Brown Bag Special 2!

Last week TNA had a sale going on.  Among other things, they had $27 off any orders over $75.  and freeshipping for all orders over $40.  So I ordered three more Brown Bag Specials: 1 Banner, 1 Figure, 1 Shirt, and 4 DVDs each.  I got one last year. Here is what I got with the ones I ordered last year around this time.  Last year it was about $63 and they didn't do the free shippign thing.  This year?  $48.

Banners
AJ Styles Banner
Impact
Kurt Angle

Action Figures
Matt Morgan
Jay Lethal
Kevin Nash

T-Shirts
Party Marty
AJ Styles--Comic
Main Event Mafia

DVDs
Bound For Glory 2006
Hard Justice 2006
Final Resolution 2006
Turning Point 2006
No Surrender 2006
Sacrifice 2010
Genesis 2010
Bound For Glory 2010
Immortal Forever?
Best Of The Bloodiest Brawls Vol 1
Nevermore: The Best Of Raven
Heaven Sent, Hell Bound: The Best Of Christopher Daniels

Not quite as good as the last one.  I already have all the stuff that is crossed out.  Some, like the Raven and Christopher Daniels DVDS and Kevin Nash figure I will probably just give to either Jason or Ross, and the Bound For Glory 2006 DVD I will give to Ross because I know Jason already has it.  In fact he had two copies, which is how I got it in the first place.  I will probably keep the Impact banner.  I got that one last year, but I wanted it and I know where to use it.  The Dungeon is basically a loft and I have the one from last year hanging over the entrance to my bedroom, so I have to walk through it every day.  Might hand this one over the entrance to the Dungeon.

The other banners are ones I wanted, and the shirts are (mostly) cool.  MEM is always cool and the AJ Styles one is one I thought about ordering to begin with.  Instead I got it for cheaper then if I had.  The Party Marty one stumped me though/  After some research, I found out that he is from British Bootcamp.  He had 1 match in TNA and that was it.  But he got a shirt.  Not a good looking shirt, but I might keep it just for the novelty of it.

The DVDs are good, at least the ones I didn't have.  Both added a ton to my collections for those years, giving me a total of 8 from 2006 and 5 from 2010.

Might order another one next year.  If not, then I will next year.  Either way, looking forward to what I get next time.

TCW--November 4, 2013

After a recap of last week's episode, Col. Parker was talking to The Rock N Roll Express of the phone.  He was giving them directions and they were there to take out The Empire.  Then Shane Williams came in.  He wanted his job back.  Col. Parker said that he had to earn his spot back.   He said he understood that and that was there to earn his spot.  Before Parker could say anything, Sigmon walked in and Parker gave Shane a match against him tonight.

The announcers ran down the card for tonight and then it was time for the first match.

Sigmon defeated "King" Shane Williams with the Winner's Circle.  Williams nearly had the match won with a Piledriver, but Sigmon managed to get his foot on the ropes.  Apparently the Piledriver is legal.  As far as I know the only legal Piledriver is Undertaker's Tombstone Piledriver, but maybe it is still legal in TCW.  They mentioned that Williams is from Nashville (where I think the show was) and while I didn't really care, it was interesting to know that, on the day some stuff I ordered from TNA left Nashville, I was watching a show that took place there.

Backstage, Boyd Bradford was yelling at the Hounds Of Hell for losing the Tag Titles to Genetic Perfection last week.  They weren't too happy about it either and swore to get the belts back.

Before the next match, they had an ad for TCW and their new shirt, which looks pretty cool.  Zach Gowen was in the ad.  He did better talking then the one with Matt Hardy earlier int he show.  For some reason, at one point, I thought he looked a lot like Icarus.

The Empire defeated the Rock N Roll Express when Greg Anthony pinned Ricky Morton after interference from manager Matt Riviera.  It was an Empire Rules match, what ever that is.  Lots of comedy from the Rock N Roll Express,but it was entertaining.

They showed a video about the New Orleans Fight Club, Scott Anthony turning against John Saxon and joining the Empire, and his attack last week which cost Saxon his Best Of 7 Series against Kincaid.

Then they showed highlights of Vordell Walker's mach against Dan Sevren from last week.  I forgot tha they mentioned that Sevren is a former NWA champ, yet when Rob Conway took on Lance Hoyt a few weeks ago, they didn't mention that he was the current NWA Champion.  (and yes, I know that Conway lost the belt at New Japan's Wrestle Kingdom 8 show.  but when this episode aired, he was still the champ.  In fact I think it was a week or two before the NJPW Invasion of NWA Huston since that was in late November)

A Good Weekend For Minnesota

This past weekend was a good one for Minnesota's pro wrestling scene.  I thought about posting about this yesterday, but figured I would wait and see if anything happened today.  Nothing did so here is the post.

First, MR T IS GOING INTO THE HALL OF FAME!!! not Minnesota related, but I'm excited about it.  Plus I didn't want to start the next one with First twice.

Second, F1rst apparently put on a really good show on Friday.  From the sounds of it they packed First Ave.  Only downside is they don't post their shows on Youtube or do DVD sales or anything.  They have a clip from the end of Arya Divari's match, but that is it.  Better then nothing.

Third, on Saturday or Sunday, AWF announced they are doing a show at Grand Casino Mill Lacs, which I'm pretty sure is the biggest venue they have ever ran a show at.  Sounds like they have a new set with lights and smoke and stuff too.  Not sure if that is being used on the TV show yet though since I am a bit behind.

