<3/22/05 @ 3:18 AM PST>
- Screw double-shots! Yeah, I said it. After all the double-shot talk, we ended
up not completing the third one, only doing Saturday's show. The reason for this
was that we were Lenny-less, and one of the main reasons for all the
double-shots was to get some Triple Crown matches in, but that's hard with no
Triple Crown Champion. Also, we figured we weren't going to be able to top
Saturday's show, so we took a break till next week. Which brings us to
Saturday's show. 50 matches since Show 100, 50 more until the Bicentennial. Show
150. Despite missing some key players (Lenny D, Chris Mason, Psychotic Kid,
Mercury, Jimmy McGimmick, and obviously Yakuza J), we still busted out one of
our best cards of the year. It started off with the final Legends match between
Nick Price and Drew Sarian. Going into it, they were tied at 4 wins apiece, and
this would decide the winner. Their Legend identities for this match having been
leaked to some people, it was not overly surprising to see the two come
out as Drew Henson and Nick Makabe. However, what almost no one knew was that
they both arranged for special tag partners: Scott Sarian and Daniel Price. So
the two swapped-identity teams went at it, with everyone doing their partner's
regular moves. Eventually, Drew and Nick had the world's weakest version of a
Henson-Makabe elbow showdown, prompting the real Henson and Makabe to come in
and lay their partners out with a Screwdriver Emerald Frosion and a Trapper
Keeper, respectively. This resulted in a double countout, and the Legends series
ending up tied at 4-4-1. Next was Drew Sarian and Sean Sylum. After a funky
sequence, Sylum nailed a NASTY running Bucklebomb on Sarian early on, but was
unable to finish with it. At one point, Drew reversed Everybody to the Limit
into a Sarian Bomb (Yoshi Tonic), but may have injured his abdominal/pelvic
region in the process. Not long after, Sylum was able to connect with Everybody
to the Limit for the win. "Scott Henson" Scott Henson vs. Red Money was next, in
their first ever singles encounter, having only faced each other in a tag match
last June. Lots of great back-and-forth in this match, with each hitting many of
their signature maneuvers. Money repeatedly tried for the Tiger to finish things
off, but Henson kept reversing out. Henson was able to nail a couple CRITICAL!'s
(including a blind one), but they were not enough to finish the job. Even a chop
to Red Money's FACE~! could not get it done. Finally, after an intricate series
of reversals, Money was able to catch Henson with the Tiger Driver, and that was
all she wrote. One of the biggest wins (and one of the best matches) in Red
Money's VCW career. Meanwhile, Scott Henson seems to be languishing in the
midcard when not tagging with Triple Crown Champion Lenny D. Henson can't seem
to get any momentum going, and a lot of younger and less experienced wrestlers
seem to be making their names at Henson's expense. Next was the Dogfight
returning to its old form, after the Henson/McFly/Kline debacle. Ruckus,
self-proclaimed king of the Dogfight, took on Big Al and Nick Price in an
excellent match, which went the most falls of any Dogfight yet (8), showing how
even the competitors are and how hard it is to get two straight pins. Too many
crazy things to name here; just watch the clip package. After KILLING Nick Price
with a Psycho Driver, Ruckus was able to catch Big Al with a Code Ruck out of
nowhere for the win (much the same way he beat Chris Mason last month). After
this match, an intermission was taken before the main event, to set up the
hellish contraption known as the No-Ropes Barbed Wire ring. In the main, Daniel
Makabe and Zeus McFly went at it for the Canadian Title in VCW's first ever
No-Ropes Barbed Wire match. Zeus recreated the beginning of their Death Hell
encounter (which he won), by stripping to his underwear. Makabe teased doing it
again too, but attacked McFly when he was distracted and thankfully kept his
clothes on. These two carved each other up pretty nice in one of VCW's more
brutal matches. TONS of punches to the face, TONS of the nastiest headbutts
ever, some sort of fucked up gourdbuster/suplex to the floor thing through the
barbed wire, this had everything. After the Abdominal Stretch Driver onto a
chair, Zeus McFly locked on the Camel Clutch IN the barbed wire, forcing Makabe
to tap out and end his 8+ month reign as champion, with a final successful
defense total of 12, the new record. This is McFly's first title in VCW, and he
doesn't plan on letting it go anytime soon. So congratulations to VCW for 150
shows, and here's to 150 more. And then 150 more. And then 50 more. And that's
it. 500 is probably enough.
