Platinum Championship Wrestling--July 19, 2014

75 fans came to the Main Event in Porterdale, GA to see the aftermath of July 4th's Revolutionary Wargames. The crowd was hot, new feuds began, and old feuds grew deeper.  Kudos to Referee Dustin Robinson for going the distance and officiating every single match on the show.  

Match 1: "The Undead Luchador", Supernatural vs. "The One Man Militia" Jason Collins. 

Winner: "The Undead Luchador", Supernatural by submission.

Collins made a good showing in his debut match at PCW.  He heeled it up with the audience, and he sold Supernatural's attacks well throughout the match. Supernatural knocked him out of the ring, and it looked like he planned to dive on him. Instead he climbed on his back and rode him around the ring like a horse, charming the audience.  Collins held Supernatural up for about thirty seconds before suplexing him, and he got a two count.  Supernatural answered with forearms, then put Collins into a guillotine.  Collins fought out, and pinned Supernatural for a two count.  Supernatural landed a double stomp to the back of Collins' head, and he got a two count.  They exchanged blows.  Supernatural kicked Collins, and he got a two count. Supernatural missed a splash from the top rope, and Collins took advantage with a suplex and a pin attempt. Supernatural kicked out.  Collins set up for a superplex, but Supernatural knocked him down.  Supernatural then hit him with a frog splash that afforded him a two count.  Supernatural locked in the guillotine and Collins tapped.  The opener really pumped up the crowd, and it set the tone for the rest of the show.  

"The Voice of Reason" Chuck Porterfield announced that PCW is adding an additional show to their schedule on August 23, and it will feature ROH and TNA star Davey Richards who will take on the man who is PCW champion at the time of his appearance.  

Match 2: "The Young Gun" Adrian Armour vs. "Mr. Inspirational" Morgan Davis, III, vs. "Go Time" Eric Jones. 

Winner: "The Young Gun" Adrian Armour by pinfall. 

Adrian Armour left the ring immediately to let the other two participants fight it out.  They followed him and the action spilled into the front row . Armour and Jones entered the ring on the eight count, and Davis remained outside.  Armour delivered a nice spinning slam to Jones and followed that with a knee.  Davis broke up the pin. Davis delivered a crossbody for a two count.  Davis dropkicked Armour, but Jones interrupted the count. Davis slapped Jones angrily, and Armour took advantage picking up the pin. Davis gave a big "Up Yours" to Jones and the audience showing more personality than he'd ever shown before. 

"Marvelous" Marko Polo wore a dress shirt and slacks. He greeted the audience like he was running for office, shaking hands and kissing babies.  He announced he was running for president, and he gave a speech full of references to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence replacing the United States with Porterdale, GA.  He promised to uphold truth, justice and the Porterdale way, and he mimicked Kennedy's famous words when he said "Ask not what Porterdale can do for me, but what I can do for Porterdale". He called Porterdale the land of the people and asked for our votes so he could be the first ever president of wrestling. It will be interesting to see how Marko's move from international male model to man of the people will go over in PCW in the long term, however, it won the hearts of the crowd this weekend. 

Match 3: "Hit for Hire" Bobby Moore vs. The Jagged Edge

Winner: The match was declared a double countout. 

Both wrestlers fought with intensity. Moore tried to run into Jagged with elbows, but it looked like he was running into a brick wall.  Jagged landed three knees into Moore's shoulder while he was down.  Jagged followed with a belly to belly suplex, but only got a two count.  The action spilled to the outside where Moore slammed Jagged's arm into the barricade then hit him.  Back inside, Jagged hit Moore with a giant clothesline.  Jagged followed with a neckbreaker.  The match was intense, and it held so much heat that the ring couldn't contain it.  Moore and Jagged fought outside the ring, and the match ended with a double countout.  After the bell rang, they continued assaulting each other.  The locker room came out to break it up. Half the bench on the other side of the arena from where I sat was cleared to make way for their fight. Jagged speared Moore once they reentered the ring, and the fight raged on. Jagged told Moore he'd started a war that he couldn't finish. "If you want to go to war, I'll take you to war," Jagged declared. This match was a beautiful start to what will be an amazing feud to watch.  

