Universal Independent Wrestling--August 17th, 2013: If you can get the girls, the boys will follow, also known as the power of Ryan Howe.

The show started with the So Fine Mafia interrupting Mark Grason's introduction. They fired Epic Grant Mitchell because he was nowhere to be found. They also spent a lot of time tormenting "The Biggest Little Man in Wrestling" J.B. Lamentary, who led us in a preshow prayer. This behavior is nothing less than typical of the So Fine Mafia. When they left, Mark Grason said "We had to get our obligatory So Fine Mafia promo out of the way."

Match 1: Josh Storm vs. Frankie Valentine

Josh Storm and Frankie Valentine arguably have the most heated rivalry in UIW. Their matches always excite the fans because of their history. Throughout this match Peanut, the So Fine Mafia's ringside minion kept the referee distracted so Josh could do his worst to Frankie. Peanut also managed to beat Frankie up outside the ring as Josh distracted the referee. The match was going great, but Stupid came out and beat up Frankie, and the match ended in disqualification.

Match 2: Stupid vs. Ryan Howe
Stupid  said "If ya'll like Frankie Valentine better than ya'll like me, you've got problems." Ryan Howe, with his guitar in hand, interrupted Stupid. Stupid kept trying to talk, and Ryan played guitar over him much to the delight of the female fans.  Stupid and Ryan had a match, and Stupid won with the roll-up, but he was holding the rope. The referee didn't see. The entire audience was still chanting "Rock and Roll" as Ryan Howe exited.

Match 3: Pandora vs. Jessie Belle

This match was great throughout. Jessie Belle did a great job before the show getting crowd support by posing for pictures and mingling with fans. Pandora claimed at the beginning that Jessie hit her with a closed fist. The whole crowd was yelling "No she didn't". Jessie Belle taunted Pandora by getting on her back and riding her like a horse, playing into her whole Southern cowgirl image. There was a good back and forth roll-up sequence. Nina Monet distracted the referee while Jessie had Pandora in a Boston Crab. Pandora tapped but the referee didn't see it. During another distraction, Nina Monet introduced a foreign object into the match. Pandora hit Jessie with it and secured a victory after throwing the object out of the ring. She and Nina then beat up Jessie. Jessie came to and said "That's how you work. I'm pretty sure everyone here saw you tap out. You might have the belt, but a true champion can win the belt fair and square. Everybody knows my daddy, Tracy Smothers. I've got a couple of sisters, and me and my sisters are from the dirty south. Me and my sisters are coming for you."

Match 4: Billy Knight vs. Brad Lynch
This was supposed to be an "I Quit" Match. I have no idea exactly how this match ended. I don't know if anyone quit, or if there was a disqualification. I think the match ended because the Mercenary was supposed to be banned from ringside, but came out to attack Knight anyway.  I do know that it ended with a So Fine Mafia beatdown of Billy Knight which led to Stan Robinson running out in his defense with a baseball bat. There is a bunkhouse brawl match set up for Sept 7th which will settle this rivalry. Lynch and Mercenary are set to take on Knight and Robinson.

Match 5: Luke Gallows vs. Bobby Moore.

The crowd teases Bobby Moore mercilessly because he's big and he wears purple. They call him Barney, and some people sing the "I love you" song at him. The match took forever to actually get underway. DOC ran around the ring with the belt. He danced with a lady in the front row. He danced with the referee. Bobby Moore wouldn't get in the ring because he said he wouldn't wrestle till we stopped the Barney chants. 7 minutes in they finally started the match. Gallows wins the match with a giant chokeslam. He takes the Jr. Heavyweight belt and the crowd cheers. He has to give it back though because it was a non-title match. At the end Gallows said that he's a GA boy and he always shows up.

Match 6: Geter vs. Bull Buchanan

This match was a street fight for the UIW Heavyweight championship. As usual the action spilled all over the arena, and the audience does their best to follow. Probably the best spot of this whole match was where Geter tried to hit Bull with a bat and he hit ring post and the bat broke. Geter won the match and now he's UIW heavyweight champion. Billy Knight comes out after the match to ensure that Geter doesn't rough up Bull Buchanan any more than he already has.

UIW's next show is at Villa Rica Elementary School September 7th.