<3/18/05 @ 3:44 AM PST>
- Ah, double-shots. In the span of 9 days, VCW is having 3 double-shots. That's
pretty fucked. But nevertheless, we persevere. We just finished up our second
double-shot, which, granted, was pretty light. Wednesday marked Wednesday
Warfare Episode 666, thereby breaking VBW's previously-thought-to-be unbreakable
record of 5 shows. The VCW roster was given the night off to celebrate, while
two imports, I.Q. Yarder and Invader #7, wrestled in the sole match. Thursday
also had one match, which ran about a minute and a half. But more importantly,
with these two shows out of the way, we are on schedule for Show #150 this
Saturday, March 19 (damn, it really doesn't seem like that long since #100). It
will continue with the second half of the double-shot on Sunday. Speaking of
milestone-related things, this past Sunday we saw Daniel Makabe break Jason
Drake's title defense record of 11, as Makabe racked up his V12 defense of the
VCW Canadian Title against Jacob Myles, who pinned Makabe in January to win
Survival of the Illest. While Myles came up short, he put up quite the effort
and proved himself to be a major force in VCW. Zeus McFly interfered in the
match and almost cost Makabe the title. McFly has been hounding Makabe since
Makabe cheated to retain the title in a defense against McFly last month. After
Sunday's match, Makabe, perhaps overzealous after breaking the defense record,
offered to put up the title against McFly at the 150th Show in any match of
McFly's choosing. McFly almost instantly jumped at the opportunity and decided
on a No Ropes Barbed Wire Match, the first ever to be done in VCW. Makabe,
though wary, still agreed to it. Though this may be Makabe's toughest, and
certainly most unorthodox, defense since winning the belt on July 4 of last
year, some people are saying that Makabe is straight up unbeatable at this
point. Makabe tends to agree with them, saying there is no reason he can't rack
up 20, 30, or even more defenses before he's done with the Canadian Title.
Speaking of Zeus McFly, he had a Triple Crown shot against Lenny D in the main
event on Sunday (Lenny's first defense since the bloodbatch against Yakuza J in
January), but fell victim to the Darkness Dust and Lenny's V4 defense. Scott
Henson's name is conspicuously absent from Sunday's results, though he was at
the show. In fact, he arrived early and was in full gear well before bell time.
Unfortunately, the booking committee couldn't find anyone for Henson to face,
proving that NO ONE is guaranteed a booking in the ever-more-competitive world
of backyard wrestling. Saturday saw the main event of Scott Henson, Lenny D,
Psychotic Kid, and OCW's Ryan Rage in a 4 Way. Henson and Lenny, of course, made
no contact with each other, and treated it more as a tag match where their
opponents were also fighting each other. The match ended abruptly when Psychotic
Kid CRUSHED Ryan Rage's head with a Springboard Skytwister Press, giving him a
concussion. Also on Saturday was Nick Price trying to stay alive in the Legends
series, this time as Sting going against Drew Flair. Nick got the win with the
Scorpion Death Lock, evening the score in the series to 4-4. Fittingly, the
final match in the Legends Series will take place at the 150th Show. It's being
kept quite quiet as to what legends they will be dressed as for their final
encounter. We'll see on Saturday.
<3/7/05 @ 2:29 AM PST>
- If you thought last week's actual write-up of the event was setting some sort
of trend, you were sadly mistaken. The laziness is back with a vengeance. Things
of note were Daniel Makabe tying the title defense record in the shadiest way
possible (loss via DQ), Zeus McFly and "The Man" Matt Cruise in a hilarious
Street Fight, Chris P. Nelson and Pistol Pete escalating their feud, Nick Price
in the best gear ever, and a strong WMOTY candidate in the main event.
