[2000-09-23-MCW-TV] Tracy Smothers & Lance Cade vs Salsario Boys (Hector & Enrique)

[soup23]

Salserios Boys are Los Boriucas rejects and they square off against Tracy and Cade. Kevin Kelly is on commentary which is a stark contrast to the previous video in ECWA of him heeling it up. Cade gets worked over but makes the tag to Tracy who is a house of fire. Unfortunately, Cade hits Tracy with a big boot and the Salserio Boys get a big win. Tracy and Cade tag team is named TNT which I don’t really understand. Tracy turns on Cade afterwards which was going to happen. *1/2

[GSR]

Tracey busts out a ‘Downward Spiral’ which is a new one for him. Double team superkick/belly to back suplex on Hector for a two. Lance with a pair of dropkicks to the Salsario Boys and a double backdrop on Enrique. Big splash in the corner by Smothers and a running forearm smash by Cade. ‘Texas & Tennessee’ are looking really good here. Sunset flip, however the referee is over in Tracey’s corner and that enables Hector to come in and help his partner out behind the official’s back. Drop toe hold/knee drop to the back of the head combination. Moonsault by Enrique but Cade kicks out of the pin in time. Double clothesline and Lance makes the hot tag. Tracey takes it to the Salsario Boys with his usual array of thrusts, strikes and heel kicks to the back of the head. As Lance is trying to gather himself on the apron, Enrique reverses the Irish whip and Tracey crashes into him. Quick roll up on Smothers for a two. All four men are in the ring, Tracey grabs Enrique but he moves out the way, avoiding the Cade big boot, which nails his own partner instead. Cover and the Salsario Boys gain an upset win. Smothers calls for the mic, although before he gets the chance to say anything, Lance apologies and takes the blame for the loss saying that it was his fault. Tracey tells him that these kind of things happen, this is pro wrestling, he knows that he’s a good kid and there’s always tomorrow. They hug and embrace, but the moment Lance turns his back Tracey attacks him. He picks up a chair from ringside and breaks that over his head when out rush the rest of the TWA graduates who run him off. Quick post-attack dressing room interview from the graduates where, from this point on, they promise to watch each others backs.

 

Disappointed that only after a month or so ‘Texas & Tennessee’ has been broken up. They’d added another nice double team move to their repertoire and looked better with each passing match. The angle at the end with Tracey turning on him, although predictable, was very well done with a good promo by Smothers indicating that everything was alright and ‘accidents happen’, then the moment he turns his back, bam! It’ll be cool if we get a series of him going against the TWA students as Tracey seemed pumped and up for all this.

 

NOTE: I thought it was T&T as opposed to TNT, either way it stands for Texas &/n Tennessee.

[AstroBoy]

Tracy is a fun hot tag here with his awesome dual thrusts to the throat of the Salserio Boys. Cade never connects with me but I really enjoyed his running forearm in the corner and thought he looked a bit more spry than usual. The miscommunication spots are well-done and this feeds into a really good post-match promo from Tracy who lays on the fake sincerity to really sell the turn. The beatdown was suitably inspired until the TWA boys run Tracy off.

 

*1/4