Throwdown / Stay Down - April 13th, 2007
Court Time Sports Center - Elizabeth, PA
Complete results by Joe Dombrowski
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Short-Form Results
Michael "The Bomber" Facade def. "Fabulous" John McChesney
The Heartbreakers (Antonio Thomas & Romeo Roselli) def. Sexual Harassment
(Eric Xtasy & Justin Idol)
Dennis Gregory def. Eddie Kingston
Jimmy Jacobs def. "Sweet N Sour" Larry Sweeney
The Family ("DeeeeLicious" Jimmy DeMarco, Vendetta, Mickey & Marshall Gambino)
def. The Cleveland Mafia (J-Rocc & Raymond Rowe) & BabyFace Fire (Shiima
Xion & Jason Gory) in an elimination tag, when Marshall last eliminated Rowe
Dean Radford def. "Snapshot" CJ Sensation
"The Shooter" Brent Albright def. Sterling James Keenan to end SJK's Road to the
Title
IWC World Heavyweight Champion Ricky Reyes def. IWC Super Indy Champion "Balls
Hot" Troy Lords
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IWC presented the final stop on the road to the Super
Indy VI this past Saturday night, April 14 at the Court Time Sports Center with
“Throwdown/Stay Down” and a match that could have solidified one man’s legacy,
but instead may serve to tarnish it forever.
IWC Heavyweight Champion Ricky Reyes answered the challenge of perhaps the
gutsiest Super Indy Champion we’ve seen as Troy Lords attempted to become, for
at least the time being, a dual champion. Lords scouted his opponent perfectly,
concentrating on weakening the arm of Ricky Reyes responsible for the champion’s
application of his lethal Dragon Sleeper/bodyscissors combination. As a result
of the damage to the arm, Reyes was unable to capture Lords long or tight enough
to make Balls Hot tap out, and even if he had, based on past events, it’s
questionable whether even Ricky Reyes himself would be able to make Troy Lords
tap out before he pushed his body too far and passed out from the pain. However,
Reyes proved he’s more than just a one-trick pony, as he was able to compensate
for the injury and pin Lords following an overhead suplex and bridge to retain
the championship once again.
Sterling James Keenan’s past 6 months of hard work were about to come to
fruition here, as SJK entered his final obstacle on the road to his IWC Title
shot at Super Indy VI by facing the dangerous “Shooter“ Brent Albright. However,
SJK’s past caught up to him in more ways than one. After referee Bobby Williams
had been knocked down, Dennis Gregory involved himself in the match, clearly
upset over how he had lost his match with Sterling last month at the hands of
HENTAI’s mysterious interference. After SJK gained the advantage and attempted
to pin Albright, promoter Norm Connors entered the ring, not to officiate the
match, but to flip the double bird to SJK and make it clear that Connors wanted
nothing to do with the idea of SJK as IWC Champion. After a verbal and physical
assault, Sterling was placed underneath a groggy Albright, as Connors counted
the fall, shattering Sterling’s ambitions of an IWC Title shot he had set his
sights on back last fall.
Connors was quick to explain and defend his actions. Earlier in the night,
Connors spoke of men like Dean Radford who had remained loyal to him for over a
decade, never parting ways with the company regardless of what personal or
professional matters may arise. However, Sterling James Keenan chose to leave
the IWC for a four-month stretch back in 2006, and clearly SJK’s departure left
Connors feeling betrayed. Connors did what he felt he had to, what he thought he
must do to protect his promotion and the integrity of the IWC Heavyweight Title,
as unpopular, controversial, and perhaps overboard his actions may have been.
Would Norm do the popular thing and let Sterling progress to his company’s top
prize, all the while, in his mind, risking having a champion that could desert
him at a moment’s notice? Connors certainly made his controversial decision, not
only ending Sterling’s championship dreams, but FIRING him in the process,
stating “Last year you quit on me, now I quit on you.” While its highly
debatable that Norm made the right decision, and if he perhaps went too far, but
he did what he felt he had to. And now, unfortunately, Sterling James Keenan’s
IWC career has come to an end.
