----I traveled to LAW in Rector, AR last night to see the remnants of the promotion after the departure of Derrick King, Dustin Starr, Brian Christopher and more. This promotion is in a rebuilding phase and I can’t really judge just by this one show on the total package, but they got a lot of work to do. LAW booker, Greg Anthony, has his work cut out for him at first establishing a roster and then going with angles that the fans will come out to see. There were some good points, but very few.
----“Picture Perfect” Jon Michael beat Slim “Bulldog” Pickens. Michael is in great shape and carried Pickens to pretty much a squash. Michael was getting cheers, but by the time the match was finish, they were booing him. Pickens, like most of the young guys from NBW, do some psychology spots that are way beyond their talent. Pickens is kicking his feet trying to get the crowd into the bout and I have seen vets that don’t do stuff like that. Michael beat him with a spear. [*]
----Tommy Drama beat Arnez with Karly by putting his foot on the ropes. No psychology as every time Drama went to get the heat, Arnez cut him off. The moves looked ok, but nothing special. [*]
----Tommy Redneck beat TL Love. TL is Tommy Boy. Tommy Boy is horrible. With that said, this was the best match I have every seen Tommy Boy in. Redneck did a good job carrying him and worked all psychology. Crowd popped big for Redneck win and when he came out. [*3/4]
----Interview angle with John Steele letting LAW CEO Jeff O’Dell [doing a Vince/Shane McMahon gimmick] know that he was in charge when Championship Committee leader Thomas Graham was not there. “The Golden Boy” Greg Anthony came out. It was announced that an 8 man tournament to declare the new LAW Champion on June 23, 2007 in Rector, AR. Steele announced that the only way TGB would be in the tournament is to beat Christopher O’Neal tonight.
----“Foxxy” Erik Hayes with “Sweet Cheeks” beat Alec Fontez. Finish of match was good with Fontez jumping from the top and Hayes hitting him with his purse. Fontez also did a dive from the top turnbuckle to the floor on Hayes. Hayes did a kewl flying leg lariat. I think both guys could have good matches with guys with more experience. There was too much waiting on the part of getting heat. “Sweet Cheeks” does the gimmick real good, but need LOTS of work around the ring. [*1/2]
----Simon Reed beat Idol Bane. My first look at Bane. He came out in a dress looking thing that looked different and I liked it. The only thing is that he needs something different to wear for the shirt of his gear. Reed helped carry him to a good match. Good psychology with Bane getting the heat. Bane should have done some power moves like a powerslam or something during heat instead of just kicking & punching. Solid match. [**1/2]
----TGB vs Christopher O’Neal ended in No Contest. Stips had TGB winning to get into the 8-man tournament. Not as good as I expected. O’Neal was a bit “off” and didn’t look as crisp as usual. They started the match slow doing mat wrestling as if it was going real long. This crowd would have probably got into it more if it was faster paced. Finish was good with a ref bump followed by Jeff O’Dell walking out to the ring. O’Dell was going to interfere, but Jon Michael came out and said let me do it. Michael ended up spearing O’Neal. Then Michael speared TGB. John Steele then got in the ring with the LAW Title in his hand. to check on O'Neal. Michael got the title from Steele and pushed him down. He started smiling and left with the belt. O’Dell and TGB were throwing a fit when he left. [**]
Notes: 21 paid with a gate close to $126 and 40 people in the building…They honored LAW trainee Marcus Keller at the very front of the show. Keller is headed to Iraq tomorrow. Classy…Pickens had a open challenge and Michael came out. Sort of reverse of the heel challenges anyone – that might be the reason Michael got the pop…Arnez is doing a complete “Psycho” gimmick now. Part of it is really kewl, but part of it comes off as a total ripoff. My kids loved it…Erik Hayes used a crazy submission hold on Fontez that I can’t even explain. It looked awesome…No tag matches!! Not good for a tag team mark like me…Great finish in the main event to leave the fans wanting more, it just sucks they did not have their core crowd there this week…Good time was had by all. Thanks to cast and crew of LAW.
LAST WEEK IN LAW
LAST TIME I WAS IN RECTOR
