Saturday 12th April 2014 - Pro Wrestling Chaos ' Triple Threat' - Filton Community Centre, Bristol
The 30th
weekend of (British) wrestling saw me head down Bristol-way with
MC Hank McCoy for another potentially top night of British wrestling at
Pro Wrestling Chaos. The last show that I attended for Chaos was really pleasing and this looked like being no different as there were more wrestlers on the card with the added bonus of more talent on show. The main event would see a first-time-ever match with the triple threat between
Mark Andrews, Eddie Dennis and
Pete Dunne. That alone was a mouthwatering prospect as these are three of the biggest and brightest stars in the UK.
The night would start off with a tag team match as local favourites
Dave Mercy and
Alex Steele would take on the sleazy, sweaty
Magnums (
Chris Walker and
Dick Riley). This was the first time that I'd seen The Magnums in a while and that realisation disappoints me; unfortunately whenever I've gone to a show they've been booked elsewhere?! Nothing has changed as far as they go, though - they still get the huge reactions from audiences with their drawn-out entrance that gives them time to connect with the fans and get inside their heads. Now their routine has added the bonus of being a little more aggressive. I like this; as much as they are funny a lot of the time, it's nice that, as heels, they've adopted a more aggressive side as it makes it easier to hate them. It's nice that instead of kind-of hating them AND laughing at them, the aggression means that you can hate them as is intended.
The next two matches didn't get my full attention due to outside factors and this also disappoints me as I was really looking forward to the
'Flash' Morgan Webster vs Damian Dunne match. These guys were two-thirds of the previous shows MOTN and from everything I've seen of them in the past, this was bound to be a top match. From the glimpses that I did see, it was flowing and exciting, with Dunne gaining the victory.
'Wild Boar' Mike Hitchman would also defeat
Kay Jutler before the interval.
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| T-Bone |
The second half would have my full attention and started with a hard-hitting, heavyweight bout between
Jeckel and
T-Bone. Although Jeckel was clearly the heel (based on the last show and his reaction this time out), it could've been seen as a heel vs heel match as T-Bone didn't give too much indication that he was to be cheered on arrival! Luckily, he's a guy that doesn't need to do much to get the appropriate reaction. Credit should be given to Jeckel, too, as he continually goaded the Filton crowd and made them hate him even more; this made T-Bone's job easier as being the one to shut him up. Two things that are worth noting from this match were the 'salad dodger' chant that was directed at Jeckel, as well as my assessment of T-Bone's face routine: two claps from him was all it took to get the audience to join in and get behind him. Simple but effective! This match also drew the loudest responses from the crowd at that point of the show.
The penultimate match saw the always entertaining
Wild Galleons (yes, I say that after just two times of seeing them!) defending their places at Pro Wrestling Chaos against
Gideon and his henchman
'Killbain'. It seems that Gideon's plan is to rid Pro Wrestling Chaos of the Galleons; picking them off one by one. They already have the 'scalp' of
The Kraken and this time around they were looking to take out
Roger The Cabin Boy. After a dominant display, which saw both Roger and
Captain Dick both take a hell of a beating,
The Doomsday Killers (Gideon and Killbain's collective name) picked up the win over Roger before abducting him, leaving Captain Dick alone moving forward. I also felt the hard chop that Roger took from Gideon at one point in the match, too... ouch!
The main event was next up and would have extra attractions added to it. Not only were we going to see three of the top talents in British wrestling but we would see championships, too. I'm still undecided about how I feel about having other wrestling promotions titles on your show, but I suppose it's a nice touch and in some ways gives an extra feeling of importance to the match.
This would be announced as an
Attack! Pro Wrestling 24/7 Championship match pitting the champion Pete Dunne against Mark Andrews against new
Triple X Wrestling Champion Eddie Dennis (also sporting his belt for this contest). I have to admit that I firmly believed that Dunne would retain his championship due to it being from another promotion... I'm happy that I was wrong. Mark Andrews would capture the title after a fine finishing sequence: Dunne performed a German Suplex on Dennis and, a split second later, Andrews would land a Shooting Star Press on Dunne (whilst he was still on the mat). This match was easily the
Match of the Night due to the flow, excitement and combinations of moves throughout.
Results
- The Magnums ('Filthy' Chris Walker & 'Dirty' Dick Riley) defeated Dave Mercy and Alex Steele
- Damian Dunne defeated 'Flash' Morgan Webster
- 'Wild Boar' Mike Hitchman defeated 'The Male Model' Kay Jutler
- Jeckel defeated T-Bone
- The Doomsday Killers (Gideon & Killbain) defeated The Wild Galleons (Captain Dick Morgan & Roger The Cabin Boy)
- ATTACK! Pro Wrestling 24/7 Championship: Mark Andrews defeated 'Dynamite' Pete Dunne (c) and Eddie Dennis (Triple X Wrestling Champion) to become NEW champion (MOTN)
Overall, a really nice show. Six matches with some top UK talent that is testament to how well this young promotion is doing. This is only their fifth show and they already have cards with guys like Mark Andrews, Pete Dunne and Eddie Dennis headlining
AND putting on top class, exciting matches. It should be noted that the venue was a new one for Pro Wrestling Chaos and as a result I don't think that the Filton locals were schooled in how to react to certain things. Luckily, the entire cast of wrestlers and MC Hank McCoy know how to give the right pointers to get them to participate in the appropriate way - I'd give credit to McCoy's night-long enthusiasm and determination to keep the audience's attention as well as The Magnums, Jeckel, and the main event guys (as well as all on the show) for giving this audience a good starting point to wrestling shows.
I have no doubt that this venue will be a great venue to come back to. I can't put my finger on it yet, but Pro Wrestling Chaos offers something that the Bristol area WANTS and that's great for them, the fans and British wrestling's reach.
Check out Pro Wrestling Chaos' Facebook and Twitter pages for more, and up-to-date information... definitely a show you should go and see!
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