El Dragon

What a stupid fucking company.

The ref telling Seth this is not who you are made me laugh.

My view on NXT was my reason to be excited for NXT changed as time went on. It was originally the Sami Zayn show. Then as Zayn got hurt, and Owens, Balor and Joe struggled to maintain the top end stuff, the Horsewomen became NXT’s must see act, up until the final Bayley/Sasha match. That also took place as my next reason to watch NXT formed: The Revival year and a half as the best tag team on the planet, with good contributions from American Alpha and DIY. After that stretch with the women’s division kinda middling (Neither Asuka or Shayna’s Reigns have done much for me in spite of there talent), the main event finally gets going again with Andrade being a fucking machine with Zelina. But after that... yeah, not much. Black winning the title was not a bad decision, but the Gargano/Ciampa stuff sucked the life out of the fed to me, and the tag division wasn’t in any shape to recover it, and the women’s division hasn’t had a legit challenger I buy against Shayna since Sane. I also hate the Gargano/Cole series more then words can properly describe. Velveteen is good but not “forces me to tune in” good.

I dunno man. If it was against Smokes, hell yeah, that’s super racist. Nana literally ran a gimmick of being a prince of an African country he would claim to return too when not working shows, while running down how awful the American towns he worked were every show. He might literally be the only wrestling character I don’t buy that line being racist against, or at least arguable that Ox was at least just saying “go back to your kingdom” or something of that.

Question: Does Ox Baker telling Prince Nana to go back to Africa racist when Prince Nana is Running an African Prince gimmick?

A quick check shows he landed 54th. He is one of the guys who I think the footage we’ve gotten in recent years would bump him up a little bit.

Georgia Championship Wrestling, August 28th, WTBS Studios, Atlanta, Georgia 1. DiBiase is fed up with The Family and their attacks Ted DiBiase defeats Blue Demon Jr. w/ Jose Lothario In 5:16 when he submitted Demon with a Figure 4. DiBiase: No matter how many times we go though this song and dance, it seems like Race and his family keep coming in and attacking when it’s opportune. I think I speak for everyone in this company who says they are sick of it! Muraco is out, but I’ve been looking for anyone that would be willing to take down Harley. And I might have found a couple boys ready to give it a go! So how about next week, any two of your boys will face two men hand picked by me! 2. The Ebony Express has revenge on their mind Ray Candy and LeRoy Brown defeat The Gladiators in 4:51 when Brown hit a Corner Splash on Gladiator #2 Brown: A date with destiny, Tony, we have a date with destiny! And not only do we have a chance to become AWA World Tag Team Champions, but we have a chance to right a wrong! You see Tony, me and this bad boy Ray here, we made some baaaad decisions, and fell in line with a baaaad man. And that bad man threw us to the curb the moment he got some new toys to play with. And then just this last week that bad man and his new toys took down the Road Warriors! So, Tiger Conway, you betta count ya blessings, cause you might have gotten those titles, but you have two ghosts from your past coming for you, and we are gonna exercise some demons, brotha! 3. The debut of the Pringle Dynasty David Sammartino and Brutus Beefcake w/ Giant Haystacks and the mystery blonde man defeat The Patriots in 3:02 when Beefcake submitted Daniels with the Sleeper Sammartino: I’m gonna be blunt Tony, Me and my friends here hadn’t been in the best run lately. But that’s gonna chance now, cause I used every cent I could from my deadbeat father had given me, and hired the best manager I could get! So allow me to introduce the man who is going to make sure this Superstation Title becomes the most prestigious title in the country, one Percy Pringle! 4. Rick Martel is fired up at the Family Martel: You know, me and Brad were ready for a war with the Andersons, and they gave us one, and that would be all well and good, but Harley Race decided to get involved in our business. Well now you pulled me into your wars Harley, and I’m gonna do everything in my power to run you and your boys out of Georgia! 5. The Andersons are as arrogant as ever Arn Anderson defeats Joe Lightfoot in 6:17 after hitting a Spinebuster Ole: First off Tony, I just want to say me and Arn had no idea that Harley Race was gonna attack Rick Martel during our Title Match, but let me just put this on record: thank you Mr. Race. I’ve always respected you and can get behind anyone who has it in for that cowardly frenchy. And now that I’ve been assured the Armstrong’s will once again not be back in Georgia, the Andersons are gonna go back to proving what everyone has known all along, that we are the best tag team in the world. 6. Reed and Saito are on for September 3rd Mr. Saito defeats Jose Lothario in 9:41 when he pinned Lothario after a Saito Suplex Miss Doll: Mr. Saito has worked incredibly hard to get his shot at Butch Reed, and his National Title. He has sent many men packing out of Georgia, from enemies to men who tried to cling onto his success like Hiro. Well, on the 3rd, everything will come to a head, and the National Title will finally go to the man it is supposed to be on!

