Kellie Skater, & Jessie McKay:
Team Australia consisting of Madison Eagles, “Rate Tank” Kellie Skater, & Jessie McKay have become one of the most popular trios in SHIMMER and they were out to try and pick up a win here over Heidi Lovelace and the Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew (Lacey & Rain). Unfortunately it didn’t work out in their favor as the trio of Lovelace, Lacey, and Rain were able to dominate the bout most of the way. It nearly ended in a double disqualification at one point when Skater and McKay saved Eagles from being pinned setting off a six-way brawl. In the end it was the MHWC executing the Tomikaze, an inverted double underhook facebuster, on Eagles with Lovelace covering her for a snake eyes pin. Skater and McKay got into it with Lacey and Rain post-match and issued a challenge for a tag team match on the next card.

5) MsChif defeated Athena:
This rematch from the last SHIMMER card saw Athena looking to bounce back and pick up a win against MsChif, a former two-time SHIMMER champion. Athena has been looking to break through the proverbial glass ceiling and hoped to avenge her previous loss to MsChif. She put up a strong fight, even kicking out after taking the Desecrater, but went down in defeat in the end. MsChif poured it on battering Athena with a headbutt before laying her out with a sit-out chokeslam. MsChif then delivered a second Desecrater, which is a scissored DDT, and covered Athena for the pin. It was a tough loss for Athena who was near tears as MsChif raised her arm in a show of respect. Amber Gertner caught up with Athena at ringside and she gave a passionate speech about needing to regroup and come back stronger. She said that she will not stop until she makes it to the top and becomes SHIMMER champion. The crowd cheered that announcement and gave Athena a nice ovation afterward.

6) Four Way Elimination Match: Mercedes Martinez defeated Mildred Burke, Saraya Knight, and Jazz:
Four of the toughest women in SHIMMER met in a Four Way Elimination Match as Mildred Burke, Mercedes Martinez, Saraya Knight, and Jazz battled it out. It was an amazing match between the four featuring multiple pin or submission saves and Martinez putting on an epic performance. The “Latina Sensation” survived both the Bridled Rocking Horse by Knight and the Alligator Clutch by Burke during the course of the match. Her battles with Knight had the crowd at a fever pitch even in the opening moments as Martinez scored a quick near fall on the native of Norwich, England. It was Knight who would be eliminated first when Martinez nailed her with the Brutal Chops and fell on top of her to score the pin. Jazz quickly took over and, after assaulting Martinez, she caught Burke in the B**** Clamp for a submission chance. The two former tag partners went at it with reckless abandon but it was Jazz who got the better of it as she planted Burke with a DDT to score the pin. Martinez then jumped Jazz and those two had an equally furious battle that saw Jazz floor her with a shoulder tackle off the ropes to gain control. Jazz hit a sitout power slam and was going in for the kill when a fatigued and bloody Martinez suddenly bounced back and connected with the 3 Amigas, two vertical suplexes into a German Suplex, and scored the pin. It was a huge win for Martinez over three very tough opponents and puts her in line for another shot at the SHIMMER championship.

7) SHIMMER tag team titles: Nora Greenwald & Joyce Grable defeated Canadian Ninjas to win the titles:
It was a changing of the guard as Nora Greenwald & Joyce Grable defeated the Canadian Ninjas (Portia Perez & Nicole Matthews) to win the SHIMMER tag team titles. The title change came just a few weeks after the reunited Ninjas had regained the belts from the Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai & Judy Martin) and they were hoping to have a successful first title defense. Almost from the start it looked like the Ninjas were outmatched by the veteran team of Greenwald and Grable, allies of Sherri Martel who herself was going for the SHIMMER title in the main event. Grable twice hit the Middle Rope Dropkick on Matthews for near falls with Perez having to make the save for her partner. A big turning point came when Perez caught Grable on the top rope and executed a superplex. She and Matthews then connected with Funky Cold Medina on Grable for what looked to be a sure pin but Greenwald made a last second save. The Ninjas kept control until Greenwald caught Matthews with a missile dropkick off of the top rope. That laid out Matthews and allowed Greenwald to go back up top and hit the Flipping Seated Senton on her for the pin. It was a bitter defeat for the Canadian Ninjas who had to look on as Greenwald and Grable celebrated their title win. The win by Greenwald made her a three-time holder of the SHIMMER tag team titles having held them twice before with Penny Banner.

