3/11 THIS DAY IN HISTORY

By Mike Johnson on 2012-03-11 08:00:00

March 11th On this day in history in .... 1935 - Pat Newman defeats Jack Ross for the Georgia Southern Lightweight Title in Augusta, Georgia. This began Newman's second reign and ended Ross' third reign. 1936 - Tarzan Lopez defeats Mario NuÃ±ez to win the Mexican National Welterweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico. 1941 - Bronko Nagurski wins his second National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title in Minneapolis, Minnesota, defeating Ray Steele. Nagurski was also recognized as champion in Toronto. 1946 - Ken Fenelon becomes the first two-time NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, by defeating Larry Tillman in Des Moines, Iowa. 1952 - Hombre Montana defeats Mike Sharpe in San Francisco, California to win the San Francisco NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title, ending Sharpe's second reign and beginning his second. 1961 - Danny Ferraza defeats Dick Garza for the Wolverine Wrestling Midwest Heavyweight Title in Flint, Michigan. 1963 - Mitsu Arakawa defeat Kinji Shibuya defeats Gene Kiniski and Mr. X for the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title in Vancouver, British Columbia. 1964 - Antonio Inoki made his wrestling debut in Honolulu, Hawaii. 1967 - Rey Mendoza defeats Rene Guajardo for the NWA World Middleweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico, ending Guajardo's fourth reign. 1967 - Ray Stevens wins the San Francisco NWA United States Heavyweight Title for the sixth time, defeating Bill Watts in San Francisco, California. 1968 - Aldo Bogni and Bronko Lubich defeat Eddie Graham and Lester Welch to win the Florida NWA Southern Tag Team Title in West Palm Beach, Florida, beginning their third reign. 1971 - Ken Lucas and Johnny West defeat Jack Morrell and Eddie Sullivan for the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Title in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 1972 - Masa Saito defeats Dory Dixon for the NWA Beat the Champ Television Title in Los Angeles, California. 1972 - Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi win their third Central States NWA North American Tag Team Title in Wichita, Kansas, from Omar Atlas and Daniel Little Bear, ending their second reign. 1977 - Perro Aguayo wins his second NWA World Middleweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico, defeating El Faraon. As a result, Aguayo's Mexican National Middleweight Title was vacated. 1977 - Sonny King defeats Rip Tyler for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title in Dothan, Alabama, ending Tyler's second reign. 1978 - Pierre Martel defeats Invader I to win the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title in BayamÃ³n, Puerto Rico. 1980 - Paul Ellering and Sheik Ali Hassan defeat Ken Lucas and Billy Robinson to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Title in Louisville, Kentucky, ending Lucas and Robinson's second reign. 1989 - The WWF's 20th edition of Saturday Night's Main Event airs on NBC, earning a 10.0 rating. The show was taped on February 16 at the Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The results: - Brutus Beefcake defeated Rick Rude (with Bobby Heenan) by disqualification, when AndrÃ© the Giant interfered and attacked Beefcake on the floor, with Jake Roberts making the save. Roberts was then attacked by both AndrÃ© and Rude in the ring, with Beefcake trying to make the save for Jake. Beefcake threw Rude out of the ring but was taken out by AndrÃ©. Big John Studd then came out and had a staredown with AndrÃ©, until Jake threw his snake, Damien, in the ring and scared AndrÃ© away. - Hulk Hogan (with Miss Elizabeth) pinned Bad News Brown after the legdrop. - Ted DiBiase (with Virgil) pinned The Blue Blazer with a powerslam. This was DiBiase's first in-ring appearance with his Million Dollar Belt. - The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard (with Bobby Heenan)) and The Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) fought to a double-countout. - The Red Rooster pinned The Brooklyn Brawler with an inside cradle. 1989 - Al Perez defeats Mike Graham for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title in Tampa, Florida, ending Graham's second reign. 1989 - Jeff Jarrett defeats Dutch Mantel to win the Championship (formerly Continental) Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee. 1989 - Jason the Terrible and Steve Strong defeat The Batten Twins (Bart and Brad) to win the WWC World Tag Team Title in Caguas, Puerto Rico, ending the Battens' third reign. 1991 - Jerry Lawler defeats Terry Funk for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee, to begin his eighth reign. 1993 - Adolfo Bresciano, better known to fans as "Canada's Strongest Man" Dino Bravo, was shot to death in his home in Saint-LÃ©onard (now part of Montreal), Quebec. Rumors circled that he was then making his living as part of a cigarette smuggling ring, run by elements of organized crime in the city. He had retired from the ring in 1992, after a 22-year career. Dino Bravo was 43 years old, and his assailants have never been found. 1993 - WCW held an event at Wembley Arena in London, England. The results were: - WCW Television Champion Paul Orndorff defeated Michael Hayes to retain the title. - NWA World Heavyweight Champion Barry Windham and WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Dustin Rhodes fought to a double-countout. - Maxx Payne defeated Cactus Jack. - Johnny B. Badd defeated Vinnie Vegas. - Van Hammer defeated Scotty Flamingo. - The British Bulldog defeated Rick Rude by disqualification. - Sting pinned WCW World Heavyweight Champion Big Van Vader to win the title. This began Sting's second reign and ended Vader's second. 1994 - The Ultimate Fighting Championship held UFC 2: No Way Out, at the Mammoth Gardens in Denver, Colorado. The event began referee "Big" John McCarthy's 13-year tenure with the company. UFC 2 featured a 16-man tournament, the first and only one in UFC's history, with the winner receiving $60,000. The results were: First round, of which only the final match was shown on the broadcast: - Scott Morris defeated Sean Daugherty by submission (guillotine choke) at 0:20. - Patrick Smith defeated Ray Wizard by submission (guillotine choke) at 0:58. - Johnny Rhodes defeated David Levicki by submission (strikes) at 12:13. - Frank Hamaker defeated Thaddeus Luster by submission at 4:52. - Orlando Weit defeated Robert Lucarelli by TKO (knees) at 2:50. - Remco Pardoel defeated Alberta Cerra Leon by submission (armlock) at 9:51. - Jason Delucia defeated Scott Baker by submission (strikes) at 6:41. - Royce Gracie defeated Minoki Ichihara by submission (collar choke) at 5:08. Quarterfinals: - Patrick Smith defeated Scott Morris by knockout at 0:30. - Johnny Rhodes defeated Fred Ettish (replacing the injured Frank Hamaker) by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:07. - Remco Pardoel defeated Orlando Weit by knockout (elbows) at 1:29. - Royce Gracie defeated Jason Delucia by submission (armlock) at 1:07. Semifinals: - Patrick Smith defeated Johnny Rhodes by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:07. - Royce Gracie defeated Remco Pardoel by submission (lapel choke) at 1:31. Finals: - Royce Gracie defeated Patrick Smith by submission (strikes) at 1:17 to win the tournament. 