After having my car act up,we switched vehicles and headed down to Liberty MS. Got there right at 2:30PM. Found a place to park and headed to the town hall. Saw all the wrestlers hanging around outside the library. Walked over and talked to Wes for a few minutes. Then saw Joe Kane. Talked to him for about 10 minutes then gave him a WCCW dvd. He kept trying to pay me for it. But I kept telling him it was free. Wes informs us the meet and greet is now moved till after the show. No biggie.
We are all hungry so we go scope out the food carts. Recently Collin became a vegetarian,so his options on what to eat were limited. He grabbed some nachos. I grabbed a chili cheese dog and a bottle of water. The prices were decent. $4 for my meal. We all sat down and ate,then walked around looking at the stuff for sale. Nothing caught my eye. So we go find a shady spot near the ring and sat there bullshitting for about 40 minutes. Then we see that the gimmick table is being set up. So we walked over to check out what they had for sale.
I talked to the guy at the table for a few minutes. He kept trying to get me to buy some old wrestling magazines. But instead I grabbed the 2 Powerslam dvds they had for sale. Tylertown Throwdown II and Wrestle Festivus. They were 10 each or both for 15 bucks.
Well we saw a crowd starting to form around the ring,so the three of us went over and got a place to sit. Should have brought chairs. But oh well. A little after 4pm the show starts. Brett hits the ring and gets the crowd hyped up. Then it was time for the first match.
Match 1 Outlaw Matt Lancie vs Stud Matthews
Outlaw came out first.
And the crowd didn't know how to react to him. So the three of us started booing him loudly. Which the crowd followed along with. Then we hear Eye of the Tiger hit the speakers. Hell Yeah Stud is on his way to the ring. He came through the crowd and stopped to thumb wrestle some of the kids.
The crowd was solidly behind Stud. He got into the ring and posed on the four corners. Once the match started it was a nice back and forth match. Then Matthews STUDS UP! The Outlaw tries everything he can. But it has no effect on Stud. Stud nails him with the big boot. Then the legdrop and gets the pin. It was a great match and the perfect way to get the crowd hyped up.I have said it a few times before,Stud is an amazing face and totally connects with the crowd.
Brett gets back in the ring and tells us that Hardbody Harper has something to say. Harper comes out and talks about how last year at the Liberty Heritage days he managed Wes Adams.
And how Wes had to gall to wear pink tights. Thriller hits the speakers and Wes comes out. And Wes has on the pink tights.
Wes enters the ring and both guys take turns cutting each other down. Then Harpers stable,The House of Harper,come out and confront Wes. But Rumble O'Riley heads out to help out Wes. I love how The House of Harper,which is Calvin Rose,Lukas Frost and Kool Jay Steele interacted with the audience. Wes and Rumble challenge the House of Harper to a handicap 2 on 3 match for the main event.Finally the ring clears and it is time for the second match.
Match 2 Purple Haze Davey Hendrix VS SGT Socorro
Purple Haze is managed by Big Ramp.
Now the last time I saw Davey he was a face. So we were cheering him. But Big Ramp quickly made it clear that him and Purple Haze are the heels. SGT head out to the ring and the crowd is solidly behind him. This turned out to be a super fun match. With Purple Haze doing all kinds of quick and high flying moves. Where SGT is more mat based. Finally Socorro grounds Davey and he heads to the top rope.
SGT hits a sweet 5 star frog splash and gets the pin.
Match 3 Hotshot Blake Wilder VS Ling Pham
Blake is out first and even though he has been a heel on every Powerslam show I have been too, the crowd cheers him.
Then Ling Pham comes out. Half the crowd is cheering him half is booing. We of course are cheering him. I love how Ling is doing a hit and run strategy. While Blake's ringwork reminds me a lot of Randy Orton. Wilder is so damn over with this crowd,there was a group of about 6 young kids that chanted HOTSHOT through out the entire match. Ling tries all he can to defeat Wilder,but Blake catches him and puts him in a wicked looking Liontamer.
Ling tries all he can,but he finally is taken out. And Blake gets the pin.
Match 4 Joe Kane the Prince of Pain vs Reggie Matthews
Joe is out first and the crowd hates him. I love how Joe can make the crowd boo him without saying a word.
