Crowd was a bit down from recent events in both numbers and energy...hmm. Someone asked me if I thought the MMWA/SICW split had anything to do with it...I do wonder if the division of talent is having that kind of effect on the overall attendance at both shows, though SICW seems to be doing well enough for itself. (NOTE: I was informed that Saturday night featured both a Cardinals game and a Rams preseason game, so that was probably a factor...)
Fine opener between Archer and Osborne with Archer picking up the slight upset(as Osborne has been winning more since going heel).
Surprising to hear on Saturday that Mephisto would be working the show...I also wondered about the fact that he and Sean Vincent would be in the same locker room since Vincent's split from IHW wasn't very pleasant. Hadn't seen Mephisto wrestle in a while and I think Tony Raze was coming off an injury, so there may have been bits of ring rust in the encounter...it was an entertaining brawl, at any rate. I noted to my friends that with the regulation ring attire and the haircut, Mephisto doesn't really LOOK like a wrestler named "Mephisto" any more...heh. :)
Odd booking to have the Vaughn-Blunt rematch later in the show instead of setting up something for next month. Some history between the two as Vaughn ended Blunt's last Heavyweight Title reign, but it was a triple threat match and Vaughn pinned Gary Jackson(so Vaughn had never beaten Blunt before this).
This was my first live look at Mark Merrik(who attended the East Carondelet tryout last summer and wrestled as "Bill Murray")...he debuted last month against Courageous and faced Espinosa here. He looked solid in the ring given his limited experience. Espy's stock continues to rise with another appearance in the PWI 500 and recent bigger-name matches in the area(he beat El Generico at a show on Sunday). Espy threw out a challenge to absent Heavyweight Champion Gary Jackson...we'll see if that turns into anything.
Courageous-LMC was a tough sell for the audience as a face/face matchup(as was Jamie Lyte vs. Jackal on Friday). The fans want a reason to be emotionally invested one way or the other and they weren't really into this one even with a championship at stake. With all the belts floating around, there hasn't been enough emphasis put on their importance in my opinion.
Nick Ridenour is licensed to referee in Missouri so he was chosen to officiate the main event...shortly after Phil E. raided his merchandise table and swiped some T-shirts. Vaughn finally gets a win over Blunt, though it was partially thanks to a biased ref and an uncooperative cornerman(who seemed to assist Blunt in the first match but then didn't want to hand over his briefcase in the second match).
Anywho, SICW next weekend with Gary Jackson vs. Mark Sterling as well as Chaz Wesson & Chris Hargas against Ron Powers & Sean Vincent...MECW the weekend after that.
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