A Legacy Laced With Platinum...

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Platinum Championship Wrestling, a company that started as a small promotion out of the Great Lakes area near Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. A promotion with one unique item, it only used it's own home-grown talent. It only signed lifetime contracts with an indefinate non-compete clause, and it always looked to the future. Little would they realize they would eventually become the #1 promotion in all of North American, and largely, in the world. My name is JB Heins, or you PCW fans might know me better as "Dark Claw", and I'm here to take you through the years of PCW, as we look back at how a promotion that was little more than local entertainment became the #1 internationally syndicated promotion, leading from March of 1996 when the promotion was formed, to now. We'll also feature some of the biggest matches of the last decade, from Phenomenon and Bruno Tank's match for the North American Championship at the first ever Grand Slam in January of 1998, to myself and RJ King's encounter for the World Heavyweight Title at Battlegrounds in August of 2001, to Phenomenon's 1st World Heavyweight Title win at Grand Slam VI in January of 2005. Join with me to unlock the history behind the legacy that is, PCW.

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December 1995 - July 1996 On December 22nd, 1995, two longtime friends met for lunch to discuss a potential business idea, one they thought could be rewarding not only in the sense that it could turn a nice profit, but also one that they thought the world could benefit from. Those two were Mack Richardson, a Detroit native, and a Columbus resident, and Jim Pittman, a Detroit native, and a Fort Wayne resident. That idea was the Mid-Western Professional Wrestling Association, the MW-PWA. They knew several people from growing up in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, that were interested in the wrestling business, a couple of which worked independent shows in the area. People like myself, who at the time was wrestling in the Detroit area as Thomas Terk. People like RJ King, who at the time was only 19 and broke onto the scene in Indiana as Robert Jerome King. Or, quite possibly the biggest name in the history of this promotion, Dave Warhol, or better known as Dynamo. Their reasoning was simple. They remember watching Sam Strong dominate the wrestling world for a long time, despite his actual lack of ability, and it began to bother them that it seemed that the big promotions were unwilling to give anyone who hadn't established themselves before 1990 a shot at the big time, with maybe one or two exception in the last six years. They felt it was time to change up the game. They began to lay out the groundwork for their promotion, talking to local venues in the Great Lakes area, setting up a few events, signing contracts, and eventually had their first date set, MW-PWA First Encounter, in Defiance, Ohio at the Smith Arena, a small locale used for little-league games and school reunions. The first ever card featured a match that people actually wanted to see, a match between "Dynamyte Kyd" Dave Warhol and Stephan Graves. Stephan was a local Defiance native and was well known for his mat-based style, and Dynamyte Kyd had been all over the Mid-West doing small local shows, and was well known for his more high-flying style, while still maintaining a more techincaly sound moveset than most high-flyers. The turnout was fairly decent for their first outing, gathering 88 people into the small Smith Arena. The only downside to this turnout is it may have swelled the heads of Richardson and Pittman right off the bat, as they immediately decided to follow that match up (which Dynamyte Kyd won) with a re-match in Angola, Indiana at Kay's Tavern. Unfortunately, due to a typo in the flyer, listing a wrong date, the match took place in front of only 14 people, and just like that, the MW-PWA went from starting strong to having a shaky foundation. Something was going to have to be done. April was nearing an end, and so far the MW-PWA had only done six shows, but the attendance was climbing again, although it noticable spiked whenever Dynamyte Kyd was announced. Rumors then began spreading that Dynamyte Kyd was in talks with the HGW, which could potentially be a serious situation that could cost the MW-PWA everything. They realized this, and managed to spend a bit of money to nail down Dynamyte Kyd to a year-long exclusive deal. With that deal in place, they decided to turn up the fuel a bit and start getting other wrestlers down to deals like that as well, to try and start building some history. They signed myself, Stephan Graves, Peter Jerill, Razor Edge, the Brute, and a young hotshot named Trent Moore to exclusive deals. By the time July arrived, things were turning around for the MW-PWA, to the point where buisness had improved considerably. They were now filling the locales their events were being held. They even managed to get an event in at Michael's Gym, a huge gym in Jackson, Michigan, where they actually over-packed the building with 212 people. There was internet buzz abound, and the future was looking bright. It was at this point that Richardson and Pittman contacted a friend of theirs, Tony Parisi, who actually was working as a metalsmith, and they said they needed a few title belts made. Thus, the MW-PWA formed their first belts. They decided there would be four titles, which they thought would work well with their regular roster of 18 wrestlers, with another 8 coming in-and-out of the promotion every once in a while. Thus the MW-PWA Regional Heavyweight, Regional Middleweight, Regional Lightweight, and Regional Tag Team Titles were formed. The belts allowed the roster to split into divisions, an allowed rivalries to form. Myself, Thomas Terk, had a substantial rivalry with Stephan Graves in the Middleweight division. Dynamyte Kid also had one in the Heavyweight division with the Brute, and a young John Morris had one in the Lightweight division with an on-and-off wrestler named Violent K, who was obviously heavily influenced by the Insance Clown Posse, even growing up in Detroit. Meanwhile, the Tag Team division was headed up by TMGM, Trent Moore and Gregory Moore, two brothers from Columbus, and the Timberwolves Jack and Alec, only two of the five wrestlers in the promotions history who did not build their careers in the mid-west, they hail from Toronto. With the added depth of actual title contention, the scene quickly heated up, and the fans started talking to the rest of the nation. And then, a TV deal was signed to get MW-PWA on the air in the mid-west. This was the beginning of the transition from a small tourning wrestling company into a regional promotion with roots. Tune in next time, and we will continue the trip though 1996.

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July 1996 - November 1996 The date was July 14th, 1996. The place was the Smith Arena in Defiance, Ohio. The event? The first ever title matches for the MW-PWA. Dynamyte Kyd was scheduled to face "The One-Way Street" Stephan Graves in a 2-out-of-3 falls match for the PWA Mid-Western Regional Heavyweight Championship. The Middleweight Championship was on the line as myself, Thomas Terk, faced off against Peter Jerill, "All-Pro" Tony Arthur and Roger Orr. The Lightweight Championship was on the line as John Morris was scheduled to face Gregory Moore. And finally, the Tag Team Championship was on the line as Razor Edge was set to team with "Psychopath" Gabriel Black against the Timberwolves. Also scheduled was Trent Moore against the Brute in a Falls Count Anywhere match. The night was a stellar success. They showed the taping on MWATV (Mid-West America Television), and managed to build enough hype to gather 800,000 viewers across Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio on their first ever TV outing. Mack Richardson and Jim Pittman was absolutely stunned that there was that much interest in their promotion, so they decided right there, that they wanted more by next year. They wanted big time. Unfortunately, big time is not easily obtained. As great as their ratings were, and as great as the show payed off, they still had to pull the money together to get themselves to the next stage. They said the next step was simple: Pay-Per-View and national television. Simple a concept, yes, but no so simple to accomplish. Through the summer and fall, up until about early November, things were going fine. They began playing in concert halls, rock clubs, and other smaller venues, selling out no matter where they were. Heading into November, they had been doing a Sunday night show for MWATV for four months, and it had climbed up to 1,000,000 viewers. Richardson and Pittman knew there was a lot of internet buzz as well, but they were more than surprised when instead of them going to the big time, big time came looking for them. Tune in later today, as we head towards 1997, where things took a brand new direction.

