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War for Territory #40

 

War for Territory #40

Saturday, Week 2 April, 2021

Live from the Centerpiece Bridge, SC

 

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The Southern Stars & Riley McManus vs Bowen Services (The Mid Atlantic Express & "Killer" Carl Bernard, with Lisa Bowen)

The match picks up from where the two opening contests of WrestleBowl left off, with McManus joining the Southern Stars against the Mid Atlantic Express and Bernard, who are all apparently now a part of Lisa Bowen's new group. There's some good action to get the fans going, but apparently Bowen Services have yet to really gel together as a unit, since Bernard is somewhat green and the Express are used to working as a duo, which leads to Tennessee William surprising the Architect with a cradle for the win.

Winners: The Southern Stars & Riley McManus, by pinfall with a surprise cradle

 

The match may be over but Bowen Services prove to be sore losers as they attack their opponents to continue brawling past the final bell. The scales are tipped in their favor by the appearance of Ernest Youngman, who assists Bowen Services in beating down the babyfaces, thus confirming that following Bowen's suggestion last month, he has indeed decided to be a part of her new group.

 

Non-title match

Killer Kass vs Nicole Pyle

Pyle uses her speed and high flying abilities to employ hit and run tactics, but all that does is prevent the match from being an absolute one-sided squash; Kass barely sells Pyle's offense and after initially missing with most of her offensive moves, she eventually manages to connect with a lariat and from there it's just a matter of time before she's able to pull off the Kill Switch for another win.

Winner: Killer Kass, by pinfall

 

"Playboy" Jake Sawyer shows up to applaud Kass and even gets on the mic to congratulate her, before offering his services to the new Piledriver Women's champion. Kass looks unimpressed though and without even answering, simply walks away, leaving Sawyer aghast.

 

Logan Diaz & Jebediah vs James Diaz & Cip Conduit

This match is there to keep the Diaz family feud hot in light of their upcoming Last Man Standing match, but Conduit isn't shy about pursuing his own agenda as he verbally insults former Piledriver champion Logan Diaz inbetween his offensive moves. This helps the match go down a somewhat elaborate storytelling path, with Jebediah, who's held the Piledriver US title twice but hasn't yet managed to really break into the main event scene, trying to score the pin over ex-champion Cip Conduit. Despite the babyfaces having zero chemistry as a team, they are still highly skilled individuals and while Jebediah is busy brawling outside the ring with James, Logan manages to catch the fired-up (and thus reckless) Conduit with a Belly to Belly Suplex for the pin.

Winners: Logan Diaz & Jebediah, by pinfall

 

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Masked Patriot, Robbie Wright & Nate DeMarcus vs Cali Slick, Xavi Ferrera & Ernest Youngman (with Lisa Bowen)

Lisa Bowen escorts Youngman to the ring, confirming their newly forged alliance, while Xavi Ferrera apparently decided to bust out the cool shades in order to fit in with the rest of his team. Likewise, Nate DeMarcus' new all-american look looks appropriate next to Masked Patriot, with Robbie Wright rounding up the team. The match itself is a slow paced contest with both teams adhering to the rules, thus extending its duration even further and making it easy to keep up with the one on one action between the ropes. It takes a full seventeen minutes of action before the pinfall is scored and that is done by Youngman, who pulls off The Hit on Wright for the finish.

Winners: Cali Slick, Xavi Ferrera & Ernest Youngman, by pinfall

 

Show Rating:

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"Infidel Ed! You ready to sell me New York?"

 

"Yeah I don't think I can keep it running for much longer..."

 

 

A long, awkward silence followed. I had been calling Ed with the same question for almost a year and I'd been shot down so many times that when he finally accepted defeat, I felt like I was no longer prepared for that answer.

 

 

 

New York Championship Wrestling was on the brink of bankruptcy for the last couple of years. I had been playing a sneaky game for a little longer than that, driving them down but trying to do so in a discreet way that wouldn't compromise our standing within the Confederation of the Territories. I mean hey, we had better shows, what can you do about that? Everyone tries to put on the best show they can, we're not to blame if we do it better than NYCW, right? Sure, we ran two shows a month but that wasn't an aggressive expansion policy, it was keeping up with two regional audiences after we "saved" MAW, the historic promotion that started the COTT in the first place! Which is exactly what I was looking to do with NYCW too after Larry Vessey disclosed he was having financial trouble and was thinking about leaving the business altogether. But then before I could make my move, he sold the company to Ed Monton, George Wolfe's dad, who came in with new ideas and some fresh cash. So I decided to wait.

 

I continued to put on the best shows possible and slowly eat away at NYCW's new found momentum. Fans in New York were hot about our shows, but since the COTT Code of Conduct prevents members from running shows in other members' territories, I could not step in. Besides, directly antagonizing a fellow member would be anything but subtle. As soon as Ed ran a couple of shows and I figured he couldn't correct the course, I started calling him every month. Actually, twice a month, after they'd ran a show and as soon as the month was over. I even brought back my obnoxious Sheik Ali Al-Avatar persona for those calls, looking to break him mentally as much as I was trying to break him financially. My final stroke of genious was having Ross Henry win the Rip Chord Invitational, with Casey Valentine having won the one the year prior. Lee, Gorgon and most of the fans were baffled by my decision to not highlight a roster member, but no one realized I was actually investing in future roster members. Both Ross and Casey were still employed by NYCW and I had my eyes on their contracts for a long time. Now that time had finally arrived.

 

"We're like, fifteen, seventeen grand maybe in terms of debt" Ed broke the silence from the other end of the line. "Think you can cover that?"

 

I took a long, obnoxiously long inhale.

 

"Oh, I don't know Ed... Lee wants me to have 550 grand in the bank by the end of the year... it's already April and I'm about ten thousand away from that milestone... I mean, middle of the month and I've already made twice your debt in profit... can I?"

 

MNYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Historian]

Casey Valentine! Ross Henry! Piledriver Wrestling, the new Kings of the East Coast.

[alpha2117]

I love your storytelling so much Dark Raider it's not funny (well your storytelling is funny - my love of it isn't )

[Aurora]

It's pretty darn great, I always thought it was BWAHAHAHA not MN YA HAHAHA which kind of sounded like someone was strangling you. Maybe they were.

[DarK_RaideR]

Casey Valentine! Ross Henry! Piledriver Wrestling, the new Kings of the East Coast.

