Review: Reckless Intent presents No Going Back

Saturday 7 March 2015


This was the first Saturday show to be held in the Unit since November and it was standing room only!

The show started with the arrival of all three members of SOS , Darren Lewis, Scott Renwick and Graeme Leask, carrying bottles of beer and major attitude.  Lewis took the microphone and proceeded to disrespect everything about Reckless Intent, the company, the fans and especially General Manager Jason McKinlay, who would only grant a contract to Graeme Leask if he managed to win his match that night against Bobby Roberts.

Surprisingly, Lewis and Renwick did not interfere in this match and left the ring area, allowing Leask to handle business on his own.  This was starting to look like a decision they might regret as Roberts appeared to have the upper hand until he went for a spear on Leask, who managed to move out of the way and Roberts hit referee Conor Frost instead.  Roberts pinned Leask but the ref was still down and unable to make the count.  Then Saint-George came out and nailed Roberts, dragged Leask into the pinfall position then dragged the referee over and used his hand to make the three count, giving Leask the victory and he left the ring, clutching his contract with Reckless Intent.  (Has Saint-George aligned with the SOS???)  Craig "The Firestorm" Valant came out, stopping Saint-George from leaving, allowing Roberts to recover and knock down the Englishman before Valant hoisted him up and Roberts delivered a stunner.

Saint-George called GM Jason McKinlay to the ring to complain about the attack on him, only to be told that if he had not interfered in the first place, none of this would have happened.  Not only that, Saint-George had in effect handed the RI contract to Leask and therefore, since he was already in the ring, he would now have a match against Sunday Slam Champion Venym.  What followed was probably the best match I have seen Saint-George have.  Venym certainly brought out the best (or worst) in the Englishman and this really was an absolute belter of a match....right up until the end when Venym stopped himself from crashing into the referee in the corner and, whilst the ref had his arms up to defend his face from the incoming Venym, Saint-George hit a low blow from behind and rolled up his opponent for the three count.

Once again Jason McKinlay appeared and told Saint-George (who lay down on the mat in a show of disrespect) that just because the referee didn't see his lowblow on Venym, he had seen it via the monitors backstage.  He added that he was sick of repeating himself regarding Saint-George's blatant cheating and had decided that the Englishman would have a second match, right there and then.....and this would be a match he was familiar with...a 3 on 1 handicap match....only this time it would be Saint-George on the receiving end from Venym, Craig Valant and Bobby Roberts.

Valant and Roberts returned to ringside, holding up a shirt with "Independence" printed on it.  They joined Venym in the ring where they got Saint-George in the corner and each delivered a massive chop to the chest before taking their turn to perform their finishing moves, ending with Bobby Roberts hitting a spear and then taking the pinfall with Venym and Valant each having a hand on the shoulder of Roberts.  A win for "Team Independence", they draped their shirt over the face of a prone Saint-George.  Roberts then picked up Venym's hammer announcing "it's plastic" before bonking both Venym and Valant on the forehead with it - somehow managing to cut Venym's forehead and having them yelling "it's NOT plastic" as they left the ring.

The first half main event saw Rawlins face Darren Lewis for the UK Title.  It was announced this would be a submission match, with no disqualifications.  It was, in a word, brutal!  Right from the start there were no holds barred and I knew this was not going to be pretty!  The momentum swung back and forth with each guy going all out to take the victory.  Lewis tried to use his size to his advantage but Rawlins is a real grafter and tried several submission holds on Lewis but "The Superstar" refused to tap out.  Finally caught in the crossface, it looked like Lewis had experienced one submission too many and was on the verge of giving up when Scott Renwick came out to the ring and smashed a beer bottle over the head of Rawlins.  With the no disqualification stipulation, this left Lewis free to continue a brutal assault on Rawlins, hitting him with a steel chair as he hung over the ropes and following up with a cradleshock on the already unconscious Rawlins.  Finally the referee had to stop the match as it was obvious that Rawlins was in no way able to continue and a smug Lewis left the ring as several roster members came out to assist in getting Rawlins backstage.

I missed the beginning of the second half and therefore the following is just general information I have after chatting to some of the other fans at the end of the show.  It began with a tag team match between the team of Jackie Grady & Westy and AJ Russell & Davidian Fury.  Grady and Westy debuted their new entrance music - the theme from Baywatch - and made their entrance in the "slow motion" style of the TV show's credit reel. Russell removed his clown mask to reveal some face paint and dried blood!  "A decent match" I am told, which ended when Fury went to make the tag only to have Russell jump off the apron, leaving him to finish the match alone.  Westy then hit Fury with the Cobra before Grady hit his "No Place Like Home" finisher and scored the pin.  While they celebrated, Sambroso Maestro hit a sneak attack and pinned Westy under the 24/7 rules to become the new Hardcore champion.

Sambroso Maestro then faced Disturbed in his own match.  By all accounts Disturbed defeated himself when he climbed from the top turnbuckle to a ledge to gain extra height for an elbow drop on Sambroso.  This gave his opponent extra time to recover himself and he hit Disturbed with a lowblow as he dropped from the ledge and scored the pinfall.  Conor Frost then attempted to take the Hardcore title but it appeared that both Frost and Maestro had their shoulders on the mat and an arm across each others chest meaning that both scored the pinfall, however this was a short-lived problem as Bobby Roberts hit them both with a spear, pinned them and took the belt.  Just seconds later the belt would change hands once again, as Westy faced off against Roberts and instead of receiving a blow to the head with the belt as has become normal, Westy this time delivered a kick to the nether regions of Roberts, dropping the big guy to the floor and retaking the belt he had lost earlier in the evening.

Just before the main event, Mikey took to the ring to express his disappointment in having to withdraw from the originally scheduled ladder match against Scott Renwick due to having surgery on his knee less than two weeks ago.  Once again, Saint-George made an appearance and promptly got his ass whooped!  Despite still recovering from surgery, Mikey hit Saint-George with an "Emerald Flowsion" which had the crowd cheering and howling for more and a certain Englishman left ringside red-faced after receiving his just desserts for, once again, sticking his nose where it didn't belong (I'm really starting to think he might be aligned with SOS).

