Post by JAYD on Oct 28, 2004 13:29:53 GMT -5
The show starts with Ian Rotten running down the lineup and promoting the TPI and the 8th anniversary show. Ian has really good repore with his crowds, its hard not to like him.
MATCH ONE: Jimmy Jacobs vs. Mark Wolf vs. "Spyder" Nate Webb:
Jacobs gets rid of his "HUSS" gimmick for this match and comes out in pajamas with a boombox, doing a "Say Anything" gimmick. Webb comes out with the usual best entrance in indy wrestling. This is a #1 contender's match for the light heavyweight title, which begs the question of, "Why the hell is Mark Wolf in the match, then?" We get a couple of triple lockups to start, not much happening. CM Punk on commentary, calls Jimmy Jacobs "homosexual". Prazak complains, so Punk says "hey, some of my best friends are gay!" Wolf chops the HELL out of Jacobs in the corner. Webb chops Wolf, and Jacobs chops Wolf. Jacobs tries a double noggin knocker but it doesn't work and he gets drilled. Wolf hits a big running knee lift on Webb, and he and Jacobs apply a Boston Crab/Camel Clutch combo. Jacobs then hits a seated dropkick! Jacobs gets a jawbreaker and a funky rollup for 2 on Webb. Wolf gets a corner avalanche on Jacobs. Double dropkick on the bigger Wolf by the smaller guys. Webb gets clotheslined outside. Wolf follows, and Jacobs hits a NICE dive off the top rope and to the floor. Wolf gets up and hits a double clothesline off the apron to Webb and Jacobs, who are seated in a ringside chair. Back inside, and Wolf gets a slingshot front suplex on Jacobs for 2. Webb gets caught in a tree of woe and Jacobs dropkicks him in the face. Jacobs lifts Wolf to the top rope, but Wolf blocks a rana and hits an inverted atomic drop off the top, right into a German suplex by Webb. Wolf and Webb knock each other down, and everyone's out. Webb hits his cool half nelson twisting facebuster thing on Jacobs, but Wolf puts the Carolina Cloverleaf on Webb. Jacobs breaks it up. Wolf hits an inverted DDT on Webb and Jacobs hits the Contra Code on Wolf (landing on Webb as he hits it) for the three count at about 8:00. This is about what you'd expect from a match like this: VERY little wrestling at all, but some nice spots designed to get the crowd into the match and the show. **1/4
Heel manager Jim Fannin comes out and talks about how he's the reason IWA-MS is still in business today. Punk on commentary says "yeah, because you've had so many five star matches, you stupid F**K." Trik Davis confronts Fannin, and Fannin's new client Steve Stone runs out to start a match
MATCH TWO: Steve Stone w/ Jim Fannin vs. Trik Davis:
Short match as Stone beats up Davis and refuses to pin him. Stone gets DQ-ed in a few minutes. Ian Rotten comes out and a BIG brawl starts between Rotten and Stone. The whole lockeroom has to separate them. Funny part as Ian is right by Prazak and Punk on commentary and looks at Punk, saying "You're the only guy who's a bigger dick than Steve Stone." Punk shrugs and says "yeah, he's got nothing on me." Anyways, Rotten challenges Stone to a match on 8/21 and Stone accepts. This match was just a setup for the Rotten/Stone angle, no real match.
