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All Pro Wrestling for 6/9/01:
The fans of Vallejo, California were
treated to another night of All Pro
Wrestling action on Saturday night.
The crowd was a very vocal one, and
they are showing how much Vallejo loves
APW. The Pacific Sports Center was to
play host to a big show filled with
superstars from all over the country.
Ring Announcer Joseph Lee did interviews
with some superstars such as Michael
Modest, Donovan Morgan and Chicano Flame
in the APW Merchandise Bunker before
the show got started. Then at 7:30pm,
Lee climbed into the ring and did his
famous "Let's Get Ready To WRESTLE!!!",
signaling that the show was ready to
begin...
-Sheik Ali Boom Boom (with Buddy Cotello,
Esq.) vs. Chicano Flame Cotello got
the mic and put down Chicano Flame and
his homeland of Mexico, while he praised
Boom Boom and Iraq. This got the fans
mad at Cotello, and they heckled him
all night long. Boom Boom tried telling
them to "shut up", but it didn't work,
as they only grew louder. They were
really behind Flame, as he hit some
nice moves including a flying bodypress
off the ropes. Boom Boom was very slow
and methodical when he took control,
overpowering the much smaller Flame.
The Sheik took control a few minutes
in, and never let go of it. He hit a
big splash, and then followed it with
the Camel Clutch. Flame tapped out and
Sheik Ali Boom Boom was awarded the
victory via submission. Winner: Sheik
Ali Boom Boom in 5:35 ( * * )
-Super Destroyer 2000 vs. Tommy Blaze
Super Destroyer is one of the most hated
men in APW, while the young and exciting
Blaze is one of the more popular. The
fans backed up Blaze in this encounter,
while Destroyer jawed back and forth
with the ringsiders. SD2K showed that
his experience and size play a big part
in his attack, as he tore into Blaze
for the first few minutes. Blaze never
got a chance to mount any offense, and
just as the 5-minute mark approached,
out of nowhere came the Original Westside
Playaz! Robert Thompson & Tony Jones
hit the ring and jumped both Blaze &
SD2K. They tossed Blaze out of the ring,
and Tony Jones hit some good suplexes
on SD2K. Then Thompson nailed him with
a few chairshots. This is yet another
message the Original Playaz are sending
out to anyone who gets in their way.
Just like they did last weekend to Chicano
Flame & Sean Patrick O'Doule, this week
their victims were SD2K & Tommy Blaze.
Winner: No Contest in 5:06 ( * * )
-Interview with The Original Westside
Playaz After the beatdown by the Playaz,
"Mack Daddy" Jimmy Ripp introduced his
Playaz, and talked a lot of smack to
the fans of Vallejo. SD2K & Tommy Blaze
had to be carried back to the dressing
room by security, while Ripp mouthed
off about The Kamikaze Kids absence.
Miyaki Frantz is out filming a movie,
while his brother Jardi is touring with
NOAH. Ripp says it's all false, and
the Kids really want nothing to do with
Thompson & Jones. They called out Boyce
LeGrande and told him to find any partner
to take them on tonight for the titles.
Boyce came out on the stage with his
valet/girlfriend Xtacy. Robert Thompson
grabbed the mic and warned Boyce that
if he got in the ring, they would destroy
him. Robert talked about how he was
upset at Boyce for following the orders
of Xtacy, and he would be better off
not getting in the ring with them tonight.
Finally, Boyce got a chance to speak.
He said they made it personal by putting
their hands on Xtacy last weekend in
Pacifica, and he was going to find a
partner to challenge them for the belts.
However, if there is nobody available,
he would wrestle them both by himself.
-Keiji Sakoda, Samoa Joe & Frankie
"The Future" Kazarian (with Shane Dynasty)
vs. The Snott Brothers & ??? Before
the match got underway, Shane Dynasty
got on the mic and let the fans know
that Rick Bassman is out scouting new
talent to join their ranks, and he would
be managing Team UPW alone tonight.
Betty Beefcake then had an announcement
of her own. She let it be known that
their partner Sean Patrick O'Doule would
not be teaming up with them tonight,
due to an injury. So they went out and
got a different partner...a 7-FOOT 410-POUND
PARTNER!! DALIP SINGH!!! Dalip came
to the ring wearing "Snott-Glasses"!!!
