Classic Championship Wrestling - Event Wrap-up 11.21.06
Thomas Keister
November 23, 2006
Thanksgiving week brought out the standard sell-out crowd to Portland, as Classic Championship Wrestling provided yet another action-packed line-up to the CCW Arena. While the NFL may have Thanksgiving proper, CCW doesn't need a holiday to continue their tradition of the hottest independent wrestling action in Kentuckiana today.
The Regulator vs. Matt Maverick:
Tonight's opening contest featured the big man from Detroit versus a Matt Maverick who, in this writer's opinion, is just one step away from taking his career in CCW to the next level. While Maverick tried to wear down Regulator from the start with a variety of moves, including a big plancha to the outside, soon the Regulator was back in solid control, brawling away on Maverick.
Working on instinct by this point, Maverick tried to get back into the swing of things with a spinning heel kick, but the big man was not to be denied, and after a huge flapjack maneuver, The Regulator was back on his way to the Motor City with another win to his credit. While Maverick may have found himself on the short end of the stick tonight, there is no arguing with the new focus and determination he has been showing in the last few weeks. I've said it before...I'll say it again...keep an eye on Matt Maverick, folks.
Winner of the Match:: The Regulator
The Brute Squad (Randy Royal & Guido Andretti) vs. Jebidiah Blackhawk & "Playboy" Scott Hayes:
The Brute Squad hit ringside with the CCW faithful firmly planted against them, no big surprise there, looking to keep on track with a win over the team of Jebidiah Blackhawk and newcomer "Playboy" Scott Hayes. While The Brute Squad can still lay a solid claim to the #1 contendership for the CCW Tag Team Championship, the stable has seemed just a touch shaky in the last couple of shows, and a win over the impromptu team was just what they would need to stay in the thick of the title chase.
Royal and Hayes started out, and after a beautiful series of exchanges with Royal (and to some extent, Andretti), Hayes had the capacity crowd not only in the match, but rowdy as well as Jebidiah Blackhawk entered the action. From there, it would be all Blackhawk and Hayes. The Brute Squad didn't so much look lost, but they were definitely having a hell of a time gaining any kind of edge offensively.
A well-timed rake of the eyes would allow the Brute Squad to mount their first serious offense of the match, as Royal and Andretti's double-team tactics would lead to several near falls on Hayes. The Brute Squad continued to keep the heat on, until a double clothesline left both Hayes and Andretti struggling to make it back to their respective corners.
With order breaking down at this point, Royal would take advantage of Senior Official James Hardin's distraction to wedge a chair into one of the corners, but this plan would backfire, as a reversed irish whip by Blackhawk would send Andretti headfirst into the chair, setting him up for the pin by Blackhawk! The tension between Royal and Andretti was more than evident at the conclusion of this match, leaving some to speculate as to the future of this promising stable.
Winners of the Match:: Jebidiah Blackhawk & "Playboy" Scott Hayes
Elmore Fudd (w/ Mrs. Elma Fudd) vs. El Oro Guapo (w/Tim the Baker):
Elmore Fudd found himself across the ring from El Oro Guapo, a mysterious masked grappler the ever-present Tim the Baker tracked down on one of his trips to the pastry district in Tijuana. Unfortunately for the newcomer, Fudd brought his time-tested playbook with him, punishing The Baker's new find with a calculated precision that spoke volumes to Fudd's experience and ring presence. No contest. All Elmore Fudd. El Oro Guapo never made it out of the gates.
While Elma Fudd was at ringside, as always, you couldn't help but notice she had an arm slinged up. I caught up with CCW's most dangerous couple backstage after the show, and Elmore informed me she had been injured in a hunting accident. When I inquired further, all she would say was she ran out of shells, but you should have seen the shape she left the bear in. All efforts to reach the bear were unsuccessful.
Winner of the Match: Elmore Fudd
The Prophet (w/ JesseBell) vs. Kliff Hanger:
The crowd immediately went hostile as the familiar drum beat thumped the walls of the CCW Arena, announcing the arrival of The Prophet, who along with JesseBell, looked to take a Thanksgiving win home with him over "The Black Redneck" Kliff Hanger.
