Bruise Cruise Control

The build to IYFW's Summertime Bruise in Ballston Spa, New York is ongoing over on IYFWrestling.Com. On the heels of a solid Coronation Cup event back in June, the story lines are moving in a very organic and natural fashion. Two big matches have already been announced that are sure to have major ramifications at the top of the card for the foreseeable future and there are a handful of match-ups, or probable interactions, that we can expect to see that DON'T involve the IYFW Championship belt.

Before we get to that let's talk about the IYFW Title picture.

Vigo left the Ballston Area Community Center with a mammoth victory in the Coronation Cup Tournament that also earned him the vacant IYFW Championship. That victory in the finals was filled with controversy and intrigue that saw the interference of more than half of the wrestlers in the building and was earned against "The Millennium Millionaire" Scott Scarsdale. Summertime Bruise will be headlined by a rematch of this bout with an added, intriguing stipulation.

It's a submission match.

Now, Scarsdale notably secured his first round win in the tournament by (in addition to buying off one of the competitors and having a second competitor handcuffed to the outside of the ring) forcing "Loverboy" Ricky Williams to submit in a vicious choke hold; a chokehold that Williams sold all the way through intermission. Vigo, on the other hand, is not a submission wrestler.

In a recent interview on IYFW's INTERFACE, however, Vigo sounded ready! He was able to overcome Scarsdale's deep pockets in June (with a little surprising help from Maxx Burton) and expressed confidence that he could pull out another miracle. As I have said before, and as the Champ himself referenced in the aforementioned interview, Vigo isn't necessarily the flashiest or fastest competitor on the roster (next time you quote me, could you plug the site, Mr.Vigo? ;) ) but the man knows how to hold the crowd in his hands and bring them along for a fun ride. His arsenal of high impact power moves and barebones, bare knuckle brawling may prove to be enough to fend off Scarsdale's checkbook long enough to slap on a submission. But we all know that Scarsdale has a plan. We have to assume he didn't break the bank at Coronation Cup and still is looking to buy that coveted IYFW Championship. It's been established that he already has company authority figure, Harold Touch'ole, on his payroll and firmly in his pocket. That right there, along with the submission stip, tells you that he has the advantage. More on this match as we get closer to the event...

Also announced for Summertime Bruise is the promotions annual In Your Face Rumble! A Royal Rumble style attraction that features an undetermined number of participants entering the ring at predetermined intervals all striving (and determined!) to be the last man standing... the man who will be named the company's #1 Contender to the IYFW Championship! No names have been confirmed for the match, yet one has been confirmed as NOT being in the match - Pierre Vachon. The bad blood between Vigo and Vachon has been well documented both here and on IYFW's home site, and it doesn't look like IYFW is going to sign the match anytime soon. Which makes me wonder if we might see an Unsanctioned match take place between the two down the line... And if Vachon were to win, what might that mean for the IYFW Championship (if Vigo held it at the time). A lot of questions to be answered. Among them...

We ever going to see former IYFW Champ, Guillaume deSade in an IYFW ring again? And if so, wouldn't it be interesting if he returned as an unlikely babyface looking to exact vengeance on Touch'ole, who CLEARLY stripped him of the title at the behest of Scott Scarsdale? Right? Right? Hmmmmm...

No other matches announced yet, but here are a few predictions:
"MIGHTY" Fronz Roddy VS The Northern Stud - Grudge Match
Roman Dominguez VS Shiloh Robinson - rubber match for New Breed Title
Adam Badger and Michael Monroe VS Jamar Justice and Ricky Williams - tag title grudge match

The rest of the roster I'd like to see slug it out in the Rumble.

Looking to be another fun show! More to come as it comes my way!
As a side note, may be looking to interview an IYFW wrestler or personality in the next month or so (likely after Summertime Bruise) and since I know a good amount of IYFW talent read this blog I'm putting it out there now. Reach out to me via email, Facebook, twitter, whatever... Would be a fun exercise and learning experience for me and good promotion/exposure for the talent.

Until next time!