Johnny Danger addressed the audience. "Let's get one thing out of the way. I'm not here to make excuses. Quasi, for one night you were better than me. I let you all down, my family, myself, and Stephen Platinum.  I went home and watched the video.  I wasn't trying to win a match. I was trying to end a man's life.  That's not who I am."  He explained how he was unpopular in school, how he was rejected by girls, and how he'd always channeled his darker impulses to fight the monsters.  He emphasized that he who fights monsters needs to make sure he doesn't become one, and that he was ashamed when one of his young fans told him how cool it was that he'd hit Quasi Mandisco between the legs with a golf club during their street fight.  He praised the fans of Porterdale for finding something to love about Johnny Danger at a time three years prior when he didn't love himself. He declared "Johnny Danger will never lift his hands in anger again.  I'm stepping away from wrestling until I get control of this." Danger seamlessly transitioned into a commentary role, joining Chuck Porterfield on the mic.  

Quasi Mandisco told Johnny Danger, "I told you I'd kill your spirit, and in doing so I killed the spirit of PCW. Mandisco was on fire. He told a lady that she'd better keep her kid away from him or he'd break his back.  

Match 4: Deandre Jackson vs. Devlin Valek. 

Winner: Devlin Valek by disqualification

Valek came out with fury and energy.  The action spilled out of the ring, and Jackson drove Valek into the ring post.  The audience screamed in anger as Mandisco choked Valek with his scarf while Jackson distracted the referee.  Valek was so angry that he tried to go after Mandisco and Jackson pulled him back into the ring.  Valek wrapped Jackson into the ropes, and the referee admonished Valek.  Mandisco freed Jackson from the ropes, then he blatantly hit Valek causing a disqualification.  He tried to goad Johnny Danger into fighting on his brother's behalf, but Danger and the audience chanted "Let us see" and the mysterious cloaked figure came out to save Valek.  Two members of MAIM will face Valek and the mysterious figure at PCW's next show on August 2nd.  

Match 5: The Contras vs. Geter

Winner: Geter by pinfall

The Contras made their return to PCW declaring "When the muscles go up, the mouths go shut." Geter made quick work of them, and stood on his prey in triumph as he pinned him.  The referee jumped out of the ring to avoid Geter as the announcers declared "There's not a wholesome bone in that man's body." Geter said he planned to win the 2014 Tag Team Season, and in the absence of Brian Blaze he'd be the Big F'n Deal by himself.  The Contras declared that neither Geter nor PCW had seen the last of them.  

Main Event: "Do or Die" Chip Day vs. "The Revelation" Shane Marx. 

Jeff G. Bailey accompanied Day to the ring, and he jaw-jacked with two guys on the front row regarding the bandage he still wore upon his head from the War Games.  The match was a balls to the wall, take no prisoners match from start to finish. Marx did a standing hurricanrana to Day, then they fought on the apron. Day did an STO on the apron, and followed with Day of the Dead, but only got a two count.  Day chopped Marx in the corner, whipped him to another corner, then chopped him again.  Marx showed amazing athleticism as he avoided Day's offense by rolling.  Marx did a neckbreaker to Day for a two count.  Day tossed Marx out of the ring, then distracted the referee while Bailey kicked Marx in the gut repeatedly.  Day gained advantage but spent too long posing, so Marx fought back.  Day attempted to choke Marx on the ropes.  Marx landed knees to Day's chin.  Day delivered one of his crisp kicks.  Marx answered with a spinebuster.  Both men were down, and Marx came to his feet first elbowing Day, then following up with a superman punch and a crossbody for a two count. 

Marx delivered a beautiful fisherman suplex that also resulted in a two count.  Day kicked Marx in the gut, then followed with a crossbody. Marx rolled through and pinned Day with Natural Selection.  Marx was declared the winner, however, the referee didn't see Day's foot was clearly on the rope.  Bailey clamored for the referee to review footage on a video camera. The referee reviewed the footage and admitted that Day's foot was on the rope, so the match was restarted. Rachel pushed Jeff G. Bailey off the apron as he sought to interfere, and the referee turned to settle the dispute between those two. Day struck Marx with a low blow, and rolled him up in a cradle for the win.  The audience was mad as hell, and they blamed the referee for not keeping his eyes on the action in the ring.  Marx was helped from the ring by Rachel, Danger, and Marko.  

PCW will be back in Porterdale August 2nd. They will also have shows on August 16th and August 23rd.  

Southern Fried Championship Wrestling--July 12, 2014--Monroe, GA

220 fans packed into the Nowell Recreation Center. The fanbase for this promotion is loyal, and I decided to give it a second look after reading the talent pool had improved since my last visit. Two matches stood out as superior to the rest of the show, the opener featuring Fred Yehi and Kameron Kade, and the women's match featuring Pandora and Amber O'Neal.  The show ran very long, a little over three hours, and little felt like it flowed, and only a few moments wove together to create a long term story.