Finally it was time for the main event, where JJ Russell would face "The Butcher" Scott Renwick for the Reckless Intent Title.  With both men in the ring, Russell made a wise crack about Renwick being the vinegar that spoils the fish 'n' chips....which had not only the crowd in fits of laughter, but cracked the hard shell of Renwick who struggled to hold it together. (There is hope!!!)  The match itself was good but there were too many comedy moments for a serious title match.  The match came to an end when Russell hit Renwick with the "Sister Abigail" and went for the pin, only for Darren Lewis and Graeme Leask to return to ringside and Lewis grabbed the leg of Russell, dragging him off his opponent.  As the referee remonstrated with Lewis, who was now on the ring apron, Renwick was able hit Russell with "Angel Wings" (there may also have been a lowblow involved but I was watching Lewis and the ref) and took the pinfall to retain the title.  Suddenly the entire roster was in the ring battling against the SOS but individual battles appeared to be forming, setting up for some grudge matches in the future.

As much as it pains me to say this, my Match of the Night was neither the first or second half main event, but goes to Saint-George and Venym....and that big-headed Englishman will probably boast and brag about it....just as long as he remembers that he wasn't alone in the ring!  Just to temper things, Moment of the Night was Mikey hitting him with the Emerald Flowsion!!!

The next show is Never Back Down on 4 April, back at Murieston Scout Hall.  After the no-contest between Darren Lewis and Chris Renfrew in January, they will face each other again but this time Renfrew is bringing some friends.

Also there will be early entry and a pre-show match for advance ticket holders.  The pre-show match was announced at Sunday Slam (yes I am so far behind that I haven't got that review up yet) Venym will defend the Sunday Slam title in a 10 man elimination match.  So far, Chavi and Disturbed have been confirmed as participants but who the other 7 are is yet to be announced.

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Review: Reckless Intent presents Sunday Slam: Come At Us, Bro

Sunday 22 February 2015

A very wet and windy day, along with a virus that was doing the rounds, meant a smaller crowd than usual, but this didn't stop the guys from giving a great show.

The RI originals, Rawlins and Mikey came out to the ring to address the issue of the SOS.  After revealing themselves at the last event, Mikey had then faced Renwick for the Reckless Intent title but was unsuccessful.  He addressed the fact that he was having to pull out of their scheduled rematch on 7 March due to the fact that he would be having surgery on his knee on the Wednesday following this event and would not be medically cleared to return to the ring. He would that day however, be facing Davidian Fury, who had recently returned to Reckless Intent and thought he should be "at the top of the food chain" but Mikey planned to send him right back down to the bottom.  Rawlins then took the microphone and asked Doctor Grue to announce the stipulation for his match with Darren Lewis and that he didn't want to wait till 7 March for the match, he wanted to face him that day!  At this point Davidian Fury appeared and reminded people that he had won the right to be guest host of this show and took great pleasure in announcing that Rawlins was suspended for two weeks for attacking a referee at the last show.  As Rawlins left the building, Grue then announced that the referee, Conor Frost, was under investigation for misconduct.

The first match of the night saw Bobby Roberts and Craig Valant teamed up to face Jackie Grady and The Westler.  Roberts was the dominant force in this match, starting well against Westy before handing the mantle to Valant.  Westy quickly tagged out and Grady took the upper hand, working the leg of Valant, taunting Roberts and having the ref hold him back from entering the ring while Grady and Westy double teamed Valant.  Grady tried to pin Valant who was able to kick out, launching Grady into the turnbuckle and allowing Valant to make a much needed tag.  Roberts demolished Grady before hitting Westy with the spear.  With all four guys in the ring, Roberts pinned Grady for the victory and Valant hit him with "The Firestorm" for good measure.

Next out to the ring was Saint-George Bernard, who took the opportunity to try and intimidate Doctor Grue before taking on JJ Russell,  With the crowd behind him, Russell started well and Saint-George's tactics of gathering himself outside of the ring was made more difficult by the presence of Bobby Roberts, who had taken a seat at ringside for this match.  Using some underhanded tactics, Saint-George gained the upper hand but Russell had said "geez a chance" and now that he had one, he was not going to let it slip through his fingers.  As Saint-George moved in for his "Saint George Cross" Russell was able to counter and hit the mouthy Englishman with the "Sister Abigail" and take the pinfall.  Bobby Roberts raised Russell's hand in victory and smiled smugly as Saint-George came to terms with his loss.

The first half main event saw SOS member Darren Lewis face Falcon.  Since the SOS attack on Falcon and Rawlins at Over The Top in November, Falcon had been a silent and aggressive character, however now that the culprits had unmasked, it appeared that Falcon had returned as the fan favourite and was looking for retribution.  Lewis dominated the early part of the match, using underhanded tactics and keeping his opponent caught in the corners but Falcon kept fighting, pulling off some lovely moves of the ropes to unbalance the bigger man.  After scoring a near pin and sending Lewis out of the ring, Falcon appeared to be going for a suicide dive but Lewis intercepted the move with a chair. Referee Conor Frost called for the disqualification but Lewis then talked Frost into allowing the match to continue before getting back into the ring to make the pin on Falcon.  As Frost started to count, Rawlins made his return to the unit, knocking Frost unconscious before attacking Lewis.  Then all hell broke loose as Scott Renwick jumped into the ring to help Lewis subdue Rawlins and Mikey appeared to even the numbers, followed by the entire roster who attempted to keep The SOS and The Originals apart.  After the ring had finally been cleared, Doctor Grue announced that the original result of Falcon winning by disqualification would stand.

The second half started with a 4 Way match for the Hardcore Title between Sambroso Maestro, Sweet Johnny, Rob Mills and current champ Chavi.  Before the match started, Sambroso pulled a rather large pair of leopard print knickers from his tights, threw them at Rob stating "give these back to your mum" (he wishes!!) That set the tone for the match and there were lowblows aplenty before Chavi got the other three tied up in their own gear (with Sambroso flashing a bit more cheek than he may have wanted to).  With each guy trying to take the title, there was always someone getting in the way.  The crowd were firmly behind Chavi, who seemed to have the match well in hand, however it was Sambroso who was victorious after nailing Chavi with his "Debo Numero Uno" to become the new Hardcore champ.  Westy made an entrance to challenge for the belt but instead received a blow to the head, but Sambroso's joy was shortlived when Venym appeared and pinned him with the use of his hammer to take the belt.  Westy then attempted to challenge Venym and received a blow to the head from the hammer for his troubles.

