Dynamo Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about last Friday's Dynamo Pro Wrestling show at the Concordia Turners Gymanasium in St. Louis, Missouri.

DISCLAIMER:  I'm biased.  Deal with it.

It looks like Dynamo has found its new home venue as they had another solid turnout for this event.  I saw a few familiar faces in attendance including Jake Dirden and Mike Outlaw...the National Wrasslin' League guys were in town for the Saturday show in St. Peters.  I also saw Shorty Biggs in the house; he hadn't wrestled since dropping the D-1 Title back to Outtkast last fall.

Your ring announcers were Chris Roedel & Luke Roberts; your referees were Scott Ramsey & Jay King.

Brandon Espinosa vs. The Snitch:  The masked man's usual long-winded opening spiel was delivered under duress by Chris Roedel, as has become tradition.  While The Snitch has had his share of success as of late, he seemed to be outmatched by the former MWR Missouri Champion.  Snitch had a few moments of timely subterfuge, but it wasn't quite enough; Espy won with the frog splash in 11:15.

Jackal vs. "The Wind Of Destruction" Makaze:  This was Makaze's return to action in the St. Louis area after a recent collarbone injury; it was also a rematch from the Riot On The River Tournament (Makaze won their first-round matchup, but had to withdraw from the rest of the tourney due to his injury).  Jackal was hoping to even the score, but Makaze had the experience edge and picked up the win with the Northern Lights Perfectplex in 5:37.  Makaze left the ring as Jackal recovered from his defeat...but then Danny Adams made his presence known by attacking Jackal!  Adams proclaimed that he had been gone from Dynamo for a while, but he had established himself as one of the best wrestlers in the world and was ready to prove himself by becoming the Dynamo Heavyweight Champion.  He had some harsh words regarding the current champion Brandon Aarons; that brought out the titleholder for a fight and the locker room emptied to restore order.

The Brotherhood(Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso) vs. The Agents Of Chaos(Viktor Von Stein & Xavier Shadows):  Jackson & Alfonso are trainees from the National Wrasslin' League and have competed a handful of times on their TV show.  It's good to see the tag team division being rebuilt, something which would be addressed later in this show...but I'm getting ahead of myself.  The Brotherhood targeted the larger Von Stein's leg in the early stages of the matchup, leaving him with a limp for the remainder of the show(SELLING~!).  The Agents turned the tide for a while but momentum swung back in favor of The Brotherhood, leading to all four men fighting in the ring.  In the chaos(no pun intended), Von Stein delivered a low blow on Jackson that went unseen by the official...after that, Shadowz hit his elevated neckbreaker on Jackson and Von Stein finished with the Legdrop O' Doom in 12:57.

Savanna Stone vs. Laynie Luck vs. Miss Monica Passeri:  Laynie was substituting for Rahne Victoria and making her St. Louis-area debut as a competitor; she has appeared for NWL as an associate of Marco & Leonel Howlett named Amber Lynn.  Her T-shirt features the words "Why I'm Booked" with an arrow pointing down at her backside.  Monica defeated Savanna in Grafton with an assist from Rahne, but Savanna's revenge on Rahne would have to wait for another day.  Monica's in-ring trash talk is often indecipherable for those who don't speak Italian, but she screamed "F*** you America!" rather clearly at one point...whoops.  Considering it was Savanna's first triple threat bout and Layne hadn't worked with either woman before(to my knowledge), it was a fine bout for what it was.  Things are moving rather quickly in the 17-year-old Savanna's young career and she's doing well so far...I look forward to seeing how far she goes.  Monica impressively pulled off Mistico's tilt-a-whirl Fujiwara armbar takedown(La Mistica) on Laynie, but Savanna took advantage by rolling her up out of that hold for the flash pin in 8:25!

Intermission~!  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Root beer and Sprite.

"The Heartthrob" Jaden Roller vs. "The Roman Dynasty" Karim Brigante:  The show really picked up in the second half, in my opinion.  I had only recently become familiar with Roller as he just moved to the area, but he seems like a good dude and I've liked what I've seen from his matches.  Brigante has competed for several promotions in the area and had a short reign as World League Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, so he's established himself as a major player in a short period of time.  Roller matched up well with him in terms of size and power, making it an evenly-fought contest...in what I considered an upset, Roller got the win with a swinging neckbreaker in 8:38!

"Lights Out" Adrian Surge vs. "The True Belieber" Everett Connors(w/ cardboard cutout):  Justin Bieber has seen better days...his life-sized facsimilie, that is.  I'm unsure why Surge is booked as a fan favorite when he seems to be a more effective heel; he just happened to be the lesser of two evils in the match with Elvis Aliaga and it just kinda stuck from there.  By all rights, he should be in line for a title shot at Brandon Aarons since he beat him in the Riot On The River Tournament final...we'll see if that materializes soon.  It seems like Connors maintains the Belieber character in every promotion EXCEPT Glory Pro Wrestling; it gets him booed, at any rate.  This was a really good matchup as they seemed to work well together...the cardboard cutout came into play and took even more damage.  Surge fended off several attempts at the Bieber Driver(hanging piledriver), getting the win with a pop-up variation of the spinebuster in 13:05.

"The" Ace Hawkins vs. "The Neon Icon" Justin D'Air(w/ Lady D'Air) for the MWR Missouri Title:  While Hawkins was the favorite as the reigning champion, D'Air has been making waves in the Midwest and was hoping to score a major win in his career.  Hawkins' experience advantage was evident on a few occasions...but like others before him, he underestimated D'Air's range and took a flying Van Terminator-style missile dropkick as he was retreating to the adjacent corner!  D'Air appeared to be on the verge of the upset as he set up for the 450 Splash, but The Agents Of Chaos ran in for the no-contest in 11:44...were they on Hawkins' side?  That didn't appear to be the case as they decked him(causing him to quietly retreat from the ring), then focused their attention on D'Air.  However, help arrived in the form of D'Air's tag team partner "The Valedictorian" Keon Option!  Option cleared the ring and confirmed that he was returning to action in Dynamo Pro...then noted that they had some "unfinished business", bringing out the Dynamo Pro Tag Team Title belts!  I knew that Option was on hiatus, but I guess I was mistaken about the status of the Tag Titles...they were simply on the shelf for a while, but it appears Option & D'Air's reign will resume.  Thankfully, there are a few new contenders in those ranks so they'll have plenty of challenges ahead of them.

"The Master Of Hairflips" Brandon Aarons vs. "The Millenial" Danny Adams for the Heavyweight Title:  I feel like I saw this match in an alternate universe not too long ago.  Adams ambushed Aarons with his own title belt before the opening bell, hoping for a cheap win...however, Aarons kicked out of Adams' pin attempt once the match was underway.  Aarons fought his way back into the matchup in front of a somewhat partisan crowd...Adams had a group of VERY vocal supporters in attendance.  A ref bump allowed Adams to get in a low blow and then go for a chair, but Jackal(who had been attacked by Adams earlier in the night) ran out to stop him from using it.  That gave Aarons a chance to recover...he hit the Go 2 Sleep and then finished with a double-stomp off the top rope in 13:40 to retain his title!  (One of the more unruly Adams supporters threw a beer can at the ring, getting himself and his buddies ejected from the venue...)

Well, that was a fine event, but the weekend wasn't quite over yet...that's another story for another time.  Tune in next time:  Same Pat-Time, Same Pat-Channel.

That's my special comment for this, the forty-fourth wrestling show I've attended in the year 2017.  Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

-PB, Watching Wrestling Wrong Since 1991

P.S. We are all marks.