1996 - The Monday Night War continued, with WCW Monday Nitro's 3.2 rating beating WWF Monday Night RAW's 2.9. rating. The 27th edition of WCW Monday Nitro was live from the Memorial Auditorium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The results: Dark matches: - Diamond Dallas Page defeated Joey Maggs. - Meng defeated Dave Sullivan. - WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Konnan defeated Earl Robert Eaton to retain the title. Nitro: - The Giant defeated Jim Duggan. - The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott), who made their surprise return to WCW. - WCW World Television Champion Lex Luger defeated Alex Wright to retain the title. - Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage and The Booty Man defeated Arn Anderson, Ric Flair and Kevin Sullivan (with Miss Elizabeth and Woman) in a Lumberjack Strap match. The 149th WWF Monday Night RAW was live from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. The results were: Dark matches: - Skip defeated Dwayne Johnson (The Rock). - Ahmed Johnson and Jake Roberts defeated The British Bulldog and Owen Hart. - Shawn Michaels defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley. - WWF Champion Bret Hart defeated The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) by countout. RAW: - Steve Austin (with Ted DiBiase) and Savio Vega fought to a double-countout. - The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas (with Hillbilly Jim)) defeated Jerry Meade and Alex Porteau, when Henry pinned Porteau after the Slop Drop. - Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Vin Grier after the Pedigree. - The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) and Yokozuna defeated The British Bulldog and Owen Hart by disqualification when Vader interfered. - Also during the show, a pre-taped segment aired, in which Mark Henry made his television debut. He gorilla-press slammed Jerry Lawler, who was interviewing him. 1999 - The Samoan Death Squad (Faku and Spade) defeat Silky Boom Boom and Frenchy Riviera to win the NWA Wildside Tag Team Title in Loganville, Georgia. 2000 - The second Rikidozan Memorial Show was held at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, featuring wrestlers from several of Japan's promotions. The previous Rikidozan Memorial was held in 1996. The results were: - Gran Hamada (Michinoku Pro) and Magnum TOKYO (Toryumon) defeated CIMA and Sumo Fuji (Toryumon), when TOKYO pinned Fuji. - Naoki Sano (Takada Dojo) pinned Yuki Ishikawa (BattlARTS). - Yuki Kondo (Pancrase) defeated Kan Tenjun by submission. - Commando Boirshoi (Japan Women's Project) and Yumiko Hotta (All Japan Women's) defeated Kayoko Haruyama and Ran Yuyu (JWP), when Borishoi pinned Haruyama. - Kyoko Inoue, Yuka Nakamura and Yoshiko Tamura (New Ladies) defeated Azumi Hyuga, Dynamite Kansai and Tsubasa Kuragaki (JWP), when Tamura made Kuragaki submit. - Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Satoru Sayama by submission. - Ryuma Go (Go Gudan) and Junji Hirata (New Japan) defeated Osamu Kido and Tadao Yasuda (New Japan), when Hirata pinned Yasuda. - Hideki Takizawa, a teen pop star, pinned Antonio Inoki in an exhibition match. - Tomoaki Honma and Ryuji Yamikawa (Big Japan) defeated Hayabusa and Naoki Yamazaki (FMW), when Yamikawa pinned Yamazaki. - Yoji Anjoh defeated Tarzan Goto by disqualification. - B.B. Jones (Ron Reis) and Genichiro Tenryu (WAR) defeated Shinya Hashimoto (New Japan) and Naoya Ogawa (Universal Fighting-Arts) 2000 - CZW held "March Violence" at Champs Soccer Arena in Sewell, New Jersey. The results were: - Nick Berk and Ty Street vs. The Kashmerino Brothers (Johnny Kashmere and Robby Mireno) ended in a no-contest. - Trent Acid defeated White Lotus. - Dallas vs. Natasha ended in a double-disqualification. - Mercury defeated TCK. - Mad Man Pondo defeated Mitch Page in a Staplegun match. - CZW Tag Team Champions The Haas Brothers (Charlie and Russ) defeated The Shane Brothers to retain the title. - CZW Heavyweight Champion Zandig vs. Kronus ended in a no-contest. Zandig retained the title. - Nick Gage defeated Justice Pain. - Wifebeater defeated CZW Iron Man Champion Lobo to win the title, ending Lobo's second reign. 2000 - Shane Hill defeats Mikami for the IWA World Junior Heavyweight Title in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. 2000 - Luis Ortiz defeats Jason Rage to win the vacant NWA New England Junior Heavyweight Title in Southbridge, Massachusetts, beginning his second reign. 2000 - Kip Morris defeats Bulldog Raines to win the NWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title in Trenton, Tennessee. 2000 - Bobby Collins defeats Caveman Broda to win the Canadian Wrestling Federation Junior Heavyweight Title in Fort Garry, Manitoba, beginning his second reign. At the same event, Brian Jewel and Alex Rain defeat Darren Dalton and Robby Royce for the CWF Tag Team Title. In that match, Robby Royce got the pin on CWF Heavyweight Champion Brian Jewel to also win that title, ending Jewel's second reign and beginning Royce's third. 2002 - The WWF held the live 459th edition of RAW and taped the 133rd Jakked at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. RAW earned a 4.5 rating on Spike TV. The results were: Dark matches: - Albert and Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Johnny Destiny and ??? - Brock Lesnar defeated Spike Dudley. Jakked: - The Hurricane pinned Funaki after a flying neckbreaker. - Lance Storm pinned The Godfather after a superkick. - Val Venis defeated Perry Saturn by submission with a reverse Figure Four Leglock. - WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Crash Holly after the Buzzsaw Kick. RAW: - The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) and Rob Van Dam defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and WWF Intercontinental Champion William Regal, when RVD pinned Regal. - Test pinned Rikishi. - Al Snow pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust to win the title, and begin his sixth reign. - Kurt Angle and Booker T defeated Big Show and Edge, when Angle made Show submit with the Ankle Lock. - Christian pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Billy, after Diamond Dallas Page interfered and hit the Diamond Cutter on Billy. After the match, Christian attacked Page, which set up their match at WrestleMania for Page's European Title. - Stacy Keibler and WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated Lita and Trish Stratus, when Jazz pinned Lita. - The nWo (Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash) defeated Steve Austin and The Rock in a handicap match, when Hogan pinned Rock after the legdrop. 