Match 1: Fred Yehi vs. Kameron Kade

Fred wore monkey pajama pants and took the microphone to make his ring announcement.  He fell down laughing during Cade's entrance because the ring announcer messed up the name of Cade's cruiserweight title.  Fred Yehi has the technical wrestling ability to make any opponent look good. He also maintained a good comedic heel presence.  Cade reversed Yehi's sunset flip attempt and pinned Yehi. Yehi was a sore loser, and he attacked Cade after the victory putting him in the Koji clutch.

Joseph Brock III, a nerdy businessman character, came to the ring.  He'd heard that Southern Fried Championship wrestling was the best wrestling in GA, and that they had the best fans anywhere.  He said that everything he'd heard was a lie, and got a lot of heat for that comment.  He said he'd brought a new talent to Southern Fried Championship wrestling and that talent would be revealed later in the show.

Match 2: Savage Shane vs. Josh Storm.

Shame spent a long time at the beginning out of the ring jawing with the audience.  The audience was fairly quiet during this match.  Josh won by avoiding Shane's offense and rolled him up.

Match 3: Roscoe Ray and Jamie Holmes vs. The New Generation

Roscoe Ray won the belts with Kody Jack, however Kody Jack was still injured, so Roscoe was left without a partner for the first part of the match against the The New Generation. Roscoe took a baby from the audience to use as his partner, and the audience laughed.  Jamie Holmes came out to be Roscoe's partner when it looked like The New Generation, and Holmes and Roscoe won the match. The match was boring and a lot of the in ring work was sloppy, but Roscoe's fans are firmly behind him enough not to care.

Roscoe was unhappy that Jamie Holmes helped him win because Holmes used to be affiliated with The Company. Holmes begged for forgiveness and they shook hands.

Match 4: Leatherface vs. Sinistar

Sinistar was billed from the farthest galaxy.  Leatherface won the match, and the audience loved him.

Match 5: Chris Nelms(w/Amber O Neal)  vs. Logan Creed

Amber O' Neal's experience showed as she distracted the referee allowing the heels to get their interference.  She interfered a few times herself.  The match was going ok when Joseph Brock III came out and his client, The Jagged Edge attacked Logan Creed. Jagged said "The big dog is back" and he continued to insult the crowd. Jagged's attack resulted in a disqualification win for Creed.  Creed vs. Jagged Edge was set for the August 30th Terry Lawler appreciation show.

Match 6: AJ Steel vs. Head of Security Andy Miller

The security guard actually had a match. I'm shaking my head a little at the idea of a non-wrestling non character being featured on a card, I can only assume that AJ Steel had given security guards trouble over the past few months leading up to this match.  Miller got in a little offense at the beginning of the match, but Steel quickly gained advantage.  Steel pulled Miller's shirt over his head and chopped him in the chest. Steel won with a spinning slam.

Josh Storm attacked AJ Steel with a flying clothesline, then did a hurricanrana. Steel caught him when he attempted a crossbody, but Pandora came to Josh's aid with a low blow to Steel.  She announced that the Dream Team has come to SFCW. Steel said if they were the dream team, he's both their worst nightmare. The crowd adores Pandora, and hopefully some of that will carry over to Storm.


Match 7: Monster Maul vs. Steve Lawler

The action spilled outside the ring quickly, and the crowd was clearly behind Lawler. Lawler won, and he unmasked Maul. Maul hid his face in shame.

Lawler said he was here for Murder One, and he threatened to beat his ass all over GA. He called him out and AJ Steel came in his place.  On fan appreciation night, three of the four original members of Bad Company will be at SFCW, and the match will be Bad Company vs. The Company. If The Company wins, they get The Bad Company name, but if they lose they can never use that music or the name The Company again, plus Chris Nelms will have to come out wearing a diaper.


Match 8: Amber O Neal vs. Pandora

This match was the match of the night. Amber left the ring after Pandora gained advantage at the beginning. Amber wrapped Pandora's legs around the ringpost in a variation of the figure four. Pandora attempted a sunset flip, but Amber reversed it. They reversed it back and forth several times, but neither managed the pin. Pandora won the match with a DDT pinning Amber.  Pandora was crowned SFCW's Queen of the Ring.

Match 9: Dark Mon vs. Twisted (Jerry Nelms)

The match was over in less than a minute when Chris Nelms hit Dark Mon with a chair resulting in a disqualification.  Chris Nelms and Jerry Nelms got in a fight, and Jerry Nelms is still champ. Jerry Nelms flipped off the top rope onto a chair onto Chris, and while I think the Twisted character is an interesting direction for Jerry Nelms, I really wanted to see the match with Dark Mon.  Dark Mon chokeslamming Chris Nelms almost made up for the fact that there wasn't much of a main event. Chris Nelms vs. Jerry Nelms was set for August 9th when SFCW returns to Monroe.

