JCW Lunacy
Date: 10/23/2024
From: Nashville, TN
Violent J opens the show and talks about how there is a wrestling show everyday on the tour. JCW Devils Night will be taking place on Triller. For the first half hour of this episode it was a recap of what had happened previously.
Outside, the Southern Six cut a promo. Morton says it is great to be home in Tennessee. Alex Taylor complains of the smell. Morton says the juggalos invaded their state and tells them to f-themselves. Silas Mason chimes in and says it doesn’t feel like a home anymore when the juggalos snuck into their home and they ruin everything. Mason can’t wait to put people like them into camps. Alex Taylor says when you’re hot, you’re hot, but when you’re not… (they walk off). Taylor looked to be breaking with laughter with Mason’s promos.
MATCH #1: THE NEON BLONDES (DANI MO & FACADE) VS. MICKIE KNUCKLES & SUPER BEAST
FINISH: Facade hits an insane Coast to Coast on Super Beast to pickup the win.
Bob’s Take: I feel like every time I’ve ever seen a wrestler promoted as Super Beast on the independent scene it’s usually an out of shape wrestler. However, here in JCW, Super Beast is a jacked fella. Facade and Dani Mo are a fun team and the crowd responded well to their offense early on. Also, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Mickie Knuckles wearing a singlet in the manner she was wearing one this episode. They said it was intergender rules, but that was not the case as Beast hit a nice swinging backbreaker on Mo, which looked devastating. There were a couple of mess up moments. Regardless, the finish was fantastic and I really like the team of Facade and Dani Mo.
Match Rating: **
Joe Dombroski interviews Mecha Wolf on the stage. Wolf is involved with Devils Night as he will be going for the JCW Heavyweight Championship. Wolf asks the fans to howl with the wolves. Wolf says he travels many miles to travel to Nashville and kick ass. Wolf notes that Matt Cross isn’t there tonight. Wolf says he respects Cross, but considers Cross a coward for not being there tonight. Wolf calls Cross a poser. Wolf promises Cross will not survive him. Wolf is going to show why he is the last of his kind.
Outside, Simon Gotch cuts a promo about James Storm and how they started off in the business together. Gotch recalls a story in Indiana when they were making fun of Marty Jannetty. Gotch says they have a friendship and he is going to whoop Storm’s ass like he would any other friend because he’s a professional.
MATCH #2: CHEF MIKE VS. PINK KANE
FINISH: Pink Kane wins following a chokeslam.
Bob’s Take: This is my first time ever seeing the cosplay of Kane, as this is pink Kane. Yes, they are using Kane’s WWF theme and the fire coming of the post is just fake flames made of paper. Chef Mike, well, is a pizza chef. It’s probably worth noting that Pink Kane is nowhere near the size of Kane as he is much skinner and less muscle definition. To his credit, Pink Kane does hit Kane’s moves fairly well. This is mostly just a comedy segment, and it wasn’t too bad.
Match Rating: *
Backstage, JCW Tag Team Champions Backseat Boys cut a promo saying that it doesn’t matter who steps up to them tonight because they will be champions. They will remain the tag champions throughout the entire tour.
MATCH #3: JCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS BACKSEAT BOYS (JP & TOMMY GRAYSON) VS. BANG & MATTHEWS (AUGUST MATTHEWS & DAVEY BANG)
NOTE: Johnny Kashmere is not at ringside and it is noted he’s at a “spiritual retreat.”
FINISH: Matthews tries to cheat with extra leverage, but Tommy kicks their hands allowing JP to get a rollup and pins Matthews to retain the titles.
Bob’s Take: This is the first time seeing Matthews and Bang in the JCW Lunacy era. I can’t get over how well the Backseat Boys look like the original Backseat Boys. Both teams displayed some good combo offense. The Backseat Boys were able to showcase their moves far more compared to when they won the titles. The crowd in Nashville showed support for the Backseat Boys. I thought for a moment there would be a title change when they mentioned Kashmere wasn’t there. This is a quality TV match and the Backseat Boys especially looked good.