The penultimate match saw Davidian Fury take on Mikey.  Fury managed to make a young lad cry and was invited to pick on someone his own size....ie me!!  Mikey came out all guns blazing but Fury used his size advantage to gain the upper hand, before getting a bit to full of himself and soon Mikey put him back in his place, using some cracking aerial moves to knock Fury off balance before putting him down for the three count.  After the match, Mikey addressed the fact that Scott Renwick had said he was too scared to face him at No Going Back on 7 March and stated he would be glad to face Renwick but no medical official would clear him for the match to happen and therefore he had chosen a replacement for the match - someone who kept asking for a chance - JJ Russell.

Finally it was time for the main event where AJ Russell would put the Sunday Slam Title on the line against the new Hardcore Champion Venym.  This match went back and forth, with both guys showing their agility as well as strength.  With the crowd firmly behind Venym, Russell attempted several underhanded moves to gain the advantage.  At one point the referee was knocked from the ring and both guys had what would have been successful pin attempts with no referee to count.  As Russell dragged the referee into the centre of the ring, Venym took the time to recover, hitting his "Poison Rain" finisher to score the pinfall and become the new Sunday Slam champ.  As he was celebrating, Saint-George pulled a sneak attack from behind, hitting Venym with the "Saint George Cross" to take the Hardcore Title.  Once again Westy appeared to challenge for the belt, however this time he actually managed to succeed, rolling up Saint-George for the three count.  An irate Saint-George left the ring empty-handed as Venym and Westy shook hands and celebrated their new titles.

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The next Sunday Slam, Fight The Power is on 22 March at the RI Unit with entry only £5 on the door.  Reckless Intent returns to Murieston Scout Hall on 4 April for Never Back Down and with Chris Renfrew making a return, it's sure to get ugly.  Tickets are available online now.

Review: Reckless Intent presents Sunday Slam "Shall We Begin"

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 YouTube, including the full match between Darren Lewis and JJ Russell.

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 here to get yours.

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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Review: Reckless Intent presents Christmas Sunday Slam

Sunday 14 December 2014

Just a week after a cracking sell-out show at Murieston, we were back at the RI Unit for the final Reckless Intent show of the year and the crowning of the first Sunday Slam champion!  The day had started very wet and windy and being so close to Christmas it was unclear what sort of turnout there would be.  Fortunately the weather brightened and the unit ended up pretty full, maybe not a sell-out but it was close!  My biggest problem was the fact that I had lost my voice and Rob was facing Jackie Grady - how the hell would I cheer???

The first match of the afternoon was Falcon v JJ Russell.  This was Falcon's first appearance since Over The Top and he decided to keep us waiting - his music started....and continued....and finally a full minute and a half later he appeared, jumping straight into the ring and crouching in one corner facing the turnbuckles and completely ignoring the somewhat bemused crowd.  JJ Russell got a great reception from the crowd during his entrance and while the ref was making his checks, Falcon made a sneak attack, confirming his new heel status.  Falcon attempted to hide under the ring, hitting Russell with a surprise blow when he came looking for him and then battling outside the ring.  Back in the ring, Falcon continued to use underhand tactics and the referee seemed to be constantly making 5 counts.  Russell attempted to gain the momentum but unfortunately it was Falcon who took a very unpopular win.

Next out to the ring was Iron Fist, accompanied by Miss J, who took the microphone to announce that the fans were not taking the threat of Iron Fist seriously and demanded a match worthy of him.  She then called out Mikey and challenged him to face Iron Fist.  Mikey answered the challenge and while Iron Fist attempted to beat Mikey with brute force and strength, he had no response for the speed, agility and aerial moves of the fan favourite.  A few kicks to the head, a flying crossbody and an elbow drop soon weakened the bigger man and it was Mikey who was victorious, taking a seat in the crowd after his win while Miss J berated her charge for failing once again.

The final match of the first half saw Davidian Fury make his return to Reckless Intent, facing the "Beef from Beith", Bobby Roberts.  Fury gained the advantage for the early part of the match, using the ropes to choke Roberts and holding him in the corner with a knee to the throat before attempting to get the win by putting Roberts in a sleeper hold.  With the crowd cheering for him, Roberts managed to get back into the match and despite Fury's attempts to subdue him again, Roberts nailed him with a clothesline from hell before pinning him for the three count.  After taking the win, Roberts held out his hand to Fury, only to be rebuffed - looks like another sore loser!

The second half started with a rematch from Unleashed, Rawlins against Scott Renwick.  Once again we were treated to the skills, experience and wit of two great wrestlers but for me it was not as good as their previous match, simply due to the fact that with Rawlins now being a fan favourite too, there was that good guy/bad guy element missing.  The match ended in controversy - as Renwick lifted Rawlins in the Angels Wings, Rawlins caught the referee in the head with his boot, knocking him out, leaving no referee to count when Renwick had Rawlins pinned.  Another referee was sitting at ringside, none other than Conor Frost, who refused to take over as referee when, as Renwick attempted to rouse the ref, Rawlins struck and caught him in his crossface submission hold, however when Rawlins released his hold, Renwick struck back and Frost shot into the ring to make a fast three count and declare Renwick the winner before quickly leaving again.  With Rawlins fuming in the ring, Frost stood outside smirking as the crowd jeered, before Renwick and Rawlins shook hands and left ringside.

Next out to the ring was Jackie Grady, accompanied by "The Westler" West Grady and his opponent would be none other than Rob Mills!  Well obviously I am totally biased in favour of Rob but I know he's just starting out so I didn't have high expectations.  I was surprised that the loudest chant was actually for Westy - but that's only cos I had no voice!  Anyway Grady was all over this match and had just hit his "No Place Like Home" finisher on Mills when Westy entered the ring and mimicked the move.  Grady turned his attention to Westy to berate him, giving Rob the opportunity to roll up Grady and score the pinfall.....MY BOY WON!!!  I did get video footage of the match - its not the greatest quality but you can see it on the Loudmouth Facebook page.

