Post by Shatter Machine on Jan 9, 2016 6:44:13 GMT -5
2016.01.08
Last week: Gangrel beat Darin Corbin for the PPW American Title. There's a hilariously over the top video package about him wandering the streets of Las Vegas without the belt. Words cannot possibly do this justice. The music alone is worth it, including “I will always love you” by Whitney Houston, with the slow fade from him holding the belt.
Blake Chadwick is our ring announcer, and he brings out a special tag team attraction, and Todd Keneley and Jeff Aiken are our hosts.
The Amerikan Gunz (Ethan HD and Mike Santiago,with Christian Cole)
Vs
Eric Right and Anthony Greene
The Gunz jump them right off the bat, but Right and Greene knock them out of the ring. Right misses a splash and gets kicked in the corner. The Gunz hit a veg-o-matic for 2. They double team him in the corner, and Ethan HD hits a starstruck knee for 2. Right floats over on a suplex and makes the tag, and the Gunz are working like a well oiled machine, finishing Greene at 2:19 with a top rope double foot stomp / inverted DDT combo. Just a squash, but I like where the Gunz thing is going. Very Midnight Express. *
Pat Kelly talks to Hammerstone, who goes on and on about Wes Brisco, then he insults Pat's suit.
Backstage, Caleb Konley is on the phone with somebody, but he spots the camera and slams the door. He needs help from somebody, again.
Alex Chamberlain history package, Wes Brisco wants the title back, and Chamberlain will put Hammerstone in his path.
Wes Brisco
Vs
Hammerstone
I thought “Brisco” was a gimmick name, so I decided to look up Brisco, and it turns out that I'm wrong, he's really Jerry Brisco's son. I'm surprised he's not in NXT. Hammerstone jumps him with kicks and a slam for 2. Sends Brisco to the buckle, then shoulder blocks. He works the back a bit, then rubs Brisco's eyes on the ropes. Mud hole stomping, and Brisco fires back. He gets cut off with a boot to the face. Brisco takes control, hitting a flapjack. Hammerstone misses a spinning short clothesline, and Brisco hits a Death Valley Driver for the pin at 2:25. Another squash. ½ * Brisco calls out Alex Chamberlain, but turns his back like an idiot, allowing Hammerstone to wallop him with a chair to the back. Chamberlain accepts the challenge as we go to break.
PPW Championship:
Alex Chamberlain (Champion)
Vs
Wes Brisco
Chamberlain starts right off working the back, zeroing in on the back. He gets a stretch, and the ref announces that this is, in fact, a title match, with a 20-minute time limit. Brisco bails to the floor, and barely beats the count. Chamberlain continues his assault on the back, rag-dolling him to the other side. Brisco barely beats the count again, and Chamberlain continues working the back. Backdrop over the top, and Brisco is in a bad way. He won't stay down, but he gets a boot up in the corner and a second rope clothesline. Both guys are down, and Brisco grabs an arm and starts working it. Fireman's Carry into a Kimura, then into a top wristlock, but Chamberlain reaches the ropes. Chamberlain with a Greco-Roman thumb to the eye, and he goes right back to the ribs. He locks in a surfboard, and announcers start talking about how the ref has the authority to stop the match. Chamberlain tosses Brisco to the floor, then follows him out and works the back. He tosses him back in, and a cradle gets 2 as we go to commercial. We come back, and Brisco starts firing back with clotheslines. Flapjack, but Brisco can't follow up. Chamberlain bails out to regroup. Cannonball (very deliberately executed by Brisco) from the apron to the floor. Both guys are down on the floor, and the announcers ponder who Chamberlain will hand-pick to defend against next if he retains the belt. Brisco sends him over the steps as they continue to brawl on the floor. Chamberlain runs him back first to the post, and the ref isn't even counting, he's just letting them go. This is headed toward a time-limit draw, I can sense it. Chamberlain tosses Brisco back in and drops an elbow, then another, then he goes to working the back again. Brisco makes a comeback, but Chamberlain hits a back elbow. He goes for the pin, but Brisco is in the ropes. Chamberlain grabs a bearhug, but Brisco comes back with an overhead release belly-to-belly for 2. Chamberlain with a backbreaker, and he takes too long to follow up, and that only gets 2. Chamberlain sets him for a superplex, but he's moving really slowly, and Brisco pushes him off and hits a cross-body for 2. DDT for 2 by Brisco. And another 2. Chamberlain hits a back suplex for 2. They stand around a bit, and Brisco gets an inside cradle for 2. Rollup for 2. Chamberlain hits a knee to the gut for 2. These two are totally blown up, wondering when the bell's going to ring for the time-limit. Chamberlain locks in the Boston Crab, and were seconds away from the time limit. Brisco escapes the crab, getting a rollup for 2. He hits a flapjack, and he goes up, and the bell rings for the time-limit at 20:37. They go to commercial as the announcers lament that Brisco got screwed by the time-limit, and when we come back, the ref gives them a 5-minute overtime. They exchange shots, and Brisco hits a back elbow. Chamberlain gets his foot up on a charge, then a clothesline for 2. They continue to just potato each other, basically just duking it out for the entire OT period. They're totally blown up at this point, barely able to lift their arms, and the bell rings for the end of the OT. They just keep on fighting, leading to a pull-apart brawl as the locker room empties and it's a time-limit draw at about 26:00. *** Brisco challenges Chamberlain to an iron man match next week, and we're out with Brisco celebrating with the crowd.
The bottom line: Really solid effort, and I'm looking forward to the Iron Man match next week. My only issue was them starting with the Darin Corbin video package and then literally not uttering a single word about it for the rest of the show. Despite that, I'm still really impressed. Thumbs way up this week.
