Sunday 25 January 2015
So my first wrestling show of the year was at my home away from home! With Rob on the card, we were both looking forward to the day. While the boys were in the unit organising the show, I was outside setting up the tuck shop and merchandise stand, which is a great way of keeping busy and warm on a cold day! There was a great turn out for the show, ending with standing room only in the unit.
The show started with temporary ring announcer Sully introducing Doctor Grue as the acting General Manager in the wake of Jason McKinlay being attacked by SOS and his being held hostage. Grue called them a bunch of cowards and said that if they harmed McKinlay he would set Rawlins and Mikey on them and any other Reckless Intent roster member who wanted a piece of them and that he would not stop them till they had been ripped apart bit by bit. He also said Jason would want the show to go on and that if SOS thought it would be cancelled due to their actions, they were mistaken.
The first match paired up Rob Mills and Bobby Roberts to face Jackie Grady and "The Westler" West Grady. Roberts was the dominant force in this match, easily controlling both Grady and Westy before Mills tagged in against Westy. With the smaller guy now in the ring, Grady managed to antagonise Roberts into trying to enter the ring, taking the referee's attention from the legal man and allowing Grady and Westy to double team Mills and dish out a fair amount of punishment. Roberts was tagged in and immediately took control, sending Westy out to the floor and showing Grady who is boss. With Grady on the mat, Roberts stood ready and waiting to spear Grady as he got to his feet when a cocky Mills tagged himself in. While Mills and Roberts argued, Grady took the opportunity to get to his feet and tag The Westler who dropped Mills with a clothesline and scored the pinfall. Roberts helped his young tag partner to his feet and told him "you win some, you lose some". Mills slapped Roberts in the face, yelling "I don't need him" before receiving both a stunner and a spear....cracking moves but hard to watch when it's your kid on the receiving end!!
Next up was Saint-George against the returning Davidian Fury. Saint-George arrived to the ring first, taking the microphone and making his usual derogatory comments about the crowd, including having a go about eating haggis for Burns Supper, before calling out his opponent. With Fury bragging about holding the hardcore championship the longest in Reckless Intent, he had a point to prove and he planned to do that by beating the man everyone loves to hate. The crowd seemed a bit confused about who to cheer for as Fury is known as a heel. This meant that there were actually people chanting and cheering for the Englishman! Saint-George started off well, taking Fury down on the mat and managing to yell at members of the crowd while beating on his opponent but Fury came back at him and hit a lovely dropkick to the face of Saint-George. After a double clothesline put both men down, it looked like Fury had the advantage but Saint-George made a final comeback and hit the "Saint George Cross" and took the three count.
As Saint-George left the ring, Mikey suddenly appeared and attacked Davidian Fury, who was still down on the mat. Mikey then grabbed a microphone and, in between punches and kicks, made it clear that there was still some resentment regarding Fury's previous time with Reckless Intent when he was part of the New Blood faction who tried to destroy everything Mikey stood for. Rawlins then appeared and told Mikey off....for starting without him. The Originals then continued a double team attack on Fury, including their amazing "Reckless Abandon" double team move, followed by some chair shots from Rawlins and finally a coast to coast from Mikey, all of which left a battered Fury bleeding in the ring.
Next up was Craig "The Firestorm" Valant to face Rawlins. This match was shaping up to be a stoater but once again, the focus turned to referee Conor Frost and his ongoing hostility towards Rawlins. After a great start with some nice moves and counters from both guys, Rawlins applied his crossface submission hold on Valant, only for Frost to break the hold and accuse Rawlins of choking his opponent. Rawlins let this one go, got back to the match and once again applied the crossface hold. This went between submission and near pin as Valant tried to escape until Valant managed to reverse the hold into his "white heat" submission. Referee Frost immediately called for the bell and awarded the win to Valant, stating that Rawlins had tapped out when he clearly had not. Mikey, sitting ringside argued that Rawlins had not tapped and even Craig Valant was unhappy also making the point that he knew Rawlins had not submitted. Frost was unrepentant and also extremely lucky, managing to squirm his way out of the ring as Rawlins attempted to apply his crossface hold on the errant referee.