We then had the "Sambroso Maestro Culture Class".  Sambroso made his way to the ring, holding a Paul Hollywood calendar and handing out small oranges to kids in the crowd, leaving the last one still in its net bag on my seat!  Once in the ring, he aimed to teach the crowd about culture as "the world does not end at the M8 on ramp".  Then holding up one of the little oranges he asked the crowd "Do you know what this is? It's a satsuma!"  I held up the little net bag and shouted as best as I could...."No it's not! It's a clementine - did you not read the label?" As he attempted to continue with his "lesson" over the laughter of the crowd, he was again interrupted, this time by the arrival of Juan El Loco Gato, stating "my name is Jeff" and "you've got no fans".  There was then a bit of a tussle between the guys leaving Sambroso on the mat and Juan repeating his wee phrases!

Finally it was time for the main event between AJ Russell and Venym to see who would be the first Sunday Slam title holder.   This was shaping up to be an absolute corker of a match as both guys wanted that belt and they held nothing back.  The majority of the crowd were firmly behind Venym although AJ Russell did have a small group of supporters. The match went back and forth, both guys getting 2 counts and it really could have been either guy's match but it unfortunately ended as a no contest when Falcon appeared, climbed to the top turnbuckle and took both guys out with a crossbody.  The bell rang to signal the match was over but Falcon continued his assault on Venym, before grabbing a microphone and lying facing the mat, he announced that he does not start shows, he finishes them and was angry that he had been overlooked in the tournament.  He then demanded that he be given an opportunity to become the first Sunday Slam champion.  Jason McKinlay appeared and agreed that as Falcon had never held the World or UK title belts, he was eligible to compete for the Sunday Slam title and he would grant the match, at which point Falcon left the ring.  McKinlay then continued to announce that the match would be a triple threat match between Falcon and the two men he had just cheated of their chance to become the first champion and this would be held at the next Sunday Slam event in January.  Personally I wasn't happy with this turn of events.  This was supposed to be the final of a tournament and I think that as Falcon wasn't part of the original tournament he should have just waited and challenged the winner....but then the heels never do the right thing so I guess it works in that aspect.

The show ended with the entire roster who were in attendance coming out to thank the crowd for their support throughout the year.

A good show but for me there was something missing.  I think now that Rawlins is one of the good guys, we really needed either Saint-George or Darren Lewis on the card as there was no real heel interaction with the crowd.  Everyone loves to hate the heels and usually there is at least one occasion during a show where a heel gets right in the face of someone in the crowd and this didn't happen.  Yes, Falcon was heel but there was no interaction between him and the crowd, not during his initial match nor during his interruption of the main event.  He did not acknowledge the crowd in any way, refusing to even look at them.  In fact the only heel/crowd interaction was when referee Conor Frost screwed over Rawlins and got his first "Conor Sucks" chant!

The next Sunday Slam takes place on 25 January at the RI Unit.  Matches are starting to be announced and we will finally see the first Sunday Slam Champion crowned after a triple threat match between Falcon, AJ Russell and Venym.

Matches are also being announced for the next main show to be held at Murieston Scout Hall on Saturday 7 February.  Tickets are on sale now and advance ticket holders will gain early entry to the venue and a special preshow bonus match for the Hardcore Title.

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Review: Reckless Intent presents Lights Out

Saturday 6 December 2014

So once again we were in Livingston for Reckless Intent's second show at Murieston Scout Hall.  We arrived early at the unit to help load up the ring and then set up at the Scout Hall.  I helped out with ticket sales and merchandise and although Rob was not wrestling, he was to be a lumberjack.  Pre-sales had been good and it turned out to be another sell out show.  I am not going to go into a lot of detail about each of the matches because I have been such a slacker, it's now three weeks since the event and virtually all of the matches are up on YouTube for your viewing pleasure!!

The first match was scheduled to be a Fatal Fourway but ended up a Triple Threat between Craig "The Firestorm" Valant, Venym and Jackie Grady, who was accompanied to the ring by "West Grady".  Valant and Venym appeared to be working together against Grady early on, however neither was willing to let the other make the pinfall so they inevitably had to battle each other.  The added element of "West Grady" at ringside, mimicking Grady came into play when Grady rolled out of the ring after being suplexed by Venym.  Valant then slammed Venym to the canvas before leaving the ring to retrieve Grady, only to find it was "West Grady" trying to hide under the ring, while Grady appeared at the other side of the ring and attempted to sneak attack Venym from behind.  While Venym was able to counter and put Grady down, Valant grabbed his opportunity and nailed Venym to score the pinfall.

The next match between JJ Russell and Scotty Riccio also became a Triple Threat match.  As GM Jason McKinlay introduced Riccio to the Reckless Intent crowd, SWE co-owner Bravehart appeared and demanded that Trident member Darren Blair be allowed to compete in the match.  With the Bo'ness Rugby Club in attendance once again, they made their feelings toward Bravehart very obvious.  Similar to the previous match, Riccio and Russell worked together against Blair until the issue of the pinfall came up.  Another great match which came to an end as Blair and Russell were pulling each other's beards, Riccio hit a double dropkick leaving both men on the ropes in a set up for the 619.  Russell managed to move out of the way and Blair took the move, however he managed to move out of the way of Riccio's springboard moonsault, leaving Riccio face down on the mat and allowing Russell to capitalise, hitting Blair with the "Sister Abigail" to take the win and give the Bo'ness boys something to cheer about.

The next match was supposed to be AJ Russell v Claymore, but in another card change, he instead faced LJT.  This was a great match.  Both these guys come out with masks but remove them to wrestle and you are never exactly sure which side of sanity they are on.  They are both good on the mat and pull off cracking flying moves. LJT dropkicked Russell over the top rope, but Russell had the smarts to move before LJT followed up by launching himself over the top rope and moved to the other side of the ring ready to catch LJT with a boot to the face when he attempted a suicide dive.  This went back and forth and looked like LJT would be victorious after a stunner and a boot to the face of Russell but somehow Russell kicked out.  Russell then capitalised, moving out of the way of another aerial move by LJT before finally hitting a massive frogsplash from the top rope and getting the 3 count.  Not a popular win for the regular Reckless Intent crowd, but the Bo'ness Rugby Club were ecstatic.

