Now, as promised, a special comment about the Wrestling Over Everything show on Sunday, September 9th at the River's Edge Community Center in Centreville, Illinois.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
Any rebuilding process for a wrestling promotion takes time if it's truly effective; I saw it with Dynamo Pro in the past few years. That will be the case if WOE's plans truly work out and they build their audience...attendance has been hit-and-miss recently, including some shows with scary low attendance. Running on Sunday usually leaves them unopposed, but October and November would be unfortunate for them as they ended up running on the same days as Glory Pro. The event was listed as starting at 5 PM; things kicked off closer to 5:20.
Your ring announcer was Ben Simon; your referees were Shaft & Jason Pemberton.
New Heavyweight Champion "The Incomparable" Deacon Cash kicked off the show...he wanted to defend his title but former titleholder "2.0" Da'Marius Jones wasn't there (plus Cash had been injured at the MMWA show the previous night). Cash said that when the rematch took place the following month, he wanted it to be an I Quit Match...all righty then.
LaMarcus Clinton vs. Reilly MaGuire: MaGuire was a substitute for "Li'l Hollywood Hills" Everett Connors and in the unusual position of being the rulebreaker in a match. He attempted the slow down the high-flyer with a belly-to-back suplex onto the ring apron(#HARDESTPARTOFTHERING), then focused his attack on L.M.C.'s leg. Clinton fought through the pain to rally, delivering a Codebreaker before going to the top rope to finish with the 450 Splash in 4:41.
The Sabotage Squad(Krispy 2 Pop & John Boi) vs. No Coast(Sid Holland & J.C.J.) for the Tag Team Titles, street fight: This was set up by the Squad's complaints about a lack of competition, leading to the debut appearance of No Coast in August. CUE THE PLUNDER~! We saw chairs, a kendo stick, crutches, a trash can and lid, and a baking pan used as weapons in this one...it was a format that would seem to benefit the champions, but No Coast gave as well as they got. They managed to isolate John Boi and Sid stunned him with brass knuckles, then J.C.J. followed up with a Shining Wizard for the win in 12:18 for NEWWWWW WOE Tag Team Champions!
Intermission~! Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm): Orange Gatorade.
The Enforcer vs. Jake Prater: Enforcer had been wanting a spot on the WOE roster, so The Landlord had been putting him through the wringer with tough opponents and this night was no exception. Prater finished him off in short order with a piledriver in 1:41...then decided his night wasn't quite over and called out The Big Texan for an impromptu matchup.
The Big Texan vs. Jake Prater: This hoss feud continues to rage at WOE...much like Texan's feud with Moondog Rover at the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance, neither man has been above a bit of rule-bending or weapon usage to achieve victory. Prater scored his second win in a row after bashing Texan in the head with a chair outside the ring, rolling him in to get the three-count in 5:22.
"The Notorious" P.T. Beckham vs. "The Unholy Father" Richard Faith for the Interstate Title: Beckham had won the title from Faith in August and Faith immediately invoked his rematch clause for this bout. However, Faith grew frustrated quickly with his inability to put the champion away...after scoring a 2 1/2-count after his Blackhole Slam finisher, he blatantly leveled Beckham with his good book for the DQ in 6:13. After the match, Faith proclaimed that he was putting the Interstate Title behind him and looking to bigger and better things...perhaps a run at the Heavyweight Championship?
Before the main event, senior official Jason Pemberton announced that he was stepping away from wrestling to focus on his personal life...he's had a rough few months on the home front and I wish him the best.
Brandon Espinosa vs. "K-Dos" Kyle King: Espinosa was in position for a title shot a few months ago before Leone Mephisto left the promotion and forfeited the championship. These guys had a solid main event and the new champ Deacon Cash made an appearance to watch his potential contenders...Espy won via brainbuster in 9:40. Cash already had his rematch with Da'Marius Jones scheduled, but would Espy be the next in line for whoever won that one?
To close the show, Landlord personally thanked Jason Pemberton for his officiating job for WOE...then gave him a Rock Bottom, because why not.
I don't have as much free time as I once did, plus it just isn't as fun as it once was to write these commentaries. I'll get to them eventually, but it'll just take a little while. The sheer amount of wrestling content available to the average fan is staggering nowadays and it would take a superhuman effort to absorb it all. Meanwhile, my financial situation is somewhere between Defcon-1 and Defcon-0...yes, again.
The next several weeks look like this:
-Sunday 10/28: Rampage Championship Wrestling in Granite City, IL (HEY THAT'S TECHNICALLY TODAY)
-Friday 11/2: Pro Wrestling Epic in Brownstown, IL
-Saturday 11/3: World League Wrestling in Troy, MO; Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling in Swansea, IL
-Sunday 11/4: Dynamo Pro Wrestling in St. Louis, MO(4 Hands Brewery)
-Saturday 11/10: Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance in St. Louis, MO
-Sunday 11/11: Glory Pro Wrestling in Collinsville, IL; WOE in Centreville, IL
-Friday 11/16: St. Louis Anarchy in Alton, IL
-Saturday 11/17: SICW in East Carondelet, IL
-Saturday 11/24: MMWA in Lemay, MO
That's my special comment for this, the fifty-fifth 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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