Saturday 7 February 2015
This was the first Reckless Intent show to have a Bonus pre-show match for advance ticket holders and it appeared that everyone wanted to see it, as there were very few people who required tickets on the door!!
The pre-show match was a corker. Billed as a Mystery Doors match there was a door in each corner, each with an envelope attached, containing details of the prizes to be won, one of which was the Hardcore Title. To win the contents of an envelope, you had to put an opponent through the door, eliminating them in the process! With 5 men and 4 doors, someone was leaving empty-handed and no-one would know who was the Hardcore Champion until after the match when the envelopes would be opened. Davidian Fury won the first envelop by putting current Hardcore Champ Sam Crowe through a door, ensuring there would be a new champion at the end of the match. Craig "The Firestorm" Valant took the second envelope after eliminating Fury before being put through the third door himself by AJ Russell. Finally JJ Russell took the final envelope by putting his brother through the last door. Then the envelopes were opened .... Davidian Fury won the chance to be guest host at Sunday Slam, AJ Russell won the Hardcore Title, Craig Valant won an Elton John CD and JJ Russell won Fish and Chips - and was so excited, you would think he had won the title belt!! The action was not over, however, as Bobby Roberts came out to the ring, hit AJ Russell with a spear and pinned him for the Hardcore Title. Westy then appeared to challenge Roberts but instead was hit in the head with the belt and Roberts left still Champion.
The main show began with the appearance of the SOS, dragging a dishevelled Jason McKinlay to the ring. They sat him on a chair and berated him before they unmasked themselves one by one....first the mouthpiece of the group was revealed to be Graeme Leask, then UK Title holder Darren Lewis was unmasked and took credit for putting the group together before introducing the final member of their group....none other than Reckless Intent Champion Scott Renwick!
With the SOS still in the ring, Chris Renfrew came out for his match against Darren Lewis, however the match never happened as all three members of SOS beat Renfrew, using the steel chair. The RI Originals, Rawlins and Mikey came out to make the save and acting GM Doctor Grue came to the ring and refused to allow the match to go ahead, despite Renfrew's protests that he was able to continue. Instead a match was set between Lewis and Renfrew for the next show at Murieston on 4 April and Renfrew announced that if Lewis is going to have his friends there, he would be bringing some friends of his own, before making the NAK hand sign.
Next was Joe Hendry against Rawlins. Before the match started, Rawlins asked acting GM Doctor Grue to remove Conor Frost as referee, citing Frost's previous questionable decisions. This request was granted and an alternative referee , Brian Laing, took over. Frost then announced that he had lodged an official complaint against Rawlins for putting his hands on him at Sunday Slam. With Frost removed from proceedings, we were then treated to a cracking match. With attempted pins and submissions from both guys, this match went back and forth but Rawlins attempted a flying headbutt from the ropes which Hendry avoided and capitalised on to take the pinfall. A win for Hendry, but Rawlins appeared to accept a defeat where the referee was not a factor!
The first half main event saw Bobby Roberts pick an opponent for Saint-George and, very cleverly, picked Saint-George's friend and ally, Ian Ambrose. The match began with the two friends refusing to fight each other before messing about, gently poking each other and acting like they had taken the hardest hit ever. With the crowd getting annoyed at this blatant mickey-taking, Doctor Grue came out to the ring and restarted the match, demanding that they take it seriously or be fired. The bell rang and Ambrose went straight for the pin. Saint-George was shocked and angry and a proper match began to take place.....until Bravehart appeared and restored harmony between the friends. All three then turned on Grue. First they started stripping him of his shoes, jacket and tie and then began to bully him, demanding he hand the GM powers over to Bravehart. Bobby Roberts made the save but a shaken Grue said it was too much for him and handed Bravehart the GM position.
The first match of the second half saw Saint-George pick Bobby Roberts' opponent and he chose the new acting GM Bravehart. The first thing the new GM did was make it a 3 on 1 handicap match, leaving Roberts at the mercy of Bravehart, Ambrose and Saint-George and effectively handing Bravehart the win. This was not enough for the "Better Together" crew and they continued to beat Roberts, tearing his Scotland flag and draping it over him before LJT came out to make the save. As Bobby got to his feet however, LJT struck with a superkick and pinned Roberts to take the Hardcore title. Immediately AJ Russell appeared and hit LJT with a spear before becoming Hardcore champ for the second time that night. The action was not over as JJ Russell came out and hit his brother with a crutch and the title changed hands once again. As Russell made his way backstage with the belt, Westy appeared to challenge him and once again took a whack to the head with the belt.
The penultimate match saw The Super Friends, Venym and Chris Echo, take on Jackie Grady and Westy. Now I am not quite sure where Venym is going with his character - he came out carrying a replica of Thor's hammer and there was this weird skit with Echo not being able to lift it but Venym could...the crowd seemed to like it though but personally I don't think he needs the hammer gimmick! Anyway the match was okay - Venym swung Grady around while Echo jumped over Grady's head which was cool! Westy got his usual pop from the crowd which appears to be getting under the skin of Grady, who walked away and left Westy alone and allowed the Super Friends to take the win.
Finally it was main event time - Scott Renwick would put the title on the line against Mikey. Acting GM Bravehart made this match a No Disqualification, Anything Goes match, effectively stacking the match in favour of the newly revealed SOS member. Now, anyone who has attended a RI show will be aware of how Mikey's mum Janet deals with seeing her son in matches and after the No DQ was announced, I was advised to keep Janet occupied and out of the hall. I was partially successful - she sneaked in but soon left again in tears - but this meant that I did not witness the action as it happened, rather I was allowed to watch the video footage afterward in order to give my opinion for this blog and I thank Callum Kerr for the photo used as I was not able to get any shots of my own. There is only one word to describe this match and that is brutal. Mikey dived straight into the ring and let Renwick know how angry he was with his fists. This was no wrestling match...this was a fight! As Renwick took the upper hand, he appeared to tell his SOS cohorts that he had this under control and they left....but they would return later! As Mikey started to gain an advantage, they returned, quickly followed by Rawlins to help even the numbers......in fact, just watch it for yourself by clicking
here and check out Mikey's 18ft leap from a ladder inside the ring onto tables outside which ultimately led to Renwick taking the win! Amazing match...definitely match of the night!!
The next Reckless Intent show is "No Going Back" on 7 March at the RI Unit and tickets will be available on the door priced at £7 for adults, £5 for kids or a family ticket (2 adults/2 kids) is £20. Details of this event and all future events are on
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