The first match of the second half saw JJ Russell take on "The Superstar" Darren Lewis. The match started with JJ Russell sizing up to Lewis and, finding himself a little short, had the crowds in fits of laughter as he puffed himself up in an attempt to look bigger. Lewis was not amused at Russell's comedy antics but he entertained the crowd and also put in a good show against the current UK Champion, while Lewis resorted to underhanded tactics such as using the ropes to choke Russell and pulling on his beard. Despite pulling off some cracking moves, including a drop kick from the top turnbuckle, it was not to be Russell's day and Lewis got the three count after hitting the cradle shock on the fan favourite.
Next up was the triple threat match for the Sunday Slam title. AJ Russell was announced first and came out in normal clothing on crutches, taking a seat at ringside instead of entering the ring. Falcon once again made the crowd wait before making his appearance in the ring. Finally, Venym appeared and despite the audio problem with his entrance music, was greeted enthusiastically by the crowd. Falcon and Venym went back and back and forth, each doing everything possible to be the first Sunday Slam champion and both came close to scoring the three count as AJ Russell sat watching from ringside. Then, as Venym had the advantage and made to pin the beaten Falcon, Russell jumped up on the apron and whacked Venym with one of his crutches. He then entered the ring, rolled Falcon out to the floor and pinned Venym to become the first Sunday Slam Champion. Venym then called for acting GM Doctor Grue to come to the ring and asked to be entered into the Battle Royal match taking place later, which would determine the no 1 contender for the Sunday Slam title, thus giving him the possibility of the chance to face AJ Russell one on one for the belt. Doctor Grue admitted that it was his error that the card was not changed to remove Russell from their match and Russell was the legitimate winner of the belt but that he would grant Venym's request and allow him to compete in the Battle Royal.
It was then time for Sambroso Maestro's "Culture Club". You actually have to feel a little sorry for the guy because not only did he have to deal with me antagonising him, he had to contend with the wit of Sully and then, after trying to start a "Suave not Chav" chant, had to face Sweet Chavi Sanchez. Chavi then wound up Sambroso by say "my name is Jeff" before turning him into a human pretzel and hooking his foot into his shirt and lying down in front of him. Sambroso retaliated with a lowblow and threatened Chavi with his "deboo" while promoting his Facebook and snapchat, allowing Chavi to get the better of him once again.
Finally we had the Battle Royal match to determine the No 1 contender for the Sunday Slam title. As always, this was chaotic with so many people in the ring at once, so some things may appear out of sequence! First everyone attacked Bobby Roberts, who then managed to regroup and hit each and every one of the competitors with a stunner before making the first elimination of match, ejecting Rob Mills from the ring. He was then distracted by Darren Lewis and jumped the top rope, eliminating himself and chased Lewis backstage. Falcon spent the early part of the match sitting out of the way of the action before finally getting involved and then strangely chose to eliminate himself from the match. Chavi Sanchez was like a cat with nine lives, almost being eliminated several times but somehow managing to squirm back into the ring, even using the crowd barriers to avoid his feet hitting the floor. Jackie Grady was not eligible to compete as a former World and UK title holder, however he stood at ringside and imitated West Grady, before he jumped up on the apron and helped Chris Echo to eliminate The Westler. Sweet Johnny took a series of brutal chops from several other wrestlers before being eliminated.
The final four competitors were JJ Russell, Venym, Chavi and Sambroso. Russell was eliminated first and it appeared that Venym had been eliminated however, although he was knocked over the top rope, his feet did not touch the floor. Sambroso quickly eliminated Chavi and began celebrating what he believed to be a win, only to turn around and find Venym back in the ring. Venym
swung Sambroso round a few times and then catapulted him over the top rope to take the win and claim the position of No 1 contender to the Sunday Slam title.
There are several pieces of footage from this show available on
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The next Reckless Intent show is on 7 February at Murieston Scout Hall. Advance ticket holders will gain early entry to the venue and witness a pre-show "Mystery Doors" match for the Hardcore title. This is one not to be missed and tickets are available now - click
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The next Sunday Slam will be held at the RI Unit on 22 February and promises to be another belter. Entry is £5 on the door and it is advised to get there early to grab a seat!
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