<7/25/09 @ 1:46 AM PST>
- Canada Day happened. Should we talk about that? Okay. As mentioned last
time, Special K found himself in a match with Zeus McFly, only not for the
Triple Crown, as McFly lost it to Drew Sarian the week prior. To make matters
worse, it was a Falls Count Anywhere match, right up McFly's alley. When K found
out about this, to say he lost his mind does not do it justice. Nevertheless,
the two went at it street fight style, and despite taking a 420 Piledriver on
top of the dumpster outside, K came back and hit a Death Valley Driver onto a
PILE OF BOLTS for the win. Post match, Special K put Drew Sarian on notice that
he was coming for him. Speaking of Sarian, his match with Yakuza J was next, and
what was originally not a Triple Crown match when it was booked now was one.
Yakuza, with the clear size advantage, came close to winning the title a few
times, but after the ref was knocked down, Sarian tossed Yakuza one of the
Triple Crown belts and dropkicked his knee causing him to fall face first onto
the belt. Sarian then applied the Figure Four Leglock, and the recovering ref
counted out the unconscious Yakuza J, giving Sarian his first defense of the
title. Sarian claimed he will be holding the Triple Crown until the very end,
regardless of what Special K said. The main event was set up the week prior in
the Relevos Suicidas match: Daniel Makabe vs. Scott Henson in a Hair vs. Hair
match, VCW's first ever. Perhaps the greatest and longest standing rivalry in
VCW's history came to an end this day, as Daniel Makabe hit a Trapper Keeper
Bomb on Scott Henson, went up top and hit a Top-rope Senton which completely
splattered Henson's nose open. This only served to fire Henson up, as he
immediately muscled Makabe onto the top rope and, for the first time ever on a
fellow VCW member, hit You Sunk The World (heretofore only used on outside
wrestlers, and gaining a 3 count every time). Taking a second to make the pin
was perhaps just the second Makabe needed, as, amazingly, he was able to kick
out just before the ref's hand dropped for the third time. Flabbergasted, but
still fully determined in his resolve, Henson picked Makabe right up and hit
Makabe with the hardest Critical! he's ever been hit with, and Henson made the
pin with his nose pouring blood. Henson then went to work giving Makabe a
much-needed haircut. When Henson had finished and was in the process of leaving
the ring, Makabe called him back and offered him an unprecedented handshake, for
real this time, and Henson accepted, bringing to a close a chapter of VCW that
has been open almost since Day 1. The following week saw a very poor turnout on
Saturday the 11th. Triple Crown Champion Drew Sarian was one of the only people
there. He "graciously" agreed to a non-title match against an opponent of his
choosing, who turned out to be Senor Cerveza (which is interesting for those who
follow VCW, as there was a VICIOUS rumor that Sarian WAS Cerveza). Sarian
controlled most of the match, but was surprised when he could not put Cerveza
away with a Superkick. Sarian then went for a Batista Bomb, which Cerveza
countered out of nowhere into a Darkness Buster(!) for the pinfall on the
champion. Cerveza then immediately whipped his mask off, revealing himself to be
Special K in disguise. K said he wasn't messing around when he told Sarian that
he was coming, and now he has a non-title win to back up his claims. The next
day saw the first 6-Man Tag in a long time in VCW. Canadian Champion Chris
Mason, Scott Henson, and Yakuza J took on PSYCH, Special K, and Zeus McFly. In a
fast and furious match, it came down to long-time rivals Chris Mason and PSYCH.
PSYCH was able to impressively reverse Mason's Gettin' Ghetto Remix into a
Reverse Rana for the pin. PSYCH then got on the microphone and said that since
Mason offered him a standing rematch for the title, he was claiming it right
now, so the bell rang and we now had a singles match between the two. PSYCH
almost had the Canadian Title won with a Superkick to a chair which seemed to
injure Mason, but Mason fought through and was able to pin PSYCH with the second
Gettin' Ghetto Remix of the match, giving Mason his second defense of the title.
