500 people came out for the Charlie Smith Appreciation Show in Monroe, GA hosted by Southern Fried Championship Wrestling. Every seat was filled, and the crowd was hot for wrestling. I've only been to a few Southern Fried shows in the past few years, and often I find them to lack internal logic in booking. This one was a far cry better than some of the shows I've seen from them, and I definitely give them credit for being able to pull in a crowd of 500 which in today's wrestling climate is no easy feat. The major drawback of the show was that it ran nearly four hours. The crowd stayed hot for nearly the entire show, though the six man tag match near the end caused a lull. The proceeds of the show went to the Cauliflower Alley Club Benevolent Fund, and they raised $3528 for the cause.
1. Twisted and Drew Game vs. Damien Silva and Dax Anthony
The crowd was loud for Anthony and Silva. Silva hit Twisted with three suplexes. Silva then kicked Game off the ropes as he was posing. Anthony hit a neckbreaker for two. Game and Twisted beat him down in the corner while the referee held back Silva. The lady in front of me yelled at the referee " Good God, ref do you need glasses." at the cheating from Game and Twisted. Anthony did a sunset flip for two. Game had Anthony in an armbreaker, but Silva broke it up. Game knocked Silva off the apron to keep Anthony from making the tag. Twisted missed a moonsault giving Anthony the opening to tag in Silva. Silva clotheslined Game, then dropkicked Twisted who answered with a dropkick of his own. Anthony hit both Game and Twisted with a crossbody. Silva won with a clothesline to Game, and the building was rocking. It was a solid start to the show.
2. Invitational Battle Royal
Sean Nelson, Jamie Holmes, Johnny Camo, Sam Kooper, Cody McCulley, Hoss Michaels, Terry Hayes, The American Patriot, Jinx the Clown, TW James, Justin Legend, Swole, Terk, Tommy Lee, John Brewer, Joey Michaels, Lee Andrews, Alexander Churchill, and Leatherface took part in a battle royal. Leatherface's entrance was priceless as the other men scattered all over to avoid the chainsaw slinging beast. Like many battle royals it was messy and chaotic. Jamie Holmes and Leatherface were the final two, and Jamie Holmes eliminated Leatherface to win.
3. Misty James vs. Chelsea Diamond vs. Pandora
The crowd at SFCW loves women's wrestling. This was anything but a popcorn match, and part of the reason is that the crowd is wild about Pandora. Pandora clotheslined both James and Diamond to start. James and Diamond brawled. Pandora did a crossbody that took them both down. Pandora was thrown out of the ring. James snapmared Diamond. Pandora tried to crawl back in and James threw her right back out. Finally she fought her way back in, Pandora tried to submit Diamond in a bodyscissors, but Diamond got her foot to the rope. Pandora threw James into the ringpost as they fought outside. Diamond kicked Pandora and followed that with a gorgeous bridging suplex. Pandora won the match by pinning Diamond after two kicks to the gut and a bulldog. This was one of the best crowd reactions I've seen to a women's match in quite sometime.
4. Beau James and Buddy Burke vs. Billy Jack and Lobo.
They started with a comedy spot where both teams kept tagging in and out about three times before Billy Jack worked Burke's arm then hit a leg drop. Jack wouldn't let up on the arm, Lobo was in with James, and he put James into an armbar. While the referee was distracted Billy Jack was hit in the face with a flaming tennis racket. Burke and James won the match with their treachery. Billy Jack was escorted from the ring with a towel over his burnt face.
They did a legends roll call, and I was under the impression all the legends in attendance would stand up or appear at ringside so the audience could properly thank them. There were many legends who signed autographs before the show and during the intermission, but they seemed absent during the segment of the show that honored them.
Beau James and Tim Rice presented a lifetime achievement award to NWA referee Charlie Smith. He gave a speech, then Charles Anschultz gave a speech thanking everyone for trusting them enough to have this event.
5. Michael Stevens and Drew Adler vs. Brian Kane and Rick Michaels
A" boring" chant permeated the arena, and it drowned out Stevens' rant. Rick Michaels commanded the crowd when he took the mic. A "Yes" chant rang throughout the building. He called Adler and Stevens sissies, and that prompted a "bearded lady" chant at Stevens. Michaels threw Stevens out of the ring onto Adler. Kane did an over the rope suicide dive on both. Kane was isolated for a while, Stevens attempted a moonsault but missed. Adler stomped Kane's spine. Adler threw Kane out of the ring. He was going to dive on him, but Kane got out of the way. Adler hit Stevens instead. Michaels hit Adler with a facebuster, then a neckbreaker for a two count. Kane hit a moonsault, but the referee scolded him for not being the legal man. Adler hit a low blow on Michaels while the referee dealt with Kane, then rolled him up for the pin.
