Willpower recap May 11, 2013

The show opens with Epic Grant Mitchell vs. Chip Day. Chip Day said that Epic Grant was like a Ken doll. Essentially he is plastic and he lacks the proper male equipment. The audience started a Ken doll chant for the rest of the match. Our attempts at the usual "Epic Failure" chant never quite worked as the audience as a whole couldn't get synchronized. Epic Grant Mitchell won this match, but there was a quick count by the referee.

Our second match of the afternoon was The BFF's against Awesome T.C. and Terry "the Jailhouse Rocker" Lawler. The BFF's wear rainbow colors and hug each other for encouragement. They are an amusing duo. Awesome T.C. and Terry Lawler won this match. They double teamed both BFF's and got them both into a rollup to secure the pin.

Encore Zac Edwards came out and ran his mouth about how he could beat any opponent chosen for him. He soon had to eat those words. His opponent was Sabrina, wrestling's wonder woman. She came out and beat him in three seconds. He asked if it could they could do the match over because he didn't believe she could do it again. After a hard fought match, she did it again. The crowd yelled "You got beat by a girl."

Drew Adler took on Marko Polo. We managed to get a Marko Polo chant going that resembled the classic children's pool game. Drew Adler would yell Marko and the audience would yell Polo. Drew Adler won this match, and I can say without a doubt this was the best match of the afternoon. Both Drew Adler and Marko Polo are strong competitors.

 Red Rayne , a guy who claimed to be from an insane asylum, and his partner Brian Alexander took on Billy Jack and his partner Scott Spade. Scott Spade appeared to be the local audience favorite. There was a really funny spot in this match where one of the bad guys pinned his own partner. Billy Jack and Scott Spade scored a double pin for the win. 

Right before the main event, Special Olympics of Haralson County presented Mark Grason with a plaque for his contribution to their cause. He announced that they will be holding this event on the second Saturday of May for the rest of booker Awesome Brandon McClure's life. The hosts of the event presented Elaine Keys from Special Olympics with flowers.

Our main event featured Josh Storm and Peanut against Billy Knight and Jimmy the Kid. The Buchanan audience will never forgive Josh Storm for joining the So Fine Mafia. I heard several in the audience yelling traitor at him. Dixie Dynamite Billy Knight pinned Josh Storm securing victory for our heroes and foiling the plans of the So Fine Mafia.

The midweek preview for the weekend of 5/10--5/12

As usual Georgia suffers the fate of having too many great shows this coming up weekend instead of too few.  We are fortunate to live in a place that offers us so much great wrestling, and fans need to take advantage of it.

Friday night UIW will be in Dallas GA at Paulding County High School. General Admission tickets are $5 and $10 for ringside . This card is stacked from top to bottom with great matches. The match to look forward, in my opinion, is Kyle Matthews vs. "Hit for Hire" Bobby Moore. Kyle Matthews is attempting to get votes for TNA Gutcheck right now. He's in Bracket 11, and voting for that bracket is May 14 through May 16th. Vote for Kyle Matthews to get a TNA Gut Check because he is one of the best wrestling talents in this state. Josh Storm and Frankie Valentine are also set to battle. Josh Storm still has much to answer for for turning on UIW fans and turning against Frankie Valentine leading to the breakup of the team Full Throttle. The lovely Queen of the Empire Pandora will face the equally lovely Nina Monet. Billy Knight is scheduled to wrestle The Mercenary. The So Fine Mafia and Stupid are set to take on the Paulding County High School Coaches in a 6 man tag match. Also scheduled to appear are Murder One and Bull Buchanan.

NWA Atlanta is back in Locust Grove this Saturday. Bell time is 7pm. Scheduled to appear are AJ Steel, Fry Daddy, The Patriot, Axil and Andy Anderson, and Prince Akbar and his Afghan Assassins.

