South Beach House Show
May 27, 2014 19:55:57 GMT -7
Post by howardschilling on May 27, 2014 19:55:57 GMT -7
The following report was submitted by Joseph Farvanda of Miami.
- Hey everyone, just got back from the South Beach show at the J. Ollie Edmunds Center in DeLand and I gotta say, after the latest episode of South Beach TV my expectations were REALLY high. Usually house shows have about four thousand people, and J. Ollie holds about five thousand for Hatters' basketball games, but this was an almost legit sellout. The merch stands had all the latest gear from all around the NWA including a new NWA World Champion shirt for Samoa Joe from Cali Pro with his path to the title on the back. Bell time was six pm and they started letting people in three hours early just to make sure that everyone could get their fill of food and whatever souvenirs they could.
- The show opened with JBL in the ring welcoming everyone to the show but he got QUICKLY cut off by The Southern Gentlemen and The Mavericks, both of whom wanted to know if The Bullet Club were the rightful South Beach Tag Champs. JBL upheld the decision to a chorus of boos from the crowd but decided to make two matches for tonight. Our opening contest was going to be Johnny Gargano vs. Chuck Taylor with the stipulation being that the partner of whoever won the match would get to challenge a member of The Bullet Club. If they won that match, they would be receiving a shot at the South Beach Tag Team Titles at the next episode of South Beach TV. Not gonna lie, sounded kinda confusing...but at the same time there's the promise of at LEAST two above average matches tonight. Not much to complain about there....
- The opening match was Gargano vs. Taylor and.....WOW! What. A. Match. Both men were moving around a little gingerly but the hatred between them was palpable and they laid everything on the line for our enjoyment. Gargano eventually picked up the victory when Taylor tapped to the Garga-No-Escape. Those two set the bar high for the rest of the show. Great job.
- Austin Aries then came out and challenged PAC to a match but Dolph Ziggler came out instead......ooooookay? Ziggler said that even though Aries was an accomplished performer in the NWA he was still a newcomer to South Beach and what better way to do that than go up against the only man on the roster capable of stealing the show every night. Ummmm Ziggler? Dude? You haven't been seen in South Beach in two months. Cut the bull. A ref comes down anyway and we have a match.
- Ziggler ended up submitting to Last Chancery in a solid match. Looked like both guys were trying to shake off ring rust here but both men got to show off their considerable in ring ability.
- Kenny King came out to a chorus of boos saying that now he got rid of "Ridiculous" Rhett Titus, he was going after the NWA North American Title because Harry Smith is about as threatening as a Pekingese. Ouch.....can SOMEBODY get Harry some Aloe Vera for that burn? He then beat up a jobber who was so unimportant I didn't bother to catch his name. After the match King would apply a Regal Stretch until Titus came in and chased him off.
- After that we had an intermission, which is HIGHLY unusual after three matches. I got out of my seat and immediately went to the merch stands where they had autographed pictures of all the top stars throughout the NWA. Picked up a Kyle O'Reilly, Samoa Joe, and James Gibson as well as a replica NWA North American Title. Got back to my seat without getting food....thank god there's some fast food joints around here because I was building a thirst, just in time for the show to start back.
- Bobby Roode came out and said after sustaining a concussion two months ago from Sister Abigail at a house show he's had to watch as Bray Wyatt, the false prophet of the National Wrestling Alliance, brought one of the best pure wrestlers in the NWA under his thrall. He said that with all due respect to Adam Pearce and The Militia of NWA Three Rivers, this was not their battle and that he wanted redemption and he wanted it TONIGHT! My section buzzed with anticipation and it was then that I noticed someone behind me. I brushed it off and went back just in time to see Claudio Castagnoli come to the ring! Claudio told Bobby that last week he lost his best friend due to the demented mind of a so called Eater of Worlds. He told Bobby that if someone as Roode as he wanted to square off with the Bullet Club he'd need some backup....and he'd be more than happy to help. Bobby and Claudio shook hands and called out The Bullet Club!
- The J. Ollie Center sounded like a swarm of bees waiting......and eventually the lights went out! Now I know that you're not supposed to record during these events but I couldn't help myself....and Bray had a microphone.
Bray: My my would you look what we have here: two children, speaking words that they do not believe, thinking thoughts they cannot know, off to fight the big bad monster that they think took their jobs and friends away from them. Robert and Claudio you have no idea what you are asking for. You are opening yourself up to the onslaught of a legion of foes you cannot hope to prepare for and as such you will reap what you sow. Christopher and I will fight you this day, and if your families need to know where you've gone.....all they have to do.....is follow....the buzzards........ - Bray Wyatt and Chris Hero defeated Bobby Roode and Claudio Castagnoli after Jon Moxley came out for the distraction. Great match between four superb talents that was tainted a bit by Moxley's interference. Tyler Black came out for the save and said that as long as Moxley was out here it was time for his proving ground type match. PAC came down to complete The Bullet Club contingency but Austin Aries came out as well to even the odds! Interesting times make for strange bedfellows don't they?
- Tyler Black defeated Jon Moxley in what was almost a lumberjack match. The lack of matches made sense here as it seemed like JBL got the two of those guys together and told them to put on a show for as long as possible. They went thirty minutes back and forth with both factions on the outside threatening war. Eventually it broke down when Hero tried to provide a distraction but got stopped by Claudio. There was mass confusion and in the middle of it Eva Marie crawled out from under the ring and got up on the apron! It was at that moment that the person in the row behind me, clad in a trench coat and hat, got up and jumped the railing! Everyone in my section was COMPLETELY baffled but started booing when the man revealed himself to be Adam Cole! The ref was preoccupied with Eva Marie telling the rest of Victoria's Secrets while Cole nailed Moxley with the South Beach TV Title! Everyone was SO confused but Cole slid out just in time for Black to make the cover for the win. After the bell rang Black looked at Cole in complete befuddlement as he backpedaled towards the dressing room.
- After the show the wrestlers came out to sign autographs and trust me when I say that Eva Marie is as clueless and ditzy in real life as she is on TV. She plays her role well. Everyone was really cool but my only complaint was that Wade Barret and CM Punk weren't here.
