Saturday 2 May 2015
Same date, different day....same company, different venue! This event marked the one year anniversary of attending Reckless Intent shows....
The pre-show match was between Westy and Jam O'Malley for the Hardcore title, however due to our wee shop becoming ever more popular, I missed the entire match and the after-effects - which is something I will regret forever!!! Jam O'Malley won the match and the title, however Lou King Sharp then appeared and took the belt, only for Saint-George to nail him with the Saint George Cross to take the belt. Sully then hit him with his "Begorrah Kick" to win the title and then the moment I will regret missing... Rob Mills hit Sully with an enziguri (now known as the Sullybreaker) and pinned him for the belt. His reign was shortlived as Westy rolled him up to win back the title before he was chased from the building by Jam O'Malley and Wee Jimmy.
The main show started with the first Battle of West Lothian semi-final between LJT and Jackie Grady, who was accompanied to the ring by Westy. The crowd were firmly behind Grady at first but as the match progressed a few others joined me in chanting for LJT. A good opening match where LJT showed his agility and flair in the ring taking a well deserved victory in this bout.
Next up the second Battle of West Lothian semi-final pitting newcomer Theo Doros against Venym. With both guys fairly evenly matched, either could have taken the three count and both had several near falls during the match. Even the crowd chants appeared to be evenly split between them. Venym spun Doros around the ring while the crowd counted the spins, before slingshotting him into the turnbuckles but Doros came back at him. Finally Venym hit his "poison rain" finisher on Doros to take the pinfall. In a show of sportsmanship, there was hugs and handshakes after the bell.
Next out to the ring was Saint-George who got on the microphone and riled the crowd by referring to the upcoming election and how they should all vote for UKIP, before handing out flyers to the crowd (
which were quickly returned to him in ball format). He then proceeded to call out Rawlins. As Rawlins stood outside the ring, Conor Frost attacked him from behind, knocking him to the ground before picking him up and ramming his back into the ringpost. Meanwhile Saint-George left the ring, found a steel chair and smacked Rawlins over the head with it. At this point GM Jason McKinlay came out and called for some help for Rawlins while Saint-George and Frost celebrated in the ring, revealing that Frost's actions toward Rawlins over the last few months have all been leading to this moment.
With Rawlins down and seemingly unable to compete against Saint-George, Lou King Sharp made his appearance and asked the crowd if, now that the Englishman had no opponent, would they like to see Lou King Sharp "kick seven shades of English out of Saint-George". With the crowd giving a resounding yes, the match was on - but part way through, Rawlins reappeared, determined to get his hands on Saint-George and the match became a triple threat match. It appeared that the deck was stacked against the Englishman, however Saint-George capitalised when Rawlins missed a flying headbutt from the top rope and scored a very unpopular victory.
The first half main event saw a change to the originally advertised title match between Joe Hendry and Darren Lewis. After Jason McKinlay announced that Lewis would be unable to compete due to illness, Saint-George came out and introduced Massimo Italiano to the Reckless Intent crowd before taking a seat at ringside. The Italian then addressed the crowd in his native language and while the crowd may not have understood the words, they certainly got the message....Italiano was not a nice guy! Hendry then came out and after making a dig at the Italian, the match was on.....and a great match it was. These two big guys put it all out there - Hendry pulled off one of those suplexes that seem to never end while Italiano tried everything, including a lowblow, to try to take the title but it was Hendry who took the three count. Immediately Saint-George got into the ring and issued a challenge to the Reckless Intent Champion to put the title on the line on 6th June, which Hendry accepted.
Just before the interval, Jason McKinlay came out to the ring to announce a couple of birthdays....one a wrestler, the other Reckless Intent's No 1 fan...and both called Jackie. Jackie Grady and Jackie Cowan were both called out to the ring, where Jackie Cowan was presented with a card signed by the entire roster!
First up after the interval was the Battle Royal featuring the BOWL tournament losers and a couple of wild cards, Rob Mills and Jam O'Malley. This also featured more Hardcore title action. Conor Frost pinned Westy for the Hardcore title before being pinned by Jam O'Malley. Saint-George hit O'Malley with the Saint George Cross but was unable to make the pin. Sully and then Rob Mills piled on top of O'Malley and Saint-George but neither was successful in getting a three count. Finally Westy jumped on top of the pile-up in the ring and scored the three count to retake the Hardcore title. Back to the Battle Royal, Saint-George and Conor Frost teamed up to clear everyone from the ring, before Frost eliminated himself and handing the win to Saint-George.
Jason McKinlay came out to the ring to address Taking Over on 6th June, in which both he and Bravehart would have a team compete for the right to run Reckless Intent. Saint-George made yet another appearance, getting himself a seat in the ring and making noise about how wonderful Bravehart is and how he would be helping Bravehart destroy McKinlay before demanding that McKinlay get on his knees and beg for mercy, at which point several roster members came out to back up the Reckless Intent General Manager and send Saint-George packing.
The penultimate match of the night saw Mikey take on the self proclaimed "Best Young Wrestler in the World" Lewis Girvan. An absolute belter of a match, this was by far my Match of the Night. Girvan took every opportunity to work the recently repaired knee of Mikey (
and antagonising Janet) which only made the crowd cheer louder and harder for Mikey. Evenly matched in height, weight and agility, there was no clear favourite to win and both showed no fear, pulling off some incredible moves. With several near falls for both men, the match went back and forth. This really was one of those matches were both guys deserved to win, but this time it was Mikey who took the victory and I for one would absolutely love to see a rematch! In fact why not check this one out for yourself by clicking
here - you'll be glad you did!
The main event was the final of the Battle of West Lothian tournament between LJT and Venym. Despite this being a good match, for me it was a little bit of an anti-climax after the previous match. I don't know if Venym gave it all in his previous match to make it to the final but he appeared to be a bit tired in this match and LJT definitely outshone him in this match and was a worth winner in the end!
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| LJT with the Battle of West Lothian Trophy |
The next event Taking Over is on 6th June at Murieston Scout Hall and is sure to be another cracking show. Tickets are available now priced £10 Adults £5 Kids or a family ticket (2 adults, 2 kids) is £25. Reserved ringside seating is also available by booking online for £12.50 per person or £35 for the family ticket.
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