LOW - Legends of Wrestling
Sept 11, 2016 7:39:12 GMT -5
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LOW World of Sport - Town Hall - Leeds, England (Card #1022)
● LOW Commissioner Charlie Cox was on hand as a special guest and thanked the fans in Great Britain for their overwhelming support of LOW over the years noting that some historic moments have taken place in England including George Hackenschmidt winning the LOW World Heavyweight title from Lou Thesz nearly one year ago. He said that after some high level negotiations they were able to revive the historic World of Sport and he couldn’t be any prouder of being able to add the promotion to the LOW family. The crowd applauded the words of Cox who said that the roster assembled for World of Sport is an incredible array of talent and that he expects some of the best action in all of LOW to come from the UK drawing more cheers from the crowd. He briefly went over the rules for World of Sport noting that the matches take place in rounds and that to win a competitor must score two pins, two submissions or a knockout to win. Disqualifications and count outs can also be the deciding factor in a match. With that there was only one thing left to say and Cox uttered the words that all were waiting to here – seconds away, round one!
1) PJ Black defeated Martin Stone (2-0):
The opening contest saw PJ Black (Cape Town, South Africa) take on Martin Stone (London, England) under six five minute rounds. These two tested each other well throughout the first couple of rounds which were pretty even. Stone impressed hitting both the Thesz Press and turnbuckle dropkick in the heat of the fourth round. That led to an explosive fifth round which saw Black hit the spectacular 450 Splash to score the pin and go up one to nothing heading into the final round. Stone was hurting from that finish and Black took advantage firing out of the gate in round six with a kick to the kneeling opponent. Stone was left in a bad way and Black hit another 450 Splash to score the pin in the final round taking the match by a score of 2-0.
2) Irish Airborne defeated Classic Connection (2-0):
Tag team action was on tap next with Irish Airborne (Jake & Dave Crist, both out of Dayton, OH) taking on the Classic Connection (Levi Shapiro & Buddy Royal, both hailing from The Loop) under six five minute rounds. The initial two rounds were very heated with action going back and forth. The Classic Connection relied on a double-team attack before Dave rallied back and nearly pinned Shapiro with the Head and Arm Trap DDT as round two ended. Irish Airborne exploded on offense in the third round and it was a Running Spear and Enzuigiri Combo that finished off Royal with Dave scoring the pin. Round four saw more of the same and a failed save attempt by Shapiro led to Irish Airborne hitting the Irish Air Raid on Royal with Jake scoring the pin. Irish Airborne picked up an impressive 2-0 victory in round four drawing cheers from the crowd.
3) Tommy End, Ares & Fritz Von Goering defeated Mike Graham, Dewey Robertson & Fred Curry (2-0):
Trios action, also held under six five minute rounds, saw Mike Graham (Tampa, FL), Dewey Robertson (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) and Flying Fred Curry (Hartford, CT) going up against Tommy End (Zaanstad, Netherlands), Ares (Switzerland) and Fritz Von Goering (Berlin, Germany). The team led by End exploded on offense in the first round and it was Ares pinning Robertson with Ragnarock, a triple-team attack concluding with an Iconoclasm, to take a quick one to nothing lead. Graham led his team in turning things around in the second round which saw Curry nearly pin Von Goering with the Machine Gun Dropkicks. Graham then trapped Von Goering in the Figure Four Leglock but End made the save as the round was ending. End was brilliant in the third round using kick based attacks to rough up the opposition. This one came to a conclusion in the fourth round when Von Goering nailed a weary Robertson with the Backbreaker to score the pin giving his team a 2-0 victory.
4) Bobby Shane defeated Jervis Cottonbelly (2-0):
The crowd erupted in cheers as the “World’s Sweetest Man” Jervis Cottonbelly (London, England) entered the ring to take on the hated Bobby Shane (St. Louis, MO), the self proclaimed “King of Wrestling”. Shane took his time entering the ring and flaunting his crown and robe as the crowd jeered, knowing full well that Shane being presented as royalty was an affront to the Royal Family. Shane dominated the first round including nailing Cottonbelly with the controversial loaded knee smash to the head. He then locked on the Japanese Sleeper scoring a snake eyes submission victory and going up one to nothing in the first round. Cottonbelly was still shaking off the effects of the hold as round two began and Shane caught him by surprise with a deathjump hitting an elbow to the head. Shane then reapplied the Japanese Sleeper and Cottonbelly was forced to tap out. Shane won it by a 2-0 score in just the opening moments of the second round.
