Sunday 19 October 2014
This was the second Sunday Slam show from Reckless Intent and would be a wee bit more special for me as Rob would be making his in-ring debut during the main event rumble match.
The show started with ring announcer The Grue informing the crowd that Joe Hendry believed that the Hardcore Championship epitomises everything that is wrong with wrestling and had therefore vacated the title in exchange for a shot at the UK Title at Over the Top on 1 November. As a result, the main event rumble would now be for the vacated Hardcore Championship.
The first match saw Westy face Mike Hawke. Westy's gimmick is to come out dressed as different wrestling characters and this time he was the Undertaker during his "American Badass" stint. He arrived not on a motorbike however, but on a kids scooter. Mike Hawke took exception to this and claimed to be the real American Badass and unleashed a series of hard chops to the chest of the crowd favourite. Despite a few mistakes due to his inexperience in the ring, Westy could not be kept down and, in true Undertaker style, no matter what was thrown at him, he just kept going, walking the top rope and finishing Hawke with a tombstone piledriver to take the win.
Next up was Jackie Grady against Craig Valant. The crowd were a bit quiet during this match but are definitely warming to newcomer Valant, especially after he started by asking Grady if he was a member of Hanson. After a few wristlocks and armdrags, Grady decided he needed a break, taking a seat in the audience and inciting a chicken chant. While Grady was getting in my face, Valant exited the ring and forced him back in, only for Grady to get the jump on him and dominate much of the match. Valant did manage to get back into the match, scoring a near fall after a power bomb, before heading to the top rope however Grady countered and both men went down for a 6 count. After exchanging punches, Valant hit with some big clotheslines, a scoop slam and a series of elbow drops and looked firmly in control of the match, however Grady managed to counter his finishing move and was able to roll up Valant for the 3 count.
AJ Russell came out to the ring and called out his brother JJ, who had refused to face him back in August. This time JJ appeared, much to the delight of the crowd. This was brutal. AJ started with slaps to the face of his brother, following up with punches and kicks and ramming his shoulder into the back of his brother in the corner. JJ took a tremendous amount of punishment throughout this match and although he did manage to get on the offence a few times, his brother seemed to have an answer for everything, including some cracking aerial moves. Despite the crowd being firmly behind JJ, it was AJ Russell who took the 3 count after a massive splash from the top rope. This sibling rivalry is far from over but they get my vote for Match of the Day (afternoon show remember!)
The first half main event was a much anticipated affair. After a short (and slightly one-sided) Facebook courtship, we were invited to the "wedding" of Jam O'Malley and Reckless Intent World Champion Saint-George Bernard. Saint George arrived to the ring first, decked in his flags as usual, grabbing a microphone and stating there would be no wedding, only for O'Malley to arrive to the tune of "Here comes the bride". Originally scheduled to be a non-title match between these two, General Manager Jason McKinley appeared and announced that the title would be on the line. As Saint-George grumbled, Jam said they could just get married instead and the champion reluctantly handed the belt to the referee. There was a moment of pure hilarity when Saint-George grabbed the top rope, only for it to slip and him land on his ass. It was Jam O'Malley who started the "you fell over" chant! This only served to make the champ even angrier and when O'Malley held out his hand to Saint-George, it was slapped away. Jam then dropped his trousers to reveal a fetching pair of red boxers, causing Saint-George to leave the ring and refuse to return to ring until he was decent. Then when Jam offered to "hug it out" Saint-George slapped his face. With Jam now sulking in the corner, Saint-George dragged him out by his hair and get this match started. There was very little actual wrestling in the match,
however no-one really minded as there was a lot of entertainment, mainly Jam making fun of and embarrassing Saint-George, who in turn wanted to cause the greatest amount of pain possible for his opponent. The match came to an end when Jam took off his trousers and bounced on the chest of Saint-George in corner. Disgusted, the champioon grabbed the belt and left ring to be counted out but as the title can only change hands on a pinfall or submission, he retained the title. GM Jason McKinlay returned and announced a new stipulation for the Title match on November 1 against Scott Renwick - if Saint-George is disqualified or counted out, he will be stripped of the title and fired. A very unhappy Saint-George then grabbed a microphone to state that after that match, he would still be champion to a chorus of "blah, blah, blah" from the crowd.
