On August 18th, Connecticut Wrestling Entertainment presents their 4th Anniversary Show! If you thought Bricco-Mania was a big deal... You were right! But THIS stands to be bigger! Some big matches on the show and some big names! Let's dive right into it, starting at the top of the card!
MAIN EVENT:
Billy Gunn VS. Brian Kendrick w/ the RETURNING #formerlycreative John Carle
Originally billed as Kendrick vs Jerry Lynn, JL backed out of the booking due to a personal commitment and Gunn was announced as his replacement (to a fair amount of nonsensical controversy on forums like burning hammer). Am I disappointed that I won't see Jerry Lynn live in Bethany? Absolutely. But the card isn't hurt by his absence, in my opinion. Another stacked show. Personally, I'd rather see the 4 way as the ACTUAL main event; a CTWE show should feature SOME CTWE talent. It would also present the importance of the CTWE heavyweight championship in perhaps it's proper light. In any event, this will be an interesting match. I have no clue if Kip can still go, but Kendrick absolutely can and I have no doubts that this will be an entertaining offering from the two. John Carle is the wild card (for me). I know nothing of the former member of the WWE creative team other than just that... Along with the assertion on twitter by Nocturne that Carle "steals candy" from children. It says Carle is seconding Kendrick. I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say that Carle will turn on Kendrick and aid Gunn to get the win. Why not?
Paul's Prediction: Billy Gunn
CTWE Heavyweight Championship:
Four-Way Elimination Match-
"First Class" Vladimir Joseph (c) VS. Bandido Jr. VS. "The Upgrade" Alex Cypher VS. "203's Finest" Lukas Sharp
As stated above, this match should be the main event. Vlad had his true coming out party at Bethany Battle 2012 and has been quickly positioned as THE star of the company. Bandido is clearly a guy that the CTWE office is behind. Evident in the way his matches are called. He has shown to be a joy to watch in multi-man matches thus far in CTWE and I'm sure this won't be any different. Cypher is entertaining as hell and Sharp is another guy who seems poised for his "moment". Wow. This is going to kick ass. All over Bethany Town Hall. The champ must retain. Will Slyck get involved? Will Frankie?
Paul's Prediction: "First Class" Vladimir Joseph
Special Attraction #1:
Singles Match-
"Die Hard" Eddie Edwards VS. Slyck Wagner Brown w/ Jimmy Meaz
Hard hitting? Absolutely. Fast paced? Hells to the yes. Gangster? Sheeeeeee-it.
Paul's Prediction: SWB. This will be brutal.
Special Attraction #2:
Singles Match-
"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin VS. Pinkie Sanchez
Elgin is a monster and Pinkie is all energy. I absolutely love this pairing. While Elgin enjoys a slow-burn face turn in ROH, I would expect him to be in full badass heel mode for the Bethany faithful and for Sanchez to get the same respect he received at Bricco-Mania. Having never seen Elgin live, I am pumped to see that sitout powerbomb in person.
Paul's Prediction: "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin
Singles Match-
"Cuban Crippler" Ricky Reyes VS. "The Shaft" Bobby Ocean
God, we love Bobby Ocean. The perfect balance of serious and fun, Ocean brings a very relatable energy to the ring. Reyes is a guy that really exudes that killer instinct that's so rare in performers. These two will have a breakneck match that I'm really looking forward to! That being said, it seems CTWE is high on Reyes while Ocean has kind of floundered. Sadly, I don't expect that to change here.
Paul's Prediction: "Cuban Crippler" Ricky Reyes
SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE: Frankie Arion
Singles Match-
Mercedes KV VS. Ivy Fit
Who doesn't love a good women's wrestling match?!? Having caught a few of Ms.KV's matches on YouTube, as well as my spiffy WrestleJam 8 DVD courtesy of WrestleJam.tripod.com and friend of the 'fudge, Carol, I am psyched to see her in action, in the flesh, live. She and Ivy have wrestled a TON of times and is among the performers Mercedes listed as her favorites to face on a now-somehow-ancient edition of the olde timey Wrestlefudge BLOGCAST. That tells me they know eachother well. Frankie Arion plays the role of Luckiest Man Alive in this match. This will be a fun one.
Paul's Prediction: Mercedes KV
FIRST-TIME-EVER:
Tag Team Match-
Team Tremendous (Dan Barry & Ken Scampi) VS. The Rising Sons (Taka Suzuki & Mikaze)
This will be the obligatory amazing comedy match of the night. All four of these wrestlers know how to do it better than most here in the northeast. Can't wait.
Paul's Prediction: The Rising Sons aka Double Dragon
CTWE Shooting Star Championship:
Four-Way Elimination Match-
Dan De Man (c) VS. "Belieber" Mikey Chase VS. "Red Lion" Chris Battle VS. "The Prodigy" AJ Cruise
You thought the war between Mikey Chase and Chris Battle was settled after Battle destroyed Chase in a 2 out of 3 falls bout at Bethany Battle? Wrong, bitch! They're back at each others throats, this time thrown into the Cruise/Dan feud in an elimination match. Dan De Man won the strap under truly questionable circumstances back at Bricco-Mania and I feel as though it's only a matter of time before AJ reclaims it. Is August 18th the big day? Will Chase and Battle settle ANYTHING? Ever?
Paul's Prediction: AJ Cruise reclaims Shooting Star strap.
CTWE Tag Team Championship:
Triple-Threat Rules-
Monarchy (William King & Zachary Pierre Beaulieu) (c) VS. Canadian Superstars (Dave Cole & J-Busta) VS. DeathProof (Ant Battle & Nocturne)
CTWE tag wrestling is ALWAYS fun, fast, and furious. Expect a triple helping of the same. I'd really LIKE to see the former champs (Noc and Ant) get the belts back... yet my gut tells me that won't be the case. It's always good to build up a solid, devious heel tag team and the Monarchy could wear that crown quite nicely for some time.
Paul's Prediction: Monarchy
Fatal Four-Way Match-
The Mac VS. "The Juice" JT Dunn VS. Brent Banks VS. "Iron Lion" Sebastian Suave
The Mac takes on 3 guys new to CTWE and new to me. Dunn absolutely rings a bell. The others not quite as much. Pardon my ignorance, heh. I love The Mac. In the ring. The mic. In the skits CTWE has put out. Always entertaining.
Paul's Prediction: The Mac
Phew. What a card. On paper it's incredible... In person? Unreal. I can't wait. Tickets are going silly fast. Go to their site for tickets and event info. This is so worth the trip. We will be driving a total of six hours for this show and every moment will be worth it. Be there! :)
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