<9/11/11 @ 8:46 AM EST>
- Happy 9/11...? Merry 9/11? That doesn't really work. A very solemn 9/11
to you. You know, no update for one month, shame on you. No update for THREE months, shame on us.
Sincerest apologies for the lack of updates. We did have a lull in activity
between the Dreamslams and Show 15, and another between Show 16 and now, but the
summer semi-hiatus is over, and we're back in full swing.
- Let's talk about the Dreamslams as a whole first. It was a new concept for
supershows: two weekends instead of one, so if there are any scheduling
conflicts for people one weekend, they can make it the other weekend. And what
with the amount people from all over North America and England clamouring to
come to the first supershow in the Pacific Northwest since March of 2009, two
weekends would probably be needed anyway to accomodate everyone, right? Right.
In theory. Not in practice. A total of ZERO people from England and North
America (except Siege, who is more of an honorary Australian anyway) showed up
to EITHER weekend. What happened, guys? Never has so much interest been
expressed and so little done about it. Couldn't decide which weekend, so you
chose neither? LUCKILY, where you dropped the ball, Australia picked it up.
Brynx, Ruzty, Ethan Black, Tai, and the aforementioned Siege made their way to
the shows for BOTH weekends, marking only the third time that the Pacific Ocean
has been crossed for such an event (the first being Ruzty for BYWeek, the second
being Scott Henson & Zeus McFly for TOH5). So thank you greatly to you fine
gentlemen for stepping up, dropping a good chunk of cash to come here, and
producing some excellent matches. We thoroughly enjoyed hosting you for the
time you were here, and we truly hope this isn't the last time we'll see you
here. And more importantly, we hope you had a a great time in what was most of your
first trips to the Northern Hemisphere. With that being said, let's get to the
specifics:
Dreamslam I: The show kicked off with some rearranging of the card. Fur &
Loathing of Scott Henson and Kaden Talbain were scheduled to take on the Aussie
team of Brynx and a mystery partner. However, as mentioned last update, Talbain
suffered a pinched nerve in his back as a result of Makabe's Trapper Keeper on
PPV 2/Show 14 and was unable to wrestle. Brynx's partner, however, WAS able to,
despite his chronic back problems. Ruzty, who was originally thought to just be
a spectator at the show, revealed himself as Brynx's partner. Daniel Makabe
assigned Henson's OLD partner, Yakuza J, as Talbain's replacement, much to the
dismay of all involved. Makabe couldn't worry too much about this, though, as he
had a match. He took on Tai fresh off his title match with PSYCH on PPV 2/Show
14 in a catch-as-catch-can classic. Makabe pulled out the win after a
complicated series of pinfall reversals. Next was Zeus McFly taking on Ethan
Black, as he attempted to bully the younger Black, but Black, one of few people
who can match Zeus for strength, had none of it. McFly looked to have it won
when Black cut back on a lateral press for what many would say was an upset
victory. The main event was the tag match set up at the beginning of the show.
However, right as Yakuza J entered, Henson and Talbain attacked him, rendering
him unable to wrestle for the night. They thought that would be that, but Daniel
Makabe decreed that the match must go on, leaving Henson in a handicap
situation. Henson, the veteran, did his best in fending off the two, but after
having You Sunk The World (a move reserved mostly for out-of-towners, you'll
remember) reversed by Brynx, he found himself the victim of Brynx's Smirking
Revenge, a briding front chancery, and was forced to submit. It should be noted
that despite the fact that Henson was at a disadvantage for the entire 20-minute
match, the fans never got behind him or felt sympathetic for him. This speaks
volumes to Henson's unpopularity.
Dreamslam II Day 1: We kicked off the second weekend with a
one-fall-to-a-finish 5 Way featuring 4 ISUXDIX members (Scott Henson, Yakuza J,
Zeus McFly, and Senor Cerveza) and a lone Australian, Ethan Black. Late in the
match, after Senor Cereveza and Yakuza were taken out, Henson convinced Black to
double-team McFly with him, only to double cross him and hit You Sunk My
Battleship on him, taking him out too. However, McFly was immediately able to
hit a flurry of offence, consisting of a Powerbomb, Abdominizer, and O'Connor
Roll to Camel Clutch, and was able to get the submission victory over Henson.
Next and last was one of Canada's best versus one of Australia's best, as Daniel
Makabe took on Brynx. Makabe used his size and experience advantage, while Brynx
utilized his speed and explosiveness, and in doing so, the two produced a 20+
minute classic. After a second Trapper Keeper, Makabe was able to lock in a
grounded Abdominal Stretch, a move he was looking for all match, to finally get
the win. Post match, Makabe was attacked unprovoked by Siege with a thumbtack
bat, followed by what may be the grossest Swanton of all time, setting up the
main event on the final day...
