Premier Wrestling Federation presents WrestleBowl 2K3
Date: 2/9/2003
From: Pottstown, PA
It’s announced that Chris Hamrick, who is the PWF Universal Heavyweight Champion, will not be able to attend the event. Hamrick has been stripped of the championship. Steve Corino is called out to the ring to join the segment. Lou E. Dangerously is also called out to join the segment. Dangerously comes out with Jack Victory and Alexis Laree. Corino was promised a title match and he’s going to get his shot tonight. Dangerously is allowed to pick the man to oppose Corino. Dangerously huddles with Victory and Laree to come up with an opponent. Dangerously accepts the stipulations and says that he has a surprise for Corino that he’ll never forget. Corino doesn’t say a word and that’s the main event.
Opening Contest: The Solution (Havok & Papadon) vs. Chi Chi Cruz & Rapid Fire Maldonado: Cruz and Rapid attack before the bell, but are stopped by atomic drops. Solution double team Cruz hitting spears and splashes in the corner. Rapid and Havok legally start the match with Rapid jabbing Havok, but Havok delivers a short arm clothesline followed by right hands. Havok press slams Rapid to the mat and Rapid rolls to the corner to tag in Cruz. Cruz tries to attack Havok, but fails. Papadon chops Cruz followed by a tilt a whirl backbreaker for a near fall. Papadon takes Cruz over with a snap suplex for a near fall. Papadon forearms Cruz, but Cruz delivers a backbreaker out of a neckbreaker setup before tagging in Rapid. Rapid comes off the ropes to deliver a swinging neckbreaker and a swinging side slam for a two count. Rapid nails Papadon with a superkick for a two count. Papadon fights back with chops, but a knee lift cuts him off quickly. Rapid uppercuts Papadon and tags in Cruz to deliver a strike from the middle rope. Cruz drives Papadon down to the mat with a TKO for a two count. Cruz works over Papadon in the corner with chops, but Papadon counters and delivers a few chops of his own. Papadon ducks a clothesline and tosses Cruz with a German suplex. Havok gets the tag and cleans house with clotheslines. Solution hit a wheelbarrow/cutter combo on Cruz for a two count as Rapid pulled the referee out of the ring. Cruz punches Havok from behind, but begs off. Rapid kicks Havok on the side of the head and picks up the win. (*1/2. It was a bit better than I expected, but it was mostly a formula tag match. I tend to enjoy the Solution, but they were limited with what they could showcase in this outing.)
Second Contest: Don Juan vs. Fast Eddie: Eddie controls Juan with a side headlock, but Juan counters with a hammerlock. Eddie sends Juan into the ropes and is met with a shoulder block. Juan monkey flips Eddie and taunts the crowd despite Eddie landing on his feet. Eddie arm drags Juan a couple of times. Eddie nails Juan with a kick to the head and Juan bails to the floor to regroup. Eddie misses a springboard moonsault, but lands on his feet. Juan decks Eddie with a hard clothesline on the floor and maintains control in the ring. Juan stops Eddie with a backbreaker for a two count. Juan delivers a back suplex for another near fall on Eddie. Juan keeps Eddie on the mat with a sleeper hold. Eddie takes Juan over with a hurricanrana. Juan counters a second attempt with a powerbomb for a two count. Juan puts Eddie over the top turnbuckle and wrenches on Eddie. Juan delivers a backbreaker for a two count. Eddie strikes Juan several times followed by a jawbreaker. Eddie chops Juan against the ropes. Juan dumps Eddie to the apron, but Eddie strikes Juan and drops Juan over the top rope. Eddie slingshot somersaults into the ring and spears Juan for another near fall. Eddie chops Juan in the corner, but Juan plants Eddie with a double leg slam. Juan stomps Eddie on the mat several times. Juan slams Eddie, but misses a springboard moonsault attempt. Eddie strikes Juan several times and backdrops Juan. Eddie punches Juan against the ropes followed by an elbow strike. Eddie connects with a back elbow and punches Juan in the corner. Juan shoves Eddie off the ropes a couple of times. Juan connects with a swinging neckbreaker for a near fall. Juan climbs to the top rope, but Eddie dropkicks Juan. Eddie hits a middle rope moonsault fallaway slam for the win. (**. Eddie looked good here and came across better than most of the matches that I’ve seen him compete in. Eddie is legally blind and performed very well. Juan didn’t do much here to standout for me. The finish was a good one, too.)
