LOW - Legends of Wrestling

[TTX]

too bad two of my favorites didn't quite pull it off (Heidi and Melissa) but a fun show for sure.

[Pariah]

Oh, snap yeah! Loving the new presentation format, my friend... Without losing any of the depth that has become a trademark of your fed, you've done an amazing job of streamlining the experience... And I've gotta think it gives you more time for playing the game instead of writing out lengthy match summaries...

Now onto the show! Very classy move by Evie to split the Battle Royal winner's purse with her tag team partner... Something that is not seen often enough... Very pleased that Sweet Saraya held onto the top prize... And Trish was really lucky to escape that assault with her faculties intact... She better seek out some worthy allies because Rachelle's new stable - Blonde, Red and Bad Ass - are taking no prisoners...

Highlight of the show: Crazy Mary, 'Rosemary' Rush & the Fighting Irish come out looking strong in their trios match against Davina Rose and R-X... Unfortunate that Leva now has to depart from Shimmer, but maybe we'll see her adopt a new persona and turn up elsewhere in LOW...

Truly awesome show!

[cruefan68]

Thanks for the comments Troy and Pariah. Both Cheerleader Melissa and Heidi Lovelace looked great even in losing efforts. I almost thought about having Heidi turn on Evie and take the check but I didn't want to use the same kind of partner turn they had on NXT this weekend lol. Anyway I like Team Slap Happy so hopefully we will see bigger things from them in the new fed year. The name Blonde, Red and Bad Ass just seemed to fit Hayden, Hendrix and Klein so I went with it. They could be a fun heel group. I mistakenly wrote that Hayden was jumped but obviously that should have read Trish was the one that was attacked. The dice didn't cooperate with my plans in the Loser of the Fall Leaves SHIMMER match so unfortunately Leva is gone. I am happy, however, that Crazy Mary and her partners remain in SHIMMER.

Speaking of the dice not cooperating I was rolling out my next card, an IWA event, and I was very unhappy with one result but I can't go against the dice so the decision must stand. I hope to have that show posted soon. Thanks Pariah for your thoughts on the new presentation format. I am finding that I enjoy the game so much more as I can roll out the results and just jot down brief notes before summarizing the card. It takes a lot less time especially now that I am not doing the match summaries. It also allows people to just read the results if they don't want to read the rest of the card highlights. Thanks to all of the great feds on the board for inspiring me to make changes. I don't think I will be going back to my old format at all.

[cruefan68]

IWA - Taking It To The Extreme - National Guard Armory - Philadelphia, PA (Card #1089)

Talking Points:
• IWA Commissioner David Marquez took to the ring to announce that the main event of the evening, available to fans around the world on the IWA website, would feature Eddie Kingston vs. Kevin Steen in a Fight Without Honor. The winner of the match would go on to face Jay Lethal for the IWA Heavyweight title during WrestleCade 11 weekend. Lethal and his manager SoCal Val interrupted Marquez once again but the commissioner would have none of it. He said that their protests fall on deaf ears and that as champion Lethal owes it to the company to defend against the top contenders or he will be stripped of the title. Lethal was furious and said that no one has the right to tell him what to do. Marquez said there is one man that has that right and that is him and he told Lethal that he was barred from the building which brought out security who escorted both Lethal and Val out of a side door to cheers from the crowd. He then said that at the request of Rob Van Dam he has added a big Ladder Match to the card, also available to watch on the IWA website, against Adam Pearce. The prize hung up over the ring will be the contracts of both men and the winner will be allowed to tear up the contract of the loser effectively forcing them to leave the IWA.