The first match after the interval saw the return of Iron Fist, accompanied by his psychiatrist, Miss J who explained to the crowd that this was an experiment and she was working to help Iron Fist learn to interact with normal peopl. She stated that she had brought him to see how he would cope in a strenuous social enviroment but that she would not be held culpable for any injuries obtained. His opponent was Sweet Chavi Sanchez, who came out wearing a second mask as a taunting gesture toward Iron Fist and carrying his trademark Irn Bru. This was more of a comedy match, with Chavi dealing out low blows and kicks to the ass of his opponent and taking a seat in the crowd while Iron Fist bounced off the ropes. Finally Iron Fist grew tired of Chavi's antics and took the victory after hitting Chavi with a huge sidewalk slam. I look forward to seeing Iron Fist in a more serious match in the future.
The final match before the Rumble was scheduled as a non-title match between UK Champion Mikey and Venym. Venym came out to the ring first and, after stating that he had not had a great run of luck in his recent matches, respectfully requested that the match be made a title match so that he could show he could hold his own against the best in the company. GM Jason McKinlay came out and granted the request. Mikey appeared to the usual cheers from the fans, shook Venym's hand and the match was on. While Venym is the bigger of the two, he is surprisingly agile and this match was a close runner up for my Match of the Day. There was a lot of really nice moves from both guys and I was surprised by the amount of pro-Venym chanting there was considering how popular Mikey is with the fans. Mikey nailed Venym with several dropkicks and a cracking 619 before springing from the top rope to splash Venym but could only get a 2 count. Venym countered with spears into the turnbuckles and a massive legdrop but, once again, only a 2 count was managed. Venym climbed the ropes only for Mikey to recover and hit some devastating aerial moves that so nearly got him the win. Venym tried to rally but Mikey finished him with a "Pepsi Plunge" and scored the 3 count to retain the UK title.
Finally it was time for the Hardcore rumble match and I have to admit that for the early part of this match, I was solely focused on Rob. I had expected that as a trainee he would be in the match for such a short period that I better grab the opportunity to get as many photos of him in action while I could. Surprisingly he was in the match for longer than I expected and actually was holding his own pretty well, so I turned my attention to some of the other action. The Russell brothers continued their battle with each other. Wee Jimmy was dragged into the ring before being thrown over the top rope onto the apron where Mikey dropkicked him onto the floor. The Grue was dragged into the ring by Jam O'Malley, before being dumped over the top rope minus a few buttons on his purple shirt! Rob had some nice turns with Saint-George, Rawlins and Jackie Grady, before catching a boot from Mikey producing a shiner before being eliminated by Grady. Mikey hit a cracking dropkick on Craig Valant, before hitting the 619 on Saint-George following it with a springboard splash. Mikey and Rawlins eliminated themselves by diving over the top rope to take out the SOS who were standing at ringside. The final four appeared to be Westy (using The Big Show as his gimmick for this match), Jackie Grady, Jam O'Malley and Saint-George. Saint-George was eliminated but grabbed O'Malley from the apron outside the ring and with Grady inside, together they got him over the top rope only for Westy to grab Grady and eliminate him, appearing to win the match. As Westy celebrated with the belt, suddenly the
leader of the SOS, Sam Crowe appeared and tossed Westy over the top rope. As he had not be officially eliminated from the match, he was crowned winner and new Hardcore champion and was joined in the ring by another member of SOS, however Mikey and Rawlins appeared with a steel chair and Crowe took off out the door, leaving his associate to face the RI Originals alone. After being smacked with the chair and having Rawlins smack it off his face with a big boot, the SOS member was left sitting in the corner as Rawlins held the chair on him and Mikey hit it with a coast to coast before they dumped him out to the floor.
Another great show - and I admit to being totally biased when I say it was probably my favourite because my son made his debut - and I don't give a rat's ass what anyone has to say on the matter!
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