Until next belltime,
XOXO
Wrestling Fan Girl.

Platinum Championship Wrestling August 3rd,2013

The crowd outside was fired up for PCW. They started a Ric Flair inspired "Woo!" chant before the doors even opened.

Quasi Mandisco opened the show. He said "I've been saying for the longest time that Supernatural should not be the champ. De La Vega will not be here tonight, so the people of Porterdale will not have their main event." Shane Mackey stopped him. "There will be a new main event. Sylar Cross and Quasi Mandisco vs. Supernatural and Marko Polo." The crowd began a loud "Yes!" chant.

Match 1: God's Gift to Wrestling vs. The Washington Bullets

God's Gift to Wrestling took every chance they could to distract the referee. The most notable instance of this was when William Huckaby slapped Jon Williams in order to get him to enter the ring so they could further distract referee Chuck Porterfield. The Washington Bullets nearly had the pin, however, Shawn Adams pulled the referee out of the ring. While Chuck was out of the ring, they hit Jon in the head. God's Gift to Wrestling picked up the win using their cheating ways.

Match 2: Brian Blaze vs. Zombie Mascaras.

Brian Blaze was accompanied by his Big F'n Deal Tag team partner Geter. Geter attempted to interfere a few times. The most notable was when Geter went to chop Zombie with one of his massive chest chops. Zombie moved out of the way and Geter's hand hit the ring post. Brian Blaze ends up winning the match, but Zombie Mascaras put up a good fight.

Johnny Danger came out and told us "I expect to get hurt. What Sylar Cross did to me wasn't in the confines of a match. I know he's just Jeff G. Bailey's puppet. I suffered a serious concussion that could lead to permanent brain damage if I get hit in the head one more time. I called doctors that might not have been reputable to try to get cleared for wrestling. Stephen Platinum called me this morning and said no. He would not have me putting myself in danger. I want to say to everyone here and everyone who's ever been to a PCW show, thank you. Do not let my sacrifice be in vain. Sylar Cross, you broke my heart and you put me out of wrestling, but you didn't break my spirit. As long as my heart beats I will not leave PCW. I will be back as soon as the clock strikes Johnny Danger time."

Match 3: Dynomite Soul vs Fred Yehi (Match 5 of the best of 7 Series)

Fred Yehi came out swinging with a "take no prisoners" attitude. Dynomite Soul moved when Fred tried to chop him outside the ring. Fred hit the ring post. Fred was aggressive during this match. He was disqualified for choking Dynomite Soul. Dynomite took the mic and said " You did exactly as I wanted. I got in your head. This series is going to go to seven." Fred then gave the longest speech I've ever heard him make. "We're about to have church. I don't know if this was a revelation or you hitting me in the face. I've always thought of myself as a wrestling machine.  I don't leave scratches, I don't bruise, I don't quit, I don't lose. I'm a man. I'm disappointed that I didn't sweep you because I do have a heart, because I do have emotions. There's nothing that will stop me from beating you and beating you. This isn't about wrestling. This isn't about competition. This is about me breaking you." This is the first time I've seen any real emotion or character from Fred Yehi to accompany his amazing technical ability. I like what this best of seven series is drawing out of him. If he continues in this direction, he will be great.

Match 4: Mason vs. Geter

The match was supposed to feature Mason vs. Shane Marx, however, Shane Marx wasn't present. The Demi-God Mason managed to get the giant Geter to tap out. Blaze and Geter came out after the match to lay waste to Mason. They hit Mason with the ring bell. Then The Black Chair Brigade came out to continue the beatdown. Casey Kincaid came to Mason's aid holding a screwdriver. He said "The Prodigal Son has come home. I'm telling everyone that dinner's on. Come get some."  Geter was suspended for a month because he hit Mason with the ring bell.

Rachel came out after intermission and began talking. She said that she would find a partner for Brian Blaze and that Casey Kincaid's return was a problem for her personally. I couldn't hear her over the crowd, so I'm certain I didn't get everything. Joey Kidman came out and laid waste to the Black Chair Brigade who surrounded the ring while Rachel gave her speech. Joey Kidman had to work hard to hold his girl, Aria back from trying to get at Rachel.