Marquez attempted to wrap up when he was interrupted by Jay Briscoe, one-half of the IWA tag team champions. Briscoe angrily grabbed the mic and said that the assault on his brother, Mark Briscoe, by the All Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) and their manager Rock Riddle was “unforgivable”. He added that as a holder of the tag titles he would not refuse any challenge and that tonight he would defend the belts against all three men in a Handicap Match drawing cheers from the crowd. Marquez was hesitant to sanction it but said that he would give it the go ahead and wished Jay luck. Jay said he didn’t need any “damn luck” and that he was going to take care of business. After Briscoe left an equally angry James “Main Event” Morgan showed up demanding that Marquez give him a rematch with Sami Callihan on IWA On The Mat. Marquez readily agreed and said that it would fittingly be the “main event” on the television broadcast but that it would be a Submission Match! Morgan vehemently protested but Marquez said Morgan “deserves” this main event opportunity.

Quick Results:

IWA On The Mat – Announcers – Gavin Loudspeaker & Larry Dallas:

1) “The Machine” Brian Cage (with Percy Pringle III) defeated Fred Yehi
(Pinfall – Weapon X, a Gory Special Flatliner)

2) Johnny Gargano defeated “Supercop” Dick Justice
(Snake Eyes Submission – Gargano Escape) *

3) Darby Allin defeated Cheeseburger
(Pinfall – Coffin Drop, a trust drop fall from the top rope)

4) Submission Match: James “Main Event” Morgan defeated Sami Callihan:
(Snake Eyes Submission – Closing Time, a cross-face Chicken Wing)

**********

5) Chuck Taylor & Orange Cassidy defeated Austin Aries & Rich Swann by DQ

6) Brodie Lee (with Percy Pringle III) defeated Moose
(Pinfall – Big Boot)

7) Paul London & Brian Kendrick defeated Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli)
(Kendrick pinned Castagnoli – Slice Bread #2)

8) No DQ Match: Delirious (with Truth Martini) defeated Trent Barreta
(Pinfall – Red Poison)

9) IWA tag team titles – Handicap Match: Jay Briscoe© defeated Rhett Titus, Kenny King & Rock Riddle to retain the titles
(Jay pinned Titus – Jay Driller)

10) The Shield (Jon Moxley, Tyler Black & Drew Galloway) defeated Randy Savage & reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly)
(Moxley pinned O’Reilly – One Hitter, a vertical suplex dropped into a DDT)

11) IWA Contract Ladder Match: Adam Pearce defeated Rob Van Dam
(Pearce climbed up the ladder after a Jumping Piledriver)

12) Fight Without Honor: Eddie Kingston defeated Kevin Steen to earn an IWA Heavyweight title shot
(Pinfall – Backfist to the Future)

Match Highlights:
The main event for IWA Purple Rain during WrestleCade 11 weekend (Card #1099 in Rochester, MN) has been set as it will be the “War King” Eddie Kingston challenging Jay Lethal for the belt. Kingston, a former IWA Heavyweight champion, earned the shot by beating Kevin Steen in a Fight Without Honor. It was a brutal match which saw Kingston survive a dive off a ladder through a table when Steen rolled out of the way. Steen gave it his all but in the end the Sliding D followed by the Backfist to the Future earned Kingston a huge victory…Rob Van Dam, the “Whole F’N Show” must leave the IWA following his loss to his rival “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce in an IWA Contract Ladder Match. RVD amazingly never won a singles match with Pearce during their rivalry and that bad luck continued in this final encounter. The crowd jeered the victory by Pearce who has seen his stock rise because of the decisive win…Jay Briscoe survived a three-on-one handicap match with the All Night Express and their manager Rock Riddle to retain the IWA tag team titles. It was a stellar performance by Briscoe who doled out some serious punishment to Riddle when he got him in the ring. He wound up pinning Rhett Titus after having sent Riddle into Kenny King during a brawl on the floor. Mark Briscoe, who was injured by ANX, is due back for Purple Rain where he and Jay have agreed to put the belts up against ANX in a Tables Match.