5) Iron Sheik defeated David Taylor (2-0):
The “Squire” David Taylor (Queensbury, Yorkshire, England) received a big round of applause as he took on the feared Iron Sheik (Tehran, Iran) in a six round bout. It got heated before the match as the Iron Sheik waved his Iranian flag and threatened the ring announcer prompting Taylor to come to his aid. Taylor got the jump on the Sheik as the referee called for the bell to begin the first round. The Sheik quickly turned the tables and controlled the round until Taylor staged a late rally twice hitting the British Suplex for near falls before the bell sounded. The intensity picked right back up in the second fall with the Sheik managing to apply the Camel Clutch but Taylor fought out of it. With only moments remaining in the round Taylor executed a whip into the turnbuckle but the Sheik bounced out with a Counter Running Lariat to score the pin. The third round opened up with continued intensity between the two and they eventually fought out to the floor where Taylor received a final public warning and was disqualified for running the Sheik head first into the ring post. It was an official 2-0 win for the Iron Sheik but Taylor gave him a strong fight.
6) Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Marty Scurll by DQ (1-0):
One of the most anticipated bouts of the night, contested under six rounds, saw the popular Zack Sabre Jr. (Canterbury, Kent, England) facing “The Villain” Marty Scurll (Cambridge, England). Sabre was in control early in the first round when a counter by Scurll led to him hitting a jackknife power bomb for a two count. Sabre bounced back hitting a Dragon Suplex leading to Scurll bailing out of the ring. The battle continued on the outside where Scurll ignored the referee and unleashed a vicious attack, including using a chair on Sabre, and that resulted in a disqualification decision in the first round. The crowd jeered the decision as the actions of Scurll prevented a longer match although Sabre was cheered for getting the victory.
7) King Kong Bundy & Johnny Saint defeated One Man Gang & Finlay (2-0):
This eight round tag team contest saw King Kong Bundy (Atlantic City, NJ) team up with Johnny Saint (Fallsworth, Greater Manchester, England) to do battle with the intimidating team of the One Man Gang (Chicago, IL) and the “Belfast Bruiser” Finlay (Belfast, Northern Ireland). The sight of Bundy squaring off against OMG led to many fans remembering the classic battles between Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks in the golden era of World of Sport, an era that saw both Saint and Finlay among the top stars. The crowd even serenaded Bundy with a rendition of We Shall Not Be Moved, the classic entrance music used by Big Daddy. This was a real intense battle especially over the first few rounds which saw control shift back and forth. Both Saint and Finlay impressed taking on their larger adversaries but at one point OMG cut off a monkey flip by Saint and decked him with a big right hand. They battled into round six before the first decision was scored and that came when Bundy impressively hoisted OMG up for a Running Powerslam to score the pin and take a 1-0 lead. After a brilliant seventh round of action the finish came early into the eighth and final round when Bundy nailed OMG with the Avalanche to score the pin. Bundy and Saint took a 2-0 decision but OMG and Finlay really pushed them to the limit in a great battle.
8) LOW Junior Heavyweight title: Exotic Adrian Street defeated Jerry Lynn (2-0) to win the title:
The main event saw Jerry Lynn (Minneapolis, MN) putting the LOW Junior Heavyweight title on the line against Exotic Adrian Street (Royal Forest of Dean, England), a former two-time champion who was accompanied by his valet Miss Linda. LOW Commissioner Charlie Cox was in the ring for the introductions and took the belt from Lynn before showing it to Street. The flamboyant star waved Cox away and then grabbed the mic stating that when he regained the belt he would return his former pink and purple championship belt to its former glory. This match was conducted under twelve five minute rounds and it nearly went the distance. The first few rounds featured great back and forth action though Street controlled round one while Lynn dominated round five. It was in the sixth round that Street nearly scored the first fall getting a two count with the Crucifix. Lynn bounced back and in round nine nearly went up one to nothing when he nailed Street with the sunset flip power bomb but Miss Linda distracted the referee breaking up the pin. Lynn then struck with a diving crossbody near the end of the round for a big near fall. The first decision came in round ten when Street caught Lynn with the Fireman’s Carry Throat Drop on the top rope to score the pin. With only two rounds remaining it looked like it could go the distance but Street sensed an opening and took it quickly into round eleven. He first caught Lynn in The Daffodil but then quickly transitioned into a grounded Cobra Clutch resulting in a submission victory. Street took it 2-0 after a grueling eleven round battle and became a three-time LOW Junior Heavyweight champion. The crowd had a mixed reaction to the victory for Street who made history on the debut show for World of Sport in LOW.