The first half main event saw Mikey v Joe Hendry, with Mikey's career on the line.  Hendry came out to the ring and got on the microphone...and promptly became the butt of all the Bo'ness boys jokes.  Jason McKinlay interrupted to make an announcement that, because so much was at stake and both men had been attacked by SOS at the last event, this would now be a lumberjack match.  It was very obvious which camp each lumberjack was in and there was a bit of a run in with the Bo'ness boys and Saint-George both before and during the match.  There was something for everyone in this match with Hendry using his technical skills, Mikey showing his aerial skills (including taking out half the lumberjacks flying over the top rope) and outside interference, first by the lumberjacks - Saint-George grabbed Mikey's leg more than once - and then by the appearance of the SOS.  With several near falls by both guys, this could have gone either way but, having suffered three losses to Hendry in the past, this was to be Mikey's night when, after being suplexed twice by Hendry, he managed to counter an attempt at a third and roll Hendry up instead to take the three count.

The second half started with a tag team match pitting Saint-George and Ian Ambrose against Bobby Roberts and DCT. With Bravehart and Darren Blair at ringside interfering, this was never going to be a fair match, however the referee did send them backstage.  Ambrose and Saint-George continued with underhanded tactics, keeping one member of the team isolated in their corner to enable them to double-team as the ref kept the other member from entering the ring and, in the case of Bobby Roberts, focusing on the left knee.  Saint-George was also debuting some new ring gear which was not very flattering and I doubt we will be seeing it again in the future!  Ambrose appeared to have Roberts under control when Roberts pulled off an amazing mid air spear on Ambrose as he leapt from the top rope.  This gave both men the chance to tag in their partners and DCT let loose on Saint-George, with several near pin attempts before
tagging Roberts back in.  With Ambrose and DCT battling outside the ring, Roberts caught Saint-George with a spear, only for Bravehart and Blair to make a return to ringside.  With both the referee and Roberts distracted, Saint-George hit Roberts with an RKO and had him pinned when Chaz Phoenix appeared.  With Saint-George now distracted, Roberts managed to recover and finished Saint-George with a stunner before scoring the pin.  As a final insult, Phoenix entered the ring, pulled the England flag from his pocket and watched as Bobby Roberts ripped it in two before dumping it on the face of Saint-George, finishing by draping a lion rampant over him to the cheers from an ecstatic crowd.

The penultimate match saw Rawlins face Jay the Jackal.  This match had its share of controversial moments as well as some humour.  Rawlins starting by addressing Wee Jimmy at ringside as though he was Jay, which infuriated his opponent, following up by taking a seat in the crowd and starting what appeared to be a "Jimmy" chant.  The crowd love Rawlins as the good guy and were firmly behind him throughout the match.  Referee Conor Frost played an important part in this match, first stopping Rawlins from leaving the ring to follow The Jackal, allowing The Jackal to sweep his leg on the ring apron and gain the advantage.  With Rawlins prone in the ring, The Jackal decided to get in the face of one of the crowd members, who had to be restrained by Jam O'Malley.  Then as Rawlins made his comeback in the match, a boot mean for the face of The Jackal instead connected with the referee.  Rawlins then got The Jackal in his crossface submission and The Jackal tapped out, however with referee Frost down and out, there was no-one to call it!  As Rawlins roused Frost, The Jackal hit him with a lowblow and rolled him up for the three count to take a very unpopular win.

The Main event had been advertised for some time as Scott Renwick putting the title on the line against a face from his past, someone who had take a title from him before.  Shortly before the event it was announced that his opponent would be Eric Canyon who, with the help of some friends, had taken Renwick's NWA belt back in 2011.  This time Canyon would not have his friends to help, nor would he have support in the crowd who were very much behind Renwick and it was this support which helped rally "The Butcher" during a brutal but fantastic match.  Both guys put on one hell of a show, battling both in and out of the ring, but Canyon finally succumbed to the "Angels Wings" and Renwick left ringside still holding his belt.

So another cracking show at Murieston, which looks to be the regular venue for Reckless Intent's monthly shows.  The next event here is Reckless Intentions 3 on 7 February with tickets on sale now.  Check out their Facebook page for tickets and details of the matches are already being announced, including an early entry and special pre-show bonus match for advance ticket holders.

Of course there is also Sunday Slam on 25 January at the RI Unit with entry costing just £5 on the door.  See you there!!

Review: Reckless Intent presents Sunday Slam 3

Sunday 16 November 2014

Just two weeks after their sell-out show at Murieston Scout Hall, Reckless Intent returned to the unit for their third Sunday afternoon show.  This one started a trainee tournament to crown the first ever Sunday Slam Champion.  The rules for the tournament are that no current or former title holder from the main roster could hold the title, however to make it "interesting" one wild card entry would see Jackie Grady take a spot in the tournament.  There would be four quarter final matches and two semi-finals, with the final match to be held at the next Sunday Slam event on 14 December.  Even more important, Rob would be taking part in the tournament in his first ever one on one match.

As always we arrived early but this time it was more for Rob to prepare for his match than help with the set-up and, also as always, I kept out of the way while the final show preparations were made.  We also had some friends and family along to support Rob.

The show started with General Manager Jason McKinlay explaining how the Sunday Slam tournament would work and revealing the championship belt, when he was interrupted by the arrival of Jackie Grady.  Grady stated that, as the only Triple Crown winner, he would obviously be successful in winning this title too.  It was then time to meet his opponent in the first quarter final match, Wild Wild Westy.  In keeping with his imitation gimmick, this time we met West Grady as Westy appeared wearing a blonde wig and Grady's tights and boots!  Westy and Grady faced each other in the ring and what followed was a hilarious mime where Westy mirrored the actions of Grady, ending with both of them lying side by side on the mat.  Grady asked the crowd, "Is he lying down?" and quickly moved to pin Westy who kicked out the first time but Grady went back for the pin and scored the 3 count.  Match won by Grady without a single wrestling move apart from the pinfall!

The second quarter final saw Venym face Iron Fist, who was accompanied to the ring by Miss J.  While Venym tried to use his superior agility to his advantage, the brute strength of Iron Fist dominated much of this match.  Miss J grabbed the leg of Venym while he stood on the ring apron to kill his early momentum and Iron Fist delivered some crushing moves, including a leg drop on the apron, driving the shoulder to the lower back of Venym while he hung upside down in the corner and a sidewalk slam.  Despite this Venym managed to rally and took the win but while Venym was celebrating on the rope, Iron Fist grabbed a steel chair and slammed it off his back, before throwing the chair to the ground and power bombing Venym onto it to the disgust of the crowd.