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November 1996 - March 1997 Imagine Mack Richardson and Jim Pittman's suprise when on November 22nd, 1996, they were contacted by CANN. The idea was they wanted to take the show off of the small independent network (MWATV) and bring it to a broader audience. This was a critical moment for the MW-PWA, because they new the best way to get to national television was through regional television, and they knew MWATV was not the top tier, and had even heard rumors of it being closed (ironically enough, CANN bought them out early in January of 1997). The decision was simple, at 10:00pm on Thursday nights, MW-PWA Presents would air. Income was actually coming in by this point, so it was decided to permanantely sign some of their major talent. As such, Dynamyte Kyd, Thomas Terk, Marcus Bell, Tony Arthur, Stephan Graves, John Morris, Peter Jerill, the Brute, Asylum, Ken Pellman, Big Bruiser, the Timberwolves (Jack and Alec), TMGM (Trent and Gregory Moore), Razor Edge, Slamm, Terrance Smith, Roger Orr, and Sir Alvin all signed exclusive contracts, pulling themselves off the market. These men would later be known as "The Orignal 20". Ratings for the show were inredible. No one really could concieve the concept of a small mid-western based promotion taking Thursday nights on CANN by storm. Their show drew an average of 1,800,000 viewers a week. The hype surrounding this promotion, which didn't feature old, worn out talent from the 80's or stupid gimicks, but instead focused on young, home-grown talent out there to prove something, was unbelievable. 1996 came to an end on a very positive note. With a weekly TV show that is shown all through the mid-west (and down through the mid-south as well), their exposure to the world grew and grew. And in March of 1997, they decided it was time to being going even futher during their tours, and began holding shows in Illinois, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and even one in Pennsylvania. Things were shaping up, which ment it was time for a shake-up... Tune in tomorrow to see the continued evolution of the Mid-Western Professional Wrestling Association into a company made to go mainstream, next time, the MW-PWA goes Platinum. -------------------- Roster (as of March 11th, 1997) - "Dynamyte Kyd" Dave Warhol (PWA Mid-Western Regional Heavyweight Champion) - "Phenomenonal" Ken Pellman (PWA Mid-Western Regional Middleweight Champion) - John Morris (PWA Mid-Western Regional Lightweight Champion) - "Tremor" Trent Moore (PWA Mid-Western Regional Tag Team Champion w/Gregory Moore) - "Peachfuzz" Gregory Moore (PWA Mid-Western Regional Tag Team Champion w/Trent Moore) - Sir Alvin - "All Pro" Tony Arthur - Asylum - Marcus "Magnum" Bell - Big Bruiser - The Brute - "The One-Way Street" Stephan Graves - Peter Jerill - Roger Orr - Razor Edge - Slamm - "The Enforcer" Terrance Smith - Thomas "The Thugg" Terk - Timberwolf Jack - Timberwolf Alec

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March 1997 - August 1997 No one really expected this small promotion to take the world by storm the way it did. Most of the time, a promotion cannot appear out of thin air and become a name that everyone is suddenly talking about on the wrestling down-low. Mack Richardson at this time was playing as the on-air authority figure, not really a character so much as a booker. The show, being only an hour long, really didn't have a lot of character development yet. There were a few people who had a personality, Dynamyte Kyd played the perfect fan-favorite, laid-back kinda guy. Big Bruiser and the Brute were playing as a pair of no-nonsense big-man brawlers. Asylum and Razor Edge were playing a couple of maniacal people, constantly getting disqualified and costing people matches. Thomas Terk was a loud-mouthed Texas brawler. Between TMGM you had Trent, who was more serious and had some MMA moves, and then you had Gregory, who was more of a kid and focused more on the high-flying style. And then you had "The One-Way Street" Stephan Graves, who played the ultimate cool heel, who didn't really raise his voice, and always had a quick comeback. Despite the "rise of the anti-hero" time in wrestling though, he managed to remain a solid heel in the heavyweight division during this time. When the wrestlers of PCW were asked about one match during the MW-PWA era that stood out the most, the one that really "brought home the bacon" so-to-speak, the answer was sounded by practically the whole roster: the Champion vs. Champion non-title 2-out-of-3 falls match between Dynamyte Kyd and "Stright Shooter" Roger Orr. This match took place on August 24th, 1997, at the Smith Arena in Defiance, Ohio, which by now was being called by fans of the promotion, the PWA Arena. Let's go back and look at that match... -------------------- [I][B]MW-PWA Regional Tour Special Event August 24th, 1997 Smith/PWA Arena in Defiance, Ohio[/B] [U]Scheduled Main Event[/U]: Heavyweight Champion v. Middleweight Champion in a non-title 2-out-of-3 falls match, by popular demand, "Dyanmyte Kyd" Dave Warhol and "Straight Shooter" Roger Orr will face each other in a match to see who really is the best currently in the Professional Wrestling Association! Main Event - 2-Out-Of-3 Falls Dynamyte Kyd v. Roger Orr This match is a match that has been requested by the fans, a match between the undefeated Regional Heavyweight Champion, Dynamyte Kyd, and the man who's fought his way to the Regional Middleweight Championship, and has not only held the belt for 3 months, but each opponent he's faced has been beaten in less than four minutes each time, "Straight Shooter" Roger Orr. This is a match between the a submission wrestler, Orr, and a high-impact wrestler, Kyd. As always, the match will follow the MW-PWA tradition of a 30-minute time limit, in the case of which, a winner will be determined by the board members. Looking at the match breakdown, Dynamyte Kyd is armed with two very effective finishers, the Dyna-Drop, a falling front neckbreaker/cutter, and the Rolling Fire, a senton off the top rope. Meanwhile, he'll have to contend with Roger Orr's Butterfly Double-Armlock, and the STF. The match opens up with a handshake from both men, a sign of mutual respect, but we'll see if that holds up in the match. They circle each other, and they lock up. Orr quickly behind Kyd with a hammerlock, but Kyd rolls Orr forward with a modified hip toss. Orr gets back to his feet, surprised at Kyd's agility, despite outweighing him. Orr and Kyd again lockup, this time Kyd decideds a test of strenght, but Orr flips him during the wrist lock into a bridge pin, but Kyd quickly kicks out at one. Now it's Kyd's turn to look impressed, and the fans are getting into this match. Orr and Kyd again lock up, and Orr has a headlock, but Kyd pushes him off and against the ropes, but Orr hits a shoulder block on the return. Orr