Can we officially just look at anything Dave reports about the E with a massive grain of salt now?

To be fair it was a good thing the first time he won the title. They just stuck him in the atrocious Orton feud instead of involving Harper because they were dumb.

Them constantly refusing to give Braun the ball is still bullshit.

Amusing that Braun is twenty times the limb seller that Rollins is.

Just wanted to apologize for the delay. Real life has been kicking my ass recently.

I wish I could upvote on this board just to upvote this comment.

Georgia drops Scott Ferris and adds Jay Strongbow.

Live Event Results, August 27th, Columbus Georgia Blue Demon Jr. w/ Jose Lothario defeated The Mongol in 5:14 with a School Boy roll up. The Italian Stallion w/ Killer Karl Krupp defeated Johnny Rodz in 3:12 with the Claw. “Hacksaw“ Butch Reed and The Ebony Express defeated The Gladiators And Tojo Yamamoto in 9:15 when Reed his a Press Slam on Gladiator #2 Mr. Saito and Kim Duk defeat Joe Lightfoot and Jules Strongbow in 7:16 when Saito submitted Lightfoot to the Prison Lock David Sammartino, Brutus Beefcake, and Giant Haystacks defeat “The Wonders” of Tom Prichard and Tim Horner and the debuting Checkmate in 11:41 when the blonde man from the previous night came to the ring and distracted The Wonders, leaving Sammartino to hit Checkmate with a Crossbody off the top “The Family” of Harley Race, Ken Patera, and Jerry Blackwell w/ Paul Ellering defeat Don Muraco, Bret Wayne Sawyer, and The Great Kokina in 14:46 when Blackwell hit a Splash on Sawyer. Post Match, Harley Race would lead on an ambush on Dun Muraco, and would Piledrive him on the floor not once, but twice, while Patera and Blackwell kept Sawyer and Kokina at bay. Muraco would have to be stretchered out. Main Event, AWA Georgia Tag Team Title Match Arn and Ole Anderson defeat Rick Martel and Brad Armstrong via Pinfall in 28:51 when the ref got a 3 count Martel was pinned while being locked into a Figure 4 Leglock. During the match Harley Race ran in and clocked Martel with what appeared to be a chain assisted punch.

Chad Gable being unleashed on the world. Him and Corbin in the finals feels like a lock now.

Elias winning is a record scratch on this entire tournament. Is... Is Chad Gable winning the KOTR?

A double pin to get Corbin to the finals is actually okay with me. Mainly because it means Ali probably gets the other final spot.

The “Cedric Alexander the tournament guy.” Thing is one of the weirdest deals about a wrestler I can remember. In the CWC he basically got a job by having Ibushis best match of the tournament, in what might have been the best match of the tournament. Then 2 years later he wins the Cruiserweight title with an awesome showing in a tournament. And no it feels like his stock is rising quickly from having such a great match with Corbin. Alexander is awesome at wrestling as “under dog babyface that shows up big time in a big match”

Corbin is very very good at working with smaller guys, honestly. Good bully when given a chance to be an actual bully.

Georgia drops Buck Zumhofe to complete the Nightmares/Muraco trade.

Live Event Results: August 26th, Macon Georgia The Great Kokina defeats Gladiator #2 via Pinfall in 2:12 with a Thrust Kick Brett Wayne Sawyer and Don Muraco defeat David Sammartino and Brutus Beefcake w/ Giant Haystacks in 7:46 when Muraco hit Beefcake with an Inverted Piledriver. Post Match, a blonde haired man came down to Sammartino and his allies and talked to them briefly, with the 4 leaving together. Italian Stallion w/ Killer Karl Krupp defeats Terry Daniels in 6:14 when Stallion made Daniels tap out to the Claw. This was a shocking turn of events, as Stallion seemed to be almost an entirely different person and fought with much more intensity. Krupp also instructed him to lock on his Patented Claw Submission move, which scored him the victory. Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell w/ Paul Ellering defeat Jose Lothario and Blue Demon Jr. in 8:57 when Blackwell pinned Demon Jr. with a Running Splash Arn Anderson defeated Tim Horner in 14:11 when Anderson mDe Horner tap out to a Figure 4 Leglock. Horner still was clearly not at 100 percent, and Arn used it to his advantage Ole Anderson defeats Tom Prichard in 12:44 via count out when Tom Prichard was unable to make the 10 Count outside due to distraction from Arn Anderson. The Andersons proceeded to double team Prichard, when Rick Martel ran down and send them running. Harley Race w/ Paul Elleringand Rick Martel fought to a 30 Minute Time Limit Draw. Race actually was on the defensive for a lot of this match, as Martel was on fire tonight. Race was actually locked into a Boston Crab at the bell, but he survived. Main Event: Captains Fall Six Man Tag “Hacksaw” Butch Reed (captain), Leroy Brown, And Ray Candy defeat Mr. Saito (Captain), Kim Duk, and Hiro Saito w/ Miss Doll in 24:16 1st elimination was Kim Duk when he was pinned in 13:01 by Ray Candy following a Corner Avalanche. 2nd Elimination was Ray Candy when he was pinned by Mr. Saito following a Saito Suplex in 13:42. 3rd and Final Elimination was Butch Reed pinning Mr. Saito Hiro Saito accidentally threw Salt in Mr. Saitos face, with Reed hitting a Leaping Lariat. Post Match, Mr. Saito and Miss Doll were angered by Hiro Saitos continued screw ups. Mr. Saito seemingly forgives him, and shakes his hand, only to hit him with a Saito Suplex when his back was turned, leaving Hiro laying.

