CWA Results – Cornwall, Ontario

NEW YEARS BASHINGS

Jan 06, 07. Knights of Columbus Hall

Admission: $15 VIP, $10 Gen. Attendance: 160-200

Kris Chambers pinned Ash after a chin kick
Quinson Valentino beat Daytona Beach Bad Boy Jason Cage
The Hollywood Hunks (Deeno & Cheeky) w/Portia Perez defeated the Stallions w/ Cyndi Benitar to win a 4-way elimination tag. Showtime & J Rennels and Chaz Lovely & Matt Gray were eliminated first.
Xtremo pinned Michael Elgin
Misty Haven pinned LuFisto after interference by MVP
Sexxy Eddy beat Prophet & Mike Stevens w/Cyndi Benitar in a 3-way.
KOKO & RAZZ defeated Drake Styles & Dave Titan
Ruffy Silverstein beat MVP w/Misty Haven after Showtime interfered

Canadian Wrestling Action started the year with a bang by presenting a card stacked with Ontario and Quebec Indy talent. Held in a nice venue (read hot food available & a bar in the same building) the show drew a strong family crowd. Promoters Greg Ezard & Brent Lozo unveiled their new refurbished 20ft ring and announced with this, their first show under the CWA banner, that they were here to stay. Should they continue to provide cards like this one there is no reason to believe they won’t. Filmed for (I assume) future DVD release the card seemed to satisfy most everyone. Fans had opportunity to purchase very nicely done show programs. So nice in fact, I would have been remiss not to mention them. The ring announcer was some guy named Dennis. Referees Geoff & Twiggy handled the officiating duties. Typical of Ontario Indy shows there were numerous other workers and personalities present. Among them: The Hickster, Rip Impact, Emanuel Melo, ALF star Stefany, Sebastion Suave & Prince Raheem Ali. Isabeau Id also made her debut on the Ontario circuit much to the delight of LuFisto & Misty Haven.

Kris Chambers vs Ash – Ring announcer Dennis introduced Ash as Hash which brought a few chuckles from the workers in the audience. He played up the cocky bad guy from the moment he stepped through the curtain. Chambers easily carried the fan favorite role. A few moments of feeling each other out led into a very solid opener. Neither man held a sustained advantage for long but it was Chambers who wrestled most of the match from a defensive counter position. The fans were slow to warm up but by the time a exchange of big moves and 2 counts signaled the end was near, the crowd was right into the match. The finish saw Chambers push Ash to the mat from the corner ropes, land an elbow from the top for a near fall then drop Ash for the 3 with a chin kick after an exchange of strikes.

Quinson Valentino vs Daytona Beach Bad Boy Jason Cage – Valentino is one of Ontario’s best full-on heels and never fails to ignite a crowd. By the time he got through his promo, his opponent was the hero by default. Jason Cage & Valentino delivered a good hard hitting contest that generated much fan participation. “Jason” for Cage every time he was in trouble and “You suck” for Quinson every time he wasn’t. The match went back and forth before Cage appeared to snag the pin. The ref’s hand slapped the mat 3 times but he called it a 2 count. Moments later during a struggle for backslide attempts; Quinson nailed Cage with a back kick to the nards, hit a reverse stunner and got the pin.
4-Way Match: The Hollywood Hunks (Deeno & Cheeky) w/Portia Perez vs the Stallions (RJ City & Joey Valentyne) w/ Cyndi Benitar vs Showtime Shawn McMillin & J Rennels vs Chaz Lovely & Matt Gray (I might have spelled some names wrong. 6 of the 8 guys in this match I’d never seen before.) - This 4-way tag was an elimination match. As might be expected, the action was fast right from the start. The Hollywood Hunks and Lovely & Gray were both heel teams. The diminutive Showtime stole the early moments with his hyperkinetic antics but eventually fell victim to double teams aided by ref distractions. A stomp off the top to an elevated Showtime caused the first elimination. The remaining 6 men got a big cheer with an ‘all-in’ chinlock and jawbreaker domino effect. Lovely & Gray were eliminated after RJ City nailed Gray with a spinebuster. Down to two teams the match settled in to a great little tag bout. Perez and Benitar were very effective at ringside. A brief scrap in the ring near the end of the bout saw Perez basically kick Benitar’s butt. The Hollywood hunks withstood the high flying, high impact assault of the Stallions and replied with rule breaking and great double team work. There was a ‘head gag’ moment from the bad guys that got the predictable result from the fans and a false 3 count from the official that also got an expected response. The end came when Perez broke up the Stallion’s rally by tripping Joey at the ropes. One of the Hunks rolled up RJ and the ref counted the pin even though it was clear his shoulders weren’t down. This 4-way kept the crowd hot but I enjoyed it more once it became a regular tag.
Xtremo vs Michael Elgin – As might be expected, this was a great match. With two of Ontario’s best in the ring it had to be. Elgin played bad guy and played up his obvious size and strength advantage. Xtremo responded with speed and high flying. It kept fans on the edge of their seats throughout and the big moves in the end - a sunset flip slam from Xtremo; A huge spear from Elgin, brought many to their feet. Xtremo nailed a beautiful 450 splash to pin Elgin. Match of the night.

