<10/6/09 @ 3:29 AM PST>

- So, we had an update the day before the last show, and then... nothing. If my only source of VCW news were the updates on this main page, I'd be pissed. Hopefully that's not the case for anyone. But don't worry, the last show didn't get cancelled and we were never heard from again or anything like that. It's simply a case of lazy website maintenance. Now, we didn't expect to have an update before VCW headed to England just a few days after the last show. We DID, however, expect to have one by OCTOBER. Jeez, sorry about that. And for those of you waiting for clips of the last show to be posted on our message board, those should be out VERY soon, so keep checking back. So with that said, let's talk about the last show. PSYCH was scheduled to face Kristian Drake in a rematch from 2002(!), but Drake rudely no-showed without making any effort to contact anyone, so fuck him. Chicho, scheduled to face perennial rival Red Money, did the very same thing. So fuck him too. Seriously, the last VCW show, you've already committed be on it, and then you skip it without so much as a phone call? Garbage. Anyway, Red Money understandably opted not to wrestle, but PSYCH was still raring to go, and was placed into a singles match round robin with Mitch Deppen and BXCW's Craig Young, who were scheduled to go one on one. Craig and Mitch opened the show, and after exchanging Ankle Locks (both men's signature submission), Craig debuted his impressive 180 Moonsault to put Deppen away. Craig was not so fortunate in his next match, against PSYCH, as PSYCH wanted to "show him how it's done" in terms of flying, and put him away with a Shooting Star Press off the top. Canadian Champion Chris Mason took on Lenny D in probably the last ever VCW Canadian Title Match. If you'll remember, Lenny D attacked Chris Mason in a match in April 2008, and that was actually the last time we saw Lenny until now. Talk about slow-playing it. Well, Lenny must have known what he was doing and picked the right time and place to capitalize on it, because in his first match since March 2008, and only his fifth match since 2006, he was able to beat Mason with a Flying Jujigatame to become a two-time (and the final) VCW Canadian Champion, his previous reign coming over 7 YEARS prior, the longest gap between title reigns in VCW history. The third match in the PSYCH/Deppen/Young round robin did not happen, as PSYCH beat up Mitch Deppen in the back, and then called out Chris Mason, who had JUST lost his Canadian Title to Lenny D. Mason and PSYCH, who had wrestled on two of VCW's previous four shows, still hadn't got enough of each other, and battled fairly quickly to a double KO, probably due to both men's fatigue from previous matches that day. Rigor Mortis flew in from Tennessee to take on Zeus McFly, who did not want to oblige Rigor in a brawl as he wanted to "wrestle" on VCW's last show. Rigor eventually provoked Zeus to get what he wanted, and perhaps a lot more than he wanted, as McFly went to town on Rigor and was able to put him away with his trusty Knuckle Sandwich. Our other fly-in was Dangerous Dave Devereaux, who came in to wrestle not only his biggest rival in VCW, but one of his biggest rivals anywhere, Daniel Makabe. Going into the match, Makabe was 1-0-1 against Devereaux, having gone to a 20 minute draw with him in 2006 and beating him in 49 minutes in 2008 (Devereaux did get a tag win over Makabe at VVTW4 in 2007, but did not score the pinfall himself). So Devereaux went into this knowing that this may well be his last chance to ever beat Daniel Makabe, something he's never done. And that's exactly what he did, finally getting the big win over Daniel Makabe after cutting back on a Makabe Lock attempt for the pin. Dave got on the mic after the match, thanking Makabe and VCW for everything. That brings us to Drew Sarian and the Triple Crown. He vowed to be the last Triple Crown Champion, and it looked like there was only one match in the way of that becoming the truth. Special K was VCW's last bastion of hope to take the title off Sarian. K, who had been aligned with Daniel Makabe but was regaining fan support, especially after his win over Makabe in the Relevos Suicidas in June, was approached by his partner in the back before the match. Makabe said he'd be out there to help K win and get their alliance the title. K, surprisingly, said thanks but no thanks, because he was either going to do this by himself or not at all. This self psyche-up may have been just the thing, as Special K was able to defeat Sarian and become two-time Triple Crown Champion with a never before seen armtrap variation of the Darkness Buster. These two threw everything they had at one another, in one of the best matches of either man's career, and it took a new variation on an old favourite to finally finish it. I guess all that's left is the main event, fittingly the same main event as the FIRST EVER VCW show, the 1st Annual Canada Day Massacre on July 2, 2000. Now, 9 years later, it is once again Scott Henson versus Yakuza J in a 2-of-3 Falls Match. This was their first major match against each other in over 4 years, their last being at the 6th Annual Canada Day Massacre on July 1, 2005. A lot of time could be spent recounting the events of their 37 minute match in 35 degree heat, but we'll let the clips do that. With the falls at one a piece (Yakuza scoring very early with a German Suplex, and Henson scoring later with the Cat's Cradle after Yakuza couldn't bring himself to kick Henson's head off), the two exchanged a series of CRITICAL!s and Axe Bombers, eventually hitting them at the same time and landing with one arm over each other for a double pin, of course bringing the fall count to 2-2 and the match to a draw. A fitting end for the final match on the final show, as everyone poured into the ring for the post-show celebration. Henson got on the mic, presumably, to thank everybody, but instead posed a question to the audience: "Do you want this nice, cute, 'everybody goes home happy' finish, or do you want a fucking winner?" No sooner had the crowd voiced their preference for the latter than Henson and Yakuza had gone right back at it. After a skirmish on the top rope, Henson hit You Sunk My Battleship on the biggest man in VCW. He picked him up and hit a giant CRITICAL!, much in the same way he beat Daniel Makabe a few weeks prior at Canada Day, but somehow Yakuza found it within himself to kick out. The burst of adrenaline continued, as he blocked the next attack by Henson and hit a Powerbomb Pin. Henson kicked out but Yakuza yanked him right back in and hit the Soul Powerbomb, a move he hasn't used in years, to finally pin Henson and give the match a clear winner. The crowd again piled into the ring, this time for the true celebration. It was probably the most emotional moment in VCW history, fittingly coming at the end. God, this much has been written and we haven't even talked about England or BXCW yet? Let's do the rest in a couple days, alright?
- Editor's Note: In the interest of full disclosure, I teared up a bit writing about the end of the show. There was a lot of talk about people crying that day, and I honestly didn't think I was going to; I really don't do it that often, barring a really sad TV show or movie (though rarely when watching with other people), or a death in the family (and sometimes not even then): probably on average once a year or less. When I entered for my match, I made the on-the-spot decision to hug every member of the audience (one of the best decisions I ever made). The second to last person I came to was Kelly, who gave me a big, long, tight hug which sort of primed me for the next one. I turned and saw Dan beside the ring because he was doing the ring announcing. He was doing whatever the opposite is of keeping it together. He was losing it, and the second I saw him, much to my own surprise, I lost it too. We hugged and cried for a minute, and as we let go, I realized, "Holy shit, I have to do a big match now," so I tried to pull it together pretty quickly. I'll likely never forget Dan's fighting-back-tears ring introductions for the match. Post-match, I figured I had got it out of my system. I hugged a few more people, and then I saw Drew coming toward me for a hug, lip trembling, tears in his eyes. It was legitimately one of the most emotional scenes I've ever seen in my life, and it completely set me off again. During this time, some people said some of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me, in particular Justin and Dan. While I distinctly remember what you said to me, I don't remember what I said back, but I hope I reciprocated. And I don't want to leave out Kelly, Drew, Kevin, Luke, or Mitch either, all of whom were also wonderful, as well as Josh and Steve, who were cool enough to fly in without us even asking.






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