Post by Pro Wrestling Blitz on Aug 22, 2009 13:06:02 GMT -6
Sorry for the delay in this, with the change in management a little time was taken in moving information from one desk to another. Enjoy...
Underground Wrestling's last show Reigns Supreme was held Saturday August 1st at the VFW Cantigny Post 367 in Joliet, IL. Starting Saturday September 5th, Pro Wrestling Blitz will take over with A New Beginning. Here are the results from Reigns Supreme.
New owner Dave Storm opened the show with a very passionate promo explaining how this would be Underground's last show and next time we'd be under the banner of Pro Wrestling Blitz.
1. Ashton Vuitton vs. "Infamous" AM Vishion: Before the match AM Vishon grabbed the mic and addressed Zero dumping him on his head twice last month and said Zero wasn't here tonight. He added that their issue wasn't about AM Vishion and Zero; it's about Adam and Jay, referring to their real names. Ashton Vuitton then ran his mouth on the way to the ring, saying no one cares about the Void Effect's problems in the tag team scene; people only care about him. Evenly matched back and forth action started this one until AM got on a reverse Indian Deathlock/Tazmission submission. Vuitton turned the tide by pulling the Infamous one's neck down across the top rope while dropping down into a leg split. He followed with a face forward Russian leg sweep, but when he posed after walking across Vishon's back with a Cat Walk, he was caught with a northern lights suplex for 2. Ashton got a nearfall of his own shortly thereafter with a hangman's neckbreaker. AM gained control back by not only suplexing Vuitton back into the ring from the apron, but from a standing position on the 2nd rope, a nice variation on a superplex. Ashton tried to put Infamous away with a top rope dropkick but got caught in a giant swing followed up a top rope twisting splash for the win in 10:22. Vuitton kept up with the veteren and hometown favorite for a good portion of the match, but Vishon's experience simply overcame. Ashton showed to have the potential to be a big star for Pro Wrestling Blitz.
2. Tommy Motley vs. "The Messiah of the Spinebuster" Machine: Johnny Motley accompanied his brother to the ring, but returned to the locker room before the match started. Tommy wasn't able to phase the big man at first. Even a top rope dropkick couldn't take Machine off his feet. Machine eventually caught Motley with a boot to the chest that was like a fly swatter finally catching a fly. Tommy did get some defense going when he tried to counter a powerbomb with a frankensteiner, and when the messiah pulled him back up, Tommy went with the momentum to pull his larger opponent down into a sunset flip for 2. Machine came back with a scissors kick for 2 when he seemingly pulled Motley's head up on the pin, very uncharacteristic from what we've seen from Machine thus far in Underground. Tommy tried to bounce back from a two-handed choke overhead suplex with a couple leg lariats, but was caught with a thunderous spinebuster for the Machine victory at 6:23. It was your classic match up of size vs. speed but once size got ahold of speed, it was all over. The other story to be told was Machine subtley showing a darker side to himself. Could he be slipping into a deeper state of madness?
After the match, Machine continued to stare menacingly at Tommy, once again not a typical motive for the big guy unless given good reason. Tristian Hayes debuted by making his way to the ring and stood between Machine and the fallen Motley brother. As Machine slowly left the ringside area, Hayes helped Tommy to his feet only to crack him in the jaw with his super kick! Tristian got on the mic to introduce himself as "your King of the Cruiserweights." Johnny Motley ran down to the ring to chase off Hayes, who escaped through the crowd.
3. American History Next vs. Samauri Del Sol/"Latin Lover" Tony Rican: Del Sol and Rican were able to out quick AHN at the start of the match, capped off with pescados in stereo to the floor. Brandon Blaze and Steve Stone cut them off though when they went for a double hiptoss on Samauri, only to catch his legs on the flip to drill him into the center of the ring. Brandon and Steve bullied Samauri, teasing they were going to let him tag out and also picking his head up during pin attempts after power moves like a brainbuster. The crowd began to really come alive when Del Sol avoided a double superplex by hitting a double noggin knocker and made the tag to Tony. Rican's offensive fury was apparently cut short when AHN caught him doing a high cross body, but Samauri completed the move with a top rope front flipping cannonball. Rican got a 2 count with a lungblower on Blaze, which is how they were able to get the victory the last time they wrestled. Stone snuck out to the floor to grab a chain and nailed Rican with it behind the referee's back. A Hart Attack later and Brandon pinned Tony at the 10:13 mark. Del Sol and Latin Lover looked to have outclassed AHN in this one, but it took the chain for Stone and Blaze to pull off the victory.
4. "HD Ready" Rasche Brown vs. "The Canadian Sex Icon" Ryan Slade: This match was supposed to be Brown vs. Tony Scarpone but Tony was in a car accident just two days earlier and was unable to compete. Scarpone said new owner Dave Storm allowed him to hand pick his replacement, Ryan Slade. The HD Ready one had all the control early in the match, using his unique combination of strength and agility, topping off his offense with a spinning vertical suplex. Scarpone, who stayed at ringside, tried to trip up Brown, but as Rasche had Tony by the hair, Slade capitalized with an inverted DDT. After staying with us during a headlock, Rasche hulked up and climbed the ropes with Ryan up on his shoulders and fell back for a super vertical Samoan Drop. Brown had the match won with a discus clothesline, but Tony interjected himself again by putting the Sex Icon's foot on the rope. Slade was slowly getting up and Brown was preparing for his front flipping spear when Scarps got up on the apron with a chain of his own. Rasche couldn't decide who to go after and amidst the confusion was attacked by Tony and the chain for the disqualification at 9:40. Tony and Ryan continued to stomp down Brown, but when Scarpone made his way to the locker room, HD Ready put an end to the attack by knocking Slade out of the ring.
