Liverlips McGee
03-16-2008, 07:48 PM
Really good show. Apparently, it will be called "Take No Prisoners." Some decent angles, good matches almost all night, and even the most jaded fans becoming unglued by the end of the night.
Every time I go, it surprises me at how well booked most of the matches are. The main event, in particular, was tremendous. It was Nigel (champ) vs. Tler Black, who won a four corner survival match earlier in the night for the opportunity. Honestly, I was expecting a Morishima-Rave style squash with some angle following it up. It ended up being an awesome match, with some insane near falls that had the entire building thinking that Tyler Black could actually pull off a major upset. There was the obligatory ECW-like brawl (being that it's Philly and all) with Joey Matthews and Necro Butcher against the Briscoes. Dragon and Aries had another great match to add to thier long list.
The moment that stuck out the most, however, is a match that will not even be on the PPV. It was the match immediately after intermission. Shane Hagadorn comes out, doing his Adam Pearce, Jr. schtick. Then, his opponent's music hits. A very familiar music to my old-school ears. Suddenly, his opponent comes out: BUSHWACKER LUKE. Don't think I didn't mark out hardcore, either. I did. He wrestled pretty much the same singles match he's wrestled since like 1985, but I loved every second of it. Bushwacker fuckin' Luke. Awesome stuff.
Anyway, despite there being no Bushwacker Luke, it looks like it will be a pretty good PPV.
Every time I go, it surprises me at how well booked most of the matches are. The main event, in particular, was tremendous. It was Nigel (champ) vs. Tler Black, who won a four corner survival match earlier in the night for the opportunity. Honestly, I was expecting a Morishima-Rave style squash with some angle following it up. It ended up being an awesome match, with some insane near falls that had the entire building thinking that Tyler Black could actually pull off a major upset. There was the obligatory ECW-like brawl (being that it's Philly and all) with Joey Matthews and Necro Butcher against the Briscoes. Dragon and Aries had another great match to add to thier long list.
The moment that stuck out the most, however, is a match that will not even be on the PPV. It was the match immediately after intermission. Shane Hagadorn comes out, doing his Adam Pearce, Jr. schtick. Then, his opponent's music hits. A very familiar music to my old-school ears. Suddenly, his opponent comes out: BUSHWACKER LUKE. Don't think I didn't mark out hardcore, either. I did. He wrestled pretty much the same singles match he's wrestled since like 1985, but I loved every second of it. Bushwacker fuckin' Luke. Awesome stuff.
Anyway, despite there being no Bushwacker Luke, it looks like it will be a pretty good PPV.