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Let’s see if I can improve on my dreadful performance last time out.

 

NYCW The Battle of Five Boroughs 2023

'The Star' George Trapesi vs. 'The Georgia Bulldog' Riley McManus

No belt on the line so The Star can win here. But time will tell if he is a big game player or not

 

NYCW Empire & COTT World: Ash Campbell © vs. Trent Shaffer ©

Is NYCW out to take over the COTT? Normally I’d go some sort of schmoz finish here but I’m wondering about the NYCW growth (and perhaps greed). The tag titles are held by the same team. Now the US title is held by a NYCW guy. So Shaffer wins

 

COTT United States: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith ©

Bulldozer just won but Hagman is a future star. But nothing comes easy.

 

Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

 

Fro Sure vs. Thom Barrowman

 

NYCW & COTT World Tag Team: Vessey Combat Club vs. The Fantastic Express ©

 

Magnum Kobe vs. Perfect Pepper Pelton

 

NYCW Tri-State: Honest Frank Jr vs. Prime Time Jack Pryde ©

This title just changed hands but if ever there was a transition champ situation PT Pryde might be the guy at current.

 

Charlie Corner vs. The Masked Mauler

The Mauler can’t be happy but what happened to his manager?

 

Ten-Man Tag: Oliver Kobb, THe Biggins Boys & The Powers of Pain vs. Brutus Milano, Andrew Harper, Denny King & The Chop Shop

Old school stars take the win

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NYCW The Battle of Five Boroughs 2023 - Predictions

'The Star' George Trapesi def. 'The Georgia Bulldog' Riley McManus

 

NYCW Empire & COTT World: Trent Shaffer © def. Ash Campbell ©

 

COTT United States: Bulldozer Brandon Smith © def. Danny Hagman

 

Angry Gilmore def. Davis Wayne Newton

 

Fro Sure def. Thom Barrowman

 

NYCW & COTT World Tag Team: The Fantastic Express © def. Vessey Combat Club

 

Perfect Pepper Pelton def. Magnum Kobe

 

NYCW Tri-State: Prime Time Jack Pryde © def. Honest Frank Jr

 

The Masked Mauler def. Charlie Corner

 

Ten-Man Tag: Oliver Kobb, The Biggins Boys & The Powers of Pain def. Brutus Milano, Andrew Harper, Denny King & The Chop Shop

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Did Oliver Kobb just casually show up and have your best ever match???

 

'The Star' George Trapesi vs. 'The Georgia Bulldog' Riley McManus

The circus star George Trapeze gets the big win and takes Riley's head off.

NYCW Empire & COTT World: Ash Campbell © vs. Trent Shaffer ©

Shaffer earns his paycheck by becoming the face of the COTT.

COTT United States: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith ©

Hagman seems a better fit for traveling across NA defending and getting reps, Smith has earned a slower pace to his career.

Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

Get DWN up top with Riley/George/Trent.

Fro Sure vs. Thom Barrowman

NYCW & COTT World Tag Team: Vessey Combat Club vs. The Fantastic Express ©

Magnum Kobe vs. Perfect Pepper Pelton

NYCW Tri-State: Honest Frank Jr vs. Prime Time Jack Pryde ©

Charlie Corner vs. The Masked Mauler

Ten-Man Tag: Oliver Kobb, THe Biggins Boys & The Powers of Pain vs. Brutus Milano, Andrew Harper, Denny King & The Chop Shop

Big match Ollie gets the win as he marches toward the COTT World title...

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NYCW The Battle of Five Boroughs 2023

'The Star' George Trapesi vs. 'The Georgia Bulldog' Riley McManus

NYCW Empire & COTT World: Ash Campbell © vs. Trent Shaffer ©

COTT United States: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith ©

Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

Fro Sure vs. Thom Barrowman

NYCW & COTT World Tag Team: Vessey Combat Club vs. The Fantastic Express ©

Magnum Kobe vs. Perfect Pepper Pelton

NYCW Tri-State: Honest Frank Jr vs. Prime Time Jack Pryde ©

Charlie Corner vs. The Masked Mauler

Ten-Man Tag: Oliver Kobb, THe Biggins Boys & The Powers of Pain vs. Brutus Milano, Andrew Harper, Denny King & The Chop Shop

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New York City… where we honour a great before our biggest show to date…

 

Backstage at the Garden and I’ already grown accustomed to its corridors and layout. I went over to speak to Sam Keith to make sure he knew the running order. He was training Honest Frank Jr in psychology. It would seem that we had another master-protégé relationship. While explaining things to FrankJr, he mentioned his son; Greg and I discovered that he’d signed with SWF. Sam and Frank Jr listened to my instructions and I moved on.

 

The plan for these evening, other than all eyes being on the main match and the grudge between the Star and the Bulldog, was a new induction into the NYCW Hall of Fame. The GODDAM AMERICAN HERO; American Machine was being honoured for his contribution to the company with a little pre-show ceremony. I looked through the official programme of the Hall of the Fame at the current members:

The Stomper

Whistler

Steve Flash

Honest Frank

Black Hat Bailey

Man Mountain Cahill

American Buffalo

Old School Principals

Wiley Coyote

I couldn’t argue with any of them. My mind then drifted to who on the current roster would make it. Would I make it? I guessed that a lot would rely on how the months ahead went.

 

The music signified the beginning of the ceremony and I went to rush to the announce table, before realising that I’d actually replaced myself. The two new additions to join Ernie Turner were two of the bigger signings I’d ever made. But I was confident they’d deliver the goods. There voices boomed over the arena as we looked to get started:

 

“Hello New York, I’m the ‘Innovator of Hardcore’ Mitch Naess and I’m joined today by Ernie Turner and, returning home after a seventeen year absence, the Legendary… Emma Chase…”

 

NYCW Battle of the Five Boroughs 2023

Sunday, Week 4, September 2023

Weston Square Garden, New York City, New York

Attendance: 32,102

 

TEN-MAN TAG MATCH: Oliver Kobb, The Biggins Boys & The Powers of Pain vs. Brutus Milano, Andrew Harper, Denny King & The Chop Shop

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Andrew Harper, Eric Mortenson, Sal DiMeo, Brutus Milano and Denny King defeated Oliver Kobb, The Biggins Boys and The Powers of Pain in 10:02 when Eric Mortenson pinned Oliver Kobb, illegally using the ropes for leverage.

Rating: 67

Never, ever, bet against Brutus Milano.