Live Event Results, August 22nd, Marietta Georgia Gauntlet Match for an AWA World Tag Team Title Shot Match 1: “The Patriots” of Terry Daniels and James Wright vs. “The Gladiators” of Gladiators #1 and #2 Unlucky draws for both teams, as they would have to run the full gauntlet in order to get title shot. Both teams seem to be trying to play the pacing game, and each try to keep someone in there corner to try to save there energy, but eventually Terry Daniels scores a Sunset Flip on Gladiator #1 to score the fall Winner via pinfall in 8:16, The Patriots Match 2: The Patriots vs. Arn and Ole Anderson The Andersons make there way down to the ring and they are seemingly angry as all hell about this draw, and are quick to jump on the Patriots. And the Patriots don’t really seem to have an answer at all on this one. Ole ends up submitting Wright with a Figure 4 pretty quickly Winner via Submission in 4:12: The Andersons Match 3: The Andersons vs. Jules Strongbow and Joe Lightfoot Strongbow and Lightfoot don’t have a big advantage, but they are fresh and trying to make a statement. And they do a good job going high energy in the early going, but Arn and Ole are masters at their craft, and there craft is turning a tag match into a handicap. Eventually Lightfoot gets caught, and the Andersons are very aggressive, trying to end this quickly. And they manage to succeeding, cutting off Lightfoot completely leading to an Arn Gordbuster, that gets the 3, with Strongbow barely getting into the match at all. Winner via Pinfall in 7:14: The Andersons Match 4:: The Andersons vs. “The Wonders” of Tom Prichard and Tim Horner Prichard and Horner come down high fiveing fans, while The Andersons look more amused then anything, with the two pretty boys going against the much more grizzled team. And Prichard and Horner get some nice offense in the early going before the Andersons once more take advantage. Eventually Arn goes for a Gordbuster on Tim Horner, but Horner counters into a cradle that gets the 3 count Winners via pinfall in 6:14: The Wonders. The Andersons however take great offense at this, and jump Horner after the fall. Prichard tried to come his defense, but got taken out quickly. At the end of the beatdown Ole locks Horner in the Figure 4 whole Arn stomps on his Knee. By the time they are done Horner has to be taken to the back, just as there next opponents make there way down Match 5: The Wonders vs. David Sammartino and Brutus Beefcake w/ Giant Haystacks Prichard is offered before the match the chance to forfeit in order to not deal with the impromptu handicap match, but Prichard refuses, no matter the likelihood. But overall Sammartino and Beefcake basically play with there food on this one, and actually seem to be taking there time, enjoying a chance to put a beatdown on. However, the arrogance almost bites them, as Beefcake fails to apply the Sleeper only for Prichard to lock in a sleeper of his own! Sammartino panics and tries to attack, but Prichard throws Brutus away and hits a Superkick! Before Prichard can take advantage however, Beefcake rolls him up and scores the 3 count Winners via Pinfall in 8:02: Sammartino and Beefcake Match 6: Sammartino And Beefcake vs. “The Ebony Express” of Leroy Brown and Ray Candy Sammartino is still checking his jaw from the Superkick, with Haystacks paying attention to him, while Brown and Candy get to the ring as