8) SHIMMER title: Sherri Martel defeated Cheerleader Melissa to win the title:
Following the lead of Nora Greenwald & Joyce Grable it was Sherri Martel also making history as she defeated Cheerleader Melissa to win the SHIMMER title in a heated main event. The victory by Martel made her a record eight-time SHIMMER champion and also set another record as she became the first star in LOW to hold a single championship that number of times. She had previously shared the record of seven with Mil Mascaras (LOW World Heavyweight title), the Road Warriors (LOW World tag team titles) and Jushin “Thunder” Liger (LOW Junior Heavyweight title). Melissa was attempting to make her version three defense of the championship and had Martel on the defensive for a good stretch. She executed the curb stomp for a two count and then locked on the Kondo Clutch, an inverted Cloverleaf hold, for a submission chance. Martel battled back and attempted a pin using the ropes prompting Melissa to bail out of the ring. Martel is known for her brawling skills and she put that on display dominating Melissa on the outside several times. She was nearly disqualified late in the bout after spearing Melissa shoulder first into the ring post. The finish came a short time later when Martel delivered her patented Top Rope Splash on Melissa to score the pin. The crowd jeered the decision as Martel was given the title belt by the referee. Greenwald and Grable then ran in carrying the SHIMMER tag team titles and joined Martel for a three-way championship celebration.

●As Sherri Martel, Nora Greenwald, and Joyce Grable celebrated their respective title wins a despondent Cheerleader Melissa rolled out of the ring. Martel then called for Amber Gertner to come to the ring but Melissa stopped the SHIMMER announcer on her way out. Melissa said that Martel will be a champion “living on borrowed time” and that the belt will be hers again soon. She was then surprisingly joined by the Canadian Ninjas (Portia Perez & Nicole Matthews) with the outspoken Perez grabbing the mic and issuing a challenge to the new champions for the next card in Berwyn, IL (Card #828). Martel balked at that before SHIMMER promoter Dave Prazak showed up and said that he loved the idea and that it will be Melissa and the Ninjas taking on Martel, Greenwald, and Grable in the main event. Melissa seemed surprised by that and had to think about it before deciding to shake on it with Perez and Matthews. Martel went ballistic and had to be restrained by both Greenwald and Grable as Melissa and the Ninjas taunted them from the outside ending a great night of action.

[Kamala]

Wanted Piper to beat Race

[cruefan68]

CHIKARA - Darn You Bucky Dent! - Wonderland Ballroom - Revere, MA (Card #819)

1) The Batiri defeated Gregory Iron, Hydra, & Dragon Dragon:
Trios action opened things up as the “Handicapped Hero” Gregory Iron, Hydra, & Dragon Dragon took on The Batiri (Obariyon, Kodama, & Kobald). It has been a rough go for the Batiri of late but the Dark Army can never be underestimated. Iron looked strong early getting the better of Obariyon and later came back with a Gimp Smack on Kobald for a big near fall. Kobald also picked up a near fall for his team with the Top Rope Seated Senton on Dragon but Hydra made the save. Hydra had a good run during the match including hitting both the superplex and power bomb. The Batiri looked to be in trouble until Obariyon caught Dragon with a rebound lariat out of the corner and then nailed him with the Flying DDT to score the pin.

2) Crossbones defeated Green Ant:
With his fellow Colony members defending the tag team titles in the main event it was Green Ant hoping to set the pace for a winning night as he took on Crossbones, a member of the Order of the Neo Solar Temple headed up by Ultramantis Black. Green Ant took over on offense early and attacked the legs of Crossbones trapping him in the Good Luck Cloverleaf for a submission chance. He had things going his way until Crossbones caught him with an enzuigiri and big splash. Ultramantis Black, who was joining Director of Fun Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana in the Commentation Station, looked on approvingly as Crossbones poured it on and nailed Green Ant with the Friggin’ Sweet Driver to score the pin.