Match 5: Warhorse Spirit Fingers vs. Dementia De Rose

Dementia De Rose squashed Warhorse Spirit Fingers very quickly. She yelled "Bring me some more people to hurt." I can't wait to see who her next opponent is.

The Main Event: Sylar Cross and Quasi Mandisco vs. Supernatural and Marko Polo

Jeff G Bailey accompanied Quasi and Sylar. His tie looked like the reptile he is. When Supernatural entered the ring, he first modeled Quasi's scarf and acts girly. He then got Quasi down on all fours and rode him like a horse, while he wore Marko's cowboy hat and used Quasi's scarf for reigns. The bad guys isolated Polo for a while through multiple beatdowns and referee distractions. Marko managed to finally tag in Supernatural about 7 minutes into the match. The match ended when Jeff G. Bailey sprayed something in Marko's eyes. He then made a speech. "If you're not Stephen Platinum's lapdog, Shane Mackey, then Sylar Cross gets a title shot. He looks more like a real champion than this guy." Mackey announced Supernatural and Marko the winners of the match, and Bailey said "They don't look like winners to me.They're on the floor, and we're standing tall."

PCW will be back in Porterdale on August 17th. The main event will be a title match between Sylar Cross and Supernatural.

Wrestling Fan Girl plans to attend a show in Decatur, GA on August 10th at Decatur First United Methodist Church. PWR's Rock and Roll Models will be there along with a lot of other great talent in GA. August 17th, I'll be in Villa Rica, GA to meet TNA Superstar Robbie E at UIW's Fallout.

Till next bell time,
XOXO
Wrestling Fan Girl.

Southern Fried Championship Wrestling--Monroe, GA. July 20, 2013

Not rain, nor sleet, nor insanity of child shall keep me from my appointed rounds. Yesterday was a terrible day, yet wrestling was the cure. Ian wanted to see D.O.C from Aces and Eights, and we went to Monroe, GA last night to do just that. He signed autographs and took pictures with fans at a table at the back of the performance area. My son went right up to him and shook his hand. D.O.C. asked him to give him a fist bump.  He was very friendly, and Ian asked him how the TNA show from Thursday was. D.O.C said "I watched it at home. I don't work there anymore." The interaction was nice, and since that was the main reason we attended the show, we left with exactly what we wanted.

Tommy "Wildfire" Rich was there signing photos as well. I remember going to a show in Conyers, GA in the mid 1980's, and he was on the card. It was one of the first wrestling shows I attended. I don't remember anything about the show other than he was there. We got his autograph last night and spoke to him for a few minutes.

The first match was a tag match. I had a hard time hearing the names. The acoustics in the venue weren't great. I know the second team involved in the match were "The Company", the team of Chris and Jerry Nelms. They entered second, which I found peculiar because I think they are the bad guys. In later matches, the bad guys entered first, which confused me further.

Kody Jack and Fry Daddy put on a good match. Kody Jack won, and Fry Daddy got mad afterward and beat him up.

The triple threat between The Patriot, Lobo, and another guy whose name I didn't catch was also good. The Patriot won that one.

Leatherface fought against D.O.C. in a street fight. The match was good until the end. They fought through the crowd, hitting each other with chairs. They fought into the back, and the audience didn't follow. The audience sat waiting for them to come back. They never did. I think it was a double countout, but honestly, I'm not certain. They never rang the bell. They went onto the next match leaving the audience extremely confused. It had an ending similar to the O. Henry short story, The Lady and the Tiger. You're left wondering what happened and you never get a clear answer.

I think this promotion has a lot of good talent. Vicious Vic Roze, Kody Jack, Billy Jack, all put on good matches. Vic Roze did a chain match against the Convict Blade that was good, though it got really bloody very quickly. Blade got the win because Chris Nelms came out while the ref was distracted and interfered on behalf of Blade. This led to The Company beating up Vic, and then the good guys came out to do the save.  This was the second to last match.  It felt like a main event, and a lot of the crowd sensed that the show was over. Some left. Vic Roze is probably the most popular wrestler in this promotion. He does get the audience engaged by yelling his very simple catch phrase "Who's Your Daddy?" Several fans wore his shirt, and others had signs cheering him.

