<11/29/11 @ 12:13 AM PST>
- Two updates in one month? It must be your birthday. And two new shows to talk
about? All the better.
Show 21: Show 21, aptly titled "Deep Dick Pizza", documented ISUXDIX's
trip to Chicago for Backyard Fest 11, a revival of the brand name last seen in
2007 in Rhode Island. The weather tried its best to thwart parts of the 3-day
show, with alternating near-100ºF heat and monsoon-level rain, but that did not
stop us, particularly Daniel Makabe and Yakuza J, who braved the rain (and
dangerously slippery ring that comes with it) in their matches against Devin
Bliss and Breakdown, respectively. Our first match was Daniel Makabe taking on
Chicago native Domi, who was giving up quite a height advantage to Makabe.
However, Domi's size and speed may have worked to his advantage, as he was able
to avoid many of Makabe's key maneuvers and hit his You Must Die (essentially an
Inverted Chokeslam, but it planted Makabe right on his head) for the win. Makabe
wasn't done with Domi after the match, but ended up getting pushed off the top
rope into the swimming pool next to the ring for his troubles. Next was Drew
Sarian taking on an outsider who is no stranger to ISUXDIX, Rigor Mortis. This
match ended up being quite a sprint of Sarian's Superkick and Stunner versus
Mortis's High Kick and Rigor-marole (O'Connor Roll into Cobra Clutch Suplex). In
the end, Sarian had the right combination, finishing with a Superkick to Rigor
on his knees, keeping his momentum going into his title shot at the PPV. Next
was Yakuza J, coming back after missing several shows due to Scott Henson
injuring his knee at the last PPV, taking on what many would call his younger
Chicago counterpart, Breakdown. These two traded some of the heaviest strikes
you'll see, as the young gun Breakdown tried to make a name for himself at the
veteran Yakuza's expense. Breakdown, perhaps wisely, focussed a lot of his
attack on Yakuza's not-100% knee, and this proved to be the difference maker, as
he got the win with his Distortion (Standing Shiranui). Daniel Makabe was back
to take on Devin Bliss in a match many have wanted to see for some time. The
pouring rain didn't stop Makabe from attempting, and successfully hitting, the
Dan Spike off the top rope. This set him up for a modified Abdominal Stretch
with the right leg hooked for extra torque, to get the submission win over Bliss
in a big victory. Next was what was scheduled as the Backyard Fest Day 1 main
event, though it was postponed and went on midway through Day 2 due to the rain.
Scott Henson insisted it be done this way, because, quote, "Cats hate rain,
stupid." So once the weather was to Henson's liking, he took on BSnow, who
Henson actually pinned in the VCW vs. New Gen 8-man in Pittsburgh in July 2010.
Snow proved himself a year better and wiser, as he reversed Henson's
top-to-floor You Sunk My Battleship attempt into a DVD on the ground, knocking
the wind out of Henson and eventually setting him up back in the ring for 3
successive Indy Kicks (off the top, standing, and to Henson on his knees), which
proved too much for Henson on this day as Snow got the win. The final match of
the final day was a hell of a multiman, as team ISUXDIX (Yakuza J, Drew Sarian,
and Scott) took on the New New Natural Disasters (Daniel Makabe teaming up with
Rigor Mortis and DangerDave), the Awakening (Devin Bliss, Sic Ric, and BSnow),
and hometown boys Team Chicago (Twisted Outkast, Breakdown, and Domi) in an
Elimination 4 Way Trios match. Instead of going through this spot by spot and
taking the next 5000 words to do so, just watch the damn video. The finish came
when Scott Henson was alone against Team Chicago, and succumbed to a triple-team
combination Emerald Frosion/Neckbreaker/Footstomp, giving Team Chicago the
deserved win. We have to give some huge thanks to the folks of Chicago for
making BYF11 a great experience for us. Alex Ohlson for hosting the show, Rockin
Rivera for his housing and fantastic hospitality, and Matt Knicks and Twisted
Outkast for putting the whole show together. Awesome job, guys.