Misty Haven vs LuFisto – Leading off after intermission it didn’t take long for this bout to bring the excitement levels back up. Misty, who many fans had been clamoring for long before the show even started, quickly turned them against her by bringing her somewhat crazy heel persona. Both competitors exhibited a strong style striking offense with Haven using the ropes and other rule breaking tactics to slow LuFisto down. Pretty much equal in power, size and skill; it seemingly would come down to who wanted it more. Haven held a sustained advantage in the middle of the bout thanks to her dirty tactics but LuFisto rallied in response to the rising fervor of the fans. She had Haven reeling from a brutal running knee strike to the head followed by a running head stomp when suddenly, Michael Von Payton ran to the ring. Misty blasted a distracted LuFisto and kept the ref from seeing MVP enter the ring to deliver his Mindbender slam to the anime warrior. Haven got an easy pin then she and MVP continued to stomp LuFisto until Ruffy Silverstein rushed the ring to make the save. Ruffy got on the mic and promised MVP he’d kick his ass in the main event.

Sexxxy Eddy vs The Prophet vs Mike Stevens w/Cyndi Benitar – Stevens was a replacement for the no-show Beef Wellington and dragged a reluctant Cyndi Benitar to ringside with him. Eddy got a huge ovation but was pissed that his strip routine was interrupted before he could get his pants off by the arrival of Prophet. Stevens and Prophet quickly formed an alliance and began working Eddy over. He ducked a double clothesline attempt and removed his pants with a flourish that caused both his opponents to bail out of the ring. A plancha over the top put them both down and a moonsault off the apron seconds later did more damage. Stevens cut Eddy short with a neck stretch over the top rope and the serious beat down began. (I missed the next few minutes because Isabeau Id needed a bathroom break.) Stevens and Prophet’s alliance broke down during discussions about who got to pin Eddy and they began pounding each other in earnest. Eddy recovered and won the match by powerbombing Prophet as he superplexed Stevens. After the match, Benitar hooked up with Eddy. Probably the fan’s choice for match of the night and maybe mine too if I’d seen all of it.
KOKO & RAZZ vs Drake Styles & Dave Titan – KOKO & RAZZ call themselves the Twin Terrors and if they’re not actually twins, they have to be at least brothers. No doubt that they were the bad guys as they looked to be part of Ali Baba’s 40 thieves, dressed in shiny garb and turbans (or some other kind of Middle Eastern head gear.) They carried a flag but I couldn’t make out what country it represented. Drake Styles usual partner Damian is out with a torn pec (I’m told) so he teamed up with powerhouse Dave Titan. Power based fan favorites vs sneaky foreign-type bad guys with an arsenal of double team maneuvers; this match played out quite well. The formulaic tag match ref distraction routines were enriched by the colorful characters of the Twin Terrors. Titan looks better every time I see him and Styles displayed some good high impact offense. The bad guys won by using their flag for a cheap shot which led to the pinfall. I’d like to see more of these Twin Terror guys.

Ruffy Silverstein vs MVP w/Misty Haven – Silverstein wasted little time attacking MVP before the bell even rang and from that moment on the main event delivered non-stop action. Silverstein and MVP are no strangers to one another and gave the fans of Cornwall reason to cheer. Misty Haven worked the ringside like the veteran she is and her interjections in the match itself were always timely and well played. The action and drama was seamless and built steadily toward a climax taking the fans along for the ride. The finish saw Misty pull Silverstein from the ring to break up his cover attempt. The ref exited the ring to confront her and she drew him further from the ring. MVP nailed Ruffy as he climbed back inside and hit his Mindbender but the ref was nowhere in sight. Showtime snuck to the ring and surprised MVP with a headscissor takedown, this in full sight of the returning official. Silverstein nailed MVP with an RKO to win the match. I couldn’t figure out the motive behind Showtime interfering in the match as nothing had been set up earlier on the card to indicate any kind of animosity between him and MVP or bond with Silverstein. The ref obviously seeing Showtime’s run-in and ignoring it kind of soured it for me but 99% of the other fans didn’t care.

Thoughts: My first show attendance of 2007 was certainly worth the 700 mile round trip. There were no obvious weak spots in the show and any grumblings about ref screw ups and ring announcer Dennis acting like a cheerleader in support of the faces didn’t come from the regular fans; all of whom left seemingly satisfied that CWA had delivered the goods. There were a few comments about the show being long. I thought CWA presented a tight show and with the snack stand and merch tables in full swing throughout, fans had plenty besides in-ring action to keep them happy. I look forward to making another road trip east to see my next CWA show.

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