It's funny because there never was an actual East Coast War like DAVE, RPW, XFW and PPPW had. The Sheik basically bought out the eastern territories of COTT, now he probably has to deal with QAW next or Dread's TITAN Factory.

 

I love your storytelling so much Dark Raider it's not funny (well your storytelling is funny - my love of it isn't )

Oh, thank you so much! I'm a sucker for praise and attention, so this is high motivation to keep this one going. Same for my NGW one, especially since after the opening "historic catch-up" when the actual NGW shows didn't seem to get much of a reaction on these boards. Even got nominations on the DOTM thread!

 

It's pretty darn great, I always thought it was BWAHAHAHA not MN YA HAHAHA which kind of sounded like someone was strangling you. Maybe they were.

It is both inspired by and a tribute to Voeltzwagon's Bad Boys of MEW diary

[Bigelow Cartwheel]

Yeah, this is really good. Great story telling.

[DarK_RaideR]

Raw Power 2021

 

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Piledriver Wrestling presents:

Raw Power 2021

Saturday, Week 4 April, 2021

Live from the McGaw Arena, NY

 

Cip Conduit vs Deever "The Rampage" Arnold

The show opened with some serious jockeying for position, as two Piledriver Wrestling School graduates fought it out for a victory that would help them down the line. On one hand, former two-time champion Cip Conduit and wild brawler Cip Conduit, who returned from FCW in Puerto Rico with high aspirations but only suffered defeats since. On the other, the superbly muscular cruiserweight Deever Arnold, returning to his school's promotion after going through the usual loop of RIPW, SWF and unemployment. The setup made for a pretty exciting match and it only got better thanks to the apparent chemistry the two wrestlers seemed to have, though Arnold was by far the better one and rightfully ended up winning after he hit his impressive Cannonball Senton finisher.

Winner: Deever Arnold, by pinfall

 

Next up, viewers got a hype package video to introduce Killer Kass. The latest addition to the Women's Division was quick to capture the title off long time champion Lora Washington and this package probably made up for the lack of build-up prior to that.

 

Last Man Standing match

"Glorious" Logan Diaz vs "Return of the Monster" James Diaz

The third and apparently final chapter to the Diaz cousins' family feud after James turned on Logan to cost him the Piledriver championship, this one came after two tainted victories for Logan prior, one via DQ and one via a surprise roll up pin. This time the match could only end with one man down and the two cousins played up just that as they hit each other with everything they had while showing resilience and determination from bell to bell. This wasn't really a crazy brawl across the McGaw Arena but more of a story-heavy fight, the kind you'd get from oldschool promotions in the south several decades ago. That said, both men bled heavily and both kicked out of each other's finishers (Logan kicked out of the Asian Thumb Spike and James out of the Belly to Belly Suplex) so it took their famous relative's Ray Gun from James in order to put out Logan in a dramatic and emotional finale.

Winner: James Diaz

 

Piledriver Tag Team titles match

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The Southern Stars vs The Mid Atlantic Express © (with Lisa Bowen)

Does the world really need another Southern Stars vs Mid Atlantic Express match for the Piledriver Tag Team titles after the former team's saga in the Sam Keith Classic and chasing the COTT World Tag Team titles? Apparently yes and the big factor here was Lisa Bowen with her new Bowen Services group. She and the Express know each other from their days back in MAW so they made for a pretty entertaining unit, with Bowen doing her best to tip the odds in the champions' favor. However, the Stars were well prepared for her presence at ringside and so was referee Alvin Lavin, who caught her attempting to get disqualified on purpose so the titles wouldn't change hands. Instead, what Bowen managed was to get herself ejected from the match and sent to the back, a much applauded call from the referee who seemed like he was going to see this match to a proper finish. With Bowen's absence, the Express seemed momentarily distracted and the Stars jumped on the opportunity, making the best of that chance and their chemistry to knock Collier off the apron and double team the Architect until they hit him with the Texas Meat-Grinder for the pin.

Winners AND NEW Piledriver Tag Team champions: The Southern Stars, by pinfall

 

Bulldozer Brandon Smith cut a promo next, his appearance getting a great pop from the crowd. A former NYCW employee prior to the Piledriver buyout, Smith cut a textbook babyface promo to reference not just his time with NYCW, but also MAW as American Patriot and his past appearances for Piledriver Wrestling as part of the COTT talent trade deals, thus endearing himself to all of the promotion's demographics on all areas where the company is now active. Smith ended his promo saying he intends to make a mark in this new landscape and dropping one of his old American Patriot catchprases, challenged Reaper to a match for the Piledriver United States title.

 

Smith's promo was a great segway into another promo, this time from the COTT World Heavyweight champion, Frederique Antonio Garcia. Essentially mocking Smith's promo part by part, Garcia brought up his time with way more important promotions (read:SWF), him being already a champion and holding a much more important title and ended by saying that he doesn't need to challenge anyone, people should be lining up to challenge him!

 

Piledriver Championship title match

Masked Patriot © vs Cali Slick

Three months ago at Damage Inc, this match was held again as Slick returned to wrestle for the title he never lost after he never showed up at Night of the Champions in December to defend it, thus leading to a vacation and Masked Patriot winning the match to become champion. Back then, the finish of the match was tainted by the return of Cip Conduit but after the offender repeatedly lost his following matches, the stage was once more clear for Slick and Patriot to throw down and determine 'the real champion'. While Patriot is as classic as mom's apple pie in the ring, Slick had a chance to showcase he can brawl as much as he can wrestle, a long way from his days as a weapons-based brawler in California's GSW. Between big power moves, slams and suplexes, Slick put on a solid performance as a straightforward wrestler, but it was Patriot's iron will and resilience that won him the day. It took three Patriot Slams to finish this, which ironically marked Patriot's third title defense, but by the end it felt like both men were winners after such a performance.

Winner: Masked Patriot, by pinfall

Masked Patriot makes defence number 3 of his Piledriver Championship title

 

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Patriot's win was interrupted when his music switched to a song that hadn't been heard in a Piledriver Wrestling for quite a while. To be precise, since last year's Rip Chord Invitational, which "Cool Hand" Casey Valentine won. Back then, Valentine represented NYCW so now of course after that company was bought out by Piledriver Wrestling, he was out to make his presence known and get on the mic to challenge Masked Patriot for his title.

 

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Before Masked Patriot could respond, more music hit the speakers and out came this year's Rip Chord Invitational winner, who also just happens to be the current (final?) NYCW Empire champion, Ross "The Boss" Henry. Still bearing the strap on his shoulder, Henry got a mic of his own and pointed out that as this year's winner and NYCW's champion, he should be the one getting a shot in a champion versus champion, title unification match!

