World Wrestling Entertainment
The WWE is still pushing the Diva Search. It has lasted over two months and it is hardly interesting. What do ice cream and chili have to do with wrestling? These foods have sexual overtones and might buy ratings. These foods are not wrestling. At least, Christy Hemme, the woman who won seems to be a fighter, not merely eye-candy.

The WWE is bringing another side show. Tough Enough is coming to Smackdown. The WWE does not seem to want to bring Tough Enough as an independent show as it was on MTV. Maybe the WWE finally realized that wrestling makes bad reality television.

The WWE does not have talent to make a live show (RAW) and tape another (Smackdown) interesting enough. Other WWE programming is not worth mentioning. The gimmick of turning wrestlers crowd-favorite to heel and back to crowd-favorite is old and doesn't work. I have mentioned several times that the brand division is stupid. If the WWE wants to be as interesting as it was in the early 1990's, it first should drop all stupid gimmicks and storylines especially Kane's marriage to Lita and her alleged miscarriage. It should concentrate in wrestling matches.

One thing that the WWE has that no other promotion has is Vince McMahon. He should come back to the WWE shows more often, not only to make major changes in the shows (as on RAW, 09.13.04). In general, returns bring ratings. For example, the Big Show returned to the WWE (Smackdown, 09.09.04).

Every month the WWE sells a PPV event. This month was not different with RAW wrestlers in Unforgiven (09.12.04). During this PPV event, Triple H won the heavyweight title for the ninth time. By the way, I don't think that I am the only one who forgets when these events are scheduled and always miss them.

WWE is selling a different PPV event, titled Taboo Tuesday (10.19.04). This time the WWE fans will decide the matches. This idea isn't new. The "old" WCW asked the fans to decide the main event (a heavyweight title match) for a Monday Night Nitro, circa 1995.
 

Total Non-Stop Action
I am happy that TNA has a national show on television. The quality of the syndicated show, Xplosion now being taped at Universal Studios (as Impact), has improved considerably. It is easy to tell that there is more money invested in the promotion. Let's just hope that they don't have the same bad luck as ECW. It's good to have two major promotions, instead of a single one doing a weak (often boring) job.

TNA has some of the drama that most promotions have adopted. For example, Vince Russo has a continuous feud with Dusty Rhodes over the management on TNA. Nonetheless, TNA is based on wrestling, not stupid gimmicks or storylines. Although TNA is an independent promotion affiliated to the NWA, the latter recognizes the TNA champion as the NWA champion, currently Jeff Jarrett.

Shane Douglas (the former ECW champion) is now a commentator. It is too much of an act and he does not seem natural. He reminds me when Randy "Macho Man" Savage was a commentator in the WWF (now WWE), circa 1994.

On 09.08.04 (the last weekly PVV event), Jeff Jarrett defended his TNA title against Jeff Hardy. Jarrett kept the title in a bloody match. It would be interesting to see Hardy as the world champion. After all Jeff's brother, Matt Hardy, has not been able to accomplish this in the WWE.

Since 09.15.04 (no more weekly PPV events), TNA has been selling the best tag team matches, X-Division matches, heavyweight matches as PPV events. It is time for TNA to cash of its product and for us to catch up on what has happened this year.
 

Border City Wrestling
The following was sent by Border City Wrestling for their 09.19.04 show titled Showdown at the Dillons Niteclub in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

To kick off the show, ring announcer Jeffrey Scott brought out Neil Diamond. Diamond said that there have been an impressive 25 wrestling shows held at Dillons over the past two years and thanked the current owners. He also wished the new owners, who will take over the bar in early October, the best of luck.

Gutter pinned Danny Daniels after the Diamond Gutter.

The High Class Cripplers (Ruffy Silverstein and Conrad Kennedy III) defeated El Reverso and Tim Titan.

Shenaynay beat Jaime D after interference from Chris Clontz. Jaime accidentally speared referee Chris Holler, then laid out Shenaynay as well. Clontz came out to the ring and pretended he as going to help the referee up and gave Jaime a big boot instead. He pulled Shenaynay on top, woke up the referee and watched as he counted Jaime's shoulders down for the three.

Team Canada (Petey Williams and Bobby Rude) defeated The Threat (N8 Mattson and Eddie Venom) to become the new BCW Tag Team Champions.

Adam Fontaine pinned Phil Atlas with a fisherman's suplex.

