Latest / Bradders Grappers / THE 'RITZ' and Glamour of PROGRESS - Epi 13

Transcript

THE 'RITZ' and Glamour of PROGRESS - Epi 13 · Bradders Grappers

0:13
Hello and welcome to. Brad's practise.
0:17
Episode. 13 I am PETA, as always sounding slightly.
0:25
Rough because I've had a soft throat most of the week.
0:29
And did not particularly help my cause.
0:35
Going to a concert last night to watch Hot Milk and My Voice.
0:40
Is a wee bit. Tender today.
0:44
That said though, I'm going to try and do a quicker.
0:50
Show. For.
0:51
This episode, at least as we are a.
0:55
Week removed from last Sunday Which?
0:59
Saw progress come to town for chapter. 186 I believe entitled
1:09
and noisy neighbours. So let's quickly.
1:14
He says look through what happened.
1:19
Well the pre show saw. Cougar.
1:22
From Noah, he took on Dean Almark in.
1:28
What was a fairly. Fun little match helped by the
1:35
antics of one session Moff Martina.
1:40
Where? Martina literally grabbed the
1:43
microphone. Before the bout.
1:45
And said Cougar had. To prove that he wanted.
1:49
To be in the family. Cougar won this match.
1:56
Not a whole lot really to to talk about.
1:59
Really. So we we won't.
2:00
Spend all day on it. Needless to say, the.
2:06
Aftermath saw session Moff not. Too happy with Cougar as he had
2:12
pushed. Martina off the ropes.
2:17
The aftermath saw Cougar picking up the victory and Session Moff
2:21
being very happy that he had chalked up the win.
2:25
Things ended with Almark picking up the can.
2:29
Of Red Stripe. Other beers are available.
2:34
And proceeded to try and neck a tiny bit of it down on the
2:38
stage. Got a good response.
2:41
From the the fans and. Sorrows.
2:46
Eventually heading into the main part.
2:50
Of the show, so the. Opening match was what I've
2:58
written down as the match of. The day.
3:03
The Battle of Manchester. As Luke Jacobs.
3:07
And the Manchester Stallion, Tom.
3:10
Felwell got it on this. Was such a fun, hard hitting
3:19
contest, it's got to be said. Some lock.
3:27
Get your words out. Not choke.
3:29
Some nice lock UPS at the beginning, all a bit kind of
3:34
nicey wrestling. But then Jacob slaps Tom.
3:39
And we get the palms flying from both men.
3:44
And this really was when the match began to take.
3:47
Off. Jacobs hits a.
3:49
Snap suplex on the wooden floor to Tom and if you've walked on
3:55
those wooden. Floors at the O2 Ritz, you will
3:59
realise that. There's no particular.
4:01
Give to him. As there wouldn't be any other
4:04
time. I did like the the commentary
4:08
though by Warren Banks on progress when he he said.
4:14
If. Those that have been here and
4:17
have seen the wooden floor, they've recently been varnished
4:20
which makes the floor harder to wish.
4:24
Yes, there is some. Truth to that, but.
4:27
It did. I did like that little ad Lib
4:31
from him. Tom begins to get some massive
4:37
red marks on his chest. Almost.
4:38
Looking like a Robin coming from the chops of one Luke Jacobs.
4:45
We then had a roaring. Elbow, followed by a German.
4:49
Suplex and Michinoku driver from Jacobs but Tom kicks out.
4:55
For two. Both.
4:58
Then begin to hit forearm trades.
5:02
A farewell hits a. Lariat, a Spear and a.
5:05
Pop up powerbomb, but Jacobs kicks out.
5:10
We then have a superplex. From Jacobs to.
5:13
Tom followed by a sit down powerbomb again gets a 2 count
5:21
Tom for the most of this. Part was the one that.
5:25
Seemed to get most. Of the.
5:29
The beating if you want to say. In this but it was.
5:34
Far from being A1 sided contest, he did get stuff in.
5:42
We then had Jacobs going for a hidden.
5:44
Blade. Which saw Tom ducking down.
5:48
Followed by a super kick. From.
5:50
Felwell Jacobs hits a Northern. Line allow you.
5:55
For it too, however. He then hits a second Northern
6:00
Line lariat for the win after the match.
6:05
It sees Jacobs. Picking up farewell, giving him
6:10
a hug, letting Tom just having all the.
6:16
Taking all the plaudits. From the fans in Manchester.
6:22
This this. Seemed very much a case.
6:25
Of. Jacob's going.
6:28
Out of his way to make Tom look. We know how Tommy's.
6:33
Anyway. Tommy's great.
6:35
If you've seen Tom in the ring, you know he can go.
6:38
But. This.
6:39
Just seemed a case of Jacob's making Tom look even better,
6:46
which again it seems. Hard to do but.
6:49
Because he's already. There, but farewell.
6:53
This what? This could have been a.
6:56
This could be a. Defining match in his.
6:58
Career, I think. Because Farewell's done
7:02
exceptionally. Well on like the Northwest
7:05
scene, but with this performance we may see him.
7:10
Possibly getting booked elsewhere which would be great.
7:16
For for Tom, because by now I think he deserves it.
7:20
He's done. He's battled so hard all over
7:24
the place. And to be fair, it's.
7:28
It'll be great to see Good. Things happening to good people.
7:33
That match lasted 11 minutes and 38, but it did not.
7:40
Feel. 11 minutes, 38 again my standout match.
7:46
Of the show, though, they. Did have a couple of matches
7:51
