Price Of Glory Card Built Around "Glory Cup" Tournament

October 3rd was a chilly experience in Coldwater, but inside the Michigan Sports Camp the temperature was white hot as the resident gladiators laid it all on the line in pursuit of fame and glory!

The card was built around the annual tournament for the prestigious Glory Cup. The eight finalists were:Magnum Conroy, Louis Linden, Jake Omen, Noah Lott, Jack Verville, Sean Tyler, Roderick Street,"The Hype" Jimmy Shalwin. There were also two title bouts, and a special handicap match.

First up, Noah Lott took on Sean Tyler, in a battle of fan favorites. Lott appeared to be trying on a heel persona, but the crowd wasn't buying it. So both men wound up in a "scientific" encounter. This was a battle of evenly matched competitors. Surprisingly, Jack Verville ran in to interfere as Lott was gaining the advantage, leading to Tyler scoring the win with a spinning neck-breaker and pin.

Second Tournament match was next, as Jake Omen (accompanied by Ryan Epic, and Scotty Young) battled the ubiquitous Jack Verville, for some reason Epic and Young declined to intervene on Omen's behalf. Even stranger, the crowd was pretty well split between the two grapplers!

Omen eventually scored the win, and Noah Lott ran in and assaulted the defeated Verville.

Third bout was a "four on one" handicap match pitting the "Masked Monster Jamie Eternal against "Uncle Funky," and his 3-man special team (who were pretty much destroyed at last month's card). Uncle Funky, et. al, proved no match at all for the Monster, and were quickly routed. At least they are learning how to take bumps!

Bout four saw Roderick Street accompanied by "Chippy,"(don't ask!) take on former Chaotic Champion Louis Linden. This was a solid, competitive affair but Linden's impressive aerial skills, capped by a spectacular moonsault, gained him the pin victory.

final bout before the break saw Jimmy "the Hype," with plenty of help from chief acolyte, "Gameboy" Nate Mattson, take the measure of Magnum Conroy with a chokeslam.
Time for Intermission!

After the break, a Tag Title bout got things off with a bang. Due to an injury suffered by Idol Heinze, his partner, the always intimidating Osyris, was forced to take "The SI" as his partner. Note: I think the "SI" is beginning to grow on POG's fan base!

This odd couple were defending the belts against three other teams: The Believers, Mike Russo, and Russ Jones, Team Hardcore (Hardcore Harry and Hardcore Harley); Ryan Epic and Scotty Young were the final team in this match. I have to confess that I thought this might be a real cluster mess.

Actually though, it was quite a spectacular match, filled with high-flying action in and, especially, out of the ring. In the end Musso and Jones won the match, and the titles. Don't feel too bad for Osyris, and Heinz. They have been so dominant as tag champs, that no one even seemed capable of beating them. Drama, and unpredictability have now been added to the Tag Team scene.

In a Glory Cup semi-final bout, Shalwin defeated Linden, with a well timed spray of Kool Aid, to advance to the GC final match.

In the other semi-final bout. Sean Tyler beat Jake Omen for the other final spot in the Glory Cup final, with a spinning neck breaker.

Almost lost in the excitement of the Glory Cup final, the next to last bout of the evening was a heavyweight title match pitting POG Champion Dollar, against VIP Wrestling's chosen challenger, the ever crafty, Keith Creme. Creme showed Verville, and Lott, how the heel character is played, as he insulted everyone within range, cheated at every turn, and belittled and insulted the champ at every turn.

Creme was accompanied by VIP owner, Jamie P., but even Jamie could prevent Dollar from a successful defense, as he forced Creme to tap out to a cloverleaf (sort of a cross between a Boston Crab and a figure four leglock). Could the VIP invasion be running out of steam?

Now it was time for the Glory Cup final: Jimmy "The Hype" Shalwin Vs Sean Tyler, late of the Kosher Klub. This match also had action in and out of the ring. In the end Tyler locked a variation of a sleeper hold on Shalwin. All hope for the Hype's aspirations ended as the referee signalled for the bell.

In a nice touch, lots of the "faces" came out to celebrate Tyler's victory, effectively making the point that it is a big deal! The fans cheered as well as they headed out into the chilly night.