 

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Enter "The Supreme Star" Spencer Spade, who of course was also out to make his claim for a title shot and if this is starting to sound a bit tiring, it certainly was for Cali Slick who finally snapped and got on the mic for a piece of his mind. Spade just sat there and heard it all with a wide grin across his face, because eventually Slick got knocked out with a shot to the back of the head by...

 

...a pretty badass-looking Atlas! Spade however introduced him under his real name, "The Big Dog" Josh Nash, before he rushed to point out that Nash is also his personal bodyguard. This alliance was all it took to change the dynamic of what seemed to be an upcoming free-for-all brawl and everyone seemed to have second thoughts about actually throwing fists. The show ended with everyone staring down each other while Patriot was checking on the fallen Cali Slick, a move that made them come across as Piledriver Wrestling's loyalist against the former NYCW wrestlers, as well as cementing Slick's babyface turn after a series of clean matches and a short rivalry with much hated Cip Conduit.

 

Show Rating:

[DarK_RaideR]

<p>War for Territory #41</p><p> </p><p>

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</strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">War for Territory #41</span></strong></p><p><strong>

Saturday, Week 2 May, 2021</strong></p><p><strong>

Live from the Sweat Box, GA</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>

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Bullozer Brandon Smith vs Charger Siaki</strong></p></div><p></p><p>A no-nonesense match, the opening contest was intense and physical right out of the gates to get the show started off the right foot. Smith's time with BCG in Japan has certainly made his style more smashmouth and this spiced up the entire match with a pretty strong puroresu flavor as Siaki has the toughness to go toe to toe with Smith and hit back just as hard. Smith's experience was the difference maker though and it allowed him to use the hot headed Samoan's recklessness against him, eventually hitting him with a huge Backdrop Driver for the pin.</p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Bulldozer Brandon Smith, by pinfall</strong></p><p><strong>

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A short clip aired next, with highlights from the "Diaz vs Diaz" Last Man Standing match at last month's Raw Power show.</p><p>

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Masked Patriot, Lora Washington & Miss Atlantic Wrestling vs Reaper, Killer Kass & Emma Bitch (with "Playboy" Jake Sawyer)</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p>

Lots of story to unwind in this match and indeed the bout had a heavy focus on storytelling in order to get all those points across. On one side, the uber-patriotic trio. On the other, the hard hitting team of the not-so-patriotic United States champion Reaper, Killer Kass, who recently squashed Miss Atlantic Wrestling before taking the Piledriver Women's title off Washington and Emma Bitch, whose manager was all too happy to offer some unsolicited assistance to Kass, who he's obviously looking to recruit for his Sawyer Sports Services group. That said, Masked Patriot did most of the in-ring part mainly trying to bring Reaper down, while the females emphasized the storytelling aspect as Kass went against the two babyfaces with Bitch and Sawyer chiming in to do their part, until Kass finally got so distracted by Sawyer's antics she walked straight into a July 4th Jam from Washington that put her down for the count, much to Sawyer's dismay.</p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners: Masked Patriot, Lora Washington & Miss Atlantic Wrestling, by pinfall after Killer Kass was distracted by "Playboy" Jake Sawyer</strong></p><p><strong>

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Another video montage from Raw Power aired next, this time about the tag team titles match between former champions the Mid Atlantic Express and eventual winners the Southern Stars.</p><p>

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Spencer Spade & Josh Nash vs Cali Slick & Deever Arnold</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p>

Several former NYCW wrestlers did show up during the final segment of Raw Power, but Spade and Nash were the only ones to already be aligned, leading to this match with them wrestling as a tag team. Their opponents were Nash's victim, Cali Slick, backed up by the ever impressive Deever Arnold. Given their past with major promotions like USPW and SWF, the new faces didn't need no introduction but what made the setup even better was their links to Piledriver Wrestling's roots: Spade won the 2019 Rip Chord Invitational, Nash began his career with MAW and Arnold is a Piledriver school graduate. That said, fans were hot for this bout and the apparent understanding between Slick and Arnold elevated their teamwork as well as the entire match. Arnold's mix of power and high flying looked like it would go down a storm in Japan on top of it beautifully complementing Slick's arsenal of power moves. Spade being Spade, he was more than able to keep up, all the while garnering nuclear levels of heat from the fans with his antics before the Big Dog justified his nickname to overwhelm the brash Arnold and flatten him with a ring shaking Kronus Bomb for the pin.</p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners: Spencer Spade & Josh Nash, by pinfall</strong></p><p><strong>

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The winning team's fanfare was cut short by the appearance of Ross "The Boss" Henry, once again carrying the NYCW Empire title on his shoulder. Henry got on the mic to inform fans and viewers alike that Casey Valentine had departed for the Eisen Empire of SWF, thus leaving him and the two heels as the big contenders for the Piledriver Championship. Spade cut him off to tell him that he knows where this is going and although "The Supreme Star" has nothing to prove to nobody, he'd be all to glad to beat Henry at Fatal Force as a warm up before he beats Masked Patriot for the title.</p><p>

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Frederique Antonio Garcia was out once again to repeat his open challenge for the COTT World Heavyweight title, but this time his challenge was answered by "the King of Charisma" Robbie Wright. Now sporting a pretty toned musculature on his formerly skinny frame, Wright got on the mic to cut a promo about how Garcia's challenge at Raw Power motivated him to train hard and show up tonight for a match. Garcia tried to talk down the youngster but apparently having to work a segment with someone else besides himself seemed to throw the veteran off and he had no script to fall back on, which led to a sloppy finish for this segment as things were rushed to the start of the match.</p><p>

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COTT World Heavyweight title match</strong></p><p><strong>

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"Fabulous" Frederique Antonio Garcia © vs "King of Charisma" Robbie Wright</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p>

Not only was this main event match off to a rushed start, it was also surprisingly short at just over six minutes. Given Garcia's 46 years of age, it should come as no surprise though and indeed his age showed in the ring despite his best efforts to emphasize his dastardly character over his actual wrestling skill, including the sneaky low blow that won him the match. On the bright side though, Garcia is a supremely popular star and knows just how to make fans despise him; even in such a short match, he had fans screaming for his head and winning the way he did only made it worse, ensuring the show was off to a hot and loud finish by the time the final bell rang.</p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Frederique Antonio Garcia, by pinfall by using underhanded tactics</strong></p><p><strong>