 

SINGLES MATCH: Charlie Corner vs. The Masked Mauler

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Charlie Corner defeated The Masked Mauler in 9:41 by pinfall with a Corner Cutter.

Rating: 61

Charlie gets the W against his long-time opponent. It was definitely time to move on from this feud however as it was starting to get really stale. Both men were great and had the potential to deliver even better matches with other people.

 

NYCW TRI-STATE TITLE MATCH: Honest Frank Jr vs. Prime Time Jack Pryde ©

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Prime Time Jack Pryde defeated Honest Frank Jr in 9:41 by pinfall with a handful of tights.

Rating: 60

There were times when there was a lack of psychology on display, so it seems Sam Keith noticed the problem and was trying to address it. If these guys could get that together their matches would reach another level. For now though, I’d have to look to keep them in matches with veterans otherwise their pushes would stall out.

 

SINGLES MATCH: Magnum Kobe vs. Perfect Pepper Pelton

In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, Magnum Kobe defeated Perfect Pepper Pelton in 10:10 by submission with a Magnum Deathlock.

Rating: 67

Speaking of branching out. Pepper here delivering a fantastic singles match. Sure he had Magnum to help and he lost. But this is a massive step forward from the tag team specialist and hopefully meant we didn’t have to rely on the CRC being team all the time.

 

NYCW & COTT WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Vessey Combat Club vs. The Fantastic Express ©

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, The Fantastic Express defeated Vessey Combat Club in 9:47 when Zippy Deverell pinned JP Barnham with a handful of tights. The Fantastic Express make defence number ten of the COTT World Tag Team. The Fantastic Express make defence number six of the NYCW Tag Team.

Rating: 69

VCC step up and deliver a decent match with the Fantastics. Given more time and polish they could easily be the long-term replacement for The Biggins Boys, who were unlikely to be able to keep their run going as they aged.

 

SINGLES MATCH: Fro Sure vs. Thom Barrowman

In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Thom Barrowman defeated Fro Sure in 10:08 by pinfall with a handful of tights.

Rating: 63

Wily old Thom Barrowman gets a little cheating victory over the up-and-coming Fro Sure. Pepper watched from ringside, but didn’t interfere, as per Fro Sure’s instructions. Those two had a nice little friendship brewing. It is sometimes nice to have everything be a blood feud.

 

COTT UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith ©

In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Bulldozer Brandon Smith defeated Danny Hagman in 9:56 by pinfall with a Backdrop Driver. Bulldozer Brandon Smith makes defence number one of the COTT United States.

Rating: 65

Another veteran beating another young star. Match was a close one and Bulldozer shows that despite his advancing age, he’s still got plenty in the tank. And is a good choice for COTT United States champion.

 

NYCW EMPIRE & COTT WORLD TITLE MATCH: Ash Campbell © vs. Trent Shaffer ©

In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, Trent Shaffer defeated Ash Campbell in 9:35 by disqualification. Trent Shaffer makes defence number four of the NYCW Empire Heavyweight.

Rating: 63

In a potential unification matchup, we erred on the side of caution and had our guy win, but no titles changing hands. Our relationship with the COTT had somewhat diminished in recent months, and we realised that everyone in that organisation was out for themselves. So eventually we’d probably make a power play. But for now Sam Keith and Mitch Naess were too important to us to mess around.

 

SINGLES MATCH: Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, Angry Gilmore defeated Davis Wayne Newton in 9:58 by pinfall by using underhanded tactics.

Rating: 74

Just when I think Gilmore might be on his way out, he delivers a match-up like this. Having someone like DWN opposite him was part of the reason, but my God these two can absolutely deliver. They didn’t even have any chemistry notes.

 

ANGLE: George Trapesi makes an elaborate entrance to Sirius by Alan Parsons Project.

Rating: 70

 

GRUDGE MATCH: ‘The Star’ George Trapesi vs. ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus

The bubbling, hated rivalry which had lasted throughout the entire year so far led to this point. ‘the Star’ George Trapesi had seen a drastic change in character through it, and his eyes were firmly planted on revenge. But as the match progressed, The Georgia Bulldog matched his opponent’s intensity and in-ring ability to produce one the best matches in NYCW history. Back and forth, with neither man giving an inch. Then, the smallest of mistakes gave The Star his opportunity. McManus missed a big clothesline, which allowed Trapesi to line-up the Star Maker Lariat, which McManus ducked and rolled through into a backslide. From where Trapesi kicked out and immediately applied a Crossface. With McManus looking like he was about to tap… the bell rang. Confused, Trapesi looked to the ring announcer, who declared the match a time limit draw. McManus slid out the ring and was helped to the back by Fern, completely disinterested in continuing the war.

In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, George Trapesi drew with Riley McManus in 30:00 when the time limit expired.

Rating: 79

Crowd hated that finish. And by hated, I mean loved to hate. What a match. Any lingering doubts about either man’s main event position have been entirely dispelled by that Match of the Year candidate.

 

OVERALL RATING: 78

 

553,296 viewers and $42,582 profit even with upgraded production costs meant we were on course for a bumper end to our best year to date. But more than that, next month ses the return of The King of New York tournament.

 

Results:

KyTeran – 5/10

DinoKea – 5/10

Theheel – 4/10

John Lions – 3/10

 

I feel a bit bad about these ones, because the main event especially was a rare draw. Plus most of these matches could've gone either way.

 

Next time… a 32-man elimination tournament…

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New York City… where anyone can be King…

 

Having worked out brackets through secret draw ahead of time, we decided to withhold the information from the audience and give the impression that the new-and-improved 32-man King of New York tournament was randomly drawn on Superstars. Every single wrestler was included except Trent Shaffer as the Empire champion faced the winner at New York City Showdown in December.

 

NYCW Empire Superstars #33

Friday, Week 1, October 2023

The Empire Ballroom, New York City, New York

Attendance: 6,929

 

ANGLE: Trent Shaffer and Billy Keelan are out to start the show. They’re looking forward to a week off and a chance to watch the King of New York tournament. Obviously they’re looking forward to facing the winner in December and making them famous on route to seeing out the year as champion. Now let the games… begin. Shaffer sits on a throne next to the announce table to watch.

Rating: 88

Trent and Billy were a great combo and this segment got the crowd fired up.

 

KONY QUALIFIER: Chip Martin vs. Thom Barrowman

In an extremely short match, Thom Barrowman defeated Chip Martin in 4:57 by pinfall with a Guided Missile.

Rating: 45

Chip Martin, son of Johnny Martin makes an appearance in the tournament and is promptly destroyed by Thom Barrowman.

