Saturday 25 April 2015
Last Saturday of the month can only mean one thing.....SWE Uprising!
The pre-show match was a rematch from last month with Kenny Kyd once again facing JD Wilde. This was another nice match from the trainees and they seemed to have improved on their previous encounter. This time is was JD Wilde who took the victory and with the count now standing at one apiece, I look forward to seeing a decider in the near future!
The main show began with a Triple Threat match. "The Superstar" Darren Lewis made his SWE debut and with him and Massimo Italiano already in the ring, Chaz Phoenix came out to announce the return of Mikey. Mikey got straight down to business, showing he was fully recovered from his knee surgery but was knocked from the post by the big Italian. Lewis and Italiano went at it before Mikey returned to take down both of his opponents, finally scoring the pinfall on Lewis, much to the delight of the crowd.
Ian Ambrose then came out to the ring carrying his cardboard replica belt and proclaiming himself Champ. SWE Heavyweight Champion Joe Hendry then came out for a face to face confrontation which ended in a lot of posturing with each trying to make their belt the most visible! Add LJT to the mix, who announced he was sick of the politics and wanted a title match that night. Finally Chaz Phoenix appeared and announced that there would be no championship match that night, but that Ambrose and Hendry would have to put there differences aside as they would be be teaming together in the main event, a tag team match against LJT and a partner of his choice.
The next match saw Venym face Felix Fortune. Venym came out with his Comix Zone tag partner Rawlins dressed as two of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the original TMNT movie theme, much to the amusement of the crowd. Fortune was booed from the minute he appeared through the curtains. Fortune appeared to have Venym well under control, including hitting five elbow drops in a row but Venym managed to fight back and take the pinfall.
Next out to the ring was Jackie Grady who would face Rawlins (who once again came out to the ring with Venym to TMNT). I have to admit that I am not too keen on the Comix Zone comedy persona of Rawlins and really miss "The Baddest Man in Professional Wrestling" heel that he used to be! This was a decent enough match but I couldn't really get into it (I blame the gimmick). Rawlins took the victory by pinfall.
The first match of the second half was one that had been brewing for a while. After months of antagonising on Facebook, Saint-George would finally face Chaz Phoenix. Phoenix made an immediate impact on the bigmouthed Englishman, taking the action outside the ring, where unfortunately Saint-George managed to reverse the momentum. As Phoenix was starting to gain some momentum, Saint-George was joined by Conor Frost but even this was not enough and Phoenix nailed Saint-George with a cracking piledriver to take the win. An irate Bravehart then made an appearance, attacking Phoenix from behind before taking the microphone, berating Phoenix, then Chris Duke and calling out Reckless Intent's General Manager Jason McKinlay and threatening to take control of Reckless Intent at their event on 6 June.
Next up, Jay the Jackal put the Future Division title on the line against former champ Scotty Riccio, who had been promised a rematch by Chaz Phoenix. With "The Associate" at ringside to assist, The Jackal was determined not to give up the title, however the referee put paid to any plans by sending "The Associate" backstage. Riccio appeared to have the Jackal well under control but while having a discussion with the referee, The Jackal struck from behind with a lowblow. The referee called for the bell and it was announced that Riccio was the winner by DQ but as the title can only change hands by pinfall or submission, The Jackal retained the title. "The Associate" then reappeared and both he and The Jackal beat on Riccio. JD Wilde, Kenny Kyd and Theo Doros came out to try to save Riccio but each failed. Finally The Jackal and "The Associate" left the ring, with Riccio draped over the big man's shoulders.
The final match of the night - Joe Hendry and Ian Ambrose wait in the ring to see who LJT has chosen as his partner. LJT made his entrance and turned to show he was wearing the mask of EG Mackie, who appeared from behind the curtain wearing LJT's mask. While Hendry and Ambrose continued to posture with their belts, LJT and Mackie took the opportunity to double team them, dropping Hendry to the mat and then dumping Ambrose on top of his partner. Mackie then threw Ambrose from the ring, leaving LJT and Hendry to continue. This was a cracking match with some lovely moves from everyone involved. The highlights for me were Mackie reversing his fortunes when Ambrose and Hendry had him in a suplex - they held him too long and Mackie flipped himself down onto his feet, dropping the two big men and then later in the match when he launched from the turnbuckle to knock the guys standing outside of the ring down like skittles. LJT and Mackie work really well together and they proved it once again by taking the win and another Match of the Night.
SWE have Uprising shows in the Ardler Complex on the last Saturday of each month and are now working toward their big annual show Hell For Lycra, which is being held on 29 August in Caird Hall. To keep up to date with future events and ticket information, check out SWE on
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