PRO-WRESTLING WITHOUT PITY
ALL-STAR CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
COURAGE 107 - RECAPLET
18 MARCH 2010
BARAKALDO, SPAIN
* ACW World Champion was spotted backstage, nervously pacing up and down. That was, until one Jade Argent appeared and announced that he would be the next challenger for the World Title and the Bounty, which this week would be worth $600,000. Both men traded barbs for a bit, before Trey Vincent popped up; Argent's two Czech valets were with him. Trey stated his belief that Jade Argent would definitely be the man to end the Original Pulp Hero's run as Champion, thereby setting up a battle between Sports Entertainment's Present (TV) against Sport Entertainment's Future (Jade Argent) at the LEGENDS IV pay-per-view. Trey disappeared to have sexual intercourse with the two Czech valets, while Argent stuck around to throw one last insult at the Original Pulp Hero. Funnily enough, Alias didn't stick around for that.
* Khristain Keller was seen ranting away in SilverHAWK's office, bemoaning about how Argent attacked him at the FOR QUEEN & COUNTRY 2010 pay-per-view, costing him the Spirit Of ACW Title. Keller conveniently missed out the bit about attacking Ramey and Argent the previous week. HAWK called him out on that, but agreed that Argent's actions at the pay-per-view would not go unpunished. Keller stated that he didn't have anything to show in terms of titles or awards in his recent history, and insisted that he deserved a shot at the World Title as a way of changing everything. Keller took potshots again at Ramey and Argent, and threw one Trevor Wilson's way for good measure. Keller went on to suggest a series of weekly matches leading up to LEGENDS IV, and the overall winner would attain a shot at the World Title. SilverHAWK felt it was a good idea, but brought up again how Keller was embroiled in a developing antagonistic relationship with Jesse Ramey. All Keller had to say about that was he was looking forward to painting the walls with Ramey's blood.
* The first match of the show happened to have The SOBs taking on the tandem of Ulf German and Malk Al-Haq. The SOBs, not seen on regular ACW programming since the pay-per-view nearly a month prior, were looking to get back into the hunt for the Tag Team Titles. On the other side of the coin, Ulf and Malk were looking to make a splash in the division by working together on regular ACW programming for the first time after several matches as a tandem in the All-Star Academy. The result was a very spirited contest between both teams; all four men went all out, working very hard to win the match for their respective team. In the end, The SOBs prevailed in a great showcase for the Tag Team division. After the match, however, a beast of a man -- who looked like the same man who attacked Orlando Grant the week before -- popped up to dismantle The SOBs and Ulf German. By the time order was restored, the mysterious beast disappeared without a hint of emotion.
* Jenna McMullen had the unenviable task of helping introduce a new hire to the fans watching on in the arena and at home. Zhang Tao was his name; hailing from China, claiming to have some Zen-like powers that would help him in his wrestling, and also made subtle comments about the size of the chests of Spanish women. Classy. Zhang Tao mentioned once his visa issues were settled, we'd see him in action.
* Meanwhile, relatively new hire Sven Avsbern was sitting in his locker-room, looking not too happy. He was supposed to have a match with Kati, Trevor Wilson's helper-monkey. During the opening match, however, it was made known to Sven that somehow or rather Kati had gotten out of the match. Sven felt slighted, and made references to being considered unimportant enough to fight. Sven ended things by marching out of his locker-room to do something important; presumably to hit the buffet line.
* Jenna McMullen was showcased as being on her break next, and she was hanging out with Buddy Saxon. It seemed like a random pairing at first, but it was revealed through the course of their banter that Jenna's sister was going out with Buddy's uncle. Okay. Buddy was more interested in being forlorn over his winless streak. Jenna attempted to cheer him up, and her surprisingly-sensible pep talk worked on Buddy.
* The second match of the show was also a tag team match; the Pop Culture Phenoms, Tag Team Champions, defended against the tandem of Abilities (William T. Rex and Abraham Swift) who had earned a shot during one of the recent All-Star Academy events. The pace was breakneck from the moment the bell rang, and despite a fluid showing from Abilities, Ed and Klein were just on a whole another level and made rather quick work of their opponents. Once again, the Phenoms retained and did so in impressive fashion.
* That would not be the end of their night, though. Just as they were about to leave the ring heads held high, the lights went out. As per the course in recent weeks, the SlyTron came alive with mysterious eyes and an equally-cryptic message being delivered. This time, it appeared as if there was to be talk AND action. When the lights came back on? The tandem of Abilities had been strung up by the ring ropes. Ed and Klein declared innonence, and they were right to for they were soon maliciously attacked. It seemed as if The Entourage (Spike Saunders and Callie Urban) had landed in ACW; the former fWo Tag Team Champions sent a strong signal to the rest of the world that they were here to save ACW, no matter what it took to get the job done.