2003 - Kintaro Kanemura and Tetsuhiro Kuroda defeat GENTARO and Takashi Sasaki to win the WEW Tag Team Title in Tokyo, Japan. They were the last champions before the promotion closed in May. 2003 - Dr. X defeats Tigre Blanco to win the Mexican National Welterweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico. 2006 - The Ring of Honor vs. Combat Zone Wrestling war intensified during both promotions' events at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. CZW held "When 2 Worlds Collide". The results: - Pandora's Box (B-Boy, Sonjay Dutt and Adam Flash (with Pandora)) defeated Sexxxy Eddy, The Messiah and Nate Webb. - Hallowicked defeated Jigsaw, Andy Sumner and Larry Sweeney in a four-way match. - Justice Pain defeated El Generico. - CZW Ultraviolent Underground Champion Nick Gage defeated Danny Havoc and DJ Hyde in a three-way Panes of Glass match to retain the title. - CZW Iron Man Champion Kevin Steen defeated Super Dragon to retain the title. - Niles Young defeated Cheech, Cloudy, CZW Junior Heavyweight Champion Derek Frazier, The Heretic and Sabian in a six-way Ladder match win the title. - Generation Next (Austin Aries, Roderick Strong and Matt Sydal) (ROH) defeated Necro Butcher and The BLKOUT (Eddie Kingston and Ruckus) (CZW). ROH held "Arena Warfare". The results were: - Homicide & Ricky Reyes defeated The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos), Jason Blade & Kid Mikaze and The Briscoe Brothers (Mark and Jay) in a Tag Team Scramble match, when Homicide pinned Marcos. - ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong defeated Jimmy Yang. - ROH Tag Team Champion Austin Aries defeated Matt Sydal. - The Dempsey Brothers (Bobby and Derrick) defeated Shane Hagadorn and Pelle Primeau. - The Irish Airborne (Dave and Jake Crist) defeated Tony Mamaluke and Sal Rinauro. - ROH World Heavyweight Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Alex Shelley to retain the title. - Colt Cabana defeated Christopher Daniels. Samoa Joe came out and challenged the winner. - Samoa Joe defeated Colt Cabana. After the match, a huge brawl between the ROH and CZW rosters broke out. 2006 - In a tag team match with NWA Midwest Tag Team Champions Tyler Black and Marek Brave one on side, and NWA Iowa Heavyweight Champion Ryan Boz and NWA Heartland States Heavyweight Champion Danny Daniels on the other, with all three titles on the line, Brave pins Boz to retain he and Black's Midwest Tag Team title and win the Iowa Heavyweight title. This ended Boz's second reign. 2006 - Hayden Young defeats Jeff Lewis in Cornelia, Georgia for the NWA Anarchy Television Title, ending Lewis' second reign. 2006 - Stan Lee defeats Jerry Lawler for the NWA All-Star Wrestling Heavyweight Title in Norton, Virginia, beginning his second reign. 2006 - JT Wolfen wins a battle royal to win the Hawaii Championship Wrestling Kamehameha Heritage Heavyweight Title in Wahaiwa, Hawaii. 2006 - Dave Holiday defeats Matt Kuma to win the Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 Southern Heavyweight Title in Valdosta, Georgia. 2007 - TNA held the second-annual Destination X pay-per-view at the iMPACT! Zone in Orlando, Florida. The results: - NWA World Tag Team Champions The Latin American Exchange (Homicide and Hernandez (with Konnan)) defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon (with Johnny Rodz)) in a Ghetto Brawl, when Homicide pinned Devon after Alex Shelley hit Devon with his video camera, and Homicide frog splashed Devon through a table. - James Storm and Jacqueline Moore defeated Petey Williams and Gail Kim in a Double Bullrope match, when Storm pinned Williams after a superkick. - Senshi defeated Austin Starr in a Crossface Chickenwing match. After the match, Starr attacked Bob Backlund, who had come to ringside during the match, and put him in the Crossface Chickenwing. - The Voodoo Kin Mafia (B.G. and Kip James) defeated The Heartbreakers (Romeo Roselli and Antonio Thomas (with Christy Hemme)), when B.G. pinned Antonio after a Pumphandle Slam. - TNA X Division Champion Chris Sabin defeated Jerry Lynn in a two-out-of-three falls match to retain the title. Lynn pinned Sabin after a Tornado DDT to win the first fall, Sabin pinned Lynn while holding the ropes in the second, and Sabin pinned Lynn with a roll-up after the distraction of a masked man to win. After the match, the masked man hit the Angel's Wings on Sabin, hit Lynn with the X Division Title belt, and revealed himself to be Christopher Daniels. - Rhino defeated A.J. Styles in a Elevation X match, by knocking Styles off the Elevation X structure above the ring. - Kurt Angle pinned Scott Steiner after a Sunset Flip off the top rope. - Sting defeated Abyss in a Last Rites (casket) match. - NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage pinned Samoa Joe, after flipping over while in the Coquina Clutch and holding the ropes, to retain the title. 2007 - Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko defeat Manabu Nakanishi and Takao Omori for the IWGP World Tag Team Title in Nagoya, Japan. 2007 - A battle royal in Tokyo, Japan sees multiple changes of the Dramatic Dream Team Ironman Heavymetalweight Title. Sempai was the champion coming into the match. The title then went through Naoshi Sano six times, Yuki Miyazaki six times, Taneichi Kacho three, Kikutaro four, Naomi Susan once, and Exciting Yoshida twice, with Yoshida emerging the winner. A short time later, a ladder fell on top of Exciting Yoshida, with a referee counting three, making the ladder the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion. This was the third such instance of this occuring, with it previously happening to Yoshihiro Sakai and Sanshiro Takagi in 2003. 2008 - The bill that would have revamped regulation of pro wrestling in the Georgia was approved by the Georgia Senate by a vote of 49-6. To become law, the bill must be passed by the House of Representatives during this session of the General Assembly, which failed to happen. The substitute version passed by the Senate was far more favorable to the wrestling industry than the bill as it was originally introduced. The portions of the bill that came under fire from the wrestling industry at the February 12 public hearing have largely been eliminated. No longer present are the requirements for an ambulance at every show, the presence of a doctor at ringside and the 5% gate tax. In addition, the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission is expressly prohibited from regulating the entertainment aspects of the matches. It contains many of the rules suggested by the Georgia Wrestling Promoters Advisory Committee headed by Bill Behrens.The annual license fee for wrestlers is set at $20. The licensure application must be accompanied by documentation the wrestler passed a basic medical exam. Bleeding is permissible on the condition that the wrestler provided documentation of negative blood tests for the presence of communicable diseases. 2009 - Former Xtreme Pro Wrestling owner Rob Zicari (aka Rob Black) and his wife, one-time XPW talent Janet "Lizzie Borden" Romano plead guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh, PA to to one count of conspiracy to distribute obscene materials. Zicari also plead guilty to one count on behalf of his now defunct video company, Extreme Associates Inc. The pleas were made part of an agreement between the defendants and prosecutors that saw nine counts of violating federal obscenity statuettes dropped. The couple and Extreme Associates Inc. were indicted in August 2003 for selling graphic pornography via the mail and online after a long investigation by federal prosecutors. At the time, they were accused, "of sending obscene movies to a Post Office box in the Pittsburgh area. The suspects also allegedly sent obscene tapes and DVDs to a local wholesaler and transmitted obscene footage on the Extreme Associates Website." A trial was set to begin within days of the plea. The couple were facing upwards of 50 years in prison and up to a $5 million fine. Black promoted Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW) from 1999-2003 