Team UPW wanted nothing to do with him,
and it took them a few minutes to finally
settle down their nerves and start the
match. Dalip started the match off and
totally overpowered anyone who got in
the ring with him. Nothing Team UPW
did could knock him down, or even force
him to break a sweat. Dalip tagged out
and let The Snotts take over. They are
becoming a very good tag team, as they
displayed here tonight. But a few minutes
into it, Team UPW took the advantage
and put a tremendous beating on both
Snott Brothers. First, "Big" Peter was
at the mercy of some very innovative
moves by Samoa Joe, Frankie The Future
& Keiji Sakoda, for a good 3-minutes.
He finally made the tag to Seymour,
who got them back in it for a minute,
but was soon knocked back down and put
on defense, after a Samoa Joe belly-to-belly
suplex.
Team UPW controlled the tempo for a
good ??? minutes. They beat on Seymour
relentlessly, not allowing him to get
to his corner. They used cheat tactics,
double team moves, suplexes, superkicks
etc. to keep Seymour grounded. The fans
were mostly behind Team APW, as they
chanted "APW...APW..." hoping Seymour
could muster up enough energy to make
a hot tag to one of his partners. Finally,
at about the 11-minute mark, Seymour
caught Frankie The Future with a boot
to the face, and hit a bulldog. Both
men were down, trying to get to their
respective corners. Seymour made the
tag to Dalip!!!
Singh came in and cleaned house with
ease. He clotheslined all of Team UPW,
and then chokeslamed Sakdoa. Big Peter
jumped in the ring, and hit a huge splash!
1...2...3!!! The Snotts & Dalip Singh
had won the match, coming back from
a brutal beating at the hands of Team
UPW. What a victory it was for APW.
The UPW guys argued with Shane Dynasty
all the way back to the dressing room,
obviously questioning what had went
wrong. Winners: The Snott Brothers &
Dalip Singh in 11:36 ( * * * )
-Interview with Donovan Morgan & Michael
Modest Morgan & Modest came out for
an interview conducted by ring announcer
Joseph Lee. They talked about how they
were no strangers to Chris Daniels &
Maxx Justice, and tonight they would
prove that they were the top indy wrestlers
in the nation, and not Justice & Daniels.
They called themselves the "Franchise
Players" in APW, and they were going
to prove it tonight in the ring. They
also said they had a surprise for Shane
Dynasty and Team UPW tonight.
-Dr. Luther vs. Jay Jensen Two newcomers
to APW, who both worked very hard tonight.
Both are very skilled wrestlers, with
a lot of talent. Luther does a devil
gimmick, while Jensen is more of a traditional
pro-wrestler. The tide of this match
went back and forth a number of times,
with each man displaying a great amount
of endurance and ability. Luther wrestled
a slower style, usually taking time
to jaw at the fans while he was in control.
Jensen was a little quicker, and the
pace would speed up when he was in control.
About 8-minutes into it, Jensen suprised
the Vallejo crowd by hitting a dive
through the ropes onto Luther, who was
on the floor! The battle raged on until
Luther caught Jensen with a running
powerbomb in the middle of the ring,
and was able to get the 3-count. A hard
fought battle that showed it took a
lot out of both men. A valiant effort
by the newcomer Jay Jensen, but the
veteran, Dr. Luther was too much for
him tonight. Winner: Dr. Luther in 9:56
( * * 1/2)
-B-Boy (with Shane Dynasty) vs. "Innovator"
Vincenzo Massaro Dynasty was going to
try to even up the series at 1-1, but
he would have his hands full with the
former Internet Champion, Vincenzo Massaro.
The match started off very fast paced,
with Vinny showing B-Boy that he could
wrestle his style if he had to. Vinny
got a huge pop for his rope-walking-armbreaker.
B-Boy used Shane Dynastys assistance
to take the advantage a few minutes
into the match. B-Boy got better as
the match wore on, he really impressed
me, and i would like to see a little
more of him in the future. However,
while going for a hurricarana, Vinny
held on, and turned the move into a
reverse-face-eraser (tossing B-Boy over
his head & behind him, and then grabbing
his feet and planting him into the ground...it
has to be seen!) This got a huge Holy
Sh*t chant from the crowd. Vinny kept
up his offensive attack, and even took
a minute out to hit Dynasty with a somersault
splash from the apron to the floor!
