Another solid show all around. Best crowd so far, I counted 70 total in the crowd. New lighting and rigging was in place, and it looked great. Ring lights were a great improvement, and the colored lighting above the crowd had a strong professional appearance. Instead of the desk, Brian and John are behind more of an elevated podium now, with monitors in place. The concession area is gone, giving a more clean tv look for the entrances. Downtown Bruno was the referee for all three matches. Tonight was the official pilot for CSS.
Greg Anthony over Greg King
Solid match. Missed leapfrog spot led to a couple of awkward transitions, but they recovered nicely. Finish came when King whipped Anthony to the corner, Anthony went up, King caught him in a fireman's carry, Anthony reversed to a sunset flip for the pin.
Derrick King over Matt Justyce
Matt's pretape was his best by far, and through the match I thought his presence was much better than I had seen in the past. Justyce got a busted lip a couple minutes in. Justyce went for a sunset flip, but DK sat down before Matt went fully over, and got the pin.
Eric Wayne/Kid Nikels over Dustin Starr/Byron Wilcott
The crowd was HOT for this one. Wilcott's pretape put over his WWE developmental deal. He's a huge guy, impressive. Wilcott is the snobby British heel, and Starr is Starr. They had the crowd all over them. With the most overt heel work I've seen in NEW, and with the "hometown boys" in place, it was a nice recipe. ric took a hell of a beating in this one, coming out with a bloody nose. Kid/Wilcott were in at the end, after Dustin tried to break a pin for the 2nd time, Eric charged him. Eric/Dustin were outside the ring, Wilcott went for a belly-to-back, Kid rolled in mid-air to reverse into a pin. Great crowd reaction for the finish. I'd like to see Kid vs. Wilcott one-on-one.
Credit: "West Memphis" Wayne
