[2001-01-27-IWA-MS] Tracey Smothers vs Suicide Kid

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There’s a hoe down going on in the middle of the ring between Tracey and Harry Palmer!  A “Tracey sucks dick” chant breaks out so he spits at the crowd, this after giving nigh on every one of them the middle finger as he made his entrance.  ‘Sellout’ Smothers lets everyone into a secret, saying he was sent here by James E. Cornette to conquer IWA-MS and if he hears anyone chanting “I-W-A” he’ll “beat the fuck out of them”.  He reveals that Suicide Kid was actually trained by Danny Davis but made his name in the IWA and helped build the company with all those assholes in the dressing room.  Tracey is now calling the fan “Neanderthals”!  He tells Kid that he’s just a stepping stone for next week when he gets to destroy his former FBI partner Little Guido.  In fact Kid looks a little Italian to him, so he’ll “beat the fuck” out of him and think he’s Guido while he does it.  Finally he asks the fans to keep the noise down while he takes his shirt off!  Great stuff.  Kid leads the “I-W-A” chants, a Smothers slap across the chops firing him up.  He starts with seven straight high spots including a lovely Asai moonsault deep into the first row and a triple jump flip dive to the floor.  As he goes for number eight. Smothers grabs hold of the referee so that Palmer can give Kid a shove off the top turnbuckle.  After a quick roll up Tracey tosses him to the outside and then distracts the official again so Palmer can get some shots in.  Smothers throws him into rows of unoccupied seats before blasting him in the head with a beer can.  DDT.  Kid transitions into a sunset flip from the attempted crucifix for a near fall, but any thoughts of a getting back into this are premature as he’s cut off by a clothesline.  Tracey is garnering good heat here, continuing to flip the bird to anyone and everyone.  The ref misses the cover on the running crossbody, Palmer keeping him occupied on the other side of the ring.  Double thrust to the throat by Smothers.  He slows things right down with a rear chinlock, using the ropes for some additional leverage.  Russian legsweep.  Kid gets his knees up on the splash but then fails to connect on the somersault legdrop.  Tip up over the incoming Smothers, Kid ducks the clothesline and lands a twisting senton off the top.  Reverse crossbody as he’s back doing his high spots again.  ‘Air Sabu’, ‘Van Daminator’, Kid’s like a one man ECW tribute act.  ‘Van Daminator’ to Palmer from the apron.  He slides the chair back into the ring, right by Tracey, who yanks the middle rope up as he tries to get back inside himself.  Smothers slams him on the chair for the win as chants of “bullshit” echo around the arena.  No similar to last year on that front then!

Tracey was excellent on the microphone pre-match, garners heat throughout and keeps you watching, your attention won’t drop when he’s involved.  Kid is nothing but a spot monkey here though.  Anyone else and things could’ve been different as there’s a clear clash of styles between the two.  I ended up watching this twice and I’m still not convinced with my thoughts.  At least we have the Guido match to look forward to in a week’s time.

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Strong performance by Smothers was enough to raise this to a good match overall. Kid is certainly spots only and he has some weird charisma with the Indiana faithful but much of what he does doesn’t look impressive in 2020 eyes. Smothers is so great at being a name from before the indie boom but still getting legit heat from the crowd and his berating and antics throughout this match were highly enjoyable. Cheap finish for the win but that was predictable. ***1/4 (6.6)