in California, using his adult video production company Extreme Associates as the parent company. The promotion was something of a West Coast answer to the original ECW after a falling out between Zicari and then-ECW owner Paul Heyman, running regularly for several years using a mix of former ECW talents like Sabu, New Jack and the late John Kronus as well as West Coast performers they cultivated like Supreme, Kaos and Johnny Webb. XPW, using Shane Douglas as booker, had expanded into Philadelphia in 2002. Their entrance set off the Philadelphia wrestling war of 2002-2003. At one point, they held exclusivity on the former ECW Arena, preventing all other independents from running the venue during a really hot period where tons of companies were running (and most drawing) in the city of Brotherly Love. A side effect of their run inadvertently lead the way to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission taking a much stricter stance on hardcore wrestling following an incident when a particularly bloody bout ended up in the ECW Arena's women's restroom and a woman affiliated with a Commission member ended up with blood on her. Although the company was gone from Philadelphia by February 2003, they had also moved into the Pittsburgh market, drawing a good house there thanks to Douglas' local promoting and were still running regularly in Los Angeles. That all changed in April 2003 when Extreme Associates was raided by federal authorities after receiving materials that were ordered from the website of Black's adult video company and shipped to Pennsylvania. Once the federal charges were filed, the promotion pretty much ceased to exist although they maintained the company website for some time afterward and aired several taped "Best of" XPW PPV specials. An XPW revival show "A Cold Day in Hell" was staged in 2009 in California and later released on DVD, but Zicari was not involved as he had sold the rights to the company and its video library to XEG and Big Vision Entertainment in 2004 and was later said to have "despised wrestling and all it 'did to him", according to an interview I conducted with former XPW official Kevin Kleinrock to promote the reunion show. 2009 - Former WWF Intercontinental champion and MMA legend Ken Shamrock has been suspended for one year and fined $2,500 by the California State Athletic Commission after testing positive for three different types of steroids. Shamrock tested positive for Norandrosterone, Noretiocholanolone and Stanozolol after a 2/13 win in California over Ross Clifton. It was Shamrock's first win in close to four years. The suspension effectively canceled a planned Shamrock vs. Bobby Lashley MMA bout. 2010 - WWE hired Dennis Condrey as a trainer. Condrey, one of the all time best tag team performers, worked for the company for several months before departing. 2010 - Sandy Scott, who wrestled as one half of the Scott Brothers tag team alongside brother George and held instrumental backstage positions with Mid-Atlantic, Jim Crockett Promotions and Smoky Mountain Wrestling, passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer. In 2008, Sandy was inducted into the NWA Legends Hall of Heroes. To give everyone an understanding of the scope of his accomplishments and this loss, here is his bio from that induction, as written by Steve Johnson: SANDY SCOTT Sandy Scottâ€™s career is a perfect prism through which to view the history of wrestling in the Mid-Atlantic. Consider a sampling from his experiences in the Carolinas as part of more than 40 years in the business: In the 1950s and 1960s, Scott and brother George headlined cards as â€œThe Flying Scotts,â€ one of the most important tag teams in the most important tag team territory in the country. In the 1970s, he lent his expertise to up-and-coming stars like Jerry Brisco, and added tag combos with the likes of Nelson Royal and Bearcat Wright to his rÃ©sumÃ©. In the 1980s, he was a key front office executive for Jim Crockett Promotions, booking towns and venues, handling TV ads, and keeping a lucrative business thriving. In the 1990s, he worked for World Championship Wrestling and watched in dismay at the â€œsuitsâ€ in Atlanta mismanaged the company on its road to ruin. But hereâ€™s the most amazing part of it all â€” Bob Caudle, the voice of Mid-Atlantic wrestling, who worked with Scott on TV, said he didnâ€™t even recall the transplanted Canadian uttering a cuss word. â€œHe was such a clean-cut guy and a down-to-earth honest guy,â€ said Caudle, who will induct Scott into the Hall of Heroes. â€œHe had a great sense of humor and heâ€™s a terrific storyteller. I used to hook up with him in Charlotte when we were riding to Spartanburg or some other place, and Sandy would be telling stories about what happened up in Canada in the winter, traveling from city to city in the ice and the snow.â€ Angus Mackay Scott was born in 1934 in Hamilton, Ontario, where he wrestled at a local YMCA, played a little football, and worked out â€• with more of an eye toward bodybuilding â€• with wrestler Mike Sharpe. He got his start in the pro ranks in 1954, when older brother George brought him into the Calgary territory for promoter Stu Hart. The pair won the Canadian tag title titles within months of their debut as a tag team. â€œThey were a little different, but they were right sharp. I thought they were both good wrestlers,â€ said Canadian legend Yvon â€œThe Beastâ€ Cormier. Based out of Calgary for about six years, the Scotts appeared briefly in the Carolinas in 1957 and by the early â€˜60s were fixtures on the Southern circuit. In 1959, the Petersburg, Va., Progress-Index took a stab at describing a young Sandyâ€™s in-ring style, calling him â€œa brilliant offensive wrestler. His aerial attacks are devastating, with solid flying tackles, vice-like head scissors and fast dropkicks.â€ Scott said he enjoyed the tag team work more than singles competition. â€œWe knew each other pretty well, George and I. We could do things just automatically. We knew what each other was going to do.â€ His travelogue also includes places like Japan, Australia, Europe, but Crockett territory remained Scottâ€™s home base. â€œJim Crockett had a very, very good name,â€ he explained. â€œIf he told you something, that was it. In our business, you donâ€™t find guys like that too often.â€ Scott transitioned into a front office role for the office and frequently appeared on TV as a representative of the National Wrestling Alliance. He hooked up with WCW when Ted Turnerâ€™s company took over Jim Crockett Promotions, and knew things were going downhill when Jim Herd, who lacked a wrestling background, assumed control of the operation. â€œI donâ€™t know how he ever got in there but he did, and you see what happened,â€ Scott laughed. After the WCW fiasco, Scott was one of the driving forces behind Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the last of the old-school promotions. Heâ€™s still living in the area, in Roanoke, Va., where some things havenâ€™t changed from his days in the car with Caudle, Gene Anderson, and others â€” he still has to explain to southerners about snow. â€œI tell them weâ€™ve seen snow as high as the telephone poles up in Saskatchewan, and have to take a train to get through to Saskatoon, and they think I'm kidding,â€ he said. 2010 - WWE broadcastr Superstars. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report: We start off tonightâ€™s show with the Smackdown brand and your announcers are Matt Striker and Todd Grisham. Match Number One: Dolph Ziggler versus Shelton Benjamin Ziggler with kicks and punches as the match starts and then he backs Shelton into the corner but Shelton with an Irish whip. Ziggler with the sleeper but Shelton with a snap mare to escape the hold. Ziggler with a drop kick to the knee followed by a leaping leg lariat for a near fall. Ziggler with a kick to the back of the head and then he hits the leaping elbow drop for a near fall. Ziggler with a reverse chin lock but Shelton with elbows and punches. Benjamin with a few clotheslines but he misses the Dragon whip but he does not miss with the Samoan drop and gets a near fall. Benjamin puts Ziggler on the turnbuckles and then we see punches from each man but Benjamin jumps to the buckles but Ziggler pushes him off but Benjamin drops Ziggler on the ropes. Ziggler recovers first and hits the Zig Zag but Benjamin kicks out at two. Ziggler waits for Benjamin to get up and he applies the sleeper. Benjamin tries to get to the ropes but Ziggler applies a body scissors and Benjamin goes out and the referee calls for the bell. Winner: Dolph Ziggler We go to commercial. Match Number Two: Mike Knox versus Goldust They lock up and Goldust backs Knox into the corner but Knox with a punch while the referee tries to separate them. Knox with kicks in the opposite corner and the referee warns Knox. Goldust with punches but Knox with a drop kick for a near fall. Knox with a kick and snap mare followed by a reverse chin lock. Goldust with the drop down uppercut followed by a clothesline and reverse atomic drop. Goldust gets a near fall after a bulldog. Goldust goes to the turnbuckles and punches Knox but Knox pushes Goldust away. Knox charges at Goldust but Goldust with a power slam for a near fall. Knox misses a pump kick but he hits the cross body for a near fall. Goldust hits the Final Cut for the three count. Winner: Goldust It is time for an NXT video package and recap from this week. We go to commercial. We are back with a Wrestlemania Recall and it is from Wrestlemania XX and it is the Match that Dave Scherer made Irrelevant between Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg. We are in the second half of the show and it is time for the Raw portion of the show. Your announcers are Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole. Match Number Three: Santino Marella versus Zack Ryder with Rosa Mendes They lock up and Santino with a side head lock and take down. Ryder with a side head lock and take down of his own. Ryder with a shoulder tackle but Santino with an arm drag and slam. Santino tries for a monkey flip but Zack holds on to the ropes. Ryder with a clothesline and neck breaker for a near fall. Ryder with a reverse chin lock. Santino with a snap mare but Ryder with a knee. Ryder sends Santino into the turnbuckles. Ryder pie faces Santino but he Hulkas Up. Ryder with punches but Santino with punches of his own. Santino with a forearm and a split followed by the hip toss. Santino sets up the cobra and he hits Ryder in the head. Rosa gets on the apron and that allows Ryder to drop Santino on the top rope and he hits the leg lariat and the Zack Attack for the three count. Winner: Zack Ryder We go to commercial. We are back with the Raw Rebound. We run through the card for Wrestlemania. Match Number Four: Montel Vontavious Porter and Christian with Heath Slater versus Chavo Guerrero and Carlito with Michael Tarver Porter and Chavo start things off and Chavo tries for a kick and so does Porter. They lock up and Chavo with a waist lock. Porter with a standing switch into a side head lock. Porter with a flying forearm for a near fall. Porter with a front face lock and he tags in Christian. Chavo escapes from Porter and tags in Carlito. Christian does some clapping while he waits for Carlito to lock up. Carlito with a kick and side head lock. Christian with a drop kick for a near fall. Christian runs into a knee from Carlito and then Carlito knocks Christian off the apron and he hits the ringside barrier. We go to commercial as Carlito goes to the floor. We are back and Carlito is working on Christianâ€™s back but Christian gets to his feet and he punches Carlito. Carlito hits the springboard back elbow for a near fall. Carlito with a slam and then he goes to the turnbuckles but he comes off and connects with Christianâ€™s boot. Porter tags in and hits an overhead throw followed by double sledges. He knocks Chavo off the apron and then hits the facebuster before doing the ballinâ€™ elbow. He waits for Carlito to get up but Chavo pulls Carlito out of the ring. Porter with a baseball slide into Chavo and Carlito. Porter goes to the apron and Chavo pulls Porter off while Carlito distracted the referee. Carlito runs Porterâ€™s back into the ringside barrier. They return to the ring and Carlito works on Porterâ€™s back. Carlito with a slam and then he tags in Chavo who hits the slingshot senton before kicking Porter and hitting a Latino uppercut and getting a near fall. Chavo with a kick but Porter blocks a punch and connects with punches of his own. Chavo with a drop toe hold and forearms to the back. Chavo sends Porter into the corner and he punches Porter. Carlito chokes Porter with the tag rope while the referee was not looking. Carlito tags in and Porter takes a swing at Tarver. Carlito and Chavo work over Porter and Tarver holds up his fist to Porter. Carlito and Porter exchange punches and Carlito with a kick but Porter drives Carlito into the mat. Porter tries to make the tag and he succeeds. Chavo tags in too. Christian punches Chavo and Christian with the running forearm. Chavo with a float over but Christian with a back kick and sunset flip from the turnbuckles. Christian with a punch and then he kicks Chavo and hits a back elbow from the turnbuckles. Christian with more clapping and he hits a knee lift on Carlito. Christian tries for another sunset flip from the turnbuckles but Chavo drops down and gets a near fall. Chavo gets two of the three rolling suplexes but Christian with an inverted DDT. Carlito breaks up the cover and then Porter and Carlito go to the floor. Chavo blocks the Killswitch and Chavo hits a jackhammer and goes up top for the frog splash but he misses and Chavo rolls through. Chrstian with the Killswitch for the three count. Winners: Christian and Montel Vontavious Porter We go to credits. 