WXW in Leesburg, June 15th, 2009

[Blair Russell]

Getting stuck behind a horse trailer for a minute on the way up to the show gave me a view of-literally-a horse’s ass. There wasn’t a shortage of horse’s asses at the show either.

I don’t have too much to say for the intro to this WXW show but after getting the news on Saturday concerning Mitsuharu Misawa passing away during a match in Japan, I needed to have a fun show here to make me feel better. Overall it was an entertaining event with a large crowd that enjoyed seeing several legends in attendance. Those people were:

Jimmy Snuka
Jimmy Hart
Scotty 2 Hotty
Ricky Santana (I thought I saw him there; he wasn’t announced to the crowd, though)
Gary Royal (a wrestler from the 80’s who for a month was the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion)

Not too shabby.

The drive to Leesburg wasn’t too shabby either, despite the rainfall and strong winds for most of it. I actually went a little north to an Arby’s to have dinner there. It’s not a joint I go to all that often as there isn’t any in the town I live in, yet it’s still something I should go to more often as they have a unique and tasty selection of food for a fast food joint.

Before the event there was a rather interesting mix of music played. It included hearing the song I Kissed A Girl, which is an odd thing to play in a family-friendly atmosphere, but I shouldn’t carp too much. By the way, the beat of the song is fine enough and all, but I think that as great-looking as she is, Katy Perry can’t sing worth a damn. The show started off on time with Jimmy Hart out there with ring announcer Kevin Grogan (as Jimmy ID’ed him by his name, I figured it’s ok if I did the same; he’s the guy who announced at the last WXW show last month) and he thanked the crowd for coming out and all that.

1. Brett Thunder defeated Taino. This was a pretty good opener with both guys as the fan favorite; both of them got good crowd support from an audience that I’ll guesstimate as being clearly over 200 and maybe over 250. Clearly, the draw of the legends was enticing. Both guys, especially Brett, used a plethora of armdrags and what have you. Taino, who shaved his head to an Erick Stevens-esque Mohawk, had several chances to win and the final minute was full of close near-falls but it was Thunder who got the win. After the match both guys were still friendly with each other.

2. Lou Cypher defeated Bam Bam Moreau and Nick Nero. This was originally Lou vs. three jobber… er, I mean three opponents but instead it was just two. This went as expected and for what it was, it was fine. It only lasted for a short bit. Lou kicked some ass and the ending was Bam and Nero jumping off the top rope and Lou catching both of them in a chokeslam… or at least that was the plan. Nero slipped off the ropes but it still ended up being fine in the end.

By the way, Rico Moon wasn’t in attendance at this show. Remember, he was attacked at the last show in Minneola. I have no idea if Lou is a good or bad guy but he got a lot of cheers here. Oh, and none other than NIC THE DESTROYER was in attendance here and originally the ring announcer (who I think was battling a serious cases of nerves the entire event) announced Nero as just Nick, so me and other people thought of it as “Nic” and we’d get to see Destroyer-or “D’soyer”, however you wish to say it-make his wrestling debut but sadly it wasn’t to be.

3. Nick Folie defeated Venom. Yes, a wrestler who is an impersonator of Mick Foley. It’s not something I’m going to rant and rave about as there are quite a few cases of indy wrestlers impersonating others in history and hell, there’s a wrestler in North Carolina known as Dick Foley. I hadn’t seen Nick wrestle before but I hear he’s right form Leesburg and he was booked on a prior WXW show but plans changed. I know nothing of Venom but I’m sure that both he and Nick wrestle on the lower level indy shows in this state, to state it kindly. Once I saw them wrestle it seemed to confirm my suspicions… but at least it was short. Stuff happened, not all of it looking all that great, and then out of nowhere Folie won with a double-arm DDT and that was that. By the way, Nick looked like early 90’s Cactus Jack, so he was wearing leopard-print pants and a black t-shirt. I guess this was fine, as it wasn’t long at all and at least Folie (who was a heel, at least judging by how he was acting after the match) had headbanging 80’s metal entrance music.

I won’t even get into the Florida Indies thread where Mr. Folie was named by someone as being a bad wrestling promoter for past shows in Leesburg and a friend of his jumped in and defended him… as not only do I have no clue who was in the right and the wrong there, but it’s the type of thing that I don’t need to know about, you know.