Full Impact Pro Ippv--July 11, 2014--Ybor City, Florida

Full Impact Pro offered a live stream of their July 11th show Declaration of Independence for $4.99, and it was well worth the price for the women's match and the triple threat match for the Heavyweight championship alone. Full Impact Pro is not a family friendly show like most of the shows I normally review, and I found the commentators attempts to be funny distracting from the action at times.  The quality of the wrestling and the emphasis on fast paced, spot heavy matches made it unique, and I will order it again in the future.

Match 1: Jesus De Leon vs. Bolt Brady

De Leon had an anime style gimmick, and Brady used a portion of TV's popular Brady Bunch theme as his entrance music.  This was a high energy match, and it was a good way to set the tone for the show. Both men wrestled with an acrobatic style, and several times the audience in the first couple ringside rows had to move to make room for the wrestling.   The match ended in a time limit draw with the crowd begging for five more minutes.

Match 2: The Trailer Park Nation vs. Rhett Gibbons
The Trailer Park Nation (Jack Jameson, Joey Mayberry, and Earl Cooter) declared their intention to take over Full Impact Pro, and they issued an open challenge.  It was answered by Rhett Gibbons, a big man who entered wearing a weird mask and a shirt that said "Freak" on it.  Though the match was a handicap match featuring all three men of Trailer Park Nation against Gibbons, Gibbons won the match by count out. The Trailer Park Nation was too cowardly to face him.  Cooter blamed his team for the loss.

Match 3: Maxwell Chicago vs. Jo Jo Bravo

Chicago was supposed to wrestle in a tag team match with his partner Moose against Josh Hess and a partner of his choosing.  Chicago wore a tuxedo, and entered to a lounge version of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit.  He stated that his partner couldn't make it, and that he'd accept any opponent.  Hess entered with his manager Mr. Saint Laurent, who apparently hates Hess though Hess worships him and would do anything for him.  Hess wore an arm sling, and stated that he'd found the greatest wrestler he could find, and that he'd promised him working this match would make him an official Floridian.

The resulting match was very comedic. The audience seemed to enjoy it, but I found it to be too goofy.  They tried to bite each other's hands, and Bravo oversold when Chicago punched him.  Chicago won with The Fourth Line. He said he'd like to challenge Chasyn Rance for the Florida Heritage championship sometime in the future.

Match 4: Lince Dorado vs. Chasyn Rance for the Florida Heritage Championship.

Lince Dorado, billed from Cat Mountain, wore a cat mask and came out to the Meow Mix theme. He rubbed up against the ring announcer like a cat as well.  I was ready to dismiss his gimmick until I saw him wrestle. He was acrobatic, showed athleticism, and he was a pleasure to watch. Rance cheated several times during the contest. The first time his manager, Mr. Saint Laurent slammed Dorado while the referee was distracted. The second time, a giant guy came out from the back and tried to lay waste to Dorado while the referee tended to Rance who was down.  Dorado showed great resilience throughout the match, but Rance played dirty and went for his mask. Dorado had to hide his face, and Rance was able to roll him up for the victory, retaining the Florida Heritage title.

Match 5: James Raideen vs. Jack Gallow

Raideen came to FIP to challenge everyone in the locker room. He established himself as a star in Japan, and beat Tanaka for an 01 Heavyweight Championship.  Raideen dominated the entire match with a big slam, a big elbow, and a big right hand that resulted in a two count. The two wrestlers exchanged chops, but Raideen won the match with a powerbomb. The 23 year old New Zealander is poised to be a big star with both his size and his ability.

Match 6: Aaron Epic, Davey Vega, and Jason Cade vs. The Submission Squad (Gary Jay, Pierre Abernathy, and Evan Gelistico)

The match was a good mix of comedy and serious tag team wrestling. At one point, all six men stood in a circle, and they punched each other around the circle one after another.   The Submission Squad worked really well together as a team, and they won the match when Jay did a doomsday flatliner to Vega.

Match 7: Johnny Vandal (w/Trina Michaels) vs. Blake Edward Belakus

Johnny Vandal dominated the first half of the match. He did a Japanese stranglehold, backstabber combination which resulted in a two count.  He followed with a leg drop which also resulted in a two count.  He argued with the referee.  Trina Michaels jumped up on the apron, causing a distraction. Vandal hit Belakus with a low blow, and he picked up the win.  After the match, he attacked Belakus with a chair.