Up to four men will be leaving the IWA at Purple Rain due to an eight-man Losing Team Leaves the IWA match set up by Commissioner David Marquez. That came after Delirious won his No DQ Match over Trent Barreta leading to the masked man being joined by fellow House of Truth members Roderick Strong, Rhino & Matt Taven in a gang attack. Mike Quackenbush, Eddie Edwards and the injured “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson ran in to save Barreta resulting in a wild brawl that required IWA officials to intervene. Danielson, who has been cleared to return from being injured by Rhino, threw down the challenge which manager Truth Martini rejected but Marquez later sanctioned so the entire losing side will be gone following WrestleCade 11 weekend…The trios match between Randy Savage & reDRagon and The Shield was the match of the night. Outstanding work from all six-men and it was The Shield coming away with a big win. The victory by Paul London & Brian Kendrick over the Kings of Wrestling was a close second for match of the night…Chuck Taylor & Orange Cassidy got a fluke win over Austin Aries & Rich Swann when a superkick by Swann intended for the “sleeping” Cassidy hit the referee instead resulting in the DQ decision. A rematch between the two teams has been signed for Purple Rain…and, James “Main Event” Morgan survived a strong attack from Sami Callihan in their Submission Match on IWA On The Mat. Morgan wound up hitting the Bottle Opener, a backward falling Armbreaker from the middle rope, before getting the tap out with Closing Time.

* Johnny Gargano survived a pre-match attack by “Supercop” Dick Justice on IWA On The Mat and quickly tapped him out with the Gargano Escape. Gargano barely had time to celebrate when he was ambushed by “Big Nasty” Eric Watts who put him through the announce table with the D.N.R., a fireman spinebuster. Announcers Gavin Loudspeaker and Larry Dallas had to scramble to get out of the way as Watts and his manager Ty Matthews celebrated the attack. After Gargano was taken out on a stretcher Loudspeaker said that Watts has been looking to make a statement and he made one. Gargano will be out of action for several weeks as a result.

[bookerbill]

What an insane card. Just amazing from the talking points to the main event. I am very happy that the War King emerged victorious but I am.picking Lethal to retain.

[Pariah]

Streamlined action with some seriously spectacular results, my friend... Kingston earns a shot at the top prize, even though he was probably considered the underdog against Steen... The Shield continue to make a lot of noise... And Jay Briscoe is the very definition of the phrase 'MAN UP!' as he successfully defends the tag belts against three opponents... Holy snap!

That ladder match stipulation was really unique twist... Great variation on the 'loser leaves' theme by making the objective to rip up the contract of the loser... Though I'm a fan of both competitors, I am kinda happy that Pearce was victorious... Maybe RVD can take over the Macho Man's old post on commentary...

The arrival of Big Nasty revealed that he is not to be taken lightly... His vicious sneak attack on Johnny Gargano definitely got a reaction... Who will be his first opponent inside the ring?

Also very cool that Darby Allin won his debut... Really looking forward to watching his career develop in IWA... Awesome work!

[Crimson Cross]

I'm with bookerbill & Pariah on Kingston winning and as I said before, the new write up style is really top notch. A highlight for me is Adam Pierce sending RVD packing and the one sided history in that feud is pretty cool, now can Pierce take advantage of that win and start a route to championship gold...

[joebreakdown]

Fantastic, stacked card with Savage and the Kings Of Wrestling both on the losing end of matches. Ah!

And a huge win for a personal favourite of mine, Mr Eddie Kingston. I've never used his card as I've never found a place for him...maybe soon.
Cool new format, like the match summaries and quick results.

Joe

[cruefan68]

Thanks very much for the comments Bookerbill, Pariah, Crimson and Joebreakdown. I can't say it enough how much I am enjoying the new format as it has helped make rolling out cards even more fun. No more two to three hour shows writing up the results so it gives me a chance to breathe lol. The IWA card was ful of twists and turns and though it was good to see Adam Pearce come up big that was the result that I truly didn't like but of course you can't go against those darn dice I really wanted RVD to win the blow off match as I had plans for him in the new year but it looks like he will have to go to another promotion. He won't be taking over on commentary as his contract was ripped up so look for something new from RVD after WrestleCade 11. Next up we have action from World of Sport, I hope you enjoy it...