MATCH THREE: MsChif vs. Tracy Brooks vs. Mickie Knuckles vs. Daizee Haze:
This is a real good women's match as they get about 9-10 minutes to show what they can do. Hot series of finishing moves at the end, and Brooks pins Haze with a cannonball off the top. Brooks is probably the worst worker in the match, as Mickie looked really good here, dishing out REALLY stiff shots, and Daizee and MsChif looked good as well. I like the women's division IWA-MS has put together. **1/2
MATCH FOUR: Delirious vs. AJ Styles (IWA-MS Light Heavyweight title):
Styles hits a BIG dropkick to start, and he beats on Delirious until the champ bails to the floor. Fannin, on commentary, says it's stupid of Ian Rotten to give Styles a title shot when he might only show up once every three months or so. They lock up in the ring and Styles gets the best of things. Styles gets a waistlock and Delirious does his "lick by hand and slip free" thing, but Styles goes right back to the advantage. Delirious trips up Styles and takes him down. Styles sweep kicks Delirious and takes him right back to the mat. Styles gets a wristlock and kicks Delirious, who responds with a big forearm. This looks like it pisses off AJ, who takes Delirious to the corner and pounds the hell out of him. Big backbreaker by Styles, and then a knee drop. He kicks Delirious around and covers him for 2. Hanging vertical suplex by Styles for 2. Delirious dropkicks Styles to the floor and goes for a rana off the apron, but Styles tosses Delirious back inside. Delirious chokes Styles out on the ropes and then kicks him in the back. Delirious hooks a funky submission, but Styles counters to a Styles Clash attempt, but Delirious kicks him in the head to block. Delirious hits a sitdown spinebuster and then hooks some submission on Styles, flipping the bird to the crowd as he does. He pulls a strap off his mask and chokes Styles out with it. Styles comes back with a swinging ribbreaker move. Back up, they trade shots, and Styles hits a sick back drop suplex for 2. Moonsault into a DDT for Styles for 2. Delirious takes out Styles' knee and hits a running knee in the corner for 2. Styles gorilla presses Delirious and tosses him into the ringpost! Nice! Back in, and Delirous hits the Shadows Over Hell on Styles (who doesn't take the move quite right) for 2! We get a ref bump. Styles tries the Styles Clash, but KID KASH runs out to low blow him, and Deliirious gets the pin at about 15:00. This was a solid match, but didn't have the emotion or storytelling to take it to the next level. **3/4
MATCH FIVE: Brad Bradley and Ryan Boz © vs. Nigel McGuinness and Chad Collyer (IWA-MS tag team titles):
The tag team champs STILL don't have any tag belts to wear, which really sucks. Collyer and Bradley start off and wrestle until Bradley knocks Collyer down with a running shoulder block. Boz gets in but Nigel and Collyer double team him. Collyer and Boz go at it and Collyer fires up with lots of chops. Boz bails and Bradley gets in and beats up Collyer before hitting a great overhead suplex. Boz then dives through the ropes onto Collyer and Nigel! BIG MAN FLYING! Nigel then grabs Boz and tosses him about four rows deep into a bunch of chairs. An angry Fannin on commentary: "I'll be damned if I have to get out of my chair and move!" Bradley and Boz work over Collyer with the usual big man offense until he gets a GREAT DDT on Bradley and makes the hot tag. Lots of European uppercuts from Nigel to B&B. Hammerlock DDT on Bradley for 2. Nigel suplexes Bradley and Collyer tags in and tries for the Cloverleaf and gets it! Boz kicks Collyer in the head to break it. Collyer takes Boz down and hooks the Cloverleaf on him, too! Bradley recovers and boots Collyer in the head. Nigel gets in but Bradley lariats him for the pinfall. Didn't get the exact time in that match, but I think it was around 10-11 minutes. Pretty average stuff. Nigel didn't look very good here, and this really isn't his type of match. Okay match, but not great. They DID bring some intensity, though, which is good. **1/4
MATCH SIX: CM Punk vs. Matt Sydal:
They do some respect-type stuff early, with Punk actually shaking Sydal's hand after a nice exchange. I thought you were a major asshole, Punker! Sydal works a headlock on Punk with a goofy grin on his face. They tie up again and Sydal slaps on a submission so Punk gets the ropes. Punk goes to a surfboard on Sydal, who powers out and flips him to the mat. Nice springboard leg lariat by Sydal gets 2. They blow a tough spot but quickly recover and Punk hooks a Gory Special on Sydal. Sydal kicks free and arm drags Punk down but Punk comes back with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Punk continues to work over the back of Sydal. Bootscrapes by Punk but he misses the running dropkick and sails through the ropes to the floor. Sydal hits a baseball slide kick and then a HUGE moonsault off the top rope and to the floor, taking out a row of chairs in the process. Back in, and now Punk works Sydal's knee, yelling "tap out you little f***er!" Finally some emotion from Punk in this match! Punk tries a figure four, but Sydal rolls him up for 2, and then gets a sunset flip for 2. Punk chop blocks him to take him right back down. Punk works him