<2/8/11 @ 1:36 AM PST>
- As promised, written update. In our last update, as we said, we pretty much
updated everything. Events: updated. Supershows: updated. Title History:
updated. Results: updated. Awards/Tournaments: updated. Multimedia: updated. And
by "updated" as it pertains to Multimedia, we mean we've uploaded all the
current ISUXDIX episodes. There's still a BIG media update coming. Remember when
we promised a shitload of commentated VCW matches? Well, we certainly didn't
forget about it; it just takes a while. Of the 90-odd matches we started with,
we only have 3 plus the last VCW show left to do, which we'll be able to knock
out in no more than two recording sessions, hopefully one. So hang tight, folks, and pretty
soon every good VCW match from 2007 to 2009 will be uploaded in all its
commentated glory.
- Let's talk about what's actually gone down in ISUXDIX since the last written
update. Last time, we were only two shows deep. Now we've got seven AND a full-on PPV under our belts. And speaking of belts, Special K has one! But we'll get to
that in due time. All the shows are up in the Media section right
here, so it seems redundant to give
play-by-play on everything you can just watch for yourself, so let's hit the key
points:
Show 3: Chief Executive Officer of Matchmaking and Baked Goods Daniel
Makabe opened with a huge announcement of the ISUXDIX World Title, dubbed the
"Champion Uv Men: Fighting And Grappling". He also announced the tournament that
would crown the first champion: two 3-man round robins with the two winners
fighting each other at the PPV. The tournament started off this show with
Special K surprising Drew Sarian with a rollup, and PSYCH defeating Zeus McFly
in an excellent match, giving both Special K and PSYCH one win in the
tournament. Scott Henson took on a returning Senor Cerveza, and when it looked
like Henson had it well in hand, the mysterious owner of the cat mask that
appeared in Henson's bag on Show 1 showed up in person. And to go along with the
mask, it was indeed a cat-person, complete with fur and tail, not unlike Henson
himself. This appearance distracted Henson, allowing Cerveza to roll him up for
the big upset win.
Show 4: PSYCH, who had him off-week in the title tournament, showed up in
Daniel Makabe's office asking for a match. As Makabe was about to grant his
wish, PSYCH cut him off and told him to "double it". Makabe, confused,
nevertheless agreed. This took form in a Gauntlet Match for PSYCH. His first
opponent was Dr. Unk, who he disposed of with a Black Tiger Bomb. His second
opponent was a return from his tournament match the previous week, Zeus McFly.
PSYCH impressively made it two in a row, downing McFly with a Shooting Star
Press. Thinking his work was done for the day, Makabe stopped him and told him
that he had in fact "tripled it" in reference to PSYCH's request, and he had a
third opponent in the form of Yakuza J of all people. When it looked like Yakuza
had it won with an Electric Chair Dragon Suplex, PSYCH was able to escape it and
transition into a front rolling cradle for the win. PSYCH remains undefeated in
ISUXDIX, picking up three wins on this show alone. The first tournament match
was Scott Henson vs. Special K. Much like the show previous, Scott Henson's
half-human stalker made an appearance, again distracting Henson. This time,
however, Henson fared better, as he rolled up Special K with the Cat's Cradle
off a Darkness Buster attempt by K. Henson was still none too pleased about the
distraction, though. The second tournament match was Zeus McFly vs. Mitch Deppen,
who Zeus couldn't wait to get his hands on after Deppen turned on him in Show 2.
Zeus looked to have it won and have a much-needed win in the tournament as he
went for a chair to use on Deppen, perhaps his anger getting the best of him.
While the ref was attempting to remove the chair from McFly's grasp, Deppen
brought in a SECOND chair, placed it gingerly over his own head, and laid down.
The ref turned around to see this, and had no choice but to disqualify Zeus for
weapon usage. So with one tournament day left, PSYCH, Special K, Scott Henson,
and Mitch Deppen each have one win.
