SICW had an interesting show with several newcomers to the promotion...they also did a good job of setting up multiple contenders for new Classic Champion Ricky Cruz. Gary Jackson had the first title shot but we've also got Ron Powers(w/ rematch clause), Dave Vaughn, and presumably Ken Kasa in the mix.
Only two matches(Cruz-Jackson and Hargas-Vaughn) were announced ahead of time...though they said Chaz Wesson was scheduled to be part of a tag match before he got hurt. The Sean Vincent substitution worked either way since he was proving to a recent rival(either Hargas or Wesson) that he could be trusted.
Oddly, Waco sported an armpad during the tag match(he was in Powers & Texan's corner) but didn't have it for his actual match.
"All That" Matt Murphy was one of the first graduates from Harley Race's training school and worked for WLW for a long time...during the days of WLW's TV show on PAX, he teamed with Superstar Steve Fender on a regular basis. He has mostly worked Metro Pro in recent months...he has teased retirement but I don't know if he'll truly hang up the boots or not.
Hadn't seen Heath Hatton or A.T. Brooks in quite a while...both are regulars with AAPW. Hatton even worked a WWE PPV recently, teaming with Ace Hawkins against Ryback(with the obvious result).
Jake Dirden has looked good in his first few matches...Waco's armwork indrectly led to the finish as he ran Dirden into the turnbuckles shoulder-first to set up the rollup victory.
Hargas wasn't hurt too badly by the loss since Travis Cook saved Vaughn from defeat at one point AND Hargas had already wrestled earler in the night. Vaughn's gunning for Cruz's title so he needed the win more...
Wasn't expecting a decisive finish to the title match and didn't get one...it was as close to a unification match as we're likely to get(since Gary is the reigning MMWA Heavyweight Champion).
Next weekend is MECW in Wood River...don't think anyone local is running on the last weekend of June.
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