1UP Wrestling presents Feel The Heat
Date: 7/20/2024
From: Holland Patent, NY
Team Friendship (Skyros & Stone) come out to cut a promo to start the show. Skyros introduces themselves. They will be wrestling Hot Stuff Enterprises later tonight. They end up being cutoff by Hot Stuff Enterprises. They are with Eden Grey a valet for the group. Stetson grabs a microphone and asks where are they right now. The crowd begins to chant “you’re hot garbage” promoting Stetson to cover his ears. Braun claims to have forgotten the piece of crap town they are in. Stetson asks who came to see Adam Stone to kick his butt. The crowd cheers. The crowd boos at the suggestion that they are there to see Team Friendship get beaten up. That leads to a brawl in the ring between the two teams. Skyros is double teamed in the ring and sent into the ring post groin first and gets his knee wrapped around the post. Braun has a chair and smashes Skyros knee against the post. Stetson put a figure four on around the post. Black & Yellow run down to make the save with chairs. Skyros is helped to the backstage area.
Opening Contest: Polor Ephex (Don Freeze & Isys Ephex) vs. The Body Bag Bros (Big Budget & Lotto): Ephex hip tosses Lotto at the start of the match followed by an arm drag. Ephex hits a standing head scissors to send Lotto into the corner. Freeze tags into the match. Freeze does a cartwheel and kicks Lotto on the head. Budget enters and is kicked by Freeze in the corner. Freeze hits a spear in the corner. Freeze decks Lotto off the apron, but Budget sit down splashes Freeze. Budget chokes Freeze over the middle rope and cleanly backs off. Budget works over Freeze with a strike in the corner. Lotto kicks Freeze followed by headbutt from Budget for a two count. Lotto chokes Freeze with his shirt on the mat. Lotto continues to work over Freeze with strikes over the back. Lotto throat thrusts Freeze and keeps a front face lock on Freeze. Ephex gets tagged in, but the referee didn’t see it. Freeze continues to be worked over in the corner, but breaks free and tags in Ephex. Ephex cleans house with strikes. Ephex slams Lotto and nails Budget with a spinning kick to the head. Budget is double teamed and is met with Total Refrigeration for a two count. Budget powerslams Freeze, but Ephex makes the save at two. Freeze splashes Budget and Ephex nails Budget with a knee stirke. Ephex hits a top rope crossbody and a big splash off the top by Freeze leads to the three count. (*. Ephex is motivated and the team of Polar Ephex is over with the crowd. Body Bag Bros didn’t impress me at all.)
Second Contest: Price Puregold vs. David Coles: Puregold shoulder blocks Coles, but Coles responds with a hip toss and arm drag. Coles jabs Puregold followed by an elbow strike. Coles clotheslines Puregold in the corner and hits a bulldog out of the corner for a two count. Coles uppercuts Puregold and tries for a suplex, but Puregold counters. Puregold elbows Coles and sends Coles shoulder first into the ring post. Puregold drives Coles down with a single arm DDT for a one count. Puregold keeps control on the mat with stomps and strikes. Coles tries to fight back, but a knee lift stops his momentum. Puregold plants Coles with a front suplex. Puregold tries for a pump kick, but Coles counters with an ankle lock. Coles keeps the ankle lock on Puregold, but Puregold rolls through to send Coles chest first into the corner. Puregold hits a powerslam for a two count. Puregold mounts Coles to deliver several right hands. Puregold clotheslines Coles in the corner. Coles storms out of the corner to clothesline Puregold and hits a side Russian leg sweep for a two count. Coles hits a middle rope forearm drop for a near fall. Puregold drops Coles over his knee and hits a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Puregold tries for a half nelson, but Coles rolls through and puts the ankle lock on Puregold. Lotto gets on the apron and Big Budget sneaks into the ring to nail Coles with a spinning leg lariat. Coles is laid out and Puregold hits a sit out half nelson slam for the win. (**1/2. I wasn’t aware of Puregold and the Body Bag Bros being a stable known as Greed. I thought the action was solid here. Puregold showcased some fun offense and Coles looked comfortable in there this time around. A solid undercard match.) After the match, Greed taunts the crowd in the middle of the ring as Coles is sent to the floor.
