AAW Results - 1/19/08

OK people this is wrong.... all wrong...if those of us south of Springfield have to deal with Crimey then you all up north have to as well. Now if someone wants to limit the aerial extent of the wrestling that he can comment on to his parents basement...then I can support that argument.

Part two...although I did not read much of what is going on in the South Cal thread I will still argue to my death that Crimey is a bigger BANE to Independent Wrestling than that guy.

I don’t remember a lot from this show. The cold weather really kills a lot of brain cells. I’ll try to remember and comment on what I can.

First off, AAW and of the feds that had fans show up for their shows on the 19th should have assigned somebody to shake the hands of and thank every single fan that showed up on the coldest night of the winter. I had to walk a block and a half from my parking spot to the building, and even that short walk felt intolerable. To make matters worse, I had to scrape my car windows from the inside whenever I hit a stop sign. My defrost doesn’t kick in well in the winter.

My pal Jason and I had a guys night out, but not as rowdy due to the cold and lack of booze. We hit a busy Xni-Pec before the show in Cicero. If you ever want to find the few white people in Cicero, that’s where they are. Seriously, the food is very good there. GO EAT AT XNI-PEC. DON’T ARGUE, JUST DO IT.

As for the show, Jason thought it was awesome. I thought it was pretty good myself and a great way to start 2008, although there were some flaws that I’ll point out as we go along. We missed most of the pre-show, but we did see Brandon Blaze d. Del Sol. Not bad at all, but Blaze looks way too much like Steve Stone and vice versa. They should team with Hardcore Craig to form the Chrome Domes.

Apologies if I get the promos out of order.

Lights went out and the main show started with the intense Jimmy Jacobs promo that was on YouTube. After the highlights, Joey Eastman did a promo talking about how he had acquired a star that had worked Japan. Joey then pulled the skin around his eyes to make them looked slanted, like an Asian person. Absolutely unnecessary and Joey is smart enough to know better than that. There was no need for it. Anyway, Arik Cannon & The Northstar Express came in and said they were part of JEWW. The Phoenix Twins were not too happy with this and refused to hug. This brought Darrin Corbin to utter: “Brothers gotta hug.” That was funny.

Absolute Answer d. Derrick St. Holmes & Hunter Matthews. Hunter got a Twinkie chant due to his yellow gear. I also thought I saw a DSH cartwheel. I’ll be damned if I can remember the finish, but it was a nice start. Koa looked good, as usual.

Tenacious P spoke with Keith Walker and got to the point about Keith’s declining popularity. Walker had to explain how he choose to work with Harley Race and that was more big time than AAW. AAW fans weren’t happy with this, which proves that A) AAW fans are homers and B) they have no idea how much Harley Race can help a man’s career. They do know who Race is, right?

Josh Abercrombie pinned Keith Walker to win a 6-man mayhem: Kris Hybrid’s hair is not as weird as it used to be. A flurry of activity, but unlike a ROH 6-man, the guys aren’t killing each other and themselves with big spots to get themselves over. Prazak’s new shaved head looks good on him. Couple of dives to the outside. There was the section of fans that were totally on Walker’s a**, and that was probably more entertaining that the match itself. Shane Hollister got a Red Rooster comment from the crowd. Abercrombie overshot a Phoenix Splash on Walker, then went up and hit another one to get the duke. Walker did some more arguing with the fans afterwards. I guess the heel turn is in full effect now.

Keith Harvey did an interview with Bryce Benjamin, who said he was coming back in March. I like that “Bryce is Right” t-shirt. Jim Jesus, Marek Brave, and their muscle had to interrupt the promo to talk about Danny Daniels and Tyler Black. Harvey asked Jim why Danny would side with him considering their past history, and Jim brushed it off. So they not only failed to fill the logic gap that was presented when Danny turned in November, they mostly ignored it. I don’t think Danny himself has adequately explained why he would forget a whole year of Jim mocking his dead daddy and team up with him. Marek started talking and I started getting bored to tears. JJ Inc was going to jump Bryce, but Hollister brought out the pool cue for the save.

Arik Cannon d. Krotch. Krotch keeps gyrating his pelvis, and it seems to be getting over. The crowd popped huge when Nikki hit a rana on Cannon. Couple of good near falls by both guys. Cannon hit the Glimmering Warlock for the duke. Better than I expected, and both guys came out looking better afterwards. Krotch is getting better and better.

Dan Lawrence/SkullKrusher d. Jimmy Jacobs/Ryan Boz via DQ: Lawrence got a railroad spike to the face for a DQ win. He juiced rather heavily. Other than that and some blows by the two big men, nothing of note. At least Jimmy wasn’t doing some insane bump here.

N8 Mattson & Truth Martini were doing a promo in the back and Trik Davis walked right into the shot. N8 took offense and tried to jump Trik. The camera conviently spun towards a wall and when it got righted, Truth was at the bottom of the steps. I don’t think the crowd bought it as a legit fall. More laughs than concern.

The fans got up when “Don’t Start Believing” played and Silas Young came out. Young said he was going to WWE, and called out anybody to come face him. Dewey Dawson came out and I was trying to figure out who the hell he was.

Young d. Dewey: Short match where Young dominated and hit the Arabian Press for the win. Dewey is suspended for 90 days.