● LOW Commissioner Charlie Cox was on hand as a special guest and thanked the fans in Great Britain for their overwhelming support of LOW over the years noting that some historic moments have taken place in England including George Hackenschmidt winning the LOW World Heavyweight title from Lou Thesz nearly one year ago. He said that after some high level negotiations they were able to revive the historic World of Sport and he couldn’t be any prouder of being able to add the promotion to the LOW family. The crowd applauded the words of Cox who said that the roster assembled for World of Sport is an incredible array of talent and that he expects some of the best action in all of LOW to come from the UK drawing more cheers from the crowd. He briefly went over the rules for World of Sport noting that the matches take place in rounds and that to win a competitor must score two pins, two submissions or a knockout to win. Disqualifications and count outs can also be the deciding factor in a match. With that there was only one thing left to say and Cox uttered the words that all were waiting to here – seconds away, round one!
1) PJ Black defeated Martin Stone (2-0):
The opening contest saw PJ Black (Cape Town, South Africa) take on Martin Stone (London, England) under six five minute rounds. These two tested each other well throughout the first couple of rounds which were pretty even. Stone impressed hitting both the Thesz Press and turnbuckle dropkick in the heat of the fourth round. That led to an explosive fifth round which saw Black hit the spectacular 450 Splash to score the pin and go up one to nothing heading into the final round. Stone was hurting from that finish and Black took advantage firing out of the gate in round six with a kick to the kneeling opponent. Stone was left in a bad way and Black hit another 450 Splash to score the pin in the final round taking the match by a score of 2-0.
2) Irish Airborne defeated Classic Connection (2-0):
Tag team action was on tap next with Irish Airborne (Jake & Dave Crist, both out of Dayton, OH) taking on the Classic Connection (Levi Shapiro & Buddy Royal, both hailing from The Loop) under six five minute rounds. The initial two rounds were very heated with action going back and forth. The Classic Connection relied on a double-team attack before Dave rallied back and nearly pinned Shapiro with the Head and Arm Trap DDT as round two ended. Irish Airborne exploded on offense in the third round and it was a Running Spear and Enzuigiri Combo that finished off Royal with Dave scoring the pin. Round four saw more of the same and a failed save attempt by Shapiro led to Irish Airborne hitting the Irish Air Raid on Royal with Jake scoring the pin. Irish Airborne picked up an impressive 2-0 victory in round four drawing cheers from the crowd.
3) Tommy End, Ares & Fritz Von Goering defeated Mike Graham, Dewey Robertson & Fred Curry (2-0):
Trios action, also held under six five minute rounds, saw Mike Graham (Tampa, FL), Dewey Robertson (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) and Flying Fred Curry (Hartford, CT) going up against Tommy End (Zaanstad, Netherlands), Ares (Switzerland) and Fritz Von Goering (Berlin, Germany). The team led by End exploded on offense in the first round and it was Ares pinning Robertson with Ragnarock, a triple-team attack concluding with an Iconoclasm, to take a quick one to nothing lead. Graham led his team in turning things around in the second round which saw Curry nearly pin Von Goering with the Machine Gun Dropkicks. Graham then trapped Von Goering in the Figure Four Leglock but End made the save as the round was ending. End was brilliant in the third round using kick based attacks to rough up the opposition. This one came to a conclusion in the fourth round when Von Goering nailed a weary Robertson with the Backbreaker to score the pin giving his team a 2-0 victory.
4) Bobby Shane defeated Jervis Cottonbelly (2-0):
The crowd erupted in cheers as the “World’s Sweetest Man” Jervis Cottonbelly (London, England) entered the ring to take on the hated Bobby Shane (St. Louis, MO), the self proclaimed “King of Wrestling”. Shane took his time entering the ring and flaunting his crown and robe as the crowd jeered, knowing full well that Shane being presented as royalty was an affront to the Royal Family. Shane dominated the first round including nailing Cottonbelly with the controversial loaded knee smash to the head. He then locked on the Japanese Sleeper scoring a snake eyes submission victory and going up one to nothing in the first round. Cottonbelly was still shaking off the effects of the hold as round two began and Shane caught him by surprise with a deathjump hitting an elbow to the head. Shane then reapplied the Japanese Sleeper and Cottonbelly was forced to tap out. Shane won it by a 2-0 score in just the opening moments of the second round.