2011 - TNA ran Poughkeepsie, NY. Riley filed the following live report: The place was about 3/4 full and very loud. Don West was in the ring 10 minutes before bell time shilling all the latest Merchandise and tonight's bag special was the new Jeff Hardy T-Shirt and 4 DVD's and bag for $20. Great deal which I did not take advantage of but I happened to scoop a pair of Pope's Pimpin Sunglasses. Six matches on the card and a complete interactive experience with the crowd involvement all night. JB hit the ring and the backstage passes begin to be distributed with the promise of more to come for those making more noise. Opening Contest saw Kazarian successfully defend X-Division title in 3 way versus Shannon Moore and Robbie E with Cookie. Robbie stopped match at outset for some fist pumping which half the crowd was into. Moore and Kazarian took turns afterwards showing their skills and then flipping birds to The shore crew. Cookie got bent over Kaz' knee at one point and Moore spanked her about 10 or so times. Good comedy, Good Flow, Good Opener. Next out was Earl Hebner who was referee for the Woman's title match. He quickly removed his ref shirt to reveal his own T-shirt as he was of course being taunted by the "You Screwed Bret" chants. His T is complete with ref stripes and says "Damn right I did!" on the front with his name on the back. Madison Rayne was able to successfully defend with her feet on the ropes against Velvet Sky. Velvet who looked hot as ever, had several near falls during the bout and even pushed Madison into Earl's loving embrace at one point which led to him kissing her and proceeding to Flair strut. More Comedy and More Good Action. Match 3 was Super Mex vs Matt Morgan. Morgan was very well received and got quite the pop coming out. The match was a good story with Morgan selling quite a bit. They teased a border toss at the end and Morgan missed the first Carbon Footprint only to hit it on the rebound for the three. Final Match before intermission had Beer Money vs Gunner and Murphy. Typical Beer Money interaction with crowd. They grabbed a pair of signs from some ringside fans and led the crowd in a Beer Money chant which happened several times during the match. Immortal's boys did get some offense but in the end the champs retained. Madison Rayne was signing autographs in the Lobby during intermission. Back from intermission and the least hated heel in the building came out to the biggest pop of the night as Jeff Hardy wrestled AJ Styles. Good little match here that picked up steam with missed moves/finishes and ended with a Styles Clash and a win for AJ. Jeff laid in the ring afterwards and pounded the mat in frustration after his loss. He tried his best to heel the crowd from the start but they were having none of it and he left after the match applauding the crowd and High-fiving and hugging his ringside fans Main Event time saw Jeff Jarrett take on Kurt Angle. The match had a 60 min time limit and I would be shocked if it went 15 mins. Jarrett heeled his way through some damage and broke out of an attempted ankle lock at one point. He was pushing and smacking the referee the entire match which only cost him a near fall at one point. Angle was able to come back and after taking the straps down hit the Angle slam for the victory. JB then told us that since there weren't enough backstage passes for everyone, He was bringing backstage to us. For $20 tonight it was pictures in the ring with both Kurt Angle and Beer Money. Even got Kurt to autograph his DVD cover. Great stuff and a lot of fun with I would guess at least half the crowd lining up for pictures. Some of the other wrestlers came out to ringside and signed autos and posed for pics. Matt Morgan was also in the lobby and signing autos and posing as well. If you have not been to see TNA live, I can not recommend it enough. They go above and beyond to make the entire event nonstop involvement and it is a compact 2 and 1/2 hour show with plenty for everyone. Lots of kids in the house tonight too. Go see them when they come to your area. You will not be disappointed. 2011 - WWE Raw ran Springfield, MO. Steve Black filed the following live report: The show opened with the GM letting us know that there would be a battle royal where the winner get a US Title shot against Daniel Bryan later in the evening. Sheamus won when he tossed Mark Henry. Eve beat Nikki Bella (with Brie) to retain the Divas Title. They did the dance off thing before the match as well. R-Truth and Henry beat Tyson Kidd and William Regal. Evan Bourne beat Ted DiBiase (with Maryse). Yes, I was shocked that Ted lost too. Alex Riley beat Yoshi Tatsu. Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov (with Tamina) beat The Usos. Daniel Bryan beat Sheamus to retain the US Title. In the main event, The Miz beat Randy Orton and John Cena to retain the WWE Title. Looks like after Orton had last weekend off, CM Punk gets this weekend off. 2011 - Impact Championship Wrestling ran Queens, NY at the Elks Lodge with an event titled "The Future Is Now." Mike Johnson filed the following live report: Welcome to PWInsider.com's live coverage of Impact Championship Wrestling's "The Future Is Now" in Queens, NY at the Queensborough Elks Lodge, designed to showcase some of the younger talents that work for ICW. Pre-Show Notes: Former WWE star Luke Gallows is here visiting as he is flying out to Africa for a tour tomorrow...Honkytonk Man will be coming in to headline the promotion's next card on Friday 5/13. Suicidal Six Way Match: Joey Ace vs. Jon Silver vs. Angel Ortiz vs. Chris Dickerman vs. Justin Toxic vs. Matt Tremont Bear with me here as I've never seen any of these talents before. All six began brawling as soon as the bell rang. As the other four brawled, Joey Ace hit a great looking powerbomb on Ortiz and pinned him. Joey Ace and Jon Silver quickly followed. Matt Tremont, who looked really good here, nailed a spinebuster and went to the top but missed a splash, wiping out a chair and was pinned by Justin Toxic. Toxic then shocked Dickerman and scored the pin. Your winner, Justin Toxic! Fun opener but so much was going on, no way I could catch it all here. Earl Cooter (with Candi Cartwright) vs. Smith James Cooter does a redneck Joe Dirt gimmick and said he did't come all the way to the "Moose Lodge" to be booed and demanded the fans cheer him. James is a Taz finishing school student and I could see how little things he did in the ring were way improved from the last time I've seen him work. Cooter tried to lock up but James avoided him. They locked up and James grabbed a side headlock, then began working over Cooter's arm. Cooter was pretty funny screaming like a little girl in pain. He was shoulderblocked down and backed off, trying to kill James' momentum. They locked up again, but it was the same results for Cooter, as he ate another shoulderblock. Cooter retreated to the floor, trying to get some loving from his valet, Candi. Back in the ring, Cooter attempted a hiptoss but it was reverse and he backed off from Smith again. James charged Cooter in the corner but was nailed with a big kick. Cooter caught him with a clothesline and nailed several elbows. Smith tried to nail some body shots to cut him off but was unsuccessful. Cooter choked Smith against the ropes. Smith started to mount a comeback but was nailed with a big right hand. Cooter ran Smith's face against the ropes. Cooter nailed a rolling snapmare followed by a dropkick for a near fall. He went to backdrop Smith but Smith turned it into a sunset flip. Cooter grabbed the ropes. Cooter began working over Smith's shoulder with kneedrops and stomps. Cooter locked on a side chinlock but Smith broke free and drilled him with several shoulderblocks. Smith began cleaning house and caught Cooter with a big Samoan Drop but Cooter kicked out. Smith whipped Cooter into the corner and he did the Flair Flop. He went to the top rope and nailed a flying bodypress but Smith caught him and nailed a TKO for the pin. Your winner, Smith James! Good back and forth solid match. The SAT vs. The Midnight Sensation The SAT are now Joel Maximo and his cousin Will Maximo. Jose, Joel's brother, has left the business. Will Maximo and one of the Sensation start out. They go back and forth and finally face off. Joel tags in. The