Third Contest: Prince Nana vs. Dewey Cheatum: Nana starts off with strikes, but Dewey fights back with a few blows of his own. Nana sends Dewey into the corner and misses a splash. Dewey chops Nana and gets a rollup out of the corner for a two count. Dewey chops Nana followed by a dropkick to knock Nana down. Dewey chops Nana into the corner and tries for a tilt a whirl, but is stopped by a powerslam for a one count. Nana kicks Dewey over the back and they trade chops. Nana elbows Dewey coming off the ropes to maintain the advantage. Dewey hammers away on Nana with strikes, but is decked by a clothesline. Nana sends Dewey chest first into the corner and hits a wheelbarrow suplex for a two count. Nana gives himself a wedgie and splashes Dewey on the face. Nana controls Dewey by wrenching the neck. Dewey breaks free with a flurry, but Nana connects with a powerslam. Nana pulls back on Dewey’s arms, but doesn’t get a submission. Dewey kicks free and comes off the ropes to duck a clothesline. Dewey delivers a wheelbarrow bulldog and both men are down. Dewey punches Nana and delivers a clothesline. Dewey drives Nana down with a flatliner for a two count. Nana tosses Dewey away and hits a senton splash for a near fall. Dewey dropkicks Nana on the knee and kicks Nana on the side of the head for a near fall. Nana avoids a tornado DDT and hits a lifting DDT for the win. (*. They worked hard, but there wasn’t great results here. Nana is a great mouthpiece and I’m glad he found success in that aspect.)
Fourth Contest: Josh Daniels vs. Chris Divine: Daniels backs Divine into a corner, but backs off cleanly. They do a test of strength where Divine gets the advantage causing Daniels to bridge up and counter. Divine kicks Daniels on the knee a few times and they counter each other on the mat. Divine leg sweeps Daniels and they trade pin attempts. They continue by trading head scissors and attempting dropkicks. Divine shoulder blocks Daniels and they trade arm drags. Divine keeps control on the mat with an arm bar. Daniels cuts Divine off with a clothesline. Daniels takes Divine over with a snap suplex for a two count. Divine connects with a running elbow strike for a two count. Divine scoop slams Daniels and hits a slingshot twisting splash for a near fall. Divine continues with a snap suplex for a two count. Chi Chi and Rapid come down to ringside to watch the match. Daniels elbows Divine to break free from a headlock. Daniels plants Divine with a back suplex for a two count. Divine avoids a dropkick by holding onto the ropes and stomps Daniels on the mat. Divine strikes Daniels against the ropes. Chi Chi trips Daniels running the ropes and Divine keeps control with stomps. Divine powerbombs Daniels for a near fall. Daniels hits a fisherman suplex for a two count. Divine suplexs Daniels for another near fall. Daniels tosses Divine with a German suplex. Cruz gets on the apron, but is kicked away by Daniels. Divine superplexs Daniels off the top for a near fall. Divine knee drops Daniels and heads to the top hitting a frog splash for a near fall. Divine collides with Cruz off the apron. Daniels tosses Divine with another release German suplex. Daniels leaps off the top hitting a diving headbutt for the win. After the match, Divine decks Daniels and that leads to a three on one attack. (**1/4. Some decent action, though they were never going to win over the tough crowd. Divine looks to be in the best shape that I’ve ever seen him. I didn’t realize that he’d take a long break shortly after this match and not wrestle for nearly twenty years.)