* After commercials, the Phenoms were shown backstage being tended to by medical experts. Rud Albion popped up to check on their conditions, before engaging in polite conversation regarding Johnny Depp and shaggers. At the end of it all, Albion made a sly reference to possibly one day challenging for the Tag Team Titles. Ed wisely pointed out that all Rud needed was a partner.
* Sharc and his valet Sarah were somewhere in the arena, with Sharc confessing for his sins. Sharc then got all awkward and dramatic, scaring even Sarah. It concluded with Sharc declaring that there was no God.
* Chris Moliano was in his locker-room, no doubt in the last stages of preparation for his showdown with Z that he'd been waiting for. Alas, referee Mark Shields conveyed the news that Z had not even made it into the country. Moliano was incredibly furious and threatened to explode until his paramour, also a referee in Paige Allen, calmed him down.
* Jenna McMullen graced us once again, this time conducting an impromptu interview with rising star Orlando Grant. Orlando talked about a variety of topics; including the beast of a man who attacked him the previous week and The SOBs & Ulf German earlier on in the show, fatigue at doing double-duty for ACW and the All-Star Academy... and most importantly, how he'd been granted a shot at the Scorpion Fighting Title. Orlando was candid about his chances, but ultimately underlined he was hungry enough to topple Omega and become the new Scorpion Fighting Champion.
* That led us right to Orlando and Omega battling it out, with the Scorpion Fighting Title at stake. It was a terrific fight, with Orlando really showing off the leaps and bounds he'd made since his debut (nicely enough against Omega himself) last October. Both men threw everything they had at each other, and it ended with Omega squeaking out the victory. After the match, Iceman came into the ring and attacked Omega, demanding that the time for games and unfair non-singles matches for the Scorpion Fighting Title was over. He officially challenged Omega to a one-on-one fight at LEGENDS IV with the title belt at stake.
* Up next was Jesse Ramey being given some air-time to wax poetic about certain topics, which was a spot hosted by... yes, Jenna McMullen. She was a busy bee indeed. Ramey spoke about his incredible match with Vince Jacobs at the most recent pay-per-view, and hinted that he'd like a rematch soon. Ramey also touched on his current situation with Khristain Keller and Jade Argent, suggesting who he would like to face at a match at LEGENDS. Ramey also stated that he would stay in the industry, and in ACW by extension, until the fans stopped caring for him. Judging by the reactions he was getting lately, it'd be safe to assume that Jesse Ramey was going nowhere.
* Shawn Jessica Hart was in action next against JP Boudreau, who'd been slowly developing himself in the All-Star Academy. Here, JP put up a spirited fight against the man that was almost the ACW World Champion. SJH's sheer awesomeness finally shone through after a tight battle, and The Prime Minister of Gettin' Sinister had picked up the win.
* However, SJH wasn't quite done. He expressed shame at what he did to referee Henry Irwonsen last week, and invited the most senior of officials in ACW to have an in-ring discussion next week. The idea would be to talk things out, and put everything behind them. Shawn seemed sincere in his desire to make things right.
* Renaud Cardinal, who had been stationed at ringside for the entire evening calling the shots, suddenly made his way backstage to have a chat with Midnight Cowboy. They must be really good friends. Cowboy talked about Trevor Wilson, unsurprisingly, and expressed that he would like one last chance at the Spirit Of ACW Champion. No gimmicks, no proxies; just him and Wilson, one-on-one. Cowboy ended by stating that he'd be watching Wilson's match against an undetermined opponent later that night with great interest.
* Next up, Vince Jacobs went nose-to-nose with Rud Albion. Both men appeared to be equally matched, with Albion taking the opportunity to once again display his unique style of offense. Vince Jacobs, with years of experience and a plethora of titles to his name, was not about to go down so easily and eventually did come out on top. Despite the very confusing attempted interference of Sharc's valet, Sarah. Sharc himself did pop up after the match, and got smacked in the face by Vince's boot for his troubles. Something was definitely going on between Vince Jacobs and Sharc.
* A slightly down-spirited Orlando Grant was seen traversing down a hallway, wondering what could have been during his match with Omega earlier on. He ran into Sven Avsbern, not seen since very early in the show. The two men had words, with Sven insinuating that Orlando and the rest of the Scorpion Fighting division were being silly fighting so hard about a title belt they knew nothing much about. Orlando put Sven in his place, to which The Swedish War Machine had no real comeback.
* Fresh off his win, Vince Jacobs was interviewed by John Mullins regarding several issues. Most pertinent of all was Vince being somewhat quiet recently. Jacobs responded by saying that he was sick and tired about talking the Hall Of Fame, because it should have been a done deal already. Vince also had some disparaging remarks about Jesse Ramey and Sarah, Sharc's valet. The former ACW World Champion told Sarah that he was awaiting an apology from her, and said it should be obvious where he could be found, hinting at the large star on his locker-room door.
