Kickoff 2010 - January 30th, 2010
Court Time Sports Center - Elizabeth, PA
Complete results by Joe Dombrowski
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Short-Form Results
"Big Time" Bill Collier def. Bubba the Bulldog
Chris Madness def. Chest Flexor
IWC Tag Team Champions Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) def. Sexual
Harassment (Eric Xtasy & Justin Idol) in a best 2 out of 3 falls match
Nickie Valentino def. Joseph Brooks
Logan Shulo def. Jason Gory and Johnny Gargano in a Super Indy IX
Qualifying Match
The Cleveland Mafia (Ray Rowe & Shane Taylor) vs. Dean Radford & Facade
went to a double count-out
J-Rocc def. Jon Bolen via DQ in a #1 Contender's Match
IWC World Heavyweight Champion "DeeeeeeLicious" Jimmy DeMarco def.
Shiima Xion in an extreme rules match. Shane Douglas was the special
guest referee.
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NEW ERA! NEW FACES! SAME UNPREDICTABLE
CONTROVERSY!
IWC entered into a brand new decade,
a brand new administration, and an exciting new direction with the official
"Kickoff" on Saturday, January 30 at the Court Time Sports Center in Elizabeth,
Pa. The night started with a blockbuster announcement, as new IWC owner Chuck
Roberts filled his proverbial cabinet, by hiring the legendary "Franchise" Shane
Douglas as the new Director of Wrestling Operations. The always opinionated
Franchise was in the middle of explaining his vision for IWC's future, when old
nemesis Bubba the Bulldog returned to IWC after an over year-long absence. Bubba
correctly stated he was the original founder of IWC, but then went on to voice
his displeasure over being left out of recent goings-on, and going as far as
threatening legal action to regain control of IWC! Bubba's obsession with power,
control, and The Franchise led to Bubba losing focus and losing his return match
against IWC newcomer "Big Time" Bill Collier, but the loss did anything but
silence Bubba. Will Bubba be successful in overthrowing the Chuck Roberts/Shane
Douglas regime or will the new bosses find a way to control the controversial
founder?
The Franchise's night was far from over however, as he was given the unenviable
task of officiating our main event. Not only that, he had the honor of bestowing
a stipulation on the title match, which he announced as Extreme Rules, as to
eliminate any controversial ending like we saw back in December. No stranger to
title controversies, Douglas was the perfect choice to oversee the rematch of
the most emotional and memorable title match perhaps ever in IWC, as challenger
Shiima Xion and champion "DeeeLicious" Jimmy DeMarco took one another to the
limit and beyond one more time. This war of utmost personal and professional
stakes saw the use of steel chairs, our steel entrance ramp, and even thousands
of piercing metal thumbtacks. Both men tasted the pain of the thumbtacks, but
ultimately it was Jimmy DeMarco using a C4 on Shiima, snapping the neck of the
ex-champion off of an unfolded steel chair, to miraculously retain the
championship, continuing one of the most well-earned and deserved title reigns
in recent memory.
Our tag team title match had much less of a feel-good ending as Vicki Gambino,
with her brothers forced out of IWC forever, proudly led in record-breaking
longest reigning tag champs in IWC history, Dave & Jake Crist, Irish Airborne,
for the match against the incomparable Sexual Harassment, Eric Xtasy & Justin
Idol, under 2/3 Falls rules to prevent some of the lucky breaks and fluke pins
that Airborne had benefited from countless times. Before the match, Eric
shockingly announced his plans to qualify for the annual Super Indy Tournament
this upcoming May, yet that mindset may have been a detriment on this night.
Airborne scored Fall 1 with a second rope powerbomb to Xtasy, knocking him
unconscious and rendering him unable to continue the bout. As the doctor tended
to Eric, Idol was left 2-on-1 with the Crists, and despite Idol's undaunted
determination, no one man could overcome a team such as Irish Airborne, who
defeated Idol to win the match in two straight falls. The Airborne divided and
conquered the most decorated dynasty in IWC history in dominant fashion,
cementing the fact that despite the shortcuts and lucky breaks, they are still
one of the best tag team anywhere today.
Super Indy champion Super Hentai was unable to compete due to a recent surgery,
but sat ringside to view the Super Indy Qualifying bout, a three-way match
between former champions Johnny Gargano, Jason Gory, and the lone man without
Super Indy experience Logan Shulo. Shulo, ever growing in confidence, and
expanding both his musical repertoire and his mind, was able to pull off an
opportunistic victory by pinning Gargano and officially earning his spot in
Super Indy 9 this May. However, being how he has never competed in Super Indy
before, Shulo will now have to field the question of "Are You Expirienced"
enough to win the Super Indy Title? Meanwhile, Shiima Xion emerged to once again
dress down former tag partner Gory for his loss. Hentai attempted to step in to
defend Gory, and Shiima had some less than kind remarks for the Super Indy
Innovator as well. What is going through the mind of Jason Gory and how will
Gory or Hentai respond to Shiima Xion's remarks?
"Big Daddy of Destruction" J-Rocc found a way around the ultra-intense Jon Bolen
to earn an opportunity at the IWC Title this March in Clearfield, but he did
anything but earn it. As Bolen seemed to have the match won, J-Rocc's Cleveland
Mafia partner in crime Ray Rowe emerged from the crowd with a steel chair. As we
all anticipated Rowe to clobber Bolen after their heated wars of late last year
that are still far from resolved, Rowe swerved us all and struck J-Rocc in view
of the official! After a moment of confusion it was clear what we had seen...
Rowe had struck J-Rocc in order to get Bolen disqualified and J-Rocc deemed the
winner. An angry Bolen still had a Meltdown in store for his foe, and who knows
what wrath he had contained inside him for when Jon Bolen and Ray Rowe meet
one-on-one.
The open challenge of The Cleveland Mafia, Ray Rowe & the 375 lb Shane Taylor,
was answered by the unique combination of former IWC champion Dean Radford &
former co-holder of the tag titles Michael "The Bomber" Facade. With all four
out to prove a point and make a big time statement in the new era IWC, things
deteriorated into mass chaos, with all four men brawling in the crowd. The
official had no choice but to throw the match out and declare it a no-contest.
Will there be another meeting between these four men down the line?
IWC's very first proving ground match saw two men new to the IWC battle it out
to earn a potential place on IWC's roster. This outing saw a young gutsy man by
the name of Nickie Valentino emerge into the big ocean of IWC by defeating "The
Riot, The Ruckus, and The Rock" Joseph Brooks. A win for Valentino here doesn't
guarantee him a loss, nor does a loss guarantee Brooks to be on the outs, that
decision ultimately lies with management and most importantly the fans. However,
an impressive outing by both and great way to kick off what should be a most
unique and exciting concept.
Another debuting star in IWC was Chris Madness. This three hundred-plus pounder
has an impressive high school & college athletic background, and has been
utilizing his gifts very well over his past two year professional wrestling
career. Madness made an immediate statement by polishing off cult sensation
Chest Flexor in short order. |