 

KONY QUALIFIER: Angry Gilmore vs. Eric Mortenson

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Angry Gilmore defeated Eric Mortenson in 7:47 by pinfall with an Anger Management.

Rating: 64

A surprisingly big opening round match sees former Howlin Mad Mort trying his best against the middle-aged-and-angry… Gilmore. The better man wins obviously, but it was a decent match.

 

ANGLE: Following the match, Gilmore tells the crowd he’s going all the way to the finals and if he happens to come across that Canadian scumbag DWN, well then more’s the better.

Rating: 86

Angry is superb on the mic and brings authenticity and veteran flair to the show.

 

KONY QUALIFIER: Magnum Kobe vs. Spike Sylvain

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Magnum Kobe defeated Spike Sylvain in 5:47 by submission with a Magnum Deathlock.

Rating: 65

Poor Spike. Like Denny King, he’s a forgotten member of the roster. Purely used to put over others or train rookies on the pre-show, he’s been a great hand for us over the years and we respected for that work.

 

ANGLE: Backstage The Masked Mauler looks at the brackets and sees his match is tonight. When asked how he feels, he declares “PILEDRIVER!?!” Prime Time joins and is looking forward to facing Mauler tonight.

“May the best man win.”

“IRON CLAW!?!”

“It sure is buddy, it sure is.”

Then Perfect Pepper Pelton joins and looks a little disheartened at having drawn Riley McManus. But then is delighted to see Prime Time. The two hug, and then begin to discuss the old days and how they miss each other. But then Perfect sees the Tri-State title and is impressed. Mauler buts in and slaps the belt heavily, indicates his own waist before saying: “SLEEPER!”

Rating: 77

 

KONY QUALIFIER: Prime Time Jack Pryde vs. The Masked Mauler

In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Prime Time Jack Pryde defeated The Masked Mauler in 9:51 by pinfall with a handful of tights. Prime Time Jack Pryde makes defence number two of the NYCW Tri-State Regional.

Rating: 66

As with the tag team titles at the Stomper Memorial Show; Prime Time defends the title he’s got in all matches, even those in tournaments. Here he’s able to best the former Tri-State champion handily.

 

ANGLE: Backstage, the Fantastics and the Biggins’ are in a pull apart brawl. A quick look at the brackets show that they’ve been ‘randomly’ drawn against one another in the qualifiers.

Rating: 76

 

KONY QUALIFIER: Bart Biggins vs. Zippy Deverell

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Zippy Deverell defeated Bart Biggins in 8:08 by pinfall with a Spinning Bulldog.

Rating: 69

Well, well, well. Good news and bad news here. The good news is that these two have great chemistry against one another. The bad news is that Bart Biggins, the younger of the two brothers was visibly tiring at the end of this short match. That did not speak well for his long-term future. Great match again though.

 

ANGLE: ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ heads to the ring following Pepper’s intro. But Sirius interrupts him and Geroge Trapesi, walks out the entrance. Looking a little uncomfortable, Riley hurries to the ring. George stands on the opposite side of the entrance ramp to Trent Shaffer’s throne to watch.

Rating: 77

Psychological warfare.

 

KONY QUALIFIER: Perfect Pepper Pelton vs. ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus

In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, Perfect Pepper Pelton defeated Riley McManus in 21:20 by disqualification after George Trapesi and Trent Shaffer interfered.

Rating: 69

Slightly underwhelming as I had far-too-high-hopes. But the result is a real shocker. Riley played the put-upon heel to perfection here and Pepper slides through to the next round on a wing and a prayer.

 

OVERALL RATING: 73

 

Not a bad start to the tournament and ending with a huge shock loss for the reigning King was a nice twist. The crowd absolutely loved the fact Pepper progressed, but it does now mean the Cross River Connection will face each other for the first time ever. The show got a 0.32 rating (246,144 viewers).

 

Next time… the tournament continues…

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New York City… moving Ernie on from the announce desk…

 

In the week between shows, we learn that USPW had signed Freddie Huggins, which was fairly huge news in the scheme of things. But we weren’t really big enough for that to effect us just yet. One day we’d be able to compete. But for now, we were moving on. And we’re moving on to: merchandising. Having almost entirely ignoring it, we’ve finally upgraded our merchandising to the fifth level. Which meant that old shows would now be packaged up for DVD and streaming purposes and we were about to start producing worker-specific merch for our top stars. I would one day be cool to see which workers sell the most merch. But apparently not yet.

 

In terms of backstage changes, we have decided to remove Ernie turner from the announce table. We’d draft him back in, in case of emergencies. But for now he was getting back into management, focusing specifically on a couple of lower card workers; Samoan Wrecking Crew.

 

NYCW Empire Superstars #34

Friday, Week 2, October 2023

The Empire Ballroom, New York City, New York

Attendance: 7,059

 

 

[*]KONY QUALIFIER: George Trapesi defeated Billy Chase in 8:23 by pinfall with a Star Maker Lariat. Rating: 59

 

[*]ANGLE: After the match, Riley McManus appears from the crowd, slides into the ring and delivers a vicious beatdown to Trapesi. Having knocked him out, Riley poses over the body, brimming once again with confidence. Rating: 70

 

[*]KONY QUALIFIER: Phil Anders defeated The Juggernaut in 5:37 by pinfall with a Hangman's Neckbreaker. Rating: 49

 

[*]ANGLE: Angry Gilmore and Davis Wayne Newton are backstage arguing about whose going to win the King of New York, when they’re interrupted by Danny Hagman and Bulldozer Brandon Smith fighting by catering. Gilmore rushes to join in, but DWN steps away and thinks better of it. Rating: 83

 

[*]KONY QUALIFIER: Andrew Harper defeated The Eagle in 7:50 by pinfall with a Spike Slam. Rating: 67

 

[*]ANGLE: Bulldozer Brandon Smith hobbles to the ring. He has noticeable bruising on his chest and around his eyebrow, but he’s smiling when he gets in the ring and beckons his opponent to join him. Rating: 75

 

[*]KONY QUALIFIER: Bulldozer Brandon Smith defeated Charlie Corner in 8:08 by pinfall with a Backdrop Driver. Rating: 65

 

[*]ANGLE: Aware that Danny Hagman is up next, Bulldozer waits be the entranceway. But Danny comes through the crowd and beats him down. Having thrown Bulldozer back out the arena, the Pittsburgh Kid marches to the ring ready for battle. Rating: 78

 

[*]KONY QUALIFIER: Danny Hagman defeated Brutus Milano in 7:35 by submission with a Steel Curtain. Rating: 63

 

[*]ANGLE: Both The Fantastic Express and The Biggins Boys head to the ring. Bickering and throwing shade at one another; Zippy Deverell and Bart Biggins go to the announcers desk to commentate on the upcoming match. Rating: 76

 

[*]KONY QUALIFIER: Brett Biggins defeated Rafe Sashay in 19:54 by pinfall with a B-B-Gun. Rating: 66

 

[*]OVERALL RATING: 70 – 0.33 (248,779 viewers)

 

Slow news week means we roll on with the torunament...