Show 22: The show opened up with Zeus McFly getting his wish for the PPV:
a match with Scott Henson, whose attention he finally got last show with a
series of words and fists. And no ordinary match, either: Henson and McFly have
had enough of those. This will be the first ever "No Dicks Barred" match,
ISUXDIX's version of PWG's "Guerrilla Warfare" or ROH's "Fight Without Honor",
essentially an anything-goes match with weapons available and encouraged. Henson
may be in over his head here. McFly was so excited at this prospect that he
decided to have a warm-up Falls Count Anywhere Match again Niven... Niven?! Yes,
Niven from Australia and host of Tournament of Hate. No one is entirely sure why
he was in Canada, but he was, and that's all that mattered. After punching each
other square in the face for 10 minutes, the match spilled outside, where Niven,
despite taking a suplex through light tubes, was able to hit the Dadbasher
(Olympic Slam) through a board propped up over the concrete ground to get the
win. Not the warm-up result McFly was looking for, but if he can fare this well
against an all-time deathmatch legend, he feels confident he can take relative
deathmatch novice Scott Henson. Speaking of Scott Henson, he was the final
stepping stone for Drew Sarian who is on the way to cashing in his Dick in a Box
title shot against PSYCH on the next show. Henson proved no easy stepping stone,
though, as his underhanded tactics allowed him to get the upper hand (err, paw?)
on Sarian on the outside, nearly winning by countout, but then kicking the ropes
full force just as Sarian was getting back in the ring, busting Sarian's nose
open, and allowing Henson to roll Sarian up with the Cat's Cradle for the win.
Again, the result someone with Sarian's current momentum would hope for, but
Sarian remains resolute in his drive to win the title from the near-unbeatable
PSYCH next show at the PPV. Should he succeed in this, Henson has just made a
very good case to be the first to get a title shot at him.
- Next up is our 4th PPV, "Bound for Glory", featuring PSYCH defending his title
against Drew Sarian cashing in his Dick in a Box, Zeus McFly vs. Scott Henson in
the first ever No Dicks Barred match, Daniel Makabe vs. an opponent to be named,
and maybe even a little something else.
- LOTS of bits and pieces of fun new media up. We have 3 never-before-seen
"lost" promos from Beyond Wrestling in 2010 in the
Supershow Promos section; further evidence
that Australians are crazy in the Miscellaneous
media section; several music videos featuring ISUXDIX in Chicago (plus some non-ISUXDIX
Chicago matches you didn't see) in the
Supershow Music Videos section; and in the
Supershow Full Matches section we
have Daniel Makabe vs. Jonathan Hitler from Backyard Fest 9, two Zeus McFly
deathmatches from Tournament of Hate 5, and biggest of all, EVERY VCW match from
the entire BYWeek in 2007 (BYG5, BYE8, BYF10), 17 matches in total.
- Aside from that, EVERYTHING is 100% up to date, including Bios, Title History,
Win/Loss, Info, Music, Events, and Results.
<11/7/11 @ 1:27 AM PST>
- It hasn't been TOO long since the last update, and we've got 4 shows to talk
about. That's a good sign. Why waste time, let's talk about it.
Show 17: The show started off with a blockbuster announcement by Daniel
Makabe about ISUXDIX's new "Money in the Bank"-type concept, the aptly named
"Dick in a Box". Competitors each draw a capsule containing their entrance
number in a gauntlet match, as well as the stipulation for their match. Simple
enough, the winner of the gauntlet when all is said and done is granted a shot
at the ISUXDIX Champion Uv Men: Fighting And Grappling anytime, anywhere. With
no time wasted, this opened the show. Senor Cerveza was unclear on the rules of
his stipulation, as he eliminated himself in an Over the Top Elimination match
against Dr. Unk. Next in was Zeus McFly, meeting perennial opponent Unk in a No-DQ
match. Mercury took advantage of this stipulation and decided to interject
himself and attack McFly, but instead hit Unk, leading to Unk chasing Mercury
out of the building and giving McFly the forfeit win. Next in was Scott Henson
and the stipulation was an oldie but a goodie, a Coal Miner's Glove match. After
quite a battle, McFly was able to retrieve the glove first, but before he could
put it to use, Henson nailed him with a field goal kick right to his nethers,
leading to the pin, and in fact giving Henson his third straight pinfall over
McFly in as many shows, despite them all being under dubious circumstances. The
last entrant was Henson's tag partner, Kaden Talbain, who had been left laying
at the end of last show. The stipulation was a Submission Match, and the two
talked back and forth, eventually agreeing to have a good clean match and let
the better (half-)man win. As they shook hands in a show of sportsmanship,
Henson immediately submitted to it, and the two celebrated, revealing this had
been the plan all along. But what they didn't count on was the fact that there
was a late-coming entrant into the match, a returning Drew Sarian, who had
suffered a serious leg injury at the hands of Henson and Talbain way back at the
formation of their alliance on Show 12. Now with doctor's clearance to wrestle,