Show 5: ISUXDIX Senior Official (so senior he doesn't even have to ref
matches, apparently) Pistol Pete Cruise received a text from Daniel Makabe, who
received a text from Mitch Deppen, who said he had better things to do than show
up. Deppen had an excuse, but the prevailing thought in the locker room was that
Deppen didn't want to come within 10 miles of Zeus McFly after his actions the
show prior. This no-show caused Deppen to forfeit his match with PSYCH, giving
PSYCH two wins and a spot in the tournament finals for the ISUXDIX Title at the
PPV. PSYCH still requested a match though, and told Pete NOT to double it,
having learned his lesson the week prior, and also requested that "it better not
be a fucking Mexican." Continuing the trend of ISUXDIX officials not listening
to PSYCH, he was booked against Senor Cerveza, in the guise of "The Beast" Dan
Severn-za. Despite some impressive catch wrestling and throws by Severn-za,
PSYCH got the win and continued his undefeated streak with the "Double Tailgrab"
Shooting Star Press (as he actually grabs his ankles in mid-flip -- very
impressive). Also in non-tournament action, Yakuza J decided it would be a good
idea to KILL Zeus McFly with his new Half-Hatch Buster (essentially a single-underhook
brainbuster), giving him a nice win. Yakuza then met up with tag partner Scott
Henson in the back, questioning where Henson's head is at given these recent
distractions by his feline stalker, and that perhaps Henson wouldn't attract
these kinds of problems if he himself didn't wear a cat suit. Henson, slightly
offended, replied, "It's not a cat suit." Henson then took on Drew Sarian in the
final tournament match, and was perhaps distracted by the fact that his stalker
DIDN'T appear this time. Whatever the cause, Sarian rolled up Henson after a
series of reversals to get the win. So while one block of the tournament was cut
and dry (PSYCH with two win, Deppen with one, McFly with none; PSYCH advances),
the other was very murky: Special K, Drew Sarian, and Scott Henson each had one
win, and each felt they deserved a spot in the match against PSYCH to crown the
first champion. While the three were arguing outside after the show, Daniel
Makabe finally showed up, not a moment too soon, and after weighing the issues,
decided to make the match a PPV an Elimination 4 Way of PSYCH vs. Special K vs.
Scott Henson vs. Drew Sarian. Feelings were mixed.
Show 6: In a bonus episode before the PPV, Zeus McFly took on Dr. Unk in
a rematch with Show 1, with a similar result, as Unk once again got the win,
this time with a Dr. Bomb. PSYCH also took on Scott Henson in a hard-fought
match, getting with the Double Tailgrab Shooting Star, continuing his undefeated
streak, and giving him HUGE momentum going into the PPV. Also gaining moment
going into the PPV, Special K got a big time win over Yakuza J, putting him down
with the Bridging Backslide after floating over a Northern Lights Bomb attempt.
Scott Henson then came back out, apparently not done for the night, questioning
the match quality of Zeus McFly vs. Dr. Unk from earlier in the night. He
challenged the two to a 3 Way match, which quickly got out of his hands and
became a Hardcore Match. Henson did his best to adapt to this somewhat
unfamiliar match environment, and after taking out Dr. Unk who was attempting
not to get powerbombed off the top by Zeus McFly, Henson went up to the top with
Zeus McFly and hit the You Sunk My Battleship INTO a garbage can on a table. If
that doesn't get you excited for the PPV, nothing will.
Show 7 (PPV!): "Starrcade", as it was dubbed, started off with the Zeus
McFly vs. Mitch Deppen grudge match booked several weeks earlier due to their
previous encounters. However, it ended as soon as it began, as Mitch Deppen
immediately hit McFly with a chairshot to the head and got DQ'ed, obviously much
more concerned about hurting McFly than about wins and losses. McFly, bleeding
from the head, cornered Daniel Makabe backstage, and demanded a No-DQ rematch
that same night, which Daniel Makabe was wise enough to grant, knowing McFly
headspace. Next was an open challenge by Yakuza J, which was surprisingly
answered by Scott Henson's semi-human stalker. He didn't let us forget his issue
with Henson, as he came out wearing a Scott Henson t-shirt over his gear. The
action with Yakuza J spilled outside and the masked man(?), now known as Chester
A. Tabby, pulled out a SECOND mask from under the ring, yanked over Yakuza's
head sideways, blinding him, and his a nasty low blow. He then rolled back into
the ring, causing Yakuza J to get counted out. Next up was Zeus McFly taking on
Mitch Deppen Mercury, as he now wishes to be known, saying the
Deppen name has done nothing but hold him back, much like McFly did. Mercury,
taking full advantage of the new No-DQ stipulation, came out wearing a THUMBTACK
SHIRT and a THUMBTACK HAT, which he used to his great advantage early in the
match. McFly was able to use it against Mercury later in the match, but McFly
took too big a risk at the end, going for a top-rope Virtua Fighter onto a
garbage can, which Mercury avoided, allowing Mercury to hit a Fire Thunder onto
a pile of essentially all the weapons used in the match to get him the win.