What I said in the beginning with me being behind a horse’s trailer and having a literal view of a horse’s ass, well there were some horse’s asses in attendance here. Actually, I shouldn’t say that as there were a few of the “faction” known as the Bourbon Street Mafia there but I didn’t notice them for the most part; the Afro Dipshit who always goes to WXW events was there and yeah, while I’m apparently in the minority on this, he’s a real horse’s ass! There’s another guy that I don’t even know but I’ll talk about later; it involves him and Destroyer, so you’ve been warned.

4. Hatchet City All-Stars defeated Deathrow Jethro & Wolf. I’m not sure if the WXW Tag Titles that the Hatchet guys hold was on the line or not, but it’s a moot point as they won this good match anyways. Jethro-as usual-had a handler with him; not only did he have handcuffs on before and after the match, but also a Hannibal Lecter mask on. As for the match itself, it started off with all four wrestling against each other and then the larger member of the Hatchet team (Maddox) was isolated for a good amount of time. The large Wolf was able to power him around while Deathrow used other ways to get the advantage, including yes, some chicanery. After some failed attempts, the hot tag was made and things broke down from there. Jethro ended up getting pinned after a double-team maneuver; I’m not sure if it was exactly what they had planned to do but it still looked acceptable enough. As he did before the match, when their ICP theme music came on, Nic was dancing away and having a good old time, as did many other people during this entire event.

5. CJ O’Doyle defeated Da Biff (w/ Simon Sez) via DQ. As always, Simon got on the mic and as always, he was great. This time he called Kevin Grogan “Moby” and then buried Rico Moon by calling him a buck-toothed old geezer, to paraphrase, not to mention calling everyone in the crowd hicks. Biff controlled much of the match with his size and strength. As he ran CJ’s back into the ringpost, you know that’s what he targeted for the most part in this quite good contest. He used wear-down moves like a bearhug and similar offense, but CJ never gave up, despite Simon being a cheater cheater pumpkin eater a few times. Finally, he got in some offense and things were back and forth until CJ landed his Ace Crusher finisher. The ref made the count but before he got to 3 Simon came in and used his cane as a weapon. They laid out O’Doyle before heading on to the back.

Before intermission officially started we had a special return… the return of Rex, the world champion fire dancer who performed at the last WXW event. He did his routine again but this time he added new stuff, and like the last time it was a tremendous routine. I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of time it takes to practice and work to do so well at such a discipline, and one involving something as dangerous as fire, at that. I have all the respect in the world for Mr. Rex.

Intermission time. It lasted like 25 minutes and included the usual of people coming out for autographs and a 50/50 raffle and all that. Thankfully by that time it had stopped raining; I had to make a mad dash from where I parked my car to get into the building earlier just to get a ticket and find a seat. I’ll take this time to explain something that happened after intermission. I didn’t know about it until after the show. Now, if you’ve been around Nic before, you realize that he’s one of a kind and for some people, they just don’t care to be around him. It’s understanding, I guess, but people should recognize his handicaps and be tolerant of him. I mean, he’s just there to have a good time, right? Unfortunately, someone around him (I have no idea who, but I feel confident in saying that he’s also a horse’s ass) must have recognized his handicaps and was not tolerant and said some real ignorant comments. Some of Nic’s pals were around him, and they all got upset and Nic himself was ready for a fight but thankfully cooler heads prevailed and no brawl occurred. It’s just unfortunate for me to have to tell that story.

6. Jimmy Snuka, Scotty 2 Hotty, and Sal Corrente (w/ Afa) defeated Richard Criado, Gary Royal, and Sugaa (w/ Jimmy Hart). This was a special Legends Match. There was a mystery opponent for the heel team, and for whatever reason it was Sugaa. Criado wasn’t happy that he had to team with his longtime rival. Sal (who I understand wrestled back in the day in the Northeast; I mainly know him for being the guy who put on those Wrestlereunion conventions a few years ago; he wore some rather unique green and yellow tights with “Big Cheese” on the front and on his left leg, it said “Rat Patrol”. I presume he must be in the extermination business as what could he be referring otherwise…) asked Afa to manage their team and after some cajoling, he agreed to do so. By the way, Royal came out to Metallica’s Ride the Lightning (hell yeah), which was amusing as he’s an old guy with grey hair and with the look on his face, I’m not sure if he’s ever heard the song before in his life. Hotty’s team came out to some ghetto-ass Eminem song. Not very dance-y. As for the bout itself, it was good for what it was, I guess. Except for the very beginning, Sugaa stayed on the outside and he actually supported the opposing team. Much of the wrestling came from Scotty (who was the face in peril) and Criado. It’s understandable and that’s what I figured, as Snuka is SIXTY-SIX years old and I don’t think that Sal or Gary have done much wrestling in recent years. But, it was what I expected from the match and the crowd got a big kick out of it, so no complaints. The ending was Scotty delivering the worm to Royal.

