WXW in Minneola, June 20th, 2009
Apparently the mayor of Minneola has the power to do anything in the town he rules in, even to the point of overruling WXW staff and security and probably even police officers too.

I don’t have too much to say again about this WXW show beforehand but I do have to mention that the night before I spent it in the southern half of Florida. I went there on a whim to see a Florida Marlins baseball game (they lost to the damn Yankees but it was still a fun time; it’s the first time I’ve ever been in that stadium; it’s no Tropicana Field, let me tell you) and then the day of this event I went to the Sawgrass Mills Mall down there before heading back home and then to this event. Well, there were complications (i.e. idiots on the road, other people getting into accidents, etc.) that caused me to get home later than I wanted to, so once again I had to rush… this time I changed clothes, checked some stuff online for a few minutes, had a little bit to eat for “dinner” (but I had something more substantial after the show) and then attended a wrestling show that was only 7 miles from my house. If you want further details on that… it’s best to get all the pertinent links that I provide by going to my Twitter page at twitter.com/blairpac

I got there and it was only about a minute after that, there was the national anthem and if you can believe it, the show started a few minutes EARLY. No kidding.

Before I get to recapping the show, I’ll announce now that I won’t be attending any shows this upcoming weekend of the 27th. I won’t be at the WXW show, the ASW one in Spring Hill, nor Believe (as if that needed to be said); I just need a break from wrestling shows, you know. It’ll be a few week break but I’ll still be posting stuff once in awhile; for example, this upcoming weekend will have me talking about stuff on the Afro Squad board and the latest events from Pro Wrestling eKlipse, and boy am I steamed about a worked/shoot BS thing that was done there that was done for NO REASON AT ALL as it’s something that was only done to fool “the smart marks” who follow the scene and it clearly did nothing to raise attendance and now that it happened it still won’t do anything to raise attendance for that fed; gee, I wonder who the booker of that fed is now? He might as well just announce it online now, it’s so obvious he was the one who came up with it. But I’m getting angry already and I don’t want to do it now as it will be posted by this upcoming weekend so stay tuned for that.

1. Frankie Capone (w/ Rico Casanova) defeated Tookie Tucker. First off, Capone is now a heel in this fed and is managed by longtime Florida indy personality Rico Casanova, who wore an all-orange suit (and even orange shoes) and it looked like something that Simon Sez would wear if he decided to change his all lime-green suit ensemble. I don’t know why he’s a bad guy now but admittedly I don’t watch the WXW online videos or their “Netcast” where they show full matches (sorry, WXW!) so maybe it was explained there. As for Tookie… when I saw his big rig parked in the parking lot (no kidding, he drives around in a big rig with his wrestling name on it; I can’t imagine the gas mileage is too great, but between the rig, the name, and hearing his custom entrance music (which was La Grange with some extra stuff added to it) I was excited to see this guy, who had at least one match in FCW earlier in the year but I don’t think has wrestled-at least in Florida-since then. Then they wrestled…

The match was fine, I guess, but they weren’t on the same page at all times during this short match and I wasn’t fully impressed with Mr. Tookie, despite his incredible name and gimmick. Eh, can’t win them all. The ending was Tucker accidentally running his shoulder into the ringpost and as Capone distracted the ref, Rico apparently had brass knucks or some sort of weapon in his hand as right after that punch, the trucker was figuratively jackknifed as he was out and pinned by Frankie. At least the crowd of 150 or so were into the match (as they were for the entire event) .

By the way, the ring announcer for this show wasn’t the bald individual known as Kevin Grogan but rather Vale Anoai, who of course is the youngest daughter of “pops” himself, Afa. She did a fine job in the role.