The weekend of July 18 and 19, VCW travelled to Washington for BXCW's two-day
"Nameless" supershow, as did BWA from California. The feature of the show was
the "PAC-8" Tag Team Tournament, featuring teams from all up and down the
Pacific coast of North America. The finals saw the Armani Male Syndicate (Seth
Cage & Johnny Valentino) squaring off with Daniel Makabe and Special K. Though
Makabe and K may have controlled the match for longer (perhaps equivalent to a
longer "time of possession" in other sports), after Seth Cage suplexed Makabe
into a pool apparently filled to the brim with poison, Johnny Valentino was able
to nail the Goochback Mountain on Special K in the ring to win the tournament
for his team. Cole Crazy defended his BXCW Title twice over the weekend, first
against James Diesel in easily Diesel's best match ever, and then against Yakuza
J, who despite his best Chong Li-isms, fell to Crazy's Spiral Tap. Scott Henson
also teamed with Bobby Creed against I Gore and Craig Young in one of the fatter
matches you're likely to see this year. It was a 2-of-3 Tables encounter, with
the first fall coming via I Gore on Scott Henson via, what else, a Gore. The
second and third came back to back when Bobby Creed ducked a flying
shoulderblock through a table by Craig Young, which infuriated Young to the
point that he immediately popped up and hit a flying front dropkick on Bobby
Creed through another table for the win. Drew Sarian also got his second
successful defense of the Triple Crown, retaining it in a 4 Way Elimination
match with Matty Kincaid (his size), Jazon Kross (much bigger), and Damian Black
(EVEN BIGGER THAN THAT). And that's all the news that fit to print.
- So what does that leave? That leaves our LAST SHOW EVAR, tomorrow, Sunday July
26 at 4:00 p.m. It's legitimately going to be one of VCW's best shows ever, and
in 9 years and 340 shows, that's saying something.
<7/1/09 @ 11:23 PM PST>
- Happy Canada Day! If it's Canada Day, it can only be a few days until VCW's
10th Annual (few days after) Canada Day Massacre. But first, let's get to the
last three weeks of shows since the last update. The morning of June 13, one of
the greatest wrestlers of all time, Mitsuharu Misawa, died in the ring. As such,
at our show later that day, Daniel Makabe and Yakuza J put aside their
differences for one day and took on the Richmond Horticultural Society in a
Misawa tribute match, with Yakuza J defeating Zeus McFly with a Tiger Driver
'91, appropriately. Also on the show, PSYCH made his return to active
competition after a 9 month absence, looking as crisp as ever defeating Scott
Henson after countering an attempted Top-rope Blue Thunder into a Huracanrana.
The next day, several VCW members traveled to Lynnwood, Washington for BXCW.