Fifth Contest: Simply Luscious vs. Greg Spitz: Spitz attacks Lucious on the floor during her entrance for the early advantage. Luscious responds with a few kicks and splashes Spitz over the middle rope. Spitz stops Luscious with a jawbreaker and a springboard dropkick. Spitz hits a fisherman suplex for a near fall. Spitz drives Luscious to the mat with a vertical suplex. Spitz sits Luscious on the top turnbuckle and delivers a chop. Spitz hits a superplex for a near fall. Spitz sits Luscious on the top turnbuckle and tries for a back suplex, but Luscious lands on top for a near fall. Luscious tries for a crucifix pin attempt, but Spitz counters and stands on the middle rope where Luscious hits a Code Red for a two count. Spitz stops Luscious in the corner, but Luscious delivers a wheelbarrow bulldog for a near fall. Luscious leaps off the apron to hit a crossbody on the floor. Luscious strikes Spitz in the corner several times. Spitz heel kicks the referee on accident. Spitz misses a strike with a weapon, but manages to deck Luscious on a second attempt. Luscious is laid out and Spitz covers to pickup the win. (*. According to the stipulation, Luscious is now Spitz’s personal bitch for a month, I think. The match was short and not too bad, really. Spitz seems to be an entertaining heel.)
Sixth Contest: 15-Man Battle Royal for the vacant PWF Television Championship: It looks like Hotstuff Hernandez was in the battle royal, but was eliminated fairly early into the match. The match mostly consisted of other guys that have already competed, or will be competing in other matches later in the show. The final two for the vacant title are CW Anderson and Jack Victory, which is now a singles match. Victory works over Anderson with a few strikes and they collide on stereo clothesline attempts. Victory is tossed a chair, but Anderson superkicks the chair into Victory’s face to pickup the win and title. (1/2*. The whole segment went by fairly quickly. CW Anderson is a good choice to be champion.)
Seventh Contest: Samoa Joe & JR Ryder vs. Brian XL & Homicide: Joe and Homicide kickoff the tag match. Joe keeps wrist control on Homicide wedging his elbow into Homicide’s arm. Joe keeps a headlock on Homicide, but is sent into the ropes and shoulder blocks Homicide. Joe tries for a slam, but Homicide counters with an arm drag. Joe arm drags Homicide and monkey flips Homicide out of the corner, but Homicide lands on his feet. Joe nails Homicide with a running boot to send Homicide to the floor. XL tags into the match to try his luck against Ryder. Ryder shoves XL to the mat out of a lockup. The fans don’t care about Ryder and want to see Joe compete. XL kicks Ryder a few times and dropkicks Ryder into the corner. XL ducks a clothesline, but Ryder delivers a shoulder block and a spinning kick. XL stomps Ryder on the mat several times. XL strikes Ryder, but slides through the legs of Ryder and Homicide enters to kick Ryder for a two count. Homicide forearms Ryder into the corner and hits a splash. XL also delivers a splash and Homicide knee strikes Ryder. XL delivers a running knee strike for a two count. Homicide forearms Ryder, but Ryder slams Homicide. Ryder tosses Homicide with a suplex. Ryder snapmares Homicide and keeps control with a sleeper.
Joe tags into the match and knee strikes Homicide several times. Joe takes Homicide down to the mat and locks in an arm bar. Joe wrenches on the arm, but Homicide reaches the ropes. Joe strikes Homicide over the back, but Homicide nails Joe with a big boot. XL tags into the match as Homicide headbutts Joe into the corner. XL continues with right hands and Homicide nails Joe with a running boot in the corner. Joe slams XL out of the corner and overhead suplexs Homicide into the corner. Joe snapmares XL and delivers a chop to the back followed by a kick to the chest. Ryder strikes XL in the corner followed by a running elbow strike and a suplex out of the corner. Ryder knee lifts XL followed by a gut buster. Ryder tries for a cover, but XL kicks out at two. Joe returns to the match to deliver a double clothesline to XL. Joe drives XL down with a backbreaker and locks in a Boston Crab. Ryder returns to the match and tosses XL with a suplex. Ryder drives XL down to the mat for a near fall as Homicide makes the save. Joe knee drops XL after a drop toe hold by Ryder. Joe puts a bow and arrow on XL, but doesn’t get a submission. Joe headbutts XL over the back several times and slams XL to the mat. Ryder returns to the match and puts an arm bar on XL.