off the ropes, goes for a running knee drop, but Kyd rolls, and so does Orr! Orr back to his feet, runs at Kyd, but Kyd meets him with a dropkick! Orr down on the ground now, Kyd picks him up, hits a pair of elbows as he moves him against the ropes, then whips him the other way. Kyd sets up a monkey flip, but Orr stops himself and holds Kyd's legs down for a pin attempt! One, two... but Kyd kicks out at two. Kyd back up and goes for a spinning heel kick on Orr, but Orr catches it, and Kyd nails him with the other foot in the head! Orr and Kyd are both down from this exchange. Orr back up, and Kyd goes for a clotheline, but Orr grabs him and spins him into the Butterfly Armlock! Kyd quickly rolls through it into a modified backslide! One, two, but Orr gets out at two! Orr sits up, and Kyd hits him with a dropkick to the back! Kyd covers, but Orr is up at two again! Kyd climbs the turnbuckle now, Orr is up, and Kyd goes for a cross body, but Orr rolls away! Kyd crashes down and Orr is there with a rolling cradle pin, one, two, and Kyd just kicks out before the three! Kyd up to his feet now, Orr with a knee to the gut, off the ropes, and hits a swinging neckbreaker! Cover, one, two... no! Again Kyd just gets his shoulder up before the three! Orr now locks in a triangle hold, attempting to knock Kyd out. Kyd fights it, but appears to be losing the fight to the hold. Kyd finally appears to be out after nearly a minute, the ref raises his hand, one! Raises it again, two! Raises it again, but this time Kyd has life! Kyd manages to get to his feet, and lifts Orr up with the hand in the triangle and his other free arm, then drops Orr in a powerbomb! Kyd and Orr are both down now, but they manage to get to their feet before the ref gets to eight. Both men back up now, Orr with another knee strike, and he goes for a DDT, but Kyd hits a knee to Orr and sets up a vertical suplex, Orr holds on to counter the suplex, and goes for a cradle suplex, gets him up, but Kyd struggles and slips out behind Orr! Orr turns around, Dyna-Drop! Kyd covers, one, two, three! And the first win is Kyd's at 9:14! The two are kept apart for the standard 30-second rest period between falls, as Orr tries to focus himself, and Kyd paces a bit. The period ends, and the two are back at it! This time, there is no technical side, as the two men begin exchanging rights! Back and forth, until Kyd's weight advantage shows and he is able to punch Orr back into the corner. Orr is in the corner, Kyd sizes him up, and goes for a running dropkick, but Orr ducks and rolls out of the way, and Kyd kicks the turnbuckle, falls and lands on his arm! Kyd looks to be in pain from that miss, and Orr quickly gets in the ring to check on him. When Kyd appears okay, Orr steps back to give him some time. The fans clap at the sign of respect. They again lock up, Kyd limping on his right leg a bit, Kyd whips Orr against the ropes, and Orr fires off and hits a chop block to the leg of Kyd! Kyd back up again, and Orr with another chop block! Orr now locks in a half-boston crab, and Kyd is in considerable pain. Orr then turns it over, into an STF! It looks bad for Kyd, but Kyd manages to get to the ropes, and breaks the hold! Kyd up, and now Orr focuses on his arm, scooping him up, hitting a shoulder breaker! Orr covers, one, two, and Kyd kicks out just before the three! Orr now locks in a side-armlock! Kyd is still in considerable pain, but he again manages to make it to the ropes! Orr is getting frustrated now, as he goes to pick Kyd up, Kyd elbows him in the gut, forcing Orr to back off. Kyd now dashes at Orr, looking for a flying clothesline, but Orr rolls it over into the Butterfly Armlock again! This time, Orr positions them away from the ropes, and Kyd has no choice but to give in, and Orr gets the second win at 19:41! Again, the two are seperated for the 30-second recovery period, but neither man wants to wait, and they push past the ref and lock up again! Kyd quickly ends up behind Orr this time, as he grabs him in a waistlock, and hits a german suplex with a bridge pin, one, two, but Orr kicks out! Kyd now goes for a wheel kick, but Orr drops, and when Kyd lands, Orr rolls him up, one, two, and Kyd kicks out! Both men back to their feet as Orr hits a couple of rights, then throws Kyd hard into the corner! Kyd hits hard, and Orr follows through with a running shoulder block to the gut of Kyd in the corner! Orr now sets Kyd up on the top rope, and looks like he wants a superplex, but Kyd shoves him off, and Orr is down! Kyd looks, and goes for the Rolling Fire, but Orr rolls out of the way, and Kyd rolls to his feet. Both men charge, and catch each other with clotheslines! Both men are down, but they manage to get up as the ref counts nine. Orr again goes for a DDT, but Kyd manages to shove him away, he's off the ropes, and he hits a swinging DDT to Orr! Cover, one, two, no! Kyd and Orr up again, and Kyd goes for another Dyna-Drop, but Orr is ready and counters into a backslide pin, one, two no again! Orr and Kyd are up again, and Orr tries to roll him into another Butterfly Armlock, but Kyd rolls through and hits a heel kick to the head of Orr! Orr is down, but doesn't go for the pin, instead he climbs the turnbuckle. He looks, and goes for the Rolling Fire, and connects! One, two, and Orr's foot is on the ropes! Kyd can't believe it! Then, the bell rings, indicating the end of the 30-minute time limit! Jim Pittman, chairman of the board quickly makes his way out, and he takes the microphone. "Dammit, everyone paid good money to see this match, so that's what they're going to get! This match continues until there is a winner!" The crowd goes wild! Kyd nods in approval, then goes to pick Orr up, who rolls him up, one, two, no! Both men are still down, but Orr is the first one up. Kyd gets up and Orr catches him with a running knee to the midsection. Orr then locks in the STF! Kyd looks done, but manages to get the strength together to get to the ropes! Orr breaks the hold, then goes to pull him away from the ropes, but Kyd rolls over and kicks him off. Kyd rolls backward to his feet, and as Orr is coming at him, Kyd hits a spear! Orr is down, hard! Kyd climbs the ropes again, and goes for another Rolling Fire, and connects again! Cover, one, two, three! And Kyd gets the third fall at 34:20! Kyd is celebrating the big win, as the fans are standing in ovation of the match. Orr is up, and he and Kyd embrace, as Orr holds Kyd's hand up, the better man today.[/I] -------------------- A big night for both men, as this match is one that even today is compared against all other 2-out-of-3 falls matches, as those two gave their hearts and souls out in that match. Tune in later today, and watch as the era of the MW-PWA comes to an end, and a new era starts. -------------------- Roster (as of August 24th, 1997) - "Dynamyte Kyd" Dave Warhol (PWA Mid-Western Regional Heavyweight Champion) - "Straight Shooter" Roger Orr (PWA Mid-Western Regional Middleweight Champion) - John Morris (PWA Mid-Western Regional Lightweight Champion) - Timberwolf Alec (PWA Mid-Western Regional Tag Team Champion w/Timberwolf Jack) - Timberwolf Jack (PWA Mid-Western Regional Tag Team Champion w/Timberwolf Alec) - Sir Alvin - "All Pro" Tony Arthur - Asylum - Marcus "Magnum" Bell - Big Bruiser - The Brute - "The One-Way Street" Stephan Graves - Peter Jerill - "Peachfuzz" Gregory Moore - "Tremor" Trent Moore - "Phenomenonal" Ken Pellman - Razor Edge - Slamm - "The Enforcer" Terrance Smith - Thomas "The Thugg" Terk