However, before the majority of the VCW wrestlers there could have their
matches, the show was shut down by the police. Oh, outdoor shows, how we missed
you. The one VCW member who did get to wrestle was Daniel Makabe, who took on
Lincoln McManus (nee Marcio de la Riva) in a rematch from their match from VCW
in January, this time in a Submissions Only match so that Makabe couldn't sneak
a pin out whilst in one of McManus's many submissions. This theory held true, as
McManus was able to make Makabe tap to a Jujigatame after faking a Top-rope
Kneedrop. On June 21, PSYCH was back in action, this time defeating Daniel
Makabe with the Crucifix Crossface. His two high profile wins the past two weeks
put PSYCH in line for some sort of title shot, which he would receive on June
28. Also on June 21 the Henson/Mason 2-of-3 Falls Match finally came to pass.
Henson defeated Mason in the first fall, in a similar amount of time that Henson
beat Mason in their last single-fall affair. However, Mason turned it on in the
second and third falls, beating Henson with a Somersault Backslide and a
Vertebreaker. So despite Mason's affinity for the "seven minute miracle" (his
typical match length), he may end up doing better in the win-loss column if he
goes longer. Or maybe NOT, however, as the very next week, Chris Mason got a
Canadian Title shot against Mitch Deppen after Scott Henson pulled some strings
after how impressed he was with Mason, and Mason defeated Deppen for the title
in, wouldn't you know it, just over 7 minutes. The match was a heated affair,
where it seemed like either man could win at any time, but Mason, known for
being a loose cannon, hit Deppen with the Canadian Title belt, and then a
ridiculous Spinning Doctor Bomb for the win. However, even in defeat, this may
have been Deppen's best match ever in VCW. There was no rest for the wicked, as
the very next day, Chris Mason found himself defending his newly won title
against PSYCH, by way of PSYCH's earned title shot, as mentioned earlier. PSYCH,
of course, has further issue with Chris Mason, as he Superkicked him while
refereeing Mason's match against Zeus McFly at the Anniversary Show in April.
Another fast paced, high impact match between the two saw Mason eke out the win
with a Top-rope Michinoku Driver after reversing a Rana attempt by PSYCH (who
was presumably trying to beat Mason the same way he beat Scott Henson two weeks
earlier). One title match begat another, as Triple Crown Champion Zeus McFly
defended against Drew Sarian, in only Sarian's second ever Triple Crown shot in
his time in VCW. Sarian was his normal fun-loving self in the early stages of
the match, but as things progressed, one could see him become more and more
frustrated with his inability to inflict the amount of damage on McFly that he
wanted to. The final straw came when Sarian was able to hit three Superkicks in
a row on McFly, but was STILL unable to pin him. Sarian argued with the ref about
the speed of the count, and then, without provocation, Batista Bombed the ref.
Sarian then grabbed one of the Triple Crown belts and charged McFly with it.
McFly, who had regained his bearings, was able to duck; however, Sarian then
threw the belt at McFly, who caught it, and then was Speared by Sarian while
holding the belt near his midsection. Sarian then pinned the near-unconscious
McFly and used the ref's limp hand to make the count, and we had a new Triple
Crown Champion (the 21st, and 13th different champion). And THAT wasn't even the
main event. Why? Because Scott Henson and Yakuza J found themselves in the
office when Daniel Makabe and Special K wandered in. The four of them saw on
"The Big Whiteboard" that a tag team match was booked between Scott Henson &
Daniel Makabe versus Yakuza J and Special K. These teams obviously seemed wrong,
until they saw the stipulation: Relevos Suicidas. After consulting the Wrestling
Encyclopedia, they discovered that regular teams are INTENTIONALLY split up,
because the losing team must face each other afterwards (in this case, at Canada
Day) in a Hair vs. Hair Match, which would be VCW's first ever. After a wild
match in which 5 tables were broken, Special K and Daniel Makabe were the two
left standing, and after reversing a Trapper Keeper, K hit a Darkness Buster
followed immediately by an Inverted Darkness Buster for the pin on Makabe,
perhaps getting some revenge for his "Love Him or Leave Him" singles loss to
Makabe last month. At any rate, this means Daniel Makabe and Scott Henson will
face off this Sunday in a Hair vs. Hair Match, the first of its kind in VCW.
Henson lost their last match, the UWFv Triple Crown Match in April, as well as
their four major singles matches before that, Henson's last major win over
Makabe coming in a Triple Crown defense at the 4 Year Anniversary Show in April
2006. Makabe currently has Henson's number, and has vowed to continue it and in
doing so, take Henson's hair. Two other matches are booked for Canada Day, and
it is of note that both were booked several weeks ago: on June 21, Special K was
at the show but had no one to wrestle, despite 4 potential opponents who should
have been there. K went on a jowly tirade, focusing his anger on Triple Crown
Champion Zeus McFly, who he felt should show up to every event. Shortly after, a
match was made between the two for Canada Day; however, it will obviously no
longer be for the Triple Crown, as McFly has lost it. Special K will undoubtedly
not be crazy about this turn of events. Or he WILL be crazy, but in a bad way. Conversely, Drew Sarian vs. Yakuza J was
booked for Canada Day several weeks ago, which now IS a Triple Crown Match.
- Lenny D & Chris Mason's father passed away today. Our thoughts and prayers are
with them.
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