As TXW battled Tennessee basketball for attendance numbers, the TXW true believers showed up in solid numbers ready for an exciting night, and they were rewarded handsomely. The beginning of the show posed a lot of questions, while the end of the show answered quite a few.
The show opened with the stable of Ruff Cutt, Mike Powers, Jody Rivers and Billy Marshall terrorizing B97.5's Jennifer and the Bee, and offering young rising superstar Bob O Mac a spot in the powerful faction. Bob O Mac simply walked away... an action that would create a ripple effect throughout the show.
1) The veteran Deke Rivers rebounded nicely against the massively strong Trooper T, defeating with by pinfall after some underhanded tactics by the wily veteran.
2) Willie B Badd noticed his ex-partner Jason Maxx from the Death Row Inmates sitting in the audience, and while he made his way down to the ring to face Ryan Dookie, the two had VERY heated words for each other. The eternal KAPOW Heavyweight Champion Ryan Dookie and Willie B Badd had a great back and forth bout, but in the end, Jason Maxx interfered in the match and surprised everyone to cost Dookie the contest! Over the chants of "DRI", it appears that Badd and Max have put aside their differences and reformed the Death Row Inmates!!!
3) Youtube Television Championship
Bob O Mac used his speed to keep the champion, Ruff Cutt member Billy Marshall, at bay in the beginning of the contest, but the champ used his size to get an advantage near the end. But after a botched Crash Diet in the corner, Bob O Mac landed the Bob-O-Matic on big Billy Marshall for the 1...2...3! That is, until Mike Powers placed Billy's leg on the ring rope post match. The ref incorrectly stated that the pinfall should not have counted, and the match should restart. Billy was yanked out of the ring by his Ruff Cutt brethren, and ten seconds later, the match ended in a time limit draw.
Funkmaster V made his way to the ring with a dozen balloons and claimed that he was going to cheer up TXW's "sad clown" Juggalo Drake. Funkmaster attempted to make some balloon animals for Drake, popping them in his face and laughing loudly each time. Drake had enough and placed Funkmaster into his half-nelson choke hold and knocked the screaming Funk nearly unconscious. Demetria hit the ring with a Kendo stick and took care of Drake with a Super kick. Demetria said that Drake and he/she were high school friends and that Drake was a shell of his former self. Demetria was determined to bring Drake back to where he once was, claiming that he didn't deserve to be called a Juggalo anymore, because she/ he was one of the first in the area.
4) Shawn Shultz took on the returning Robbie Race in an excellent back and forth match. The crowd was actually split on whom to pull for, as Shawn and Robbie chants were alternated. The wily Shultz pinned Race after cheating... with Race demanding a rematch for next month.
5) TXW Tag Team Championships
The tag champs, Mike Powers and Deke Rivers of Ruff Cutt were confident that they were going to demolish the young masked team of Bobwyre and Ayden, but they were repeatedly surprised by the team's heart. In the end, experience won over youthful exuberance as Powers powerslammed the team to victory.
6) Main Event
TXW Heavyweight Championship
The crowd was behind the #1 contender Bobby Blassie from the get go, and this proved to be one of the most entertaining matches of the night. Chris Cameron [pictured] used several power moves and unique submissions to keep the 5'6 barrel of energy at bay. However, the tide turned at the end and it looked like we were going to have a new champion as Blassie landed his top rope elbow as the crowd burst into hysteria. But as James Malenko started to make the count, Ruff Cutt hit the ring and started attacking Bobby Blassie. Blassie won by DQ, but Cameron retains.
After the match, Bob O Mac, Juggalo Drake, and a surprise Donovan Daniels hit the ring to protect Bobby Blassie. The violence continued, before Ruff Cutt and the group of heroes decided on how the punishment will be dealt out next month. Billy Marshall challenged Donovan Daniels to a Youtube Television Championship match, and Ruff Cutt will defend their Tag Belts against the Bobs, Blassie and O Mac. Heavyweight Champion Chris Cameron appeared to be courted by Ruff Cutt for the fourth spot, but Cameron took his belt to the back, leaving the fourth member as a mystery.
Credit: Vinne Vineyard
----As I have said in the past, the Youtube TV Title is a great idea for any local promotion. You could actually film the matches and put them up on Youtube. It would be better than having some Extreme or such title...And speaking of titles, it is not a replica, but their title looks real lame.