Frederique Antonio Garcia makes defence number 16 of his COTT World Heavyweight title</strong></p><p><strong>

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<p>Fatal Force 2021</p><p> </p><p>

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</strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Fatal Force 2021</span></strong></p><p><strong>

Saturday, Week 4 May, 2021</strong></p><p><strong>

Live from Pennsylvania Park, PA</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>

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Accompanied by his ally and bodyguard "The Big Dog" Josh Nash, Spencer Spade opened the show with a promo hyping up the night's main event: The Supreme Star versus The Boss, for a chance to challenge Masked Patriot and become the Piledriver Champion.</p><p>

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Cali Slick, Deever Arnorld & Nate DeMarcus vs Bowen Services (with Lisa Bowen)</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p>

The pairing of Cali Slick and Deever Arnold, which fans and announcers have started calling "Slick Rampage" teamed up with Nate DeMarcus to take on Bowen Services in the night's opening contest. Oddly enough, the crowd seemed to be in firm support of Youngman, apparently seeing him as the "hometown" guy due to his past with PSW and NYCW, as opposed to his southern fried allies or Slick representing the West Coast. While unusual in terms of the face vs heel dynamic, at least the reaction was better than say, one based on the racial undertones of the match and regardless of how fans took this into their own hands, all six men put on amazing performances for the ten or so minutes this match lasted, before Collier was able to submit DeMarcus to his Texas Cloverleaf, giving some much needed momentum to Bowen Services and the Express after losing the tag titles.</p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners: Bowen Services, by submission</strong></p><p><strong>

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Next up, we got a video of Logan Diaz getting checked by the doctor following his Last Man Standing match last month. As the video brought up, both men had suffered serious damage in their match but Logan obviously got the worst of it.</p><p>

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Lora Washington & Miss Atlantic Wrestling vs Killer Kass & Selina Svelte (with "Playboy" Jake Sawyer)</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p>

Following the intergender match at War for Territory #41, this Women's Division match had a pretty similar setup, with Svelte taking the spot of Emma Bitch as S3's representative. Although Svelte does have a history against Miss Atlantic Wrestling and this made the match feel more personal, her teamwork with Kass was nonexistent as their timing was all over the place. Sawyer did his best to cover that up, both "guiding" Svelte from rinsige as well as unwillingly distracting Kass by trying to "help" her and while this teased a similar finish to that of their previous encounter, it was actually Svelte who forced Miss Atlantic Wrestling to tap out to the Prawn Armlock while Washington and Kass were brawling outside the ring.</p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners: Killer Kass & Selina Svelte, by submission</strong></p><p><strong>

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The end of the match didn't stop the current and former Piledriver Women's champion from continuing their brawl outside the ring, while Svelte refused to let go of Miss Atlantic Wrestling's arm, looking like she was trying to intentionally injure her once again. Claire Winters came to the rescue of the masked one but the whole angle kinda flopped in the end as fans seemed to be more invested in the ringside brawl between Kass and Washington.</p><p>

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Ross "The Boss" Henry cut his promo next, hyping up his scheduled clash with Spencer Spade in the night's main event. Henry said he's not afraid of Spade or his pitbull sidekick Josh Nash and as a matter of fact he's so confident he can win this match, he's willing to put his NYCW Empire title on the line as well!</p><p>

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Masked Patriot & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs Charger Siaki & Reaper</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p>

Piledriver Wrestling has fortunately left the old "patriotic all american babyface versus stereotypical foreign heel" recipe rest in its 80s grave, but that doesn't mean it's shy about delivering a bunch of overly patriotic characters in every show, even if Smith didn't revisit his American Patriot persona for this match alongside Masked Patriot. Reaper and Siaki made ideal opponents for this match given their loosely implied alliance in the past as well as Smith's US title challenge and the matchups at War for Territory #41. While this match had the physicality one would expect, it was mostly built around the story of how either of the babyfaces would be able to lift either of their opponents to deliver their finishing move. It was no small feat and despite several attempts it never happened, with Smith barely managing to shift the massive Reaper near the finish of the match, only for a shocked Reaper to desperately counter with a mule kick between his opponent's legs to escape the impending Backdrop Driver, thus getting disqualified.</p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners: Masked Patriot & Bulldozer Brandon Smith, by disqualification</strong></p><p><strong>

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Have Frederique Antonio Garcia's open challenge promos gotten old yet? Probably. Did people need to hear him brag for ten minutes straight? Probably not. Did anyone show up to answer his challenge? Certainly not. Was any of this taken into account before someone decided to give the man 10 full minutes of show time on the mic? Absolutely. Garcia did his best to come across as an absolutely annoying, arrogant heel and fans were almost begging for someone to show up and shut him up, which only made them hate him more. Arguably one of Piledriver Wrestling's most genuinely hated heels at this point even if he doesn't quite have the walk to back up his talk, Garcia did what he does best and by the time he was over, fans were almost up in arms as Spencer Spade's music hit the speakers for his entrance.</p><p>

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NYCW Empire title match</strong></p><p><strong>

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Ross "The Boss" Henry © vs "The Supreme Star" Spencer Spade (with "Big Dog" Josh Nash)</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p>

Both competitors have proven themselves to be skilled, entertaining and popular so the only real question here was whether Piledriver Wrestling can actually sanction a match for the title of an inactive promotion or whether the belt was simply a prop. Not that anyone dwelled to much on that once the match got started though, because both Henry and Spade paced themselves to pull off a slow building contest that constantly escalated the drama and tension. The two men looked confident at first, perhaps a bit too confident, with frequent stand offs and near falls getting the point across that they should be taking this more seriously and fans could expect an extremely open, competitive contest. As the match went on, it became clear that Henry was focusing on his brawling and power game where he's at his best, whereas Spade made the best of his well rounded skillset to keep his opponent guessing as he constantly switched between strikes, holds, suplexes and even the occasional high flying maneuver. In the end though, it took Nash working over Henry while the referee was distracted by Spade's whining, thus setting him up for the Supreme Stunner and the cover under a thunderstorm of boos; one, two, three, Spade wins the match, the title and the right to challenge Masked Patriot for the Piledriver Championship.</p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Spencer Spade, by pinfall after Josh Nash interfered</strong></p><p><strong>

Spencer Spade wins the NYCW Empire title</strong></p><p><strong>

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</strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Show Rating:</span></strong></p><p><strong>

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[DarK_RaideR]

 

Piledriver Wrestling is excited to announce that June's Seek and Destroy show will, starting this year, be replaced by NYCW's famous Gang Wars event, including its trademark 3 on 3 matches. According to the promotion's press release, this is done not only in order to preserve the popularity of the show and its native promotion, but also because it should function as a great precursor to July's annual Sam Keith Classic Tag Team Tournament.

