Strong turnout(said to be around 300) for the show in East Carondelet featuring an appearance by Gerald Brisco as well as the final blowoff to the Ron Powers/Ricky Cruz feud. It was noted to me that this would be the night to make a strong showing since Brisco could give you a good recommendation in WWE...
Don't know how much the opposide sides of the MMWA/SICW promotion reflect on each other, but Max Archer and LaMarcus Clinton have been feuding on the SICW side for a few months. LMC challenged Archer for the MMWA Jr. Heavyweight Title the previous week in a losing effort but pinned him in the tag match here. On a side note, LMC recently made his OVW debut against Rob Terry...congrats to him on that milestone.
Texan and Bobby D have fought about five hundred times in the past several years...still never quite expect Bobby to pull off aerial moves like the somersault plancha that started the matchup.
Travis Cook returned to managing at last month's show and re-aligned himself with old protege Dave Vaughn...most tremendous. Good matchup with a double countout finish so the feud MUST CONTINUE~!
Ken Casa made his SICW debut and picked up his first win since his return to action...good to see. Getting used to the John Wu Dropkick as a finisher.
Waco pinned Chaz in the tornado tag match last month, so CONTINUITY~! as they fought one-on-one this month. Solid matchup with Wesson evening the score on this occasion.
Don't recall if Shorty has worked SICW in the past; I think this was my first time seeing him in a match in East Carondelet. Rudolph has improved in the ring, good for him.
Had seen Wes Brisco a handful of times on FCW TV...I don't know why he was released but it did seem like he was injured a lot. They seem to be working on a face turn for Vincent but he had to be the subtle heel for this matchup...they did shake hands after the match and Gerald Brisco raised both of their hands.
Powers had been champion for slightly over a year and Cruz has been chasing him for a good portion of that title reign. Gary Jackson was the referee and allowed a lot of leeway since it was Ricky's last shot at the title...he even let it go when Powers delivered a blatant low blow and when Texan & Waco interfered. Eventually he did get fed up and ejected the masked men from ringside, leading to the finishing sequence with several good near-falls. Nice to see a special guest ref play it straight for a change.
I mentioned a few times that it's rare to see a long-term feud play out in independent wrestling...especially with all the conflicts that arise from overlapping show dates, travel problems, etc. It's also refreshing to see the face decisively win a feud...nowadays, that seems to have been labeled "predictable".
Anywho...no local shows on Memorial Day weekend. Will be back in the swing of things for June with Dynamo and IHW, among others.
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