Now, as promised, a special comment about the Dynamo Pro Wrestling show on Saturday, March 31st at the Concordia Turners Gymnasium in St. Louis, Missouri.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
Dynamo had a bit of a gap between shows as their previous event was in January; it's good to see their audience grow as time progresses. A few spectators said it looked like the largest turnout for a Concordia Turners show to date. With Luke Roberts out of town, I did the video commentary with Jeffrey Wilson for most of the show and "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz for the main event.
Your ring announcer was Chris Roedel; your referee was Jay King.
Jackal vs. Ricky Rodriguez: Rodriguez had a tough test in the form of the longest-reigning GCW Light Heavyweight Champion, but his focus may have been on other matters; he had recently engaged in a war of words on Twitter with upcoming Dynamo trainee Jimmi LaFleur. Just as the match was picking up steam, LaFleur(who I didn't recognize at first) hit the ring to attack both men for the no-contest in 4:21. He focused his aggression on Rodriguez, but Jackal came to Ricky's defense and LaFleur backed off...this story is just getting started.
"The Valedictorian" Keon Option vs. "The Gypsy Warrior" Orion Creed, D-1 Title Tournament: Both guys were last-minue replacements; Option replaced "The Hybrid Ace" Jon Webb while Creed substituted for Edvin Kudic. After Option's lengthy reign as Tag Champ with Justin D'Air, he had his sights set on singles gold...he gave Heavyweight Champion Makaze a tough fight at a previous Dynamo show. As for the relative newcomer Creed, he picked up a few wins over Roy Lewis and had momentum on his side. The match could have gone either way, but Option picked up the victory with the axe kick in 7:25.
Outtkast vs. The Snitch, D-1 Title Tournament: These two met for the first time a few months back with Outtkast scoring the victory. Snitch's conspiracy theory continues as he's still protesting the battle royal loss from 4 Hands Brewery. It looked like this match might end the same way as Outtkast hit his Case Study finisher, but Snitch got a foot on the bottom rope. Tag Team Champions The Agents Of Chaos(Viktor Von Stein & Xavier Shadowz) made an unexpected appearance as Shadowz got into a discussion with the referee...as Outtkast set up a superplex, Von Stein grabbed his foot and Snitch fell on top for the tainted win in 9:35!
Savanna Stone vs. "The" Ace Hawkins: I actually stumped one of my colleagues in the past month when I asked if this match would be for the MWR Missouri Title...as it turned out, Hawkins lost the title before the match took place. Hawkins didn't seem to take his opposition seriously, something which worked against him on more than one occasion. Hawkins countered an attempted Sliced Bread #2 by dumping Savanna over the ropes, resulting in a nasty spill to the floor...the official nearly stopped the match and assisted her to the backstage area, but Hawkins taunted Savanna with some rather misogynist comments and Savanna somehow managed to make her way back to the ring. Despite Savanna's show of resilience, Hawkins still took his time going to the top rope...Stone cut him off to deliver a major superplex, then finished with Sliced Bread #2 for the upset win in 13:54! Intergender matches can be tricky to do well, but I think they pulled it off nicely. Hawkins didn't take the loss well and attacked Savanna after the match, which brought out Brandon Espinosa to run him off...on top of that, Espy insulted Hawkins' manhood and challenged him to a match on the spot. Odd booking with a rulebreaker being forced into a second match against a fresh opponent, not to mention Espy making the most misogynist save ever, but oh well...
Brandon Espinosa vs. "The" Ace Hawkins: These two have faced each other about a thousand times (give or take) so you knew the match was going to be a good one. Hawkins went for a chair late in the match, but Savanna came back out to stop him from using it...after that, the brainbuster was a formality and Espy won in 9:25. This ended Hawkins' terrible, horrible, no-good, very-bad day. After the match, Espy announced that he had to withdraw from the D-1 Title ladder match due to a conflicting commitment, but his replacement would be "The Warhorse" Jake Parnell...all righty then.
Intermission~! Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm): Sprite, Mountain Dew.
The Agents Of Chaos(Viktor Von Stein & Xavier Shadowz) vs. "The Master Of Hairflips" Brandon Aarons & "Lights Out" Adrian Surge for the Tag Team Titles: The Agents got brand-new title belts...woo. Surge attempted to practice his own hair flips with the aid of a wig...he's not bad, but it's tough to measure up to the master. Despite it being their first match as a tag team, Aarons and Surge were very familiar with each other as opponents and clicked surprisingly well as a unit. The champs turned the tide with their team experience and isolated Surge for several minutes...but Aarons finally tagged back into the fray and took back the momentum for his team. Unfortunately for the Aarons/Surge team, The Snitch was in the mood to return the favor for the Agents' earlier interference on his behalf...he pushed Aarons off the top rope as the referee's attention was elsewhere, allowing Shadowz to roll up Aarons with a handful of tights for the cheap win in 15:15! Has the silent one become a "secret agent"? (Sorry, had to say it.)
Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Rahne Victoria: Rahne had the experience edge and had bested Tootie in previous tag and triple threat encounters...Tootie had no immediate backup on this night other than her enthusiastic cheering section in the audience. I thought they did well for their first one-on-one matchup with each other...I'm sure it won't be the last. Given Rahne's tendency to bend the rules in their previous encounters, Tootie fought fire with fire...she got Rahne in an O'Connor roll and held the rope as she bridged, getting the questionable pinfall in 8:23! I believe that may have been her first win in singles competition, if I'm not mistaken...
"The Mercenary" Graham Bell vs. Jayden Dominic Rose, D-1 Title Tournament: The winner of this one would join the other five participants in the next show's ladder match. Neither guy was particularly well known to the Concordia Turners audience, unfortunately. I did question the referee's discretion in allowing Bell to keep his bazooka at ringside...presumably it was not loaded. The match went a lot longer than I expected...Rose won after his windup short-arm roundhouse kick in 14:00(!).
"The Wind Of Destruction" Makaze vs. Mike Outlaw for the Heavyweight Title: The experienced champion had hung onto his title by both hook and crook in recent months, but he faced his toughest challenge in the former of the former two-time Heavyweight Champion. My broadcast colleague Ricky Cruz took slight issue with my mention of who Outlaw defeated to win the title for the first time (his name is in this sentence, as a hint). Makaze focused his attack on the arm of Outlaw, perhaps looking to neutralize the effects of a potential High Noon(top-rope elbowdrop). Outlaw managed to rally against the champion, but Makaze slipped out of the ring and retrieved SOMETHING from under the ring, concealing it beneath his gear. Outlaw delivered a belly-to-back suplex and went to the top to deliver the High Noon...but he came up favoring his elbow, seemingly hurting himself on the move. Makaze took advantage by rolling up Outlaw for the pin in 12:33...and after the referee had already left the ring area, Makaze revealed that he had hidden a metal plate under his ring attire! Once again, shenanigans make the difference in a Makaze title defense...but his luck will have to run out eventually, right?...
As I've fallen behind on these commentaries, some pretty major news hit the Midwest wrestling scene on April 12th...the National Wrasslin' League is no more and St. Louis Anarchy is returning. I don't know much more than most fans about the situation, but I Imagine the particulars will be unveiled in due time...
I have one more commentary before I'm caught up, but this coming weekend will be a doubleheader with the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance at the South Broadway Athletic Club in St. Louis, MO on Saturday...after that, Wrestling Over Everything returns to Centreville, IL on Sunday. No rest for the weary, as they say.
That's my special comment for this, the nineteenth wrestling show I've attended in the year 2018. Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
-PB, Watching Wrestling Wrong Since 1991
P.S. We are all marks.
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