Starting off strong at the opening bell, Kliff Hanger stormed out, showering Prophet with enough moves to thoroughly keep his bigger opponent off-balance. While Prophet would regain his footing, as well as take control in the match, it was more than evident that this match, no matter how long it was to last, was going to be an out and out war.
As the match wore on, Prophet continued to apply pressure, trying to find the key to defeating Kliff Hanger, one of CCW's most revered competitors. A good window of opportunity would present itself, as Kliff Hanger's attempted double underhook suplex led to a collision with the referee, allowing JesseBell to once again interject herself in the action, attacking a helpless Kliff Hanger with Prophet's peace pipe, as the warrior chief held his opponent up for her. One time too many, JesseBell would discover, however, as Kliff Hanger managed to duck a final swing, leaving Prophet to take the shot.
While Kliff Hanger would recover to hit the Coal Miner Kick for the pin, that would not be the end of the controversy between these two, as Prophet called out Kliff on his supposed "cheating" to gain the win, challenging the Black Redneck to a falls-count-anywhere match for the following week, as The Prophet looks to cement his claim as the #1 Contender to the CCW Heavyweight Championship. Don't even bother trying to pick a winner on this one, ladies and gentlemen. Neither man will ever be confused with being a pushover, and with a falls count anywhere stipulation, the sky is the limit for the mayhem that could be unleashed when they face each other in the ring again.
Winner of the Match: Kliff Hanger
CCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - CCW Tag Team Champions The Fat N The Furious defending against Apollo & Cujo (with Felony Foxx):
Live action resumed with a Tag Team title showdown, as The Fat N The Furious put the belts on the line against Apollo of the HNIC, teaming with Cujo. Throw in Felony Foxx, a manager best described as violently beautiful in Apollo and Cujo's corner,
and the reigning champions definitely had their work cut out for them in this encounter.
The FNF looked to keep things simple, using quick tags and double team moves to keep Cujo racing to keep up in the early goings. That would be the order of business, even after Apollo entered the match, until a veteran move by Cujo, low bridging Jack Black, opening up the powerhouse to an onslaught by the makeshift challengers. With Felony Foxx providing her more-than-able brand of assistance at ringside, the challengers looked to be firing on al cylinders as they took solid control over the champs. While Black briefly rallied, planting Cujo with a huge powerbomb from the corner, it would still not be enough to reach Vito Andretti for the tag, as Apollo was right on the money with a cheap shot to Andretti, drawing him in outside of a tag to preserve the challengers' momentum.
As the match continued on, Felony Foxx would once again find a way to make herself a factor in this match, as her team went to work on the left leg of Black, desperate to take away the big man's vertical base. Only by the intervention of fate, disguised as a BlackOut from out of nowhere, was Black finally able to tag in Andretti. Andretti, who had been chomping at the bit to tag in for a good majority of the match, exploded out of the gates, and after evening the odds in the match, The Fat N The Furious looked for the reversal of fortunes. They wouldn't have to look far, as Apollo and Cujo would be swept up in the tides, and following an irish whip of Apollo into the huge boot of Black, Andretti would score the pin on the HNIC member following a cross body block.
Winners of the Match, retaining the CCW Tag Team Championship: The Fat N The Furious
Main Event: CCW Heavyweight Championship - CCW Heavyweight Champion Dynamite Derrick defending against Flash Flanagan:
Flash Flanagan, a long-time favorite in the Derby City from his years highlighting rings throughout Kentuckiana (including some memorable appearances at the legendary Louisville Gardens), made his way back to climb into the ring for a shot at snatching the CCW Heavyweight title from around the waist of "The Old School Player," Dynamite Derrick. While Derrick's star has been shining brighter each week since capturing the belt, ask any fan in the CCW Arena and they will tell you the same thing - the ten pounds of gold sure hasn't improved his attitude much.
