----Tommy Redneck beat Super Destroyer. A pretty dropkick from Redneck. Short. SD was bad. [DUD]
----Idol Bane beat Shannon Lee. Lee was not believable against Bane. Lee’s comeback was weak. A small guy has to get some hope spots to make him the fans think he has a chance at winning or beat him the whole way and slip him over in the end. It was almost like they were trying to do both. Bane won with the “Ghost of Andy Kaufman” [Cradle piledriver], which looked awesome. [*] for the piledriver. Not a good match.
----Flash Flanagan beat Stan Lee with his feet on the ropes. Good match. Flash was so freakin stiff with his chops that I thought about crying. LOL Lee came out with bandaged ribs to sell Flash jumping him from last week. Flash took the heat when Lee got a chair and was going to hit Flash with it, but the ref – Biscuit – grabbed the chair and Flash attacked Lees’ ribs. Crowd was quite for a bit, but Flash got them going constantly working them in rest spots, but ALWAYS working the ribs. Flash took Lee out in the crowd and thru a trashcan that bounce through the chairs. A whole section of people had to move. Did I say that Flash chopped Stan hard?? LOL Lee’s comeback was brutal - the flurry of punches looked shoot. After the match, Flash whipped Lee with a belt, and then Lee got it back from him to setup Lee vs Flash in an Audience Participation Strap match in two weeks. A real good match. Crowd was loud, but if they had a bigger crowd, this match would have worked well. [***]
----“The Asylum” [James Arnez/Psycho] beat “Rockin” Randy/J Weezy. Good solid match with nothing wrong. Fans popped big for the Asylum and the finish. Arnez took the heat with Randy/Weezy working on this leg. Perfect stuff for a big/little man telling a story. Randy/Weezy could have done a few more double team moves, but still good. Hot tag to Psycho with them finishing off Weezy with the “Straight 2 Hale” [Russian leg sweep with a big boot]. [**1/2]
----Chain Match: Slim Leaves LAW vs Slim Wins His Freedom – Slim “Bulldog” Pickens beat LAW Champion “The Golden Boy” Greg Anthony. TGB got heat on Slim by working his neck with the chain with a neckbreaker onto the chain, hanging him over the top rope with a chain and just slinging him across the ring. It was a very smart way to work, but I think if it is a chain match, then the babyface of all people should juice. TGB even put his “Goldilock” submission hold on him and that was just weird to me in a chain match. [I know – he was working the neck!!] Pickens made his comeback and busted TGB open with the chain. TGB bled buckets and the crowd loved it. They did a ref bump [which I did not like in a chain match!!] and Jeff O’Dell got in the ring to help TGB. He removed his chain, but Slim grabbed him from behind and punched him. Crowd went nuts for that!! Slim jumped on O’Dell and got in some more punches. Slim finished TGB off by wrapping the chain around his neck and bulldogging him onto the chain. At this point, the crowd lost heat as he was wrapping it around his neck. I am not sure if they just stretched the finish too long [as one worker in the back suggested] or if the crowd was just stunned as it was looking as if Slim was going to win the match. As Slim pinned TGB the crowd counted 1..2..3 and popped huge!! This was a good match – a real good match. But, Slim is not at the level [remember he is a rookie] to work a match like this. TGB did carry him, but you could see so much hesitation on Slims’ parts that some one with more experience would have not stumbled. He should be proud of himself for such a good match in his rookie career though. [***1/2]
NOTES
----50 to 60 in the building with a gate near $280…I love the Bane gimmick with kilt and such. Bane is a big guy too, but still needs work. Why did both Bane/Lee wear orange/black?? Isn’t that Banes’ colors??...The ring announcer Little Koko is real good. No commentary over the matches – just ring announcing. He was dressed up with shirt and tie – very professional…Flash did something that I have even seen the WWE [on ECW this week] screw up – he ripped the bandages, but he left some of them on. I know that is being picky, but keeping the bandages on the ribs reminds people that the ribs are hurt…The marks hate Flash…Asylum are over to the point that I don’t think no one is believable to beat them. If Flash had a tag team partner that could be brutal and toe to toe with them, then that might be the right choice. It becomes a problem getting a babyface champion tag team that is as big as these guys so over, because then you have no one to beat them…It looks as if the Slim/TGB is done. Slim will now be bringing the chain to the ring as part of his gimmick. Great idea – as the chain means SOMETHING now…A good show, but not anywhere near the show I seen a couple of weeks back in the same building. Flash/Lee/TGB are three of the best workers in this area and it can only help improve the show. Why does this group not draw?? Good booking and some fair to real good wrestling?? I am not sure if it is the advertising or the fact that it is in Rector, AR.