* Trevor Wilson, ACW's only current double champion since he controversially resurrected the Television Title weeks ago, entered the ring amid much hate from the crowd. Wilson reiterated that Midnight Cowboy was done as far as the Spirit Of ACW Title was concerned, and candidly offered anyone in the back a chance to face him. As luck would have it, Spike Saunders answered the call. Spike (with Callie in tow) and Trevor appeared to have a pre-existing relationship from years ago, and despite Trevor's irritation that a ghost from the past had come back, the Spirit Of ACW Champion nonetheless went ahead with the non-title match.
* A match that began with much promise, and unfortunately ended within minutes. Just as the fight between Trevor and Spike was heating up, Midnight Cowboy came up with a brown sack in his hands. Callie Urban hopped into the ring and teamed up with Spike to deliver a double-clothesline to Wilson, drawing the disqualification.
* That merely allowed Midnight Cowboy to unbelievably hog tie Trevor Wilson, making the Spirit Of ACW Champion look like a roasted pig. The fans went crazy, and needless to say, Wilson was humiliated beyond belief.
* Backstage, Z mysteriously popped up, drawing confusion even from Mark Shields. Turns out, Z had merely bluffed that he was out of the country so that his match with Moliano would be postponed. Z went on say that he wanted Mark Shields to ask an important question, so Mark did; the bastard referee of ACW asked Z who he really was. Z responded with some quirky statements, but if one were to take the first letter of each sentence that was sprouted... one would get 'Z IS BORST'.
* A video package that touched on a bit of mythology featuring Koschei The Deathless played on the SlyTron for the second week in a row. Weird.
* Following last week's events, KSZ/Iceman was a match many was looking forward to. Including KSZ himself, who attacked Iceman from behind as the latter was making his way down to the ring. That got the match started prematurely. From there, the action was non-stop. Iceman tried his hardest to hang with Zimmerman's brilliance and even had moments where he could have won, but Keith dug deep and won the match with an amazing Cockscrew Brainbuster. Match of the night thus far, edging out Omega/Orlando by a hair. After the match, Keith shot a warning to Trey Vincent; judgment day was coming soon. Was the WWE bringing back that pay-per-view already?
* Buddy Saxon showed why he could have a career as a peeping tom, as he spied on Ed and Klein. Both men were having a bit of an argument for whatever reason, until Buddy stepped into the room. Hilarity ensued when Saxon said he was so excited he needed to me, and Ed deadpannedly told him there were places for that. Long story short, Buddy announced that he and a friend had formed England's Best... and they wanted a shot at the Tag Team Titles at the upcoming pay-per-view. Once Buddy left, Ed scoffed at the challenge and claimed that he and Klein were in for an easy payday should they make it to the pay-per-view.
* KSZ and Vince Jacobs had the same idea; both men were done for the evening and therefore decided to leave the arena. They ran into each other whilst doing so, and had a bit of a chat. KSZ told Vince how frustrated he was that Trey Vincent basically cheated his way to the #1 Contendership. Jacobs offered Keith some advice, who in returned insisted that Vince Jacobs really did belong in ACW's Hall Of Fame.
* Trevor Wilson had regained his composure backstage, and after doing what he needed to do and telling Kati what she needed to hear, proceed to pay a visit to Omega. It seems Trevor was asking for a favour of some sort. Sexual or not, nobody would know until next week.
* Finally, it was time for Alias to put up his World Title against glory-and-money-seeking Jade Argent. The match started off with Alias opening a can of surprise whoop ass on Argent. Slowly but surely, Jade got himself back into contention. Both men were equally matched and having standout moments... until predictably Khristain Keller popped up and headbutted Argent, earning him the disqualification win. Trey Vincent showed up next and screamed at Keller. Once banter was made, Keller revealed he would be happy to help Jade win the $600,000 by kicking the Original Pulp Hero's ass.
* That led briefly to a 2-On-1 Handicapped Match, which never got started. Because Jesse Ramey was the next man out and insisted that if Keller could help Jade, he should be able to help Alias. Naturally, SilverHAWK showed up on the SlyTron, pissed at the clusterfrussness that was developing. He thereby announced a Brothers In Arms Match; Alias and Ramey versus Keller and Argent, with the World Title and $600,000 still up for grabs for Jade Argent should he or Keller get the decision over Alias or Ramey.
* And that brought us to the tag team battle. All four men fought each other with vigour and immense intensity. It was eventually Jesse Ramey that managed to pin Keller, but it seemed as if Keller didn't kick out when he clearly could have. That caused Jesse to be incredibly upset and demand Keller to get back into the ring. Jade Argent, as one could imagine, was left empty-handed. And Alias looked into Trey Vincent's eyes, worried that the #1 Contender was not agitated over the fact that Jade didn't get the job done. No, Alias was more concerned with what Trey had planned next, as it seemed to dawn on Vincent that perhaps he needed to get the right people to do the dirty deed.
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