PLATINUM CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING IN AVONDALE ESTATES, GA LIVE REPORT: 10 MAN TAG AND MORE
By Larry Goodman on 2011-11-13 07:30:00
Platinum Championship Wrestling’s big 11/11/11 event was a wild night at the
Academy Theater. The conclusion of the 10 vs. 10 main event saw the Empire gain
control of the company, with Jeff G. Bailey debuting as the ultimate evil
mastermind.
I figured it to be the blow off of the feud. My figuring was dead wrong. The
thing was taken to a whole other level by the shocking appearance of the
multiple time Georgia manager of the year, a turn to the dark side by the
company’s beloved babyface, Shane Marx, and the sight of owner Stephen Platinum
left laying in a pool of his own blood.
This show had great atmosphere. The standing room only crowd of 80 was
electrified all night long. At a PCW show, even when the wrestling is bad, and
this show had its share of bad wrestling, the wacky characters, hilarious chants
and massively irreverent live commentary provide entertainment in abundance. If
nothing else, these shows are fun.
Coming after an undercard dominated by frothy, light-hearted fun, the conclusion
of the main event was like a punch to the solar plexus. The PCW fans are never
at a loss when it comes to smart remarks, but this was one time when they were
rendered speechless.
1) The Supernatural defeated CAMPUS Blue (with CAMPUS Strike Force) in 2
minutes. Supernatual is a tiny masked guy billed as being from
San Paolo, Brazil, zombie like unless he’s in the midst of decimating an
opponent. The finish was a Sliced Bread #2 followed by a top rope double stomp
to the gut.
CAMPUS Strike Force attacked Supernatural after the match. There’s not a
competent wrestler in the bunch and Supernatural had no problem demolishing all
five of them. The crowd loved it.
Rachael Tension entered the ring with a vow to dismantle PCW and retire Stephen
Platinum in the 10 on 10 match. Platinum came down from the commentary booth to
reply. “Those are some big words public school.†Platinum said it was his last
match as the Lethal Litigator but he wasn’t retiring. Platinum said Jake Roberts
taught him two things 1) duck when you see flashing blue lights and 2) never
promise what you can’t deliver. Platinum said PCW would destroy the Empire.
Segue to performance art by the Surrealists. The Empire theme from Star Wars
played. De La Vega came out wearing a Darth Vader mask with words of gloom and
doom for PCW. A woman dressed as Princess Leah fired a dart gun at him. Vader
was dragged to the back with the fans chanting “PCWâ€. Only at a PCW show could a
segment this profoundly stupid get over.
(2) Brian Blaze (with Nemesis & Aesha Sunshine) defeated “Dynomite Soul†Eric
Walker in 7:15. Blaze worked submissions on Walker’s arm.
Platinum damned Blaze with the faint praise of being the most technically sound
amongst the Konkrete Gorilla – “like being the valedictorian of summer school.â€
Nemesis got some wicked back chop in. Walker’s comeback was bowling shoe ugly.
Blaze pinned him with The Burn.
Nemesis said Gorillaz didn't care about PCW vs. Empire because they were on
their own schedule.
Sunshine said she had beaten Pandora like the **** she was and had outgrown her.
Therefore, she was refusing Pandora’s challenge to a strap match at the
Masquerade on December 15. Pandora sneaked into the ring with a belt. She got
one good lick in on Sunshine and escaped through the crowd before the other
Gorillaz could catch her. Sunshine screamed like a banshee. She was now primed
for the strap match.
Vandal defeated Ken O’Sullivan in 3:15. Vandal is getting
awesome heat these days. Team All You Can Eat lead the “ashy
bastard†chant and blew powder at him. In the first spot of the match,
O’Sullivan hiptossed Vandal on his head. Platinum said the Irish had plenty of
reasons to be angry – Protestant rule, small penises and beer like tar.
O’Sullivan also did a dive off the apron. That’s taking your life in your hands
at the Academy there is zero margin for error. Vandal reversed O’Sullivan’s TKO
into an elbow drop from a reverse DDT. Very smooth. Nothing wrong with this
match. O’Sullivan is a tough little SOB and a solid addition to the roster.