 

NYCW Empire Superstars #35

Friday, Week 3, October 2023

The Empire Ballroom, New York City, New York

Attendance: 6,849

 

 

[*]KONY QUALIFIER: Davis Wayne Newton defeated Ray Cavalero in 8:28 by submission with a STF. Rating: 53

 

[*]ANGLE: Fro Sure is looking forward to testing himself against the best in NYCW. He’s managed to draw someone called… Denny King. He’s never heard of him, but he’s sure the young up-and-comer will give him a good workout. Rating: 75

 

[*]KONY QUALIFIER: Fro Sure defeated Denny King in 8:16 by pinfall with a Sure Thing. Rating: 67

 

[*]ANGLE: Larry Vessey and the VCC are backstage with Whistler. They haven’t started well in the King of New York tournament. But that’s why a team is always better than being alone. Ray may have been overwhelmed, but JP has the next match in the bag. Then, once they’ve worked together to win the whole thing, they’re going to use the title shot to fight The Fantastic Express. Rating: 73

 

[*]KONY QUALIFIER: JP Barnham defeated Sal DiMeo in 6:24 by submission with a Golden Scissors. Rating: 54

 

[*]ANGLE: Honest Frank Jr is backstage with Oliver Kobb. He offers Kobb some money to lay down. When Kobb politely refuses, Honest Frank complains to Whistler about unfair life is. And he’s going to have to invest his money elsewhere in the future. Rating: 77

 

[*]KONY QUALIFIER: Honest Frank Jr defeated Oliver Kobb in 7:38 by pinfall with a Roll The Dice. Rating: 69

 

[*]ANGLE: Davis Wayne Newton is up on his favourite balcony, now with servants feeding him grapes while he sips champagne. Apparently it’s good to be the King. He quickly covers his mouth “Ooops, spoilers.” He enjoyed the opening match. It just reinforced his long-held belief that he is simply too good. Rating: 79

 

[*]KONY SWEET 16: In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Magnum Kobe defeated Zippy Deverell in 9:33 by submission with a Magnum Deathlock. Rating: 68

 

[*]ANGLE: Riley McManus is out with Fern Hathaway and he’s still furious about being knocked out of the King of New York. But he’s had a thought and he’s going to ignore the tournament and go straight for the source. He swallows his pride and asks Trent Shaffer to ‘make me famous.” Trent comes out grinning ear-to-ear, while Billy Keelan agrees to the challenge. Rating: 82

 

[*]KONY SWEET 16: Angry Gilmore defeated Thom Barrowman in 9:32 by pinfall with an Anger Management. Rating: 70

 

[*]OVERALL RATING: 72 – 0.33 (252,279 viewers)

 

We’d worked through the qualifying rounds and where now part of the way through the Sweet 16. Everything was going well. Which is more than can be said for TCW.

 

Aaron ‘The Ace’ Andrews, their talismanic figurehead, was in trouble. Pro Wrestling Reporter had lead with the story online and it was spreading like wildfire. It turns out he’d been caught as part of a drug smuggling cartel. It had all come out during an undercover sting to find those responsible and his name had appeared multiple times as a low-level enforcer for one of the parties involved. Apparently using his fame and success, he’s been able to launder drugs money and import drugs illegally. The 37-year-old has been fired with immediate effect from TCW, crippling their main event plans, causing them huge harm in terms of popularity and making him the most toxic man in the entire industry.

 

Insane.

 

Next time… we continue the mega-tournament…

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New York City… heading full-speed to the quarter finals…

 

NYCW Empire Superstars #36

Friday, Week 4, October 2023

The Empire Ballroom, New York City, New York

Attendance: 6,968

 

 

[*]KONY SWEET 16: Danny Hagman defeated Phil Anders in 7:23 by pinfall with a Missing Piece. Rating: 56

 

[*]KONY SWEET 16: Davis Wayne Newton defeated JP Barnham in 8:06 by submission with a STF after blatantly cheating. Rating: 65

 

[*]ANGLE: ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus doesn’t care that he’s out of the King of New York, because he’s still got a rematch clause and he’s cashing it in at the event. Trent Shaffer reminds him he’s already cashed it in. But it doesn’t take Riley long to wind up Trent into accepting. McManus vs. Shaffer III is set. Rating: 81

 

[*]KONY SWEET 16: George Trapesi defeated Andrew Harper in 7:36 by pinfall with a Star Maker Lariat. Rating: 70

 

[*]ANGLE: Honest Frank Jr cuts a promo hyping up his upcoming match with Fro Sure. Rating: 72

 

[*]KONY SWEET 16: Honest Frank Jr defeated Fro Sure in 10:15 by pinfall after using a foreign object. Rating: 63

 

[*]ANGLE: The Biggins Boys come down to the ring. They take microphones and start talking to the crowd, before eventually getting interrupted by The Fantastic Express. They have a big argument, going back and forth on the microphone, before agreeing to face each other in a tag team match at King of New York. Rating: 76

 

[*]KONY SWEET 16: Bulldozer Brandon Smith defeated Brett Biggins in 9:39 by pinfall with a Tombstone Piledriver. Rating: 67

 

[*]ANGLE: The CRC make an agreement backstage that whoever wins their most epic of showdowns gets the others’ support for the rest of tournament. Unless they draw, in which case… balance. Rating: 74

 

[*]KONY SWEET 16: Prime Time Jack Pryde defeated Perfect Pepper Pelton in 10:16 by pinfall with a PrydeFall. Prime Time Jack Pryde makes defence number three of the NYCW Tri-State Regional. Rating: 67

 

[*]ANGLE: After the match, there’s a moment of wariness between the tag team partners. But finally Perfect Pepper offers his hand to Prime Time, who shakes it and the two men hug. Rating: 87

 

[*]OVERALL RATING: 72 – 0.33 (250,847 viewers)

 

And with that heart-warming moment, the qualifying rounds are over and the final quarter finals of the King of New York are set. Heading into the big show, I felt confident that the next big step forward would be taken soon. In the meanwhile, we heard news that Nicky Champion had signed with SWF in one of the biggest moves in professional wrestling history. We also got a breakdown of individual merchandise sales for the boys.