Homicide enters to break the hold by kicking Ryder. Joe tags into the match and slaps XL to the mat followed by a series of knee strikes and a chop. XL spikes Joe with a tornado DDT. Homicide get the hot tag and forearms Joe and Ryder. Homicide decks Ryder to the floor. XL tries for a corkscrew dive, but is caught. Homicide backdrops XL over the top onto both men on the floor. Homicide suplexs Ryder for a two count. Homicide uppercuts Ryder, but Ryder responds with a big boot. Ryder chokes Homicide in the corner. Ryder tries for a cover, but Homicide kicks out. Homicide dropkicks Ryder on the knee several times. Homicide puts an STF on Ryder, but is kicked by Joe. Joe uppercuts Homicide in the corner and continues to choke his rival. XL hits a hurricanrana on Joe for a near fall. XL strikes Joe several times, but Joe gets waist lock control. Joe hits a series of German suplexs and a full nelson suplex on XL. Joe hits a straightjacket bridging suplex to pin XL for the win. (**. Ryder came across as if he was cosplaying as Brian Adams. He stood out like a sore thumb compared to the other three who are obviously either decent or great in the ring. This went a lot longer than I thought it would, but it didn’t feel like a chore to get through.)
There’s a segment where Rob Dimenson attacks a loud mouth manager and is kept away by security. Rob is part of the management team of PWF, and I believe part owner.
Eighth Contest: CW Anderson & Simon Diamond vs. Joey Matthews & Michael Shane: Anderson and Shane kickoff the match with Anderson gaining control on the mat until Shane counters. Anderson keeps Shane on the mat with an arm bar. Shane bridges up and arm drags Anderson before keeping arm control. Anderson gets a two count on Shane. Shane sends Anderson into the corner, but Shane responds with an arm drag. Shane avoids a strike, but Anderson decks Shane into the corner where Diamond and Anderson strike Shane several times before Anderson arm drags Shane and tags in Diamond. Diamond nails Shane with a right hand and works over Shane in the corner with a wrist lock. Shane knee lifts Diamond into the corner and continues with a series of strikes. Diamond arm drags Shane, but Shane responds with arm drags. Matthews enters the ring and is arm dragged by Diamond, too. Diamond arm drags Alexis Laree and gets carried away by arm dragging Anderson, too. Matthews and Shane regroup on the floor with Lou E. Dangerously.
Matthews enters the ring to compete against Diamond, but quickly bails to the floor to regroup. Dangerously declares they are done. Shane returns to the match and works over Anderson with strikes. Shane chokes Anderson in the corner to maintain control. Shane sends Anderson into the corner, but misses a splash. Anderson decks Matthews off the apron. Shane ducks a strike by Anderson and nails Anderson with a superkick. Shane punches Diamond off the apron. Anderson is taken over with a double snap suplex leading to a near fall for Matthews. Matthews controls Anderson on the mat with a sleeper. Anderson comes off the ropes and is met with a dropkick. Shane enters the match and kicks Anderson in the ribs. Shane keeps Anderson on the mat with a front face lock. Diamond tries to get involved, but is stopped by the referee. Matthews jabs Anderson with a chair shot on the floor several times. Shane tries for a cover, but Anderson kicks out. Shane strikes Anderson on their knees. Shane eye rakes Anderson on the mat and Matthews tags into the match. Matthews snapmares Anderson and delivers a forearm drop for a two count.
Shane elbow drops Anderson over the back and trades shots with Anderson. Anderson chops Shane several times and delivers a kick. Anderson plants Shane with a spinebuster and both men are down. Diamond gets tagged in as Matthews enters, too. Diamond cleans house with jabs to Matthews. Diamond hits a fisherman suplex on Shane for a near fall. Matthews strikes Diamond in the corner, but Diamond punches Matthews and is sent into Shane. Anderson drops Matthew with a left hand. Anderson superkicks Shane on a catapult attempt for a near fall. Matthews tosses Anderson over the top to the floor. Diamond strikes Matthews several times in the corner. Shane smashes Diamond with a chair shot. Matthews plants Diamond into the chair with a reverse DDT. Matthews covers and pins Diamond for the win. (*1/2. Lou’s stable of guys seem to be getting quite a bit of momentum and they are younger guys to help carry the promotion. The action here was a bit disappointing and the crowd didn’t appear to get overly invested in the match. Any time the Pottstown crowd isn’t even motivated to heckle then they’re not caring about what’s going on, which is a bad sign.)