quickly as they can. Beefcake is still celebrating his victory in the corner, but turns around straight into an Splash in the corner from Candy, just as the match gets underway! Candy immediately go for a cover, and by the time Sammartino realizes what has went down, his team is already eliminated! Winners via Pinfall in 8 seconds: The Ebony Express Match 7: The Ebony Express vs. Kim Duk and Hiro Saito w/ Miss Doll And the Gauntlet comes down to two rivals. And this match doesn’t have much formula to it for a while, with the power of the Express against the striking game of the Japanese duo. Eventually Duk and Saito hold advantage, and beat on Candy for a while. Eventually though he makes the comeback and tags in Brown, and things go crazy. Hiro Saito scores what looks to be a knock out kick, but instead he goes up top for a Top Rope Senton... but the risk doesn’t pay off, as the Senton misses, and Brown immediately hits a Running Splash, that gets 3! Winners of the Gauntlet Match: The Ebony Express Giant Haystacks vs. The Great Kokina The two monsters waste no time getting straight to it, as this has been building for a long time. The brawl goes all over the place, and it looks like this might go to a Double Count Out, but both manage to get back in. Finally though, Haystacks goes for a big strike only for Kokina to dodge, and hit a Thrust Kick that topples the mountain! The cover finally gives Kokina his elusive Pinfall victory. Winner via Pinfall in 6:13: The Great Kokina Ken Patera w/ Paul Ellering vs. Don Muraco Another Grudge Match here, and Patera have gone down this rout before. Though this time Patera seems to have a ton of momentum were as Muraco seems to be struggling a bit. And to nobody’s surprise this one degenerates into a bloody brawl, with Muraco seemingly finally starting to get a lasting upper hand here. But Patera is just on a roll, and when Muraco is trying to set up for his Inverted Piledriver, Patera slides out the back, and quickly applies the Full Nelson. Muraco refuses to give up, but eventually loses consciousness. Winner via Submission in 13:42: Ken Patera Main Event Six Man Tag Ted DiBiase, “Hacksaw” Butch Reed, and Rick Martel vs. Harley Race, Jerry Blackwell, and Mr. Saito w/ Paul Ellering and Miss Doll A complete war in the main event, as DiBiase seems to have pulled in some of the top wrestlers he can find for his war on Race’s Family, which has just led to Saito getting involved to try wear down the National Champion. This match goes as in spite of the good guys holding advantage for the first 8 minutes, though Ted never is able to get his hands on Harley, as Race seems to be acting more as a general in this match early. And it seems to pay off as Race and his allies took control, working over Martel and then Reed for a long run. Eventually Reed manages to get free from Race and Tag in DiBiase as the crowd goes wild! Eventually this turns into a pier six brawl all over the area, which leaves Martel and Blackwell as the legal men, as Race and DiBiase brawl away in one area and Reed and Saito brawl off in another. Martel looks to be trying to put the match away, setting for the Slingshot Splash, when Miss Doll tosses what appears to be Salt into his face! The referee immediately calls for the DQ, as everything continues to degrade from there Winners via Disqualification in 27:50: Ted DiBiade, Butch Reed, and Rick Martel

