Now, as promised, a special comment about Saturday's Dynamo Pro Wrestling show at the Stratford Inn in Fenton, Missouri.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
With a lot of the usual crew at Metro Pro in Kansas City, Dynamo had a smaller-scale show with five matches. Those bouts included a tag match and a six-man tag, plus the matches got more time in general. It was another good turnout for Dynamo in Fenton as they continue to thrive at their new "home base". One of my local comic friends(who I had seen at South Broadway shows in the past) attended his first Dynamo show and had a great time...woo.
Your ring announcer was Chris Roedel, your assistant ring announcer was Luke Roberts, and your referees were Patrick Hook, Richard White, and Jay King.
Rocket Mapache vs. Brandon Espinosa: This was Mapache's return to action after recovering from a wrist injury. Espinosa started the show with a promo about his lack of opportunities(not getting a title shot, not getting Ricky Cruz in the ring since he was wrestling in Mexico) but he was interrupted by Mapache's entrance. He may or may not just be "Rocket" now since there were no formal introductions. At any rate, this was the second meeting between these two as they faced each other at an Off Broadway show. They had a solid opener with Espinosa scoring the win via brainbuster in 7:20.
"Young & Dangerous" Evan Morris, Keon Option, & Justin D'Air vs. Tag Team Champion(?) Jayden Fenix, "The Millenial" Danny Adams, & "The Alternative" Ozzie Gallagher(w/ Travis Cook & Alexander P. Dixon, Esquire): Gallagher has had issues with pretty much the entire fan favorite side, but Option has been his most recent rival. Adams turned on Morris in a YouTube-exclusive angle, putting them on opposite sides of this one. Not sure where Fenix fit into things, but the tag team situation is in a bit of a lull so the search for new contenders is in progress. The original lineup had Dave DeLorean in this match and Fenix in the regular tag match, but they were eventually switched. Good old-school tag formula in this one as the rulebreaker trio cut off the ring on Morris and then Option. D'Air got the hot tag and things broke down, leading to a blind tag or two...in the end, Gallagher rolled up Option with a handful of tights in 8:00. This feud...MUST CONTINUE~!
Executive Director Mark Bland(BOO~!) brought out Elvis Aliaga to speak on his Heavyweight Title shot later in the night. The interruption came from Jake Dirden, who reminded everyone that he had changed his attitude to focus on the title. Dirden told Aliaga that he respected him from their previous battles(CONTINUITY~!) and it MIGHT be in his best interests if Elvis would win the title. He got Aliaga to guarantee him the first title shot if the belt changed hands...but that brought out the champion Mike Outlaw. Outlaw's promos have improved, good for him...he said he would be more than happy to give Dirden the next title shot, so Dirden essentially had his bases covered with either outcome. Aliaga and Dirden had shaken hands, but Elvis blew off Outlaw's offer of a handshake...ooh.
The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & Dave DeLorean)(w/ Travis Cook & Alexander P. Dixon, Esquire) vs. The Bum Rush Brothers("The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs & Outtkast) for the Tag Team Titles, titles-vs.-team: This was originally scheduled to be non-title, but Shorty noted that he and Outtkast were fighting champions and wondered if Travis and company were afraid. Travis said they weren't obligated to defend the titles...but he agreed on the grounds that Shorty & Outtkast split up as a team if they lost. The history between the BRBs and the Travis Cook Organization runs deep as these teams traded the belts a few times in 2014, plus Travis managed Ken Kasa & Dave Vaughn against Shorty & Kast prior to that.
I didn't see the belts changing hands on this night...Shorty & Kast had been a team since the GCW days(!), but they just released a new T-shirt so that wouldn't have been the best timing for a breakup. They had a really good match with a lot of near-falls between the two teams...Shorty and Outtkast hit their Samoan Drop/flying boot double-team and had the match won, but Travis blatantly entered the ring to break up the pin for the DQ in 18:08. Titles didn't change hands, BRBs didn't break up. The story continues...
Intermission! Dynamo will be VERY busy in May...along with their return to Fenton on May 2nd, they return to Off Broadway on May 5th for a Cinco De Mayo show. The Tuesday night shows have been a tough sell, but maybe the drinking holiday will boost the audience. On top of that, they make their debut in Wood River on May 9th in Metro East Championship Wrestling's old venue. That Saturday will be loaded with Dynamo, PWCS, and MMWA in the same evening...
Jackal vs. "Dirdey" Jake Dirden, I Quit Match: Dirden won decisively last month with the Asiatic Spike, but Jackal never tapped out or verbally surrendered(he passed out in the hold) so we got this match. Jackal was obviously at a several size disadvantage: Even with the shorter ring, Jackal standing in the ring was about the same height as Dirden standing on the floor! Jackal brought out a shopping cart full of weapons in an attempt to even the odds. The story was the same as the previous month: Dirden overpowered him and Jackal just wouldn't quit. Several weapons came into play...then Dirden brought in a metal spike to truly end things. Jackal stopped that with a pair of tongs to the lower extremities...ow. Jackal got a hold of the spike and Dirden backed into a corner...then Dirden said that he didn't need this battle and he already had the next title shot, so he "quit" before Jackal could do any major damage with the spike (end time 20:44). It was unusual for Dirden to "lose" prior to a title shot, but I thought it played out fine: Jackal got a moral victory, Dirden didn't really lose decisively, and the door is open for the feud to resume down the line.
Mike Outlaw vs. Elvis Aliaga for the Heavyweight Title: Lucy Mendez was at Metro Pro, so she wasn't in attendance for this show...aww. (Yeah, I know...five hundred feet means five hundred feet...) The match was good and Aliaga has been pushed well in Dynamo, but I don't know if people really bought into him as a serious challenger here (especially with Dirden already lined up for May). At any rate, it was a strong main event and Outlaw won with the High Noon(top-rope elbowdrop) in 14:30. Post-match, Travis brought out Dirden and the Black Hand Warriors to surround the ring...but Jackal, Option, and D'Air ran in to even up the sides and the heels backed off. It's still not clear if Dirden is a true "Travis Cook guy" nowadays...sometimes they're associated and sometimes Dirden comes out alone. At any rate, the ending was a nice preview of coming attractions...hey, three shows to set up for May.
More in the next commentary...same Pat-time, same Pat-channel. *ducks thrown objects*
Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
P.S. We are all marks.
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