Ninth Contest: Da Hit Squad (Mafia & Mack) vs. Rockin’ Rebel & Striker vs. SAT in a number one contenders elimination match: SAT’s attack Rebel and Striker before the bell. Striker avoids a backdrop and the Squad attack SAT from behind. Mafia knocks Joel to the mat with a shoulder block and strikes. Rebel works over Jose on the floor with strikes. Jose is chopped by Mack on the floor, too. Striker gains control on Joel by hitting a head scissors. Striker arm drags Joel as Jose is sent into the ring post. Joel tags out to Jose as Mack gets tagged into the match by Striker. Jose wants to wrestle Mack without any strikes. Mack gains control with a wrist lock, but Jose rolls through only for Mack to keep wrist control. Mack drop toe holds Jose and keeps control with a front face lock. Jose counters with a wrist lock, but Mack rolls through and maintains wrist control. Jose tries to break free, but fails to do so. Jose is decked by Mack and runs into an overhead belly to belly suplex. Mafia argues with the referee, but Joel switches places and dropkicks Mafia. Joel nails Mack with a kick to the back of the head. Joel tags out to Jose, who senton splashes Mack for a two count as Rebel and Striker make the save. Jose eye rakes Mack and continues with strikes in the corner. Jose rams Mack into the corner and double teams Mack with Joel for a moment. Joel forearms Mack to the mat for a near fall as Mafia breaks the cover. Joel keeps control on the mat with a sleeper. Joel puts a head scissors on Mack, but doesn’t get a submission.
Jose returns to the match and works over Mack with more strikes in the corner. Joel nails Mack with a leaping kick to the face for a near fall. Mafia gets involved to help his partner, but is stopped by the referee. Mafia dropkicks Jose, who tombstones Joel as a result. Rebel gets the hot tag and cleans house on the SAT with several forearm strikes. Rebel backdrops both men. Rebel powerslams Joel coming off the ropes. Rebel clubs Jose over the back and delivers a scoop slam for a near fall. Rebel knocks Mafia off the apron and they trade strikes outside the ring. Striker walks the ropes, but messes up a hurricanrana attempt on Jose. Striker clotheslines Jose coming off the ropes and pummels Joel in the corner. Joel drop toe holds Striker into the corner face first. SAT hit the Spanish Fly on Striker for the first elimination.
Mack doesn’t budge on a clothesline attempt by Joel and decks Joel with a clothesline of his own. Joel ducks a clothesline and trades waist locks. Joel is nailed by Mack with a kick to the head. Mack delivers a sit out spinebuster for a two count on Joel. Jose boots Mack charging into the corner and tries for a tornado DDT, but Mack avoids it. Jose spikes Mack with a tornado DDT for a two count. Mafia hits a swinging neckbreaker on Jose for a near fall. Joel kicks Mafia and they trade strikes. Joel avoids a wild chop and nails Mafia with a kick to the head. Joel climbs to the top rope hitting a swanton bomb for a near fall. Joel strikes Mafia several times in the corner, but misses a wild clothesline. Mafia puts Joel in the tree of woe and Jose hits his brother in the corner. Mafia drops Jose with the Burning Hammer to win the match. After the match, Mack tells the camera “At least we can win in PWF unlike in ROH.” Squad and SAT shake hands to show respect. (**. I was a bit surprised by Striker taking the Spanish Fly, but I’m glad they pulled it out for the show. The action was mostly average, but I enjoyed seeing the Spanish Fly and Burning Hammer for the eliminations.)