 

Top 10 Merchandise Sellers:

1. Angry Gilmore - $7,350

2. Emma Chase - $6,695

3. George Trapesi - $6,681

4. Magnum Kobe - $5,466

5. Fro Sure - $5,266

6. Prime Time Jack Pryde - $4,598

7. Perfect Pepper Pelton - $4,141

8. Trent Shaffer - $3,672

9. The Eagle - $3,003

10. Danny Hagman - $1,691

 

This was eye-opening enough for me when Troy Tornado told me that he liked the rookie Jamarr Green and had agreed to take him under his wing. Good for him.

 

NYCW The King of New York 2023

KONY Final: A vs. B

KONY SEMI A: 1 vs. 2

KONY SEMI B: 3 vs. 4

KONY QUARTERS 1: Prime Time Jack Pryde vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi

KONY QUARTERS 2: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith

KONY QUARTERS 3: Magnum Kobe vs. Honest Frank Jr

KONY QUARTERS 4: Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

NYCW Empire Heavyweight: ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus vs. Trent Shaffer ©

NYCW Tag Team: The Biggins Boys vs. The Fantastic Express ©

Vessey Combat Club vs. The Chop Shop

 

Next time… our biggest tournament ever gets a winner…

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KONY Final: George Trapesi vs. Davis Wayne Newton

KONY SEMI A: George Trapesi vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith

KONY SEMI B: Magnum Kobe vs. Davis Wayne Newton

KONY QUARTERS 1: Prime Time Jack Pryde vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi

KONY QUARTERS 2: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith

KONY QUARTERS 3: Magnum Kobe vs. Honest Frank Jr

KONY QUARTERS 4: Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

NYCW Empire Heavyweight: ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus vs. Trent Shaffer ©

NYCW Tag Team: The Biggins Boys vs. The Fantastic Express ©

Vessey Combat Club vs. The Chop Shop

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KONY Final: 'The Star' George Trapesi def. Davis Wayne Newton

KONY SEMI A: 'The Star' George Trapesi def. Bulldozer Brandon Smith

KONY SEMI B: Davis Wayne Newton def. Magnum Kobe

KONY QUARTERS 1: ‘The Star’ George Trapesi def. Prime Time Jack Pryde

KONY QUARTERS 2: Bulldozer Brandon Smith def. Danny Hagman

KONY QUARTERS 3: Magnum Kobe def. Honest Frank Jr

KONY QUARTERS 4: Davis Wayne Newton def. Angry Gilmore

NYCW Empire Heavyweight: Trent Shaffer © def. ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus

NYCW Tag Team: The Fantastic Express © def. The Biggins Boys

Vessey Combat Club def. The Chop Shop

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KONY Final: Trapesi

KONY SEMI A: Trapesi

KONY SEMI B: DWN

KONY QUARTERS 1: Prime Time Jack Pryde vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi by DQ

KONY QUARTERS 2: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith

KONY QUARTERS 3: Magnum Kobe vs. Honest Frank Jr

KONY QUARTERS 4: Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

NYCW Empire Heavyweight: ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus vs. Trent Shaffer ©

NYCW Tag Team: The Biggins Boys vs. The Fantastic Express ©

Vessey Combat Club vs. The Chop Shop

 

Hey, I predicted that before we were unanimous in the KONY results. Thing is, I see others needing the rub more, so I will support however it goes, even if we're all wrong...

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KONY Final: ‘The Star’ George Trapesi

KONY SEMI A: ‘The Star’ George Trapesi

KONY SEMI B: Magnum Kobe

KONY QUARTERS 1: Prime Time Jack Pryde vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi

KONY QUARTERS 2: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith

KONY QUARTERS 3: Magnum Kobe vs. Honest Frank Jr

KONY QUARTERS 4: Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

NYCW Empire Heavyweight: ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus vs. Trent Shaffer ©

NYCW Tag Team: The Biggins Boys vs. The Fantastic Express ©

Vessey Combat Club vs. The Chop Shop

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KONY Final: The Star George Trapesi vs. DWN

KONY SEMI A: The Star George Trapesi vs. Bulldozer

KONY SEMI B: Magnum vs. DWN

KONY QUARTERS 1: Prime Time Jack Pryde vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi

KONY QUARTERS 2: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith

KONY QUARTERS 3: Magnum Kobe vs. Honest Frank Jr

KONY QUARTERS 4: Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

So I really wanted to move Honest Frank JR to the semi-finals but stuck with the face/heel setup. If The Star doesn’t pull this off then he isn’t the future star some have thought. Davis Wayne Newton could easily win this but….It’s now or never Georgie

 

NYCW Empire Heavyweight: ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus vs. Trent Shaffer ©

I’d rather see Riley come back and get this one but I don’t think it’s in the cards.

 

NYCW Tag Team: The Biggins Boys vs. The Fantastic Express ©

I’m going with a shakeup while they can still do it.

 

Vessey Combat Club vs. The Chop Shop

Larry’s boys need the boost

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KONY Final: George Trapesi vs. Davis Wayne Newton

KONY SEMI A: George Trapesi vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith

KONY SEMI B: Magnum Kobe vs. Davis Wayne Newton

KONY QUARTERS 1: Prime Time Jack Pryde vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi

KONY QUARTERS 2: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith

KONY QUARTERS 3: Magnum Kobe vs. Honest Frank Jr

KONY QUARTERS 4: Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

NYCW Empire Heavyweight: ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus vs. Trent Shaffer ©

NYCW Tag Team: The Biggins Boys vs. The Fantastic Express ©

Vessey Combat Club vs. The Chop Shop

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New York City… the hunt continues…

 

NYCW The King of New York 2023

Sunday, Week 4, October 2023

Weston Square Garden, New York City, New York

Attendance: 36,356

 

10-MAN BATTLE ROYAL: In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Perfect Pepper Pelton won a battle royal in 9:38. The other members of the 'final four' were Thom Barrowman, Spike Sylvain and Oliver Kobb, with Thom Barrowman being the final elimination. Perfect Pepper Pelton got the most eliminations over the course of the match.

Rating: 71

Having been eliminated from the tournament by his former partner, Perfect Pepper takes him a battle royal victory to kick-off the show. Good win for the singles star.

