Thursday, November 06, 2008

RassleResults: Mid-South Wrestling Hot Springs, AR 11.01.08

1) "Space Cowboy" Jason Jones pinned Matt Riviera with a school boy. Riviera left Jones laying after the pin with a running forearm to the back.

2) Jeff Jett squashed The Medic with version of the uranage slam (Rock Bottom).

3) Mark Johnson pinned "Bruiser" Rick Sweetan (with manager Boyd Bradford) with a power slam. Finish sequence had Sweetan distract the ref. Bradford came off the top rope for a flying elbow, but Johnson rolled out of the way. Then Johnson clotheslined Bradford over the top rope to the floor. Sweetan then charge with a clothesline, which Johnson DUCKED and then hit the big powerslam for the win.

4) "Ravishing" Rich Rude cut a promo. Rude is a spitting image of Rick Rude and cut a promo in much the same fashion. He came out in a suit and tie. He said that he has signed a contract with Mid-South Wrestling and then proceded to take of his suit coat and shirt much to the delight of several female fans.

5) Spoiler 2000 beat "The New Age Superstar" Gram Gram in a faculty lumberjack match. The heel side has Riviera and Jeff with 3 heel coaches. The baby side has Jones and Apocalypse with the baby coaches. Great match that included Spoiler walking the ropes and Gram hitting a cross body from the apron to the floor on S2K and all the coaches! Finish saw Riviera distract the ref while Jett through S2K and object to load the mask with. He then destroyed Gram with a big headbutt to the brains and got the 1,2,3.

6) Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett) beat Jones & Apoc. Set up had Jones take the mic after the lumberjack match and make the challenge which led into the tag. Good match that saw Riviera and Apoc pull out the Eric Embry-Jeff Jarrett reversal spot and much more. Apoc botched a top rope splash when he tripped, but covered well with an elbow drop. Finish saw the hot tag to Jones. A bionic elbow a piece on Jett-Riviera. Riviera and Apoc then brawled on the floor. Apoc got posted. Jones hit a big bulldog on Jett. Riviera hopped up on the apron, Jones came over and got his neck draped and fed into an inverted DDT.

7) International Champion The Atomic Dogg pinned Tim Storm (with General Skandor Akbar). Good 15-minute hard-hitting match. Storm was the PCW Champion in Dallas for over a year and still hold the tag titles there with a partner. Finish saw Akbar slide in the object to Storm, but backfired. Dogg hit a running forearm and a senton for the win to send the fans home happy.

Attendance was only 75. Mid-South Wrestling had nothing to do with the advertising as this was a package show. Riviera did personal appearances all day the Friday before the show and the paper did a nice write up on him appearing at the special needs class rooms. This show was a fundraiser for the Hot Springs Band Parents Association. Despite the poor turnout, all the fans went home happy and the Hot Springs Band Parents Association had nothing but good things to say about the event. www.traditionalwrestling.com is the official website for this group