5. Dysfunction vs. Bobby Valentino: The debuting Bobby Valentino impressed early with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors where he went around Dysfunction twice before finishing the move and capped that off with a front flipping plancha from the top rope to the outside. Bobby's high risk offense was stopped when he went for a top rope senton back splash but was met with a pair of knees, then a chokeslam into a backbreaker. Dys lost his concentration when he had Valentino in a cross arm camel clutch and let it go to yell at some kids who were getting on his case. When he went to put the hold back on, Bobby was up and nailed him with an enzeguiri. Valentino missed a charge in the corner, however, and ended up upside down so Dysfunction could hit a double foot stomp from the 2nd rope in the same corner. Bobby was able to come back with an amazing display of strength when he hit a head and arm suplex, dumping his larger opponent on his head. Valentino called for a phoenix splash but Dys came to and pulled him off the top rope with a high angle German Suplex for the pin at 6:14 with his feet on the ropes for extra leverage. This was very evenly matched and it took Dysfunction putting his feet on the ropes to get the win before immediately exiting the ring. Both men trash talked each other afterward so a rematch could be in the works. Valentino won over the crowd, as the crowd was pretty unresponsive when he first came out, but cheered him loudly after the match.
6. Zach Thompson vs. Johnny Motley: Tommy Motley, suffering the effects of his match with Machine plus the super kick from Tristian Hayes, did not accompany his brother to the ring. Neither man was able to gain an advantage on the other in the early going. Johnny was able to hit the Great Sasuke-style back flipping one-legged drop kick in the corner, but Thompson got a 2-count with a very nice northern lights suplex. Motley was able to reverse an Irish Whip for a no-hands frankensteiner to spike Zach. That didn't keep the Belfast, Northern Iowa native down though as he returned the favor with a fisherman's Michinoku Driver for 2. Johnny came back and tried to put Zach away with a top rope flipping corkscrew senton spiral tap but with no water in the pool. Thompson went for the fisherman's Michinoku again but was rolled up in a small package for 3 at the 10:53 mark. Tommy Motley was able to make his way out to congratulate his brother and Monster Ballad teammate.
7. Main Event -- The McCoys vs. "The Heroes of All of Asia" The Tokeyo Twins: The Twins tried to wear down the McCoys early by making them run with a series of leapfrogs and dropdowns ending with a drop toe hold and low dropkick combo. The Tokeyos set up for a double team move on Mickey McCoy, but Chase broke it up by hitting a low blow for the disqualification in roughly 3 minutes. Yu got on the mic, saying he and his twin brother didn't want the match to end like that and challenged the McCoys to a Tornado Rules match. The match was accepted and the ref had a tough time keeping up with all the action. Countouts and disqualifications were still a factor in the match so one second the ref would be counting a participant out of the ring, then the next second he'd be counting a pinfall. Not an easy job. The McCoys' game plan was to take one Twin out of the match to double team the other. While Mi was laid out, Mickey hoisted Yu up for a powerbomb, only instead of slamming him on his back, he pushed Yu out so he flipped backward and landed on his head. The Asian Heroes battled back when Yu reversed an Irish Whip into a Samoan Drop on Mickey while Mi pulled down the top rope on a charging Chase, sending him to the floor. When the Tokeyos double teamed an opponent, they would consistently check to see if the other partner was getting to his feet and attack him to elongate their power play offense. Chase was able to get himself back into the match with a 2-count on Mi after a Sky High sit out spine buster, then followed that up with a sharpshooter as Mickey brawled with Yu on the floor. Yu was able to bodyslam Mickey on the floor which made a nice thud sound. The McCoys were able to get both Twins down in the ring for a pair of top rope headbutts from opposite corners for 2. They stacked Mi and Yu in a corner, but missed when Mickey vaulted a charging Chase into the buckle. The twins got 10-count punches in opposite corners, but the McCoys do-si-do'ed a double Irish Whip and floored the Tokeyos with clotheslines. Mickey set up Yu for a vertibreaker double team move, but Mi clipped Chase, allowing both Twins to get each McCoy in a Boston Crab. The McCoys held on and then held on some more, until eventually they were turned where they were face to face while still in the Boston Crabs. When Mickey would go to tap out, Chase would keep his hand from slapping the mat. When Chase had had enough, Mickey prevented him from tapping. Very cool stuff here. There was just no escape though so after fighting with all they had, the McCoys tapped out simultaneously in 15:43. Very back and forth match as the Ireland natives proved to be formidable opponents for the highly popular Tokeyo Twins. Perhaps the Twins were just the better team tonight and the McCoys would have their number on another night. Overall, a very fun brawl with a very interesting ending.