On Saturday afternoon the Haralson County Rec Center in Buchanan GA is hosting the Annual Willpower Event to benefit Haralson County Special Olympics. Doors open at 2pm, and the show starts at 3pm. Tickets at the door are $8 for General Admission and $10 for ringside seating. The Awesome Ones (Awesome T.C. and Awesome Cody Gunn) are fighting the BFF's. Fred Yehi will face Epic Grant Mitchell. Drew Adler will face Marko Polo, and Scott Spade will take on Red Rayne. There will also be appearances from Terry "The Jailhouse Rocker" Lawler and Sabrina, Wrestling's Wonder Woman. This is one of the shows I am attending this weekend.

Monstrosity Championship Wrestling will be in Avondale Estates on both Saturday and Sunday at Art-B-Que. In addition to wrestling, there is also a lot of live music. Admission to this event is free.

Pro Wrestling Resurrection is in Gainesville at the Megamart this and every Sunday. Mom's get in free to this weekend's show since it's mother's day. Tickets for Adults are $8, and $5 for kids. I'm attending this show on Sunday afternoon. My mother's day present every year is to spend the afternoon doing whatever I want, and my choice is to sit on the front row of a wrestling show and eat french fries. PWR Champion Chris Damian is set to defend his title against The Reckoning's Rick Michaels. (if he wears his pink this weekend, i shall not hesitate to call him pinkie pie.) The undead luchadors will defend their tag titles against Priceless Attraction. So come to the Mega Mart this Sunday afternoon and join me, The Wrestling Fan Girl in celebrating mother's day by watching wrestling and eating french fries.

Go out and support local independent wrestling this weekend!
Much love, Allie

C-H-I-K-today-A-R-A Chikara Hey Hey Chikara--The Ghost of You Clings May 4, 2013 Porterdale GA

I was fortunate enough to sit in the second row at Chikara's GA debut, The Ghost of you Clings, last night. This show was awesome. Before the show, I talked to Ophidian. Ophidian is a King Cobra.  He crawls into the ring on his belly when he enters.   I bought a poster of him, and I got his autograph. When he autographs pictures, he blows his cobra breath on them.  I liked the fact that he thanked me for coming out, and that he thanked me for supporting independent wrestling.

The show started with a match from PCW's own Washington Bullets against Shane Marx and the Jagged Edge. They really pulled out all the stops for this match. This was one of the best matches I've seen these four men engage in. The fans who were merely visiting to see Chikara really got into this match, and I think it will draw a new fan base for PCW for the next show on May 18th. The Washington Bullets won and the crowd went crazy.

Gavin Loudspeaker started the Chikara portion of our show by singing a protest song against Wink Vavasseur that was set to the tune of the Monkees television theme song.  Gavin's sing alongs are awesome, and they really set the tone of the show.

There was a large group in support of Shenron, who made his Chikara debut against Chuck Taylor. Chuck Taylor went and ripped up their sign, and then he did an elbow drop on it. Shenron beat Chuck Taylor and he made a great showing.

The Shard and Jigsaw beat Fire Ant and Assailant. We were disappointed by this because we really love the colony. I wonder if their momentum is down because Soldier Ant has left.

The next match was one that we were really looking forward to, Amasis vs. Kobald. Kobald is a blue faced goblin, and Amasis is known as the Funky Pharaoh. Kobald embraces his gimmick fully. I've heard recent radio interviews with him where he is 100% in character for 30-45 minutes at a time. He explained on Georgia Wrestling Now that while he was training as a wrestler he had to hide his goblin identity by wearing a human mask. Amasis won their match, and the crowd went crazy. I was pulling for Kobald because of the radio interviews. I think his character is one of the most interesting that I've observed in professional wrestling. 

Sugar Dunkerton took on Gran Akuma. Icarus got  Sugar Dunkerton disqualified because he interfered in the match. Dunkerton ended his alliance with FIST, and now he's a free agent. I'm certain this will be addressed on the June 2nd pay per view. I'm not certain what the consequences of this decision will be, but I can't wait to find out.

During intermission, almost every wrestler had their wares out. Loads of pictures, t-shirts, and autographs were available. I purchased a picture from Assailant. I didn't take enough pictures during this show because the venue was packed, and I mostly just felt like looking around.

