"The Mayor" Oscar Barlow and Rodney Grimes welcomed everyone to Championship Wrestling and pumped up the crowd. The ring was located beside the new BancorpSouth Conference Center in between two of the ramps that were going to be used for the FMX stunt show. When I first seen this set up, I was like, "Whoa! These guys are going to have some extravagant entrances with the bikes flying over!" Well, that didn't happen, thankfully, but the show got underway.
Opening contest-One half of Pure Destruction, Brody Hawk, accompanied by his partner, Cody Hawk, was in action against "Southern Thunder" Chris Kilgore. Before the match, Brody grabbed the mic and didn't waste anytime calling Rodney Mega-Midget. Brody did not want anything to do with Kilgore's snake. Kilgore teased and cleared both Brody and Referee Tony Watts out of the ring with his little buddy. At the end of the match, Kilgore brought out the snake, again, scaring Brody so bad that he ran, frantically, into the corner turnbuckle only to be rolled up by Kilgore to get the one, two, three. After the pinfall, Cody jumped into the mix to help his partner, Brody, get some revenge on Kilgore. Then, Cameron Valentine ran into the ring, wielding a chair to make the save. They made a match for later on in the show pitting Pure Destruction, Brody and Cody Hawk, against "Southern Thunder" Chris Kilgore and Cameron Valentine.
2nd Match-Hoss Williams with his manager, Ollie "By Golly" Bradford squared off against "Handsome" Beau James in a battle of the big men. Ollie was sporting some headphones. I'm not sure what was up with that, whether he was hitting the treadmill or dj'ing at Benjamin's On Main, prior to the show. Big Hoss Williams ended up picking up the win in this one.
"Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock came out thanking the fans for coming out to the show and even threw out one of the BRAND-NEW Wrestling News Center T-Shirts. Big Daddy Storm made his way out to interrupt Jimmy's little homecoming. Storm brought along with him a little diddie that he had wrote just for Tupelo. Storm proceeded to sing his song. This was some good stuff. Hilarious! Needless to say, this got the crowd worked up into a frenzy, so Jimmy said he was bringing in a wrestling legend and if he had the guts he would face him, later on in the show. Jimmy said he wasn't going to tell Storm who it was. Storm agreed, so it was on like Donkey Kong.
3rd Match-"Outlaw" Don Bass, accompanied by Ollie "By Golly" Bradford battled Neil "The Real Deal" Taylor. This was different for me because I have not seen Neil work as a face in a while. That's something you don't see everyday, both Jimmy and Neil being babyfaces, but they pulled it off, like the pros they are. Neil got the win after a miscommunication between Don and Ollie, enabling Neil to get the pin.
4th Match-Tag-Team Grudge Match-"Southern Thunder" Chris Kilgore and Cameron Valentine had some unfinished business from earlier that had to be resolved with Pure Destruction, Brody and Cody Hawk. This was not the only unfinished business that Pure Destruction had with Chris Kilgore, as Cody stated, they have history dating back to the IWF days. Brody also held a public service announcement, stating to the crowd that this was a family show and that profanity would not be tolerated. Cameron Valentine was stylin' and profilin' with his sharp robe on. These two teams went at it. At one point in the match, while on the outside, Brody got slapped on the back a couple times by a little kid in the crowd. He immediately, went and grabbed the microphone, telling everyone that if someone else touched him, they were going to wish they hadn't. All hell broke loose and the two teams were disqualified. As Pure Destruction was leaving, Kilgore and Valentine was demanding for five more minutes to decide who really is the better team. Pure Destruction made their way back to the ring, slipping under the rope for only a second before ducking back out and taking it to the house. Kudos to Brody for staying away from that rowdy section of the crowd for the rest of the match. That little dude better thank his lucky stars that Brody didn't go 5150 on him. Good Call, Brody.
Main Event-Big Daddy Storm entered the ring. "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock made his way out. He got on his telephone and told his surprise to come on. The music hit and the song was an original recording, performed by Jimmy's surprise which was the one and only, "Ugandan Giant" Kamala. It was funny watching Kamala walk through the fair to get to the ring. I wish someone would have recorded the looks on the people's faces as he walked by them. Kamala was also wearing sandals. I believe that's a first. Jimmy ended up striking Storm with his cane. Kamala got the win.
The show came to a close with "The Mayor" Oscar Barlow and Rodney Grimes thanking everyone for coming out and plugging us here at the Wrestling News Center. I thought it was a fun show with a good, loud crowd. Good Calls go out to everyone involved. Don't forget, if you haven't been able to check out the Tupelo Fair, yet, and happen to be in the area, it's going on until October 12 at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, Mississippi. There's fun for the entire family including: The Banana Derby, FMX Stunt Show, Large Petting Zoo, twice as many rides, a new location, and the addition of an indoor showcase for unusual products. Spectators can laugh at monkeys riding dogs, play donkey basketball, and pet more than a hundred cute animals Come and enjoy the many games and rides. Sample your favorite fair food. Listen to some great musical acts on our stage. For more info, check out www.tupelofair.com.
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