Now, as promised, a special comment about last Sunday's Wrestling Over Everything show at the River's Edge Community Center in Centreville, Illinois.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
Your ring announcer was Chris Kaelin; your referee was Jason Pemberton.
The Landlord kicked off the show, announcing that a tournament for the vacant Tag Team Titles would begin at the first show of 2018. He also apologized to Interstate Champon LaMarcus Clinton for "accidentally" booking him twice(a title defense against Billy McNeil and also a Heavyweight TItle shot against champion Tyler Copeland along with fellow challenger Da'Marius Jones. Landlord thought he would simply cancel the Interstate Title match, but McNeil arrived to protest that decision...the war of words led to an impromptu start to the first match.
LaMarcus Clinton(w/ Landlord) vs. Billy McNeil for the Interstate Title: Landlord vowed that he wouldn't get physically involved...but when L.M.C. got an anklelock in the early stages of the match, Landlord rang the bell in 0:46 and declared his man the winner. (Twentieth anniversary of Montreal!) Oddly enough, referee Pemberton wouldn't allow that and ejected Landlord from ringside, allowing the match to continue(and absolutely screwing up my attempt at timing the match). They had a fine bout, but I'd like to see them square off in another environment where both could really cut loose. L.M.C. brought the belt into the ring and the referee took it away, but it was merely a feint as Landlord ran back in through the front door and tried to hit McNeil with a cookie sheet. Billy avoided the shot and L.M.C. was accidentally laid out by his manager...Billy followed up with a Pac-Man Attack-style frog splash to capture the title for the second time in 6:27 of the restart!
Trystan Brady Shadeux vs. P.T. Beckham: The card was a bit shorthanded with Taylor Champion and "The Icon" Chris Hargas absent, so there were only six matches on the final lineup. (Disappointed I missed the Champion vs. Hargas match at the previous WOE show; they were running on the same day as Glory Pro.) Shadeux is inexperienced but he seems to be improving. I thought this one was solid; Beckham missed his top-rope elbowdrop and Shadeux hit an Elijah Express-style double-knee to the back of Beckham in the corner, getting the pin in 6:11.
All Eyes On Us(Micah Pope & Nelson Sixx) vs. The Sabotage Squad(Krispy 2 Pop & John Boi): The Squad had been scheduled to face a team called "Superkicks & White Chicks" who were also MIA, so they threw out the open challenge and got A.E.O.U. Despite the Squad's recent alliance with Landlord, the fans actually seemed to prefer them over the obnoxious antics of Pope and Sixx. The match was surprisingly short and, despite the fans seemingly siding with the Sabotage Squad, they still cheated to win as Krspy rolled up Sixx with a handful of tights in 4:53.
Intermission~! Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm): One Coca-Cola.
Johnny Park vs. The Big Texan vs. Richard Faith(w/ Miss Chaos): I hadn't seen Park(fka Garrett Shanks) much outside of the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance. I didn't know anything about Faith's new valet, but she wasn't shy about getting involved in the matchup. Texan continues to impress with his increased mobility, once again doing a plancha off the second rope to the floor and also adding a rolling necksnap to his arsenal. Texan dominated a lot of the match, but Miss Chaos distracted him at a key moment and Faith pinned Park after the Blackhole Slam in 9:06. Texan took out his frustrations on Park, dropping him with a chokeslam as Faith and Chaos headed for higher ground.
Intermission numero dos~! That was quick...
"The Infamous" Tyler Copeland vs. "2.0" Da'Marius Jones vs. LaMarcus Clinton(w/ Landlord) for the Heavyweight Title: Copeland was without his title belt as Leone Mephisto had stolen it at a previous show. A highlight spot saw Copeland get Jones on his shoulders and L.M.C. hitting Jones with a Buff Blockbuster from that position. The Sabotage Squad ran in to attack Copeland and Jones, but the injured Benjamin Ulysses Trust came in to help with his crutch. Jones hit the Flatliner on Copeland, but didn't seem to appreciate Trust's presence as he took him out with a superkick before scoring a near-fall on the champion. Copeland came back with a Go 2 Sleep and Rude Awakening on Jones...for two. He got Jones in the bridging chancery but L.M.C. broke it up with the 450 Splash, getting a close near-fall on Copeland. L.M.C. went for another Blockbuster on Copeland but got caught in the Go 2 Sleep, then Copeland made him tap out to the bridging chancery in 8:45. Very enjoyable main event!
Post-match, Copeland threw out the challenge to Mephisto...Mephisto was not in the building, but Landlord said he'd make the no-holds-barred match for the next show(whenever it is). All righty then...
Fun weekend...this past weekend had Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling in Swansea, IL at the Firehouse. Will get to that commentary in the next few days, hopefully...the holiday weekend should help me get caught up on some things.
The rest of the year looks like this:
-Saturday 11/25: Dynamo Pro Wrestling in St. Louis, MO(Concordia Turners Gymnasium); Cape Championship Wrestling in Delta, MO
-Saturday 12/2: World League Wrestling in Troy, MO; Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway)
-Saturday 12/9: SICW in East Carondelet, IL
-Sunday 12/10: NWL in O'Fallon, MO
That's my special comment for this, the fifty-ninth 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.
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