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As per usual with a Stephen Platinum production, the content ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous, and it’s all building to Sacred Ground 3, where the Tag Team Season and the ultimate outcome of the war between PCW and EMPIRE will be decided.
Attendance was a raucous full house of 45.
(1) Hayden Young defeated the “The Undead Luchador†Supernatural via submission in 10:19. Since making the turn, Young has rapidly become the most dickish heel in the promotion. Young dominated, but his arrogant shenanigans finally came home to roost and he was getting hammered. Young fled the ring. With the ref distracted, Assisino sneaked in and laid Supernatural out with a strangle DDT. Not sure what his problem is with this Assisino character, but he is the palest of luchadors. Young started to cover fore the easy pin but decided to lock in the Gregory Hines instead. What an asshole. It made for a good story to open the show.
The call went out for Dr. Melei to tend to Supernatural. Assisino wanted more…
(2) Assisino defeated Warhorse 50 Shades of Grey in 1:27. 50 Shades sauntered to the ring oozing warped sexuality. 50 Shades frustrated Assisino with escape tactics and tried to choke him out but Assisino reversed into the DDT variation.
(3) Chip Day defeated Najasism in 7:31. If you like stiff strikes coming from every direction, this was your match. Young came out to get in the head of his former partner, Day. There was a very cool sequence where Day tried for a german suplex but Naja landed on his feet for a superkick and Day came back with a tornado kick for a near fall. When Naja hit a picture perfect jumping knee, some smart ass yelled “you tell ‘em J Rodâ€. Referee Duke Korey got bumped by an errant blow from Naja. They’ve had issues in the past. In the end, Day KOed Naja with a spinning back kick. Best match of the undercard.
Young came to ringside and said he made a match with Day for Sacred Ground 3 while Platinum was away last week. Platinum came out and said Young had no match making authority and he was making that match the main event for August 10.
Meanwhile back in the ring, Korey shoved Najasism down and left in a huff.
We got the latest chapter in the battle to determine the real queen of Georgia wrestling. Rick Michaels said Chip Day got lucky last week because he was preoccupied with Simon Sermon. Michaels called Sermon out. Sermon’s music played but no Sermon. Michaels called him out again. Nope. Michaels said Sermon didn’t have the guts to stand in line at Chick Filet. Michaels said David Young was a way better partner than Sermon ever was. He was so busy ripping Sermon on the mic that he didn’t realize who was standing behind him…
Sermon hit a Thesz Press and pounded away. Michaels bailed with Sermon in hot pursuit. The refs tried to break it up and Sermon decked two of them. Back inside the ring, Michaels use the Double Shot to lay Sermon out, then brought two chairs into the ring to set up the mother of all nutcrackers. Michaels made a groin sandwich with one chair and wacked it with the other chair. That brought Doc Melei out again, but Michaels ran her off with board. Michaels broke the board over Sermon’s head. Michaels set a chair up in the ring, but Sermon pulled out a miracle reversal in the form of the Raven drop toehold. Michaels was a bloody mess. They brawled with the fans chanting catfight until a bunch of babyface wrestlers pulled them apart. Michaels knows hardcore, and it was some of the best of that ilk that I’ve seen in an EMPIRE/PCW ring.
Sermon grabbed the mic. The adrenaline must have really been flowing for Superman Simon because he showed no ill effects from having his nuts crushed and a board busted over his head. Sermon said Michaels had jumped his bones everywhere from EMPIRE to PWA, and now he would be the one doing the chasing, so Michaels better have one eye on the front door and one on the back door because he was bringing the fireworks and glitter, bitch. The B word got a workout before the night was over.
(4) DamNation (Fred Yehi & Pandora) defeated Crown Jewel Records (Marko Polo & Nina Monet with Quasi Mandisco) in 8:47. Frank Earl flexed his underdeveloped “I’m the authority figure†muscles in this match. What’s gotten into these refs? The violent, aggressive side of Yehi’s nature was front and center, as he was out for revenge on Polo for last week. Yehi stopped short of hitting a woman, although he didn’t mind poking Monet in the eyes. Polo, on the other hand, had no qualms about getting stiff with a woman. Nina got offense on Pandora, and they did the same double clothesline spot they do in every match. Pandora chants abounded. Both women tagged. Yehi hit an exploder slam on Polo but Monet broke up the pin. Yehi kicked out of Polo’s buckle ram/powerslam combo. Pandora then caught Polo from behind with a bulldog, and Yehi locked in the Koji Clutch. Entertaining for what it was and it had plenty heat.
Washington Bullets addressed the fans. Trey said they had come back from the verge of elimination to make the playoffs and go for the three-peat in the Tag Team Season. He said they would be in Porterdale tomorrow night scouting their first round oppononents, Daisho (Kyle Matthews & Vordell Walker) make the playoffs, and were on verge but going for threepeat. Jon issued a challenge to anybody in EMPIRE and called out their back up in the form of The Surrealists (De La Vega & Johnny Danger).
Out came the motley crew representing EMPIRE. Jonathan Malik said many things had changed over the last year but not the walking punch lines sitting in the front row. Malik said EMPIRE got rid of the Contras the last time, and he guaranteed that his electrifying and dangerous team would show the people something they had never seen before.