- 3 new music videos up in the Multimedia section. First, "The Quiet Wrestlers
That No One Ever Knows", showcases the lesser-known members of VCW (i.e.
everyone except Henson, Yakuza, Makabe, Lenny, and Mason). Second, we have a
self-made Jimmy McGimmick music video. Third, we have Survival of the Illest
from 1/8/05, our first single-event music vid of 2005. Enjoy!
<3/1/05 @ 4:12 AM PST>
- Sunday marked the debut (and, most likely, finale) of VCW's new celebrity
prank show, WORK'D. Nick Price entered the Wrestleplex, surprised to see that no
one was there. Since he was already there, Nick figured he'd run some drills in
the ring, but upon entering, was jumped by the entire VCW roster who had been
hiding behind the ring, and was beaten to a pulp. Nick Price, you are the first
(and, most likely, last) victim of WORK'D! We opened up with another 80's
throwback Cruise Brothers vs. Nelson Brothers tag match, only this time it was
elimination rules, and Scott Henson was wrestling as Billy S. Nelson, Chris P.
Nelson's brother. Chris P. was able to eliminate Matt Cruise early on, but after
a miscommunication involving a tripping spot (think Michaels/Jarrett IYH3) Chris
P. was eliminated with a Superkick by Pistol Pete. Billy S. was able to dominate
Pete for a bit once it was down to one-on-one, but Chris P. came back into the
match and busted Billy S., his own brother, in the back of the head with a bag
of sour coke bottles. Pete rolled up Billy for the easy win after that. Next was
Legends Match #6 between Nick Price and Drew Sarian, with Sarian leading the
series 3-2. This time we had a tribute to one of the biggest feuds of 1999, Rob
Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn, as Nick Van Dice took on Drewy Lynn. NVD was accompanied
by his manager, Mitch Alfonso, whistle and all. This was probably the best match
of their series thus far, with the highlight being an awesome Sunset Powerbomb
off the second rope by "Lynn." NVD ended up taking the win with the Five Star
Frog Splash. Next was Zeus McFly challenging for the Canadian Title, in a match
that many thought would be Makabe's last match as champion. Makabe, going for
defense number 10 (V10 as we say in the biz) is rapidly approaching Jason
Drake's record of 11. Makabe, though a good champion, is not heavily favoured to
tie or break the record, according to Vegas oddsmakers. And with a hungry
opponent like Zeus McFly, who has never held a title in VCW and is looking to
change that, Makabe was almost the underdog in this match, despite being
champion. Well, we'll never know who would have taken the title had it ended
fairly, because after a huge series of pinfall reversals, Makabe took the easy
way out and low-blowed McFly, following it up with a pin with his feet on the
ropes, which the ref did not see. So Makabe racks up defense #10, one away from
tying the record, and two away from breaking it. McFly has challenged Makabe to
a rematch, but Makabe has yet to accept it. Makabe is scheduled to defend next
week against Mercury, who scored a non-title victory over him in December, and
should Makabe retain, he is scheduled the NEXT week against Jacob Myles, who
pinned him in the finals of Survival of the Illest. So the earliest McFly could
get a title shot is three weeks from now, and who even knows who'll be champion
by then? The main event was an 8-Man Elimination Tag, the first one since VCW's
trampoline days. Why we've waited so long, no one knows, because they're really
fun. It looked like it would be a 4-on-3 affair, but the team of Scott Henson,
Big Al, and Drew Sarian were able to recruit Invisible Chicho to be their fourth
against the team of Psychotic Kid, Jacob Myles, Nick Price, and Mercury. Jacob
Myles and Invisible Chicho opened up the match in an exchange that must be seen
to be believed. Simply amazing. After a series of eliminations, it came down to
Big Al and Scott Henson against Psychotic Kid. Kid reversed a Burning Hammer
attempt by Henson into a Crucifix Driver, but may have injured his own arm in
the process. Kid was able to follow up with a Skytwister Press to pin Henson,
but then was easy prey for the less-hurt Big Al, who took him down and locked on
the Allen Key for the victory for his team. Always nice to get pinned but still
appear in the win column, as was the case for Scott, Drew, and Invis. Chich.
Old News:
2005:
January, February
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