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August 1997 - January 1998 August was over, and September was here. It was time to drop the bombshell, so Mack Richardson and Jim Pittman decided to call a meeting between the entire roster on September 12th, 1997. The meeting took place in an office building that was purchased in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as the headquarters of the MW-PWA. It was in that place, that Richardson and Pittman made the announcement, that they were changing TV stations and timeslots. The announcment was huge: MW-PWA was going big time, as they had just signed a two-year contract with ACE for a Thursday one-hour timeslot at 10:00pm! They also had one other big news item. They had just signed a Pay-Per-View deal with American Option, and their first ever Pay-Per-View would be helt on February 13th, 1998. But the question then arose, is it going to be "Mid-Western Professional Wrestling Alliance Presents" again? Or is it time for a change. They knew the name doesn't exactly "roll off one's tounge", and the decision was made to change it. Originally, the name was going to become Professional Championship Wrestling, but it was decided that the name sounded too forced, almost as if it were advertising something other than wrestling. Many people have speculated, why Platinum Championship Wrestling. The obvious reason is that the belts they use are not gold, they are platinum, something no other promotion does, just to further accentuate how unique they are. The other reason, is that by making it to prime-time national television and national pay-per-view, they just went "Platinum". And so, it was set that starting Wednesday, January 14th, on ACE at 10pm, PCW: Going Platinum would air. Their first show would be a landmark, having even been given a two=hour premier. What they would provided for their first show would set an example for what they will do for the remainder of their existance. Tune in again, to see how the first ever national show for PCW ended up turning out, and also see how they built to their first ever Pay-Per-View: PCW Revolution. Also, see how the characters evolved from their MW-PWA counterparts into thier PCW characters. -------------------- Roster (as of January 13th, 1998) - "Tremor" Trent Moore (PWA Mid-Western Regional Heavyweight Champion) - "Straight Shooter" Roger Orr (PWA Mid-Western Regional Middleweight Champion) - John Morris (PWA Mid-Western Regional Lightweight Champion) - Timberwolf Alec (PWA Mid-Western Regional Tag Team Champion w/Timberwolf Jack) - Timberwolf Jack (PWA Mid-Western Regional Tag Team Champion w/Timberwolf Alec) - Sir Alvin - "All Pro" Tony Arthur - Asylum - Marcus "Magnum" Bell - Big Bruiser - The Brute - "The One-Way Street" Stephan Graves - Peter Jerill - "Peachfuzz" Gregory Moore - "Phenomenonal" Ken Pellman - Razor Edge - Slamm - "The Enforcer" Terrance Smith - Thomas "The Thugg" Terk - "Dynamyte Kyd" Dave Warhol

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January 14th-20th 1998 They knew that for a transition to take place, a roster shake-up was needed. They already knew some of their talent was great just due to the heart they showed in improving themselves week after week. Some were even getting to the point where they would pull aside the older crew, Roger Orr, Dave Warhol, Stephan Graves, and Peter Jerill and try to learn more about the ring psychology and points of stiffness and selling. The tag teams constantly hung out together, picking up tips from one another. The shake-up would not involve hirings or firings, but they knew that one element that will be necessary is gimmicks. Some people already had them, and it made it easy, but each of them had ocassionally gotten the chance to showcase their charisma, and now it was time to start pulling it out. Let's take a look at the evolution and bios of the "Original 20". Weight Class Restrictions (for the three levels of titles) Heavyweight: >250 Middlweight: 200-250 Lightweight: <200 Each class has a 10-pound go-between allowance [U][B] PWA Mid-Western Regional/PCW Heavyweight Champion[/B][/U] [I][B]"Tremor" Trent Moore[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 27 [B]Weight[/B]: 247 [B]Hometown[/B]: Columbus, OH [B]Style[/B]: Technical, Ground-Based, Mild-MMA [B]Finishers[/B]: Mooretality (tiger driver), Guillotine (DDT-to-body scissors) [B]Tag Team Finisher (TMGM)[/B]: Double Electric-Chair Flapjack [B]Bio[/B]: Trent Moore and his brother, Gregory Moore, both hail from the city of Columbus, Ohio. Trent started wrestling at the age of 19, and actually started to attract attention to his amateur background and martial arts talents. He went on tour in Japan when he was 20, and toured in a couple of different promotions for two years. When he returned to the US in 1992, he started to work as an MMA trainer for a local group in Ohio, while also working a couple of independent wrestling shows in Ohio and Indiana. In 1993, his brother decided to get into the business, and started to wrestle with Trent to get a better background, and eventually they started to work as a unit. In 1995, at a show in Decatur, Indiana, TMGM was formed, and for the next two years they would spent most of their time as a tag team. Trent had never offically "worked" for a promotion until the MW-PWA called him up, and he actually won his first Heavyweight title in November of 1997 from "Dynamyte Kyd" Dave Warhol, ending his year-and-a-half long undefeated streak with the title. [B]Evolution[/B]: Trent Moore continued to play the MMA-style background and fan-favorite in PCW, although he would work more into a tag-team role to start off.