6. JB Enterprises vs. AJ Steele and Bobby Hayes
JB enterprises said they were pleased to perform at the Charlie Smith Memorial Show and then said he was about the 20th best referee in wrestling history. He caterwauled a tribute song to Charlie Smith set to the tune of Adele's Hello. The crowd howled like dogs to taunt him. They realized it was not a memorial, and they yelled "Why is he still alive? I forfeited a paycheck because I thought this guy was dead." AJ Steele came out and challenged them. If JB Enterprises beat he and his partner then JB Enterprises could keep the proceeds from the show. If Steele and partner beat them, they would have to kiss Charlie Smith's feet. Bobby Hayes was revealed as AJ Steele's partner. The crowd popped every time Steele landed a chop. Steele won the match with an STO. To add insult to injury Steele gave one of the guys from JB enterprises a wedgie. Hayes and Steele had to hold the guys down to get them to live up to their end of the bargain.
7. Chris Nelms, Big Andy, and The Russian Assassin vs. Joel Deaton, Johnny Camo, and Steve Lawler.
The match started out very slow, and it lost my attention. This match was one of the few lulls the crowd experienced. The Russian Assassin beat Deaton with a chain. Russian assassin got his thumbs in both eyes as well. Lawler got in and he beat up Nelms and Big Andy. He bashed their heads together. He bashed the Russian Assassin in the head with a beer can and he pinned him. I admit that Steve Lawler can put the magic back in a match simply by hitting someone in the head with a can. The audience popped hard for that spot.
Main Event
Terry Lawler vs. Jagged Edge
The match was a falls count anywhere match with no disqualifications. It spilled out of the ring, and chairs were used. It was brutal. Jagged put a chair to Lawler's throat. Keeping up with where the wrestlers were in the arena was half the fun. The match was going along fine when Chris Nelms came out and hit Jagged Edge. Brian Kane made sure Nelms went back to the locker room and the match continued. Apparently Nelms and Jagged have a feud going on that involves Nelms' wife Ricki Lyn. Lawler hit Jagged with a superplex for a two count. Jagged did a piledriver to Lawler onto a chair and he won the match.
AJ Steele came out and thanked all the fans for coming out and thanked the legends for paving the way for today's stars. Southern Fried Championship Wrestling will be back in Monroe on April 2nd.
1. Twisted and Drew Game vs. Damien Silva and Dax Anthony
The crowd was loud for Anthony and Silva. Silva hit Twisted with three suplexes. Silva then kicked Game off the ropes as he was posing. Anthony hit a neckbreaker for two. Game and Twisted beat him down in the corner while the referee held back Silva. The lady in front of me yelled at the referee " Good God, ref do you need glasses." at the cheating from Game and Twisted. Anthony did a sunset flip for two. Game had Anthony in an armbreaker, but Silva broke it up. Game knocked Silva off the apron to keep Anthony from making the tag. Twisted missed a moonsault giving Anthony the opening to tag in Silva. Silva clotheslined Game, then dropkicked Twisted who answered with a dropkick of his own. Anthony hit both Game and Twisted with a crossbody. Silva won with a clothesline to Game, and the building was rocking. It was a solid start to the show.
2. Invitational Battle Royal
Sean Nelson, Jamie Holmes, Johnny Camo, Sam Kooper, Cody McCulley, Hoss Michaels, Terry Hayes, The American Patriot, Jinx the Clown, TW James, Justin Legend, Swole, Terk, Tommy Lee, John Brewer, Joey Michaels, Lee Andrews, Alexander Churchill, and Leatherface took part in a battle royal. Leatherface's entrance was priceless as the other men scattered all over to avoid the chainsaw slinging beast. Like many battle royals it was messy and chaotic. Jamie Holmes and Leatherface were the final two, and Jamie Holmes eliminated Leatherface to win.