B-Boy however, came to the rescue with
a dive off the top, down onto Massaro,
who was on the floor.
Back in the ring, after a few near
falls, Vincenzo was back in control,
and "innovated" a new move, when he
turned a vertical suplex into a stunner!!!
This move only got a 2 1/2 count, and
the war raged on. Faceplant by Vinny
got a 2 count...B-Boy with a powerbomb
only got a 2 count as well. Finally,
after a missed clothesline attempt,
Vinny took the advantage to hook his
opponent in the Pink Poodle Driver,
and nailed it! 1...2...3! That was all
she wrote, as Vincenzo Massaro picked
up a huge victory for Team APW. The
fans loved it, as they cheered Vinny
loudly, approving of him with a tremendous
"APW" chant. B-Boy & Dynasty argued
in the ring for a minute, and then left
separately. Things have almost totally
fell apart for Team UPW tonight, but
they still have one chance left, later
on, in the main event. Winner: Vincenzo
Massaro in 11:15 ( * * * )
*APW Tag Team Championship* -The Original
Westside Playaz (with Jimmy Ripp) vs.
"Bad Boy" Boyce LeGrande (with Xtacy)
Would this be a handicap-match? It looked
like it, as Boyce came to the ring alone,
ready to challenge for the titles by
himself. He said if it came to this,
he would go through with it, and he
was keeping his promise. A 2-on-1 tag
title match was set, and The Playaz
loved the odds. Even though Boyce took
the early advantage, it took the Playaz
a few minutes to settle into a groove,
and take the lead. Boyce did a good
job holding on for the first 3-minutes,
but after that it was all Playaz. They
have too much experience and too much
power and ability to be taken out by
one man alone. Jones nailed some nice
looking suplexes on Boyce, but Thompson's
belly-to-back off the top was awesome!
Playaz had the lead, and stayed on it,
and it looked like it was going to be
a total squash. However, about 8-minutes
into the match, some music began playing,
and out came...Super Destroyer 2000!?!?!
That's correct! SD2K was out to get
revenge on the Playaz attacking him
earlier in the night, and almost putting
him out with an injury.
Super Destroyer 2000 stood in Boyces
corner, ready to make the tag whenever
he could get up enough energy to do
so. The fans cheered loudly for the
Bad Boy to come back and tag the fresh
partner, but Thompson & Jones kept up
their attack. A few times, Boyce came
close, but the Playaz would always drag
him back into their corner. Jones hit
an amazing side-slam in this match,
one of the best i have seen...very stiff.
Finally, after a good 14-minutes of
taking punishment, Boyce clotheslined
Thompson, knocking him down long enough
to tag in Super Destroyer! He totally
cleaned house, hitting flying shoulder
tackles, powerbombs & clotheslines!
Just then, out of nowhere, Destroyer
ripped his mask off, right in the middle
of the ring!!! It was...MARK SMITH!!!
All this time, SD2K was Mark Smith!?!?
The fans couldn't believe it! Smith
went to work on Jones with some big
boots, but then got tossed from one
side of the ring to the other, by a
"Shooter" german-suplex.
Smith caught Jones coming off the ropes
in a samoan-drop, and then tagged in
Boyce. The Bad Boy climbed to the top
rope, and hit a beautiful swanton-bomb
on Tony Jones...1...2...3!!! It's over!
Boyce LeGrande and Mark Smith had won
the tag team titles, uncrowning the
Original Playaz!! What a huge upset
this was, as nobody thought Boyce would
come back from such a beating, to actually
win the match, and take the titles from
the champs.
Smith & LeGrande were awarded the belts,
as they had ended the almost 2-month
reign of the Playaz, not to mention
over a year as an undefeated tag champ
for Robert Thompson. Ripp, Thompson
& Jones were unbelievably upset. I have
never seen them this angry. All they
could yell about was how it wasn't right,
and Smith wasn't scheduled to be the
partner. You can be sure that we haven't
seen the end of the Playaz feud with
the new team of Boyce LeGrande & Mark
Smith.
