Friday 18 April 2014
I didn't think I would make this show due to it being on a Friday, however being a bank holiday made all the difference, so Rob and I made the journey up to Sunny Dundee.
We arrived nice and early and popped into Asda directly opposite the Kirkton Community Centre where Bravehart and the SWE power couple of Ian Ambrose and Sammii Jayne were doing a wee meet and greet and autograph session. I have to admit that I love Ian and Sammii as heels....they are just so good at it! #Scumbags forever!
Back across the road, we waited for the doors to open. This was our first time at Kirkton and I didn't realise how small it was - thank goodness we were early enough to get ringside! Before the show, there was a performance by the Kirkton Beat Samba Band, a group of children of varying ages playing drums. Then there was the video announcement of the guest appearing at Hell For Lycra - Dennis Stamp. There was not much crowd reaction, possibly due to the fact that many people probably have not really heard of him. Then it was on with the show.... mc'd by the lovely Mr Chris Duke!
First match of the night was Christopher Saynt against crowd favourite, Martyn Stallyon. Stallyon started by holding out his hand to Saynt, who refused to shake it. Saynt took the upper hand for much of the match, but Stallyon fed off the crowd cheers to work his way back into the match, however Saynt managed to move out of the way when Stallyon jumped from the turnbuckles and Saynt scored the win. Saynt then went to Stallyon after the match and we assumed that there was going to be some after match low blows dealt by Saynt and were shocked...totally shocked...when he held out his hand to Stallyon, shook his hand, then raised his arm! We sat dumbfounded until Rob said that it was probably the most awkward face turn ever. Has Saynt actually turned face??? We will have to wait and see!!
Next Bryan "The Grue" Douglas entered the ring to introduce the first of the applicants for the position of Bravehart's PA, Esther Robbins, who then announced the arrival of Bravehart and the Trident. This was less a job interview and more an opportunity for "heel" Bravehart to have a go at the crowd and Esther but it did provide some comedy moments, including a ring covered in jelly babies and a Jelly Baby chant!
Once the ring was cleared of jelly babies, it was time for Kevin Williams and Scott Renwick to face off. Scott Renwick took the upper hand early in the match, part of which took place outside of the ring and involved Kevin Williams being bounced off the ringposts. Once back in the ring, Kevin fought his way back into the match, rolling Renwick up for a near pin, then putting him in a leglock that had Renwick scrambling and only just making it to the ropes. Once released, Renwick grabbed the game controller from the corner of the ring and nailed Williams with it. The ref immediately called the DQ and Renwick then choked Williams with the controller cable. The music for the Trident starts up and rather than rescue Williams, they proceeded to attack him, subjecting him to a slam onto the canvas, a power bomb and a 450 splash. They then left, leaving Kevin Williams prone in the middle of the ring.
Chris Duke took to the ring and discussed the news that Terry Funk was unable to attend Hell For Lycra as planned, then announced Grado and Colt Cabana as competitors at Hellbound on 23 August, the week before Hell For Lycra to a huge pop and some "Colt Cabana, It's Yersel'" cheers.
Last match before the intermission was a tag team match. First into the ring was Debbie Sharpe, followed by SWE Power Couple Ian Ambrose and Sammii Jayne. Debbie introduces her tag team partner, Viper. Ian Ambrose immediately complains because he "doesn't hit girls", while the crowd chant that he is just scared of Viper. Despite all his protests, this is obviously the case as Ambrose was happy to tag into the ring as long as he was facing Debbie and not Viper. The match started off with Sammii Jayne and Viper with both girls pulling off some great moves on each other, however as soon as Debbie had been tagged in, Ambrose was more than happy to tag in and Debbie took an extreme amount of punishment. Ambrose then tagged in Sammii Jayne to continue the punishment before Debbie finally tagged in Viper. Ambrose then interfered and had Viper chase him round the ring. Sammii Jayne dived out of the ring onto them both, busting her lip in the process. Debbie then dived out onto Ambrose and Sammii Jayne. Viper and Sammii Jayne got back into the ring where Sammii Jayne hit Viper with a massive neckbreaker and both she and Ambrose sat on Viper for the pin, while Debbie still lay on the floor after her dive. With the Power Couple victorious, Viper helped Debbie to her feet and both girls left to cheers from the crowd.