2. Gus Money defeated Brett Thunder . This was a quite good contest. The winner of this got a shot at the Cruiserweight Title “at anytime, any place”. I really liked it as it was very fast-paced, the crowd was on fire, and things flowed together very nicely. Thunder had the early advantage and used armbars and armdrags and what have you. Gus also was a whiny heel which riled up the audience. Money took control and he did stuff for a few minutes. But, Brett came back and you had a plethora of close near-falls and exciting moments. Gus ended up winning the match with a frog splash. As always, Destroyer was happy to cheer him on. Aside from holding up some signs and cheering and booing the guys he likes and dislikes, I didn’t really notice him for the most part; however, he did dance when the funkiest songs were played and he had a good time. By the way, I just assumed he lived in Orlando or the surrounding area but it turns out that wherever he lives, it’s not too far from where I live. No lie. Could you imagine me and him on a roadtrip? Now there’s an idea for a sitcom, me hanging out with Nic on a daily basis!

3. Deathrow Jethro-Wolf (w/ Jethro’s nameless handler) defeated Nick Nero-Afroboy. This was a pretty good contest. It was Nick and the convict to start off, and he was caught in a backbreaker so both Deathrow and Wolf wore him out and tossed him around for a few minutes. But, he was able to make the hot tag to Afro. He ran wild for like a minute before he was bested by a move and he was beat upon for a few minutes. Finally, Nick came back in all four guys were in there and you had a bunch of stuff going on and Nick was caught and he was laid out by Jethro; the ending was Wolf delivering a middle-rope elbow.

Speaking of afro’s and guys named Nic, last week when I mentioned the JOKE about how when the ring announcer initially announced Nick Nero as “Nick”, me and some other people naturally thought of Nic The Destroyer (who was in attendance at this event also) as he says he wants to train to be a wrestler, and hey at least to some people it’s humorous-but in a good way-to think of him in the ring… I thought I made it clear when I told the story (which was told to add some levity to the review) that I was just joking and in no way did I actually think that Destroyer was going to wrestle in that match. Well, the guy I call the Afro Idiot-but known in the Afro Squad as Agent J… I guess the “J” stands for “Jerk”-responded to the review that I posted on Florida Wrestling Fans and said some not nice things about me and stated that I legit thought Nic was going to wrestle on that night! I don’t know where he got that idea from, but anyway… he was there at this show and he was his usual self and that's all I really have to say about him.

4. CJ O’Doyle defeated Da Biff (w/ Simon Sez). This match was for a shot at the TV title, again at “anytime, any place”. Keep that in mind for later. Lou Cypher and Rico Moon were supposed to be here but for some reason they were not present so this match happened instead. But, as it was a rematch from a bout I really liked which took place the week before, I didn’t complain. This time around CJ got off to a better start than he did in the last match. He went for a submission (the crossface; I’d rather call it that than use the Crippler Crossface name, for reasons that I should not have to explain, ESPECIALLY considering that this day and the next few ones was when all that stuff went down two years ago. I’m not saying that no one should use that submission move; it’s just the timing, that’s all) a few times but due to Biff’s overwhelming size; once he had control of the bout he used that to his advantage; Simon also was a cheater cheater pumpkin eater a few times. In one hilarious moment, he called a chubby kid in the front row “a fat piece of crap”! Anyway, CJ came back and he eventually got the crossface locked in, but Simon got on the apron and distracted the ref; of course, during that time Biff was taping like he was Gregory Hines. CJ released the hold to confront Simon; Biff got up, charged in… and yes, what you think happened did happen and Simon was knocked to the floor; he went splat on the floor, but don’t worry there were mats set up. Still, I’m sure it couldn’t have felt good. CJ was able to get the win and after he went to the back, Biff rose to his feet and he had to literally carry Simon to the back, much to the delight of the crowd.