Sarian quickly cleared Henson from the ring, and went to TOWN on Talbain,
eventually blasting him with a Superkick, and keeping him down for the 10 count,
in what was revealed to be a Last Man Standing Match. As a result, the returning
Drew Sarian is your Dick in a Box winner, and can claim a title shot against
PSYCH (or any future champion) at any time. Speaking of PSYCH, he was up next in
a match against Mercury. Pre-match, Mercury promised to do what Daniel Makabe
did a few shows ago: beat PSYCH in a non-title match and guarantee himself a
future title shot. Once they got to the ring, however, PSYCH did him one better
and granted him a title shot then and there, proclaiming himself a fighting
champion. The gamble paid off for PSYCH, as he was able to defeat Mercury in an
excellent match, polishing things off with a Shooting Star Press while wearing
his title belt. Just as things looked to be wrapped up, Drew Sarian's music
played, leading to a very excited crowd thinking they were going to see Sarian
cash in his title shot on the very night he won it. It was not to be, however,
as Sarian simply entered the ring, shook PSYCH's hand, and left, perhaps wanting
to get into the head of PSYCH a bit. The show ended with Scott Henson revealing
that Kaden Talbain's finger had been broken in Show 16's attack, which Drew
Sarian had since taken credit for as revenge for Talbain and Henson putting him
out of action for so long. The plan was for Talbain to win Dick in a Box, and
cash it in several months down the line once his finger had healed, but this was
of course thwarted by Sarian. Another thing thwarted by Sarian was the planned
tag team match at the PPV of Henson and Talbain versus Sarian and Yakuza J. So
just like Dreamslam, Henson is left without a tag partner, with a major tag
match looming in front of him.
Show 18/PPV 3: Scott Henson is nothing if not resourceful, as he came to
Daniel Makabe at the beginning of ISUXDIX's third PPV, Bash at the Beach. Makabe
felt bad that Henson was again dealing with an injured tag partner, and gave
Henson the opportunity to pick a new partner of his choosing to take on Yakuza J
and Drew Sarian. After some quick thinking, Henson chose the very man standing
in front of him, Daniel Makabe, as his tag team partner, despite the fact that
Makabe was already in the main event, taking on PSYCH for his title.
Unfortunately, the agreement was legally binding, and Henson said it was in
Makabe's best interest to try to win, as he needs to keep up his undefeated
streak going into his title match with PSYCH later that night. Early in the
match, Henson was able to take out Yakuza J's knee, and continued to attack it
throughout the match. Makabe, though he did want to win, took the higher road,
and did not focus on Yakuza's injured knee, despite Henson's insistence that he
do so. At the end of the match, Henson was able to subdue Sarian, and screamed
at Makabe to finish off Yakuza's leg. When Makabe refused, Henson nailed his
partner with a bicycle kick, sending him out of the ring. He turned around to a
charging Yakuza J, but was able to catch him with a rolling solebutt right the
kneecap of his already decimated leg, and rolled him up with the Cat's Cradle
for Henson's first PPV win (and keeping Makabe's undefeated streak alive, though
that was probably the furthest thing from Henson's mind). Next was the
long-time-coming 3 Way Dogfight between Mercury, Zeus McFly, and Dr. Unk. After
several inconclusive falls (the winner must pin both opponents consecutively),
McFly was able to exact revenge on both of his nemeses, first pinning Dr. Unk,
and then finally getting his big win over Mercury, who defeated McFly at our
first PPV. McFly debuted a new move to put the finishing touch on things, the
420 Psycho Driver, of course a variation on his 420 Piledriver. Super Dragon
would be proud. If he weren't so fat. And that brings us to the main event. To
give the play-by-play on this is to write another 1000+ words that's going to
take you a while to read. Here's what you need to know. It's PSYCH defending the
ISUXDIX Champion Uv Men: Fighting And Grappling title against Daniel Makabe in a
2-of-3 Falls match. It's easily a Match of the Year frontrunner. Daniel Makabe
is undefeated since returning to active competition. PSYCH's only loss is to
Daniel Makabe in a non-title match. All we're going to tell you is that PSYCH
retained the title in 3 falls, and that you're doing yourself a disservice if
you haven't seen it, so go to the Multimedia section and watch Show 18/PPV 3
right now. As if that wasn't enough, Drew Sarian, with his Dick in a Box in tow,
came out, presumably to capitalize on a very tired PSYCH. However, yet again,
Sarian merely shook PSYCH's hand and introduced himself, saying, "I don't think
we've met," alluding to the fact that despite they've been in the same wrestling
promotion(s) since 2004, they've never had a singles match. And with that,
Sarian was off. Scott Henson ended the show with an interview from what looked
to be his bedroom, making a very big deal about his first PPV win, declaring
that he had broken the glass ceiling for half-humans, and issuing a challenge to
PSYCH for a title match.