The bright spot of the show was the main event. Steve Lawler vs. Tommy Rich in a Monroe Street fight. These two really put on a good match. Steve Lawler, who I believe is a member of The Company, came out dragging the referee with him. He heeled it up pretty good. Tommy Rich came out to cheers. The match spilled out into the audience. Tommy Rich hit Steve Lawler with a coke, and it sprayed all over the audience. They fought right next to us, we had to move from our seats because the action was so close. It was exciting. Steve Lawler used brass knuckles on Tommy Rich, then Tommy Rich got hold of the knuckles and used them on Steve. Tommy Rich won the match. I know the two of them are veteran wrestlers, and I could tell by the way they drew the audience in. This match was the one match on the card that really made me care.

This show was the first time that as a first time audience member I had real trouble figuring out what was going on. I am still confused as how the two monsters, Maul and Leatherface are heroes. I guess I have a hard time wanting to cheer a guy with a chainsaw and blood on his apron. A lot of the run-ins didn't make sense. Nothing drew me in and said "You need to come back."

The next time I report to you I'll be back in Porterdale at their next show August 3rd.
Till then, XOXO
Wrestling Fan Girl. 

Platinum Championship Wrestling July 6th 2013

We sat in a packed enclosure on the streets of Porterdale. Tons of people are lined up outside to watch the action, and we're lucky enough to be inside the barricades ringside.

The Empire's Miss Rachel comes out to a new entrance theme, Fire Woman. She's accompanied by The Black Chair Brigade, which is the name of Jeff G. Bailey's force of evil ninjas. She says "Bobby Moore is top tier talent. We've got Chip and Sylar. Marko Polo is not someone who believes in the true potential of PCW. Try all you want to stop us, it's not going to happen."

Match 1: Marko Polo vs. A member of the Black Chair Brigade.

The ninja from the Black Chair Brigade opens strong, but his offense is stopped by a big elbow by Marko that's followed by a clothesline. Marko wins the contest with a big supplex.

Tim Savage, owner of The Main Event, makes a speech. "We're bringing wrestling back to Porterdale. You guys are making this happen. PCW is making this happen. The city is making this happen, and The Main Event is making this happen.

Match 2: Brian Blaze vs. Simon Sermon.

Simon Sermon came out and gave Jimmie Oxendine his cape. He put it over his head, danced around him, and gave him a kiss on top of his head. The action spilled out of the ring early. Simon went in long enough to break up a count, and it spilled out again. Simon did a big move from the top rope, but it only resulted in a two count. Brian Blaze managed to hit Simon Sermon with a low blow while the referee was distracted. Blaze got the win. I am very happy to see Simon Sermon back in PCW. He always brings the party to our city.

Match 3: Bobby Moore, Chip Day and Sylar Cross vs. Mason, Matt Von Reaper, and Johnny Danger

Chip and Sylar turned on us two days ago. I can no longer refer to them by their proper name, Of Mice and Men. They will henceforth be known as "Of Rats and Boys." I believe the proper team name for that of Johnny Danger and Matt Von Reaper is Fear the Danger. Other possible names I've used in this column have been summarily rejected. Danger gets a PCW chant started right away. He's in the ring first against Chip. Mason's in next, followed by Matt Von Reaper. Matt Von Reaper gets isolated in the enemy's corner for a long time, but he manages to make it through and they get Bobby Moore in theirs for a while. Reaper gets trapped again, and the good guys try to make it in to save him. Danger manages to break up a count. Von Reaper goes up on top but he gets caught with a kick. Bobby Moore gets the pin. Moore is great at getting heat. His facial expressions really sell his character. Mason takes the mic after the match and says "With more and more people we came up with turning on us, we need to get better." Chip said to a group of kids on his way out of the ringside area, "I hope you see me wrestle in your nightmares for the rest of your life." 

Match 4: Dementia de Rose vs. Go time Erik Jones

Erik Jones seemed hesitant to fight a woman at first, but then the crazy chick bit him. She went crazy, and she dominated a good portion of the match. She missed a move and landed outside the ring, but quickly the action went back inside. She started biting his head. She was finally disqualified because she stabbed him in the head with the black rose that she carries.