Young d. Jordan McIntyre: My pal got a kick out of Jordan’s gimmick. Young kicked Jordan around a bit and beat him quick. The music hit again, and Tyler Black came out to a big pop.

Tyler Black d. Young: This was OK, and I don’t know what kept it from going to that extra gear. Silas wasn’t holding back because he’s going to WWE, that’s for sure. Silas hit the Press, but only got a two count for a false finish. Black hit a package brain buster to get the duke. So then, Valerie Malone, who is Silas’ real life woman, came out, laid a smooch on him, and gave him a low blow. About 65-75% of the crowd gave Silas a standing ovation to end the segment. Val was wearing this really, really short skirt, and it was a miracle nothing was exposed in the process.

As for the booking, I would have liked to have seen AAW put somebody else over Silas on his last night in. It’s not like Tyler really needed anymore of a rub, because he’s pretty over in AAW as is. But I can’t come up with a suitable alternative, like Bryce or Shane, that they could put into that shot.

Second half started with Eric Priest talking about his feud with Jimmy Jacobs and called Daniels a midget of some kind. Chandler McClure tried to wheel his way into the promo, but he backed off pretty quickly.

Jerry Lynn d. Tony Rican to retain the AAW Heavyweight Title: It lasted under a minute and ended with a cradle piledriver by the champ. Nothing match, and I’m still trying to figure out why they put Tony in a title match when he’s been in the undercard/jobber role in the company. It did nothing to boost the champ or the title. It’s like WWF booking Hulk Hogan vs. Barry Horowitz on WWF Superstars.

Jayson Reign came out and demanded another shot at the title, and the JJ Inc crew made Jayson put his AAW career on the line. The match was on.

Trik Davis d. N8 Mattson: N8 was mad at Trik for getting Truth hurt, and Trik pointed out that he never hit Truth. Half-decent match, don’t remember the finish.

Eric Priest d. Danny Daniels to retain the AAW Heritage title: More angle than match, I’m sad to say. JJ Inc, Shane, Bryce, and Black all provided distractions and interference, with Shane hitting Daniels. Priest hit the FU69 to get the three. A shame, because these two could work a good straight match, but I guess they needed to further the issues. Jimmy Jacobs hit the ring to jump Priest and brought out the chain. Priest got his hands on the chain and did the hangman spot on Jimmy. This means Dog Collar Match in February. I dare somebody in AAW to top that one on that same card. Good luck.

NSE d. Shelley & Sabin and The Phoenix Twins in 15 minutes to win the AAW Tag Titles: Exciting, entertaining match. I tried to offer Corbin a dollar to dance, but he couldn’t hear me. I was hoarse. Eastman was wearing this pink do-rag for some reason. The Machine Guns are a few steps above everybody, but the other two teams didn’t look all bad, either. Eastman introduced both his teams. The Twins did the double dive onto all four men. Five men sold the dives, while one of the Twins hopped around happy. Somebody should take that Twin aside and tell him a little something about Selling 101, especially when all five men were out on the floor. The Twins and NSE beat each other up pretty well. Good amount of kicks and spin kicks by the Guns, and every team did some kind of tandem offense. Corbin kicked Sabin in the junk and covered him for the cheap three. NSE escaped through the crowd. I told Cruz he still sucked. “You’re ugly,” Cruz said. The Guns waxed poetic on how bad it felt for Sabin to get kicked in the junk and promised they’ll be back. I hope so, because they make every card better.

When they announced Matt Cross for the next show, there was an audible cheer. BTW, whatever happened to Jay Ryan?

Lynn d. Reign to retain the AAW Heavyweight title in a hardcore match: They tried, but there was no way they could have topped the tag match. Reign draped a table across the top in a corner. Reign came off the table onto Lynn in the first row. Baseball bat ended up in the ring, but nobody used it. Lynn bulldog-ed Reign off the apron onto a ladder, and it looks like the ladder hit Lynn in the head in the process. Finish came with both men on top of the table in the corner. Lynn fell backwards off the corner and piledrove Reign through another table for the duke. Sick spot. Reign is lucky he didn’t break his neck. You would think Reign wouldn’t pull this stuff after watching Vic Capri screw up his neck. I didn’t see Reign get a huge response from the fans as he was helped up, but I was on my way out and worried about the cold. If he didn’t get one, then it’s a damn shame. If this is really it for Jayson (he retired once before after a falling out with Zenner in MCW), then good luck to him. His legacy will be measured by his use of the Shellshock/Reign Drop, his matches with Capri, and his appearance in the ECWA Super 8 when it actually meant something.

Anywho, congrats to AAW for starting off the year on a good foot. They had to haul out a ton of extra chairs to fit everybody and tell the crowd to fill the empty seats. That’s a very good sign, especially with the brutal cold outside.

Don't give me that BS Joey. You know better. Maybe you should play that clip in front of somebody who actually LOOKS ASIAN and see how they feel.

MCC, you know, it's probably not hard to break the I-80 glass barrier when you get training from Danny Daniels to become actually good at wrestling. Now Dewey has a long way to go but he's better off dong that then sticking south of I80.

I don't look asian but I like rice and I didn't find the promo anywhere over the line.

Closest thing to over the line was his pre-show comment about Mexicans mowing lawns or something, who cares, it was funny nonetheless