The Extreme Colony with Deviant beat The Spectral Envoy. Ultramantis Black lost his cool and ripped off Arctic Rescue Ant's mask and was disqualified.

Tim Donst came out and started his crusade against Gavin Loudspeaker that has been going all season. Gavin hid behind the referee, and he came out into the audience on our side. We started yelling to Tim Donst to go home, and Gavin heard us and said it too. Tim Donst is terrible. He has minions in Steve the Turtle, Veronica Ticklefeather, and his most loyal minion Jakob Hammermeier. He's terrible to Jakob. He rips his shirt, he cuts pieces of his hair off, and he hits him repeatedly. Gavin tries to get Jakob to stand up to Tim, but Jakob's love of Tim held him faithful. Saturyne comes out to wrestle Tim and she beats him. The crowd went crazy during this match. No one had any issue with the fact that a female wrestler took on a man. I did hear a few "haha you got beat up by a girl" chants. Tim took out his anger at losing first on his minion, then he took it out on Gavin Loudspeaker. He laid him out, and then he cut off a piece of his long curly hair. He then put that hair in his mouth and chewed on it then spit it on the floor. Gavin was taken out on a stretcher.

Mark Angelosetti lost to Eddie Kingston who retained the grand championship. That was a very physical match. I cheered for Kingston, and my son cheered for Angelosetti.  Kingston has to defend the championship at every event because of a decree by Wink Vavasseur, the so-called director of fun. I'm very curious to see how long he can keep the belt because he's defending it so often. He defended twice this weekend, Friday in Gibsonville, N.C. and Saturday in Porterdale.

The final match was The Batiri vs. 3.0. My son and I came to the show wearing masks that resemble Obariyon and Kodama's facepaint.  When Kodama came to the ring, he looked at us like he saw a ghost because we were essentially wearing his face. He pointed us out to the referee and the rest of the crowd. 3.0 retained their tag team championships even though Kobald and Ophidian attempted to help the Batiri cheat.

I can honestly say this show was worth every minute I spent making fan gear to prepare for it, every minute I waited for the doors to open, every dollar I spent for tickets, and every dollar I spent to get photos of my favorite wrestlers. I wish I'd taken more effort to get my pictures made with wrestlers because everyone was very friendly and they really appreciate their fans. I hope Chikara returns to GA again. I will definitely be there. Catch Chikara online on June 2nd for the Ippv Never Compromise. Go to chikarapro.com for ticket information and details on how to order the Ippv.

Midweek preview for the weekend of May 3-5 2013.

Are you a wrestling fan in the state of GA looking for a show to see this weekend? There are several shows this weekend that you may be interested in checking out.

Friday night Monstrosity Championship Wrestling is having a show at Club Famous. The show starts at 9pm and tickets are $10. Monstrosity Championship Wrestling is best described as a mash-up of monster movies and professional wrestling. The highlight of this show will be MCW champion Phantom defending his belt against the evil Papa Marko.

Saturday May 4, Universal Independent Wrestling is having a show at Villa Rica Elementary School. The doors open at 6:30 pm with an 8:00 pm bell time. Ringside seats are $8, and general admission bleacher seating is $6. Kids 6 and under get in free with a paid adult. This card is packed with talent from top to bottom. Murder One is scheduled to challenge Bull Buchanan for the UIW heavyweight title. Stupid is scheduled to face Drew Adler. Drew Adler, in my opinion, is one of the hottest rising stars in the state of GA right now. Bobby Moore is taking on another of my favorite wrestlers, Fred Yehi. Universal Independent Wrestling is putting on great shows right now, and if you are in the West Georgia area you should check them out.