Vandal said he was a trailblazer. That got a chant of “cocoa butter†from Team
Eat to Win. Vandal brought a stool into the ring and sat down. The chant shifted
to “occupy ashâ€. Supernatural came to the ring. Vandal was highly perturbed by
the interruption. Supernatural sent Vandal packing with a spectacular necktie
headscissors. Platinum said this segment was not brought to you by Direct Auto
Insurance.
(4) Marko Polo (with Nina Monet) defeated Warhorse 47 B.C. in 5:30.
Monet told ring announcer Robert Drake to reintroduce 47BC as “the real Exotic
Oneâ€, so we got to hear Polo’s “Magic Mangina†theme music for a second time.
Platinum said that not since Gorgeous George has there been a wrestler who took
so long to get the ring or whose sexuality was as suspect. Polo now applies hand
sanitizer and chapstick before the match. BC47 gingerly walked to the ring using
a cane and holding his back. BC47 was moving OK once the match started, but he
would sell his aching back after every offensive maneuver. Polo worked on his
back. Fans chanted “elderly abuse†and “let’s go grandpaâ€. 47BC came back with a
Mr. Wrestling #2 kneelift. After Polo hit a devastating kick to the face, 47BC
was hamming it up huge with his selling and got a “rigor mortis†chant. Polo got
the pin with a leg drop. A ridiculous match but incredibly entertaining.
(5) Vordell Walker beat “The Tokyo Monster†Kahagas (with Ron Niemi) in
9:15. Niemi took one look at the place as he came through
the curtain and started mumbling “WTF?, WTF?†under his breath. "The Hardcore
Giant" Niemi introduced Kahagas as the most vicious man in pro wrestling and
apologized in advance for what he was about to do to Walker. It was interesting
to see real pros like Niemi and Bailey control the crowd. There are times at PCW
when it’s the other way around. This was a nice mix of brawling and wrestling.
Kahagas jumped the bell. Walker tried for a heel hook but Kahagas made the
ropes. Not being accustomed to the low clearance at the Academy, they knocked an
electrical box down on a vertical suplex. Duke Korey shrugged his shoulders, and
they just worked around it. Kahagas used a dragon suplex. Walker won it with the
Brainbustah! Best wrestling of the night with room to spare.
Polo returned to the ring wearing a suit. He called “Exotic One†Simon Sermon
out. “The monster of Midtown†is beloved by the PCW fans. Polo said there was
nothing exotic about a gay white man in Atlanta. “You buy clothes to look good.
I make clothes look good.†That comment earned Polo a “TJ Maxx†chant. Polo said
the beating he was going to give Sermon wouldn’t be the first time he was
manhandled, but it would be the first time he didn’t like it. Polo slapped
Sermon. Sermon slapped a sleeper hold on Polo, sending him straight to la la
land. Sermon then ripped Polo’s suit clean off him. Good stuff. There’s nothing
quite like seeing an obnoxious heel stripped down to his lace underwear.
(6) The Empire (Rachael Tension & Dany Only & Joey Kidman & Mr. Eric &
Master Jae & Union Jack & Leroy & Michael Hirsch & Sylar Cross & Zackary Blane &
Zach Daniels with Marty Freeman) defeated Team PCW (Jay Fury & Shane Marx & Chip
Day & Jon Williams & Trey Williams & Tommy Daniels & Mason & De La Vega & The
Phantom & The Lethal Litigator with Miss Stiletto) in an elimination match at 40
minutes. Team PCW received individualized intros saving the
retiring Litigator for last. His act with Miss Stiletto was a comic book come to
life. I won’t attempt to describe it. Litigator yelled “KILL THEM!†and it was
on. On paper, Team PCW had a major edge in talent over Empire, who are a motley
looking crew. The working conditions were positively claustrophobic. Only and
Day dominated the early action with a highlight being Day’s barrel roll tope
into a bunch of Empire guys. A long string of back and forth eliminations
ensued…
Only pinned Day with a shadow lariat.
Only went after Litigator and got blinded by Phantom’s mist and pinned by Marx.
Fury was minding his own business on the apron when Leroy potatoed him squarely
in the eye. Fury was, umm, furious, and jumped in the ring to give him a
receipt. De La Vega rolled up Master Jae.