The third quarter final saw my boy make his singles match debut.  Fighting under the name Rob Mills, he faced JJ Russell.  Russell started off by "correcting" the referee, saying it was Rob Wells, before holding out a hand to Rob, who blasted it away and the match was on.  It was a short match but I loved it (and I don't care if anyone calls me biased either!)  Rob managed a lovely head scissor armbreaker move which got a great reaction from the crowd and, in total heel character, told me to shut up when I shouted "that's my boy".  Unfortunately it was Russell who took the win, hitting Rob with his "Sister Abigail" before making the pin.

The last of the quarter finals was AJ Russell v Craig Valant.  AJ seems to have gone a little nuts recently and came out with a can of silly string which he sprayed over the crowd.  Valant came out to a great reception from the crowd.  This was good match with both guys having a chance to shine.  Russell dominated the early part, but Valant fought his way back, dropping several elbows on Russell.  Russell however showed he could win a match without his high flying moves by rolling up Valant for the three count.  While Russell sat on the floor at ringside, cackling over his victory, GM Jason McKinlay came out to the ring to conduct the draw for the semi-final rounds - Jackie Grady would face Venym and the Russell Brothers would come face to face once again.

The second half of the show began with two former champions facing off, Mikey v Saint George.  With both men losing their titles at Over The Top, neither was in the mood to lose another match.  Saint-George was also upset that Mikey had used the RKO on Joe Hendry after the rumble.  He came out to the ring, grabbing a steel chair on the way.  While the crowd chanted Blah Blah Blah, he referred to losing the title to Scott Renwick and bragged about having made Renwick require knee surgery after their match.  He then had the chair set up at ringside and invited Jason McKinlay to take a seat and watch him win his match against Mikey.  Mikey came out to the ring and proceeded to kick Saint-George's ass around the ring - literally - causing Saint-George to escape the ring.  Once back in the ring the momentum swung back and forth.  Saint-George delivered a cracking suplex before taunting Mikey's mum in the audience, then called for a time-out when Mikey took the upper hand.  The action took a slightly worrying turn when Mikey asked the referee to pull on his leg after his knee popped, however Saint-George decided to capitalise on Mikey's recurring problem and focused on the knee.  Mikey would not give up and hit Saint-George a series of kicks and blocks using the ropes for momentum.  Saint-George managed to block a 619 attempt by grabbing Mikey's legs but a second attempt hit the target and was followed by a springboard splash off the top rope.  At this point Mikey looked to be in control but Saint-George was no pushover and fought his way back, leaving them both lying in the ring and needing a 7 count to recover.  After faking a leg injury, he attempted the RKO several times but was blocked and countered by Mikey each time.  After rolling Mikey up and grabbing the tights but only managing a two count, Saint-George finally hit him with the RKO and took the win.  He then took great delight in forcing Jason McKinlay to raise his hand in victory.

The first semi-final of the Sunday Slam tournament pitted Jackie Grady against Venym.  These two have faced off several times before, usually with Grady the victor.  Grady came to the ring first, followed by Westy, who Grady made stand at ringside where he continued to mimic every move Grady made.  Venym came out, still hurting from the after match attack by Iron Fist and was visibly less agile than usual.  Grady quickly tried to capitalise on this, however Venym still appeared to have enough left in the tank to deal with Grady, making Grady leave the ring and attempt to have Westy take his place.  After a failed legdrop attempt from Venym, Jackie attempted his finisher but ended up being swung round the ring.  It was Venym who took the win this time and secured a place in the Sunday Slam final on 14 December.

The second semi-final saw AJ Russell take on his brother JJ Russell.  To be honest, based on their previous encounter, I was hoping the semi-final draw would have gone differently and these two would face each other in the final.  Once again they put on a hell of a match.  With the majority of the crowd firmly behind JJ, these boys beat each other senseless.  With JJ having the upper hand, the referee was knocked out and was unable to make the count when JJ clearly had AJ down for the win.  As JJ tried to revive the referee, AJ attacked with a low blow and, as the referee started to come round, hit his brother with a big splash from the top turnbuckle, then pinned him for the win.  AJ Russell will face Venym on 14 December for the Sunday Slam title.  Venym came out and held out his hand to AJ, who instead attacked Venym, hitting him with the "Shell Shock" leaving him senseless on the mat.

Finally it was main event time.  This match was billed as the match between two of the most under-rated wrestlers in Scotland, Rawlins and Glen Dunbar.    After The Grue read out a note praising Dunbar, I felt it necessary to get in his face and was told to sit on my ass!  This match also brought about a very rare occurrence, something I have only done once before - I started chants for Rawlins! Yes, for one night only, "The Baddest Man in Professional Wrestling" was the fan favourite.  This match started off brilliantly and the crowd were loving it.....right up until the point that the referee made a complete balls-up - but I will get to that later.  Rawlins attempt at a suicide dive was countered by Dunbar who then punished Rawlins on the ring apron before both men got back into the ring.  The match continued to swing back and forth with both guys scoring near pins.  Rawlins sent Dunbar out of the ring to land at my feet but back in the ring, things swung back and forth again.  Once again Dunbar ended up outside of the ring and this time Rawlins suicide dive paid off.  I, of course vacated my seat as for some reason I always seem to get caught up in these things!!  Back in the ring Rawlins caught Dunbar in a cross face submission hold.  As the crowd chanted for Dunbar to tap, he broke the hold and managed to pull off a slingshot vertical suplex on Rawlins before going for the pinfall.  The referee counted, one, two, Rawlins kicked out and the referee brought his hand to the mat for the three count.  There was stunned silence in the unit and everyone wondered what the hell was going on.  Both Rawlins and Dunbar were confused as the referee insisted that it was a three count and declared Dunbar the winner.  There were a lot of angry, upset and confused people at the end of this match.

I have not picked a Match of the Day for this show, as what was shaping up to be that match was turned into a farce by the referee's actions.  I am sure an explanation will be forthcoming but no matter what, it ended the show on a bum note and I hope that there will be a rematch booked soon.

The card for the next show, Lights Out on 6 December is already shaping up to be a corker, with Mikey facing Joe Hendry in what could be his final match.  If he can't beat Hendry, he will retire.  Saint George and Ian Ambrose will team up to face Bobby Roberts and DCT and new Reckless Intent World Champion Scott Renwick will be going against doctors advice to defend the title against a "face from the past" who has beaten him for a title before.  To find out more information on this and future events and how to get tickets, like them on Facebook and subscribe to their YouTube Channel to see videos of these amazing matches as they appear.

