There were approximately half of the spectators in the National Guard Armory than attended last year's inaugural Jason Speed Memorial. I believe it topped out at 45 this year. The crowd wasn't very lively either. It took a while for them to wake up.
The show began with All Sells Final hosted by Matt Sells and the rest of the Rock and Roll Models. Matt Sells told the audience that Jason Speed was the only promoter that would let him have his own talk show, therefore it was an appropriate opening in his honor. Sells was quickly interrupted by God's Gift to Wrestling.
William Huckaby told Johnny Danger "Shut up before I cut off all your hair." He continued, "We came out here because of All Sells Final. We're tired of this company taking a dump on us. This company sucks, you suck, and we've made it our mission to get rid of you. I don't care how many times you've been on TV. I've been on TV. We found ourselves a real tag team partner, the maharajah of mayhem, the sultan of slam, CJ North."
Opening Match: God's Gift to Wrestling and CJ North vs. The Rock and Roll Models.
Winners: The Rock and Roll Models.
Sells and North started the match. God's Gift to Wrestling did a good job heeling it up with the crowd while their partner was in the ring. Huckaby tried his best to incite Matt Sells when Kevin Ballenger could have gotten a pin, and it worked because the referee was too distracted dealing with Sells. Shawn Adams nearly got a pin on Ballenger. William Huckaby was too busy messing with Aja Perera who was outside the ring, and he received a Dangerkick. Johnny Danger got the victory for the Rock and Roll Models.
6 Man Tag Team Tournament
PWR founder Jason Speed was a fan of 6 man tag matches, so the main program of the show was a 6 man tag team tournament. 8 teams competed in an elimination tournament to declare a winner.
Quarterfinal Match 1: Team Reckoning (Rick Michaels, Jacob Ashworth, and Nigel Sherrod) vs. Team TNT (El Zombie Mascaras, Scott Mason, and Mystic Storm)
The Reckoning cheered their team on, and even that didn't wake up the crowd. The match wasn't memorable to me. The Reckoning won, and they advanced to the next round. Mystic Storm made a speech. "We love to be here to entertain you. We're here for Jason Speed and his dream. Without Jason Speed, there'd be no Mystic Storm."
Quarterfinal Match 2: Team Red Carpet Society vs. Team Sugar Junkies (Stryknyn, Dany Only, and Sugar Dunkerton)
C.B. Suave boxed Sugar Dunkerton's ears. Dunkerton begged for a towel because Suave had too much oil on his chest. He ran out of the ring into the National Guard Armory's kitchen and grabbed some napkins. He rubbed Suave's chest with napkins. Stryknyn manhandled Flyin' Ryan. Stryknyn did a standing suplex, attempted to pin Ryan, but Ryan kicked out. Dany Only tagged in, and he attempted to pin Ryan. All 3 Sugar Junkies entered the ring and yelled "Boot Party", and they all began kicking Ryan. Sugar stayed in with Ryan. Ryan's partners came up behind Sugar and slammed him so Ryan could gain advantage. C.B. Suave slammed Sugar then elbowed him. Dany Only was tagged back in, and he wore a Cenation headband. He did a 5 knuckle shuffle on Ryan. The Sugar Junkies won by pinning Ryan. This match was really funny. Sugar Dunkerton said that he did a 27 hour round trip that week, but before he went home he needed to be at PWR for Jason Speed. "Before Sugar Dunkerton, there was Jamar Wilson. No one would give him a job, but Jason Speed believed in him."
Quarterfinal Match 3: Team Fraternity (Geter, Brian Blaze, Marko) vs. Team PWR (Zach Daniels, Kevin Blue, and James Dylan)
This was a pretty good match overall. I feel like Kevin Blue is one of the most improved of PWR's roster. His time up at Anarchy is serving him well. Team PWR won the match.
Quarterfinal Match 4: Team Bullets (Washington Bullets and Joe Black) vs. Team Rock and Roll (Matt Sells, Johnny Danger, and Kevin Ballenger)
Trey Williams of the Washington Bullets tried to introduce a wrench into the match early on, but he dropped it. Matt Sells picked it up, and the Bullets tried to make it look like Matt was trying to cheat. The Bullets went off on a tirade about sportsmanship and fair play. This match took a long time to start because of all the comedy and smack talk that transpired between the two teams.