Match 8: Shanna vs. Ivelisse for the Shine championship

The commentators claimed this was the first championship match of the night, but Rance and Dorado had previously fought for the Florida Heritage title.  Shanna tried to get the crowd to sing the Portugese national anthem, and she butchered it. She pitched a fit when Ivelisse interrupted her.  Shanna was aggressive before the bell even rang.  Shanna did a snap suplex and a bridge pin, but only got a two count.  Shanna attempted a dragon sleeper, but Ivelisse got out of it, and she followed with a snapmare.  Shanna kicked a soccer ball at Ivelisse. Ivelisse was hung up in the ropes, and Shanna kept using the ball against her.  The referee stopped her, and took the ball. Ivelisse kicked Shanna then followed with a DDT.  Shanna did a rolling elbow for a two count.  Shanna tried to get the soccer ball back, and Ivelisse accidentally kicked the referee while she tried to capitalize.  Shanna had the match won with the injection of perfection and it looked like we had a new champ, but the referees consulted and the match was restarted.  Ivelisse retained her title by pinning Shanna after flipping her over.  WWE and TNA both missed an opportunity not signing Ivelisse, and their loss is Shine's gain.

Match 9: Rich Swann vs. Roderick Strong vs. Trent Baretta for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Rich Swann danced to the 80's song All Night Long, and the audience sang along. The audience loved him. The announcers stated that Baretta's held the championship for 336 days as of this match.  The strategy was for Swann and Strong to keep Baretta out of the ring during the first half of the match, but that didn't last. Swann did a hurricanrana to Baretta, and he followed that by delivering one to Strong.  Swann missed a frog splash, and Baretta attempted a cover for a two count.  The match was fast paced with lots of pin attempts. Strong did a backbreaker that resulted in a two count. Swann and Strong exchanged blows. Strong did a gutbuster to Swann. All three men were down. Swann did a phoenix splash to Baretta, but Strong broke up the pin attempt. Strong then dumped Swann out of the ring.  Baretta retained the title by pinning Strong in a small package.  Strong went crazy on Baretta post-match, and Swann returned to the ring to beat up Strong.

Match 10: Dos Ben Dejos (Cruz and Rios) vs. Eddie Graves and Terry Stigma (w/Trina Michaels)

The match was an unsanctioned street fight, and it was brutal from the outset.  The action spilled out of the ring quickly, and it went all over the Orpheum.  Dos Ben Dejos do a lot of good tandem moves.  Cruz spit liquor in the face Stigma to stop him from using the barbed wire board.  Ben Dejos hit Stigma with the barbed wire board. Graves saved his partner from further assault, but it did little good. They quickly continued their attack.  Rios hit Stigma in the face repeatedly.  Graves followed up with a DDT and a chair shot.  Johnny Vandal came out to attack Dos Ben Dejos, but Blake Edward Belakus followed to thwart his attack. Cruz suplexed Stigma off a ladder then dropped the ladder on him. Rios held the ladder in place while Cruz flipped off the top turnbuckle onto Stigma and the ladder.  Graves was 3d'd into thumbtacks and he begged for mercy.  Graves broke a board over the head of Cruz, and got the pin.

This show was good adult fun, and I would order it again.  The language and the blood in the street fight made it unsuitable for children, but families were never the target audience.  It was a good entertainment value for the price, and it featured a variety of characters and wrestling styles.

Peachstate Wrestling Alliance--July 5, 2014--Carrollton,GA

235 packed into the VFW Fairgrounds in Carrollton, GA to watch Peachstate Wrestling Alliance. The show began with the return of fan favorite, "The Cowboy" Dusty McWilliams, who was absent from Peachstate for a year. The crowd  welcomed him back loudly, and there was a screaming contest among various sections of the audience over who would get to take home his bandanas. He informed the audience that he was medically cleared to wrestle again, and The Dragon interrupted him. The Dragon said he ought to "Save a cowboy and ride a dragon." and that Carrollton is his town. He challenged McWilliams to fight then and there, and McWilliams replied that cowboys don't back down from anything.

Dragon started out aggressively beating up McWilliams, and he got a chair. As he started to use the chair on McWilliams the referee grabbed it. McWilliams pinned Dragon by taking advantage of the confusion.  Dragon argued "Wait till the bell rings. The bell never rang, so you never beat me." McWilliams went to the back triumphantly.

Match 1: "Hit for Hire" Bobby Moore vs. Fred Yehi.

The crowd was clearly behind Yehi for this match. Moore began aggressively with chops to the chest. Yehi elbowed Moore in the corner, and came back with chops of his own.  Yehi suplexed Moore, but only managed to get a one count.  Yehi hit Moore with a clothesline. Yehi secured victory when Moore tapped to the Koji Clutch. Both Moore and Yehi are solid in-ring performers and the match was a pleasure to watch.