Match Rating: **1/2
At the bar, James Storm cuts a promo. Storm talks about Simon Gotch and says it is true they go back a long way. Storm takes offense to the statement that Gotch is going to beat him like a brother. Storm says things change and Gotch is going to see the change tonight. Storm is going to beat him like a redhead stepchild. Sorry, about your damn luck.
MATCH #4: SIMON GOTCH VS. JAMES STORM
FINISH: Storm low blows Gotch and delivers the Last Call to pickup the win.
Bob’s Take: Gotch controls the early portions of the bout with a mat wrestling based attack, which is not Storm’s strong suit. There was a segment of the match that felt a bit slow and plodding, but in the end it was okay for what it was. This didn’t come across as if they were brothers fighting or anything. Storm is likely going to be getting a title shot during the tour heading into Devils Night, if I had to guess.
Match Rating: *1/2
Breyer Wellington and Geeves come out to be interviewed by Joe Dombroski, which was suppose to be on the stage, but they brought the promo to the ring. Geeves says this is the Richie Boy Forever Tour. Breyer suggests the fans missed the memo, but the Richie Boy is forever. Breyer proclaims he’s an icon in JCW. The crowd responds by saying he’s not shit. Breyer repeats that he is the Richie Boy forever. He is the undying light of JCW. Breyer brings up a battle royal taking place and suggests everyone jump out of the ring and award him the victory.
MATCH #5: BATTLE ROYAL
FINISH: Babathunder picks Kongo Kong up and nearly eliminates Kong, but gets the job done following a big boot.
Bob’s Take: For the most part, this match features mostly talent that has already been seen. Kongo Kong, Breyer Wellington, Painful Paul and Babathunder were the only wrestlers that hadn’t been on the show earlier. Babathunder is promoted as being 7ft, but Painful Paul looks to be even taller than Babathunder. Babathunder casually dumped Super Beast to the floor, which is impressive. It didn’t take long for the final competitors to be Painful Paul, Kongo Kong, and Babathunde, which shouldn’t surprise anyone. Babathunder was made to look like an absolute force, and I liked it.
Match Rating: *1/2
Backstage, 2 Tuff Tony says that he’s ready to take on the Southern Six. Tarzan Duran enters the scene to help out Tony. Tony has someone that use to beat Kerry Morton’s ass as a kid, and that brings in Ricky Morton! Ricky says he still kicks Kerry’s butt today!
MAIN EVENT: RICKY MORTON, 2 TUFF TONY & TARZAN DURAN VS. THE SOUTHERN SIX (KERRY MORTON, SILAS MASON & ALEX TAYLOR)
FINISH: Late in the match, everyone begins to hit their key moves. Mason pins Tarzan after a Souther Thrillride slam.
Bob’s Take: I love that Ricky Morton is here and feuding with Kerry. I’ve been a Ricky Morton fan for my entire fandom, and regardless of age, I’m excited to see Ricky in JCW. Kerry is a fantastic heel in JCW and his mannerisms generate heat on their own. They purposely avoided doing a Ricky vs. Kerry confrontation, which I’m fine with if they are going to do a slow build for that battle. Kerry is given the referees belt to strike Ricky, but Ricky avoids it and knocks Mason to the floor. Ricky got some spanking in on Kerry, but there’s not any actual violence there. Kerry does get a low blow in Ricky, but we need more substance than that. I’m glad the Southern Six won here as they need to have a run of dominance to really build up the heel trio. Tarzan impressed me, as well.
Match Rating: **
Final Thoughts:
There’s some decent action on the show, and for being just over an hour of original programming, I thought it was a productive episode. Dani Mo, Facade, tag title match, Tarzan and the Southern Six were all entertaining acts on the show. I’m looking forward to Devils Night.
Thanks for reading.