Show 19: After winning a match against Dr. Unk, Daniel Makabe was
approached in the back by Zeus McFly, who, now done with his feuds with Mercury
and Dr. Unk, was looking the settle the score against Scott Henson, who had
cheated to beat him on each of Show 15 through 17. Daniel Makabe said he
couldn't do it today, because Henson was already booked against a returning "The
Situation" Chris Mason, but how about a title match against PSYCH instead? McFly
will probably win the award for the least excited accepting of a title match, if
such an award existed. Back to Henson and Mason, a feud dating back to 2001,
though it is a somewhat different dynamic now as Henson does not have the size
advantage he used to due to the fact that Mason is MASSIVE. The two essentially
tried to out-heel each other, with Henson coming out the better in this
instance, finishing off with an eye rake, a back rake, and a quick backslide for
the pin. With a bit of time passed, McFly was able to get a little more
energetic for his title match with PSYCH, realizing what kind of opportunity
this was. It was not to be capitalized on this day, however, as PSYCH seems to
be just on too much of a roll. The two had an excellent match, but PSYCH came
out the victor, finishing with his patented Shooting Star Press, and knocking
off his fourth successful title defense. Undetered, McFly found Henson in the
back after the show, and asked him directly for a match instead of going through
matchmaker Makabe. Henson blew McFly off, saying he just beat him three times in
a row, and doesn't need to do it again.
Show 20: We kicked off with a big first time ISUXDIX match, Daniel Makabe
taking on Drew Sarian. After numerous counters to each other's signature moves,
Makabe came down very hard on an already weakened leg, leaving him prone for a
huge Spear by Sarian, causing Makabe to do a full backflip. This is only
Makabe's second loss in ISUXDIX, which speaks volumes to the momentum Sarian has
right now since winning Dick in a Box. The only other person with that much
momentum is the champion himself, PSYCH, who granted Scott Henson the title shot
he had demanded after getting his first PPV win two shows prior. Henson debuted
a new singlet for the occasion. The two went all out for well over 20 minutes,
each trying up the ante on the other. Henson may have gotten overzealous at one
point, as he attempted to do PSYCH's Somersault Van Terminator but missed. This
was the beginning of the end for Henson, as PSYCH hit him with a barrage of the
nastiest kicks you'll see this side of Bloodsport, leading to an insane diagonal
corner-to-corner Van Terminator for the win and his FIFTH defense of the title.
For a third time in almost as many shows, Drew Sarian's music played over the
speakers after a successful PSYCH title defense. This time, however, PSYCH
called Sarian out on his mind games and essentially told him to shit or get off
the pot. Sarian agreed and said he WOULD cash in his shot... but not today. He
doesn't want PSYCH beaten up after a tough title defense; he wants a fresh
PSYCH, and that's why he's cashing in his shot at the next PPV. So our main
event for PPV 4/Show 23 is set. Dejected from his loss, Henson found Zeus McFly
waiting for him in the locker room, still determined to meet him in the ring.
Henson again tried to brush off McFly, but this time McFly's words cut a little
deeper, prompting Henson to attack him, with a brawl ensuing. While McFly was
probably not a fan of that first punch in the face by Henson, he did achieve his
desired effect of getting Henson's attention.
- Upcoming Show 21 will chronicle ISUXDIX's trip to Chicago in September, Show
22 is the "go-home show" as they say in the business, and Show 23 is our 4th PPV,
Bound for Glory. Stay tuned.
- All ISUXDIX episodes are now on YouTube, so if you're not a downloader, this
is for you. Embedded YouTube videos are right beside the download links in the
Multimedia section. Enjoy.
Old News:
2011:
January, February,
March, April, May, June,
July, August, September, October
2010: January,
February, March, April, May,
June, July, August, September, October,
November, December
2009:
January, February,
March, April,
May, June,
July, August, September,
October, November, December
2008: January, February, March, April,
May, June,
July, August,
September, October,
November, December
2007:
January, February,
March, April,
May, June,
July, August,
September, October,
November, December
2006:
January, February,
March, April,
May, June,
July, August,
September, October,
November, December
2005:
January, February,
March, April,
May, June,
July, August,
September, October,
November, December
2004:
January, February,
March, April,
May, June,
July, August,
September, October,
November, December
2003: January,
February, March,
April,
May, June,
July, August,
September, October,
November, December
2002: November, December