Match 2: NWA GA Heavyweight Champion Tyson Dean vs. Drew Adler

Dean didn't show as much personality during his entrance as I'd seen in previous shows at NWA Atlanta where he really heels it up with the crowd.  The crowd was clearly behind Adler in this contest.  At the five minute mark, Dean had drew in a submission, kneed him, then threw him down on his back while still holding the arm. Adler kicked out of the pin attempt.  Dean attempted to submit Adler again, but Adler got up. Adler elbowed Dean, then rolled him up. Dean got to the ropes and broke the pin attempt. Adler did a nice scoop slam, but Dean kicked out at two. Adler did a flip dive out of the ring onto Dean, then pulled Dean back in for a two count. Adler attempted unsuccessfully to submit Dean. Dean won the match by submitting Adler with a shoulder lock.

Shane Noles announced that the scheduled triple threat match between Ace Haven, Kevin Blue, and Jimmy Rave  for the Jr. Heavyweight championship wouldn't happen because Kevin Blue suffered an injured elbow, and Rave wasn't present. Noles tried to present Haven with the title, but Haven said he wouldn't accept anything by forfeit or default.  He asked for a suitable opponent, and he was granted Fred Yehi, who worked his second match of the night. It's obvious Carrollton fans aren't fond of Haven, and this was illustrated by the funniest sign I've seen at a wrestling show in a long time. It said, "Ace and Amy, How many animals had to die for your wardrobe?" Considering the Havens are prone to appear in all over zebra print, I'd venture to say a fair amount.

Match 3: Ace Haven vs. Fred Yehi

Haven knocked Yehi out of the ring, and Yehi fell on the thin ropes they were using as a barricade. Haven dived onto Yehi. Haven also did a nice flying headscissors. Haven missed a kick in the corner. Yehi did a snapmare, then stomped Haven's ankle. Yehi then put Haven in a figure four. Yehi broke the submission himself by standing on Haven's still restrained legs and stomping on them.  Yehi dropkicked Haven in the ankle, then delivered a gorgeous suplex for a two count. Yehi put Haven in a bodyscissors, but Haven fought out.  Haven countered Yehi's assault, attempted a splash, missed, and ended up in the Koji Clutch. Haven got his foot on the rope. Both men made unsuccessful pin attempts. At the end it looked like Haven pinned Yehi's shoulders to the mat, and Haven's music played, however, the referee announced that Yehi was the actual winner and new Jr. Heavyweight champion.  Haven and Yehi shook hands and Haven held up Fred's hand as a sign of respect. This signaled the possibility of a face turn for the previously heel Haven.

Tommy Too Much came out to collect the $5,000 from Simon Sermon. He still complained that he's the one who made Simon Sermon, and that his voice is on the song.  Simon Sermon carried the envelope with the cash inside, and Too Much called GWH's Larry Goodman to the ring because he trusted him to help count the money. He said "If that's $5,000 I'll take everyone of you to Waffle House. Verify that money is real". They verified it was all there, and Sermon offered Too Much an extra hundred for the beating he was going to give him. Too Much left the ring quickly, and Sermon won by count out. It was a hollow victory leaving Sermon pissed beyond belief. "Tommy Tits, I knew you were a piece of trash Now we all know what you are. There's a battle royal next, and I'm going to get a chair and sit my fat ass in the chair until Tommy too much comes out and I can whip him." He asked for the security guy to hand him his belt.

Match 4: 10 man battle royal
It was interesting to note that in the battle royal only Dusty McWilliams got his entrance music played. Order of elimination was 1. Marvelous Michael Stevens 2. Simon Sermon (eliminated by Tommy Too Much who wasn't even involved in the match) 3. Ace Haven 4. Fred Yehi 5. Tyson Dean 6. Zac Edwards 7. Bobby Moore 8. Drew Adler. 9. The Dragon.  Dusty McWilliams won the match, and the audience went into a frenzy.  Dragon beat McWilliams upside the head with his trophy, then used it to choke him.  Officials had to carry McWilliams out of the ring in absence of a stretcher.

Match 5: "The French Sensation" Romeo vs. "The Original Chosen One" Rick Michaels.

This match was built solidly at the last show as the perfect patriotic spectacle for the July 4th weekend. The French flag and the American flag were placed on poles in opposite corners of the ring. If Romeo obtained his flag first, Michaels would be forced to sing the French national anthem. If Michaels obtained his flag first, Romeo would sing the U.S. anthem.  The match also featured 10 lucky fans outside the ring holding straps, which they were allowed to wield if either participant tried to escape the ring.

