Sunday Aug 23 2009

Stranglehold Wrestling
"Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Toronto, Ontario
Tranzac Club
Ring Announcer: Chris Van Vleet
Referees: Jimi Hellbent, Ref Wasted, Harry D
Results credit: Gordo for www.owie.ca

-Fans arriving for the show were informed that Necro Butcher, Juggulator & "Omega" Aaron Draven would not be appearing. Ticket prices were reduced.

1) The Kentucky Butcher w/ Grand Wizard of Wrestling def RJ City [5 min]
RJ gave Butcher some serious competition despite the constant interference of Grand Wizard; grabbing a couple near falls with neckbreaker variations but he couldn't overcome the 500+ pound Butcher's weight & size advantage. That weight almost killed RJ when he went for a sunset flip and the Butcher dropped his ass right on RJ's chest. A huge Samoan drop right after that almost gave Butcher the win but RJ managed to kick out. Grand Wizard was instrumental in the finish... he grabbed RJ's foot at the ropes and that distraction allowed Kentucky Butcher to hit a running avalanche in the corner followed by a Planet Buster Splash for the win.

2) Cherry Bomb def "Hacker" Scotty O'Shea [9 min]
Probably the best Intergender match of the year. O'Shea's vocals were hilarious as he taunted & mocked Cherry throughout the moments he was in control. Cherry continued to fight from the defensive and O'Shea was forced to break the rules and cheat to maintain his advantage. It was clear that Cherry was getting pissed at O'Shea's sexist remarks and after almost being pinned with a T-Bag cover she abandoned any pretense of being a nice girl by kicking O'Shea in the nuts and pinning him after an X-Factor.

-The Flatliners, Asylum & Matt Burns, came out to the ring and cut a promo on the Redneck Mafia. Burns & Asylum said they had banned Bloody Bill Skullion from Stranglehold 8 months ago by defeating him in a handicap match and they knew it was him and "Soulman" Ricky Johnson under the masks. They said if the Redneck Mafia could defeat them tonight then Skullion would be allowed to wrestle for Stranglehold again

3) The Redneck Mafia (Kracker Jack & Sambo Jones w/ Pissed Off Pete) def The Flatliners (Asylum & Matt Burns) by DQ [7 min]
Both teams started brawling before the bell and the action raged in and out of the ring for the duration of the match. Kracker Jack suffered the worst beatdown as the Flatliners worked at removing his mask. Suddenly Grand Wizard showed up with Kentucky Butcher and Nazi Destructor and attacked the Redneck Mafia causing the disqualification. With that victory, Bill Skullion is once again allowed to wrestle for his own promotion. The Flatliners were pissed at Grand Wizard and crew and there were multiple skirmishes and mini-brawls before they all left leaving Sambo Jones and Kracker Jack alone in the ring. Pissed Off Pete handed out beers as the Redneck Mafia unmasked to reveal they were indeed Bloody Bill Skullion and Ricky Johnson. The Soulman gave an emotional speech about his recently departed brother then he and Skullion pledged their loyalty and friendship before returning to the dressing room to smoke drink & fuck some chicks.

4) Rico Montana def "Textbook" Tyson Dux by submission [6 min]
A short but fantastic match between two of Ontario's premier grapplers. Tyson held the early advantage but Rico's targeted attack on Dux's back saw him take solid control and the eventual convincing victory with a submission to a Boston Crab / Walls of Jericho variation. GREAT match!

5) Nazi Destructor w/ Grand Wizard of Wrestling def "The Motion Picture" Ethan Page [6 min]
Page did okay in his Stranglehold debut but couldn't overcome the cheating ways of Nazi Destructor and his evil manager. Nazi won by using his Concentration Clamp claw hold to force Page to the canvas for the 3 count.

6) Electric Shock Collar Ladder Match
Pissed Off Pete def Grand Wizard of Wrestling w/ Nazi Destructor by submission [6 min]
Grand Wizard is a 143lb egomaniac in the world's ugliest ring attire. Pissed Off Pete is famous midget wrestler Farmer Pete. The match, from a technical standpoint, was probably the worst match seen all year in any promotion. As entertainment, it was a 9 out of 10.
The stipulations of the match were: Each man had to wear an electric shock dog collar. The remote control was hung from the ceiling and the first man to climb the ladder and get it could potentially shock his opponent or himself - the control buttons weren't marked.
After lots of stalling & refusal to wear the collar by Grand Wizard he finally consented to wear it and got on his knees to lockup with Pete who did his infamous slap-the-ref-and-blame-his-opponent routine. Of course he got caught and of course, the ref spanked him. Grand Wizard eventually stomped and kneedropped Pete enough that he was able to climb the ladder and retrieve the shock collar remote control. Unfortunately for Grand Wizard, there was no way of telling what button controlled what collar and he ended up shocking himself. Pissed Off Pete tore his collar off and grabbed the remote and began shocking Grand Wizard. After the third blast of current Grand Wizard had taken all he could stand and tapped out.

7) Stranglehold Heavyweight Championship
"Dynamite" George Terzis def "Canadian Crazyhorse" Michael Elgin by submission to retain the title [12 min]
Terzis came to the ring without the title belt which had some fans wondering where it was. (Rumor has it that it was either stolen by a crazed Stranglehold ring rat or someone got pissed, didn't want to play anymore and took the belt home with them in a petulant frenzy. Whatever.) This was another FANTASTIC match as Elgin & Terzis are both renowned heavy strikers and mat submission specialists. They tore into each other from the opening bell and never let up, even when the action spilled out among the fans. Great back and forth action in the opening minutes until Elgin missed a running shoulder tackle to the buckles and collided with the ring post. Tezis immediately began targeting the injured area and Elgin was forced to counter wrestle on the defensive for the remainder of the match but he remained dangerous and his lethal lariats and other strikes kept Terzis from walking easily to victory. Ultimately the Stranglehold champion was too much for Elgin to handle in his weakened state and Terzis snagged the convincing victory by forcing Elgin to tap out to an armlock submission. After the match Terzis said he was the Stranglehold Champion and didn't need a belt to prove that despite what some "smart assholes" in the crowd had to say about it.

8) Last Bastard Standing Match
Bloody Bill Skullion def Hornet [7 min]
A crazy brawl from start to finish that spent more time outside the ring than it did in it. Hornet put up a good fight but was overwhelmed by the sadistic attack of Skullion. Bloody Bill hit Hornet with everything he could get his hands on including a beer can he tore in half and used to carve up the international superstar. Hornet didn't try to use any of his lucha skills and really never had the chance but he did get enough shots in to make Bloody Bill sport the crimson mask too. Skullion won the match by pinfall after nailing a vicious elbow drop from the 2nd rope that left Hornet flat on the mat and unable to rise