Review: Reckless Intent presents Over The Top

Saturday 1 November 2014

This was a big day for Reckless Intent.  They were taking their shows out of the unit and into an outside venue for the first time.  In the six months since my first visit to Reckless Intent for their Super BOWL two day event, I had noticed that the crowd was increasing at each event, with standing room only at the last two so it was inevitable that they would need to look at larger venues so for the final two shows of the year they booked Murieston Scout Hall.  Still there were a few nervous people wondering if enough people would come to make the larger venue worthwhile - and the answer was a resounding yes!

The show started with Reckless Intent World Champion Saint-George coming out to the ring, only to be faced with a crowd of boys from Bo'ness Rugby Club who treated him to a chorus of Flower of Scotland and lots of heckling as he filled the ring with balloons in celebration of the arrival of SWE Champion Ian Ambrose.  Ambrose came out carrying beers, which the two men used to toast the end of the career of Martyn Stallyon and each others "awesomeness", before Ambrose announced that he was going to end the career of Bobby Roberts.  Roberts then came out to huge cheers from the crowd.  After a verbal altercation with Saint-George, he turned his attention to Ambrose.  Roberts dominated the beginning of the match using his size and strength advantage, however Ambrose came back at him with some big kicks, using his agility to keep the bigger man off balance and with Saint-George hovering at ringside, interfering at every opportunity, Roberts had his work cut out for him.  Ambrose went for one move from the ropes too many however, and Roberts hit a cracking stunner on him and went for the pin, however Saint-George had the referee distracted and by the time the referee started the count, Ambrose had recovered enough to kick out at 2.  An enraged Roberts lost focus and Ambrose took the advantage again, however Roberts avoided the double footstomp attempt and instead hit him with a spear, before going for the pin.  This time Saint-George jumped into the ring and attacked Roberts, who was awarded the match by disqualification.

Saint-George then grabbed two chairs and they prepared to attack Roberts with them when the music of Scott Renwick played and the man himself appeared to make the save.  Ambrose and Saint-George dropped the chairs and ran from the ring.  General Manager Jason McKinlay appeared and asked Saint-George if the stipulations on his own match were the reason for him interfering in this match and reminded him that any cheating against Renwick would cost him the title and his position in the company.

Next up was "The Superstar" Darren Lewis v Craig Valant.  Lewis came out first, with the briefcase he won at Reckless Intentions, then demanded that The Grue carry it to the ring for him while the crowd chanted "slightly average".  Valant came out to cheers which made Lewis more annoyed and their initial grapple ended with a big slap to Valant's face by Lewis.  Valant went for a quick roll-up, giving Lewis fair warning that there would be no messing around and Valant would take whatever opportunity he could.  Lewis countered any offensive by going for the ropes or leaving the ring, returning to break the 10 count before sliding out again and receiving chants of "chicken".  He used underhanded techniques, such as taking a mouthful of water and spraying it in the face of Valant in order to put him off balance to take the advantage.  Valant tried to rally but Lewis once again used the ropes to his advantage, choking Valant, then ramming his shoulder into the midsection of Valant in the corner.  Valant refused to go down easy and the match went back and forth with each man trying and failing to score the 3 count, despite using some big power moves.  Finally Lewis was able to hit a cradle shock on Valant and take a very unpopular win.

The first half main event saw current Reckless Intent UK Champion Mikey put the belt on the line against Joe Hendry, who had vacated the Hardcore Title in exchange for this match.  Hendry took to the microphone to tell everyone how wonderful he was and that he would be the most dominant wrestler in Reckless Intent before inviting Mikey to join him in the ring.  With the Bo'ness Rugby Club boys giving Hendry some abuse, he announced if they did not shut up, he would leave.  This only made the crowd louder and Hendry did leave the ring and make toward the curtain as the referee began to count him out and only made it back into the ring by the skin of his teeth.  What followed was lovely to watch - a perfect blend of Hendry's technical style with Mikey throwing up some cracking aerial stuff including a lovely springboard dropkick.  Hendry hit Mikey with a clothesline that spun him a full 360 degrees but was only able to get a 2 count.  With the crowd firmly backing Mikey, Hendry tried several power and submission moves but Mikey kept coming back at him, finally hitting a series of big kicks, before missing a move from the ropes that once again gave Hendry the advantage.  The deciding factor in this match turn out to be neither man's particular skill set but the appearance of the SOS.  With Mikey finally appearing to be in control of the match, the SOS came out, distracting him and allowing Hendry to take advantage and score the win to become the UK champion.  But this was not the end....as the SOS members beat both Hendry and Mikey in the ring, the music of Darren Lewis started and it appeared that he was there to help Hendry and Mikey, until he smacked Hendry with the briefcase then handed it to the referee, cashing in his shot and pinning Hendry.  Darren Lewis becomes the new Reckless Intent UK Champion then takes to the microphone to say he had done "what's best for business!"  With Hendry blaming Mikey for the turn of events, this story was far from over....

The second half of the show started with the rematch we had all been waiting for - Saint-George would put the RI World title on the line against Scott Renwick, with a stipulation that if he were to win by count-out or disqualification he would be stripped of the title and fired.  Saint-George decided not to wait for the bell and attacked Renwick with the belt as soon as they had been announced.  Renwick rolled out the the ring and Saint-George followed, continuing his attack at ringside, including smacking Renwick off the ring apron several times and blasting him into the ringpost, before shoving him back into the ring.  He then grabbed a chair and attacked Renwick with it.  After focusing on the left knee, he got Scott's foot in chair and was about to jump on it from ropes when the referee called for some help.  More officials and Jason McKinlay appeared as Saint-George made the jump.  McKinlay reminded him of the no cheating clause, to which he replied the bell has not gone yet!  With Saint-George continuing to attack Renwick, he had to be physically restrained by the referee as the other officials removed the chair and helped Renwick back to his feet.  Finally the bell rang and the match officially started.  Saint-George continued where he had left off and again focused on the left knee of Renwick before Renwick hit him with a spear and went on the offensive.  The match was brutal and continued to swing back and forth, with near falls from both men, an RKO mid-match from Saint-George on Renwick, a sleeper hold which almost put Renwick out twice, before Renwick hung Saint-George upside down on the turnbuckle and dropkicked him, then later hit Saint-George with a massive dropkick from the top rope.   With both men exhausted, Renwick attempted the Angel Wings however Saint-George escaped and hit Renwick with a second RKO but could only get a 2 count.  Finally Renwick hooked up the Angel Wings and this time scored the 3 count to become the Reckless Intent World Champion.