3) Kings of Wrestling defeated Osirian Portal:
An inter-promotional tag team battle saw the Osirian Portal (Amasis & Ophidian) take on two-thirds of the Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) out of Ring of Honor. The KOW were also in town to support Tyler Black as he challenged Frightmare for the Young Lions Cup later on the card. Hero tried to intimidate ring announcer Gavin Loudspeaker prior to the match prompting Amasis to make the save. That set off a wild battle between two teams looking to get into title contention. It was KOW on top early as Hero wore out Amasis with the Hangman’s Elbow before being picked off the top rope with a bodyslam. Ophidian took over and got in some nice offense on KOW until Castagnoli hit a piledriver for a near fall. The KOW later hit Royal Power and Glory on Amasis leading to the finish which saw the “Funky Pharaoh” trapped in the UFO, a no hands spinning backbreaker rack, by Castagnoli resulting in the pin. Hero got on the mic post-match and said that the KOW will be the first team in LOW to hold both the ROH tag team titles and Campeonatos de Parejas drawing jeers from the crowd.

4) Mr. Touchdown defeated Sugar Dunkerton:
A grudge match between uneasy tag team partners saw Sugar Dunkerton and “Mr. Touchdown” Mark Angelosetti of The Throwbacks face off. Dasher Hatfield, the third member of the team, was at ringside in a neutral corner hoping that they could settle their differences in fair competition. Things boiled over between Dunkerton and Touchdown during King of Trios weekend prompting both men to go to CHIKARA Director of Fun Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana to request this match. Early action saw Dunkerton on the defensive as Touchdown used his power advantage executing such moves as the Dogpile. Dunkerton battled back and took it to the outside but that proved to be a big mistake. Touchdown got the upper hand and whipped Dunkerton hard into the guard rail despite pleas from Hatfield not to. Back inside it was the aggressive Mr. Touchdown nailing Dunkerton with the Extra Point, a spinning spinebuster, to score the pin. Mr. Touchdown was ecstatic following his win but grew angry as Hatfield assisted Dunkerton out of the ring. He followed them out arguing with Hatfield, who is his step-cousin, before storming off as Hatfield remained in the aisle with Dunkerton. The days of The Throwbacks as a three-man unit may be coming to an end based on this latest turn of events.

5) Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, & Hallowicked defeated Gran Akuma, Shane Storm, & Mister ZERO:
An all tecnicos trios match saw CHIKARA founder Mike Quackenbush team with two of the men who beat his team in the King of Trios finals, Jigsaw & Hallowicked, to take on Gran Akuma, Shane Storm, & Mister ZERO. Quackenbush got on the mic beforehand and congratulated Jigsaw and Hallowicked on their big win at KOT alongside Frightmare drawing cheers from the crowd. Quackenbush came out like a man on a mission catching Akuma with the Quackendriver II for a big near fall. He kept up the attack and tagged in Jigsaw who nailed Akuma with a Leap of Faith. Akuma bounced back with a rolling sole butt and tagged Storm. He then came off of the top rope with a plancha to Hallowicked on the outside. Storm held his own in there against all three opponents but he would be the one to go down in the end. After a shoulder tackle collision off of the ropes it was Quackenbush recovering first and locking the Chikara Special on Storm resulting in a snake eyes submission victory.

6) Brutus Beefcake defeated Chuck Taylor:
A grudge match signed out of King of Trios saw Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake return to CHIKARA to take on the “Kentucky Gentleman” Chuck Taylor, one-third of F.I.S.T. alongside Icarus and Johnny Gargano. It was Beefcake cutting off some of Taylor’s hair at KOT enraging both him and F.I.S.T. and leading to this match being signed. Taylor held the advantage early and nearly won it by submission with a Cross Crab. He also nailed Beefcake with such moves as the turnbuckle power bomb and Sole Food. Beefcake struck back with a powerslam for a near fall and then locked on the Sleeper Hold for a submission chance. Taylor got to the ropes for a break and came back with a somersault suicide dive rolling up Beefcake for a two count. Beefcake applied the Sleeper Hold a second time resulting in saw Gargano running down to the ring attempting to break it up. Beefcake released the hold and decked Gargano but then lost control with Taylor hitting a jumping big boot for a near fall. The third time would be the charm, however, as it was Beefcake rallying and applying the Sleeper Hold on Taylor for a submission victory. He went to cut some hair post-match but Gargano managed to pull Taylor out of the ring saving him from that indignity.