(5) Washington Bullets (Trey & Jon Williams) and The Surrealists (De La Vega & Johnny Danger) defeated Team EMPIRE (Mr. Eric & Eric Walker & Shaun Adams & William Huckaby III) in 11:19. I hated to see the Bullets get mixed up in this. Rather than talent being elevated, it was a lowest common denominator type of deal. Trey took the heat. For once, Mr. Eric thought better of doing his dance. Danger took the hot tag and did the world’s crappiest DDT on Walker. They did a clusterfuck of big moves that wound up with Danger pinning Walker off a Surrealists double team. The low point of the night.
The entire EMPIRE management team (Malik, Miss Rachael, Marty Freeman and Jeff G. Bailey) each took a turn on the mic in an attempt to goad PCW Champion Mason into defending his title against “The Nihilist†Jacob Ashworth, the main idea being that Mason was a spineless coward if he did otherwise.
(6) PCW Champion Mason vs. Jacob Ashworth (with Jeff G. Bailey & Miss Rachael & Marty Freeman & Jonathan Malik & Antioch) was declared a no contest. Mason knocked Ashworth out with the title belt before the bell rang. Bailey said it was a DQ. Ring announcer Robert Drake said the match never started.
(7) In a Tag Team Season match, We Are 3 (Geter & Brian Blaze) defeated Master Jae & Sylar Cross (with Jonathan Malik & Antioch) in 6 minutes. This was an OK match. Jae & Cross jumped We Are 3 as they came through the curtain. Cross posted Geter and they worked over Blaze, until Jae botched a double team and hurt his hamstring. Cross was pinned after a flying elbow drop (Blaze)/side slam (Geter) combo.
Afterward, Cross shoved Jae down and blew right by Malik on his way out.
(8) Shane Marx (with Miss Rachael) defeated Dany Only to retain the EMPIRE Championship in 20:08. Clean wrestling to start. Marx wasn’t faring well, so he took the low road to turn the momentum in his favor. Marx used a methodical attack to break Only down. The champion was feeling it. Marx told Only to stay down. Only answered by blowing his nose in Marx’s t-shirt, and Marx went a little berserk about it. Only hit a stunner out of nowhere, and Marx rolled out of the ring. They knocked each other silly with punches and chops. Back inside, Marx cut Only off, but Only was feeding off of huge crowd support. They traded superkicks and both went down on a double clothesline. It turned into a battle of submissions. Marx got the sharpshooter, but Only powered out and got Cattle Mutilation. Marx hooked the ropes with his foot. Only applied an ankle lock. Marx managed to roll through. Marx got a variant of the camel clutch and Only made the ropes. Each guy hit the other guy’s finisher for a close near fall. Marx hit the Natural Selection (DVD), and went into shock when Only kicked out. Marx set up for the running knee that he used to knock Fred Yehi out last week, but Only had it scouted. He spinebustered Marx and took his head off with the lariat. Jagged Edge ran down to the ring. Only’s judgment went out the window, as he couldn’t take his eyes off of Jagged Edge. Marx nailed Only with the running knee and it was all over. As expected, this was a fine match.
Only said he had been going through a lot lately and may have lost due to his scrambled brains. Only then talked about his win over Davey Richards. Only said he might have been better for three seconds, but he had watched the match many times and knew that he didn’t deserve to be in the same ring with Richards so it might be the time to stick to his motto – get better or get out. Only said he had one last shot Saturday night in Porterdale – a loser leaves town dog collar match vs. Jagged Edge.
Marx said ever since Platinum got back in the picture, he had put obstacles in his path. “Guess what? I’m still the champ.†Marx invited Platinum to take the title from him. Platinum hit the ring, kicked Marx in the testicles and gave him a DDT. Marx started beating on Platinum, while EMPIRE wrestlers came out and blocked the doors. Just as Marx was about to deliver the Natural Selection, the lights went out. When the lights came on, Marx had nothing but Platinum’s trademark green jacket and Mason was in the ring. Mason attacked Marx. They brawled with Mason getting the better of it until the EMPIRE guys dragged Marx out the ring.
A PCW chant erupted. Platinum returned to raise Mason’s hand. So ended EMPIRE/PCW show number 176. <{P> NOTES: The promotion held their second annual roast after the show. It was R rated hilarity from beginning to end. Nobody on the roster was spared. The roasters were Only, Washington Bullets, announcers Shane Mackey and Chuck Porterfield and a few choice jokes from master of ceremonies Platinum. A special surprise appearance by PCW alumni Goth (as portrayed by Oscar Worthy aka Ricky Nugent aka improve veteran Matt Myers) tore the house down…Platinum also had made some serious comments including complimentary words for Bill Behrens…Only is waiting to start a one year contract job in the Middle East. He’s already finished up at NWA Anarchy and tonight in Porterdale is slated as his final appearance for PCW…Condolences to Aisha Sunshine who lost her father last week...Sacred Ground 3 will be held in Porterdale on September 29. Due to Platinum’s moving to Florida, there is a strong chance that Sacred Ground will be PCW’s final show.
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