All 3 Rock and Roll Models did Matt Sells' trademark move where the wrestler puts his opponent's head between his legs, does pelvic twirls, plays drums on his head, then turns him over and repeatedly bangs his face into the mat. Joe Black attacked Matt outside while the referee's back was turned. Team Bullets continuously cheated throughout the whole match. Matt Sells got the pin in a convoluted ending where I'm not certain exactly who the legal man was. The tags in and out got very messy towards the end of the match.
Semifinal Match 1: Team Reckoning vs. Team PWR.
This match was a little more serious than most of the first round matches. A few of the first round matches felt like I was watching a comedy show. The action spilled outside the ring and the referee focused on breaking up Blue and Sherrod outside. Meanwhile, inside the ring Rick Michaels hit Zach Daniels in the head with a silver tray. Then he pinned Zach and won the round for The Reckoning.
Semifinal Match 2: Team Sugar Junkies vs. Team Rock and Roll
The match began with all parties shaking hands. They began singing Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard and dancing in the ring, and Johnny Danger hurt his knee. It was a legitimate injury. They pulled him to the back, and Dany Only found a replacement partner in Kevin Blue.
They rebooted all the entrances like the first five minutes or so never happened. It was an attempt at comedy that really fell flat for me. Matt and Sugar grappled for a while. All six men were in the ring and formed a tableau of writhing bodies that resembled a Medieval artist's representation of Hell. Then they descended into Matrix Slo-Mo. It got a little too silly, and maybe it was supposed to serve as a distraction to the audience because of Danger's injury. Dany Only won the match for The Sugar Junkies.
Women's Tag Match: Nina Monet and Grundy vs. Aja Pereira and Brandy Scotch Baker
Grundy is billed from the place men fear most, and I found that amusing. Grundy manhandled Aja for a while. Nina got in for a while still isolating Aja. Grundy pinned Aja, and Brandy Scotch Baker turned on Aja and left her splayed in the ring after her defeat.
Main Event: Team Reckoning vs. The Sugar Junkies
The final match was the best of the evening, and honestly that was mostly due to the fact that Stryknyn and Dany Only were wearing Sugar Dunkerton's gear and Sugar was wearing Dany Only's jacket and shorts. Team Reckoning won the match, and at the end all teams came together with this final message from Rick Michaels "We can forget about who hates who and who's against who. Today was for Jason Speed. May you rest in peace."
The show began with All Sells Final hosted by Matt Sells and the rest of the Rock and Roll Models. Matt Sells told the audience that Jason Speed was the only promoter that would let him have his own talk show, therefore it was an appropriate opening in his honor. Sells was quickly interrupted by God's Gift to Wrestling.
William Huckaby told Johnny Danger "Shut up before I cut off all your hair." He continued, "We came out here because of All Sells Final. We're tired of this company taking a dump on us. This company sucks, you suck, and we've made it our mission to get rid of you. I don't care how many times you've been on TV. I've been on TV. We found ourselves a real tag team partner, the maharajah of mayhem, the sultan of slam, CJ North."
Opening Match: God's Gift to Wrestling and CJ North vs. The Rock and Roll Models.
Winners: The Rock and Roll Models.
Sells and North started the match. God's Gift to Wrestling did a good job heeling it up with the crowd while their partner was in the ring. Huckaby tried his best to incite Matt Sells when Kevin Ballenger could have gotten a pin, and it worked because the referee was too distracted dealing with Sells. Shawn Adams nearly got a pin on Ballenger. William Huckaby was too busy messing with Aja Perera who was outside the ring, and he received a Dangerkick. Johnny Danger got the victory for the Rock and Roll Models.
6 Man Tag Team Tournament
PWR founder Jason Speed was a fan of 6 man tag matches, so the main program of the show was a 6 man tag team tournament. 8 teams competed in an elimination tournament to declare a winner.
Quarterfinal Match 1: Team Reckoning (Rick Michaels, Jacob Ashworth, and Nigel Sherrod) vs. Team TNT (El Zombie Mascaras, Scott Mason, and Mystic Storm)
The Reckoning cheered their team on, and even that didn't wake up the crowd. The match wasn't memorable to me. The Reckoning won, and they advanced to the next round. Mystic Storm made a speech. "We love to be here to entertain you. We're here for Jason Speed and his dream. Without Jason Speed, there'd be no Mystic Storm."
