MECW Special Comment

One of their better audience turnouts in quite some time, probably due to the magnitude of the main event...had never seen a 60-Minute Ironman Match in person before(had seen at least one 30-Minute Ironman when Dingo fought Cameron Cage).

Given the length of the main event, the rest of the show was surprisingly stacked. The flyer advertised a Tag Team Title defense with Justin Reno substituting for Mike Anthony(who had an Independent Title shot at Shawn Santel). However, Buddy Roberts Jr. was not there so that was scratched.

At the start of the show, Bailey Mannix mentioned the presence of old friend Billy Whack in the audience...this proved to be foreshadowing as Whack would side with Sinn Enterprises at the end of the show.

With Sinn Enterprises all over the show, it seemed like Myranda was at ringside for most of the card...not a complaint, mind you. She's officially the manager of Mizfitt Manners but comes out with any member of the stable these days.

Still no name for the big masked guy...Mr. K jokingly referred to him as "Unknown" so that's what I'm calling him for the moment. The finish wasn't too smooth and it was a surprise to see Reno lose, but it made more sense in light of the show ending.

Aiden Young had a busy night as he also worked the SICW show in East Carondelet. Will catch up on the happenings from that event via Wrestling Explosion.

Troy Seals is a newcomer who made his MECW debut at the previous show(against Eric Allen). He's in good shape and seems to know what he's doing in the ring...don't know much about his background at the moment.

Shorty Biggs made his MECW debut in an odd partnership with the returning Chris Logan...they tried to make the team work but it was not to be and that rivalry seems to have been resparked.

Mike Marvel was another newcomer who made his MECW debut last night...he had a good outing against Kharfu, though the fans didn't hear the ring introduction too clearly and had to settle for chanting "Let's Go New Guy". :)

Odd situation in the Independent Title match as it appeared Anthony had been DQed for blatantly BELTing Santel outside the ring...but it was announced as a double countout instead. They somehow decided on a restart that resulted in Santel winning clean only to be attacked by Kharfu afterwards. I can understand wanting "five more minutes" after a draw since you would want more time, but not for a double countout...in this case, it was two more minutes for whatever reason.

On that note, I really don't get Anthony's odd showings of sportsmanship with the handshakes, especially when he and Santel shook hands a minute or so after Anthony HIT HIM IN THE HEAD WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP BELT.

The bullrope match was a good one...it was a pin/submission finish instead of the "tag four corners" gimmick. McDarby teased a pumphandle slam on Myranda for interfering but settled on a spanking...heh.

Hey, another evil boss storyline. Haven't had one of those in almost two minutes.

Wasn't sure what to expect out of the main event...they went for a more hardcore-style match with a brawl outside the ring in the early stages of the match. I was afraid the fans would be burned out by the end of it(the show started around 7:30 and ended after 11:00) but they were energetic toward the end. Yay Monster Energy Drinks? :)

The powerbomb onto the ladder looked messy...ow.

The fall that put Allen up 3-2 came out of absolutely nowhere and the referee even had to check to be sure Mannix hadn't gotten his shoulder up. As the clock ticked down, it seemed like Mannix killed a lot of time considering he was behind on falls and his caree was on the line...but it just barely worked out as he tied it up with seconds to go.

Sorry to see Allen leave wrestling...I can sympathize with real-life issues taking precedence. I hope he's able to return at some point...but it was a heck of a way to go out if it truly was his last match. As for Bailey, they had been emphasizing his lengthy ring career for the past few shows so I had a hunch he was losing...he WON, but then dropped the title in the impromptu aftermath and was then "fired" by Sarin Sinn. That leaves a serious void on the face side of things in MECW...hopefully Sinn's "ownership" of the promotion will be overturned quickly.

In an odd coincidence, WLW ALSO did a show finish with a heel winning an impromputu title match after the scheduled main event...Jason Jones had won a previous tournament for a title shot of his choice and "cashed in" after Brian Breaker had already retained in a tough match against Ryan Drago. Also, Jeff Strong & Jack Gamble defeated former Tag Champs Steve Fender & Mark Sterling to win the vacant belts...not sure what happened to Eathon Wright or Cancun Kid(the previous titleholders).

Nothing next weekend for me, it looks like...WLW is running in Illinois but it's probably too long of a drive for me. Haven't been to a WLW show yet and I want to go to at least one of those shows, but finances will have to come first for a little while.