 

 

Both Piledriver Wrestling School's graduate "The Goth" Nancy Hollands and former roster member Eri "Strong Style" Sato held their weddings during the last few months, to husbands not involved in the wrestling business. We here at Piledriver Wrestling wish them all the best for their future and a happy life together with their significant other.

 

 

True to its legacy as the home of tomorrow's stars, Piledriver Wrestling is proud to announce that Japanese promotion PGHW has reached out to Bulldozer Brandon Smith and James Diaz, offering them a chance to be part of their upcoming July-September tour. Smith already has a track record in Japan with the much smaller Black Canvas Grappling, whereas Diaz will be doing his first ever tour of the islands, hoping to live up to the legacy of his famous father, Raymond.

 

 

More news along these lines but certainly a bit more bittersweet, following Casey Valentine's departure for Supreme Wrestling Federation, United States Pro Wrestling also turned its attention towards Piledriver Wrestling and offered an extremely lucrative deal to "The Big Dog" Josh Nash, who its fans know better as Atlas. This marks Nash's return to the world's biggest promotion after his departure in early 2019 and subsequent run with NYCW. Although sad to lose one of its most well known roster members, Piledriver Wrestling is also extremely proud to have been the launching pad for his return to the top of the world, yet again confirming the motto of the school as being the place where tomorrow's stars are made.

 

 

Fans may have noticed Syd Collier's physique during his appearances for Piledriver Wrestling in May and indeed it was hard to miss the Class Act's ripped musculature, a definite sign of how motivated he has been lately in his race to establish Bowen Services and reclaim the Piledriver Tag Team titles. One man who certainly took notice of that was Tennessee William, as he recently posted a couple of gym selfies in response. Though far from posessing Collier's muscled physique, Tennessee's #1 son certainly has put in the work and it showed in his toned body as the tag team division is heating up with every show.

[alpha2117]

For a moment I thought Piledriver wrestling had a gay marriage

[DarK_RaideR]

For a moment I thought Piledriver wrestling had a gay marriage

Nah, that's my NGW pet project where for years I've been trying to hook up owner Leon Harrison with Menace. Figured some confusion might be caused here, which is why I re-wrote the announcement to include the explicit mention of husbands

[Historian]

Great couple of shows. I always love a Spencer/Henry feud. It's also interesting to see all of the East Coast promotions (outside of RIPW of course, though I imagine they don't factor in at this point) falling to you one by one.

[DarK_RaideR]

Adding to my previous post, Piledriver Wrestling is no stranger to "controversy" when it comes to real life backstage stuff, it's just that the spicier stuff never gets a press release unless it's some kind of scandal that's already blown up in my face. Sato got pregnant and gave birth before getting married, then last month 40 year old Gorgon was revealed to be dating 38 year old Ernest Forthdyke-Hume

 

Great couple of shows. I always love a Spencer/Henry feud.

Thanks. I had a bunch of title contenders after I bought out NYCW (as evidenced in their debut segment) but didn't want to make any rash decisions in case any of them got poached. Casey Valentine and Atlas moving to SWF and USPW respectively proves that was the right call. Spade is now headed for a title unification match against Masked Patriot, but he's already set up with a feud against Henry too. Let's see if anyone else decides to leave anytime soon.

 

It's also interesting to see all of the East Coast promotions (outside of RIPW of course, though I imagine they don't factor in at this point) falling to you one by one.

I've basically swallowed up all the East Coast competition, save for RIPW, obviously. Thought I'd wait till Cult size to leave the COTT, but the alliance is now down to CZCW in the West, 4C in Canada, OLLIE in Mexico, then AAA and QAW for women's wrestling; between that and me expanding way past my local territory to dominate the East, I'm thinking of writing a narrative instead where Piledriver Wrestling is kicked out of the alliance for not staying true to its mission statement and growing way past being just a local territory.

[DarK_RaideR]

War for Territory #42

 

War for Territory #42

Saturday, Week 2 June, 2021

Live from the Sweat Box, GA

 

Proudly wearing the NYCW Empire title around his waist, "The Supreme Star" Spencer Spade opened the show by coming out with "The Big Dog" Josh Nash by his side as he cut a boastful promo about his win at Fatal Force and hyping up his imminent clash with Masked Patriot over the Piledriver Championship. Much to his surprise, Masked Patriot himself made an appearance but Nash got in the way as Spade, safely behind his bodyguard told Patriot that he'd have to wait till after Gang Wars and even the Sam Keith Classic to get his hands on Spade, the mention of the delay throwing the live audience into a frenzy of boos. Finally, Ross Henry came out and got on the mic, saying that if Spade and Patriot aren't going to have a match tonight he might as well have a one on one contest against Josh Nash, the man who cost him the NYCW Empire title last month!

 

Slick Rampage vs Annihilus & Cip Conduit

The opening match saw the recently formed team of Cali Slick and Deever "The Rampage" Arnold, now officially dubbed 'Slick Rampage' as they took on two Piledriver originals. Conduit's strength has always been wild ringside brawls which Slick had mastered in GSW, so this was mainly about the giant Annihilus and the rookie Arnold, with the latter blowing a couple of spots but eventually managing to hit Conduit with his impressive Cannonball Senton for the pin.

Winners: Slick Rampage, by pinfall

 

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Miss Atlantic Wrestling vs Dee Daniels (with "Playboy" Jake Sawyer)

The story here was Miss Atlantic Wrestling still suffering from Svelte's attack and she sold the injury throughout the match, making some brave comebacks but never really managing to build up the momentum to win the match before she got hit with the A-Grade Knee.

Winner: Dee Daniels, by pinfall

 

Apparently Daniels wasn't happy with simply getting the win though and she continued attacking her opponent after the match was over. Instead of a rescue, it was Svelte and Bitch who showed up to join in as Sawyer Sports Services demolished the masked wrestler, leaving the ring as the medical team rushed in to stretcher Miss Atlantic Wrestling out.