However, the crowd was in for a shock, as not only did Derrick and Flanagan shake hands before the match began, they embraced like long-lost friends reunited after far too long. This would bring out an enraged CCW Commissioner Chris Alexander, who wasted little time in informing Flanagan that he was signed to wrestle Derrick, and that was what was going to happen. Arrogantly, Flanagan then turned and knocked out the referee, instructing Alexander to disqualify him instead!
This would bring out "Smooth" Johnny Spade, along with Miss Holly Wood, as Spade said he would take care of Flanagan, who had already pocketed an envelope from Derrick, and mid-ring, no less! It didn't take long for Alexander to agree, as he was still steaming over the latest antics from the CCW Champion.
Flash Flanagan (with Dynamite Derrick) vs. "Smooth" Johnny Spade (with Miss Holly Wood):
Flanagan versus Spade would be a main event-caliber match in any indie promotion you could name, and this impromptu main event collision would prove to be no exception. Both men possess the experience, ring presence, and the big match mentality and the combination of the two guaranteed the fans would not be disappointed, no matter who was actually supposed to have wrestled the match!
Flanagan would show the edge he carried in the experience department, using a breather on the outside to bait Spade into a cheap shot once he re-entered the ring. As Flash went back to his bag of tricks, Dynamite Derrick was right on Spade's heels, throwing his two cents' worth in at every opportunity.
Never far from a rally at the behest of the fans, Spade would mount a comeback, but it was a prelude to more shenanigans, presumably the work of Dynamite Derrick. Senior Official James Hardin would be involved in a collision with Spade and Flanagan, and in the aftermath, Felony Foxx and Cujo would return to ringside, with nothing but bad intentions on their minds.
Foxx's interference on the outside would lead to a catfight with Miss Holly Wood, no big surprise there, as neither woman is particularly shy about getting involved in a match. As they battled it out on the outside, Derrick would use the distractions to his advantage, opportunistically sliding into the ring to level Spade with a vicious chair shot, leaving Spade easy pickens for the pin by Flanagan for the win!
As with most matches involving the CCW Champion (whether or not, it turns out, he is an opponent), the bell would not be the end of the action. Cujo would manhandle Miss Holly Wood into the ring, leaving no doubt to anyone in attendance what the plan was. In the past few weeks it has been pretty fair to say that if Spade is a marked man, Miss Holly Wood has caught a little of that bulls' eye herself. Before things could turn ugly for the petite blond, Biff Wellington III would race out with a chair of his own to make the save!
As 2006 starts to wind down, several things remain clear:
While Dynamite Derrick has already shown that he will stop at nothing to keep the CCW Heavyweight Championship around his waist, Commissioner Chris Alexander will have to find a way around the continuous plotting by the Champion, which has been easier said than done. Derrick's shown the fans that even though he was a fan favorite until the end of the summer, he is more than capable of using situations to his advantage, and until something can be done, the stranglehold on the CCW title is "The Old School Player's" to break.
Even though the tag team division is starting to heat up, The Fat N The Furious are clearly the team to beat. The CCW Tag Team Champions have established themselves as the dominant tag team over their run in CCW, and it will be interesting to see who provides the strongest challenge for the belts into 2007.
Look for some big things from a couple of CCW stars, whom the fans may be underestimating just a bit, most notably Elmore Fudd and Matt Maverick.
The Prophet vs. Kliff Hanger: Sleeper feud of the Year for 2007?...could be...their match tonight appeared to take their rivalry to another level, and if either man can break through and take the CCW Championship, expect a new series of classics between these two.
This just in:
Catching up with CCW Owner Marcus and Commissioner Chris Alexander following the show, it is hard not to be impressed with the direction the promotion is heading. The last few odds and ends are being taken care in anticipation of the upcoming TV tapings, and they also gave me the scoop on negotiations to bring in former WWE Tag Team Champion and NFL star Jon Heidenreich for some dates in the near future.
