Results – MCW: Summer Showdown II – 6/19/10

The Rev reviews MCW: Summer Showdown II on June 19, 2010 from The MCW Wrestleplex in Alliance, OH.

Greetings, one and all! Once again, it’s me, your friendly neighbor Reverend Rogue Six, and this is your “Summer Showdown II” wrap-up!

I’m not saying that the weather outside the Wrestleplex was beastly hot, but when I got back inside the ‘Plex from picking up my order of takeout Chinese, my Teriyaki beef was Teriyaki jerky. . .

Wilbur Whitlock came to the ring to open up the show, and he had one thing on his mind — calling out the MCW Elite Champion, Mike Hercum, to settle some business. Since he pinned Hercum at SUMMER SHOWDOWN I, he was ready to cash in the title shot that he was due, and he wanted to do it in the ring, “right here, right now.” Hercum came out to the ring, dressed in his street clothes and asked Wilbur that even though he won the last match, he’d lost twice, so what made him think he deserved another shot? Wilbur replied that Commissioner Shasta had said he would have one coming if he won, and he wanted to do it right now (you’d have thought that Hercum would have gotten the point by now. . .).

The champ’s reply? Oh, Wilbur’d get his shot — just not tonight. (Wow, what a shock.) The only way he’d face Wilbur would be in a tag team match, with two other stipulations: Hercum would pick his own partner, and he’d also pick Wilbur’s — and Wilbur would find out who his partner was, later in the show. This prompted a “MIKE WEARS TAMPONS” chant (that’s what I admire about MCW fans, God love ‘em, they are a creative lot).

I couldn’t help but think that Mike was starting to show a touch of — shall we say — trepidation in facing Wilbur once more. . .maybe the champ was starting to feel his grip on that Elite Championship slipping a bit.

Eric Ryan was set to finish off Isaac Alter in the opening match, when “Killer” Chris Kole rushed the ring and attacked Ryan, causing the match to be ruled a No Contest (now this had me puzzled — I always thought that if someone interferes in a match and attacks one of the participants, doesn’t the one who benefited from the attack actually lose the match by DQ? MCW Referees, you wanna explain this one?).

Ryan’s tag team partner, Bobby Beverly, came out to back Eric and chase off Kole. Bobby then took the mic and said to Kole — “I’m sick and tired of you and your boyfriend always attacking us. . .you two know that in the ring, neither of you can touch us. . .I wasn’t scheduled to wrestle, but later tonight, I’m gonna kick your ass!” Given the Young Studs’ track record against Killer Sensation, I had the idea this was no idle threat.

Allison K returned to MCW, looking to avenge her prior loss to Jessicka Havok, and managed to dominate Jessicka for most of the match. . .that is, until she made one major error: she got Jessicka angry (which is never a smart thing to do in the ring) . Jessicka finished her off after hitting the Havok Effect (my name for her finisher — Jessicka, if you have a name for it, let me know) for the 3-count. After the match was over, they shook hands, hugged, and after this show of respect — Allison blasted Jessicka from behind, got a chair that she then wedged in the corner, and whipped Jessicka straight into it! A very smug Allison went back to the locker room as the refs tended to Jessicka.

Dr. Dale Pierce and Jebediah came to the ring amidst their usual chorus of boos with a piece of news: “Mr. Insanity” Toby Klein wasn’t in the building (but his pregnant fiancee was), so this meant that there’d be no dog collar match tonight! This brought Commissioner Shasta out, and he wasn’t alone; he was leading Toby by the dog collar chain that would be a major part of Jebediah’s match later in the show. “You two are crazier then sheepshit if you think there won’t be a dog collar match tonight! This chain’s for Jebediah,” Shasta looked at Dr. Dale, “But it could easily be for you as well! I not only promised these people a dog collar match tonight — I promised them some of Jebediah’s blood!” Wow, Dr. Dale, that plan worked really well. . .

Bobby Beverly lived up to his vow to kick Chris Kole’s ass in the first of two impromptu matches, going on the attack just as the bell rang, and rolling Kole up minutes later for the pinfall and the win. This set off Kole, who laid out Beverly and began to beat on him relentlessly, despite warnings and orders from the refs.

If you’ve ever seen a dog collar match, you know that there’s very little wrestling, but massive amounts of hardcore violence and rampant carnage. No sooner were “Mr. Insanity” and Jebediah strapped into their collars then a “TOBY’S GONNA KILL YOU” chant started up, and the battle began. It didn’t take long before the chain became a deadly weapon and became as stained with blood as both men’s faces and bodies. The fight went out of the ring after Dr. Pierce threatened Toby’s fiance, but Jebediah quickly got back in and proceeded to hang Toby off the top rope. This prompted the referee to call for the bell and call the match — a No Contest? WTH? Wasn’t this a XXXEXTREME Rules match? (MCW Referees, you got some ‘splaining to do. . .)

Jebediah undid his collar and proceeded to beat on a semi-conscious Toby until Shasta came out and ordered both Jebediah and Dr. Dale back to the locker room — they were suspended! “Don’t worry,” Shasta added, “on July 3rd, I’ve got something really special in mind for them. . .” Toby, it seemed, didn’t care to wait; he went back to the locker room and dragged Jebediah out to the ring to give him his own post-match beating!

Something tells me the only way this war will ever end is when one of them is dead . . .

MCW Elite Champion Mike Hercum’s mystery tag team partner turned out to be none other then the MCW Heavyweight Champion, Christian Vaughn — whose hair, I swear, seems to be getting higher every time I see him — with Minka by his side. Wilbur’s mystery partner turned out to be none other then Supa Lucha, who seemed to complement Wilbur’s style. Vaughn and Hercum had a simple strategy: cut Lucha off from his corner and don’t let Wilbur in. Sound strategy, can’t fault it. It seemed to work for most of the match, until Lucha found an opening and rolled to his corner, tagging in Wilbur, who was more then ready to clean house. The end to the second impromptu match came as Hercum went for a sharpshooter on Lucha — only to end up taking a Whitlock Cutter from Wilbur, who then pinned him! (Hey, Mike — how’d that plan of yours work out? Not like you’d hoped, I’m betting. . .)

Shasta had a message for the Elite Champion: “You get to wear that belt for at least two more weeks — because on July 3rd, you’re going to defend it. . .against Wilbur Whitlock!”

(Another question for the Elite Champion: wow, karma’s a real bitch, true??)

As the crowd moved several feet back from the ring, the tables were set for the XXXEXTREME Rules Two of Three Tables Match between Big Hurt and Luscious Larry Lavender. Larry went through the first table after Hurt choke slammed him off the ring apron; Hurt went through the second table to tie the score at one apiece after Larry powerbombed him off the ring apron! The two were on the ring apron later in the match trading blows, the top rope holding each man up. . .but when they clinched up, the impossible happened — BOTH MEN WENT THROUGH THE 3rd TABLE! The bell rang, and the match was declared a draw. A chorus of boos and a chant of “ONE MORE TABLE” went up; Shasta announced that on July 3rd, both Hurt and Larry would go at it again, so that this match wasn’t wasted.

If anything, tonight was a night of surprises. This series was a helluva way to start the summer off — and who knows what kind of heat would July bring?

Until next time, I am The Reverend Rogue Six, and I’ll see you at ringside!