A last minute decision saw Rob and I racing to Glasgow to see this event. The ring announcer Stevie Wizard was already doing his thing when we arrived, but we made it in time for the first match ... only just... a tag team gauntlet to decide the number one contenders for the SWA Tag Team belts, currently held by The Forgotten. I was still unpacking my camera as the first team were making their way to the ring! The first match up was my favourite SWE heel, 'All Night' Ian Ambrose partnered by Martyn Stallyon against Robbie Solar and Celtic Arrow. This match went back and forth before Solar scored the pin, eliminating Ambrose and Stallyon. Immediately the next team appeared, Christopher Saynt and David Conrad with Saynt giving me a "two fingered salute" when he saw me....I really don't think he likes me! These guys work well together and it was not long before they took advantage and using a front neckbreaker double team move, they took the victory. Next team into the ring were Manlon and Daihlan Hendry. With Saynt already in the ring, Manlon demanded to face "The Big Guy" with Saynt responding that Conrad "eats meals bigger than you", before stepping out and letting Manlon have what he wanted. Conrad dominated and despite a good try from Hendry, it was Saynt and Conrad's neckbreaker that would seal the win again. The final team of DCT and Adam Carrell then took to the ring. There appeared to be some tension between these two, with DCT tagging himself into the ring as soon as Carrell had taken the upper hand, then immediately losing the momentum to Saynt and Conrad. This culminated in Carrell attempting to kick DCT in the head, only for DCT to drop and Saynt took the kick instead, with DCT quickly moving to score the pin and the No 1 contenders slot. Not sure how this team will work out in the future, but they were fun to watch.
The next match saw Jam O'Malley take to the ring to announce the arrival of Glen Dunbar, who faced the newest Source graduate, Cobra Carr. Cocky as ever, Dunbar assumed this would be an easy match, however Carr put up a good fight. Carr had plenty of support in the crowd and gave them plenty to cheer for but unfortunately Dunbar did take the win after rolling up Carr and putting his feet up on the ropes for extra leverage. He then followed up his win by laughing in the face of Carr and giving him a slap for good measure. Carr wasn't having any of it and smacked Dunbar, knocking him to the canvas, much to the delight of the crowd.
The final match of the first half saw young Ryan Griffin face Mikey Whiplash. Whippy was not happy to see a young girl at ringside holding a "Whippy Sucks" sign. Appearing to take the upper hand early on, Whiplash appeared surprised when Griffin strung some moves together, with Whiplash going over the top rope and almost taking out the large mirror on the wall! Despite this, Whiplash managed to get Griffin in a sleeper hold and when the ref dropped Griffin's arm for the third time, it was all over. This is the second time I have seen Griffin (the first was the pre-show match at Clan Wars) and I think he has a good future ahead of him....also its nice to see a wrestler with good aerial moves who is not wearing a mask!
The second half started with a bit of confusion as what appeared to be the fire alarm went off. This actually turned out to be a school bell and signalled the arrival of Mr Byers, who handed out punishment exercises to some of the kids who were booing him, then proceeded to call out SWA Zero 1 champion Joe Coffey, who was sitting ringside enjoying the evening. Coffey began by appearing to make excuses of illness to avoid the match as he made his way to the rear of the crowd, then picked up his title belt from the table at the back and returned to accept the challenge. The match was pretty much over before it began, with Coffey spinning Byers around the ring several times then hitting him with a running body splash, taking a selfie while he did so, before taking the pin, then issuing Byers with one of his own punishment exercises.
Next up was Private Bobby Roberts against The Beast of Belfast, Damian O'Connor. Roberts matched up to Big Damo in height and build....and also in strength and agility. Roberts tried running shoulder blocks from all 4 sides of the ring with neither man going down and the noise when these two giants collided was something else. When Roberts did finally go down, Damo then stood on him! This impressive match went back and forward but finally Damo took the win by pinfall and then shook the hand of Roberts, who definitely showed that he is one to watch in the future.
The penultimate match was a ladies tag match with the team of Viper and Sammii Jayne facing Courtney and Debbie Sharpe. With the exception of Courtney, I have seen these girls several times and was therefore really interested in seeing what Courtney could do - I did see her at Clan Wars but she was eliminated very early on! The main focus of this match appeared to be the dynamic between Viper and Sammii Jayne, with both girls keen to prove they were the better half of the team. With Debbie Sharpe isolated in their corner, they kept tagging themselves into the match, with their "tags" getting harder and harder each time! Their animosity grew when Courtney attempted to pin Sammii Jayne only for Viper to try to make the save, with Courtney quickly moving out of the way and Viper landing on her own partner instead. With Courtney and Debbie appearing to have control of the match, Sammii Jayne hit them both with an amazing front dropkick and instead of going for the pin, confronted Viper over the earlier move. This gave Courtney and Sharpe the chance to take control again and, with Sammii Jayne in the corner, Sharpe moved out of the way to allow Viper to once again hit her tag partner, this time with a corner splash. Courtney and Sharpe then moved in on Viper to score the pinfall. An irate Sammii Jayne confronted Viper again at which point Viper had enough and knocked Sammii Jayne down with a hard clothesline. A pretty good match, but I would like to see Courtney in a singles match to fully appreciate what she can do.
Finally it was main event time, and my match of the night, as Joe Hendry faced Lewis Girvan. I have only seen Girvan twice before but I have to admit to being really impressed by this young talent. This match was action packed from start to finish, with neither man holding back in their efforts to gain the advantage. There were some really sweet moves, including an amazing suplex by Joe Hendry on Lewis Girvan which seemed to go on forever. With both men appearing exhausted after several near pins each, the end finally came when Girvan pushed Hendry into the corner in which the referee was standing - Hendry stopped short of hitting the ref and as Girvan followed him into the corner, moved aside. Girvan also stopped short of hitting the ref but Hendry got the lowblow in from behind and then covered him for the 3 count and retained his title. The crowd were not happy with the result but the match was an absolute cracker. Hendry then approached Joe Coffey and told him that one belt was not enough and that he was coming after Coffey's title.After the show, I got a chance to see Mikey Whiplash and tell him that he was responsible for the Loudmouth's existence...it was him mooing at me during a PWE show that started it all...and got a photo which Joe Hendry photobombed!!
I thought the entire show was great. There wasn't a single match I didn't enjoy and I was really impressed by the new talent the Source Wrestling School has. When matched against more experienced guys, they did not fall short and I look forward to seeing them in action again soon.
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