First up, Chris Hamrick versus Nova. Both guys get no noticeable reaction from the Richmond crowd. Virginia never really was an ECW hotbed ya know. Crowd starts clapping for no reason to start the match, and some heel antics from Hamrick get a reaction early on. A great spot sees Nova back Hamrick into the corner, the ref step in to separate them and them Hamrick claps his hands together loudly, selling it as if Nova cheapshotted him when the ref looks up. He does it again in the opposite corner and this time bumps off the phantom slap. Nova eventually catches Hamrick with a pair of atomic drops and some fancy flip-flop spots resulting in a legsweep for a moderate pop. Crowd seems to be starting off rather vocal. Hamrick tries to drop his weight across the back of Nova, but Nova moves and Hamrick slides all the way through the ropes to the floor. Hamrick slides back in and gets checked on by the ref, but tosses him out of the way and superkicks Nova to the floor. Hamrick hits a vertical suplex into a kneebreaker for two. Nova gets two counts off some slightly altered versions of inside cradles but walks into a gorgeous dropkick from Hamrick. Ham goes up top, gets awesome hangtime on a flying elbowdrop but misses. Nova ten punches in the corner, hits a running kneelift and a flying forearm into the corner, then bulldogs Hamrick's face into his knee. Ham turns a vertical suplex into a jawbreaker for two. Hamrick hits a flying legdrop (more great hangtime) but only gets two. Nova attempts a backslide, but Hamrick counters it, so Nova counters that with a Kryptonite Krunch for the victory. Off to a good start, but I expected as much from those two. **1/4

QSic, looking very Andrew Martin-esque, out next to take on Madd Maxx. Both guys are in great shape, I'll say that. Fast-paced opening spot ends with QSic taking a clothesline to the floor. QSic powers over Maxx, who bumps like a champ for him. Maxx comes back with punches, elbows, and clotheslines galore. Maxx heads up top and drops an elbow for two. QSic counters an Irish whip with a fireman's buster (Spicolli Driver, DVD, whatever) and gets the win. *1/2

"Welcome to the Jungle" blares throughout the arena, which could only mean Lodi (or one of the other 10,000 guys on the indy scene who use that as their music) is on his way. Lodi barely gets one sentence out (this is a good thing) before being interupted by The King of Old School, Steve Corino. Noticeable "Old School" chant breaks out as soon as his music stops. Corino cuts a scaving promo on Lodi, country hicks, John Boy & Billy, NASCAR (even throwing a comment in questioning Jeff Gordon's sexuality) and the association between them all. They trade punches until Malaki and Ali Steele, err, umm, I mean security, pull them apart.

Otto Schwanz is in the ring awaiting the arrival of Roadkill, who slaps hands and gets a reasonably favorable reaction. They taunt each other to start and Roadkill eventually charges in the corner and goes for ten punches, but gets low-blowed and tossed to the floor. Roadkill gets two off a powerslam back in the ring. Kill charges the corner but takes an elbow and Schwanz puts the boots to him. Kill gets choked against the top rope and Otto yanks on the beard just for good measure. Schwanz gets another two count off a sidewalk slam and a big splash. Series of headbutts and stomps from Otto has the big man woozy, as soon as he attempts a comeback, Otto goes to the eyes. Otto goes for a sunset flip but gets sat on. Kill off the top with a clothesline and then a side suplex for two. He hits the Bubba slam and head up to the top again, but misses the big splash. Otto nails a big boot and then puts his feet on the ropes to get the pin. Eh, call it *1/2.

Up next, Julio Dinero accompanies the S.A.T., Spanish Announce Team, consisting tonight of Joel Maximo and Red are out to face Christian York and Joey Matthews. This match should be interesting for a variety of reasons, mainly because the SAT work very much a Northeast style, and we're in the Southeast for this show. In case you don't know, the SAT are students of former ECW superstar Mikey Whipwreck and are becoming some of the most talked about wrestlers on the independent scene thanks to some breathtaking aerial offense. Maximo and Matthews start, Red interjects and takes a double facebuster for his troubles. York and Matthews attempt stereo planchas, but SAT move to the opposite side of the ring. Y and M take a moment and then just dive onto that side instead. Red goes for a big swanton onto the floor, but gets caught and tossed onto Dinero. York gets a drop toehold on Maximo and then does a ride 'em cowboy spot, which gets a good reaction from the crowd -- more on that later. The SAT both get set up in trees of woe and have their crotches stepped on. Matthews and Red are legal now but Julio distracts Joey and he gets clotheslined to the floor. Back in the ring, Maximo torture racks Joey and Red comes off the top with a double stomp onto Joey. Ya gotta bear in mind that Red weighs like a buck o' five. Red pulls out the standing shooting star press while Maximo drops a simultaneous legdrop for two. A stiff-sounding kick takes Matthews down and Red goes up top, missing a fancy corkscrew moonsault. Double tags and Christian York is a house of fire. He backdrops Maximo, then backdrops Red onto Maximo. Dainty spot sees Red attempt a rana, but York throws him onto Maximo, who catches his partner, but then York dropkicks both of them. York drops a leg and goes for the pin but Julio breaks it up. Matthews re-enters and they take Julio down with a double team elevated powerbomb. Matthews dumps Red who takes a great big bump onto Dinero on the floor, as York lifts Maximo into the air and Matthews catches him coming down with a DDT for the pin. **1/2 The crowd did pop somewhat for the SAT aerial spots, but popped bigger for the ride 'em cowboy spot early in the match. This is the cardinal difference between the Northeast style and the Southern style. Good match nonetheless though. SAT did not look as out of place as I imagined they would.