Winners: Boyce LeGrande & Mark Smith
in 15:52 to become the NEW APW Universal
Tag Team Champions ( * * * )
*Main Event* -"Fallen Angel" Christopher
Daniels & "Big" Maxx Justice (with Shane
Dynasty) vs. "Natural One" Michael Modest
& "Future Legend" Donovan Morgan Daniels
talked a ton of trash before the match
got started, putting down Modest, Donovan,
APW and Vallejo. This totally turned
the fans against the man they love to
call "Fallen Fairy". Morgan & Modest
came out, and the match was ready to
go. Two of the most feared men in indie
wrestling, representing UPW, against
the two Franchise Players of APW.
The match got started right away, as
Justice/Daniels attacked Modest/Morgan
before the bell sounded. This was a
very good tag team match all the way
from opening bell to the finish. What
else would you expect from four wrestlers
as hard working as these guys? Back
and forth, tons of hot action, lots
of quick tags, counters, takedowns,
exchanges, chain wrestling etc. Everything
you would want from a tag team main
event. Justice is looking like an absolute
monster, his body looks the best i may
have ever seen it. Great spots and some
cool false finishes throughout the match.
Team UPW had control of the match for
a good portion of it, even Morgan breaking
out with his unbelievable inverted-last-rights
wouldn't get him enough time to tag
in Modest. Daniels & Justice used some
unseen double team moves, such as Justice
powerbombing his partner onto Morgan...or
even chokeslaming his own partner on
his opponent. These are four very innovative
wrestlers, and the fans know to expect
anything from these guys.
Finally, a good 13-minutes into the
match, Morgan hit his spinning-fishermans-neckbreaker,
and tagged in Modest. Mike came in and
hit a few downward spirals, and they
were right back in it. DVD by Modest
on Daniels...1...2...no! Justice made
the save and went for a chokeslam...however,
Modest blocked the move and rolled out
of it. A few moves later, he was back
in chokeslam position, and once again,
he escaped! Modest locked on a Boston
Crab on Justice, but thanks to Daniels
interference, he was forced to let go.
Justice finally got him in the chokeslam,
and on the third time...he nailed it!
Modest was out in the middle of the
ring. But that is where Morgan took
over. The action got wild here, with
all four men battling it out, in and
out of the ring...a ton of stuff going
on. Angel Wings by Daniels only got
a 2...M-Driver by Donovan got a 2 count
as well. False finishes galore by the
closing minutes.
Finally, about 17-minutes into the
hard fought match, Daniels missed a
clothesline attempt, and Modest twisted
and turned it into a B*tch Slap! 1...2...3!!!
Modest pinned Daniels, and Team APW
had swept Team UPW right under the rug!
A very good tag team main event, and
the Vallejo fans were happy to see Team
APW come out on top of this feud that
started right here in Vallejo, 4-months
ago. Winners: Michael Modest & Donovan
Morgan in 17:12 ( * * * 1/2)
-Team APW vs. Team UPW Aftermath...
After Team APW's huge win over Team
UPW, they weren't satisfied yet. Morgan
& Modest decided that they would pay
back Shane Dynasty for turning on APW.
They knocked him out cold in the middle
of the ring, while Justice & Daniels
tried to recover from their loss. Morgan
announced that the fans would not be
leaving until they saw the surprise
that Dynasty was going to get. Just
then, out came Betty Beefcake!!! She
got in the ring, and with Modest/Morgan
holding Justice back with steel chairs,
she backed that thang up, and unloaded
Biscuits & Gravy right in Dynasty's
face!!! However, Chris Daniels got into
the ring, and put a stop to it. The
Fallen Angel grabbed Betty, and was
screaming at her. What was he going
to do?!?! Modest & Morgan luckily ran
to her aide, and hit a chicken-wing-piledriver
on him. Daniels was then placed in the
corner, and much to the delight of the
fans, Betty Beefcake hit Biscuits &
Gravy on the Fallen Angel!!! The fans
loved it, and Daniels wiped his face
off about twenty times, with whatever
he could find. Dynasty & Daniels went
back to the locker room together, disgusted
with what they had just gotten from
Betty Beefcake & Team APW.
The fans cheered Modest, Morgan & Betty
victorious in the ring, as the show
came to a close.
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