ESW
Revolution
January 24th, 2004 from St. Johnsburg Fire Hall
in Wheatfield, NY
-ESW
Commissioner Dan Murphy opened the show, talking about the several
television cameras present as ESW events will now be taped by
both Wrestlevision and Wrestleblast TV. After
running down the card, he introduced the ESW Heavyweight Title
challenger for the night, Danny Magic. Magic, the most hated wrestler
in Western New York, antagonized the crowd and said he would win
the ESW title tonight.
1.
ESW Tag Team Title: New City Thugs (J-Man & R-Haz) (c) beat
J.P. Hawke & Damien Alexander by disqualification to retain
the title.
-J-Man got the microphone before the match started, in which he
took the time to brutally insult the stench of the audience.
-Damien Alexander and J.P. Hawke were disqualified when Alexander
gave senior official Christopher Burns a belly-to-belly suplex
after Burns was distracted when Hawke tagged to Alexander. Alexander
proceeded to destroy everyone in sight even after the bell rang.
2.
ESW Hardcore Title: TSK (w/ Edgar) (c) beat Grappler X after the
mailbox bomb to retain the title.
-Following TSK's victory, the lights went out and Omen suddenly
appeared. Omen, with new music and a different look, attacked
ESW Hardcore Champion TSK with a crowbar.
3.
Damien Alexander beat Ice after the Cardinal Sin.
-Jonny Puma, with his bodyguard Ice came out for an interview.
Puma mentioned how at Season's Beatings, Ice accidentally
speared Puma. There was some noticeable tension when Puma said,
"Hey, I didn't hire you for your brains, big guy." Puma
then put out an open challenge for Ice, who was not preparing
for a match. Damien Alexander, still visably angry from the incident
in the opening match, came through the curtain to accept the challenge
and defeat Ice in a battle of powerhouses.
4.
El Lucho Grande vs. Purple Rain ended in a no contest.
-Very early in the match, Sakura ran out (sporting a new mask
and new attire) and viciously plowed through Purple Rain and El
Lucho Grande, giving Purple Rain a superplex. Clayton T. McAllister
saw this as an opportunity to gain a new client and made his entrance.
Although Sakura at first also seemed hostile to McAllister, it
looks like Sakura has become his second client (along with Dre
Gibson) in ESW. And before Sakura left, he drilled El Lucho's
head into the mat with a frightening variation of a brainbuster
reportedly called the Akuma Driver.
5.
Cade Cassidy & "The Blade" Lance Steel beat Benjamin
Smythe & Chris Cooper when Cassidy pinned Smythe after a frog
splash.
-This match saw two former challengers to Chris Cooper's ESW Interstate
Title get at least some revenge after they were both cheated out
of possible victories over Cooper.
6.
Casket Match: Shade beat Jonny Puma.
-The stipulation in this match, Puma being so confident he would
defeat Shade, was that Shade could pick a style of match of his
choice. Shade came out, perched on a casket and it was clear Shade
would once again be involved in a casket match. When it appeared
Puma had the match won, Puma's bodyguard Ice came to the ring
and shockingly gave Puma the Frostbite. This left Shade to roll
Puma into the casket for the huge upset win.
7.
"The Nightmare" Dre Gibson (w/ Clayton T. McAllister)
beat Crazy Cris Cavana after the Death Valley Driver.
-In this bitter grudge match, Gibson attacked the same leg of
Crazy Cris Cavana that he fractured six months ago. It was also
a battle of two very powerful men, with "The Nightmare"
winning out.
8.
ESW Heavyweight Title: Mastiff (c) beat Danny Magic after the
Crude Awakening to retain the title.
-Mastiff once again proved why he is Empire State Wrestling's
Heavyweight Champion. Danny Magic however, proved himself more
in this match than any match previously in his career. Magic came
close on multiple occasions to defeating Mastiff, including with
the a new move he debuted called the Anarchy Slam. But the night
again ended with Mastiff's Crude Awakening and the ESW Heavyweight
Title staying around his waist. Magic even seemingly admitted
defeated, that Mastiff was the better man as he reluctantly extended
and shook the hand of the champion.