[/I] [B][U]PWA Mid-Western Regional/PCW Middleweight Champion[/U][/B] [I][B]"Straight Shooter" Roger Orr[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 35 [B]Weight[/B]: 240 [B]Hometown[/B]: Grand Rapids, MI [B]Style[/B]: Technical, Submission-Based, Mild-Ground-Based [B]Finishers[/B]: Butterfly Armlock (hooks head in a headlock, spins into a reverse double-chicken wing), STF [B]Bio[/B]: Orr is a man who became friends with Mack Richardson and Jim Pittman after an independent show in Indiana. They met up with him and talked to him about his history as a wrestler. With the likely exception of Trent Moore, Roger Orr has the most experience in the ring and has been in more rings that anyone in PCW. Orr actually wrestled in Germany for a year in 1991, in England for a year in 1992, flew into Japan where he was until August of 1994, then flew to the states, and toured in Canada until March of 1995, then went back to the midwest. He steadfastly refused any contract offers that would cause him to frequently be on the road and out of the midwest, passing up a potentially huge deal from the SWF. He then met back up with Richardson and Pittman in '96, and the Straight Shooter found his home in the PWA, and now in PCW. [B]Evolution[/B]: Orr dropped his prefix nickname, trying to play a man who doesn't need a gimmick, and lets his ring knowledge speak for itself.[/I] [B][U]PWA Mid-Western Regional/PCW Lightweight Champion[/U][/B] [I][B]John Morris[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 29 [B]Weight[/B]: 195 [B]Hometown[/B]: Grand Rapids, MI [B]Style[/B]: Well Rounded, Ground-Based, Mild-Aeriel-Based, Mild-Fast Paced [B]Finishers[/B]: Rolling Neckbreaker, Springboard Guillotine Legdrop [B]Bio[/B]: John Morris grew up not far from where Mack Richardson lived, a nice little sub-division in Grand Rapids. They went to school together, and Morris was an excellent athelete. It was no surprise to others who knew him that Mack would call him up right away. Morris started wrestling in 1994, and fell in love with it. He kept working at it more and more until many considered him the fastest, most well rounded individual on the free market. After that leaked out, SWF tried to get a hold of him, as did HGC, but Morris decided to hold out a little longer, until his friend Mack called up talent for the PWA. Morris now looks to continue to live up to his higher standards in PCW. [B]Evolution[/B]: John Morris continued to play the hero and champion of the lightweight division, as he was practically the only one for quite some time.[/I] [B][U]PWA Mid-Western Regional/PCW Tag Team Champions[/U][/B] [I][B]The Timberwolves (Jack & Alec)[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 28 & 27 [B]Weight[/B]: Comb. 464 (223 & 241) [B]Hometown[/B]: Toronto, Ontario, Canada [B]Style[/B]: Tag Team, Ground-Based, Mild-Technical [B]Tag Finisher[/B]: Toronto Tornado (Double Suplex-to-reverse DDT) [B]Alec Finishers[/B]: Spear, Yukon Driver (fire-thunder driver) [B]Jack Finishers[/B]: Canadian Facebuster (modified falling STO), Super Double-Arm Suplex [B]Bio[/B]: Jack and Alec sprung out on the wrestling scene in Toronto in 1989, at the young ages of 19 and 18, and quickly decided that what they wanted to be were tag team technicians. They developed a true chemistry during their tours of the cold north, and then, in 1992, found their way down into Michigan. There they began touring the midwest, as the money was better and there was a larger audience for many of their shows. In 1995, it looked as if they might return to Canada, after turning down a developmental contract with the SWF, when Mack Richardson caught them after a house show and explained the new game in town to them. Now, the Timberwolves hope to move from a staple of the PWA to the dominant tag team in PCW. [B]Evolution[/B]: The Timberwolves remained as a solid tag team, and were often heralded as the staple of the tag team division.[/I] [I][B]Sir Alvin[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 30 [B]Weight[/B]: 230 [B]Hometown[/B]: Great Britin (actually from Traverse City, MI) [B]Style[/B]: Well Rounded, Ground-Based, Mild-Technical, Mild-Brawler [B]Finisher[/B]: Royal Decree (suplex to front neckbreaker) [B]Bio[/B]: "Sir" Michael Alvin actually hails from Traverse City, where he developed his style of wrestling, learning from his father who actually was from England. His father wrestled in England back in the 60's and 70's, but then came to America with his wife and son Michael. Michael, as a result, learned the accent and pompous style of a brittanian very quickly, and developed a truly hatable character who was "nobility" of wrestling. From the looks of things, he still seems to believe that, and he dares anyone to tell him otherwise. [B]Evolution[/B]: Sir Alvin's name was changed to King Alvin in PCW, and he played someone who felt that, as royalty, they should always be respected and given what they demand.[/I] [I][B]"All-Pro" Tony Arthur[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 31 [B]Weight[/B]: 261 [B]Hometown[/B]: Fort Wayne, IN [B]Style[/B]: High Impact, Ground-Based, Mild-Power-Based [B]Finisher[/B]: APS (All-Pro Spear), Big-Time Spinebuster [B]Bio[/B]: Tony Arthur was rated as an "All-Pro" RB in Purdue in 1994, then he suffered a concussion that dropped him out for the next season. He re-evaluated himself at that time, and despite the skill he had in football, he decided to try something new, and got into wrestling. He began touring the local midwest scene before he fell in with Mack Richardson and Jim Pittman's PWA in 1996, and that's where he's been since. His two-month series of matches with Big Bruiser and his four-month series with Dynamyte Kyd are still some of the most talked about matches, as Tony Arthur's natural charisma and pure athletic ability seemed to pull some of the best out of his opponents. [B]Evolution[/B]: Tony Arthur played up the fact that he was an all-pro in college even more in PCW than in PWA, and uses his speed and power as his advantage rather than his wrestling ability.[/I] [I][B]Asylum[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 30 [B]Weight[/B]: 272 [B]Hometown[/B]: Michigan [B]Style[/B]: High Impact, Power-Based [B]Finishers[/B]: Soliditary Confinement (Torture Rack), Put-To-Sleep(Torture Rack to reverse-DVD) [B]Bio[/B]: No one knows where the state prison that Asylum supposedly escaped from is located in Michigan, and no one really feels like asking this mad man. Asylum is a huge, slow, dangerous individual, who is more likely to end your career than explain his past. In the early PWA, he teamed with Big Bruiser and the Brute as the Powerhouse Triangle, and some of the matches they had against TMGM and John Morris have been called some of the best six-man tag matches in history. Now, Asylum is out for himself, and after a three month exhibition series with "Straight Shooter" Roger Orr, he feels it's his turn for the Heavyweight title, and he's ready to take anyone in his way out to get there. [B]Evolution[/B]: Asylum played the same lunatic madman he played in the PWA in PCW.