Prince Akbar came out to USA chants. He put down the arrogant Americans for daring to speak in his presence.  He introduced Romeo. Strap-wielding fans started swinging before he even entered the ring. Michaels came out to a passionate crowd who chanted USA and cheered him onto victory.  Romeo attacked Michaels from behind before the match really got going.  Rick countered and tossed Romeo out of the ring. The strap-wielding fans started their assault, and Romeo leaped back into the ring only to be tossed out the other side.  He got back into the ring to meet an assault from Michaels who removed his shirt. Romeo tossed Michaels out of the ring, but the crowd barely swatted at him, some even hugged him.  Michaels regained control of the match and attempted to go for his flag, but Romeo caught him.  Michaels powerbombed Romeo. Akbar interfered to stop Michaels from getting his flag until Romeo got back into the match.  Michaels was busted open, and Romeo angered the audience further by rubbing the blood on his chest and face like macabre war paint.  Michaels managed a backbreaker/neckbreaker combination, but Romeo stopped him from retrieving the flag.  Michaels finished with a knee to the chin and a superkick. He retrieved the United States flag, and he forced Romeo to sing. "If you don't sing Shane might strip you of the title. He might fire you. But if you don't sing, I'll whip your ass."  Romeo butchered the anthem as expected, but the audience went insane for Michaels' win.  It was a superb ending for a really good show.

Platinum Championship Wrestling--July 4, 2014--Porterdale, GA

Nearly 300 people crowded into downtown Porterdale to witness this outdoor show, and 63 of those took advantage of the premium ringside seating.  Revolutionary War Games, in its third year in Porterdale, GA, is now synonymous with July 4th to PCW fans and residents of the city.  It took a few matches for the crowd to warm up, but they were at a fever pitch by the main event. The highlights of the show were the Porterdale Street Fight that featured Quasi Mandisco and Johnny Danger and the War Games match itself.

The voice of reason, Chuck Porterfield introduced the show, and Quasi Mandisco quickly interrupted him. "What you didn't mention is the fact that I'll end Johnny Danger's career tonight. This doesn't involve any of you pieces of crap." Mandisco insulted the jeering audience. "You will see me standing over the carcass of Johnny Danger tonight."

Match 1: "Pump Yo Brakes" Steve Goins vs. "Marvelous" Marko Polo

One of Polo's signatures is that he dresses up for every major holiday. For War Games, he came dressed as Uncle Sam with a modern twist, and he ran in holding the U.S. flag above his shoulders triumphantly. Polo dived out of the ring onto Goins, and they both landed on the concrete. Goins remained outside arguing with the audience, and Polo silenced him with an elbow. Polo suplexed Goins for a two count. Goins thumbed Polo in the eye. Goins slammed Polo, then put his strap down to show he meant business. He went for a fist from the top, but missed. Goins attempted a superplex, but Polo knocked him down and won the match with a flying elbow.

Match 2: Savage Shane vs. "Go Time" Eric Jones

The audience was very quiet during this match. Jones attempted to do three German suplexes, but Shane countered. On his second attempt of the three Germans, he landed them. He followed with a splash from the top. Shane rolled away, and Jones only managed a two count. Jones won the match with a gutbuster. Savage Shane extended his hand after the match, and it was odd to see Jones and Shane actually shake hands with no issues. The audience expected Shane to try something since he's a member of heel faction, MAIM. Jones still sold the neck pain as he entered the building.

Match 3: Blake Broadway vs. ATL

Both competitors made their PCW debut in this contest. The match was dynamic and high energy, and the audience was really starting to get behind ATL when Geter attacked both men suddenly and without provocation.  Broadway ran away, and Geter continued attacking ATL. Geter took the microphone. "You people may think I suck, but I"m the biggest man moving in wrestling today. I came ready to fight, I came ready to whoop. Go back there and find me some competition."

Match 4: William Huckaby and Joe Black vs. Geter

Huckaby answered Geter's challenge. "There's one thing I hate more than driving here from North Carolina to Porterdale. The only thing worse than that is a Bully. You're under the impression that size equals power. Power equals power."

Black and Huckaby worked well together performing a dropkick/spinebuster combo. Black did a frog splash that resulted in a one count. Geter won the match by submitting Huckaby. Geter behaves like he is neither heel nor face, he is more of a force of nature.

Match 5: Deandre Jackson vs. ???

Jackson came out ready to insult the crowd. "We're in Porterdale. Nobody cares about ya'll. If you were a body part, you'd be the back of the knee. Quasi's gonna pimp slap that Johnny Danger all over Porterdale." His words didn't matter much to the crowd. A few who were in the know attempted a "Let us See" chant to summon Jackson's mysterious competitor. It was only the second appearance for the strange hooded man, so it may take a little while for crowds to warm up to this intriguing persona. ??? won the match with a DDT.

