May 9th's card at Somerset Hall in Toledo, will be last for a few months. Feuds were concluded, and the seeds were planted for future conflicts at tonight's event promoted by Dr. Jerry Graham, Jr. Now to the action.
First up: Halloween, a local favorite, took on Brandon Edwards. A few comedy spots to get things underway as Edwards efforts caused more pain to him than his elusive foe. This was followed by an exchange of chops which led into a fast paced exchange of holds. A couple of botched spots, which fortunately did not result in injury. Halloween used a "roll up" to pick up the win.
Next up was Denzell Titan, 1/2 of the tag champs, "The CIA," announced that his partner "Black Velvet" sufferred a broken leg in a match in Japan. Denzell took on the much larger Will Studd (former WWA champ) setting up a classic syrength vs. speed contest. Although Studd used his strength to dominate much of the action, speed won out as Titan used a version of the codebreaker, and a roll up to get the nod.
Third bout saw Brian Ziggler take "The New Age Patriot," Brian Castle. This one started a little slowly, as Ziggler spent a lot of time baiting the crowd for some cheap heat. Eventually Castle nailed a Russian Leg Sweep and cover for the win.
After a short intermission, Pastor Pain took on Sebastion Rose in a grudge match. Pain picked up the win when his former protege was disqualified, but this pairing could play out again in the future as nothing was really resolved.
Match number 5 demonstrated how audiences can alter the booking of a match. Dan Boone, who was booked as a face, took on the always heelish Crimson. For whatever reason, the crowd chose to back Crimson ( a Sting look-a-like) and rejected Boone's efforts to earn their support. Crimson picked up the win by forcing Boone to tap out to an arm lock.
The fall out came when Andy Chene came out to cut a promo on Crimson. The crowd booed Chene, a face, and cheered the heel Crimson! It will be interesting to see how this is booked when WWA returns in the Fall.
The sixth bout saw favorite "D-Ray 3,000" take on "the Sharp Dressed Man," Jason Harris, and "Pitt Bull" on a handicap match. This was actually a pretty good match as D-Ray weathered the onslaught of his opponents to eventually pin Pitt Bull.
Now it was time for the main event. Bobo Brazil, Jr.(seconded by Dr. Graham) defended the title against the 420 lb "Baba Tunde" (from the wilds of Mt Kilimanjaro)who was, as always, led to the ring wearing a hood, by Pastor Pain, and Jungle Jane.
Pain immediately whacked Dr. Graham with "the book," as Babatunde seized the early advantage with the dreaded "foriegn object." The action was in and out of the ring. Brazil gained control of the foriegn object and began to dominate the action in spite of Pain, and Jane's best (worst?) efforts to cheat on behalf of Babatunde.
At one point, all three seconds were in the ring, and Jungle Jane planted a kick into Graham's belly. As the ref forced Jane and Pain to leave the ring. Graham threw Babatunde's hood over the wild man's head, rendering him passive and helpless as Brazil polished him off with a head butt and pin.
In the ensuing melee, the furious heels attacked Graham and Brazil. In a bit that bypassed the '90s, the 80s, and the 70s, Jungle Jane, after trying to belt Graham with a chair, found herself pulled over his lap and spanked. The crowd of about a hundred was delighted.
Local fans can watch WWA Superstars on cable ch 69 at midnight, on saturdays, for future plans.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
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