[/I] [I][B]Marcus "Magnum" Bell[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 29 [B]Weight[/B]: 263 [B]Hometown[/B]: Dearborn, MI [B]Style[/B]: Brawler, Power-Based, Mild-Ground-Based [B]Finisher[/B]: The 86'r (Falling Powerbomb) [B]Bio[/B]: Bell hails from Dearborn, Michigan, where he grew up with JB Heins (aka Thomas Terk). Bell's nickname "Magnum" actually came from his father, who wrestled as Magnum Bell in the days long past, back before the SWF was even syndicated. Bell's strength are what makes him so dangerous, but he seems to especially shine in the tag team scene, playing an excellent counterpart to any of the smaller wrestlers in the promotion. Bell doesn't have a lot of personality, but then again, when your finisher involves "86"ing somebody, they don't need to. For such a big guy, Bell is surprisingly well rounded and well thought out, not always relying on big, powerful moves when an opponent needs to be worn down. [B]Evolution[/B]: Bell changed his gimmick entirely when he entered PCW. He went from a no-name no-face brawler who ocassionally tagged with Thomas Terk, to being called "The Machine", as part of a new tag team called "The Mechanic and the Machine", featuring himself and Terk as a tag team pair of brawlers. Bell played a no-emotion, no-nonsense hard-hitter, while Terk would end up doing all the talking and handling the emotion.[/I] [I][B]Big Bruiser[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 28 [B]Weight[/B]: 265 [B]Hometown[/B]: Cincinnati, OH [B]Style[/B]: Brawler, Power-Based, Ground-Based, Mild-High Impact [B]Finisher[/B]: Running Lariat [B]Bio[/B]: Big "Badass" Bruiser, as he was known in the Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania independent scene, was signed on early by the PWA, after his six-man tag team series with Asylum and the Brute against TMGM and John Morris. Despite Bruiser's size and built, which is quite large, he is quite agile, able to sprint around the ring quickly, which in turn can allow him to put the finishing touch on his brutal Lariat finisher. Bruiser is quite possibly the most well rounded big man going into PCW, with the possible exception of Marcus "Magnum" Bell. [B]Evolution[/B]: Big Bruiser became "Badass Bruiser" in PCW, and with the name change came the gimmick change as he went from a background character into a furious badass (pun intended) who goes through anyone and anything to get to what he wants.[/I] [I][B]The Brute[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 29 [B]Weight[/B]: 331 [B]Hometown[/B]: Lansing, MI [B]Style[/B]: Bralwer, Power-Based [B]Finisher[/B]: Chokebomb [B]Bio[/B]: Weighing in at almost a third of a ton, The Brute was by far the largest man in the PWA, standing 6-foot 8-inches as well, and the weight was not from being somewhat rotund, he was instead very well built, although not completely muscle, there was still a lot of mass. Brute started wrestling only a year before the PWA picked up, and the potential for an excellent big-man wrestler was in him, so Jim Pittman scouted him and signed him on. He actually teamed with Big Bruiser and Asylum in the PWA for awhile back in early 1996 as the "Powerhouse Triangle", and actually were part of a brief, but popular series of six-man tag team matches against TMGM and John Morris. [B]Evolution[/B]: The Brute became a big name as PCW started off, immediately taking it upon himself to become the resident giant. He used his size as his advantage and his influence in PCW.[/I] [I][B]"The One-Way Street" Stephan Graves[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 32 [B]Weight[/B]: 250 [B]Hometown[/B]: Grand Rapids, MI [B]Style[/B]: Brawler, Ground-Based, Mild-Technical [B]Finisher[/B]: Street Sweeper (suplex to front driver) [B]Bio[/B]: Graves' name comes from the road he lived on, which was the only One-Way Street in his sub-division, so living at the end of it ment he could tell people "I'm at the end of the one-way street," which also ended up becoming modified into his catchphrase, "The road you travel is a one-way street, and when you finally get to me, you'll see, that I won't be beat." Unlike other wrestlers, Graves has never focused on his athletic ability, or his power, but instead (and has a degree to prove it), focuses entirely on the psychology of an excellent match. He knows how to hit someone, where to hit someone, and what to do to demoralize and enrage someone, giving him a very cerebral nature, one that makes it easy to hate him. [B]Evolution[/B]: Graves used his natural charisma to take the role of a big-talker character. He used his words to get what he wanted, and played an excellent heel as a result.[/I] [I][B]Peter Jerill[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 35 [B]Weight[/B]: 234 [B]Hometown[/B]: Indianapolis, IN [B]Style[/B]: Bralwer, Ground-Based, Mild-Technical [B]Finsiher[/B]: Sit-Down Reverse DDT [B]Bio[/B]: Peter Jerill hails from the grand city of Indianapolis. He grew up with a dream to become a big name, and his only two interests were wrestling and football. He spent a bit of time as a manager for the Colts back in 1988-89, but that didn't last long, as the politics of working for a national-level team tore Jerill's sanity apart. So, following that, he began to train for the squared circle, hoping to step in there and one day tangle for a world title. He started in the PWA as a middleweight heel, and his natural charisma helped him down the dark road of a great heel, and now he is focusing his corruptive mind on a new target, Terrance Smith. [B]Evolution[/B]: Jerill played a charismatic mastermind. Terrance Smith was just breaking in and looked to have the potetial to become a major star, so Jerill began to weave his way in as his manager in PCW. Later he would lead one of the biggest factions in PCW.[/I] [I][B]"Peachfuzz" Gregory Moore[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 24 [B]Weight[/B]: 202 [B]Hometown[/B]: Columbus, OH [B]Style[/B]: Fast-Paced, Aerial-Based, Mild-Technical, Mild-Ground-Based [B]Finishers[/B]: Flapjack Facebuster, Rolling Legdrop [B]Tag Team Finisher (TMGM)[/B]: Double Electric-Chair Flapjack [B]Bio[/B]: The nickname Peachfuzz came from the fact that at the age of 24, it looked as if Gregory Moore never shaved in his life, forming a very thin, scraggly goatee full of blond hairs, much like the schoolyard phrase it's referred to as. Gregory Moore grew up with his brother in Columbus, Ohio, as a kid with a dream to be able to wow everyone with his athletic ability. When Trent Moore returned from overseas, he immediately took his younger brother under his wing and helped him devolop as a wrestler, teaching him many different moves. Then, starting in 1995, they both began wrestling as a tag team, and TMGM was born. They wrestler well apart, and well together, making them a serious threat when they both are sharing a common foe. [B]Evolution[/B]: Gregory Moore changed his prefix nickname to "The Fuzz", just because he felt it made it sound cooler. He tried to play the cool young kid, with a lot of flashy moves to show off. He ocassionally wrestled in the lightweight division, but spent most of his time teaming with his brother.