Match 5: Rick Michaels vs. Joey Kidman

Joey Kidman has this cute girl with him at ringside. She's got pigtails and a cute little pink skirt. She's the perfect accessory to his rock star gimmick. Rick Michaels is continuously trying to tell this girl that he's a better man than Joey Kidman. It's to the point where I just want to yell "Rick pay attention to the match, and stop flirting with this poor girl." He finally takes Kidman's girl by the hair and forceably kisses her. She slaps him silly, and the distraction is enough for Kidman to get the win.

Our Main Event was a cage match for the PCW Title. Quasi Mandisco comes out and says "Let me tell you about our next PCW Champ. He's better than all you slack-jawed, inbred, no job people." Vega enters to a roar of disdain. Stephen Platinum enters in Supernatural's corner. The match starts, and Chip Day comes out and unloads on Supernatural just as it starts to pour rain. I was certain the match would be called because of Chip Day's interference. But it continued. Onlookers scattered to leave, but the die hards stayed till the bitter end. Vega was going to escape the cage but Platinum taunts him. " I thought you were a grown ass man." He gets back in to beat up Super after slapping Platinum. He double stomps Supernatural, and then spears him, but still Super kicks out. Super does a big splash from the top of the cage, but still it's not enough to get Vega. They fight it out until Supernatural finally escapes from the cage. Rachel comes out to say that Bobby Moore deserves a title shot, and that he'll have one July 20th at the next PCW Event here in Porterdale. Chip Day has been indefinitely suspended due to his interference in the match. Can Supernatural retain the title against Bobby Moore? We'll find out next time

XOXO
Wrestling Fan Girl.

Platinum Championship Wrestling July 4, 2013 Wargames

Match 1: "Dynomite Soul" Eric Walker vs. "Bonafide" Fred Yehi in the third match of their Best of Seven Series.

When Fred Yehi entered the arena, he carried a broom, and he led the crowd in chanting "sweep sweep sweep" as he swept the floors surrounding the ring. He won the two previous matches in the series, and he won this one as well. Will it be a sweep? Yehi takes the mike and he says, "July 20th, there will be a party in Porterdale, GA. Everyone bring their brooms so we can sweep."

Match 2: God's Gift to Wrestling vs. The Movement vs. Matt Von Reaper and Johnny Danger (Reap the Danger, Fear the Danger, Dangerous Angels?)

This is a three team elimination tag match. The Movement cleverly stayed out of the ring in order to let the other two teams eliminate each other.  Matt Von Reaper and Johnny Danger were eliminated leaving The Movement to face God's Gift to Wrestling. The Movement came in full force against their competition. God's Gift to Wrestling's teamwork is wonderful, but it doesn't stand up to Quasi Mandisco's interference. While the referee's back is turned, Quasi chokes Shawn Adams with his scarf. When his man gains momentum, he looks directly at me and says "Now that's how you do it baby." The Movement picked up the win because Quasi grabbed William Huckaby to keep him  from breaking up the count.

Match 3: Rick Michaels vs. Warhorse Stuffed Crust.

The warhorses never cease to amuse me. Just when I think they can't create a crazier gimmick for that group of masked wrestlers, they do. Warhorse Stuffed Crust is a pizza delivery guy. He came out and asked each front row audience member if they'd ordered pizza.  Rick Michaels slammed him into the pizza for the victory. The crowd chanted "Where's our pizza?" as poor Warhorse Stuffed Crust left in defeat.

Match 4: Showtime Erik Jones vs. Marko Polo

Marko Polo's really had a good run in PCW since leaving the Priority Males. He is quickly becoming a fan favorite.  Showtime Erik Jones has a great missile dropkick.  Marko wins the match, and after he takes the mic and says "Attention! For two years I've watched you. You are no longer the joke, Mr. Erik. You are now Showtime Erik Jones."

We took a brief intermission so the cage could be set up, and then our one ring caged version of Wargames began.  Team De La Vega took on Team Supernatural. The only way to win the match was submission or surrender. The fireworks outside might have been postponed until July 6th, but I assure you readers, that the fireworks took place inside The Main Event on July 4th as scheduled.