LOW World of Sport - Lewisham Theater - Catford, England (Card #1090)

Quick Results:

Seconds away, round one…

1) (Six 3:00 Rounds) Mike Graham vs. Archibald Peck was a Draw (0-0)

2) (Six 5:00 Rounds) Martin Stone defeated Fritz Von Goering (2-0)
(Stone by pinfall – Jumping Cutter – Round 3)
(Stone by pinfall – Discus Clothesline – Round 6)

3) (Six 5:00 Rounds) Classic Connection (Levi Shapiro & Buddy Royal) defeated Irish Airborne (Jake & Dave Crist) (2-0)
(Royal pinned Jake – Double Atomic Drop – Round 2)
(Royal over Dave by submission – Figure Four Leglock – Round 5)

4) (Six 5:00 Rounds) Tommy End defeated The Grappler (1-0)
(End by submission – Dragon Slayer, an Ace Cutter transitioned into a Dragon Sleeper – Round 4)

5) (Eight 5:00 Rounds) Dan Severn, Zack Sabre Jr. & David Taylor vs. Finlay, Nigel McGuinness & Bob Roop was a DDQ (0-0)

6) (Six 3:00 Rounds) Bill Dundee defeated Bobby Shane (1-0)
(Shane by submission – Japanese Sleeper – Round 4)
(Shane by submission – Japanese Sleeper – Round 5)
(Dundee by Disqualification after Round 5 negating two falls scored by Shane)

7) (Six 5:00 Rounds) King Kong Bundy & Johnny Saint vs. One Man Gang & Marty Scurll was a Draw (0-0)

8) (Six 5:00 Rounds) Exotic Adrian Street (with Miss Linda) defeated Iron Sheik by DQ (1-0)

Match Highlights:
The main event was a rematch from the qualifying round of the PWI Invitational Cup Tournament with the Exotic Adrian Street taking on the Iron Sheik. Street won that match and won this one as well although he took a beating in the process. The Iron Sheik locked on the Camel Clutch at the end of round one but Street refused to submit. Early on in round two the Sheik hit the kick with a Loaded Boot and then roughed up Street outside the ring resulting in the disqualification decision. The Iron Sheik kept up a post-match attack on Street until Miss Linda blinded him with perfume spray saving her man…The semi-final was a big tag team rematch from the last WOS card with King Kong Bundy & Johnny Saint battling to a time limit draw with the One Man Gang & “The Villain” Marty Scurll. Bundy twice hit the Avalanche on Scurll during the match but OMG saved him both times. After a ref bump towards the end of round five, the crowd was really into it during the final round but neither team could pick up a fall before it ended in a draw.

The most controversial match saw “Superstar” Bill Dundee get a disqualification reversal win over the “King of Wrestling” Bobby Shane. That took place after Shane had won a two to nil decision winning rounds four and five by submission with the Japanese Sleeper. Shane refused to wake up Dundee after the second one and that resulted in the referee disqualifying Shane who was furious over the decision…The highly anticipated six-man tag match with Dan Severn, Zack Sabre Jr. & David Taylor vs. Finlay, Nigel McGuinness & Bob Roop ended in a double disqualification decision at the end of the first round. McGuinness countered Sabre Jr. off the ropes hitting a Rebound Lariat resulting in Severn making the pin save and setting off a wild brawl. Both sides battled it out until WOS officials were called in to clear the ring…The Classic Connection scored their first victory in WOS beating the previously unbeaten Irish Airborne in a thrilling tag team battle. Although it ended in a two to nil decision the match was very close throughout all five rounds…Tommy End and Martin Stone were very impressive in their winning performances over The Grappler and Fritz Von Goering, respectively.

[Crimson Cross]

I'm glad to see Martin Stone with the victory over Goering, knowing I like Fritz too...