As Renwick celebrated on the top rope, two members of the SOS appeared.  Saint-George held up his hands and quickly left the ring. Could Saint-George be linked to this mysterious group?  As SOS leader Sam Crowe looked on, his associate delivered a massive power bomb to the new champion, leaving him prone in the centre of the ring.  As they stood at ringside, several roster members came out to the ring to assist Renwick and the SOS disappeared.

Next up was a 6 man elimination match which would allocate an entry number in the rumble to the participants.  The first five entrants, AJ Russell, JJ Russell, Venym, Jackie Grady and SWE favourite LJT were in the ring when SWE owner Bravehart appears to introduce his Trident member Darren Blair.  As always in matches of this nature, chaos ensued.  Venym and Grady battled outside the ring at the entrance area, the Russell Brothers fought directly in front of their supporters from Bo'ness Rugby Club while LJT and Blair battled inside the ring and gradually the matches switched about.  With JJ Russell and Blair fighting at ringside, LJT looked to suicide dive them but was caught by a clothesline from Grady, who then did a flying dropkick through the ropes to take down the two outside.  LJT then did a corkscrew crossbody over the top rope to knock all three down with Venym doing a similar move to all four.  Finally AJ Russell played bowling ball to their skittles, hitting a "whisper in the wind" wiping out all 5 opponents before shoving Venym back in the ring.  Venym manages to swing AJ around the ring but only scored a 2 count on his pin attempt.  AJ then splashes Venym from the top rope and Grady makes the pin to eliminate Venym who will now enter the rumble first.  Darren Blair was eliminated next by LJT, who was then eliminated by AJ.  Grady and AJ appeared to face off, before working together to target JJ but JJ was able to rally, eliminating his brother before taking on Grady.  As he was about to finish Grady, AJ jumped up on the apron and distracted him.  JJ sent him flying with a dropkick before returning his attention to Grady and finally scoring the pinfall, JJ Russell took the number 30 slot in the rumble.

The final match before the rumble was "The Baddest Man in Professional Wrestling" Rawlins v Falcon.  Rawlins came to the ring first and announced that he believed Falcon to be part of SOS which is why he challenged him to a match, before Falcon appeared to cheers from the crowd. In true "baddest man" character, Rawlins tried to terrorise some of the kids in the crowd before getting down to business in the ring.  This match went back and forth, with both men pretty evenly matched in size and speed.  There were a lot of wristlocks and reversals to start with before Falcon went on the offensive.  Rawlins rolled out of the ring to escape and when Falcon leapt the ropes to follow him, Rawlins swept the legs from under him, causing him to crash to the wooden floor.  He then climbed back into the ring to break the count before doing a suicide dive through the ropes onto a still recovering Falcon, however his second attempt at the same move was met by Falcon's boot to the face.  Falcon then had some of the crowd move aside and rammed Rawlins face first into the vacated chairs.  When Rawlins avoided an attempted chop, Falcon slammed his own hand into the ringpost, giving Rawlins the opportunity to regain the advantage.  Once back in the ring, Rawlins continued to focus on the injured arm of Falcon.  While Falcon tried to get back into the match, Rawlins appeared to have an answer for everything and it looked as though the match would soon be over as Rawlins held Falcon in a crossface submission hold.  Suddenly all three members of  SOS appeared and attacked both men.  The match ended in a no contest as several roster members come out to make the save and chase SOS out the main door.  As the other roster members returned backstage, Rawlins held out his hand to Falcon, however, in true heel turn fashion, he refused to shake hands and instead hit Rawlins with a turnbuckle bulldog he calls "The Acid Drop" and left the ring.  Mikey returned to the ring to assist a dazed Rawlins backstage.

Finally it was time for the 30 Man Rumble match, where the last man standing would earn a shot at the World Title at the Super BOWL in May 2015.  The match started with Venym and Saint George, with a new participant joining every 30 seconds, so it got chaotic very quickly and was difficult to follow everything that was going on - so I will just highlight a few points.  Saint-George and Bobby Roberts went at each other for a bit before Bravehart decided to have a pop at Roberts.  Westy made two appearances, first as Bushwacker West, who was eliminated immediately, then later reappeared as West Cena who also was eliminated very quickly.  Rob Mills was attacked as he entered by Bravehart who had been eliminated.  Ambrose and Saint-George returned after being eliminated and took out Bobby Roberts, further fuelling their feud.  Saint-George gets a second bite at the cherry after being drawn at random to be given a lucky chance second entry.  JJ Russell enters last after winning the earlier 6 man elimination match and he and AJ Russell take each other out, leaving the final four as Jackie Grady, Rawlins, Mikey and Joe Hendry.

Jackie and Rawlins are soon eliminated, leaving Mikey and Hendry facing each other once again and, once again it was Hendry who was victorious and now has a shot at the Reckless Intent World Championship at the Super BOWL tournament in May.  An unhappy Mikey grabbed a microphone to say that Hendry had beaten him twice that night and also six months previously.  This fact does not sit well with Mikey, even if Hendry is one of the best wrestlers in the country and Mikey then challenges Hendry to a match at Lights Out on 6th December to prove he can beat him and if he can't, he will quit wrestling.  Hendry accepted the challenge and the match is set but as they shake hands on it, Mikey hits Hendry with an RKO to the shock and disbelief of the crowd.


What a show! With 6 matches and a 30 man rumble, there was plenty of action.  Reckless Intent's first show at an outside venue was a sell-out and everyone involved put everything they had out there for the people to enjoy.  Normally I would give a Match of the Night award but I think this time I am just going to give them Show of the Year and look forward to seeing just how they can top this at their next show on 6 December, also at Murieston Scout Hall,  Tickets are already available and can be purchased online or at their Sunday Slam show on 16 November, where there will be the first two rounds of competition for the new Sunday Slam Championship belt.  Details of these, and all of the events planned for 2015 can be found on Facebook and video footage of their matches can be seen on their YouTube Channel