Classic Championship Wrestling holds live events every Tuesday night at the CCW Arena, 3327 Northwestern Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky. Doors open at 7:00pm, with a bell time of 7:30. General admission is $3. For more information on Classic Championship Wrestling: http://www.ccwevents.com
The Regulator vs. Matt Maverick:
Tonight's opening contest featured the big man from Detroit versus a Matt Maverick who, in this writer's opinion, is just one step away from taking his career in CCW to the next level. While Maverick tried to wear down Regulator from the start with a variety of moves, including a big plancha to the outside, soon the Regulator was back in solid control, brawling away on Maverick.
Working on instinct by this point, Maverick tried to get back into the swing of things with a spinning heel kick, but the big man was not to be denied, and after a huge flapjack maneuver, The Regulator was back on his way to the Motor City with another win to his credit. While Maverick may have found himself on the short end of the stick tonight, there is no arguing with the new focus and determination he has been showing in the last few weeks. I've said it before...I'll say it again...keep an eye on Matt Maverick, folks.
Winner of the Match:: The Regulator
The Brute Squad (Randy Royal & Guido Andretti) vs. Jebidiah Blackhawk & "Playboy" Scott Hayes:
The Brute Squad hit ringside with the CCW faithful firmly planted against them, no big surprise there, looking to keep on track with a win over the team of Jebidiah Blackhawk and newcomer "Playboy" Scott Hayes. While The Brute Squad can still lay a solid claim to the #1 contendership for the CCW Tag Team Championship, the stable has seemed just a touch shaky in the last couple of shows, and a win over the impromptu team was just what they would need to stay in the thick of the title chase.
Royal and Hayes started out, and after a beautiful series of exchanges with Royal (and to some extent, Andretti), Hayes had the capacity crowd not only in the match, but rowdy as well as Jebidiah Blackhawk entered the action. From there, it would be all Blackhawk and Hayes. The Brute Squad didn't so much look lost, but they were definitely having a hell of a time gaining any kind of edge offensively.
A well-timed rake of the eyes would allow the Brute Squad to mount their first serious offense of the match, as Royal and Andretti's double-team tactics would lead to several near falls on Hayes. The Brute Squad continued to keep the heat on, until a double clothesline left both Hayes and Andretti struggling to make it back to their respective corners.
With order breaking down at this point, Royal would take advantage of Senior Official James Hardin's distraction to wedge a chair into one of the corners, but this plan would backfire, as a reversed irish whip by Blackhawk would send Andretti headfirst into the chair, setting him up for the pin by Blackhawk! The tension between Royal and Andretti was more than evident at the conclusion of this match, leaving some to speculate as to the future of this promising stable.
Winners of the Match:: Jebidiah Blackhawk & "Playboy" Scott Hayes
Elmore Fudd (w/ Mrs. Elma Fudd) vs. El Oro Guapo (w/Tim the Baker):
Elmore Fudd found himself across the ring from El Oro Guapo, a mysterious masked grappler the ever-present Tim the Baker tracked down on one of his trips to the pastry district in Tijuana. Unfortunately for the newcomer, Fudd brought his time-tested playbook with him, punishing The Baker's new find with a calculated precision that spoke volumes to Fudd's experience and ring presence. No contest. All Elmore Fudd. El Oro Guapo never made it out of the gates.
While Elma Fudd was at ringside, as always, you couldn't help but notice she had an arm slinged up. I caught up with CCW's most dangerous couple backstage after the show, and Elmore informed me she had been injured in a hunting accident. When I inquired further, all she would say was she ran out of shells, but you should have seen the shape she left the bear in. All efforts to reach the bear were unsuccessful.
Winner of the Match: Elmore Fudd
The Prophet (w/ JesseBell) vs. Kliff Hanger:
The crowd immediately went hostile as the familiar drum beat thumped the walls of the CCW Arena, announcing the arrival of The Prophet, who along with JesseBell, looked to take a Thanksgiving win home with him over "The Black Redneck" Kliff Hanger.
