NWS in Edison, 9/8 + 9/9 NWS at Edison's Family Fun Festival, 9/8/06
Time again for Edison's annual Family Festival, and as it has for the past 3 years, that also means...free NWS show! I almost got sidetracked, though, since I was expecting the Festival to be at the Municipal Building, as it has previously been. No, this time it was at a driving distance, down on Amboy Ave. As such, it was more like a street fair, much of which had an Italian flair to it. Having just seen one in New York's Little Italy months ago, it was appreciated.
Like last year's show, this one will be held in three parts over Friday and Saturday. Not sure which of the two I'll be able to make tomorrow, if at all. But I'll keep you posted either way.
I also met up with my cousin and his friends, also avid wrestling fans (just look at my friends MySpace list and find the guys with Eric Young as their avatar, those are them)
Master of ceremonies/ring announcer was Johnny Falco.
1) Saddam Insane (with TNT and King Idu Stinq) vs. Hasheem "Chem...er, the "Dark Patriot" -- Yes, since the last show I was at, Hasheem Ali has done a face turn and became an anti-American American sympathizer. Based on his new ring name, he's also become Doug Gilbert. During the intros, my cousin's friend requested a makeshift sign urging Saddam to lose some weight (understandable, if you ever saw him before). They also made another of their own starting their finrst of many "Don't Fire Eric Young" (refers to TNA angle) campaigns. Anyhow, looks like they've found a less subtle pun to manage the Baghdad Bullies, as Mohoward Gottaheaves al-Getz has been replaced by a new Arab sheik who conveniently repeated his name, only to be told that yes, he does stink. Pre-match, DP wants to even the odds, so he goes to get...Doin...excuse me, the Famous TV Wrestling Clown. Gino Moore, however, sends everyone without a manager's license back, leaving only Stinq for DP to contend with. And now, THE BAGHDAD BULLIES EXPLODE! Saddam starts with random heel tomfoolery, but DP ends up taking him down after repeated tries. He continues the beating outside of the ring, but is sent (gingerly) into the ringpost. More heel tactics from Saddam and Stinq, culminating in the Vulcan Nerve Pinch, which Ali fights out of, and eventually whips out a stunner on Insane. But TNT makes the save, and the Bullies lay waste to everyone until Doink makes the save. As a result, the main event will be...the Bullies vs. Clown and D. Patriot. Smell the roster! (and I don't mean Idu Stinq, heaven forbid I encourage cheap heat!) Oh, and the match is ruled a double DQ, even though TNT ran in first.
2) Corvis Fear vs. Judas Young -- Oddly, the closer-to-hometown boy Fear is the heel. Though me and this girl who also knew what JAPW was decided to root for him throughout. Dueling appeals from both wrestlers to begin, then they trade armwork, which JY gets the better of, sending CF out of the ring. He misses a sunset flip back in and promptly begs off. JY accepts a handshake, which he turns into both kinds of atomic drops, and a leg lariat for 2. CF responded with a stun gun, and got 2 off a neckbreaker. Then he hits the chinlock, assisted by a (gingerly-applied) knee to the back. JY escapes this and gets a series of additional two counts before CF takes over again. Reverse DDT gets 2. Young responds with an acid drop, and then reverses a corner charge into a rollup, but misses a body block attempt. Likewise, Fear misses a Superfly, giving JY some more opportunities, including two more 2's from a cradle armdrag and a missile dropkick. But an attempt at a wheelbarrow rollup failed, as Corvis reversed it for the win, apparently pulling tights (I couldn't tell though). As a result, Judas asks for and gets a rematch tomorrow.
50/50 drawing time. Still no clothesline or such from the winner. Though Johnny announced tomorrow's events, and mentioned that Captain Lou, and Sal Sincere AND The Patriot would be appearing. Of course I had to ride him on the latter, and the girl in front of me was urging me not to say that Tom Brandi might be getting double the checks that day. I thought little of it, but then saw that she was helping with the NWS crew. Uh-oh...
3) The Baghdad Bullies (with Idu Stinq) vs. Famous TV Wrestling Clown and Dark Patriot -- Faces get pearl harbored while appealing, turn the tables for a bit, and then Doink becomes clown in peril. Saddam does the Iron Sheik boot in the corner move, which would work better if he actually had pointy boots. Doink gets a roll up, but is averted by a SLOOOOW clothesline from Saddam. He soon hot tags Ali though, who cleans house, and then TAGS DOINK BACK IN. Because he hasn't been taking a beating all this time. Sure enough, the Clown is soon face in peril again, but also soon makes the second hot tag. Pier six, and Doink tries a sunset flip on Saddam. They tease him going over or not forever before he finally sits on him, after which Saddam simply rolls up Doink for the pin. I half noticed it cause I got recruited to do the "Don't fire Eric Young" dance around the ring and throughout the crowd.
Hmmmm...I wouldn't call this one of the best NWS shows I've been to. Fear vs. Young was best match, but I've seen better, and rematching the opening contest with tag team partners was weird. Plus no Gavin Quest, and nighttime coming earlier made it a bit of an effort to see the action.
As always, visit Mark's NWS photo page at
http://home.comcast.net/~NWSfan/ for pictures from this and other NWS events.
9/9
So I did get to make it to the 7:30 pm show last night at least. I was at church during the 5 pm show...apparently I missed :
Hasheem Ali d. Sal Sincere (the Patriots EXPLODE!) I guess by DQ when the Baghdad Bullies and Corvis Fear ran in.
Judas Young d. Corvis Fear
TNT d. Sgt. James Storm in a chokeslam match
Patriot d. Saddam Insane, gets jumped by the Bullies, sets up main event at next show.
No detailed report from me this time around, as I was kind of pinch hitting for Mark who was at the ECW show in Toms River. He has big shoes to fill, or a big lens, as it were, and I hope my work compliments his photo site. Before the show Captain Lou Albano was taking pictures and signing stuff. Photos, action figures, and DVDs of Wise Guys and Super Mario Bros. Super Show (the latter I couldn't refuse, for $20 a box set) were being offered as well for autographs.
Results were as follows:
Sal Sincere (w/King Idu Stinq) d. Judas Young by DQ via foreign object fake out (Sincere was about to use a chain, thankfully a REAL one and not the strand of rope at last Edison show, but Young wrested it away from him. Sincere dropped down to the mat, leaving Young with the weapon and the ref thinking he used it) Also of note, some fireworks were going off at this point of the festival, and Stinq asked if we heard "his bombs" and that he'd be taking Edison over soon.
Corvis Fear d.Mikey Pacifico (pin, Lionsault into a kind of kick with Pacifico tied in the ropes)
Patriot and Hasheem Ali d. Baghdad Bullies (Ali pins Insane w/stunner)
Overall, a lot better than the Friday show. The tag main event was the usual routine, but even that seemed better. Sincere/Young was decent, as was Fear/Pacifico (as is the norm for NWS' cruiserweight/X Division/whatever workers)