Brad Martin beat Johnny Bravo via disqualification. Martin had Bravo in the Texas Cloverleaf. Chris Pillon then emerged from the dressing room, pushing manager Jimmy Trump in a wheelchair. Trump had a neckbrace as well. Despite the distraction, the match went on. Smooth tripped Martin shortly thereafter, and Brad chased him around the ring and back in, where he ran right into a spine-buster. Pillon floored Martin with a headbutt to the groin, and Bravo was disqualified. The two double-teamed Martin until the Dyson Pryce ran out for the save. Suddenly the injured Jimmy Trump jumped into the ring and nailed Dyson with a wrench in the back of the head. Pillon shocked the fans, piledriving Martin off the apron and through a table on the outside. As Martin was tended to by officials, Smooth screamed on the microphone that he'd told everyone not to screw with the Smooth Mover.

A-1 with Jade beat Gutter. Jade came into the ring with a foreign object, but Gutter caught her coming in. She tossed it to A-1, who hit Gutter with it and pinned him.

Alex Shelley beat Chris Sabin to become the new BCW TV Champion. Sabin caught Shelley with the Cradleshock and the referee made a two-count, but stopped when the High Class Cripplers ran out to the ring. Sabin was distracted, and Shelley rolled him up for the win. Shelley, Silverstein and CK3 stomped away at Sabin until Team Canada ran out for the save.
 

Palmetto Pride Championship Wrestling
The following was sent by Palmetto Pride Championship Wrestling, which kicked off its second event on 09.11.04 with its Salute To Hero’s show at the Tri-County Leisure Center. Ring announcer Miss Connie thanked the firefighters, police officers, and all other emergency personnel for their continuing efforts in doing a job that is often extremely dangerous.A tribute well done- thank you Miss Connie and PPCW.

Zane Jackson, Chief Executive Officer for Palmetto Pride Championship wrestling, walked out with the new heavyweight title belt to announce the four contenders for the belt (Flex Phenom, Tommy Gunn, Stro, and Sonny Landell). As Mr. Jackson was making the case for the tournament contenders, Lodi rolls out from the back to explain that Sonny Landell was going not to be in attendance and just give the belt to Lodi. CEO Zane Jackson agreed to allow Lodi in the tournament, but had to face Flex Phenom in the quest for the gold. Lodi reluctantly agreed, ranted about going old school on whoever gets in his way, and stormed off with the crowd left thinking this could be interesting.

The first match showcased a couple of cruiserweight wrestlers making their PPCW debut. Mike Lee took on Jesse Morris in a high flying exhibition of young guns trying their best to steal a win in Columbia, SC. Flying elbows and leg whips were exchanged throughout the match, with neither wrestler able to assert himself over the other. That was until Jesse Morris hulked up and landed a great bull dog on his opponent and followed up with a sharp shooter style submission hold that had Mike Lee tapping out around the eight minute mark. A nice opening match, with both young wrestlers trying to work up the crowd over to his side.

The second match can best be described as an Attitude Adjustment Match. Local fan favorite Johnny Blaze took on Dave Renegade in a hardcore style match up that saw Renegade introducing Blaze to the business end of tables, chairs, and the ever present hard tile flooring of the Tri-County Leisure Center. Johnny Blaze, proving himself not rocket scientist material, tried to suplex The Renegade on said flooring. At over 300 pounds, Dave Renegade easily reversed the move into his own suplex, and Blaze hit hard on the unforgiving floor. Back in the ring, Blaze did nice top turn buckle splash that temporarily slows the bigger man. Thinking fast, Dave Renegade got in a cheap shot to the groin and put Johnny on the mat where the big man smothered Blaze with a sleeper hold that proves quite effective. Rusty (the referee) rose the arm of Blaze three times, and three times it dropped. Dave Renegade won by way of sleeper hold in a great eye opening second match of the evening.