 

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Riley McManus vs "The Assassin of the Squared Circle" Ernest Youngman (with Lisa Bowen)

Riley McManus was full of fire in front of his home state crowd and given the two participants' technical prowess, the match played out like a classic southern-style grapplefest. Plenty of holds and counterholds, jockeying for position, reversals, shooting for specific limbs and working them over, lot of time spent on the mat and never ever taking flight for aerial moves. Fans loved every it of it, except maybe the finish of Youngman winning and just to add insult to injury, Youngman put his feet on the ropes while making the pin, even if he didn't need to.

Winner: Ernest Youngman, by pinfall while using the ropes for leverage

 

Pileriver United States title match

Reaper © vs Bulldozer Brandon Smith

If the previous match was an oldschool grapplefest, this one was a southern wrasslin' brawl. Nothing pretty or technical, nothing flashy, just two big tough men slugging it out for over ten minutes. Smith pushed Reaper to the limit like no other contestant in recent memory ever managed to, but hitting the Backdrop Driver proved to be too much of a challenge for Smith's back and after several failed attempts, Reaper had an opening to hit the Death Bomb and retain.

Winner: Reaper, by pinfall

Reaper makes defence number 3 of his Piledriver United States title

 

Reaper's celebration was interrupted by the return of Logan Diaz, who hadn't been seen since his Last Man Standing match at Raw Power over two months ago. Claiming he's only learned and grown stronger since, Logan issued a challenge for Reaper's US title belt and left the ringside area as the champion stared him down with a menacing glare.

 

Frederique Antonio Garcia did what he does best next, which was fire up the fans as he cut another amazing promo as part of his "open challenge for the COTT World Heavyweight title" which yet again, no one showed up to answer, meaning Garcia had even more time to be annoying on the mic. In today's wrestling world it's rare to find a heel that is genuinely hated and Garcca proved yet again he belongs in that rare category.

 

Ross "The Boss" Henry vs "The Big Dog" Josh Nash

With Nash's imminent departure for USPW made public, there was no doubt as to who would win this match, which might also explain why Spade wasn't on Nash's corner for it. However, this didn't mean that the match itself had to be boring; quite the contrary, Henry attacked his opponent and set the match off to a frantic pace as the fight quickly spilled out of the ring and into the stands. The two big men brawled among the fans to a loud reaction without ever going into straight-out hardcore territory but always keeping the match fast and exciting as they brawled around the arena. Nash's stamina eventually failed him though and by the time the two competitors were back inside the ropes, Henry hit a big offensive sequence building up to his Earthquake Powerslam finisher, winning the match to wrap up the show and Nash's quick run with Piledriver Wrestling.

Winner: Ross Henry, by pinfall

 

Show Rating:

[alpha2117]

I just love your stuff man - it's so much fun to read.

[DarK_RaideR]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>"So it's two for, two against, guess that comes down to the final vote..."</p><p> </p><p>

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<em>This is Chess Maniac's thinking pose</em></p><p> </p><p>

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I looked around the table as Lee held his breath next to me. We should have seen this coming, but I guess much like NYCW's purchase, once it came about, I still felt like I wasn't ready for it. The Confederation of the Territories had finally caught up to my expansion across the entire East Coast and called for a meeting to vote on our expulsion from the alliance.</p><p> </p><p>

Cat and Farrah had voted in our favor. Not because they wanted us to stay, but probably because they felt like they owed me for inviting them into the fold. They'd always been smart about avoiding conflict, both of them. Cat had AAA up in Seattle so Farrah set up shop in Texas to keep her distance. They had joined the alliance, but only had us and OLLIE to offer talent to, since everyone else didn't even feature a women's division. They benefitted from a wider talent pool, more opportunities for their own talent to work, plus the COTT Womens title I introduced. They didn't have to like us, but they didn't fear us either. This was them simply paying off their debt.</p><p> </p><p>

Then there were CZCW and 4C. Cliff had survived the SoCal Wars that took down GSW, but didn't have it easy against Gil Thomas' deep pockets, even if Nemesis leaving for USPW did give him a breather. TCW was still alive in California and although it wasn't going to turn him into their developmental territory anytime soon, it was still the region's #1 promotion. The Confederation kept him safe from AAA expanding south or OLLIE north into his stomping grounds, but with us taking over the East Coast, he probably feared we'd head westwards. Same for Troy; he'd seen the fall of ACPW, survived in the shadow of CGC and NOTBPW, now probably feared I'd expand north of the border to step on his toes. They wanted me out.</p><p> </p><p>

Which left Chess Maniac to make the call. Thing is, OLLIE had risen above CILL and EMLL, to the point where it was actually gearing up to challenge SOTBPW for supremacy in Mexico. He was looking upwards more than he was looking downwards. If I did make a move south of the border, it would be CILL and EMLL who'd take the hit, not OLLIE.</p><p> </p><p>

"As the oldest active promotion in the world, I feel it is OLLIE's duty to defend the core values of the business" Chess Maniac began in his heavily accented English. Beside me, I could feel Lee shaking his head in disappointment already. "This is not about returning to the old days of the Territories. This is about truth, honesty and integrity. I feel Piledriver Wrestling has gone against everything the COTT stands for and as such, I vote they are expelled."</p><p> </p><p>

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I stood up slowly under the watchful eyes of Maniac. I was hoping he'd appreciate me wearing the mask 24/7 like an oldschool luchador who'd defend kayfabe to the grave. Should have worn my Sheik headdress had I known, but given the circumstances, I decided I wasn't going to do them the favor of throwing a tantrum on my way out. "Very well," I said in a matter-of-fact tone. "F**k you all, gentlemen. Ladies, appreciate the vote of confidence." I took a slight bow towards Cat and Farrah, enjoying every bit of the confusion in the air.</p><p> </p><p>

"When Sam Keith invited you all to join, you were quick to embrace the mission statement of COTT" I continued, in the same deadpan delivery. It was extremely important to deliver what I had in mind with no sense of emotional tension in my voice. "When he tried to one-up Rip Chord and his Invitational by creating his own Tag Team Classic, you applauded him and rushed to send your representatives. He used MAW, he used the alliance, he used you to send his sons to Japan with Burning Hammer and land himself a deal with USPW, yet somehow we are the villains for rushing in to save MAW and NYCW, instead of letting them die out. Yet in this moment of ungratefulness, I realize he was correct. Chess Maniac there spoke of truth, honesty and integrity. Things you three gentlemen apparently lack. You've always been in this for yourselves since day one;now instead of applauding our efforts, you fear our success and seek to punish us for it. For that, I promise you, we shall become everything you've ever feared. Just like we've proven the naysayers wrong all these years, just like we've outshined Rhode Island PW, we will rise to become the behemoth you've seen in your nightmares, when you woke up in cold sweat and called this meeting hoping to prevent it from happening. So once again, thank you ladies. As for you gentlemen, in case you didn't hear it the first time around... f**k you"</p><p> </p><p>

I turned around and left while the shock was still in place so they'd never get a chance to answer me. If nothing else, I could still cut a killer heel promo!</p>

[Historian]

Darn that Chess Maniac! Revenge will be PDWs!