Tenth Contest: PWF Junior Heavyweight Champion Quiet Storm vs. Low Ki: Ki strikes Storm into the corner and they backoff. Ki gets a waist lock on Storm and keeps control on the mat. Ki arm drags Storm and keeps control on the mat with a head scissors. Storm powers out of the hold and gains control with Ki’s legs locked in a bow and arrow. Storm switches to a headlock, but Ki gets up and counters a hammerlock by taking Storm down with a drop toe hold. Storm keeps Ki on the mat with a hammerlock. Ki heel kicks Storm to the mat. Storm snapmares Ki to the mat and taunts the challenger. Ki breaks free from a waist lock and gains arm control before arm dragging Ki. Ki kicks free from a wrist lock and soaks in the cheers from the crowd. Storm leg sweeps Ki to the mat and head scissors Ki. Storm misses an elbow strike and dropkicks Ki. Ki mule kicks Storm into the ropes and they have a standoff. Ki chops Storm several times followed by an uppercut. Ki uppercuts Storm against the ropes several times. Ki manages a two count with a rollup. Ki tries for the Ki Krusher, but Storm drops to the mat to avoid it and regroups in the corner. Storm slaps Ki and pummels Ki over the back several times. Storm chops Ki against the ropes, but Ki shoulder blocks Storm. Ki uppercuts Storm followed by a chop. Ki overhand strikes Storm over the shoulders followed by a kick to the chest. Storm bails to the floor to regroup and avoid a kick to the chest.
Ki waits in the ring for Storm to return to the match. Storm backs off on the floor as Ki followed and chops Storm at ringside followed by forearm strikes and an uppercut. Ki rolls Storm into the ring and taunts the crowd. Storm clotheslines Ki coming off the ropes for a one count. Storm avoids a springboard, but Ki nails Storm with a somersault kick. Ki snapmares Storm and comes off the ropes to deliver an elbow drop for a near fall. Ki kicks Storm over the back several times. Ki tries for a cover, but Storm kicks out at two. Ki uppercuts Storm into the corner several times. Ki chops Storm in the corner and misses a handspring kick attempt. Storm cheap shots Ki with a low blow in the corner. Storm suplexs Ki for a near fall. Storm controls Ki with a kneeling abdominal stretch on the mat. Storm clubs Ki over the back and delivers a back suplex for a two count. Storm snapmares Ki and keeps the advantage with a sleeper. Ki elbows free from Storm and tries for a sunset flip, but Storm kicks out. Storm cuts Ki off with an elbow strike leading to a near fall. Storm kicks Ki over the back and puts a chin lock on Ki. Ki elbows Storm followed by an overhand strike and a crossbody. Storm stops Ki with a forearm strike to knock Ki to the mat. Storm scoop slams Ki, but is stopped by a kick on the middle rope. Ki tries for a top rope pedigree, but Storm blocks it. Ki settles for a top rope hurricanrana for a near fall.
Ki kicks Storm several times on the chest. Storm suplexs Ki for a near fall. Storm elbow drops Ki for a near fall. Storm scoop slams Ki and signals for the end. Storm heads to the top rope missing a diving headbutt. Ki strikes Storm several times to stagger Storm. Ki nails Storm with a forearm off the ropes. Ki springboards off the middle rope to kick Storm. Ki goes for a cover, but Storm kicks out at two. Ki uppercuts Storm in the corner, but is met with a kick. Ki crotches Storm on the top turnbuckle and locks in a dragon sleeper in the tree of woe. Ki rolls Storm over for a near fall. Ki kicks Storm on the chest several times and a flurry of kicks to the face. Storm takes Ki down and locks in an STF. Ki manages to reach the ropes to break the hold. Storm chops Ki several times. Ki strikes Storm followed by an overhand strike. Storm hits a swinging neckbreaker and a Gory Special neckbreaker for a near fall. Ki kicks Storm in the corner, and delivers a kick to the back of Storm’s head for a two count. Ki forearms Storm followed by a knee. Storm forearms Ki to the mat and signals for the end. Ki counters with a dragon sleeper. Storm tosses Ki overhead with a suplex and covers for a two count. Ki locks in another dragon sleeper, but Storm breaks free and locks in a Stretch Muffler. Ki elbows free and almost wins with a rollup. Storm forearms Ki, but is met with a somersault kick. Ki headbutts Storm on the back, but Storm rolls through. Ki gets the dragon sleeper on Storm, but Storm doesn’t give in. The bell sounds and Storm taps out. The referee doesn’t know what is happening. The match has ended in a twenty minute draw. After the match, Ki wants five more minutes since a title match shouldn’t end that way. They agree to have a rematch next month for Low Ki’s Zero-1 Championship. (*1/2. It felt like these two thought working a twenty minute match means they’d automatically have a good match. For the most part, this was a mostly dull match and it kind of became a chore to get through. Another match that the crowd didn’t interact much with either. I’m not looking forward to a rematch.)