over some more and then lariats Sydal in the corner, as Punk works the crowd, getting them to boo him. Sydal comes back with an awesome springboard double stomp, and does a nice sell job of the knee. They trade chops and Punk kicks the knee, but Sydal hits a dropkick and both men are down, Sydal still selling the knee. Sydal says "I gotta go up" and heads to the top rope. Punk crotches him but Sydal ends up getting a victory roll for 2. Sydal hits his reverse DDT thingy for 2. Sydal heads back up top but Punk crotches him again and superplexes him for 2. Sydal ends up getting his dragonrana thing that always looks botched for 2. I don't like that move in this match, it just seems unecessary and unrealistic. Punk ends up catching Sydal with a shining wizard and hooks a single leg crab for the submission at about 20:00. This was pretty much textbook wrestling here. The babyface got some early offense, but got hurt on a big dive. Punk worked over his knee, and it led to him winning, but not before plenty of hope spots from the babyface. Besides the fact that I didn't like the dragonrana in this match, this was a solid twenty minutes of wrestling. ***1/2
MATCH ONE: Jimmy Jacobs vs. Mark Wolf vs. "Spyder" Nate Webb:
Jacobs gets rid of his "HUSS" gimmick for this match and comes out in pajamas with a boombox, doing a "Say Anything" gimmick. Webb comes out with the usual best entrance in indy wrestling. This is a #1 contender's match for the light heavyweight title, which begs the question of, "Why the hell is Mark Wolf in the match, then?" We get a couple of triple lockups to start, not much happening. CM Punk on commentary, calls Jimmy Jacobs "homosexual". Prazak complains, so Punk says "hey, some of my best friends are gay!" Wolf chops the HELL out of Jacobs in the corner. Webb chops Wolf, and Jacobs chops Wolf. Jacobs tries a double noggin knocker but it doesn't work and he gets drilled. Wolf hits a big running knee lift on Webb, and he and Jacobs apply a Boston Crab/Camel Clutch combo. Jacobs then hits a seated dropkick! Jacobs gets a jawbreaker and a funky rollup for 2 on Webb. Wolf gets a corner avalanche on Jacobs. Double dropkick on the bigger Wolf by the smaller guys. Webb gets clotheslined outside. Wolf follows, and Jacobs hits a NICE dive off the top rope and to the floor. Wolf gets up and hits a double clothesline off the apron to Webb and Jacobs, who are seated in a ringside chair. Back inside, and Wolf gets a slingshot front suplex on Jacobs for 2. Webb gets caught in a tree of woe and Jacobs dropkicks him in the face. Jacobs lifts Wolf to the top rope, but Wolf blocks a rana and hits an inverted atomic drop off the top, right into a German suplex by Webb. Wolf and Webb knock each other down, and everyone's out. Webb hits his cool half nelson twisting facebuster thing on Jacobs, but Wolf puts the Carolina Cloverleaf on Webb. Jacobs breaks it up. Wolf hits an inverted DDT on Webb and Jacobs hits the Contra Code on Wolf (landing on Webb as he hits it) for the three count at about 8:00. This is about what you'd expect from a match like this: VERY little wrestling at all, but some nice spots designed to get the crowd into the match and the show. **1/4
Heel manager Jim Fannin comes out and talks about how he's the reason IWA-MS is still in business today. Punk on commentary says "yeah, because you've had so many five star matches, you stupid F**K." Trik Davis confronts Fannin, and Fannin's new client Steve Stone runs out to start a match
MATCH TWO: Steve Stone w/ Jim Fannin vs. Trik Davis:
Short match as Stone beats up Davis and refuses to pin him. Stone gets DQ-ed in a few minutes. Ian Rotten comes out and a BIG brawl starts between Rotten and Stone. The whole lockeroom has to separate them. Funny part as Ian is right by Prazak and Punk on commentary and looks at Punk, saying "You're the only guy who's a bigger dick than Steve Stone." Punk shrugs and says "yeah, he's got nothing on me." Anyways, Rotten challenges Stone to a match on 8/21 and Stone accepts. This match was just a setup for the Rotten/Stone angle, no real match.
MATCH THREE: MsChif vs. Tracy Brooks vs. Mickie Knuckles vs. Daizee Haze:
This is a real good women's match as they get about 9-10 minutes to show what they can do. Hot series of finishing moves at the end, and Brooks pins Haze with a cannonball off the top. Brooks is probably the worst worker in the match, as Mickie looked really good here, dishing out REALLY stiff shots, and Daizee and MsChif looked good as well. I like the women's division IWA-MS has put together. **1/2
MATCH FOUR: Delirious vs. AJ Styles (IWA-MS Light Heavyweight title):