Third Contest: Black & Yellow (Corey Jackson & Ting Shi) vs. The Trenches (Patrick Saint & Red Sawyer): Sawyer and Jackson kickoff the tag match with Jackson backing Sawyer into a corner and cleanly backs off. Sawyer backs Jackson into a corner, and misses a cheap shot. Jackson doesn’t strike Sawyer and plays to the crowd. Saint enters the match to try his luck against Jackson. Saint throat thrusts Jackson and tags in Sawyer, who delivers an elbow strike to Jackson. Jackson avoids Sawyer in the corner and delivers a few jabs. Jackson ducks a clothesline and punches Saint several times. Saint bails to the floor with Sawyer to regroup. Shi and Jackson hit stereo somersault dives to the floor. Jackson works over Sawyer in the corner with right hands. Jackson knee strikes Sawyer after a kick by Shi. Shi hits a senton splash and they have a miscommunication before Jackson knee drops Sawyer. Saint tags back into the match and sends Shi into the ropes where Sawyer knee strikes Shi. Shi gets a rollup on Saint for a two count. Sawyer rams Shi back first into the apron and continues with chops. Saint scoop slams Shi for a two count. Saint clotheslines Shi leading to a near fall for Sawyer. Saint leaps off the middle rope to clothesline Shi for a two count. Saint clotheslines Shi in the corner and locks in a sleeper. Shi breaks free with a jawbreaker and crawls towards his corner. Jackson gets the hot tag and cleans house with forearm strikes. Jackson dropkicks Saint and has Sawyer on his shoulders, but drops Sawyer to nail Saint with a knee strike. Sawyer is caught by Jackson and Jackson hits a fallaway slam/Samoan Drop combo! Shin hits a top rope frog splash on Sawyer leading to the three count. (**. There were a few sloppy moments, but Black & Yellow continues to be a bright spot for 1UP Wrestling shows. This probably isn’t their best performance, but they’re also working with an inexperience team.)
Fourth Contest: Steve McKenzie vs. Elijah St. James: James shoves McKenzie to the mat in the corner. James continues with an arm drag and taunts the crowd. James scoop slams McKenzie, but McKenzie responds with a shove and an arm drag. McKenzie scoop slams James and plays to the crowd. McKenzie works over James with strikes in the corner and pummels James with a ten count punch. McKenzie stops James with an atomic drop and kicks James causing James to regroup on the floor. James begs off in the ring and gets control with strikes. James chops McKenzie in the corner followed by strikes. McKenzie sends James into the corner chest first and is met with a boot. McKenzie powerslams James for a two count. McKenzie overhand chops James, but Father Derek pulls the ropes down to send McKenzie crashing to the floor. James knee strikes McKenzie several times on the floor. James argues with the referee while kicking McKenzie to the floor. James has McKenzie on his shoulders and hits a Death Valley Driver for a two count as McKenzie reaches the ropes. James misses a kick, but avoids a rollup. McKenzie chops James a few times, but James hits a Rock Bottom for a two count. McKenzie counters a piledriver with an Air Raid Crash, but James kicks out at two. McKenzie heads to the top rope hitting a splash, but James kicks out at two again. McKenzie headbutts James and runs the ropes, but is distracted by Father Derek. James delivers a pump kick and hits a flatliner for the win. (**. Originally it was suppose to be Garrett Holiday instead of James, but Holiday couldn’t make the show. It was a decent match and a strong showing for McKenzie, who once again was able to showoff his move set a lot more than he was able to do in years past while working for 2CW.)
Fifth Contest: Trevor Terry vs. Denim: Denim kicks Terry’s hand away to refuse a handshake. Denim sidesteps a lockup attempt, as well. Denim backs Terry into a corner and slaps Terry on the chest before backing off. Terry backs Denim into a corner and cleanly backs off. Terry arm drags Denim a few times followed by a dropkick to send Denim to the floor. Denim yanks Terry down to the may by his hair and delivers a few strikes on the mat. Denim chokes Terry over the middle rope. Terry strikes Denim in the midsection a few times, but Denim clubs Terry over the back. Denim chokes Terry over the ropes. Denim takes Terry over with a suplex leading to a near fall. Denim chokes Terry against the ropes to maintain control of the match. Terry tries to strike Denim, but is stopped on the mat. Terry sunset flips Denim for a two count. Terry ducks a clothesline, but misses a springboard cutter attempt leading to a near fall for Denim. Denim continues to choke Terry over the ropes. Denim chops Terry in the corner, but Terry counters and chops Denim in the corner. Terry chops Denim to the mat for a two count. Denim sends Terry into the corner, but Terry delivers a big boot. Terry kicks Denim on the side of the head and both men are down. Denim decks Terry with a short arm clothesline. Terry runs the ropes to clothesline Denim a few times. Terry forearms Denim into the corner and hits a splash. Terry boots Denim and tries for a tornado DDT, but Denim counters with a northern lights suplex for a near fall. Terry forearms Denim followed by a missile dropkick for the win. (*1/2. The finish was messed up and left the match on a rather awkward note. I’ve yet to be impressed by Terry in any of the showings I’ve seen in him in the many Upstate NY promotions that he works for. Denim may have been hurt late in the match.)