McFly's revenge will have to wait until another day. Finally was the main event
to crown the first ever ISUXDIX Champion Uv Men: Fighting And Grappling. The
first elimination came at Scott Henson's expense, as Chester made his second
appearance of the night, for the first time getting PHYSICALLY involved with
Scott Henson, hitting with a guillotine over the top rope, allowing Henson to be
hit with a flurry of moves by his opponents, ending with a Superkick from Drew
Sarian to a prone Henson on his knees. Sarian looked to make it two in a row as
he locked the Koji Clutch on PSYCH, but PSYCH reversed into into the Crucifix
Crossface, forcing Sarian to tap out. This left Special K and the undefeated
PSYCH as the last two. After PSYCH missed the Double Tailgrab SSP, Special K,
perhaps caught up in the heat of the moment, went up for his OWN Shooting Star.
PSYCH caught him up top though, and went for the Psych Spike off the top.
Special K was able to fight back and reverse this into a never-before-seen
Top-rope Darkness Arrow to give PSYCH his first loss in ISUXDIX and more
importantly, giving Special K the title that HE feels he never lost, being the
final VCW Triple Crown champion. So despite being put through more obstacles
than he felt he deserved, Special K is your first champion.
Show 8: Just uploaded today, in fact. Get it while it's hot. Coming off
the events of the PPV, we saw Scott Henson storm Daniel Makabe's office and
demand a match with Chester A. Tabby, and specifically a match where his mask is
on the line. Makabe allowed it, but only on the condition that Henson's hair was
also on the line. The Hair vs. Mask match was signed for the next PPV, several
shows down the line. As soon as Henson left, semi-satisfied, PSYCH was the next
into the office, also demanding a match, this one with Special K for the title,
claiming he can beat Special K one-on-one and was never beated in singles
competition in ISUXDIX. Makabe also agreed to this and made it the second match
for the PPV. However, after considering things, Makabe changed his tune and made
BOTH matches for the very next SHOW, not the PPV. Show 9 is gonna be a hot one.
On the show itself, Chris Mason made his first appearance since Show 1, taking
on Zeus McFly and PSYCH in a 3 Way. Mason showed no signs of rust, and after
taking PSYCH out by throwing a chair at him, hit Zeus McFly with the
Vertebreaker for his first ISUXDIX win. Speaking of Show 1, the main event was a
rematch from the time limit draw on Show 1, with the Van-City Saints of Scott
Henson and Yakuza J taking on Drew Sarian and champion Special K. Despite it
being a good match, neither team functioned as well they did several months ago
in their first encounter. Scott Henson missed a tag from Yakuza J when he was on
the lookout for Chester interference (which didn't end up happening), and
Special K decided not to make a tag to Sarian when he had the opportunity and
immediately got cut off by Yakuza J. The problems didn't end there, however, as
Henson CRITICAL!ed Yakuza J as they were going for a CRITICAL!/German combo on
Sarian, and almost immediately after, a similar thing happened to the other
team, as Special K hit Sarian as they were going for a One-Footed Dropkick/Dru
Calling combo Yakuza J. This allowed Yakuza to hit the Jumping DDT on Special K
for the win. The team of Special K and Drew Sarian had a heated meeting
backstage after the match, with both criticizing each other for their
questionable choices in the match. Sarian offered his hand for a handshake at
the end of the argument, and Special extended his hand... took his belt, and
left. Their opponents in Henson and Yakuza also had words with each other
post-match. Yakuza said that Henson's problem was becoming his problem,
especially given the events of the PPV and what could have happened tonight with
Henson being distracted. Henson said not to worry, it wasn't his problem, Henson
would take care of it next show, and besides, they won the tag match tonight
anyway. This didn't sit overly well with Yakuza, as he left. Henson went to his
gear bag to change shirts, only to find a Chester A. Tabby shirt AND his mask,
reminiscent of Show 1. Henson flipped out, yelling at apparently no one in
particular, saying this was going to end next show and that the mask was coming
off once and for all.
- There, enough writing for you? We'll try to keep the written updates a little
more frequent, hopefully to coincide with the releases of new episodes as they
happen. Until then, stay classy.
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