Starting off strong at the opening bell, Kliff Hanger stormed out, showering Prophet with enough moves to thoroughly keep his bigger opponent off-balance. While Prophet would regain his footing, as well as take control in the match, it was more than evident that this match, no matter how long it was to last, was going to be an out and out war.
As the match wore on, Prophet continued to apply pressure, trying to find the key to defeating Kliff Hanger, one of CCW's most revered competitors. A good window of opportunity would present itself, as Kliff Hanger's attempted double underhook suplex led to a collision with the referee, allowing JesseBell to once again interject herself in the action, attacking a helpless Kliff Hanger with Prophet's peace pipe, as the warrior chief held his opponent up for her. One time too many, JesseBell would discover, however, as Kliff Hanger managed to duck a final swing, leaving Prophet to take the shot.
While Kliff Hanger would recover to hit the Coal Miner Kick for the pin, that would not be the end of the controversy between these two, as Prophet called out Kliff on his supposed "cheating" to gain the win, challenging the Black Redneck to a falls-count-anywhere match for the following week, as The Prophet looks to cement his claim as the #1 Contender to the CCW Heavyweight Championship. Don't even bother trying to pick a winner on this one, ladies and gentlemen. Neither man will ever be confused with being a pushover, and with a falls count anywhere stipulation, the sky is the limit for the mayhem that could be unleashed when they face each other in the ring again.
Winner of the Match: Kliff Hanger
CCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - CCW Tag Team Champions The Fat N The Furious defending against Apollo & Cujo (with Felony Foxx):
Live action resumed with a Tag Team title showdown, as The Fat N The Furious put the belts on the line against Apollo of the HNIC, teaming with Cujo. Throw in Felony Foxx, a manager best described as violently beautiful in Apollo and Cujo's corner,
and the reigning champions definitely had their work cut out for them in this encounter.
The FNF looked to keep things simple, using quick tags and double team moves to keep Cujo racing to keep up in the early goings. That would be the order of business, even after Apollo entered the match, until a veteran move by Cujo, low bridging Jack Black, opening up the powerhouse to an onslaught by the makeshift challengers. With Felony Foxx providing her more-than-able brand of assistance at ringside, the challengers looked to be firing on al cylinders as they took solid control over the champs. While Black briefly rallied, planting Cujo with a huge powerbomb from the corner, it would still not be enough to reach Vito Andretti for the tag, as Apollo was right on the money with a cheap shot to Andretti, drawing him in outside of a tag to preserve the challengers' momentum.
As the match continued on, Felony Foxx would once again find a way to make herself a factor in this match, as her team went to work on the left leg of Black, desperate to take away the big man's vertical base. Only by the intervention of fate, disguised as a BlackOut from out of nowhere, was Black finally able to tag in Andretti. Andretti, who had been chomping at the bit to tag in for a good majority of the match, exploded out of the gates, and after evening the odds in the match, The Fat N The Furious looked for the reversal of fortunes. They wouldn't have to look far, as Apollo and Cujo would be swept up in the tides, and following an irish whip of Apollo into the huge boot of Black, Andretti would score the pin on the HNIC member following a cross body block.
Winners of the Match, retaining the CCW Tag Team Championship: The Fat N The Furious
Main Event: CCW Heavyweight Championship - CCW Heavyweight Champion Dynamite Derrick defending against Flash Flanagan:
Flash Flanagan, a long-time favorite in the Derby City from his years highlighting rings throughout Kentuckiana (including some memorable appearances at the legendary Louisville Gardens), made his way back to climb into the ring for a shot at snatching the CCW Heavyweight title from around the waist of "The Old School Player," Dynamite Derrick. While Derrick's star has been shining brighter each week since capturing the belt, ask any fan in the CCW Arena and they will tell you the same thing - the ten pounds of gold sure hasn't improved his attitude much.
