AWW 10th Anniversary show
– Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton – Sunday 15th
September 2013
Before travelling to any wrestling
show, I always wonder if the time spent on the road will be worth it.
After my previous experience of AWW (back in February) I had no doubt
that it would be. That show saw an excellent ladies match between Emi
Sakura and Shanna, as well as some top UK and International talent.
This time would be no different as the likes of El Ligero, Nathan
Cruz and Mark Haskins would be joined by former TNA star Doug
Williams, and two exciting Japanese wrestlers in Kenbai and Hiromu
Takahashi.
These two Japanese guys both put on
great matches; first, Kenbai took on El Ligero in a match that I
fully expected to be a great one. I wasn't disappointed as both men
started with excellent, and flowing sequences resulting in a
stalemate each time, showing how equally matched they were. This
wasn't going to be a walk in the park for either man. Towards the
end, Ligero seemed to show signs of frustration as he couldn't put
his Japanese opponent away – trying for three-counts at every
opportunity before throwing Kenbai to the floor – hoping to gain
the victory by count-out. After an exciting ending, Ligero managed to
roll up Kenbai for the win – an excellent showing by both men. It's
matches like this that melt my smarky heart and make me realise that
I am still just a fan underneath it all!
Hiromu Takahashi took on Nathan Cruz in
the other 'International' offering. This had great sequences at times
but differed from the Ligero/Kenbai match; hard hitting throughout
and what I would call the war of the night. Both men were
physically drained by the end as Cruz would take the victory.
Other than the star-studded main event,
two other singles matches were on the card, pitting some of the best
UK talent against each other. The opening match of the night saw
former TNA Bootcamp contestant 'Party' Marty Scurll take on the
ever-popular T-Bone. Bone's strength and intimidating look took
centre stage as Scurll would run away in the early going. Really
great work from Scurll throughout to get the crowd to hate him;
T-Bone instantly loved as a result. I've lost count of how many
opening matches that I've seen T-Bone in this year and it's credit to
him as he puts on a great show everytime and gets the crowd 'warmed
up' leading into the rest of the night.
The pop of the night, for me, went to
Mark Haskins. The Oxford native came out to a huge ovation against
his very bearded opponent, Saul Adams. The early part of the match
would see duelling 'Yes' and 'No' chants as well as a 'Sh*t Matt
Morgan' chant that was quickly thrown out as Haskins would remind
that part of the audience that there were kids present. I still don't
understand why some people don't think about that kind of thing when
at shows. None of us – fans or wrestlers – need to swear to have
a good time and put on a great show. Much of this match was
entertaining with Haskins grabbing a handful of beard at every
opportunity. Despite Adams getting the somewhat surprising victory,
Haskins would trash Adams' feather boa and mirror, infuriating the
bearded, vain, Sensational one.
With all the star names that I've
mentioned above, there was also a six-man tag team match between some
of the AWW's brightest prospects. Charlie Garrett, Matt Lightening
and Daniel Valentine would be victorious over the heel team of 'The
Real Deal of Sex Appeal' Tukay, The Judge and Sam Wilder. Most
notably for me was the performances of Garrett and Tukay – Tukay in
particular as I haven't seen him wrestle since the February show. At
that show, he was also in a six-man tag match but seemed a little
nervous and a little too 'smiley' for a heel. He seems to have
improved greatly since then – looking mean at times and giving
great facial expressions depending on the situation in the match. It
makes me happy when I know that there are youngsters that are taking
their wrestling training seriously and I think Tukay is right up
there in that respect.
The main event saw four gentlemen that
were looking to resolve issues from the previous show. The new AWW
Champion Johnny Storm, the former champion Brandon Thomas, the
claimant to being the next AWW Champion Stixx, and former TNA Star
Doug Williams all had scores to settle in this one. The main
situation that I could see in this match was that Stixx is a dominant
force that will, in the near future, challenge Johnny Storm for his
AWW title. As the faces entered the ring they would charge their
opponents' corner only to have Thomas bail out of the ring and Stixx
refusing to budge; firmly locking eyes with the new champion. This
would continue throughout as Stixx would show the gap in size between
him and Storm. Luckily, Storm's lightening quickness would show
through at times as he got the better of both larger opponents. The
ending would see Storm and Stixx brawl to the back leaving Thomas to
fall prey to the experienced Williams.
Results
- T-Bone defeated 'Party' Marty Scurll
- Charlie Garrett, Matt Lightening & Daniel Valentine defeated Tukay, The Judge & Sam Wilder
- El Ligero defeated Kenbai (Match of the Night)
- 'Showstealer' Nathan Cruz defeated Hiromu Takahashi
- 'Simply Sensational' Saul Adams defeated 'Star Attraction' Mark Haskins
- AWW Champion 'Wonderkid' Johnny Storm & Doug Williams defeated Stixx & 'The Messiah' Brandon Thomas (w/ Violet Vendetta)
Overall, an excellent show from top to
bottom. All the matches with top UK talents delivered and the six-man
tag match was performed at a really fast pace at times which made it
really enjoyable and exciting.
It's shows like this that make the
travel time MORE than worth it. I believe the next AWW show is
sometime at the end of November and I think I'll be needing to make
the trip back up to Wolverhampton!
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