7) Young Lions Cup: Tyler Black defeated Frightmare to win the title:
History was made in Revere as ROH star Tyler Black, one-third of the Kings of Wrestling along with Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli, became the new Young Lions Cup champion winning the belt from Frightmare. It was exactly one year to the day that Frightmare, a two-time champion, won the belt from Kodama (Card #719 in Taylor, MI) and he was hoping to keep it out of the hands of the ROH invader. Black was aggressive from the start and quickly went for the Phoenix Splash but missed as Frightmare rolled out of the way. Frightmare used his blazing speed to take over hitting such moves as the Super Frankensteiner and somersault plancha. After hitting a tilt-a-whirl DDT he scored a two count on Black with the crucifix bomb. Things were looking good for him until Black caught Frightmare up top picking him off with a bodyslam. He then surprised Frightmare with God’s Last Gift and just like that it was over as he scored a snake eyes pin to win the title. The crowd jeered the decision as Black was handed the YLC and joined by Hero and Castagnoli in a victory celebration.

8) Campeonatos de Parejas: The Colony© defeated The Roughnecks (2-1) to retain the titles:
The main event saw The Colony (Fire Ant & Soldier Ant) make their version one defense of the Campeonatos de Parejas against the team that they won them from, The Roughnecks (Brodie Lee & Grizzly Redwood, with The Dark Menace) in Atlanta, GA (Card #799) during WrestleCade VIII weekend. CHIKARA Director of Fun Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana joined ring announcer Gavin Loudspeaker and Senior Referee Bryce Remsburg for the pre-match ceremonies. Remsburg then brought both teams together and went over the rules stating that as per CHIKARA tradition it would be a best two-out-of-three falls match to decide the winner. Cabana grabbed the title belts and held them up as the group then posed for pictures for ringside photographers including PWI Editor Bill Apter.

First Fall: The Roughnecks came out all guns blazing as they pretty much dominated the entire first fall. With The Dark Menace barking orders from ringside it was Lee all over Fire Ant in the opening moments. He and Redwood then executed Roughnecked on Fire Ant with Soldier Ant making the pin save in the nick of time. Soldier Ant was able to briefly turn things around and nearly pinned Lee with a roll-up after a suicide dive. Lee bounced back with the Big Boot on Soldier Ant to score a two count. Fire Ant got back in and was quickly put back in peril and he was pinned after Lee laid him out with a Chokeslam. The Roughnecks were up 1-0 as a smiling Dark Menace raised his cane in the air.

Second Fall: An epic second fall saw both teams battle to the brink of exhaustion featuring near fall after near fall. The most controversial one came when Fire Ant had Redwood trapped in the Torture Rack when The Dark Menace interfered hitting him in the head with his cane. The referee missed that interference and Redwood then executed The Wood Chipper for a big near fall. Lee later connected with the Big Boot on Soldier Ant for another big near fall. It looked like The Roughnecks might be on the way to winning two straight falls when Fire Ant rallied back and avenged his first fall loss. He managed to catch the intimidating Lee with the Beach Break, a back to belly piledriver, scoring the pin as Soldier Ant prevented Redwood from making the save. The Dark Menace pounded the apron in disgust as The Colony took the fall evening things up at 1-1.

Third Fall: The exhaustion suffered by both teams in the second fall played a role in the deciding fall being over fairly quickly. Fire Ant again hit the Beach Break on Lee resulting in a near fall only moments in. Soldier Ant then struck with a suicide dive and that led to Redwood tagging in via the lucha libre rules as Lee rolled out to the floor. The Colony then made quick work of Redwood as Fire Ant nailed him with the Beach Break to score the pin. The crowd erupted in cheers as The Colony were able to retain their titles in a version one defense against a tough former championship team in The Roughnecks.

[EpicDave]

Very nice, authentic Chikara-style booking! Congrats to Tyler Black for winning YLC, and to the Colony for winning an epic Main Event. Note to Chris Hero- NOBODY messes with Gavin!

[Crimson Cross]

Dec 6, 2014 12:55:10 GMT -5 EpicDave said:

Very nice, authentic Chikara-style booking! Congrats to Tyler Black for winning YLC, and to the Colony for winning an epic Main Event. Note to Chris Hero- NOBODY messes with Gavin!

I agree with DaytonDave and I like to add it's great seeing Beefcake over Taylor, plus Gargano making the save was fun stuff...

[cruefan68]

Thanks for the comments Daytondave and Crimson. I had a lot of fun rolling out that show and, yes, Chris Hero was out of bounds there. The Tyler Black win and The Colony retaining were highlights for me as well. Next up will be an ROH show which I will hopefully have posted soon. Thanks as always for reading and commenting.