----I will be the first to admit that I am eating some crow after reading the attendance for the RWA show from Saturday night. My “Coach’s Corner” a few weeks back touched on how could this promotion continue to run with the current roster and drawing in the 125 range. It was pointed out to me after that was posted that they are drawing as good as the other promotions in the area – point well taken. But, this weekend they busted the doors wide opening with 250+ fans in the building. I was told the crowd was loud and into every match. There was also a Monster Truck show and bad weather in the area, so it is proof that Frank Martin, San Francisco Treat [the booker] and crew are doing something that the fans want to see. This could all be a combo of some good advertising and fans wanting to get out of their house on Saturday night also – but if they did come out to see this show – from all accounts they were highly entertained and the fans will return.
RESULTS
----Sergeant Shakedown beat the Chosen One…Hair Match: Rick Steele beat Loose Cannon…Deadly Dale/Gary Diamond beat Big Al/Medieval…Rodney Mack beat by DQ Chazz Wesson…Jazz beat San Francisco Treat…Central States Title Match: Ali Stevens retained his title.
NOTES
----250+ in the building…Before the Hair match, Frank Martin came out to announce that 10 Fans would get to shave the loser’s head…Great sound and lighting system…They ran an angle early in the show where Treat said he did have an opponent tonight because he had been “rear-ended”. Ok, you got to think that is funny. LOL Jazz came out to accept his challenge…Chazz did the “Eddy Guerrero” spot with the chair – going down acting like Mack hit him. Ref didn’t see it, so Mack did the same thing to get the DQ win…Deadly Dale is over here as a babyface…Biggest pop of the night was for Jazz…Best bouts were the tag match and Mack vs Chazz. Crowd was super hot and loud during the Mack vs Chazz bout…Main event stips - Ali vs Cameron Cage with Rotten Randy with Randy handcuffed to Martin – if Ali wins 5 minutes with Randy. Match turned into a triple threat when Cage brought out 7ft monster Silas with Mortimer. He ended up turning on Cage closelining him out of the ring, and then Ali rolled up Crow up for the win. Ali got 5 minutes with Randy. Silas then jumped Ali after the bout leaving him lying in the ring. Ali got on the mic and asked for a match against Silas for next week…I like the idea of this group not declaring a RWA champion yet and recognizing the Central States Title. It makes the Title seem more important and Ali pushed as a regional champion, instead of just a Jonesboro champion...This group is having a big Wrestlemania day event with a few matches and Wrestlemania on the big screen.
Credit: John Bibbs
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