[alpha2117]

This means war! Whoa Whoa What is it good for!

[DarK_RaideR]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="OUphkmR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OUphkmR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="D2KFVsh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/D2KFVsh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46150" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> Frederique Antonio Garcia, Spencer Spade & Xavi Ferrera vs Masked Patriot, Ross Henry & Nate DeMarcus</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Semi Main Event</strong></p><p> Bowen Services (Youngman & The Mid Atlantic Express) vs Riley McManus & The Southern Stars</p><p> </p><p> Cali Slick, Deever Arnold & Logan Diaz vs James Diaz, Annihilus & George Wolfe</p><p> </p><p> Sawyer Sports Services (Bitch, Daniels & Svelte) vs Washington, Flame & Winters</p><p> </p><p> Robbie Wright & The Heartbreak Express vs Reaper, Charger Siaki & "Killer" Carl Bernard</p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote>

[joshbrady91]

Main Event

Frederique Antonio Garcia, Spencer Spade & Xavi Ferrera vs Masked Patriot, Ross Henry & Nate DeMarcus

 

Semi Main Event

Bowen Services (Youngman & The Mid Atlantic Express) vs Riley McManus & The Southern Stars

 

Cali Slick, Deever Arnold & Logan Diaz vs James Diaz, Annihilus & George Wolfe

 

Sawyer Sports Services (Bitch, Daniels & Svelte) vs Washington, Flame & Winters

 

Robbie Wright & The Heartbreak Express vs Reaper, Charger Siaki & "Killer" Carl Bernard

[DarK_RaideR]

Gang Wars 2021

 

Gang Wars 2021

Saturday, Week 4 June, 2021

Live from McGaw Arena, CT

 

Frederique Antonio Garcia, Spencer Spade and Xavi Ferrera take turns on the mic to open the show with a promo to hype up their main event match against Masked Patriot, Ross Henry and Nate DeMarcus.

 

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Robbie Wright & The Heartbreak Express (with Cheerleader Kandii) vs Reaper, Charger Siaki & "Killer" Carl Bernard (with Lisa Bowen)

The opening match basically sees the return to action of the Heartbreak Express, with Kandii cheering them on as they team with the King of Charisma, Robbie Wright against a trio of big, bad, mean heels. Making the best of their speed and agility, the faces try to use hit and run tactics as well as frequent tags to keep their opponents guessing and tire them out, but it only takes a slight miscalculation for the heels to take advantage and isolate Robbie Wright on their corner. Easily manhandling Wright around, the heels manage to cut the ring in half and focus their offense on Wright, with Reaper hitting the Death Bomb on him for the pin.

Winners: Reaper, Charger Siaki & "Killer" Carl Bernard, by pinfall

 

After the match, Reaper grabs a mic and growls a challenge at Logan Diaz, saying he'll suffer a similar fate once they meet, becoming another body in the trail of corpses he's left behind him while holding the Piledriver United States title.

 

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Sawyer Sports Services (Bitch, Daniels & Svelte) vs Washington, Flame & Winters

An exciting and hotly contested bout, this one sees Bitch and Daniels bring the brawl while Svelte adds her considerable technical skills against the former Women's champion Lora Washington and two hard hitters in Flame and Winters. Momentum shifts back and forth as both teams constantly tag in a fresh member and it's a snap Flame Fire Kick on Bitch that secures the pin while Washington and Winters manage to hold the rest of Sawyer and his group from breaking up the pin.

Winners: Washington, Flame & Winters, by pinfall

 

The heels do not seem to be in the mood for a brawl and raise their arms in acceptance of their defeat as the bell rings, backing away to let the babyfaces leave at peace. However, Daniels, Svelte and Sawyer get in the ring to surround the still hazy Emma Bitch. Sawyer offers his hand to help her up, but as soon as Bitch takes it, he slaps her across the face with his other one! Snapped into action, Svelte and Daniels stomp down Bitch, with Sawyer getting on the mic to announce that Bitch is ejected from his group, before openly inviting Piledriver Women's champion Killer Kass to come fill the spot.

 

Cali Slick, Deever Arnold & Logan Diaz vs James Diaz, Annihilus & George Wolfe

That's right, former Piledriver and COTT champions the Death Squad are reunited to join fellow nasty big man James Diaz in this match. It's all power for the heels and while the faces certainly do not lack that, they make up for their slight size disadvantage by sheer skill, whether it's Slick's hardcore tricks, Arnold's high flying or Logan's technical prowess. Although it makes for an exciting match, it doesn't seem to do much damage to the opposition and in a somewhat shocking finish, the Death Squad hit Logan Diaz with their Wolfecatcher double team finisher for a clean pin.

Winners: James Diaz, Annihilus & George Wolfe, by pinfall

 

Bowen Services made their entrance next and took turns on the mic to hype themselves up and get people hot for their match next against Riley McManus and the Southern Stars.

 

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Bowen Services (Youngman & The Mid Atlantic Express) vs Riley McManus & The Southern Stars

Perhaps the most classic, oldschool bout of the entire card, this match wouldn't be out of place in a MAW or NYCW show. No one ever left their feet from bell to bell; no flips, no dives, no moves off the top or second rope even, just holds, submissions and some rugged brawling for about fifteen minutes without ever boring or losing the audience. Youngman especially seemed to gel nicely with the Express and their technical style, but it still took the assist from Lisa Bowen at ringside to pull the rope away while Collier had Harker in the Texas Cloverleaf, preventing the break so that Collier could drag Harker back into the center of the ring and force him to tap out.