 

KONY QUARTERS: Prime Time Jack Pryde vs. ‘The Star’ George Tapesi

In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, George Trapesi defeated Prime Time Jack Pryde in 10:20 by pinfall with a Shooting Star Press. George Trapesi wins the NYCW Tri-State Regional.

Rating: 63

Prime Time loses both his spot in the tournament and his title to ‘The Star’ George Trapesi. The match was something of a disappointment to be honest, but they still did ok. The title change was a bit of a shock for those in attendance, but that’s why we’re in business.

 

KONY QUARTERS: Magnum Kobe vs. Honest Frank Jr

In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, Magnum Kobe defeated Honest Frank Jr in 9:40 by submission with a Magnum Deathlock.

Rating: 67

Honest Frank Jr suffers at the hands of his former team-mate in a really good little match. The future remains bright for Frank Jr, but we’re a way off from him stepping up in a scenario like this.

 

KONY QUARTERS: Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, Davis Wayne Newton defeated Angry Gilmore in 10:27 by pinfall with a Fisherman's Suplex.

Rating: 74

Great match and a big win for DWN who rightfully books his place into the main event proper by beating the old man gatekeeper of the top of the card. Gilmore can still go in the ring and DWN has developed into one of the best on our roster.

 

KONY QUARTERS: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith

In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Bulldozer Brandon Smith defeated Danny Hagman in 9:46 by pinfall with a Backdrop Driver.

Rating: 67

In the much-anticipated showdown between this two, it’s the wily and brutal veteran who gets the win and halting Hagman’s momentum. Can anyone stop the big man now?

 

NYCW & COTT WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: The Biggins Boys vs. The Fantastic Express ©

In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, The Fantastic Express defeated The Biggins Boys in 10:17 when Rafe Sashay pinned Bart Biggins with a Fantastic Flashbang. The Fantastic Express make defence number twelve of the COTT World Tag Team. The Fantastic Express make defence number seven of the NYCW Tag Team.

Rating: 71

More wonder from these two as we’ve come to expect over the last year. Just stick em in a match and let glory occur.

 

TAG TEAM MATCH: Vessey Combat Club vs. The Chop Shop

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Vessey Combat Club defeated The Chop Shop in 8:01 when JP Barnham submitted Eric Mortenson with a Golden Scissors.

Rating: 54

A nice little tag team match to get these guys on the card. A beautiful moment occurred too as Ray Cavalero debuted a new hope spot, which the crowd absolutely ate up. One day we’d pull the trigger on the VCC as tag champs.

 

KONY SEMI-FINAL MATCH: ‘The Star’ George Trapesi vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith

In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, George Trapesi defeated Bulldozer Brandon Smith in 10:28 by pinfall with a Star Maker Lariat. George Trapesi makes defence number one of the NYCW Tri-State Regional.

Rating: 69

Spectacular stuff here in a classic David vs. Goliath match-up. Trapesi getting the clean win just adds to his already insane momentum and Bulldozer still looked dominant even though he lost.

 

KONY SEMI-FINAL MATCH: Davis Wayne Newton vs. Magnum Kobe

In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, Davis Wayne Newton defeated Magnum Kobe in 10:08 by pinfall after using a foreign object.

Rating: 73

A mat-classic between these two as Magnum continues to bring the goods despite his back looking more like a pretzel every day. DWN gets the win by cheating and looks poised to take off into the stratosphere bringing together his top-tier in-ring ability, charisma, mic skills and now popularity.

 

NYCW EMPIRE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus vs. Trent Shaffer ©

In a bout that had fantastic heat and good wrestling, Riley McManus defeated Trent Shaffer in 10:15 by pinfall with a Slingshot Suplex after George Trapesi interfered. Riley McManus wins the NYCW Empire Heavyweight.

Rating: 72

Curious ending to the match here, with Trapesi running in when the ref was down and out. He pointed his finger guns at Riley, before switching it to Shaffer and delivering a Star Maker Lariat to the champion. Riley, confused, took the pin and reclaimed his title.

 

KING OF NEW YORK TITLE MATCH: ‘The Star’ George Trapesi vs. Davis Wayne Newton

In a superb match, George Trapesi defeated Davis Wayne Newton in 22:06 by pinfall with a Star Maker Lariat. George Trapesi wins the NYCW King Of New York. George Trapesi makes defence number two of the NYCW Tri-State Regional.

Rating: 76

Match of the Year contender here as these two bring it all in a big spot. Absolutely incredible showmanship throughout in one of NYCW best ever matches. George Trapesi is going to the big dance.

 

OVERALL RATING: 75

 

Now that was an event. Normally our second biggest show of the year, this one moved the pieces into place heading into New York City Showdown 2023. We got a whopping 593,453 viewers and made $192,317 profit throughout the month as we continue to snowball our success built around a number of big feuds; notably The Star vs. The Georgia Bulldog.’

 

Results:

DinoKea - 9/10

KyTern - 8/10

Theheel - 8/10

John Lions - 8/10

Herrbear - 8/10

eayragt - 8/10

 

Next time… there’s one last big show between now and the big one, could anything derail us now…

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New York City… the final steps to glory...

 

NYCW Empire Superstars #37

Friday, Week 1, November 2023

The Empire Ballroom, New York City, New York

Attendance: 7,486

 

 

[*]ANGLE: Trent Shaffer and Billy Keelan are out and furious about George Trapesi’s behaviour. They demand satisfaction. George Trapesi tells him to name the time and the place. Rating: 86

 

[*]Spike Sylvain defeated Charlie Corner in 10:17 by pinfall with a Punk-N-Nasty following interference from Honest Frank Jr. Rating: 64

 

[*] ANGLE: The Fantastic Express are feeling top of the world. They’ve beaten all foes and life is just great. No one can touch them. Rating: 73

 

[*] Perfect Pepper Pelton defeated Eric Mortenson in 10:17 by pinfall while using the ropes for leverage. Rating: 68

 

[*] ANGLE: Fro Sure is looking for the biggest, baddest dog in the yard because he needs to make an impression. And he thinks the biggest dog is Thom Barrowman. Rating: 80

 

[*] Andrew Harper defeated Billy Chase in 9:37 by pinfall with a Spike Slam. Rating: 61

 

[*] ANGLE: Danny Hagman has had it with Bulldozer Brandon Smith. He’s just a bully with a famous name. But he’s going to prove that when push comes to shove, pound-for-pound The Pittsburgh Kid is the true name around here. Rating: 70

 

