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Powerslam Productions Slamfest May 4th 2013
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.
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.
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.
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.
Match 2 Purple Haze Davey Hendrix VS SGT Socorro
Purple Haze is managed by Big Ramp.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Wildkat Sports International Invasion April 27th 2013
After watching some of the Wildkat shows on Youtube and also seeming some of the wrestlers on Powerslam Pro shows ,the three of us decided to head down to LA for their next show.
Left my house around 1pm. And it was almost 3:30pm before we got to New Orleans. Stopped at Wan's Flying Burrito to eat lunch. And holy shit was it good. Got this massive burrito that I couldn't manage to finish. We stopped by Collin's Mom's place for him to grab some stuff. Then about 30 minutes before they opened the doors we headed to the rec center.
When we got there ,there was already at least 60 people in line. Finally a little after 6 the doors opened and we headed in. Walked into the gym and I hear someone yell "HEY NEWT!" I look up and see Reggie Matthews sitting at the top of the bleachers. So we go sit next to him. He introduces me to one of Powerslam's new trainees. Sorry I do not remember her name. But we spend the time before the show starts just bullshitting. Reggie ask if we are gonna be at the May Powerslam Pro show in Liberty. And I remind him that we have already reserved tickets to the meet and greet before the show. Powerslam is brining in Big Daddy V for that show.
Right before the show starts Collin's friend Damien shows up. And he grabs a seat in front of us. Then a few minutes after 7pm Brent,the ring announcer for both Powerslam and Wildkat hits the ring.
We are introduced to new general manager Al Lions. He used to work for Mid South back in the day. He tells us tonight there will be a 4 way elimination match for the new Wildkat Revolution title. Then One Man Mike Dell hits the ring.
Dell wants a shot at the current Wildkat Heavyweight champ Luke Hawx. Dell and Lions talk for a few minutes then Luke's music hits the speakers.
The crowd goes nuts. It is obvious that Luke is majorly over with the LA crowd. He gets in the ring. Luke and Dell go back and forth on the mic. Al sets up a match for later on in the show. Luke vs Mike in an non title match. If Dell wins he gets a title shot at the next Wildkat show.
Match 1.Kadaver/Ricky Starks VS Purple Haze Davey Hendrix/Jack Jameson
The only guy in this match I had seen before was Purple Haze. And he impressed me. Jack Jameson has a very impressive beard. Haze and Starks start off the match.
This ends up be a fun fast paced match. Jack is a great face and the crowd is solidly behind him. I love the "BEARD" chants the crowd kept doing. Finally Purple Haze goes to the top rope and hits a wicked move on Kadaver.
And he gets the pin.
Match 2 Minotaur vs Wes Adams
Now I had only seen Minotaur one time before. On the Mississippi Championship Wrestling show. Wes I have seen a bunch of times at Powerslam shows. So I knew this would be a big strong guy vs a quicker guy match.
The crowd seems to love Wes. This was mostly Minotaur hitting power moves and Wes sticking and moving.
Wes hits a nice looking jumping DDT and gets the three count.
Match 3 Luke Hawx vs Mike Dell non-title match
Brent comes out and informs us cause of backstage stuff,the Luke vs Mike match is happening now. Both guys come out and pose some. Then get in the middle of the ring and stare each other down.
Really stiff hard hitting match. With it going back and forth. Then the ref gets knocked down. While the ref is down Mike grabs a chair and gets into the ring. He misses hitting Luke and Luke manages to get the chair. Dell sees that the ref is about to get up so he drops to the mat. The ref gets up and sees Dell laid out on the mat and Luke is standing there holding a chair. So he calls for the bell. Dell wins by DQ. Al Lions comes out and explains how at the June Wildkat show there will be a rematch for the Wildkat Heavyweight Championship.
Now it was time for intermission. All the faces come out posing for pictures with fans and signing autographs. I go and talk to Sgt Sorroco,Davey Hendrix,Wes Adams,Luke and a few others.
Match 4 Bolt Brady vs Bestia 666
Nice the match I had came down to see. Been a huge fan of Lucha Libre for over 10 years now. So the chance to get to see a legit Luchadore in person was worth the long drive. Bolt came out first.
I had never seen Bolt before,but knew his name. Since he works lots of the indies in LA and MS. Then out comes Bestia 666.
We got a great fast fast fast lucha style match. With both guys hitting some quick hard hitting moves. One major stand out is when Bestia is outside the ring and Bolt hits a sweet dive on him from the ring. Finally Bolt gets the pin. Which surprised me. I figured Bestia would win. But holy shit was this match great.
Match 5 Sgt Sorroco vs John Saxon
Had talked to Sgt during intermission and as always he is a super nice guy. Now I had heard of Saxon before but this was the first time I ever saw him wrestle. Saxon was stiff as shit. He was hitting Sgt like he owed him money, or maybe Saxon was pissed off about something else. Sgt finally gets on the top rope and hits a nice dive on Saxon for the pin.
The Outlaw Matt Lincie interferes . Seems he has an issue with Saxon.
Match 6 Buku Dao vs Chris Masters
Buku runs out and the crowd goes wild. I saw so many people with Buku Dao shirts. This was suppose to be a match between Dao and Curt Matthews. But Curt comes out and says his friend will face Buku. And out comes Chris Masters.