On the third match in the first round of the tournament began with Tommy Gunn taking on Stro in a battle of strength against strength. Stro worked the crowd into chanting "USA, USA, USA" while Tommy Gunn looked on with indifference to the whole affair, until even he started the chant as well- although without as much success as Sro. Gunn proceeded to throw Stro from one end of the ring to the other with a series of well timed arm drags that set up Stro for a body slam from Gunn that established his authority over the center of the ring. A reversal into a punishing arm bar by Stro put Tommy on the defensive. After they break, Stro nailed a running spear to bring some serious pain to the bigger man. A moment later, Stro had Tommy Gunn in serious trouble with a sharp shooter that looked like it could be for the tap out and win, but Lodi sneaked up near the ring and delivered a shot to the head with a foreign object to temporarily stun Stro. Tommy Gunn took advantage of the staggering Stro and rolled him up for the pin fall. Lodi decided that it would a good time to check on things in the back, and bolts for cover with Stro hot on his trail. Tommy Gunn advanced to the championship round. The second round of the tournament pits Lodi and his signs against Flex Phenom and his muscles. In between the smack talking and crowd baiting between two men who are supposed to be wrestling, Stro sauntered up to take a casual interest in the proceedings. Suddenly we had a wrestling match in the ring. As Lodi and Flex hook up in the ring, a chant of "Lodi’s Scared, Lodi’s Scared" cranks up in the crowd with an assist from Stro. With Stro (a constant irritant outside the ring) Lodi put a sleeper hold on Flex, but was unable to hold it for very long as Flex powers into a chin buster that left Lodi reeling. After a few exchanged fists to the head by both men, Lodi managed to get the better of the slug fest and quickly turned away to take the heavy chain off his neck to use on Flex to finish off the match once and for all. Stro hammered on on Lodi’s skull with his own chain. While Lodi’s lights start to go out, Flex jumped in and rolled him up for the three count. At this point in time, Stro and Lodi squared off as only the two biggest bullies on the block can, only to be told to take a breather by CEO Zane Jackson. Zane is sick and tired of Lodi’s antics and constant running off to places unknown, and has a solution, a Lumberjack Match. At next month's event, Stro and Lodi will battle in the ring, and the chief executive officer of PPCW means to keep it in the ring.

The next match was the Juggalo Match. Johnny Blaze wass back and all his Juggalos are screaming to raise the roof. Xavier Night made his PPCW debut against Blaze, and the match was on. Xavier started out with a workman like series of leg whips and elbow drops which led into a crushing sit down headlock that somewhat befuddles Blaze, but only for a moment, as Blaze powered out and hit a modified tomb stone to stun Xavier. Both men then exchanged chops and leg whips, and after wrapping up in the middle of the ring, Johnny Blaze did a hard roll up and both men got tangled up under the ropes with Blaze on top and Xavier’s leg on the bottom rope. Rusty (the referee) saw Blaze on top with Xavier’s shoulder on the mat, and counted the winning pin to Blaze, never seeing Xavier’s leg on the lower rope. It was a cheap win for Blaze, a bad night for Xavier, and a prophetic evening for Rusty the referee.

The next match was a tag team match, a rematch between team Playa, Ice and Chris Chance and Leo Allure. All four men were eager to pick up where they left off last month, with Playa and Ice looking to avenge their loss. Playa and Chris Chance hooked it up first, and chops to the chest in the corner rained on both wrestlers as they trade chops back and forth, until Chris gets a chance to nail a suplex and sets the tone for offense. Leo Allure got into the match after a tag and took to high flying leg whips that took a toll on the Playa. After an attempted pin broken up by Ice, all four men are out on the floor trading punches. Eventually Ice and Chance found their way back into the ring where Ice hit a flying shoulder on Chris Chance, followed by a shoulder breaker. Ice tags in Playa for the follow through. A hot tag to Leo Allure and another punching party ensued as Chris and Leo angled both Playa and Ice into opposite corners for a forced whip into one another, but it didn't work. As Playa and Ice pummelled their way out of their trouble, the Playa pinned Chance for the surprise pin. It was a great action throughout the match setting up a possible match next month to break the now even series between these two teams.

The last match was for the heavyweight championship with Tommy Gunn against Flex Phenom. In the ring, both men measured one another with a pose down that quickly broke down into a chest slapping throw down. The quicker Flex Phenom dropped the bigger Tommy Gunn down on the mat via a power arm lock in an attempt to neutralize the size of Gunn. Tommy Gunn reversed the hold and broke to re-examine the strategy against the powerful Flex Phenom. A standing finger lock contest ensued with Gunn ending that nonsense with a knee to Flex’s mid-section. Tommy Gunn displayed a wider array of power moves than usual, as he landed a brutal arm breaker on the now hurting Phenom. Working on the left arm, Gunn hammered it time and time again and things were not looking good for Phenom. A break out elbow allows Flex time to hit a flying lariat with his good right arm. While Gunn laid prone in the middle of the ring, Flex went for the moon sault and misses. A hard body slam with extreme prejudice put the win within reach of the big man Tommy Gunn as Rusty the referee once again him counted out with Flex Phenom’s leg draped over the bottom rope. Tommy Gunn is the new PPCW Heavyweight Champion. A fantastic night of professional wrestling in Columbia, South Carolina came to a close. It was a great card by everybody involved.