Sixth Contest: Rizzy vs. Isiah Prince: Prince tosses Rizzy into the corner and delivers a strike. Prince misses a chop and Rizzy fires back with a chop. Prince chops Rizzy in the corner a few times. Prince sends Rizzy into the corner and delivers a forearm strike. Rizzy boots Prince in the corner and heads to the middle rope looking for a crossbody, but is caught. Prince plants Rizzy with a swinging side slam. Prince takes Rizzy over with a suplex. Prince elbows Rizzy coming off the ropes and dumps Rizzy to the floor. Prince chops Rizzy against the railing. Rizzy dropkicks Prince on the apron. Rizzy tries for a dive onto the apron, but Prince slams Rizzy to the mat from the apron. Prince hits a slingshot senton from the apron for a two count. Prince grabs Rizzy over the shoulder and tries for a slam, but Rizzy breaks free. Rizzy kicks Prince away in the corner and hits a middle rope missile dropkick. Rizzy hits a standing shooting star press for a near fall. Rizzy heads to the top rope missing a splash attempt. Prince decks Rizzy with a lariat and hits an over the shoulder cutter for the win. (**. I kind of wish that Rizzy wouldn’t be used as a squash guy, but that appears to be the case in the early stages of 1UP. Rizzy makes his opponents look good, but he has potential to be more than how he’s being used. Prince did a fine job throughout the match.)
Hot Stuff Enterprises cuts a promo before the main event. Braun calls the fans pathetic, balding, and basically losers. Braun puts over himself and Stetson as the greatest tag team in 1UP Wrestling. “Rick Rude did it better.” – a fan.
Main Event: Team Friendship (Skyros & Stone) vs. Hot Stuff Enterprises (Stetson & Braun): Stone runs to the ring on his own and fights off both men with right hands. Stone knocks both men around with strikes. Stone works over Braun and splashes both men in opposite corners. Stetson misses a running splash attempt and hits Braun on accident. Stone drop toe holds Stetson into Braun’s groin in the corner. Stone backdrops Stetson coming off the ropes. Stone avoids a clothesline and slams Braun for a two count. Eden Grey gets on the apron to cause a distraction. Stone superkicks Eden to the floor. Eden basically no sells the kick and grabs Stone’s foot to trip Stone and allow Braun to deliver a strike on the mat. Stetson double teams Stone as the crowd chants for Skyros. Stetson nails Stone with a seated lariat for a two count. Stetson slams Stone and comes off the ropes to deliver an elbow drop. Braun comes off the ropes to deliver an elbow drop. Braun forearms Stone in the corner followed by an elbow strike a few times. Braun sends Stone hard into the corner and taunts the crowd as Stone recovers on the mat. Stone fights back with strikes out of the corner and tries to tag out, but Skyros still hasn’t arrived for the match yet.
Braun chokes Stone over the bottom rope and distracts the referee to allow Eden to choke Stone. Stetson cheap shots Stone on the apron. Skyros slowly makes his way down to the ring sporting a limp. Stone ducks a double clothesline and hits a running double dropkick. Stone kicks Stetson away and Skyros gets the hot tag. Skyros cleans house and suddenly doesn’t have a limp. Skyros drives Stetson down with a neckbreaker. Skyros gets Stetson on his shoulders, but his knee gives out. Stetson chops Skyros, but Skyros responds with chops of his own. Skyros clotheslines Stetson coming out of the corner. Skyros punches Stetson several times in the corner. Braun decks Skyros from behind. Skyros sends Braun to the floor with a hurricanrana. Stone tags into the match and holds Stetson for the Hart Attack kick leading to the three count on Stetson. (*1/2. This didn’t do much for me. Skyros seemed to pick and choose the knee injury and that kind of took me out of the match. They dedicated the opening segment to the injury angle and it wasn’t consistently sold. Personally, I’m not a fan of injury angles especially on indie shows, but it’s not a big deal.) After the match, Stetson and Braun tease tension, but they hug it out.
Final Thoughts:
It’s the first 1UP Wrestling show that I didn’t enjoy. It was a free show and an outside show, but I don’t think any of that would play a part in the quality of the action. There weren’t any standout matches. Luckily, their next show on August 17th seems to be a much stronger show on paper. I’m especially looking forward to the promoted debut of Chris Slade, and a tag match between Black & Yellow and the team of Colin Delaney & Cheech.
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