[*] Bulldozer Brandon Smith defeated Bowden Snoop in 10:16 by pinfall with a Backdrop Driver. Rating: 60

 

[*] ANGLE: The Georgia Bulldog is champion once again, and life is good. Even better, he’ll happily watch George Trapesi and Trent Shaffer kick lumps out of one another, with what’s left of the winner taking him on at New York City Showdown. Rating: 75

 

[*] George Trapesi defeated Denny King in 10:23 by pinfall with a Star Maker Lariat. George Trapesi makes defence number three of the NYCW Tri-State Regional. Rating: 79

 

[*]OVERALL RATING: 79 – 0.37 (280,984 viewers)

 

NYCW Empire Superstars #38

Friday, Week 2, November 2023

The Empire Ballroom, New York City, New York

Attendance: 7,587

 

 

[*]ANGLE: The Biggins Boys are out and they’re not finished with the tag team champs. The Fantastic Express might think they’ve ‘completed’ tag team wrestling, but they’re about to get a lesson from some veterans. Rating: 76

 

[*]The Biggins Boys defeated The Razorbacks in 8:09 when Bart Biggins pinned Jamarr Green with a B-Dropper. Rating: 49

 

[*]ANGLE: Honest Frank Jr wants us to get used to seeing his new bodyguard Big Jon Walker. The fans of New York better learn to live with him being around the place. He’s going to be watching Frank’s back from all the jealous haters who are holding him back. Rating: 76

 

[*]Honest Frank Jr defeated Oliver Kobb in 7:48 by pinfall with a Roll The Dice. Rating: 62

 

[*]ANGLE: Thom Barrowman has heard Fro Sure flapping his gums. He’s seen a million Fro Sures in his career. And they all end up the same. Buried by the master of professional wrestling. Rating: 77

 

[*]Thom Barrowman defeated Garry The Entertainer in 5:44 by pinfall with a Guided Missile. Rating: 63

 

[*]ANGLE: Bulldozer Brandon Smith destroys some rookies backstage and then looks into the camera and issues a warning to Danny Hagman… Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Rating: 75

 

[*]Danny Hagman defeated Leonardo Fry in 8:22 by submission with a Steel Curtain. Rating: 50

 

[*]ANGLE: Riley McManus and Fern Hathaway are looking for a challenge to tide them over at Welcome to New York. So if there’s anyone who wants a shot at the champ; make yourself known. Rating: 75

 

[*]Riley McManus defeated The Eagle in 19:45 by pinfall with a Slingshot Suplex. Riley McManus makes defence number one of the NYCW Empire Heavyweight. Rating: 72

 

[*]OVERALL RATING: 72 – 0.34 (258,415 viewers)

 

NYCW Empire Superstars #39

Friday, Week 3, November 2023

The Empire Ballroom, New York City, New York

Attendance: 7,685

 

 

[*]ANGLE: Perfect Pepper and Prime Time meet up to discuss their singles careers and seem happy. While catching up, The Fantastic Express pass them and joke about being the ones to scare them into tag team retirement. Perfect and Prime Time attack and leave the champs down and beaten before high-fiving. As they depart the scene, Prime Time can be heard saying “Good point, Pep.” Rating: 68

 

[*]Vessey Combat Club defeated The Powers of Pain in 9:52 when JP Barnham submitted The Juggernaut with a Golden Scissors. Rating: 57

 

[*]ANGLE: After the match Larry Vessey joins his Combat Club in the ring. He doesn’t think The Fantastic Express are as safe as they think they are. All the VCC need is one opening, and they’ll break their arms and legs. Rating: 65

 

[*]Prime Time Jack Pryde defeated Sal DiMeo in 8:19 by pinfall with a PrydeFall. Rating: 65

 

[*]ANGLE: ‘The Star’ George Trapesi is shown working out and building up his cardio ready. He knows Shaffer feels like he’s been screwed out of the main event of the Showdown. He’s a fighting champion, so he offers a match to Shaffer. If he can win the Tri-State from him, he can take the title shot. But he’s confident that he’s the hardest worker in any room. Cheerleader Nicki confirms that. Rating: 72

 

[*]Magnum Kobe defeated Marco Gonzalez in 7:39 by pinfall with The Glorious Red. Rating: 55

 

[*]ANGLE: Angry Gilmore is with Whistler and he’s still angry. He’s angry about not winning the King of New York, he’s angry about not getting to face DWN and he’s angry that his lunch didn’t have any GODDAM pickles in it. But instead of worrying about his lunch, he’s going to focus on what he can actually change. Rating: 84

 

[*]Davis Wayne Newton defeated Jay Silver in 9:46 by pinfall with a Fisherman's Suplex. Rating: 57

 

[*]ANGLE: Trent Schaffer and Billy Keelan think the workout videos of Trapesi are fun. They’re a nice distraction. But Trent doesn’t need to workout. He already knows he’s the best. After all, he’s The Talent. Challenge accepted. Rating: 85

 

[*]Trent Shaffer defeated American Flash in 9:43 by pinfall with a Heart Burn. Rating: 72

 

[*]OVERALL RATING: 74 – 0.34 (255,325 viewers)

 

The beatdown of The Fantastic Express was to cover the unbelievable double-injury for Rafe Sashay and Zippy Deverell. They’re out for a month and a couple of days, respectively. Not ideal, but not the worst, they’ll be back to defend the titles at the Showdown. We then received the type of news he hadn’t had in an age. A raid on our talent. IPW , who’d recently grown to comparable size to us had pushed the boat out and signed a number of our lower-level workers to written contracts. I weighed up whether to counter the offers and opted not to. For the workers sake and our own finances. I held meetings with Sal DiMeo, Howlin Mad Mort and Juggernaut Jones and wished them well in the future and thanked them for their work. In the mean-time, we continued to draft in workers on one-night deals to see if there was anyone worth keeping on full-time.

