[2001-02-10-MPPW-TV] Rodrageous vs Derrick King

[GSR]

Grandmaster Sexay mocking what Rodrageous is wearing is like the proverbial pot calling the kettle black.   He stops for a quick interview with Dave to promote his match against K-Kwik at the Jonesboro show, before saying how Derrick King and his toothpick body should be sticking out of a club sandwich.

DK ducks the lariat and takes Rodney down with a ‘Rude Awakening’ style neckbreaker.  Facebuster for a two.  Rodney blocks the tornado DDT, but they botch whatever it is that they had planned.  King leaped to the middle turnbuckle and jumped backwards grabbing at Rodney, although he never go hold of him and just crashed into him instead.  He climbs to the top for a moonsault, but Rodney ‘stumbles’ into the official knocking him into the ropes and causing DK to crotch himself.  With him tied in the tree of woe Rodney kicks away at his mid-section.  Swinging neckbreaker but he then telegraphs the backdrop and King with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Double underhook suplex by Rodrageous. He whips DK chest first into the turnbuckles, but King flips over on the attempted belly to back and then spikes him to the mat with a DDT.  Great looking superkick which GMS thinks he learned from the Grandmaster (he only does it in every match Brian!).  Running X-Factor but they’re too close to the ropes and Rodney gets a foot over them for the break.  Rodrageous grabs hold of the turnbuckle to prevent being taken down on the top rope frankensteiner and as King gets back to his feet, he hits the ‘High Society’ for the win.

Maybe not with this gimmick, as the name and look is cheap and tacky, but I do see something in Rodney as a middle of the card talent if he hadn’t have been cut.  Bad botch aside I thought this was an okay match.