And Fourth, Steel Domain is getting TV again!!!  Ok, this might be old news, but I just read about it on Sunday.  Steel Domain is some of the first non WWE and TNA stuff I ever watched when I got back into wrestling.  I would set the VCR to record it and TNA Explosion because they were on at 3 in the morning Sundays and I usually have to be at church around 7:30-8, so I couldn't stay up.  Even better is it sounds like they joined the United Wrestling Network!  The name of their new show is Championship Wrestling From The Twin Cities and uses the same basic design as Hollywood and Arizona.  I thought it might be AWF that joined them some day, but this is better because more Minnesota wrestling for me to watch!

AWF Sunday Shockwave--October 13, 2013

Figured a good way to start things off is with a show based in Minnesota.

This week, for the first time ever, Sunday Shockwave is in it's new 60 minute time slot!  and they are coming to us from Otsego, Minnesota.

After a quick recap of past events (mostly involving Arya Divari.  He's kind of pissed at Tony Denucci and Johnny Parks)  Tony was talking to his wife on the phone.  It had something to do with Johnny getting beat up a couple weeks ago and TV taping getting back on schedule.  He was interrupted when DJ Draper walked in with John Johnson and Black Stallion.  They were their to talk business.  The pointed out that Randy Raynes beat Johnny Parks a couple week a ago (After Stallion and Johnson attacked him backstage.)  Stallion says that because he is the champion, he should have some say in booking and that Raynes deserves a shot at Elite Champion Craven Knyte.  Tony books the match.

After that Johnny is in his kitchen looking in a fridge.  Aaron Corbin was there to talk to him.  He wants something tonight and did everything Johnny asked him to do (not sure what.  missed a few episodes.)  Johnny had a great idea, a match with another returning wrestler tonight.

Stallion, and Johnson were walking down a hall giving Raynes a pep talk.  They told him about his match tonight.  He left to get his gear on and Stallion and Johnson entered a room.  Denucci and Parks walked in and barricaded the door, trapping them inside.

Time for the in ring potion of the show.

"The Extreme Assassin" Craven Knyte (C) Defeated Randy "The Rain Maker" Raynes to retain the Elite Championship and continue his 18 month title reign.  Through out the match Draper wondered where "you guys" were and was shouting instructions to Raynes.  Late in the match Raynes tries to use the title but the ref took it away and Raynes walked right into a Knytes Out, allowing Knyte to get the pin.

A video for Udo punching trees was shown.  He said he wanted to be champion and had a new goal.  Didn't say what it was though

CHris Jordan Cut a promo on Aaron Corbin, who he will be facing later

Johnny was in the office looking a Cub Foods flyer and commenting on the bargins when Cody Rice walked and introduced himself.  He wanted to prove himself in AWF and asked for a match.  Parks said he was impressed by Rice's guts and would talk to him later.

Udo defeated Big Al with the Coconut Breaker.  If you have never seen Big Al, he looks like he could be a fat brother of Jay and Mark Brisco.

Parks was in his office talking ont he phone when Sammy Savard walked in.  Parks thought he wanted a another match against him.  Savard said yes, when Parks is healed.  Parks booked him in a match next week against Wildcat.

Damien defeated Cody Rice with the Chokeslam From Hell.  Rice had a city councilman from Rice County in his corner, but I have no idea how to spell his last name.  Rice needs to lose some weight and wear different trunks, because his white trunks make it look like he is wearing a diaper

"The Genuine Article" Chris Jordan defeated Aaron Corbin with a Top Rope Elbow Drop.  Jordan had the former principal from a local school in his corner.  During the match, they went to a commercial break.  Since I was watching on YouTube, there was no commercial and instead they just said "And we're back" a few second later.  Then they talked about stuff that happened during the "break"

Tony Denucci was in the office trying to think of someone he could call to help Parks out in his war against Draper's men.  Whoever he called said he would help Parks and help him regain control of the company.




During the main event, there was a line that was hillarious.

Parks: The Crowd is going bat nuts crazy!
Draper: What about Bachmann?

For those who don't know, Michele Bachmann is a US Representative from Minnesota who has been known to say some....well...crazy stuff. (That is the most recent one as of this writing.) Minnesotans everywhere breathed a sign of relief when she said she wasn't seeking re-election this year. Unfortunately she said she wouldn't stay silent, so we get to look forward to more bat $#!t crazy stuff from her.  yay.

Time To Kick Out

Guess what! This site isn't head yet!!! I just didn't have anything nice to say so I didn't post anything. I explain it better on The Freak Show because I had the same thing happen there.

So the site is going to be updated hopefully regularly from now on, but not about WWE.  Sure I will talk about them from time to time, as well as other bigger promotions, but instead I think I will use this to highlight some indy feds that I follow that don't really have any results posted, even on their own sites.  So now they will.

BTW, if any of the feds I cover here want to hire me for anything, let me know.

Sorry.  Had to put that in there.  You never know who might stumble across this.

For the most part, I won't be doing real in depth stuff.  Mostly like the results back in the early days of Pro Wrestling Torch (Read some of the "This Day In History" articles to see what I mean.

Also, you might see a bunch of episodes for certain shows in a row.  That is because I was doing well until a trip out east in early December kind of messed me up.  and I was kind of behind on some stuff anyways.  So I kind of just plow through a bunch at a time as I try to get caught up.

Enjoy