PXW #1 |
It's Always Hardcore In Philadelphia |
Philadelphia, PA |
June 12, 2005 |
Philadelphia eXtreme Wrestling is a new wrestling group that - as the name suggests - is based in Philly and bills itself as being hardcore. Where have we heard of this before? The debut show is taking place in an old bingo hall or something...
No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Jet Lee pinned Super Winger with the Kiss of the Dragon in 0:05:32.
Rating: ** 3/4
Jet Lee is an Asian martial artist doing a Jet Li/Jackie Chan gimmick. Winger is a masked Japanese guy. A staple gun gets used and Lee bleeds, but manages to finish Winger with a spin kick to the neck.
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The Blood Brothers (Pao Dracul and Tsung Dracul) defeated
The Executioners (Skull and Crossbones) when Pao pinned Crossbones after an Asai moonsault in 0:05:28.
Rating: 1/2*
The Draculs are a couple of Asian vampires. The Executioners are a couple of fat guys in executioner masks.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Chris Ravage pinned Brian Hansen with the Livewire in 0:02:38.
Rating: * 1/2
Couple of local guys. Match was all punch-kick.
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X-Treme made Eddie Chavez submit to a chokehold in 0:10:51.
Rating: **** 1/4
[Ariel Sweet interfered against X-Treme.]
Chavez seemed to have this won after some distraction by his valet allowed him to mount a comeback. X-Treme got hit with a barbwire-covered brick and put through a table but Chavez couldn't quite get the pin and got choked out.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Wild Child pinned Crimson Ghost with the Wild Thing in 0:07:41.
Rating: ****
Crimson Ghost has a outfit and mask that are all blood red. He cuts a weird promo before the match about bathing in the blood of the innoncent and haunting your nightmares. Wild Child is a young guy who sprints all the way to the ring to get things started. Ghost controls most of the match before Wild Child slides out of a powerslam attempt and hits some highspots.
Post-match, Wild Child celebrates wildly but Crimson Ghost isn't happy about losing. He attacks Wild Child and gives him a high-angle tiger driver. Wild Child gets stretched out.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
I.M. Extreme and Tommy Hardcore defeated The Toxic Boyz (Johnny Toxic and Tommy Toxic)
when Hardcore pinned Tommy
with the Hardcore Piledriver in 0:14:44.
Rating: *** 3/4
[Paula Pollution interfered against Tommy Hardcore.]
[Paula Pollution interfered against I.M. Extreme.]
Think Sandman and Tommy Dreamer against a couple of punk kids with a pollution gimmick. Surprisingly good match given the hardcore duo are glorified brawlers. Extreme ends up clearing house with a singapore cane.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Brett Masters pinned Eddie O'Brien with the Starmaker in 0:20:27.
Rating: ****
Eddie O'Brien is a big Irish brawler. Masters is a local cocky guy and self-proclaimed "Rising Star". Masters takes a powerbomb on a chair then a brainbuster on a chair, but manages to kick out both times. O'Brien tries his Straightjack Suplex to finish but gets kicked in the nads and Masters takes advantage by hitting his finisher.
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Xavier T. Crawford pinned Eric Draven after a reverse flying elbowdrop in 0:07:10.
Rating: *** 1/4
Draven is dressed in black with Crow makeup. He slumps in the corner, whines about life like an emo bitch, and quotes Edgar Allen Poe. A more aggressive opponent might come out and shut him up right away, but Crawford takes forever to get to the ring, apparently in a drug-induced haze.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Kurt Nelson, Taz McKnight and Max Melton defeated
The South Central Playaz (L.A. Riotz and Serial Thrilla) and Jamal Pierce when Taz made Jamal submit to the Troubleshooter in 0:12:00.
Rating: *** 1/2
Three gangstas against three white guys who could be generalized as Chris Benoit, Taz, and Adam Bomb. Pierce hits a Drive By through a table but McKnight kicks out because he's a badass like that. Pierce actually tires a choke sleeper on McKnight who uses the highly technical counter of punching him in the face. A couple suplexes set up a sharpshooter and Jamal taps.
Riotz charges McKnight with some brass knux and clocks him in the back of the head, to break the hold on Pierce. Serial Thrilla also attacks but eats a boot from Melton then gets a Total Meltdown for his troubles. Nelson takes Riotz down and puts him in the Full Nelson Camel Clutch.