3. Misty James vs. Chelsea Diamond vs. Pandora
The crowd at SFCW loves women's wrestling. This was anything but a popcorn match, and part of the reason is that the crowd is wild about Pandora. Pandora clotheslined both James and Diamond to start. James and Diamond brawled. Pandora did a crossbody that took them both down. Pandora was thrown out of the ring. James snapmared Diamond. Pandora tried to crawl back in and James threw her right back out. Finally she fought her way back in, Pandora tried to submit Diamond in a bodyscissors, but Diamond got her foot to the rope. Pandora threw James into the ringpost as they fought outside. Diamond kicked Pandora and followed that with a gorgeous bridging suplex. Pandora won the match by pinning Diamond after two kicks to the gut and a bulldog. This was one of the best crowd reactions I've seen to a women's match in quite sometime.
4. Beau James and Buddy Burke vs. Billy Jack and Lobo.
They started with a comedy spot where both teams kept tagging in and out about three times before Billy Jack worked Burke's arm then hit a leg drop. Jack wouldn't let up on the arm, Lobo was in with James, and he put James into an armbar. While the referee was distracted Billy Jack was hit in the face with a flaming tennis racket. Burke and James won the match with their treachery. Billy Jack was escorted from the ring with a towel over his burnt face.
They did a legends roll call, and I was under the impression all the legends in attendance would stand up or appear at ringside so the audience could properly thank them. There were many legends who signed autographs before the show and during the intermission, but they seemed absent during the segment of the show that honored them.
Beau James and Tim Rice presented a lifetime achievement award to NWA referee Charlie Smith. He gave a speech, then Charles Anschultz gave a speech thanking everyone for trusting them enough to have this event.
5. Michael Stevens and Drew Adler vs. Brian Kane and Rick Michaels
A" boring" chant permeated the arena, and it drowned out Stevens' rant. Rick Michaels commanded the crowd when he took the mic. A "Yes" chant rang throughout the building. He called Adler and Stevens sissies, and that prompted a "bearded lady" chant at Stevens. Michaels threw Stevens out of the ring onto Adler. Kane did an over the rope suicide dive on both. Kane was isolated for a while, Stevens attempted a moonsault but missed. Adler stomped Kane's spine. Adler threw Kane out of the ring. He was going to dive on him, but Kane got out of the way. Adler hit Stevens instead. Michaels hit Adler with a facebuster, then a neckbreaker for a two count. Kane hit a moonsault, but the referee scolded him for not being the legal man. Adler hit a low blow on Michaels while the referee dealt with Kane, then rolled him up for the pin.
6. JB Enterprises vs. AJ Steele and Bobby Hayes
JB enterprises said they were pleased to perform at the Charlie Smith Memorial Show and then said he was about the 20th best referee in wrestling history. He caterwauled a tribute song to Charlie Smith set to the tune of Adele's Hello. The crowd howled like dogs to taunt him. They realized it was not a memorial, and they yelled "Why is he still alive? I forfeited a paycheck because I thought this guy was dead." AJ Steele came out and challenged them. If JB Enterprises beat he and his partner then JB Enterprises could keep the proceeds from the show. If Steele and partner beat them, they would have to kiss Charlie Smith's feet. Bobby Hayes was revealed as AJ Steele's partner. The crowd popped every time Steele landed a chop. Steele won the match with an STO. To add insult to injury Steele gave one of the guys from JB enterprises a wedgie. Hayes and Steele had to hold the guys down to get them to live up to their end of the bargain.
7. Chris Nelms, Big Andy, and The Russian Assassin vs. Joel Deaton, Johnny Camo, and Steve Lawler.
The match started out very slow, and it lost my attention. This match was one of the few lulls the crowd experienced. The Russian Assassin beat Deaton with a chain. Russian assassin got his thumbs in both eyes as well. Lawler got in and he beat up Nelms and Big Andy. He bashed their heads together. He bashed the Russian Assassin in the head with a beer can and he pinned him. I admit that Steve Lawler can put the magic back in a match simply by hitting someone in the head with a can. The audience popped hard for that spot.
Main Event
Terry Lawler vs. Jagged Edge
The match was a falls count anywhere match with no disqualifications. It spilled out of the ring, and chairs were used. It was brutal. Jagged put a chair to Lawler's throat. Keeping up with where the wrestlers were in the arena was half the fun. The match was going along fine when Chris Nelms came out and hit Jagged Edge. Brian Kane made sure Nelms went back to the locker room and the match continued. Apparently Nelms and Jagged have a feud going on that involves Nelms' wife Ricki Lyn. Lawler hit Jagged with a superplex for a two count. Jagged did a piledriver to Lawler onto a chair and he won the match.
AJ Steele came out and thanked all the fans for coming out and thanked the legends for paving the way for today's stars. Southern Fried Championship Wrestling will be back in Monroe on April 2nd.
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