5. Jerrelle Clark defeated Mike Cruz in a Last Man Standing match to regain the WXW Cruiserweight Title. This was a very good contest, although it would have helped me out if I actually listened to Ms. Vale explain the rules of the match beforehand rather than just zone out during that part. I just presumed that once a guy was knocked out, that the ref would start counting. So, when a pinfall attempt was made I was like, WTF? It took a pal to explain to me that it was pretty much like a Texas Death Match where you have to get a pinfall or submission attempt and then the count is made. My bad! Anyway, it was Even Steven most of the way, and there seemed to be a little more support for Jerrelle rather than Mike, but both received many cheers. This was very fast-paced and had some unique maneuvers and action that was inside the ring, outside it, and even on the apron. The turning point was when Jerrelle got his knee targeted, so that was the focus for a few minutes. Then, a chair was brought into the ring and it was set up in the corner. I presume it was no DQ so that was OK. Cruz ended up running head-first into it and that allowed Jerrelle to come back and pull off moves despite the bad knee. By the way, there were no successful pin attempts at all. Go figure. There was also Cruz doing a set of rolling German suplexes, which could be taken as another remembrance of you know who, but for the sake of everyone I’ll just say that he was paying tribute to Kurt Angle there instead.

The ending was when Jerrelle was able to land his Last Train to Clarksville finisher (where he drops his opponent on his head, pretty much) but that took his last bit of energy so both men were out, and the ref counted to 10, and uh oh… but don’t worry, it was decided that the winner would be the first guy who rose to his feet. Well, the ref somehow got distracted by Jerrelle and conveniently, Gus Money came out and he delivered the X Factor to Mike, and as the ref turned around and Clark was on his feet and Cruz wasn’t and that’s how he won the title. I’m not sure why Gus wanted Jerrelle to win rather than Cruz but I’m sure those two will wrestle in the near future.

Intermission time. It was around 20 minutes. I’ll mention here that at this show were some people I knew that I hadn’t seen in far too long, so it was nice to see them and have conversations with them. It better not be too long before I see them again.

6. Sulu Afi-Chrono Chris defeated Hatchet City All-Stars in a non-title match. The All-Stars are the tag champs but this wasn’t for the title. For me I figured what was going to happen but I’m a hardcore fan so that’s ok. As for the match itself, I remember it being good but sadly that’s about it. Stuff happened and Afi and Chrono acted heelish and they got the pin, and they bragged afterwards that they were going to get a future title shot.

If you want another take on the show, read Mr. Wrestling 19’s review here. I don’t like linking to stuff on WG’s board but in this case I have to.

7. Dylan Night (w/ Candi) defeated Haku to win the WXW Hardcore Title. Right before the match started, there was a revelation where Sulu Afi came out with handcuffs for Candi; no, it was nothing kinky. Rather, there was a stipulation where Sulu and Candi were handcuffed so that she wouldn’t be a cheater. The match started off with Haku having the early advantage, but then Dylan took over and used moves like chinlocks and a sleeper; during all that, Afi and Candi humorously interacted with each other, jawing and making faces at each other. Haku came back in a match that was wrestled like a straight match when it was for the Hardcore title. Then, the ref got bumped and somehow Candi was able to pull out some baby powder and threw it in Sulu’s eyes and she must’ve had the key to it or something as she was able to escape the cuffs, low-blow Haku, and then a foreign object was tossed to Night, who used it and got the victory as the ref woke up and Candi put herself back in the cuffs to make it look like she never escaped, and Night is the new champion.

Haku had to be helped to his feet and he walked to the back; meanwhile, the referee (Scotty, the redhead; he reffed this show along with the female referee, as is almost always the case) was noticeably limping; his ankle was bothering him so I don’t know what happened but much to me and the crowd’s surprise, he reffed the final two matches and for the most part was able to do his job as if he didn’t have a bum ankle.