Then Reggie comes out,and since he is from Liberty the crowd goes apeshit. He walks through the crowd and as he passes by us quickly thanks the three of us for driving down.
Reggie hits the ring and the crowd is explosively loud. Joe turns towards the crowd and gives them the quiet sign.
It is little things like this that stand out. We get a really fun match. Since I like both guys I ended up cheering for both of them. Reggie finally gets the pin and the crowd gets loud as fuck again. Joe is laying in the ring with his head under the ropes. Reggie is outside the ring talking to the kids. Then someone hands Reggie a funnel cake. Which Reggie takes and smashes it into Joe's face. The look on Joe's face when he got up and had powdered sugar all over it was priceless.
Match 5 Calvin Rose,Lukas Frost and Kool Jay Steele VS Wes Adams,Rumble O'Riley and Big Daddy V
The House of Harper hits the ring first. Then out comes Wes and Rumble. Wes asks for the mic. "We looked far and wide and we have a partner. He is 7 foot tall and one of the biggest wrestlers ever BIG DADDY V!" Every one goes nuts.
I notice that Big Daddy V has lost weight. The match starts and it is a super fun 6 man tag. Lasting over 20 minutes. So great spots. Like when Viscera is tagged in and Calvin Rose begs off.
After so nice action the good guys get the pin. Reggie comes out and grabs the mic. He thanks everyone for coming and lets everyone know that in 10 minutes they are having a meet and greet at the library.
We head over there and are the 4th or 5th people in the line. It's 10 bucks to get in. Which isn't a bad deal at all. Reggie is at the door collecting the money and again he thanks the three of us for coming down. We get inside and see that Viscera,Rumble O'Riley,Stud,Ling Pham,SGT Socorro and Wes are all sitting at tables. And they have moved the gimmick table inside.As soon as we enter I hear Sgt and Ling both holler NEWT! Blake walks up to Viscera and hands him his replica WWE Hardcore title. Vis talks about how he held that belt years ago. Then signs it. Then Collin and Blake get a picture with Big Vis.
Then I walk up and had Vis a older WWE trading card to get signed. And mention how I remember back when he started in Memphis."That was 20 years ago you are making me feel old." So I explain to him how I have been watching wrestling for over 30 years. He signs my card and I get a picture with him.
I thank Vis for the autograph and picture. We head over to the next table which has Rumble and Stud. Rumble ask Collin and I if we had gone to Free Comic Book Day before the show. I inform him I skipped FCBD this year to come to the show. Then we talk comics with Rumble for a few minutes. Blake gets both guys to sign his belt. And I talk to Stud about various stuff. Then I get Stud to autograph my two Powerslam dvds. We move onto the next table which has Ling AKA Bu Ku Dao and Sgt sitting there. As soon as we walk over both yell NEWT! again. I chuckle and talk to Bu Ku about his match against Chris Masters the weekend before at the Wildkat International Invasion show. He signs my dvd and then I walk over and talk to SGT for a few minutes he signs both dvds. Then Blake gets them to sign his belt. We head to the next table and talk to Wes for a few minutes. Blake gets him to sign his belt. Well the guy working the gimmick table keeps trying to get me to buy this book they have for sale. Even offering to do a layaway on it. I explain how I can't afford to do it,cause at the time I thought my car was broke. But I do buy a still sealed Ric Flair and the 4 Horseman dvd set for $10. By this time Reggie is at the table and he signs Blake's belt and then we talk to him and Wes for about ten minutes. We are getting hungry so we head out. On the way to the truck we run into Calvin Rose. I start talking to him and mention how I just rewatched the 4 episodes of the short lived MCW tv show. He tells us how after the first 2 live shows they were drawing maybe 10 people per show. "So they started just stealing footage off youtube to air on the show." He thanks me for the Mid South DVD I gave to him back in December. And then says "Wait till you see who I met at the Gulf Coast Wrestle Reunion." He hands me his phone and I freak out cause there is Calvin and Cowboy Bill Watts. I show it to Collin and Blake but they don't know who it is. So I explain to them that Watts ran Mid South and spent time booking WCW. We tell Calvin goodbye and head to the truck. Then we get on the road and head home. Over all it was a great show. It was fun as always to see all the Powerslam talent. And they are always super nice and friendly. Big thank you to Powerslam Productions for another great show.
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