Peachstate Wrestling Alliance is placing themselves in direct competition with Universal Independent Wrestling this Saturday. I've never attended a show at Peachstate, but this looks like it will be an interesting show. Rick Michaels is set to take on former commissioner Shane Noles in a street fight. Street fights are always fun to watch. The other match that will likely be a crowd pleaser is Simon Sermon vs. Zach Daniels for the GA Jr. Title. I enjoy Simon Sermon's attitude and his outfits. He is always fun to watch.  Finally, I'd bet that Trevor Aeon vs. Dusty McWilliams will be a good match as Trevor Aeon is quickly becoming a hot talent in both Georgia and Alabama. Doors open at 6:30 with a 7:30 bell time. For information on tickets you can call 770-328-1162. Prices weren't listed on the poster unfortunately.

If you are curious where the Wrestling Fan Girl will be on Saturday,  I am attending Chikara's first ever GA show live in Porterdale at 7pm Saturday night. Chikara is what would happen if you pitted comic superheroes against comic villains. There are goblins, snakes, ants, and luchadors of all shapes and sizes. The grand champion of Chikara is set to face Mark Angelosetti, aka Mr. Touchdown. Green faced demons, The Batiri, are set to face the current tag team champions 3.0. The prince of Goblins, Kobald, is supposed to take on Amasis. There are many other great matches on this card. Tickets for this show for general admission seating are $20. Children under 12 are free.

Rounding out the weekend, Pro Wrestling Resurrection is having a $5 Cinco De Mayo show. Matt "Sex" Sells is putting his career on the line against the career of "The Rage" Ryan Michaels. One of them will have to give up wrestling at PWR forever. Chris Damian, Kevin Blue, members of the Reckoning, The Rock and Roll Models and The Undead Luchadors are also scheduled to appear at this event. The show I attended a few weeks ago was red hot, and if PWR continues with that momentum, they are set to become an amazing company. 

NWA Atlanta Wargames 4/27/13

NWA Atlanta had a big Wargames event last night at Stockbridge Middle School. The place was packed, but it felt less like a crowd ready for a wrestling match, and more like a crowd ready to watch a theatrical performance. It took them a while to get into the action. The wrestlers put on a good show, but I don't believe they connected well with the audience to draw them into what went on in the ring.

The first match was a fatal four way style gauntlet match. It began with Drew Adler, Zack Edwards, Matt Sells, and Shaun Banks. As each person got eliminated, another would take his place. Matt Sells and Drew Adler tried hard to work up the crowd upon their entrances. Zack Edwards trash talked and stood on the ring post trying to gauge how much the crowd hated him. Shaun Banks comes out and swivels his hips and the women all take out their phones to take pictures of him. Edwards was eliminated first, and he was replaced by Marko who essentially is pretty and he knows it. Matt Sells was eliminated soon after, and he was replaced by this small masked wrestler who I believe was named El Guapo. He lasted only a few minutes, and was immediately replaced by Fry Daddy. Shaun Banks was eliminated and replaced by the teenager Kody Jack. Fry Daddy ended up besting all his opponents and winning the Metro Atlanta Extreme Championship.

The BFF's fought the team known as Totally Insane next. The BFF's won this one.

The next match was a loser has to wear a dress match. Mike Cannon fought Kurt Kilgore. Kurt Kilgore is the manager of the main heel faction Prince Akbar and his Afghan Assassins. He yells insults at the audience and they yell back. A little girl who was sitting behind me told me how much she hates him. Her mother explained that one time they sat on the front row. The little girl was yelling in Kilgore's face and waving a glow stick at him. He took the glow stick and snapped it in half, so now he's got a hater for life. Kilgore got his Afghan assassin friends to come out and beat up Mike Cannon. They put the dress on Mike Cannon and put on their little headdresses and left. I give Kilgore a lot of credit for firing up the crowd against his faction. An old man attempted to hit him with a cane as he left the ringside area.

The next match was a triple threat match for the NWA Atlanta Championship. Bill the Butcher, Pain, and AJ Steele competed for this honor. Bill the Butcher and Pain have a very cool looking gimmick. They wear black and look a lot like Road Warriors.  Bill the Butcher and Pain are accompanied by Jersey Girl, who is essentially a Snookie wannabe. The crowd did pop for AJ Steele upon his entrance. The action spilled out of the ring several times. When the action spills out of the ring, please stay in your seat. Don't follow the action. AJ Steele retained his title. 