Winners: Bowen Services, by submission after interference from Lisa Bowen

 

Frederique Antonio Garcia, Spencer Spade & Xavi Ferrera vs Masked Patriot, Ross Henry & Nate DeMarcus

There was certainly no shortage of ego and confidence in the heel team, at times making teamwork a challenge but certainly getting heat from the fans, especially thanks to Garcia's stalling tactics every time he tried to break up the flow of the match or stop his opponents' momentum by tagging out or retreating to the outside. There was no doubt fans were 100% on the side of the all-american babyface team and just to stick it to them (and avoid a defeat he probably felt was coming) Spencer Spade got intentionally disqualified when he kicked Masked Patriot right between the legs, in full view of former NYCW referee Shane Stones, who's taken over Alvin Lavin's job after the latter decided to move to Colorado.

Winners: Masked Patriot, Ross Henry & Nate DeMarcus, by disqualification

 

Clearly unhappy with the finish of the match and show, Piledriver Wrestling owner and pro wrestling veteran Lee Wright made a rare appearance, coming out to get on the mic and inform the heels they would be receiving punishment for robbing the fans of what seemed to be a killer main event. Garcia quickly found a mic of his own to taunt Wright and act like he couldn't be touched, but Wright got the last laugh when he asked Garcia where his COTT World Heavyweight title is, a reference to him losing it just earlier that week to OLLIE's El Mitico Jr. Garcia was furious and Wright only made it worse by announcing that since Piledriver Wrestling is no longer a member of the Confederation of the Territories, that title was gone forver;and with Garcia no longer holding his precious title, he was of no further use. The punishment would begin with him as his contract would be, effective immediately, terminated! Fans cheered and Garcia threw a tantrum, yet the fact of the matter remained as the show went off the air that Wright had flexed his authority by firing him on the spot!

 

Show Rating:

[DarK_RaideR]

War for Territory #43

 

War for Territory #43

Saturday, Week 2 July, 2021

Live from Pennsylvania Park, PA

 

Avalanche & Brutus Milano vs Riley McManus & Quentrel Garner

The opening match was a treat to Tri-State fans as much as a teaser for the upcoming Sam Keith Classic, as the former NYCW team of Avalanche and Brutus Milano rejoined forces against the master and apprentice paring of Riley McManus and Quentrel Garner. Milano's stereotypical "Italian New Yorker" routine really seemed to get under the fans' skin, which was great as his antics drew attention away from his ring rust. McManus and Garner were rock solid as usual, but it was big man Avalanche who stole the show by pulling off a one-handed Choke Bomb on McManus for the dominant pin, a sign that his team means business in this year's tournament.

Winners: Avalanche & Brutus Milano, by pinfall

 

Xavi Ferrera took to the ring next, cutting a promo to announce that he would be facing the big bad amish Jebediah next, in a punitive match for his team's actions at last month's Gang Wars show. Ferrera further announced that although he hadn't been immediately fired like Frederique Antonio Garcia was at the end of that show, he had been forced to wrestle for his career tonight. Jebediah had everything to gain and nothing to lose though, so it would only be fair, on top of making the match more exciting, if Jebediah also put his career on the line to make this a Loser Leaves Piledriver Wrestling fight!

 

Loser Leaves Piledriver Wrestling

"The Athlete" Xavi Ferrera vs Jebediah

Given the stipulation, the two wrestlers told an intense story of them fighting for their job in a classic "David vs Goliath" take but with the extra spin of both men being supremely athletic. This helped keep the match pace pretty fast and showcase Jebediah as being more than just a cookie cutter plodding big man, as well as push Ferrera to skip his usual tricks or fan teasing in order to do some top notch, straightforward wrestling. The duo got a great reaction when Jebediah reversed a Ferrerarana attempt into a powerbomb for a two count, while the finish saw Ferrera barely get out the way before a Sundown Splash hit him, hopping onto the ropes to respond with a High Impact Frog Splash that earned him the fall.

Winner: "The Athlete" Xavi Ferrera, by pinfall

 

With Lisa Bowen at the helm and on the mic, Bowen Services appeared in full force as their manager sang their praises for ten minutes straight, garnering a heated reaction from the live crowd. Bowen talked of Youngman's undeniable skill and Bernard's mean streak, but her main focus here was hyping up the Mid Atlantic Express in light of the upcoming Sam Keith Classic.

 

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Killer Kass & Nancy Hollands vs Lora Washington & Laura Flame vs Sawyer Sports Services (with "Playboy" Jake Sawyer)

Unsurprisingly, the show was heavy on tag team wrestling and the women's side of things was no different. Title holder Killer Kass teamed with the only heel of the division to not be part of Sawyer's group and it was evident from her actions that Kass wasn't interested in being a team player but only in dodging a pinfall that would set up a title match. That would have been enough to cost her the match in a classic tag match, but this wasn't the case in this three way tag contest. Sawyer directed traffic in an attempt to either impress or defeat Kass and recruit her under his banner, while the babyface team of Lora&Laura had their hands full and plenty of beef with both their rival teams. This led to a pretty long and complicated match with a lot of momentum swings and broken up pinfalls, but eventually Kass picked her spot and hit a disoriented Dee Daniels with the Kill Switch for the pin.

Winners: Killer Kass & Nancy Hollands, by pinfall

 

Never short on confidence, Spencer Spade hit the ring and cut a promo to brag about basically being out of Lee Wright's touch due to his scheduled title match against Masked Patriot. On top of his natural arrogance, Spade's words stung especially since he was the one to get his team disqualified at Gang Wars, so Ross Henry's music hitting the speakers got a loud pop from the fans. Henry told Spade he's not as untouchable as he thinks and while his scheduled match for the Piledriver Championship would indeed not be changed, the same couldn't be said for his NYCW Empire title;Ross Henry had been granted his rematch, tonight!

 

NYCW Empire title match

"The Supreme Star" Spencer Spade © vs Ross "The Boss" Henry

Just a couple of months after Spade took the title from Henry, the rematch took place and the big thing here was the absence of "Big Dog" Josh Nash from the ringside area. Still, the contest was every bit as good as the previous one, a slow burner of a match with plenty of drama and ring psychology to get fans invested before Spade robbed them once again by using the ropes to secure a pinfall, defend his title and end an otherwise solid match on a tainted note.

Winner: "The Supreme Star" Spencer Spade, by pinfall after illegally using the ropes for leverage

"The Supreme Star" Spencer Spade makes defence number 1 of his NYCW Empire title

 

The show ended with Spade's scheduled opponent and Piledriver Champion coming out for a staredown. Spade was quick to retreat though, raising the NYCW Empire title in the air as a challenge, only for Masked Patriot to raise his own title belt in response, a visual reminder of their upcoming title unification match.

 

Show Rating:

[alpha2117]

Loved the ending