My Weekend of (British) Wrestling 10

Wrestling - Didcot Town Football Club - Thursday 30th May 2013

Ok, so I realise that Thursday isn't the weekend, but it goes along with the theme of my previous posts?!

THURSDAY saw me go along to another local wrestling show organised by James Mason (in association with Alan Ravenhill and Welsh Wrestling). This one was at Didcot Town FC - low ceiling et all!

If you've read any of my other posts on my attendance of other wrestling shows, then you'll know that I'm not a huge fan of low ceilings - it just limits you to what you can do. On this occasion, it didn't seem to hurt anything on this show - none of the wrestlers on the show were particularly high-flying so you wouldn't expect them to climb the turnbuckles for any reason.

Flatliner

The only exceptions to this was a suplex where the suplexee's foot brushed one of the ceiling tiles, and in the main event when Flatliner, probably the tallest (and most colourful) wrestler of the night, climbed the corner and almost stood completely upright on the top turnbuckle - putting his head and upper-body through one of the ceiling tiles!

This added to the comedy of a really entertaining main event between the crazy Flatliner and the mysterious Japanese warrior Tagori. This match was a great comedy match to send everyone home happy. At one stage it was pointed out to me that I was grinning from ear to ear at the match - that's the beauty of these shows - they bring out the inner kid in me! The silliness and pantomime of it all makes me smile and chuckle uncontrollably!

There were a lot of positives to this show. On previous outings there were a lot of the same faces and at times, same matches. This show was different, though, as there were a lot of fresher faces on offer - Mr USA Paul Ryker, 'Charismatic' Chris Walker and Kristoff Walton, just to name a few.

A big positive with regards to Kristoff Walton was the contribution (to the show) that he and his manager, Mr McCoy, provided. I've seen both of them several times now and they work very well together; Walton, the muscles of the pair - physical and aggressive, and McCoy, the brains and competent mouthpiece. McCoy is great at gaining heat for his client, as his client dishes out the punishment - gaining even more hatred from the audience. On this occasion the crowd seemed to have more contempt for the pair. I think it helps a hell of a lot more when the audience is 'into' the show - as the Didcot faithful were. I think another invaluable factor in this working is a popular face - something that James Mason is excellent at portraying.

I don't feel that the Mason vs Walton match was the best match of the night, but the cheers that Mason worked from the crowd coupled with Walton/McCoy's work in getting the audience's hatred was a great example of simple Good vs Evil. Thank you and well done to all three!

Lord Jonathan Windsor

A special mention for Lord Jonathan Windsor, who's gimmick I really enjoyed. I don't recall seeing too many British/Royal characters out there. It kind of reminded me of George (Prince Regent) from Blackadder 3?!

Results

• Lord Jonathan Windsor defeated Andy Boy Simmons
• Mr USA Paul Ryker (USA) defeated 'Charismatic' Chris Walker (England)
• James Mason defeated 'The Casual One' Kristoff Walton (w/ Mr McCoy)
• Andy Boy Simmons & AD Wright defeated Lord Jonathan Windsor & Saint Lucian
• Flatliner defeated Tagori

A really good show put on by everyone, with a special thanks to whoever was in charge of the music...

James Mason

If you would like to catch a local (Oxfordshire) show then James Mason and company will be at the Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Oxford on Sunday 23rd June.

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