On the subject of loyalty, perhaps the most loyal IWC employee in recent memory,
Dean Radford competed in his final IWC match, and made it a successful final
chapter to his career. Radford defeated his opponent who, appropriately enough,
was “Snapshot” CJ Sensation, one of Radford’s best friends over the years and a
man who, alongside Radford, entered the wrestling business and worked their way
up the proverbial ladder together starting at age 14. After the match, the
locker room emptied to show their appreciation to Radford who for 5 years has
been one of IWC’s hardest working and most dedicated in-ring competitors. It was
an emotional and fitting send-off to a great in-ring career. All of us here in
the IWC wish Dean Radford nothing but the best as he moves forward to the next
chapter of his life.
The Gambino Family, tag champions Mickey & Marshall, cousin Jimmy, and their
extra muscle Vendetta, stepped into eight-man elimination-style tag team action
against arguably the two top contenders for their tag titles: Babyface Fire
(Jason Gory & Shiima Xion), as well as the Cleveland Mafia consisting of J-Rocc
and the emotionless assassin, "The Baddest Man in IWC" Ray Rowe. The Family’s
strategy was clear, to eliminate Xion, Gory, and J-Rocc first, leaving them to
deal with the most intimidating force in the company today, Ray Rowe, in a
4-on-1 situation. However, even the extensive numbers advantage was not enough
to slow down the suplex machine Rowe. Rowe unleashed his fury on DeMarco,
Vendetta, and Mickey before being left with Marshall “The Bull”. Just when it
seemed the entire Gambino Family was not enough to stop Ray Rowe…the Gambinos
add to the Family. Out from the crowd, a mysterious woman, holding what appeared
to be a can of Shiima’s hairspray entered the ring, and blinded Rowe to lead to
a Gambino Family pinfall and victory. The woman was revealed to be another
relative, Viki Gambino, and was clearly more than influential in her first IWC
appearance.
“Fabulous” John McChesney had his opportunity to regain his spot in the Super
Indy Tournament that he had lost last month due to unprofessional conduct. His
opponent was the “Suburban Terrorist” Michael “The Bomber” Façade, but it seemed
McChesney was more concerned with sending a message than he did with his
opposition. McChesney continually refused to pin Façade when he had the attempt,
instead punishing Façade. However McChesney’s momentary lack of focus was his
downfall, as Façade was able to counter a submission hold by walking up the
ropes and reversing the momentum to where Façade was on top of his foe, and
scored a stunning pinfall upset over the former 3-time Super Indy Champion,
eerily similar to the way McChesney pinned Low-ki to win Super Indy 4. The very
same lack of focus McChesney was able to capitalize on to win Super Indy 4 ended
up as his downfall on the road to Super Indy 6.
Jimmy Jacobs shed the emo-like persona we’ve seen from him in recent times and
reverted back to the “Barbaric Berzerker” state of mind in order to battle
“Sweet & Sour” Larry Sweeney in a battle of two of most unique and flamboyant
men in the IWC. Jacobs brought back the furry boots, the metal spike, and the
trademark “HUSS”ing to gain the psychological edge on Sweeney, and finished him
off with the Contra Code for the win. Following the match, Jacobs acknowledged
the IWC crowd, thanking them for their support both in the past and over the
upcoming months as Jacobs enters knee surgery and extensive rehabilitation.
Chris Maverick’s new tag team, the former WWE Heart Throbs, Romeo Roselli &
Antonio “The Promise” Thomas, now known as The Heartbreakers, stepped into the
ring with Maverick’s prior tag team Eric Xtasy & Justin Idol, Sexual Harassment.
While Maverick’s integrity and loyalty has been questioned in the past by prior
tag teams he’s represented, certainly his presence came in handy here, as his
presence lended enough of a distraction to make the Heartbreaker’s IWC tag team
debut a successful one.
Dennis Gregory was able to defeat HENTAI’s hired hitman, “King of Diamonds”
Eddie Kingston, making his IWC return for the first time in a year and a half.
While the bad blood continues to exist between Gregory & HENTAI, it’s still
unclear how personal this situation has become in recent times, and its also
unknown when Gregory and HENTAI will finally meet in-ring one-on-one once again. |