The main event was the War Games match. Akbar and his Afghan assassins took on Rick Michaels, Simon Sermon, Bobby Hayes, and Fry Daddy. Fry Daddy never made it out to the ring because the minions beat him up. The patriot also got beat up before he was able to make it out to the ring. The crowd yelled USA during the War games match to cheer on The Patriot. Rick Michaels used a chair effectively to crunch a guy's crotch. Finally, as it looked like our heroes were going to be overwhelmed, Andy and Axl Anderson returned to save the day. Prince Akbar tapped to a move similar to the sharpshooter.

NWA Atlanta has their next event May 11th in Locust Grove. 

PCW 4/20/13

Platinum Championship Wrestling put on a great show in Porterdale, GA. The crowd was on fire, and the building was packed.

Demigod Mason returned this week in action against JAM, Coach Fred Avery's minion. Mason won the match. Coach is very disappointed in his minion. No idea if he plans on firing him or not. Coach needs to get rid of that whistle, stop calling time outs, and focus on really training his minions.

Tag team action was hot in Porterdale this week.  3 matches on the card were tag team contests. Geter and Brian Blaze took on a new team called The Movement. The Movement was accompanied by Priority Males manager Quasi Mandisco. The crowd reluctantly supported Geter and Blaze which led to chants of "Let's go Brian, This is awkward" and "Lesser Evil." Geter and Blaze won the match.

Sylar Cross and Chip Day took on God's Gift to Wrestling. The audience yelled Gut Check Reject at Adams, who is actually in the voting bracket for TNA Gutcheck. He's in bracket 15 which will be voted on in late May. Check Impactwrestling.com to vote for him and other Gut Check contestants. Sylar and Chip got the win here, and the audience roared in approval.

.Worst Case Scenario took on the Washington Bullets. Porterdale loves the Bullets. Worse case scenario cheated to get the win during this match.

The highlight of the evening was the main event match between Supernatural and Jagged Edge. Miss Rachel hit Supernatural with a chair, but Supernatural managed to kick out. Jagged Edge hit him with a chain, but he managed to kick out. Every thing the wicked Jagged Edge tried to do him could not keep him down. When Rachel interfered, an old lady in the audience got up in her face, and security had to intervene. I cannot stress this enough, when you are at a wrestling show, you can say whatever you want to the talent, but you cannot touch them. They are not supposed to touch you either. Scream, yell, insult, but don't put your hands on anyone. Supernatural retained his PCW title showing that size and strength are less important than perseverance and heart. 

Pro Wrestling Resurrection ACS Charity/Free show 4/14/13

Pro Wrestling Resurrection is moving their weekly Friday show to Sundays at 3pm in the Mega Mart in Gainesville. The Mega Mart is a flea market that sells clothes, shoes, toys, and electronics, and PWR has their wrestling arena in the back of the flea market. To celebrate their move to Sunday afternoon, they had a free show. They sold baked goods and raffle tickets to benefit the American Cancer Society. The show was packed, and hopefully it wasn't just because it was free.

PWR did a great job today trying to connect with the audience. The show was fun from start to finish. The opening contest between Jacob Ashworth and Kevin Blue featured a lot of good wrestling. It ended in a time out draw.   Rick Michaels and Supernatural put on a match with a lot of great comedy spots in it. Chris Damian retained his championship and had the entire audience behind him chanting USA.

 The main event featuring the Rock and Roll models against members of the Reckoning was great. I now refer to the Reckoning as "the bronies" mostly because of Zach Daniels and his partner's vibrant colored ring gear. Zack Daniels is Twilight Sparkle, his partner is Rainbow Dash, Rick Michaels is Pinkie Pie (he happened to be wearing pink today), and Jacob Ashworth is Applejake (Applejack). They don't have a Fluttershy or a Rarity.  The main event ended in an all out brawl that left the crowd wanting more.

If PWR can continue with this momentum, they won't have any trouble maintaining a good crowd. I plan on attending again very soon.