[/I] [I][B]"Phenomenal" Ken Pellman[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 23 [B]Weight[/B]: 229 [B]Hometown[/B]: Chicago, IL [B]Style[/B]: Well Rounded, Ground Based, Mild-Technical, Mild-Brawler [B]Finisher[/B]: Reverse Swinging Neckbreaker [B]Bio[/B]: Pellman is a Chicago native, and grew up loving wrestling. He was a huge fan of Rip Chord and everything he brought to the ring, feeling him to be quite possibly the best wrestler in the history of the business. As Pellman developed as a wrestler, he didn't simply focus on high-flying, or mat-based submissions, he decided to take a different approach. He focused on a little bit of everything, until he was good at it all. Learning much from Dave Warhol and Roger Orr, Pellman feels now that in PCW, he will have the perfect opportunity to call himself a champion. [B]Evolution[/B]: Pellman firstly had his name changed to just "Phenomenon" in PCW. He played a young hotshot who wanted to prove himself, and quickly established himself in the midcard title hunts.[/I] [I][B]Razor Edge[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 30 [B]Weight[/B]: 245 [B]Hometown[/B]: Grand Rapids, MI [B]Style[/B]: Brawler, Ground-Based, Mild-High Impact, Mild-Technical [B]Finisher[/B]: The Razor's Edge (cucifix powerbomb) [B]Bio[/B]: Razor Edge grew up as good friends with co-owner and CEO, Mack Richardson. Razor ran into several problems during his early career, losing a contract with HGC due to failing of a drug test back in 1994. After that incident, he started attending rehab and began to rebuild himself to a new level. He was one of the first contracts that was signed by Richardson, and he proved how effective he was in the ring during his feud with Roger Orr over the PWA Middleweight title, and he looks to futher evolve and continue to prove how good he is in PCW. [B]Evolution[/B]: Razor Edge had his name changed to "Devon Razor" in PCW, to reflect his more realistic character. He worked as an underhanded heel who felt he was better than anyone and could prove it.[/I] [I][B]Slamm[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 31 [B]Weight[/B]: 286 [B]Hometown[/B]: Jackson, MI [B]Style[/B]: High Impact, Power-Based, Mild-Brawler [B]Finishers[/B]: Cannonball Buster (reverse scoop slam to toss powerbomb), Chokeslam [B]Bio[/B]: Slamm, a man from Jackson, home of Michigan state prison. Although he was never in the prison, he had to live no more than fifteen miles from it, which meant that he lived in the shadow of crime, and everytime he saw injustices taking place, in infuriated him. He quickly devoloped himself into a wrestler that doesn't put up with the ridiculous antics of cheaters, liars, and decievers, who he feels simply disgrace the buisness and everything the legends of wrestling have built. [B]Evolution[/B]: Slamm had his name changed to "Mr. Slamm" in PCW, due to the fact it 'sounded cooler' as he said. He played an old-school face brawler, with few moves, but each one looked painful.[/I] [I][B]"The Enforcer" Terrance Smith[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 28 [B]Weight[/B]: 264 [B]Hometown[/B]: Chicago, IL [B]Style[/B]: Brawler, Ground-Based, Mild-Power-Based [B]Finisher[/B]: Major Infraction (scrapbuster) [B]Bio[/B]: Terrance Smith grew up on the tough Chicago streets. After nearly having several close encounters with handguns during his youth, he decided to join the CPD, but as fate would have it, he took a bullet in the shoulder in his second year, and as such, he lost partial feeling in his left arm, which caused him to lose any accuracy he had with firearms. He retired from the force in 1994, and trained to become a wrestler, his other great joy. However, he was still bitter about the injury, and as such, felt it necessary to take it out on those around him, making him very difficult to work with. He now channels that anger into PCW, hoping that it will how his intensity and his drive to become the Heavyweight champion. [B]Evolution[/B]: Smith played as a silent brawler in the PWA, and that mostly carried over into PCW. He didn't have a lot of natural charisma, but he was to be paired up with Peter Jerill and looked to be a contender for the belt.[/I] [I][B] Thomas "The Thugg" Terk[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 25 [B]Weight[/B]: 240 [B]Hometown[/B]: Dearborn, MI [B]Style[/B]: Well Rounded, Ground-Based, Mild-Technical, Mild, Submission-Based, Mild-Brawler [B]Finisher[/B]: Running DDT [B]Bio[/B]: JB Heins, or Thomas Terk as he was known at this time, started out as little more than a huge SWF fan back during the Sam Strong era. He loved the charisma that man could produce and the raw energy he brought to the ring every time he was in it, and knew right from an early age that's what he wanted to do. He trained himself very hard and began wrestling on the independent scene in Michigan at the age of 18. Terk is very good friends with Marcus Bell, having gone to high school with him, and having roomed together for the first two years they were independents. [B]Evolution[/B]: Terk changed his gimmick entirely when he entered PCW. He went from a no-name no-face brawler who ocassionally tagged with Marcus Bell, to being called "The Mechanic", as part of a new tag team called "The Mechanic and the Machine", featuring himself and Bell as a tag team pair of brawlers. Bell played a no-emotion, no-nonsense hard-hitter, while Terk would end up doing all the talking and handling the emotion.[/I] [I][B]"Dynamyte Kyd" Dave Warhol[/B] [B]Age[/B]: 32 [B]Weight[/B]: 247 [B]Hometown[/B]: Grand Rapids, MI [B]Style[/B]: Well Rounded, Ground-Based, Mild-Technical, Mild-Aerial-Based, Mild-Brawler [B]Finishers[/B]: Dyna-Drop (falling front neckbreaker/cutter), Rolling Fire (senton bomb) [B]Bio[/B]: "Dynamyte Kyd" Dave Warhol is a man who has proven that he is championship material. He's recieved offers to join multiple major promotions, but despite all that, he felt that he could turn a small promotion like MW-PWA into a superfed. Using a somewhat unorthodox combination of aerial, ground-based, high impact, and mat-based moves, he manages to work well in any situation, no matter what size his opponents are or what they are capable of. Since the creation of the PWA, Warhol was unbeated, and looked to be unbeatable. He held the Heavyweight title for sixteen months, before finally losing the belt in an intense match between himself and "Tremor" Trent Moore and Moore's pattented Guillotine. Warhol is a legend, no doubt, and in PCW, he looks to re-establish himself as a main-player. [B]Evolution[/B]: Warhol decided to change his name in PCW, as he no longer "felt like a kid", and so, "Dynamo" entered PCW. Other than that, his character did not change, he was the staple wrestler and the franchise character that everyone knew.[/I] So now you know the roster. The two-hour premier for PCW Going Platinum featured this roster, and told their stories and set up thier new directions. Later, we'll take a look at PCW's first official show, and see how their Prime Time debut turned out.