Brian Blaze and Sylar Cross began the match. Bobby Moore entered next. De La Vega entered next. All of the bad guys jumped on Sylar. Jeff G. Bailey came out to ringside with a group of bodyguards. I think they look like ninjas personally, or rather like the Afghan Assassins employed by Prince Akbar at N.W.A Atlanta.
Stephen Platinum came out wearing a red white and blue hat and Uncle Sam beard. He was accompanied by Johnny Danger and Matt Von Reaper who carried sparklers. Platinum didn't make it to the ring right away as Bailey's ninjas jumped him.  Shane Marx is revealed to be one of the ninja bodyguards as he and Mason fight outside the ring.  Stephen Platinum finally made it in the ring and he made quick work of De La Vega. Cyrus the Destroyer entered the games next, and he was followed by Supernatural who popped out from under the ring. Chip Day comes out. The crowd cheers, we think the fight will finally be even, but he doesn't even make it in when he says evilly "I give up." What? Seriously? Chip, you too? Why are all our heroes leaving us? Is there something in the water that the PCW locker room is drinking that's causing them to join up with the remnants of the Empire? What sway does Jeff G. Bailey hold? The Ninjas come back into the ring to finish off Supernatural and Stephen Platinum.

Jeff G. Bailey takes a mic and yells in Platinum's face "Cock A Doodle Doo. The Chicken's come home to roost, and I've got Do or Die Chip Day. You've treated him like a second class citizen, but Chip Day's going to be the next PCW champ. Don't ever come back to my town. Porterdale belongs to Jeff G. Bailey. Sylar Cross do you want to stand with all these nothings, with the fans, or do you want to be on top? Join us or die trying to stop us." Much to the crowd's dismay, Sylar's joined the Empire too. Marko joins at this time to help ward off the ninjas who've come to pick at the remains of Platinum and Supernatural.

Stephen Platinum says "People I owe you an apology. When PCW was close to going out of business, when PCW was kicked out of Atlanta by the Empire we came here to Porterdale. There's a lot of debate, and we've not always gotten along. July 4th is about independence, July 4th is about renewal, rebirth. No matter how the odds are stacked against you you'll find a way. Porterdale is PCW's home. We kicked out the Empire at Sacred Ground. Porterdale, the town has been brought back, but the fire is at our doorstep from Atlanta. I will not have it. I can't do it alone. Our champion, Supernatural, can't do it alone. We need you. Will you be there for us? There's a cage match against De La Vega for the title. We will fight, and we will kick your ass."

There will be a special cage match July 6th as part of the city of Porterdale's postponed 4th of July festivities. Fireworks will follow the show. Be there to witness history.

Till we meet again,
XOXO
Wrestling Fan Girl.

Universal Independent Wrestling June 29, 2013---It ended with blood

The Buchanan Rec Center seemed less crowded than usual. We got there around 7:30 and the bleachers seemed less packed with rabid wrestling fans than on a typical show. The crowd also seemed a little quieter tonight.

Match 1: Stupid vs. De La Vega

I love the fact that Stupid comes out and tells the crowd that he's going to win the match with the power of his mind. His name is Stupid, and his mind is empty by virtue of his name. He says "The most important man in the building has to get something off his massive, sexy chest." De La Vega comes out and the crowd cheers him. I start cheering De La Vega, and Stupid looks over at me and says "You're excited to see him. I don't know why because I'm standing right here." Later in the match he calls my husband Ronald Mcdonald in reference to his red, curly hair. Tweety interfered several times on Stupid's behalf. Stupid ended up winning the match much to the dismay of the crowd.

Match 2: Brian Blaze vs. Jimmy the Kid

Brian Blaze could have won this match if he'd stopped prancing around and showboating. Jimmy the Kid took advantage of Brian's overconfidence, knocked him down and rolled him up. Jimmy's win should be a lesson that you can't count your opponent out until the bell is rung.

They went to intermission right after this match which seemed a little bit soon to me.

Match 3: "Dixie Dynamite" Billy Knight vs. Drew Adler

Billy Knight's music hit before everyone started filtering in from intermission.  He's a local favorite, and he was up against another good guy, Drew Adler. Adler is known for his high-flying ability.  The crowd didn't really get into the match though Adler and Knight were both giving everything they had.  Billy Knight won the match with a big crossbody. The crowd was still pretty lukewarm. 