5) Iron Sheik defeated David Taylor (2-0):
The “Squire” David Taylor (Queensbury, Yorkshire, England) received a big round of applause as he took on the feared Iron Sheik (Tehran, Iran) in a six round bout. It got heated before the match as the Iron Sheik waved his Iranian flag and threatened the ring announcer prompting Taylor to come to his aid. Taylor got the jump on the Sheik as the referee called for the bell to begin the first round. The Sheik quickly turned the tables and controlled the round until Taylor staged a late rally twice hitting the British Suplex for near falls before the bell sounded. The intensity picked right back up in the second fall with the Sheik managing to apply the Camel Clutch but Taylor fought out of it. With only moments remaining in the round Taylor executed a whip into the turnbuckle but the Sheik bounced out with a Counter Running Lariat to score the pin. The third round opened up with continued intensity between the two and they eventually fought out to the floor where Taylor received a final public warning and was disqualified for running the Sheik head first into the ring post. It was an official 2-0 win for the Iron Sheik but Taylor gave him a strong fight.
6) Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Marty Scurll by DQ (1-0):
One of the most anticipated bouts of the night, contested under six rounds, saw the popular Zack Sabre Jr. (Canterbury, Kent, England) facing “The Villain” Marty Scurll (Cambridge, England). Sabre was in control early in the first round when a counter by Scurll led to him hitting a jackknife power bomb for a two count. Sabre bounced back hitting a Dragon Suplex leading to Scurll bailing out of the ring. The battle continued on the outside where Scurll ignored the referee and unleashed a vicious attack, including using a chair on Sabre, and that resulted in a disqualification decision in the first round. The crowd jeered the decision as the actions of Scurll prevented a longer match although Sabre was cheered for getting the victory.
7) King Kong Bundy & Johnny Saint defeated One Man Gang & Finlay (2-0):
This eight round tag team contest saw King Kong Bundy (Atlantic City, NJ) team up with Johnny Saint (Fallsworth, Greater Manchester, England) to do battle with the intimidating team of the One Man Gang (Chicago, IL) and the “Belfast Bruiser” Finlay (Belfast, Northern Ireland). The sight of Bundy squaring off against OMG led to many fans remembering the classic battles between Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks in the golden era of World of Sport, an era that saw both Saint and Finlay among the top stars. The crowd even serenaded Bundy with a rendition of We Shall Not Be Moved, the classic entrance music used by Big Daddy. This was a real intense battle especially over the first few rounds which saw control shift back and forth. Both Saint and Finlay impressed taking on their larger adversaries but at one point OMG cut off a monkey flip by Saint and decked him with a big right hand. They battled into round six before the first decision was scored and that came when Bundy impressively hoisted OMG up for a Running Powerslam to score the pin and take a 1-0 lead. After a brilliant seventh round of action the finish came early into the eighth and final round when Bundy nailed OMG with the Avalanche to score the pin. Bundy and Saint took a 2-0 decision but OMG and Finlay really pushed them to the limit in a great battle.
8) LOW Junior Heavyweight title: Exotic Adrian Street defeated Jerry Lynn (2-0) to win the title:
The main event saw Jerry Lynn (Minneapolis, MN) putting the LOW Junior Heavyweight title on the line against Exotic Adrian Street (Royal Forest of Dean, England), a former two-time champion who was accompanied by his valet Miss Linda. LOW Commissioner Charlie Cox was in the ring for the introductions and took the belt from Lynn before showing it to Street. The flamboyant star waved Cox away and then grabbed the mic stating that when he regained the belt he would return his former pink and purple championship belt to its former glory. This match was conducted under twelve five minute rounds and it nearly went the distance. The first few rounds featured great back and forth action though Street controlled round one while Lynn dominated round five. It was in the sixth round that Street nearly scored the first fall getting a two count with the Crucifix. Lynn bounced back and in round nine nearly went up one to nothing when he nailed Street with the sunset flip power bomb but Miss Linda distracted the referee breaking up the pin. Lynn then struck with a diving crossbody near the end of the round for a big near fall. The first decision came in round ten when Street caught Lynn with the Fireman’s Carry Throat Drop on the top rope to score the pin. With only two rounds remaining it looked like it could go the distance but Street sensed an opening and took it quickly into round eleven. He first caught Lynn in The Daffodil but then quickly transitioned into a grounded Cobra Clutch resulting in a submission victory. Street took it 2-0 after a grueling eleven round battle and became a three-time LOW Junior Heavyweight champion. The crowd had a mixed reaction to the victory for Street who made history on the debut show for World of Sport in LOW.