Tommy Daniels eliminated Leroy with a cradle brainbuster. Did I mention that
Leroy blows goats as a wrestler?
Zackary Blane pinned Daniels with a full nelson bomb.
The Bullets sprung into action. Trey superkicked Blane who was then pinned by
Jon.
Kidman spiked Jon with what appeared to be stunner variation. Bullets then hit
the Marion Berry on Kidman and he was pinned by Trey.
Hirsch pinned Trey with a neckbreaker.
Mason pinned Hirsch with Tales of Justice (TKO).
Zach Daniels pinned the PCW Champion Mason with the Air Raid Crash. PCW is doing
everything under the sun to get Zach and his finisher over.
Eric pinned Phantom with a Samoan Drop.
Team PCW beat the ever living crap out of Eric and Litigator pinned him with a
legdrop, in the process yelling “it’s one of the three moves I know, motherfer!â€
Tension and Litigator had their long-awaited physical confrontation. This was
way better than it had any right to be. Tension locked Litigator in a series of
submission. Litigator buckle bombed his way out of a triangle choke and lit her
up with ridiculously stiff chops. Tension had Litigator pinned but pulled him to
dish out more punishment, but before she could do so, Union Jack grabbed her
leg. Litigator then hit a Black Hole Slam on Tension for the pin.
Union Jack let Litigator pin him. Jack unmasked. The revelation that it was
Simon Sermon under the hood got a great pop.
Litigator was DQed for a blatant low blow on Cross.
It was down to Cross & Zach Daniels vs. Fury & Marx. Empire beat on Fury and
when he got that last gasp chance to tag, Marx had other ideas. Like running his
head into the support beam and the ring post. The crowd absolutely did not want
to believe this was happening. Marx was their first champion, locked in as the
top babyface. His facial expressions in doing the turn were tremendous. The
things that separate Marx from achieving a higher level are all cosmetic. Fury
was bleeding and nothing but dead meat. Marx rolled him into the ring, and the
front slam by Cross was a mere formality.
Marx slugged referee Frank Earl for an intentional DQ, and it was over. Empire
busted out the cheap champagne but the fun was just beginning…
Attorney Jeff G. Bailey sauntered down to the ring with a shiny new belt on his
shoulder. Some fans recognized him but most had no idea who he was. Bailey said
PCW was nothing but frauds, posers and pretenders, but he had been planting his
sleeper cells. Bailey said Platinum couldn’t run a bath much less a wrestling
promotion, and now PCW was dead and ECW stood in its place. Bailey said Marx
almost became the NWA World Heavyweight Champion and yet PCW deprived him of a
rematch. Bailey presented Marx with the ECW belt.
Pandora hit the ring with a steel chair. What was she thinking? Only mowed her
down with a vicious lariat. There is no ban on man-on-woman violence in PCW.
Hell, it’s encouraged.
The crowd reaction, which started as anguished disbelief, had worked through the
stunned silence phase, and now these people were getting PISSED. The PCW fans
will play along with just about anything, but this was getting legit heat.
Bailey had some choice words for them.
Platinum came to the ring to plead his case, telling Marx they could find a way
to fix it. Marx teased a change of heart, and started to the belt over, but he
wouldn't quite let go. I don't need to tell you what happened next. Platinum was
a bloody mess. The scene was utter carnage. Platinum was busted open. Fury was
still laid out. Empire added insult to injury by pouring champagne on Pandora’s
privates. The disgusted fans let Empire have it bigtime on their way out.
Bailey called it the dawning of new era. The PCW theme music played for the
final time.
NOTES: Color commentary was provided by Shane Mackey. Kurt Kilgore subbed for
Platinum on commentary during the main event…The other referee was “The
Undefeated†Duke Korey…The first Academy show under the ECW banner takes place
on November 18. Jeff G. Bailey will continue to make his presence known at ECW
events. The tentative plan is present dream match ups starting with Washington
Bullets vs. former Rampage Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions Hot Like Lava (Cru
Jones & Shaun Banks) on November 18…PCW returns to the Masquerade in Atlanta on
December 15 with Pandora vs. Sunshine in a strap match and more TBA…Look for an
announcement from PCW regarding a new venue being added to the schedule for
2012.
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