[2000-11-04-OVW-TV] Rob Conway vs Nick Dinsmore

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The first November ‘Dream Match’ where it will be no time limit, no disqualification and anyone who interferes in the match will be banned from OVW for life. Aggressive opening by the ‘Iron Man’ who hurls Dinsmore over the top tope to establish that there is no DQ in operation here. Conway whips ‘Mr Wrestling’ into the turnbuckles, but he comes charging back at him with a lariat. He follows his opponent’s actions of earlier, unloading with a flurry of punches and kicks in the corner. Not sure why the ref is counting and trying to get Dinsmore to stop seeing as he can’t disqualify him anyway? ‘Mr Wrestling’ returns the favour by throwing the ‘Iron Man’ over the top to the outside and then levels him with a flying shoulder tackle off the bottom rope to the floor. Dinsmore repeatedly slams Conway’s head into one of the metal folding chairs before rolling him back in the ring, Stunner, he makes the lateral press but Conway is too close to the ropes. The ‘Iron Man’ backs off after a hard knife edge chop, although that’s not stopping Dinsmore. He whips Conway into the corner, however he avoids the charge and ‘Mr Wrestling’ goes flying shoulder first into the ring post. The champ then proceeds to deck referee Robert Briscoe as Cornette thinks he’s trying to get a DQ to save his title. Considering that he threw Dinsmore over the top rope earlier in the match to explain that there was no DQ here, that doesn’t really make much sense. Belly to belly suplex by ‘Mr Wrestling’ and Kenny Bolin has come to get a closer view of the action. Dinsmore hits the Lionsault while Corny is yelling about how if Bolin interferes he’ll be banned for life. He might not have interfered, but he distracted the official enough just by being out there that he bought his man a few vital seconds of time. Conway grabs the chair which he’d earlier bought into the ring and cracks it over Dinsmore’s head. Never one for the understatement, Cornette screams that he’s just given him brain damage! That doesn’t put Dinsmore away though as he gets a shoulder up at the very last moment. We return from a commercial break just as Conway gets another near fall following a powerslam. Spinning neckbreaker, but a lackadaisical cover sees Dinsmore kick out. He immediately goes for it again, this time hooking the leg, although the outcome is the same. The ‘Iron Man’ once more takes advantage of the match stipulations by piledriving ‘Mr Wrestling’, but whatever he tries is still not enough to get the win. He sets a chair up in the middle of the ring and slams Dinsmore’s head into it. Conway climbs to the top turnbuckle and Corny thinks that he’s going to chop ‘Mr Wrestling’s’ head off! No decapitation here thankfully as Dinsmore moves and the ‘Iron Man’ punches the chair instead. Dinsmore has got a second wind and one by one members of Bolin Services join the ‘Star Maker’ at ringside. They (Mr Black, Mark Henry and The Collector) all want to get involved and help Conway out, but Bolin is keeping them back knowing that should they do that they’ll be gone from OVW. Conway loads the glove, but Dinsmore block the punch with a chair. Van Daminator, missile dropkick and ‘Mr Wrestling’ regains the OVW Heavyweight title after a German suplex.

 

I’ll forewarn you that this is probably Cornette at his worst, and considering what we’ve heard already from him this year that’ll give you some idea what to expect here! He was screaming and shouting so much that by the end of the match he was losing his voice. I’ve also started to notice his ridiculous exaggerations too (brain damage, chop his head off etc) which are actually quite laughable in hindsight. Despite Corny though, I enjoyed this. The ‘no DQ’ added some additional spice to proceedings and both showed aggression that I can’t remember having seen from them before. I also liked how Kenny Bolin was a torn man, wanting to keep the title in his camp, but at the same time reluctant to risk having one of his men exiled from OVW. Although not mentioned above, the finish saw Conway bump into Mr Black (who was on the apron) before Dinsmore landed the German suplex which can only cause further friction between them.

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This was also presented as the blowoff between these two as no one is allowed to interfere or they will be barred from OVW for life. Opening is frantic and good with mixed punches and action. I still don’t think either of these guys look like a potential star but they certainly are solid hands. Bolin runs out to ringside assuring we can’t have a straight clean finish. Chair shot by Conway and Cornette screams Good God Almighty. Hes given him brain damage. Shut the fuck up. Immediately after that, Jim throws us to break. The chair gets involved again and that just cheapens the match overall with Dinsmore making his comeback. The missile dropkick from Dinsmore looks good and he picks up the win and the title in what is the biggest decision on OVW tv this year. The pop is more genuine than we have seen. This still had some shit but some actual feel good moments and as a result, you can excuse most of the excess. **1/4