Sensation member catches him with a Lucha armdrag and dropkicks Maximo out of the ring. He goes for a sliding kick out of the ring but is caught and stopped with a kcik to the face. The Maximos set up a move but the other member of the Sensation dives out of the ring and wipes out Joel. The other Sensation hit a dive to the floor on Will. Back in the ring, the Sensation nailed a series of double team manuevers in the ring. They looked good. Wish I could have heard their names over the house mic. ICW desperately needs a new sound system. Will Maximo turned the tide of battle but was soon cut off. The Sensation drilled him in the corner with double elbows and then kicks to the back. They nailed a double gourd buster and peppered him with punches. Will was locked into a Cobra Clutch but the crowd clapped for him to break free. He did but was immediately taken out again. Will finally kicked the Sensation off as they charged him in the corner, then hit a missile dropkick. He made the hot tag to Joel, who cleaned house with clotheslines and chops, then a spear. He caught one of the Sensation with a scoop powerslam for a one count. ' The Maximos worked over The Sensation. One of the Sensation went for a springboard move but was caught by Will in mid-move and nailed with a German suplex for a two count. The Sensation took Will out and nailed the Powerplex on Joel. They then applied the claw in stereo of Will's head. Joel made the same with a series of kicks. The SAT nailed the Spanish Fly and scored the pin. Your winners, The SAT! Joel Maximo took the mic and thanked everyone for their support the last ten years. He asked everyone to give it up for his brother. He said that wrestling has been part of their family's life for years and he just wanted to thank everyone for their support. A nice moment. Joey Janella vs. Danny Demanto Janella worked the crazy multi-man match last week and was billed as "The King of the Moonsault." He did some mic work pumping up Queens and then cut a promo on Demanto saying that the "fat slob" wasn't here. He said that Demanto was too busy eating at the China Buffet instead of wanting to wrestle. He said Demanto was just a crybaby b***ch. He said that since Demanto wasn't here, he was challenging his girl, Gina San Antonio to a match. He said he was going to show everyone some man on woman violence. Nice babyface! Gina took the mic and said that Janella talks a lot of trash when Demanto is hundreds of miles away. At the same moment, Demanto came in from the front door and slipped over the rail before Janella. He tapped Janella on the shoulder. Janella turned and immediately nailed a spinning backfirst, slapped him and began cleaning house as they rang the bell. They went to the floor, where Janella hit a springboard moonsault of sorts, landing knees first on Demanto. They battled around ringside. Janella tossed Demanto back into the ring but was cut off as he returned to the ring. Demanto chopped away at Janella in the corner. He hit a running shoulderblock in the corner and covered him for a two count. Demanto used the ropes to strangle Janella, sitting on his back to force the pressure. Janella tried to break free but was cut off with a hard clothesline. He took a sign a young fan made for Janella and rubbed it in his crotch then tore it up. He then locked on a Camel Clutch. Janella fought his way out to his feet and went for a sunset flip but Demanto slipped out and nailed a back senton splash. Demanto continued the beating, driving his knee over Janella's throat, then began ripping on the fans at ringside. Demanto whipped Janella into the corner but Janella came off with a moonsault press, then hit a float over DDT on Demanto. They exchanged chops in the center of the ring, then progressed to slaps. Cooter caught Demanto with a neckbreaker then dove on him in the corner with a diving attack. He covered Demanto for a two count. Janella went for a clothesline but was caught and nailed a uranage for a two count. Demanto nailed a superkick out of the corner for a two count. They battled in the corner with Demanto getting the better of him. Demanto mocked him for being the king of the moonsault and said he would do his own. Demanto missed and Janella slammed him down on the mat for a two count. They battled in the corner with Demanto coming off with an Ace Crusher for a two count. Janella mounted a comeback but was unable to pin Demanto. He came off the ropes with a backdrop into a double stomp, which looked awesome, for a two count. Janella went back to the top but Tina crotched him. Demanto followed him to the top and nailed an over the shoulder Michinoku Driver type move and scored the pin. Good stuff. Your winner, Danny Demanto! House of Glory Battle Royal The House of Glory is a wrestling school run by Joel Maximo, Brian XL and The Amazing Red, so this is all of their students. This was a fun Battle Royal, including my new favorite masked man, Panda Man, who dresses like a Panda and even eats Bamboo in the ring after hitting a big move. That is so hilariously wacky. It was eventually won by a wrestler named Silver, who did a Scarface type gimmick that was really over with some of the crowd. For a Battle Royal of youg students, it was pretty entertaining. Devon Moore came out. He said he was here to study The Amazing Red tonight but someone came to him and said he needed a partner tonight, so he agreed to team and introduced Sabian. Devon Moore & Sabian vs. TJ & Kirby Mack, Team Macktion Team Macktion are from The Carolinas as I've seen them work on the NWA Legends Fanfest events. Kirby started out with Sabian. They had some nice back and forth feeling out counter-wrestling. Kirby shoulderblocked Sabian down but Sabian came back with a dropkick after a back and forth crisscross. Moore tagged in and drilled Kirby with several headbutts. He was kicked off of a charge into the ring and nailed with the Sidewinder. TJ Mack tagged in and the Macks hit a double charge into the corner followed by a double kick to the face. TJ hit a dropkick after rebounding off the ropes, getting a two count on Moore. He followed it up with a Side Russian legsweep for another two count and locked in an armbar. Sabian hit the ring and broke up the submission. Macktion drilled Moore with kicks to the chest and back at the same time for another two count. They kept working over Moore with double team maneuvers. Sabian was able to tag in and began working over TJ. He went after Kirby to antagonize him and distract the referee, allowing Moore and Sabian to beat on TJ. Sabian measured TJJ and chopped him in the corner. The fans kept chanting for Silver from the last match, so Moore took the mic and ripped on them and Silver. Sabian took the mic and asked if they are calling for the "fat guy who just paid to win the Battle Royal?" OUCH! The fans responded by chanting "Your match sucks." Moore kept ripping on the fans with the mic. Sabian tossed TJ to the floor and started arguing with fans in the crowd. Kirby tagged in and drilled Sabian with a big legdrop. He and Sabia went back and forth until Sabian caught him low with a kick, setting up a Moore running clothesline and a suplex. Sabian hit a splash for a two count. They worked over Team Macktion, who made a comeback. TJ missed a charge and flew over the ropes to the floor. Sabian hit a dive to the floor. Moore and Kirby went back and forth. Sabian hit a