Match 6: Quasi Mandisco vs. Johnny Danger

Mandisco entered to a remix of Ric Flair's theme wearing a scarf more audacious than his entire scarf wardrobe combined. Danger dressed as Casey Jones from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wearing a mask and carrying a bag of golf clubs and a kendo stick. Danger began by beating Mandisco with the kendo stick. While Mandisco was down, Danger hit Mandisco in the balls with a golf club. Then he hit him with a cookie sheet and a styrofoam food container. Danger missed an elbow, then tweaked his knee. Mandisco took advantage and hit that knee repeatedly with the kendos stick. He then hit Danger in the mouth with the kendo stick. Danger got Mandisco with a DDT. Danger picked up a trash can, then set up a ladder. He put Mandisco in the trash can, then did an elbow drop off the ladder, but that only resulted in a two count. Danger set up four chairs into a square and attempted to superplex Mandisco into them, but Mandisco shoved Danger into them instead. Danger kicked out of Mandisco's pin attempt. The crowd broke out into a passionate "Let's go Johnny" chant. Mandisco kicked Danger repeatedly. Danger speared Mandisco. Danger wrapped a chain around his fist, and Mandisco put on a pair of brass knuckles. Both swung and missed. Danger did a suplex, but Mandisco managed to clock him with the brass knuckles in the midst of it, and Mandisco picked up the pin. Steve Platinum got in the ring to check on Danger. Mandisco staggered into the building still talking smack at the audience. Danger got to his feet, and the audience still chanted his name.

Match 7: Revolutionary Wargames featuring Team Bailey ("Hit for Hire" Bobby Moore, "The Young Gun" Adrian Armour, "The Hammer of the Gods" Sylar Cross, "Do or Die" Chip Day and Jeff G. Bailey) vs. Team Rachel ("The Demigod" Mason, Supernatural, "The Revelation" Shane Marx, "The Monster" Grotesque, and Miss Rachel)

One member of each team, in this case Mason and Moore, began the match. Randomly selected participants entered the ring in two minute intervals.  The match could end at any point, but only by submission.  Mason started out strong. He tried early to put Moore away with Occam's razor, but Moore broke it with an eyerake. Moore attempted to pin Mason and pitched a fit when he realized the match was submissions only. Adrian Armour entered the ring next. Armour and Moore beat up Mason until Sylar Cross entered next. Cross put Mason in a liontamer variation, but Cross released it. Rachel entered next, and Moore slapped her. Mason rescued Rachel. Rachel got away from Moore who pinned her in the corner. She kicked him, then chopped him.  Marx entered, and Moore pushed Rachel into Marx. Marx unloaded on Moore. Moore pulled Rachel into a splash and Marx collided with Rachel.

 Day entered next, and behind him came Jeff G. Bailey. Bailey locked the cage door upon entering so the last two members of Rachel's team would have trouble getting to their comrades.  He then made good on his promise to make Rachel bleed by sending her into the side of the cage. Supernatural entered next. He climbed the cage to get past the locked door. Sylar Cross and Adrian Armour tried to slap him off the cage walls, He kicked them down. They set up Chip Day to throw at him, but he double stomped Day and made it into the cage.  Grotesque broke the lock, so all members of both teams were in the cage.  Steve Platinum yelled to Rachel's team "Kill them, Kill them all."  Rachel and Bailey stared each other down. Bailey slapped her, and she slapped him back. He slapped her again. She delivered a low blow to him, then threw him into the side of the cage. Rachel made Bailey bleed. Rachel speared Bailey. Day kicked Rachel as she went for an indian deathlock to submit Bailey. Day locked Rachel into a submission, but Marx kicked him to break it. Day submitted to Marx's elevated chickenwing, and the story went full circle from last year's War Games. Day "gave up" last year, turning on PCW fans and joining Jeff G. Bailey and the remnants of the Empire.  The crowd went crazy when Day tapped to Marx, and it was a fitting end.

Steve Platinum took the microphone and he said "This is America. America is about three things on the 4th of July, celebration, it's about redemption (as he said this Grotesque unmasked to reveal his true identity, The Jagged Edge), and opportunity. Shane Marx will have the opportunity to face Chip Day for the PCW championship on July 19th because he got the win for his team". The winning team celebrated as the losers kicked the cage and insulted the audience upon their exit.

PCW returns to Porterdale July 19th, and Shane Marx will finally meet Chip Day for the title. Fans have been waiting for these two stars to collide.