ESW
Full Throttle
March 20th, 2004 from Eldredge Bicycle Club in
Tonawanda, NY
1.
ESW Tag Team Title: Purple Rain & Grappler X beat the New
City Thugs (J-Man & R-Haz) when Purple Rain pinned R-Haz to
become new champions.
-As J-Man went for a flying elbow on Grappler X and R-Haz went
for a flying somersault senton on Purple Rain simultaneously,
both Purple Rain and Grappler X moved, resulting in J-Man coming
down on R-Haz with the elbowdrop. Purple Rain, then Grappler X
piled on top for the pin to become new champions.
2.
Randy Walker beat Cade Cassidy after the Vertical Limit Frog Splash.
-Jonny Puma came to ringside with Walker. At one point, with Cassidy
outside the ring, Puma attacked Cassidy while Walker distracted
the referee.
3.
Benjamin Smythe beat J.P. Hawke with a rolling reverse cradle.
-The newest member of Team Cooper, Brandon Thurston, assisted
Smythe in his victory and attacked Hawke following the match.
4.
Dre Gibson beat "The Blade" Lance Steel after the Death
Valley Driver.
-Dre Gibson won yet another battle of powerhouses, defeating Lance
Steel. Although littered with interference from Gibson's manager,
Clayton T. McAllister, Gibson impressively picked Steel up and
drilled him with the Death Valley Driver for the victory.
5.
Chris Cooper beat Johnny Adams* with the Flashover.
-ESW Commissioner Dan Murphy introduced Adams to the ESW crowd.
Chris Cooper then came out and told Adams that if he wants to
be in ESW, "you have to get through me." After Cooper
won, he locked Adams in the ankle lock, which brought out ESW
Heavyweight Champion Mastiff to run-in for the save, dumping Cooper
over the top.
6.
ESW Hardcore Title / Gratwick Deathmatch: TSK beat Omen to retain
the title.
-After yet another brutal match between these two, TSK gave Omen
a vicious piledriver, making it appear this will not be the last
time Omen and TSK do battle.
7.
Jonny Puma beat Damien Alexander after the Jonny on the Spot on
a chair.
-On an event where Puma's bodyguard Ice was suspended and banned
from even attending, Randy Walker made a cellular phone call to
Ice while at ringside. Commissioner Dan Murphy attempted to restore
order, but could not against three men. Ice came out from the
back door and assisted Puma in his win, the match ended with Puma
hitting the Jonny on the Spot on a chair while Walker came off
the top-rope with a flying forearm, only after Alexander was attacked
with the chair.
8.
ESW Interstate Title: Danny Magic beat Shade by disqualification
for Shade to retain the title.
-After Shade was disqualified for using a foreign object, Magic
demanded an immediate rematch, which Shade answered by misting
him in the face.
9.
ESW Heavyweight Title: Mastiff beat Sakura by submission with
the Sharpshooter.
-After Mastiff retained the title, Chris Cooper came to the ring.
Team Cooper members, Benjamin Smythe and Brandon Thurston came
out to distracted Mastiff, but were foiled, with Smythe getting
hit with a German suplex from the champion. Cooper and Mastiff
then viciously attacked each other in a wild pull-apart brawl
to end the show. Soon after the show ended, it was officially
signed by Commissioner Dan Murphy that Mastiff will defend his
title against Cooper at Anarchy.