What I loved is the crowd obviously wanted to cheer Masters. But he managed to get most of them booing him. This was a great little man vs big man match. With Masters hitting huge power moves. And Buku doing all he can to take Masters down. After a nice long match,Masters caught Buku in the Masterlock. And Buku passes out. So Masters wins. After the match Chris grabs the mic and puts Buku Dao over. Nice classy move from Mr Masters.
Match 7 Blake Wilder VS Matt Lincie vs Carson vs Rudy Russo in a 4 way NO DQ elimination match for the Wildkat Revolution title
This is our main event. And so much was happening at one I had trouble keeping up. It was strange to me cause in Powerslam Pro Wilder is a heel. But here in Wildkat he is a huge face. I am betting part of that is cause he is from NOLA.
I had never seen Carson or Rudy before. Carson is a decent worker and the crowd seems to like him . Rudy is a heel and has a wicked mullet. So of course a mullet chant got started. Russo was the first one to be eliminated. Then next was Carson. So we got Wilder vs Lincie at the end. It looked like Lincie was gonna win. Then Sgt runs out with a chair and clobbers Lincie. Wilder gets the pin and the crowd explodes.
We hung out for a few minutes after the match. Got a quick picture of 2 of us with Reggie.
Then we all hit the bathrooms. We head outside and talk to Damien for a few. And Jon Paul walks over and bullshits with us for a little while. Not too long later we head to the car and start the long drive back home.
It was a great show with no bad matches. We are planning on coming back down in June for the next show. So if you are in the area go check out a Wildkat show. If you aren't goto Youtube and search for Wildkat Sports. They have 5 episodes of their Youtube show up currently and they are worth watching. Thanks to all the people with Wildkat Sports for providing a great evening of wrestling.
Left my house around 1pm. And it was almost 3:30pm before we got to New Orleans. Stopped at Wan's Flying Burrito to eat lunch. And holy shit was it good. Got this massive burrito that I couldn't manage to finish. We stopped by Collin's Mom's place for him to grab some stuff. Then about 30 minutes before they opened the doors we headed to the rec center.
When we got there ,there was already at least 60 people in line. Finally a little after 6 the doors opened and we headed in. Walked into the gym and I hear someone yell "HEY NEWT!" I look up and see Reggie Matthews sitting at the top of the bleachers. So we go sit next to him. He introduces me to one of Powerslam's new trainees. Sorry I do not remember her name. But we spend the time before the show starts just bullshitting. Reggie ask if we are gonna be at the May Powerslam Pro show in Liberty. And I remind him that we have already reserved tickets to the meet and greet before the show. Powerslam is brining in Big Daddy V for that show.
Right before the show starts Collin's friend Damien shows up. And he grabs a seat in front of us. Then a few minutes after 7pm Brent,the ring announcer for both Powerslam and Wildkat hits the ring.
We are introduced to new general manager Al Lions. He used to work for Mid South back in the day. He tells us tonight there will be a 4 way elimination match for the new Wildkat Revolution title. Then One Man Mike Dell hits the ring.
Match 1.Kadaver/Ricky Starks VS Purple Haze Davey Hendrix/Jack Jameson
The only guy in this match I had seen before was Purple Haze. And he impressed me. Jack Jameson has a very impressive beard. Haze and Starks start off the match.
Match 2 Minotaur vs Wes Adams
Now I had only seen Minotaur one time before. On the Mississippi Championship Wrestling show. Wes I have seen a bunch of times at Powerslam shows. So I knew this would be a big strong guy vs a quicker guy match.
Match 3 Luke Hawx vs Mike Dell non-title match
Brent comes out and informs us cause of backstage stuff,the Luke vs Mike match is happening now. Both guys come out and pose some. Then get in the middle of the ring and stare each other down.
Now it was time for intermission. All the faces come out posing for pictures with fans and signing autographs. I go and talk to Sgt Sorroco,Davey Hendrix,Wes Adams,Luke and a few others.
Match 4 Bolt Brady vs Bestia 666
Nice the match I had came down to see. Been a huge fan of Lucha Libre for over 10 years now. So the chance to get to see a legit Luchadore in person was worth the long drive. Bolt came out first.
Match 5 Sgt Sorroco vs John Saxon
Had talked to Sgt during intermission and as always he is a super nice guy. Now I had heard of Saxon before but this was the first time I ever saw him wrestle. Saxon was stiff as shit. He was hitting Sgt like he owed him money, or maybe Saxon was pissed off about something else. Sgt finally gets on the top rope and hits a nice dive on Saxon for the pin.
Match 6 Buku Dao vs Chris Masters
Buku runs out and the crowd goes wild. I saw so many people with Buku Dao shirts. This was suppose to be a match between Dao and Curt Matthews. But Curt comes out and says his friend will face Buku. And out comes Chris Masters.
Match 7 Blake Wilder VS Matt Lincie vs Carson vs Rudy Russo in a 4 way NO DQ elimination match for the Wildkat Revolution title
This is our main event. And so much was happening at one I had trouble keeping up. It was strange to me cause in Powerslam Pro Wilder is a heel. But here in Wildkat he is a huge face. I am betting part of that is cause he is from NOLA.
It was a great show with no bad matches. We are planning on coming back down in June for the next show. So if you are in the area go check out a Wildkat show. If you aren't goto Youtube and search for Wildkat Sports. They have 5 episodes of their Youtube show up currently and they are worth watching. Thanks to all the people with Wildkat Sports for providing a great evening of wrestling.
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