The first match after the intermission was Glen Dunbar versus Jam O'Malley. Chris Duke really made a big deal of introducing Glen Dunbar which should have been a warning for what was to come. The crowd retaliated by chanting for Jam as Dunbar made his way to the ring...and were just as loud as Jam himself made his way to the ring in his clown outfit and facepaint and carrying a stuffed crocodile, who then did his own introduction and led the crowd in a chant of "Dunbar Sucks". There were some comedy moments when Jam sat next to a stunned Dunbar, imitating his movements, until Dunbar turned toward Jam...who kissed him...Dunbar ran away in terror and shortly after Jam invited some of the kids in the audience to help pull Dunbar's legs on either side of the ringpost...ouch! Dunbar seemed to take the upper hand for a time but as Jam fought back, Chris Duke got involved by distracting O'Malley long enough for Dunbar to strike and take the win. (And I called him the lovely Mr Duke earlier in this blog too - shaking my head!!)
Up next was a grudge match between Jason Costello and Ravishing Randy Valentine, which stemmed from Randy comparing Costello to a potato, a nickname which has stuck with the fans. With the entire crowd firmly behind Randy, Costello was subject to plenty of jeers of potato, spud and tattie! Randy came out carrying an effigy of Costello, constructed of pillow stuffing inside a nylon stocking. Unfortunately, for the majority of the match Costello was firmly in control and despite the crowd's backing, Randy never really looked like winning. The end came when Costello nailed Randy with the effigy, took the pin, then tore it apart to reveal a weight inside which Randy had obviously concealed inside it in order to use against Costello. A distraught Randy gathered the pieces of his "friend" before leaving the ring defeated.
It was then back to "The Grue" to introduce the next applicant for the PA position, Tam Malone. Bravehart arrived with the Trident and Esther and started making fun of both Tam and Esther, before saying he had something to deal with that he should have dealt with before. He then indicated that the Trident should escort a member of the crowd from the building....that person was Euan Mackie, who did leave the building quietly, however the crowd gave a rousing chant of E G Mackie as he left. Bravehart then got back to the PA position and decided that Tam and Esther should have a slapping contest to determine which of them would proceed, before throwing Tam out of the ring and calling Esther a disgrace to the SWE. What any of this has to do with being a PA, I don't know and the comedy element was dampened by the incident with Euan Mackie. This segment, in my opinion, just seemed to be uncomfortable to watch.
The final match was the over the top rope Battle Royal to determine the number one contender to the SWE Heavyweight Championship who would have a title shot at any time of their choosing after the next Uprising on 26 April and before midnight on 30 August 2014, the date of Hell For Lycra. The competitors included everyone who had competed during the course of the night with the exception of current champion Ian Ambrose and Randy Valentine (although he did jump onto the ring apron during the match to help eliminate Jason Costello), and they were joined by Scotty Riccio, Mr News, The Trident and Chaz Phoenix, as well as two new faces from Reckless Intent, Juan Loco Gato and Jackie Grady. The appearance of Chaz Phoenix had the crowd chanting for Steven Magners... and they were not disappointed as Magners appeared after the match started and targeted Phoenix, taking him out of the ring and continuing their brawl into the backstage area. Due to the fact that Phoenix had not been officially eliminated over the top rope, we expected him to make a reappearance but thankfully that did not happen. With so many bodies in the ring at once it was hard to keep up with what was going on, however it was soon down to the final four competitors, Mr News, Viper, Scott Renwick and Martyn Stallyon. Mr News was first of the four to be eliminated, followed quickly by Viper, leaving Renwick and Stallyon to battle it out until Stallyon eliminated Renwick to take the win and become number one contender. Renwick, obviously upset and being beaten and at us chanting loudly for Stallyon, decided to give us a nice shower, emptying his water bottle over us! Gives a new meaning to crowd participation. Thankfully I had some dry stuff in the car or it would have been a long drive in wet clothes and I managed to dry off my camera quickly so no damage there either!
The next SWE event is on Friday 25 April at Menzieshill Community Centre, with Uprising the following night at the Ardler Complex. Check out their facebook page or website for further information.
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