Quarterfinal Match 2: Team Red Carpet Society vs. Team Sugar Junkies (Stryknyn, Dany Only, and Sugar Dunkerton)
C.B. Suave boxed Sugar Dunkerton's ears. Dunkerton begged for a towel because Suave had too much oil on his chest. He ran out of the ring into the National Guard Armory's kitchen and grabbed some napkins. He rubbed Suave's chest with napkins. Stryknyn manhandled Flyin' Ryan. Stryknyn did a standing suplex, attempted to pin Ryan, but Ryan kicked out. Dany Only tagged in, and he attempted to pin Ryan. All 3 Sugar Junkies entered the ring and yelled "Boot Party", and they all began kicking Ryan. Sugar stayed in with Ryan. Ryan's partners came up behind Sugar and slammed him so Ryan could gain advantage. C.B. Suave slammed Sugar then elbowed him. Dany Only was tagged back in, and he wore a Cenation headband. He did a 5 knuckle shuffle on Ryan. The Sugar Junkies won by pinning Ryan. This match was really funny. Sugar Dunkerton said that he did a 27 hour round trip that week, but before he went home he needed to be at PWR for Jason Speed. "Before Sugar Dunkerton, there was Jamar Wilson. No one would give him a job, but Jason Speed believed in him."
Quarterfinal Match 3: Team Fraternity (Geter, Brian Blaze, Marko) vs. Team PWR (Zach Daniels, Kevin Blue, and James Dylan)
This was a pretty good match overall. I feel like Kevin Blue is one of the most improved of PWR's roster. His time up at Anarchy is serving him well. Team PWR won the match.
Quarterfinal Match 4: Team Bullets (Washington Bullets and Joe Black) vs. Team Rock and Roll (Matt Sells, Johnny Danger, and Kevin Ballenger)
Trey Williams of the Washington Bullets tried to introduce a wrench into the match early on, but he dropped it. Matt Sells picked it up, and the Bullets tried to make it look like Matt was trying to cheat. The Bullets went off on a tirade about sportsmanship and fair play. This match took a long time to start because of all the comedy and smack talk that transpired between the two teams.
All 3 Rock and Roll Models did Matt Sells' trademark move where the wrestler puts his opponent's head between his legs, does pelvic twirls, plays drums on his head, then turns him over and repeatedly bangs his face into the mat. Joe Black attacked Matt outside while the referee's back was turned. Team Bullets continuously cheated throughout the whole match. Matt Sells got the pin in a convoluted ending where I'm not certain exactly who the legal man was. The tags in and out got very messy towards the end of the match.
Semifinal Match 1: Team Reckoning vs. Team PWR.
This match was a little more serious than most of the first round matches. A few of the first round matches felt like I was watching a comedy show. The action spilled outside the ring and the referee focused on breaking up Blue and Sherrod outside. Meanwhile, inside the ring Rick Michaels hit Zach Daniels in the head with a silver tray. Then he pinned Zach and won the round for The Reckoning.
Semifinal Match 2: Team Sugar Junkies vs. Team Rock and Roll
The match began with all parties shaking hands. They began singing Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard and dancing in the ring, and Johnny Danger hurt his knee. It was a legitimate injury. They pulled him to the back, and Dany Only found a replacement partner in Kevin Blue.
They rebooted all the entrances like the first five minutes or so never happened. It was an attempt at comedy that really fell flat for me. Matt and Sugar grappled for a while. All six men were in the ring and formed a tableau of writhing bodies that resembled a Medieval artist's representation of Hell. Then they descended into Matrix Slo-Mo. It got a little too silly, and maybe it was supposed to serve as a distraction to the audience because of Danger's injury. Dany Only won the match for The Sugar Junkies.
Women's Tag Match: Nina Monet and Grundy vs. Aja Pereira and Brandy Scotch Baker
Grundy is billed from the place men fear most, and I found that amusing. Grundy manhandled Aja for a while. Nina got in for a while still isolating Aja. Grundy pinned Aja, and Brandy Scotch Baker turned on Aja and left her splayed in the ring after her defeat.
Main Event: Team Reckoning vs. The Sugar Junkies
The final match was the best of the evening, and honestly that was mostly due to the fact that Stryknyn and Dany Only were wearing Sugar Dunkerton's gear and Sugar was wearing Dany Only's jacket and shorts. Team Reckoning won the match, and at the end all teams came together with this final message from Rick Michaels "We can forget about who hates who and who's against who. Today was for Jason Speed. May you rest in peace."
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