 

NYCW Empire Superstars #40

Friday, Week 4, November 2023

The Empire Ballroom, New York City, New York

Attendance: 7,713

 

 

[*]ANGLE: George Trapesi has a pick your partner tag team main event ahead of him and he was so impressed with Prime Time that he wants him to be his partner to help battle Trent Shaffer and Zippy Deverell in the main event. Perfect Pepper agrees to watch their backs from outside so that Rafe Sashay isn’t tempted to get involved. Rating: 78

 

[*]Phil Anders defeated American Flash in 10:29 by pinfall with a Hangman's Neckbreaker. Rating: 54

 

[*]ANGLE: The Masked Mauler speaks a series of old school wrestling holds and gets more and more angry. Whistler struggles to translate. Rating: 71

 

[*]The Masked Mauler defeated Miller Fforde in 9:38 by pinfall with a Piledriver. Rating: 54

 

[*]ANGLE: Fro Sure and Thom Barrowman meet backstage. They don’t say much to one another until Fro Sure tells Barrowman to watch what’s in store. Rating: 82

 

[*]Fro Sure defeated Outlaw Wes Revell in 8:06 by pinfall with a Sure Thing. Rating: 68

 

[*]ANGLE: Davis Wayne Newton from the comfort of his personal balcony at the Empire Ballroom, has some words for the Living Legend Angry Gilmore. Relax. You’re old enough that you’re likely to give yourself a heart attack. Rating: 86

 

[*]Angry Gilmore defeated Simon Waves in 10:13 by pinfall with an Anger Management. Rating: 69

 

[*]ANGLE: Trent Shaffer talks with The Fantastic Express and tells Zippy he better bring the goods tonight. Rating: 89

 

[*]George Trapesi and Prime Time Jack Pryde drew with Trent Shaffer and Zippy Deverell in 10:03 following a double disqualification after Rafe Sashay and Perfect Pepper got involved leading to a six-man brawl. Rating: 80

 

[*]ANGLE: Prime Time and Perfect Pepper grab the mics after the match. They’re tired of The Fantastic Express running roughshod over the company. They’re inserting themselves into a number one contenders match at Welcome to New York. They’re back! Rating: 79

 

[*]OVERALL RATING: 80 – 0.38 (287,246 viewers)

 

And with that the penultimate big show of the year was set. It didn’t quite have the punch of the shows surrounding out, but with a fascinating main event between Shaffer and Trapesi on the cards, I had some high hopes.

 

NYCW Welcome to New York 2023

NYCW Empire Heavyweight Title: Magnum Kobe vs. ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus ©

NYCW Tri-State Title: Trent Shaffer vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi ©

COTT United States Title: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith ©

No.1 Contenders Match: The Biggins Boys vs. Cross River Connection vs. Vessey Combat Club

Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

Fro Sure vs. Thom Barrowman

Charlie Corner vs. Honest Frank Jr

The Eagle vs. The Masked Mauler

 

Next time… the final big stop before the Showdown…

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NYCW Welcome to New York 2023 Predictions

NYCW Empire Heavyweight Title: ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus © def. Magnum Kobe

NYCW Tri-State Title: ‘The Star’ George Trapesi © def. Trent Shaffer

COTT United States Title: Danny Hagman def. Bulldozer Brandon Smith ©

No.1 Contenders Match: Vessey Combat Club def. The Biggins Boys and Cross River Connection

Davis Wayne Newton def. Angry Gilmore

Fro Sure def. Thom Barrowman

Honest Frank Jr def. Charlie Corner

The Masked Mauler def. The Eagle

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NYCW Empire Heavyweight Title: Magnum Kobe vs. ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus ©

NYCW Tri-State Title: Trent Shaffer vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi © via McManus interference, of course)

COTT United States Title: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith ©

No.1 Contenders Match: The Biggins Boys vs. Cross River Connection vs. Vessey Combat Club

Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

Fro Sure vs. Thom Barrowman

Charlie Corner vs. Honest Frank Jr

The Eagle vs. The Masked Mauler

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NYCW Empire Heavyweight Title: Magnum Kobe vs. ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus ©

NYCW Tri-State Title: Trent Shaffer vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi ©

COTT United States Title: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith ©

No.1 Contenders Match: The Biggins Boys vs. Cross River Connection vs. Vessey Combat Club

Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

Fro Sure vs. Thom Barrowman

Charlie Corner vs. Honest Frank Jr

The Eagle vs. The Masked Mauler

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NYCW Welcome to New York 2023

NYCW Empire Heavyweight Title: Magnum Kobe vs. ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus ©

NYCW Tri-State Title: Trent Shaffer vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi ©

COTT United States Title: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith ©

No.1 Contenders Match: The Biggins Boys vs. Cross River Connection vs. Vessey Combat Club

Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

Fro Sure vs. Thom Barrowman

Charlie Corner vs. Honest Frank Jr

The Eagle vs. The Masked Mauler

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NYCW Welcome to New York 2023

NYCW Empire Heavyweight Title: Magnum Kobe vs. ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus ©

Unfortunately for Kobe this is a filler match. Feels like Kobe's done a lot of nothing since breaking off from Honest Frank and co.

NYCW Tri-State Title: Trent Shaffer vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi ©

Georgie Two Belts coming soon TM

COTT United States Title: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith ©

Hagman loses the KONY match, but gets the US title - it'll be good for him to travel around and defend the belt, while Dozer could definitely benefit from a reduced schedule.

No.1 Contenders Match: The Biggins Boys vs. Cross River Connection vs. Vessey Combat Club

Triple threat makes me think CRC loses, but hard to imagine them not getting a match.

Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

DWN/Georgie is your big 2024 feud, he shouldn't be losing to anyone

Fro Sure vs. Thom Barrowman

Charlie Corner vs. Honest Frank Jr

The Eagle vs. The Masked Mauler

 

True Ace Oliver Kobb got a better match from DWN than the LA Star in his debut - don't disrespect him!

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NYCW Welcome to New York 2023

NYCW Empire Heavyweight Title: Magnum Kobe vs. ‘The Georgia Bulldog’ Riley McManus ©

The Georgia Bulldog just got his belt back, no way he drops it here waiting for the year end showdown.

 

NYCW Tri-State Title: Trent Shaffer vs. ‘The Star’ George Trapesi ©

Triple Threat for the title at Showdown.

 

COTT United States Title: Danny Hagman vs. Bulldozer Brandon Smith ©

No title change here as we build for Showdown, look for a DQ or CO

 

No.1 Contenders Match: The Biggins Boys vs. Cross River Connection vs. Vessey Combat Club

I know they are battling the singles ranks now but, they are better together at least for the year end Showdown

 

Angry Gilmore vs. Davis Wayne Newton

Angry needs a win to set up the return next month

 

Fro Sure vs. Thom Barrowman

I keep expecting Fro Sure to burst into the real main event scene. He needs the win here to start that run.

 

Charlie Corner vs. Honest Frank Jr

A little muscle in the corner can go a long way

 

The Eagle vs. The Masked Mauler

Mauler was riding high and then sort of hit a rough patch. Time to make someone pay the price

 

Speaking of Honest Frank Sr whatever happened to him?

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