Afterwards, Scotty’s two kids were brought into the ring, then somehow this led to most of the kids in the crowd entering the ring! They stood and watched Hotty and then some random kids dance (to that ghetto-ass song; like I said, not very dance-y) and then the ring was cleared and we saw Scotty’s kids dance.

Before the next match, we had a special deal where we saw some Polynesian girls do a hula dance. It was well-done. I could’ve done without hearing some oafs in the crowd hoot and holler at the girls as if they were at a strip club (or even Mako’s) or something, but sigh… it was still a nice cultural thing to see. Judging by the way that several of the locals looked, they’re clearly not used to seeing something like a hula dance. Anyway, the surprise ending was seeing a girl who looked to be about 6 years old enter the ring to dance herself. The crowd enjoyed seeing that.

7. Mike Cruz defeated Gus Money to retain the WXW Cruiserweight Title. This was a pretty good contest. The crowd was solidly behind Cruz and hated Gus… well, except for Gus. Often, he would chant for Money, which some in the crowd didn’t like, but oh well. It was a fun back and forth match with some big moves. I wish I could remember more about it, but I certainly did not forget the ending. Cruz won with a Swanton bomb, but Gus was a little too far away, so Cruz’s back went full-force into Money’s chest and stomach. Ouchie! Thankfully, Gus appeared to be fine after the match.

8. Shawn Spears-Dylan Night (w/ Candi) defeated Sulu Afi-Chrono Chris. I’m not quite sure why this was the main event and the Legends Match happened when it did but I’m sure there was a good reason for things turning out the way this did. I thought this was quite good as there was some great comedy. Night and especially Spears were great as heels and the crowd hated them; they got on Shawn for wearing purple tights. Maybe because of that we got to see Dylan and Shawn in some homoerotic spots, including them ending up in the 69 position! Everyone was all hardy har har about that. But soon after that, Chris was isolated and he was beat upon for a few minutes. He also experienced some cheating from Candi. But, the hot tag was made and the final few minutes were particularly fun. It turned into a schmozz; the ending was Candi getting involved and Dylan pulling out a pair of brass knuckles from his boot and using it as a weapon as the referee (Scotty, a.k.a. Scotty, a.k.a. Howdy Doody, a.k.a. several other nicknames) was distracted. The audience wasn’t happy with this miscarriage of justice.

Overall, this show ended up being 3 hours and 10 minutes long and by the end it was starting to feel long in the tooth. Still, it was a show that wasn’t really about storylines but it was still a fun old time with some nice wrestling action. The storylines will continue this upcoming Saturday with their show in Minneola, which I will be in attendance for. After that, I haven’t really thought of what my schedule for the next month or two is. On the 27th I may skip the WXW show in Leesburg that’s in essence a series of tryout matches in front of WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis. Instead I may see another show or I’ll just do something else entirely. I’m not sure. I sure as hell know that I won’t be at the show at the Downtown Orlando Rec Center; why should I, when you have the head booker of the fed blabbering online all of this month and libeling and slandering people all around? Why should I even give a cent to a sorry individual like him? Hopefully it’ll be a quiet week for me and the next thing I’ll post will be my take on the Minneola show, right around this time next Monday.

[Blair Russell]

No need for name-calling now... you poopyhead.

But serious, I was telling a JOKE there. A joke. Of course I know that Nic the Destroyer wasn't going to be wrestling in that match. More than one person besides me naturally thought of Nic when the name "Nick" was announced without a last name. I told that story here just as a humorous anecdote. I'm sorry to hear that you got confused by that tale, but I can't dumb things down for only a few people...

[The "Afro Idiot"]

Blair, Blair, Blair ....

I knew you couldn't not mention me. Why you have a infatuation with Nic the Destroyer but hate me is beyond me. We are just two wrestling fans having a good time. Too bad you take this stuff so seriously.

But seriously, you though Nic the Destroyer was going to be in the ring? Are you fucking stupid?

I swear, Blair, you don't know the difference between fantasy and reality. And unless there is something not wired right in the pretentious melon of yours, that scares me.

Love ya,
The Afro-Idiot

[WXW OFFICE]

Thanks Blair for the review!