Eleventh Contest: Steve Corino vs. Mikey Whipwreck for the vacant PWF Universal Heavyweight Championship: Whipwreck controls Corino with a headlock and delivers a shoulder block. Whipwreck drops Corino to the mat with a kick to the groin. Whipwreck stomps Corino on the mat and leg drops Corino over the bottom rope. Whipwreck works over Corino on the floor and rams Corino into the railing. Whipwreck rams Corino into the railing head first and sends Corino face first into the ring post. Corino kicks Whipwreck followed by strikes and rams Whipwreck into the railing ribs first. Corino slams Whipwreck’s face onto the apron before returning to the ring. Corino strikes Whipwreck into the corner, but Whipwreck fights back with strikes and a headbutt. Corino sunset flips Whipwreck for a two count. Whipwreck back elbows Corino to the mat for a near fall. Corino avoids a splash in the corner and strikes Whipwreck in the corner. Corino pummels Whipwreck with right hands in the corner. Corino sends Whipwreck into the corner and kicks Whipwreck in the groin. Corino spikes Whipwreck with a DDT for a two count. Whipwreck eye rakes Corino, but Corino comes back with a neckbreaker. Lou E. Dangerously pulls the referee out on the cover. Matthews, Shane, Diamond and Anderson end up in the ring brawling for a moment. Whipwreck nails Corino with a stunner for a two count. Corino gets an inside cradle on Whipwreck to win the match. After the match, Whipwreck laughs at Corino and the lights go out. When the lights come back on, Justin Credible has hit Corino with a kendo stick. Credible says he’s back to make Corino’s life a living hell. Credible wants the belt around his waist and challenges Corino right now. Corino accepts. (1/2*. Whipwreck didn’t do much outside of striking and it’s making me question how far his body has broken down to this point if he’s that limited. The finish was flat and the overall match wasn’t very good.)
Main Event: PWF Universal Champion Steve Corino vs. Justin Credible: Corinon slides into the ring and strikes Credible, but is met with a superkick. Credible goes for a cover, but Corino kicks out at two. Credible whacks Corino over the head with a kendo stick shot several times. Corino misses a superkick and Credible plants Corino with That’s Incredible to pin Corino and win the title. After the match, Credible holds the title over Corino and celebrates with Lou E., Michael Shane, Joey Matthews, Jack Victory, Mikey Whipwreck and Alexis Laree. Meanwhile on the aisle, Corino is regrouping with Simon Diamond, CW Anderson, and Josh Daniels. (NR. Certainly not designed to be much of a match. Credible had been released by WWE on January 20th, so he’s fresh into his latest indie run. In fact, this appears to be his first post-WWE appearance. Short-term it will likely do decent business since they are former ECW guys and area loves that. The idea of a stable war between the two sides has me a bit interested, too. PWF tends to be a promotion that Corino is often the champion so I wouldn’t expect Credible to be holding the title for a long period of time.)
Final Thoughts:
Well, that was a subpar show. The closing segment can bring some interest for the likely Corino vs. Credible rematch for the 2nd Anniversary Show. I’m not looking forward to another Storm/Ki match whatsoever. This show gets a recommendation to avoid.
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