Match 4: Nina Monet vs. Destiny

Nina Monet was accompanied by Pandora. This was their first official appearance together under the name "Pain and Pleasure." Their catchphrase is "Saving women's wrestling one match at a time." Several times during the match Pandora interfered to help her partner, Nina. Finally, Nina was disqualified because Pandora jumped into the ring and they began beating Destiny. Mason and De La Vega had to come out to break up the fight before it got further out of control. Destiny said to Nina "I don't like you, and I don't like that freaky girl with you." A tag team match has been set for August 3rd. Destiny and a partner of her choosing will face Nina and Pandora.

Match 5: BFF's vs. Mason and Marko

Mason and Marko have a new gimmick where essentially they are twins. They are both bald, have the same build, and are the same height. One of them is a pale white guy, and the other is African American. Much of the match centered around the fact that the referee could not tell them apart. They were able to illegally tag in and out several times using "twin magic", and they didn't get caught. It didn't work in their favor. The BFF's won the match.

Match 6: Josh Storm vs. Frankie Valentine in a Haralson County Street Fight.

The fans brought the weapons to settle this "blood feud" between the two men formerly known as "Family First." The blood starting flowing early in the match, and it continued until the end. The fight went all over the Buchanan Rec Center. Josh was wearing a shirt that said "I've got your Valentine right here" with an arrow pointing down. He got busted in that "valentine" with a baseball bat. They fought up in the bleachers. Frankie hit Josh in the head with a full coke can. You could see a trail of blood that marked each spot they battled. Someone brought a record album, and Frankie picked it up to use it, and he looked at it like "What's this?" and put it back down. I personally found that humorous. Frankie won the match. After the match Stupid came in and beat Frankie up. He said "I'm sick and tired of Frankie Valentine. If you think he's better than me, there's something wrong with each and every one of you." Both Josh and Frankie left the arena covered in blood. I think their feud is still going strong, and more blood will be shed before it ends.

Universal Independent Wrestling will be back on July 6th at Villa Rica Elementary School in Villa Rica, GA.

Until next time,
XOXO
Wrestling Fan Girl.

In caving to peer pressure, my thoughts on Chris Benoit

Every other blog is buzzing about Benoit today because it's the 6th anniversary of the day we found out that he killed his wife Nancy and their 7 year old son Daniel before ending his own life. I've been in many debates on the subject in the past three days because I have strong feelings on the subject.

During my second wrestling fandom, between the years of 1999 and 2001, I was a huge Benoit fan. I printed out pictures of him and put them on my wall in my college dorm. I cheered every time he was on my tv screen. He was the first technical wrestler I really liked. Most of my other favorites were high flyers like Mysterio, the Hardy Boys, and Edge and Christian. I understand where you are coming from, Internet Fans, when you say his technical wrestling skills are unparalleled.

I stopped watching wrestling for years. I lost interest in it because I was dating a pretentious intellectual who liked other things. He and I had little in common it turns out. We broke up. I met and married someone else. So did he. I was likely a fool for conforming to his interests.

The next time I heard the name Chris Benoit was in 2007. I was pregnant with my son. I was drinking a cup of coffee in our local bookstore and coffee shop. My father came in to talk to me for a few minutes because he saw my car in the parking lot. He was looking at the newspaper and we both saw the headlines about Chris Benoit killing his wife and child. I remember saying "I used to really like him." My dad was never a big fan of him because of the way he entered WWE with Eddie Guerrero. He didn't appreciate the fact that they turned on Mick Foley. I remember saying to him when that storyline was going on "You know this is scripted, right?"

Anytime someone compares my current favorite wrestler, Daniel Bryan to Chris Benoit, I die a little inside. I know why they make the comparison. It is because they are of similar size, and they are both considered the best at submission style wrestling. I know I'm overreacting, but I mentally panic at the idea of Daniel Bryan snapping and killing his future children.

I despise it when fans say they don't understand why WWE limits wrestler's move sets when they sign them. These same people often blame the wrestling industry for causing Chris Benoit's mental deterioration.

Go ahead and hate me. I do not believe that Chris Benoit deserves to ever be in the WWE Hall of Fame. Nothing you say will change my mind on this issue. The reason I believe this is simple. He killed his 7 year old child who loved him and trusted him to keep him safe. Other child murderers do not get our respect and adoration simply because they had cool jobs. There is no reason he should either.I can't remember the good things about his career when I see pictures of his wife and son.