Dreamslam II Day 2: Third and final day kicked off with Mercury in his
first match back since defeating Zeus McFly back at PPV 1/Show 7 (taking a "much
deserved break" as he put it), taking on Dr. Unk. After many underhanded
tactics, Mercury was able to get the win following an eye rake and a schoolboy.
Next was a first time ever Australian vs. Australian match on North American
soil, as Brynx took on Ethan Black in a great sprint, with Brynx getting the win
with his signature Smirking Revenge. The main event was a Cage of Death (cage
not included) 3-on-3 match with Daniel Makabe, Yakuza J, and a mystery partner
representing Team ISUXDIX, and Siege (Makabe's attacker the day prior), Ruzty,
and a mystery partner representing Team TOH. Backstage, the mystery partners
were revealed, as Zeus McFly shocked the world by aligning with Team TOH against
his own fed, and Scott Henson, in anger, announcing himself as the third member
of Team ISUXDIX despite not being a hardcore wrestler or even getting along with
his teammates. However, quite early into the match, Ruzty quite badly injured
his leg on a springboard moonsault to the floor, and the match unfortunately had
to be stopped, before any of the weapons that fans spent hours on could even be
used. However, to find out what WOULD have happened, please watch the Dreamslam
II Day 2 video in the Episodes section of the Multimedia page. Two other notable
ISUXDIX names not on the Dreamslam shows were ISUXDIX Champion Uv Men: Fighting
And Grappling PSYCH, who unfortunately suffered a bad concussion in his defense
against Tai on PPV 2/Show 14, and Drew Sarian, who was viciously attacked by Fur
& Loathing on Show 12 and has not been back since.
Show 15: As mentioned, there was some delay between the Dreamslams and
Show 15, but we came back strong. Daniel Makabe debuted a new segment, the
ambiguously titled "On the Mat with Me", where he "takes you on the mat and
shows you how to work." In the first match Scott Henson took on Zeus McFly
stemming from the end of Dreamslam II and McFly decision to join Team TOH over
Team ISUXDIX. The match was stopped before Henson and McFly got to wrestle, so
now was their chance, albeit in a non-deathmatch scenario. Much like their last
singles meeting on Show 12, Henson used cheating and a rollup pin to get the job
done, getting the win with a schoolboy with his feet on the ropes. Next was
Daniel Makabe, 3 and 0 since his return to active wrestling, taking on champion
PSYCH in a non-title match. One could argue he deserved a title match, but since
Makabe himself is the matchmaker, he felt it would be a conflict of interest.
Well, perhaps after Makabe surprised PSYCH with a rolling backslide in just over
5 minutes and dealt PSYCH his first singles loss in ISUXDIX, it's going to be a
lot harder for anyone to say Makabe doesn't now deserve a title shot.
Show 16: The show started off with Daniel Makabe and PSYCH making their
title match at PPV 3/Show 18 official. Makabe, ever the fair one and not wanting
to step on toes since he is both the matchmaker and an active wrestler now, gave
PSYCH the opportunity to choose the stipulations. After much deliberation, a
2-of-3 Falls Match was decided on. Wasting no time, Makabe then geared up to
take on Mercury. Despite many cheating attempts from Mercury, Makabe was able to
hit a BIG John Woo, sending Mercury to the outside, where he was then distracted
and taunted by a waiting Zeus McFly for the duration of the countout, giving
Makabe the countout win and moving him to 5-0 going into the PPV. It should be
noted that Mercury has not suffered a pinfall or submission loss in ISUXDIX.
Next was Kaden Talbain's return to active competition following his pinched
spinal nerve from PPV 2/Show 14 teaming with partner Scott Henson to take on
Zeus McFly and Dr. Unk. For the second straight show, Henson pinned Zeus McFly,
this time with assistance from Talbain following a Spike Darkness Buster after a
miscue between McFly and Unk. The losing partners got into it afterwards, even
coming to blows. So McFly has problems with Unk. And he has problems with
Mercury. And Mercury has problems with both of them. What's that? A 3 Way at the
PPV, you say? Don't be presumptuous! The show ended with Scott Henson finding
partner Kaden Talbain left laying in the locker room, with no sign of the
attacker.
- All the usual suspects have been updated. Win/Loss, Title History, Results,
Events, Bios, you name it.
- To tide you over until Show 17, how about SIX full, commentated matches new in
the Multimedia section? Probably our six
best matches to date, so be sure to check them out.
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