8a. KAVA defeated Richard Criado to win the WXW TV Title. This was a good contest. Now, on the Afro Squad board, a “worker” who I have no idea as to his identity commented on the show and said that in this match, you could “clearly hear Criado call spots”. That was news to me as I didn’t notice it. Not that I look for it and I’m sure that if you’re involved “in the business” it’s far easier to note it than a common fan, but I didn’t hear it. Sometimes I hear it but it’s when the crowd is deathly quiet. But anyhow, KAVA (the son of Haku, remember) was dominated for most of the bout, as he’s the rookie and Criado has been wrestling for quite a few years now. During the bout, CJ O’Doyle came out to watch. The ending was when Richard went out of the ring and for no good reason he kicked CJ in the face. CJ returned the favor and the ref allowed it as I figured he deserved a freebie. A moment later a steel chair, set up on the apron, ended up being the recipient of Criado’s head and that allowed KAVA to win the title. Afterwards, Criado was a sore loser (a guy with a supercilious attitude, so to say) and he blindsided KAVA with a chairshot and laid him out. O’Doyle cleared the ring then suddenly realized, “Hey, I have a contract for a title shot anytime. It may make me look like a heel but if I don’t do it I’ll look like a dope; referee, start this match!” and that’s what he did.

8b. CJ O’Doyle defeated KAVA to win the WXW TV Title. He used his finisher and after a few seconds he got the win. The crowd was more surprised and confused than happy or angry that O’Doyle did what he did.

9. Sugaa defeated Shawn Spears via DQ to retain the WXW Heavyweight Title. This was a pretty good bout although I remember one moment more than anyone else. Early on in the bout, which started off as a brawl that Sugaa dominated, the champ delivered a back rake to the challenger, and it wasn’t until a minute or two later that I saw that Shawn’s back was *bleeding* from the back rake. Honest. Ouchie, indeed! I guess Sugaa got a little too excited there. After the first few minutes, Shawn got control of the match and he came close to winning a few times, but things changed after he was crotched on the top rope; again, ouchie! He then got a huracanrana from the top rope. The ending came a few minutes after that. The bum who gets involved in Sugaa’s matches and is literally a bum got involved here; he jumped the railing and got a steel chair and was going to nail Spears with it but instead hit Sugaa, who ended up bleeding from the forehead. He was tackled by security and he was going to be kicked out but the mayor of Minneola (David Yeager) prevented that from happening. Things will be made clear in a moment. Spears then used a chair right in front of a referee. He went to make the count but stopped at 2, so he was supposed to see it and he counted just to be a smartass, I guess.

After the match, that’s when things were revealed. The mayor and the homeless guy got into the ring. Sugaa suddenly kicked the mayor in the stomach (only to get up right away; I guess he has the power of legislation and Robert’s Rules of Order to allow that to happen) but things were broken up. To cut to the chase, the mayor felt pity for the bum (whose name is Chuleta) so he gave him tickets to the show and all that, and that’s how he was able to still go to shows in Minneola and even Leesburg despite always getting involved. Sugaa then noted that Chuleta was none other than his former long-time tag team partner whom he held the tag titles with 7 times before back when WXW was up in Pennsylvania. Chuleta explained that he was a wrestler but he fell down on his luck and he was now homeless. It’s interesting that his former partner didn’t seem to care about that and didn’t mind that he interfered in his matches, at least until the interference backfired. I also don’t know why online he was identified as being a random guy when they knew who he was, but excusing that, Chuleta was about to leave the building when he was invited back in. Sugaa asked for a sign that his former partner was truly sorry for the mistake he made that almost cost him the title a few minutes ago. They ended up hugging and I guess they’re buddies again. All you need is love…

Overall, this 2 hour and 40 minute show, besides some moments that left me flummoxed, was a lot of fun and I enjoyed it. At least in WXW you don’t have any moments where you have a “shoot” argument on a local messageboard where mainly “workers” and people “in the biz” post and look at and it turns out that it was all a SWERVE~ that was done for no good reason at all…

This upcoming weekend I’ll post something new. It’s not a show review but I’ll be talking about stuff involving eKlipse (oh boy do I ever), how I’m “the biggest heel in Florida wrestling” (as if!) and yes, even Master Flesh, if you can believe it. Stay tuned for that.