(so I had this 80% finished when all my write ups got deleted. I am obviously not pleased, but wanna get caught up by this week, so this is clips note version) Georgia Championship Wrestling, August 21st , WTBS Studios, Atlanta Georgia 1. Show Opening, Match Announcements, And an Introduction to “The Family” The Show opens with Tony Schiavone, with highlights of the events at the Omni. Then Jim Barnett joins him and announces multiple big matches based on recent results. Mr. Saito is officially Number 1 Contender for the AWA National Title, and will be getting his title shot shortly. Also, the Andersons will receive a rematch for the Georgia Tag Team Championships against Martel and Armstrong on August 27th. Before they can continue, the crowd starts booing as Harley Race, Paul Ellering, Ken Patera, and Jerry Blackwell make there way to the stage. Race takes the microphone, and demands to know why Patera doesn’t have an AWA World Title Shot lined up, since Georgia supposedly gives title shots to anyone who defeats a Champion. Barnett informs him that they have yet to see any convincing evidence that DiBiase actually submitted. Race says that the official for the match made the decision due to DiBiase being in no shape to compete, and GCW management agreed to have Race as an official referee. Barnett begrudgingly agrees, and announces Ken Patera has an AWA World Title Shot. Barnett leaves, seeming frustrated. Schiavone then asks Harley why he betrayed DiBiase, and Harley responds that he never betrayed anyone, and that Ted DiBiase was the one that acted indignant over the favor he had done him. Schiavone is confused, but Race reinforces that Blackwell and Patera didn’t attack Hulk Hogan for no reason. They did it because Race asked them to. And he did it because he respected DiBiase, and thought Hogan needed his ego to be checked. But then DiBiase instead of appreciating what a Race did for him, had thrown it back in his face. Race reveals that he thought DiBiase could be a protege of his, but instead, he has drawn a line in the sand, and now Harley has taken in Blackwell and Patera as members of his “Family”. And right now that Family only has one goal: Make sure Ted DiBiase doesn’t remain AWA World Champion. And he says that he has a message to the Georgia locker room, in that as long as long as they stay uninvolved, they will be left alone. But, just to prove a point, the 3 of us are putting out an open challenge tonight. And if nobody answers it, nobody but DiBiase and his two friends Brett Sawyer and Don Muraco will be targets. 2. DiBiase, Sawyer. And Muraco want “The Family” tonight, and address Gary Hart going missing After “The Family” made there statement, DiBiase and his allies want to make a statement of there own. DiBiase says he never wanted or needed any help against Hulk Hogan, and that Harley has clearly lost it. He says the guys in the locker room can do what they want, but all of Race, Patera, and Blackwell have a beating coming to them. Schiavone asks why Gary Hart didn’t join him on commentary today, and DiBiase informs him that with the threats to Gary Hart recently, Ted has asked Gary to stay out of Georgia for his own protection. Finally, Schiavone asked about his upcoming title defense against Ken Patera, to which DiBiase says he never gave up against Patera, and as long as he gets him 1 on 1, Patera will simply be overmatched. 3. Mr. Saito & Miss Doll are confident they will take home the National Title. Mr Saito, Hiro Saito, and Kim Duk defeat Kenneth Johnson, Tyler Ludwig, And Randall Keith in 3:41. Mr Saito was not even on the apron for this match, letting Hiro and Duk do the lifting Miss Doll once again spends the entire match joining Schiavone, and puts forward that Mr, Saito has been the most dominant wrestler in GCW since his return, and that his title shot is long over due. 4. Announcement of Tag Team Gauntlet, with Arn and Ole Anderson. Schiavone comes back from a commercial with an exciting announcement for tomorrow in Marietta. The AWA World Tag Team Titles will be defended at the Omni on September 18th, and they will find out the challenger tomorrow night in Marietta! There will be an 8 team tag team gauntlet, with the winner getting an AWA World Tag Team Title Match. This brings out the Andersons, who are pissed at Georgia management, saying Brad Armstrong should never have been allowed to substitute for Les Thornton, nor be allowed to wrestle in GCW regardless. But not only will they win the Gauntlet match in Marietta, they are taking the Georgia Tag Titles back as well. 5. Martel and Armstrong are ready for all comers, but are giving the Andersons their rematch. Martel and Armstrong come out to a big pop, with the Georgia Tag Team Titles. Martel says the Andersons are dirty for what they did to Les Thornton, but he found someone who hates The Andersons just as much as he does. Schiavone asks Armstrong how his commitments as AWA Light Heavyweight Champion will affect his reign, and Armstrong says he will be be in Georgia defending three titles as often as he can. 6. The Family’s Open Challenge is answered, and chaos reigns Harley and his “Family” make their way to the ring for their open challenge, which is answered first by National Champion “Hacksaw” Butch Reed, much to the anger of Race. But before anyone can react to that too strongly, he is joined by the Georgia Tag Champions Rick Martel and Brad Armstrong! “Hacksaw” Butch Reed, Rick Martel, and Brad Armstrong defeat Harley Race, Ken Patera, and Jerry Blackwell by Disqualification in 10:32 when Mr. Saito and his allies ran in an attacked Butch Reed. This totally degrades from there, as while the Family is attacking Martel and Armstrong in the ring, Saito and his allies destroying Reed on the floor when the Ebony Express run down, starting a huge brawl on the floor. While The Family are distracted by that, Martel and Armstrong start to get the upper hand, until they are jumped by the Andersons! The 5 on 2 beat down in the ring lasts for a bit before DiBiase, Muraco, and Sawyer run down and even the fight! The Andersons take this moment to make a run for it, leading to a big brawl between DiBiase and his allies against a Race’s Family, as the show ends. Other Notes Tom Prichard and Tim Horner defeat Kenny Andrews and The Georgia Peach in 3:12. Post Match Prichard and and Horner tell Schiavone they plan on becoming a full time tag team, and say they are going to go by “The Wonders” Killer Karl Krupp defeats Johnny Rodz in 2:37. Krupp is asked about the injuries sustained to Italian Stallion, and Krupp says that he has someone taking care of Stallion.

Orton is someone I never will go out of my way to see but has too many good performances for me to ignore. The Orton/Christian series alone will always give some good Will, thought that 95% goes to Christian.