rana, drilling his head into the mat. He came back with a missile dropkick. Macktion hit Sabian with the Washing Machine and scored the pin. Your winners, Team Macktion! A solid tag team match although the crowd seemed to mess up the flow a bit with their chants for Silver. The work in the ring was good. The crowd kept yelling for Silver so Kirby Mack took the mic and ripped on the fans, saying he didn't pay to get in the ring and if someone wants to try him they can. So, it turned into both the faces and the heels ripping on the fans of the guy who won the Battle Royal. Moore and Sabian kept going on and on on the mic ripping on the fans. VSK vs. Pinkie Sanchez They go back and forth with Sanchez working over VSK. VSK came back with a series of forearms. VSK hit a nice dive to the outside. They battled back and forth on the apron. VSK caught Sanchez with a sideslam on the apron. Sanchez came back with a cheap win. Solid stuff. Sanchez plays a great sleazeball heel and VSK showed a hell of a lot of promise. Capone vs. TJ Riske I couldn't make out their names with the ring mic, so I'm going by the names that were scribbled on the lineup sheet in the locker room. They started out really dast wuth a ton of back and forth moves. Riske nailed a dropkick. Capone took over but Riske came back with a flying bodypress off the top. Capone rolled out of the ring so Riske teased a dive. Capone returnedto hit a lungblower and slammed him for a two count. He worked him over in the corner with rights, then hit a hard Irish whip into the opposite corner. They locked up and went back and forth. Capone nailed several dropkicks and scored several two counts. Riske came back with several knee strikes. He charged Capone but maneuvered up and over onto the apron. He drilled Capone with a right and hit a slingshot splash in for a two count. Capone came back with a float over spinning DDT but was too tired to make the cover. When he recovered they battled and forth. Riske hit another slingshot twisting splash for a two count. Riske finally nailed an Alabama Jam for the pin. Your winner, TJ Riske! The Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz hit the ring and destroyed Riske. EC Negro took the mic and said that they are the Tag Team champions of the universe and the only tag team that matters. Negro ripped on promoter Jac Sabboth and was pissed they were stripped of their tag team title shot because they laid out Mia Yim last week, and said they were going to show the world what they were all about tonight. The Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz vs. The Untouchables The Untouchables cleaned house early. The DRS retreated to the floor. When DRS took back over, they did a lot of entertaining grandstanding but the Untouchables came back with a big dropkick to EC Negro. KC Blade was tossed to the floor. Blade tripped one of the Untouchables to set up Negro drilling him with a somersault clothesline. DRS was caught and nailed with a double noggin' knocker. DRS came back to control the bout again, using their shtick to screw with the partner on the outside so the referee would admonish him while allowing them to keep working over their opponent. Negro hit a back senton for a two count, then locked on a rear chinlock. They kept the pressure up, mocking their opponents at the same time. There is a funny heel charisma to DRS. The Untouchables made the big babyface comeback, including tricking Negro to backdrop Blade. They set up Blade for the Steiners' old bulldog on the shoulders finish but Blade nailed the Untouchable (couldn't tell them apart) with an elbow and reversed them. Your winners, The Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz! After the match, KC Blade took the mic and said that he sees ICW Tag Tean champion The Grim Reefer in the crowd watching and scouting. He said that Reefer goes to Jac Sabboth's store with his "gay sons" to Sabboth's store begging that they don't have to defend the titles against DRS. He cut a good promo on Reefer daring him to put the belts on the line, taking shots at Reefer's sons and his Irish heritage. He demanded an answer. Reefer said if he wants an answer, then attacked him. He laid out Negro and brawled with Blade. DRS finally overwhelmed him and beat him with the ring mic, then hit their finisher. The Amazing Red vs. Brian XL Yes, the same XL that was part of Ring of Honor's Special K during the early days of that promotion. He's now one of the trainers at the House of Glory school. They shook hands to open the match. They had some nice back and forth wrestling early on in the bout. They continued going back and forth with fast Lucha takedowns and reversals before facing off. They locked up again and Red grabbed an arm and bega wringing it. XL escaped but was caught with a series of armdrags and hiptosses. XL went to the apron and leapt over a Red sliding kick. He nailed Red with a reverse kick, sending him to the floor. XL tossed Red back into the ring and nailed a springboard bodypress XL XL began stomping across Red's face and chopped away at him. Red ducked a charge in the corner and came back with a leg lariat for a two count. Red measured XL and drilled him with a kick to the back. He cinched in a side chinlock, then dropped a leg and covered XL for a two count. Red hit a leaping forearm in the corner then a twisting knee to the back of the neck for another near fall. Red cinched in a side headlock as some of the crowd began chanting for XL. XL elbowed his way out of the move, ducked a clothesline and caught Red with a twisting headscissors into a rana. Red went to the floor. XL dropkicked him through the ropes into the crowd. XL then hit a great standing springboard moonsault off the top into the crowd on Red. They battled on the ground and were almost counted out but made it back in at the last second. The crowd began chanting for Red. Red and XL began exchanging chops in the center of the ring, then began battling back and forth with forearms. They went for a kick at the same time, nailing the other's legs in stereo, then went for bodypresses, crashing and burning after colliding mid-air. They made it back to their feet and began nailing the other with measured punches. Red went for a Lucha takedown but XL tried to avoid it. Red ended up slamming him down in a nasry way covering him for a two count. Red pulled XL up for a suplex but XL landed on his feet. Brian grabbed Red and after battling with him, dropped him down into a package driver for a two count. XL went to the top but was met with a twisting kick from Red. Red went to the top for a dive but XL rolled out of the way, Red landed on his feet but was taken out by an XL kick to the head. Both men struggled to recover. XL did first and went to the top. He dove off but was nailed with a dropkick to the face in mid-air. Red nailed a twisting kick to the face and covered XL, who kicked out at the last second. Red drilled XL with a stiff kick to the chest. XL reversed a whip into the corner but was sent up and over by Red. He drilled Red with a kick and then came off with a big elbow for a two count. XL placed Red on the top and set him up for a superplex. Red kicked at him as he was lifted and reversed it, superplexing XL in instead. Red nailed a standing shooting star and scored the pin. Fun match! Your winner, The Amazing Red!

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