Last week: Gangrel beat Darin Corbin for the PPW American Title. There's a hilariously over the top video package about him wandering the streets of Las Vegas without the belt. Words cannot possibly do this justice. The music alone is worth it, including “I will always love you” by Whitney Houston, with the slow fade from him holding the belt.
Blake Chadwick is our ring announcer, and he brings out a special tag team attraction, and Todd Keneley and Jeff Aiken are our hosts.
The Amerikan Gunz (Ethan HD and Mike Santiago,with Christian Cole)
Vs
Eric Right and Anthony Greene
The Gunz jump them right off the bat, but Right and Greene knock them out of the ring. Right misses a splash and gets kicked in the corner. The Gunz hit a veg-o-matic for 2. They double team him in the corner, and Ethan HD hits a starstruck knee for 2. Right floats over on a suplex and makes the tag, and the Gunz are working like a well oiled machine, finishing Greene at 2:19 with a top rope double foot stomp / inverted DDT combo. Just a squash, but I like where the Gunz thing is going. Very Midnight Express. *
Pat Kelly talks to Hammerstone, who goes on and on about Wes Brisco, then he insults Pat's suit.
Backstage, Caleb Konley is on the phone with somebody, but he spots the camera and slams the door. He needs help from somebody, again.
Alex Chamberlain history package, Wes Brisco wants the title back, and Chamberlain will put Hammerstone in his path.
Wes Brisco
Vs
Hammerstone
I thought “Brisco” was a gimmick name, so I decided to look up Brisco, and it turns out that I'm wrong, he's really Jerry Brisco's son. I'm surprised he's not in NXT. Hammerstone jumps him with kicks and a slam for 2. Sends Brisco to the buckle, then shoulder blocks. He works the back a bit, then rubs Brisco's eyes on the ropes. Mud hole stomping, and Brisco fires back. He gets cut off with a boot to the face. Brisco takes control, hitting a flapjack. Hammerstone misses a spinning short clothesline, and Brisco hits a Death Valley Driver for the pin at 2:25. Another squash. ½ * Brisco calls out Alex Chamberlain, but turns his back like an idiot, allowing Hammerstone to wallop him with a chair to the back. Chamberlain accepts the challenge as we go to break.
PPW Championship:
Alex Chamberlain (Champion)
Vs
Wes Brisco
Chamberlain starts right off working the back, zeroing in on the back. He gets a stretch, and the ref announces that this is, in fact, a title match, with a 20-minute time limit. Brisco bails to the floor, and barely beats the count. Chamberlain continues his assault on the back, rag-dolling him to the other side. Brisco barely beats the count again, and Chamberlain continues working the back. Backdrop over the top, and Brisco is in a bad way. He won't stay down, but he gets a boot up in the corner and a second rope clothesline. Both guys are down, and Brisco grabs an arm and starts working it. Fireman's Carry into a Kimura, then into a top wristlock, but Chamberlain reaches the ropes. Chamberlain with a Greco-Roman thumb to the eye, and he goes right back to the ribs. He locks in a surfboard, and announcers start talking about how the ref has the authority to stop the match. Chamberlain tosses Brisco to the floor, then follows him out and works the back. He tosses him back in, and a cradle gets 2 as we go to commercial. We come back, and Brisco starts firing back with clotheslines. Flapjack, but Brisco can't follow up. Chamberlain bails out to regroup. Cannonball (very deliberately executed by Brisco) from the apron to the floor. Both guys are down on the floor, and the announcers ponder who Chamberlain will hand-pick to defend against next if he retains the belt. Brisco sends him over the steps as they continue to brawl on the floor. Chamberlain runs him back first to the post, and the ref isn't even counting, he's just letting them go. This is headed toward a time-limit draw, I can sense it. Chamberlain tosses Brisco back in and drops an elbow, then another, then he goes to working the back again. Brisco makes a comeback, but Chamberlain hits a back elbow. He goes for the pin, but Brisco is in the ropes. Chamberlain grabs a bearhug, but Brisco comes back with an overhead release belly-to-belly for 2. Chamberlain with a backbreaker, and he takes too long to follow up, and that only gets 2. Chamberlain sets him for a superplex, but he's moving really slowly, and Brisco pushes him off and hits a cross-body for 2. DDT for 2 by Brisco. And another 2. Chamberlain hits a back suplex for 2. They stand around a bit, and Brisco gets an inside cradle for 2. Rollup for 2. Chamberlain hits a knee to the gut for 2. These two are totally blown up, wondering when the bell's going to ring for the time-limit. Chamberlain locks in the Boston Crab, and were seconds away from the time limit. Brisco escapes the crab, getting a rollup for 2. He hits a flapjack, and he goes up, and the bell rings for the time-limit at 20:37. They go to commercial as the announcers lament that Brisco got screwed by the time-limit, and when we come back, the ref gives them a 5-minute overtime. They exchange shots, and Brisco hits a back elbow. Chamberlain gets his foot up on a charge, then a clothesline for 2. They continue to just potato each other, basically just duking it out for the entire OT period. They're totally blown up at this point, barely able to lift their arms, and the bell rings for the end of the OT. They just keep on fighting, leading to a pull-apart brawl as the locker room empties and it's a time-limit draw at about 26:00. *** Brisco challenges Chamberlain to an iron man match next week, and we're out with Brisco celebrating with the crowd.
The bottom line: Really solid effort, and I'm looking forward to the Iron Man match next week. My only issue was them starting with the Darin Corbin video package and then literally not uttering a single word about it for the rest of the show. Despite that, I'm still really impressed. Thumbs way up this week.