Styles hits a BIG dropkick to start, and he beats on Delirious until the champ bails to the floor. Fannin, on commentary, says it's stupid of Ian Rotten to give Styles a title shot when he might only show up once every three months or so. They lock up in the ring and Styles gets the best of things. Styles gets a waistlock and Delirious does his "lick by hand and slip free" thing, but Styles goes right back to the advantage. Delirious trips up Styles and takes him down. Styles sweep kicks Delirious and takes him right back to the mat. Styles gets a wristlock and kicks Delirious, who responds with a big forearm. This looks like it pisses off AJ, who takes Delirious to the corner and pounds the hell out of him. Big backbreaker by Styles, and then a knee drop. He kicks Delirious around and covers him for 2. Hanging vertical suplex by Styles for 2. Delirious dropkicks Styles to the floor and goes for a rana off the apron, but Styles tosses Delirious back inside. Delirious chokes Styles out on the ropes and then kicks him in the back. Delirious hooks a funky submission, but Styles counters to a Styles Clash attempt, but Delirious kicks him in the head to block. Delirious hits a sitdown spinebuster and then hooks some submission on Styles, flipping the bird to the crowd as he does. He pulls a strap off his mask and chokes Styles out with it. Styles comes back with a swinging ribbreaker move. Back up, they trade shots, and Styles hits a sick back drop suplex for 2. Moonsault into a DDT for Styles for 2. Delirious takes out Styles' knee and hits a running knee in the corner for 2. Styles gorilla presses Delirious and tosses him into the ringpost! Nice! Back in, and Delirous hits the Shadows Over Hell on Styles (who doesn't take the move quite right) for 2! We get a ref bump. Styles tries the Styles Clash, but KID KASH runs out to low blow him, and Deliirious gets the pin at about 15:00. This was a solid match, but didn't have the emotion or storytelling to take it to the next level. **3/4
MATCH FIVE: Brad Bradley and Ryan Boz © vs. Nigel McGuinness and Chad Collyer (IWA-MS tag team titles):
The tag team champs STILL don't have any tag belts to wear, which really sucks. Collyer and Bradley start off and wrestle until Bradley knocks Collyer down with a running shoulder block. Boz gets in but Nigel and Collyer double team him. Collyer and Boz go at it and Collyer fires up with lots of chops. Boz bails and Bradley gets in and beats up Collyer before hitting a great overhead suplex. Boz then dives through the ropes onto Collyer and Nigel! BIG MAN FLYING! Nigel then grabs Boz and tosses him about four rows deep into a bunch of chairs. An angry Fannin on commentary: "I'll be damned if I have to get out of my chair and move!" Bradley and Boz work over Collyer with the usual big man offense until he gets a GREAT DDT on Bradley and makes the hot tag. Lots of European uppercuts from Nigel to B&B. Hammerlock DDT on Bradley for 2. Nigel suplexes Bradley and Collyer tags in and tries for the Cloverleaf and gets it! Boz kicks Collyer in the head to break it. Collyer takes Boz down and hooks the Cloverleaf on him, too! Bradley recovers and boots Collyer in the head. Nigel gets in but Bradley lariats him for the pinfall. Didn't get the exact time in that match, but I think it was around 10-11 minutes. Pretty average stuff. Nigel didn't look very good here, and this really isn't his type of match. Okay match, but not great. They DID bring some intensity, though, which is good. **1/4
MATCH SIX: CM Punk vs. Matt Sydal:
They do some respect-type stuff early, with Punk actually shaking Sydal's hand after a nice exchange. I thought you were a major asshole, Punker! Sydal works a headlock on Punk with a goofy grin on his face. They tie up again and Sydal slaps on a submission so Punk gets the ropes. Punk goes to a surfboard on Sydal, who powers out and flips him to the mat. Nice springboard leg lariat by Sydal gets 2. They blow a tough spot but quickly recover and Punk hooks a Gory Special on Sydal. Sydal kicks free and arm drags Punk down but Punk comes back with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Punk continues to work over the back of Sydal. Bootscrapes by Punk but he misses the running dropkick and sails through the ropes to the floor. Sydal hits a baseball slide kick and then a HUGE moonsault off the top rope and to the floor, taking out a row of chairs in the process. Back in, and now Punk works Sydal's knee, yelling "tap out you little f***er!" Finally some emotion from Punk in this match! Punk tries a figure four, but Sydal rolls him up for 2, and then gets a sunset flip for 2. Punk chop blocks him to take him right back down. Punk works him over some more and then lariats Sydal in the corner, as Punk works the crowd, getting them to boo him. Sydal comes back with an awesome springboard double stomp, and does a nice sell job of the knee. They trade chops and Punk kicks the knee, but Sydal hits a dropkick and both men are down, Sydal still selling the knee. Sydal says "I gotta go up" and heads to the top rope. Punk crotches him but Sydal ends up getting a victory roll for 2. Sydal hits his reverse DDT thingy for 2. Sydal heads back up top but Punk crotches him again and superplexes him for 2. Sydal ends up getting his dragonrana thing that always looks botched for 2. I don't like that move in this match, it just seems unecessary and unrealistic. Punk ends up catching Sydal with a shining wizard and hooks a single leg crab for the submission at about 20:00. This was pretty much textbook wrestling here. The babyface got some early offense, but got hurt on a big dive. Punk worked over his knee, and it led to him winning, but not before plenty of hope spots from the babyface. Besides the fact that I didn't like the dragonrana in this match, this was a solid twenty minutes of wrestling. ***1/2