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Commentary before PCW: Going Platinum (1-21-98) [I]I remember that first show. We were all tense. I say first show, because this was the big one. Characters were starting to get established, and now it was time to let them sink into the fans' mind. It was 'make-or-break' time, and we all were ready to go out there and prove that we deserved our spot on the card. The night was already booked pretty tightly, including a two-tier main event, with the first match determining who the first ever PCW North American champion would be, and the main event featuring Trent defending the Heavyweight title against Dynamo. I was in a tag team match that night with JB, who was the Mechanic at the time, and it was our first shot at the Tag Team titles. The night was huge, and the fact we got a second shot at a two hour show allowed us to truly showcase our abilities. But, looking back, I truly think it was the night we were the most nervous we possibly could be.[/I] -Marcus Bell [I]aka "The Machine"[/I] The true first night of PCW was ready to go, and the card was set. It was time to make an impact, to draw the lines, and to showcase the future of wrestling. [U][B]PCW: Going Platinum Card for January 21st, 1998[/B][/U] [LIST] [*][B]PCW Heavyweight Championship[/B] "Tremor" Trent Moore (c) v. Dynamo [*][B]PCW North American Championship[/B] King Alvin v. Peter Jerill v. "The One-Way Street" Stephan Graves v. The Brute [*]Badass Bruiser & Tony Arthur v. Asylum & Slamm [*][B]PCW Lightweight Championship[/B] John Morris (c) v. "The Fuzz" Gregory Moore [*][B]PCW Middleweight Championship[/B] Roger Orr (c) v. Devon Razor [*]Terrance Smith v. Phenomenon [*][B]PCW Tag Team Championship[/B] The Timberwolves (c) v. The Mechanic and the Machine [/LIST] Predictions are welcome, although I don't know if anyone is actually reading this or if I'm talking into a vacuum, but I'm not giving up yet. Results will be posted later today.

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Going Platinum 1-21-98 (part I) -------------------- [B][I]PCW: Going Platinum January 21st, 1998 Smith Arena in Defiance, Ohio[/B] Scheduled Main Event: PCW Heavyweight Championship is on the line, as the champion crowned in November, "Tremor" Trent Moore defends against the formerly sixteen month undefeated Heavyweight champion, Dynamo![/I] This is PCW: Going Platinum! No time is wasted, as the action starts as the Timberwolves come down to the ring. [I]Oh... Can-a-da...[/I] and the rock kicks it which means our PCW Tag Team Champions are here! The match is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the PCW Tag Team Championship! All titles will be up for grabs tonight as PCW: Going Platinum launches here, on ACE. The industrial beats of the city streets hits, meaning their opponents, the Mechanic Thomas Terk and his Machine, Marcus Bell, are here, and they are ready to go. [B][I]Opening Match[/I] -[/B] [I][B]PCW Tag Team Championship Match[/B][/I] [I]The Timberwolves (c) v. The Mechanic and the Machine[/I] [I]An intense match-up featuring this newly formed union of the Mechanic and the Machine and quite possibly the most cohisive unit on the roster, the Timberwolves. The match features some great dominance by the Machine, isolating Jack from Alec. Alec finally gets the hot tag after an enziguri on the Mechanic, and the place is on fire! But the fire is doused quickly when Alec winds up on the Mechanic for a spear, but he's tossed into the ringpost. Jack tries to get the Mechanic from behind, but the Machine is there, knees Jack, lifts for a powerbomb, and the Mechanic and the Machine connect with that falling/sit down powerbomb combo they call the Killswitch. The Mechanic covers, one, two, three, and we have new PCW Tag Team Champions @ 9:51![/I] An intense match, to be sure, and few expecte the newly formed tag team to take down the veterens. The Timberwolves go to shake hands, but instead they get nailed with the title belts! And now the Mechanic and the Machine are destroying them in the ring! Swingout DDT from the Mechanic on Jack! The 86'r from the Machine on Alec! The trainers are out as the new champs head to the back. Meanwhile, in the back, Terrance Smith is taping up his wrists for battle against Phenomenon, when Peter Jerill enters the locker room. Jerill removes his aviator glasses, brushes his hair back, and adjusts his nice black suit as he laughs a little. Smith doesn't find anything funny, so he gets in his face. Jerill speaks, "Smith, I'm not here to fight. Quite the opposite, you are. And you are here to slap down a young punk who thinks he has what it takes to one day be the best. But, he still has skill. I tell you what, I watch your back, and you watch mine." With the he puts his glasses back on and slaps Smith in the chest as he walks out. "Stick with me, kid, and you'll be the champ." Smith glares after him. A siren is going off, and the lights are spinning, meaning the Enforcer, Terrance Smith is here! The fans are vocal in their dislike of Smith, having seen him cost Phenomenon the Middleweight title against Roger Orr in November on PWA Presents, and using every cheap trick in the book to beat him. A steady rock beat hits as Phenomenon makes his way down to the ring, obviously the fan favorite! [I]"The Enforcer" Terrance Smith v. Phenomenon[/I] [I]Intense match with Smith playing the big man and Phenomenon trying to outsmart him. Phenomenon looks to have things won with a spiral neckbreaker, but the ref is still out from an earlier bump. Phenomenon goes to revive him, but puts his head too close to the ropes when Peter Jerill suddenly comes through the crowd with a chair, and nails Phenomenon! Smith back up, sees Phenomenon down, and the ref revives just in time for Smith to steal the win @ 4:21. Smith then sees Jerill as his hand is raised, and looks angry that he got involved.[/I] [I]Do you like to walk on the Edge? [/I]And an industrial metal riff hits as the very dark Devon Razor hits the ring, complete with leather jacket and pants. Roger Orr is out next as his theme hits, and the fans erupt at the sight of a PWA legend, and so far the greatest Middleweight champion ever. [B][I]PCW Middleweight Championship[/I][/B] [I]Roger Orr (c) v. Devon Razor[/I] [I]A match where Orr was obviously favored, as his technical expertise allowed him to run circles around Razor, but when he went for the Butterfly Armlock to end the match, Razor manages to roll him into a pin and use the ropes for leverage @ 6:14 to steal his first ever Middleweight title![/I] We got to the back, where we see the Heavyweight Champion Trent Moore and his brother, Gregory Moore. Gregory is warming up for his Lightweight championship match against John Morris. They pump fists, and here he comes! A nice bit of punk rock hit and here's "The Fuzz" Gregory Moore, set for a match for the PCW Lightweight championship. Rock music hits, and here comes the Lightweight champion, John Morris, who is so far the most winningest champion in PCW. [B][I]PCW Lightweight Championship[/I][/B] [I]John Morris (c) v. "The Fuzz" Gregory Moore[/I] [I]A very back-and-forth match, with Morris and Moore being nearly equal in their athletic ability, although Moore is faster. Moore looked to have the win with a rollover legdrop, but Morris rolled out of the way, shot off the ropes, and hit the rolling neckbreaker on the seated Moore for the three count @ 7:35.[/I] -------------------- The show is heating up, tune in later for the final part of the report on the frist ever PCW: Going Platinum!