However, the crowd was in for a shock, as not only did Derrick and Flanagan shake hands before the match began, they embraced like long-lost friends reunited after far too long. This would bring out an enraged CCW Commissioner Chris Alexander, who wasted little time in informing Flanagan that he was signed to wrestle Derrick, and that was what was going to happen. Arrogantly, Flanagan then turned and knocked out the referee, instructing Alexander to disqualify him instead!
This would bring out "Smooth" Johnny Spade, along with Miss Holly Wood, as Spade said he would take care of Flanagan, who had already pocketed an envelope from Derrick, and mid-ring, no less! It didn't take long for Alexander to agree, as he was still steaming over the latest antics from the CCW Champion.
Flash Flanagan (with Dynamite Derrick) vs. "Smooth" Johnny Spade (with Miss Holly Wood):
Flanagan versus Spade would be a main event-caliber match in any indie promotion you could name, and this impromptu main event collision would prove to be no exception. Both men possess the experience, ring presence, and the big match mentality and the combination of the two guaranteed the fans would not be disappointed, no matter who was actually supposed to have wrestled the match!
Flanagan would show the edge he carried in the experience department, using a breather on the outside to bait Spade into a cheap shot once he re-entered the ring. As Flash went back to his bag of tricks, Dynamite Derrick was right on Spade's heels, throwing his two cents' worth in at every opportunity.
Never far from a rally at the behest of the fans, Spade would mount a comeback, but it was a prelude to more shenanigans, presumably the work of Dynamite Derrick. Senior Official James Hardin would be involved in a collision with Spade and Flanagan, and in the aftermath, Felony Foxx and Cujo would return to ringside, with nothing but bad intentions on their minds.
Foxx's interference on the outside would lead to a catfight with Miss Holly Wood, no big surprise there, as neither woman is particularly shy about getting involved in a match. As they battled it out on the outside, Derrick would use the distractions to his advantage, opportunistically sliding into the ring to level Spade with a vicious chair shot, leaving Spade easy pickens for the pin by Flanagan for the win!
As with most matches involving the CCW Champion (whether or not, it turns out, he is an opponent), the bell would not be the end of the action. Cujo would manhandle Miss Holly Wood into the ring, leaving no doubt to anyone in attendance what the plan was. In the past few weeks it has been pretty fair to say that if Spade is a marked man, Miss Holly Wood has caught a little of that bulls' eye herself. Before things could turn ugly for the petite blond, Biff Wellington III would race out with a chair of his own to make the save!
As 2006 starts to wind down, several things remain clear:
While Dynamite Derrick has already shown that he will stop at nothing to keep the CCW Heavyweight Championship around his waist, Commissioner Chris Alexander will have to find a way around the continuous plotting by the Champion, which has been easier said than done. Derrick's shown the fans that even though he was a fan favorite until the end of the summer, he is more than capable of using situations to his advantage, and until something can be done, the stranglehold on the CCW title is "The Old School Player's" to break.
Even though the tag team division is starting to heat up, The Fat N The Furious are clearly the team to beat. The CCW Tag Team Champions have established themselves as the dominant tag team over their run in CCW, and it will be interesting to see who provides the strongest challenge for the belts into 2007.
Look for some big things from a couple of CCW stars, whom the fans may be underestimating just a bit, most notably Elmore Fudd and Matt Maverick.
The Prophet vs. Kliff Hanger: Sleeper feud of the Year for 2007?...could be...their match tonight appeared to take their rivalry to another level, and if either man can break through and take the CCW Championship, expect a new series of classics between these two.
This just in:
Catching up with CCW Owner Marcus and Commissioner Chris Alexander following the show, it is hard not to be impressed with the direction the promotion is heading. The last few odds and ends are being taken care in anticipation of the upcoming TV tapings, and they also gave me the scoop on negotiations to bring in former WWE Tag Team Champion and NFL star Jon Heidenreich for some dates in the near future.
Classic Championship Wrestling holds live events every Tuesday night at the CCW Arena, 3327 Northwestern Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky. Doors open at 7:00pm, with a bell time of 7:30. General admission is $3. For more information on Classic Championship Wrestling: http://www.ccwevents.com
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