Jack-o fucking Victory (!!) makes his way to the ring next to face Ricky Morton. Fans very vocally chant "Rock n Roll," no surprise there. Jack with a side headlock and then runs over Morton with a shoulderblock. Jack cheapshots Morton in the corner and then cowers behind the ref. Twice. Morton works the arm, which Victory sells like he is being tortured. Victory backs Morton into the buckle and throws some punches, but charges with an elbow and misses, getting arm-dragged and put into an armbar. Victory rakes Morton's eyes across the top rope in between taunting the crowd. Morton ten punches in the corner, Victory whips him into the far buckle, but misses a shoulderblock. Morton is just about to put Victory away when Corino runs out and distracts him, slipping a loaded boot to Victory. Victory clocks Morton with it and gets the pin. VERY old school match, *1/2. Crowd was far more into the old school match than the SAT/York-Matthews match, which goes to show the difference in the Northeast fans versus Southern fans.

Toad accompanies Pedro Wang to the ring to face former ECW standout Guido Maritato. This is the one I really want to see. I've never heard of Wang before, but it's definitely NOT Dewey Cheatum under a hood. *wink* Guido rides Pedro to the mat and works a cross-armbreaker and then a side headlock, but Pedro reverses it. They trade hiptoss counters until Guido takes Pedro drop with a legsweep and a snapmare for two quick nearfalls before both guys end up on their feet. Crowd approves. Pedro offers a handshake to the Sicilian Shooter, but kicks him in the gut, goes for a German but it gets countered. They trade shots in the corner until Guido snaps him to the canvas in a reverse Fujiwara. Guido controls until Toad trips him up. He chases Toad on the outside but they double-team him and Toad gets some shots in on the floor as Pedro distracts the ref. Wang expresses some apprehension before going up top so instead drops a diving (falling?) headbutt off the bottom rope. Big belly-to-back suplex from Pedro and he drags Guido to the corner, attempting to go to the second rope, but he can't quite bring himself to do it, so he drops a leg off the bottom one again. Toad sneaks in a legdrop behind the ref's back but Wang only gets two. Wang charges the corner but eats an eblow and then takes a legdrop to the back of the neck from Guido off the middle turnbuckle. They trade chops until Guido chops with both hands at once, which bumps Pedro. Toad grabs Guido and Pedro goes for a superkick, but misses and sends Toad flying. Guido gets a roll-up for two. Wang hits a nice spinning DDT for two and then goes all the way up to the second turnbuckle, but Toad encourages him to go up top, and he does, coming off with a cross bodyblock, but Guido side-steps him and hooks the reverse Fujiwara for the submission. Cool finish and a fun match. **1/2.

It's main event time as Steve Corino makes his way out again, alongside Victory, to face Lodi. Lodi takes over early with a nice swinging neckbreaker followed by some turnbuckle shots and a big clothesline. They take it to the floor where Lodi continues to dominate. Seeing as how this is essentially Lodi's show, I don't like where this is going. Rolling vertical suplexes get a two count and Lodi falls the handshake trick, but catches the foot when Corino goes to kick him. He takes a clothesline anyway and Corino finally gets some offense in. They trade chops in the corner with Lodi getting the better of the exchange until Corino goes to the eyes. Corino and Victory cheat like the heels they are, with Corino getting a two count off a t-bone suplex, before dumping Lodi to the floor. Corino uses a chair and tosses Lodi into the guardrail. Lodi gets a hope spot in, but Corino shrugs him off and continues choking, punching Lodi on the floor. Lodi counters a backdrop with a sunset flip for two, but charges into a back elbow in a cool spot. Corino drops Lodi throat-first across the top and then ties him to the tree of woe, sliding in with a dropkick for two. Corino pounds on him some more including taking him up top with a superplex. Corino brings a chair into the ring, but the Irish whip gets countered and he takes a drop toehold into the chair. Victory tosses Corino his own chair and they duel for a moment buy the ref goes down. Lodi with a big backdrop, dropkick, and powerslam as the other ref runs out, but Lodi interrupts the pinfall attempt to question that ref for no reason whatsoever. Weird. Victory slips the loaded boot in for Corino, who decks Lodi with it, but only gets two. Lodi goes to spear Corino buy takes out the ref. Lodi hits a pumphandle slam as the THIRD ref sprints to the ring, but Victory knocks him out. Victory holds Lodi for the superkick, but Lodi ducks and Corino kicks Victory. Umm, didn't they just do that spot in the last match?! Corino turns and meets an Evenflow DDT from Lodi as the original ref counts the three. C.W. Anderson rushes the ring and the Extreme Horsemen (he, Corino, and Victory) destroy Lodi with a chair as Anderson runs him down on the mic until Morton makes the save. Morton takes out Corino and Victory but runs into the left hand of Anderson. All three give the Extreme Horsemen gesture but Lodi interrupts and disposes of Corino and Victory. He and Anderson square off until Corino pulls him out and the heels escape. Good match, angle to end the show. **1/2

Final Analysis: Really solid show overall. This was a very enjoyable show, nothing was great, but nothing was really bad either. Worth a look if you get the chance to check it out.