which. Could have give it a.
7:52
Run for its money. We then had a promo.
7:59
With Simon Miller coming out and saying that he was not.
8:03
Clear to Wrestle spoke. How his arm had gone numb and.
8:09
Said it was. Due to neck.
8:10
Trouble, but he. Doesn't know when it happened.
8:16
Because he's wrestled. A couple of times, but was.
8:19
Told by the doctors to rest for six weeks.
8:21
To give him some rest. Which is all.
8:24
He was needed, then said. It.
8:29
Kind of coincided with him last being pinned, which was against.
8:33
Charlie Sterling and said. When the next show, which I
8:40
believe is Vendetta? At the Electric Ballroom, he
8:45
challenged Charlie Sterling to a match.
8:48
Charlie obviously came out, spoke.
8:51
About how he was a. Massive fan of Simon Miller with
8:55
ups and downs. Again, who isn't?
8:59
But then claimed. That obviously that Miller had
9:04
pussied out and said he. Didn't.
9:08
Want to fight? Then brought.
9:11
Simon's girlfriend into it and made a comment that I had.
9:17
Passed to a couple of. Friends up in the balcony that
9:21
Miller had come out in a black. Leather jacket and did give off
9:26
Goldberg vibes from like the two.
9:29
Thousands, to which Sterling was quick to bring this up as well.
9:36
And called him a. Goldberg knock off but then
9:42
again started talking about Miller's girlfriend and said
9:46
that he'd show her what a real jackhammer was and also that.
9:51
He would prove that he was worth every pound, obviously.
9:56
Not then too connected, Simon. Took umbrage with this, decided
10:02
to throw punches but of course. He got the beat down.
10:08
Took two heavy. Blows to the balls.
10:12
Sterling left side, arriving in pain in the ring.
10:18
And that effectively. Sets up their match now at
10:22
Vendetta, so match number 2, so Adam Maxstead coming out running
10:32
the Manchester. Crowd down while covered in
10:35
baby. Oil.
10:37
Ridiculous amounts of baby oil that has.
10:39
To be set as he. Flexed and well flexed
10:44
effectively. Challenged.
10:47
Anyone to come out and face him and obviously if you have Jacobs
10:52
on the card, Ethan Allen is not going to be.
10:56
Too far away? And saw Allen giving, Max said a
11:03
couple minutes in the ring. So we had.
11:07
Allen hitting a penalty kick and a dive through the ropes to Max
11:12
said. A stun gun and a dropkick from
11:16
Max said saw him. Turning the tide, Alan was then
11:21
whipped. Into the corner and so.
11:24
A really scary bump. Into the middle turnbuckle
11:28
because it looked like he tried to stop himself and slide and
11:35
seems to just almost take a little bump and go face first
11:39
into the turnbuckle. Did not look very nice at all.
11:45
Alan fights back with a submission hold where he puts
11:48
Maxted in a. Single leg Indian leg lock.
11:54
Leans back but then kind of pulls the arms in so it kind of
12:01
looks a bit like a Indian leg lock with cattle mutilation
12:08
combo. It looked brutal and even I
12:13
would not, even I would not want to take this move.
12:17
Balan gets the tap out. Win in 3 minutes and. 48.
12:24
A good a good little. Match for what it was.
12:30
So. Always good to see Alan back in
12:32
Manchester and picking up wins and some Manchester having a 2
12:38
nil lead. Which you rarely see on.
12:41
Shows it feels for me. With.
12:44
Like the two big national ones match #3.
12:51
Was take Mayfair's. Going up against kid Lycos.
12:58
It was back in the. Ritz in June when we hit.
13:01
Almost 42°. Where we saw Lycos.
13:05
Beginning to have. Healish.
13:07
Tendencies rise. As it saw Lycos.
13:11
Gym winning the tag team titles from the Sunshine Machine.
13:18
That was due to a hammer being put in the boot of Lycos, so I'm
13:24
using it against Chuck Mambo to win the belt.
13:30
However, this. Match.
13:33
Saw Lycos avoiding take as best as he could.
13:37
In the early going, Mayfair's being the.
13:41
Better of the two. An arm.
13:46
Grab by Lycos, so him. Grabbing Tate's arm.
13:51
Over the top rope. Pulling it down.
13:54
Kind of. Wrenching the the arm out of the
13:56
socket in a way, then putting his arm behind his back and
14:00
driving Tate's shoulder into the ring post on the outside.
14:08
Lycos at this point. Was in total control Tate.
14:12
Explodes with a. Huge.
14:14
Clove line a five star elbow sees A2 count for.
14:19
Mayfair's Lycos goes for the shoulder, continues to go for
14:26
the shoulder. Hits Ala.
14:30
Described as 1/2. Nelson brain Buster, I think.
14:35
It was. Just not very well.
14:37
Cinched in. To be fair, Lycos then goes.
14:41
For a Swanton. Bomb and misses.
14:44
Lycos. Accidentally finds himself in a.
14:47
Tree of Woe this is. Mayfair's setting up for the.
14:52
Coast to coast, but. If you take so much time, you
14:57
kind of tell what's going to happen, Lycos gets himself.
15:02
Free hits an insecure. On Mayfair's straight after.
15:10
Well, they're. Mayfair then gets hit.
15:13
I'm sorry. Mayfair then hits a Pepsi plunge
15:16
to Lycos Momentum. Sees Lycos rolling.
15:21
To the outside, to which he reaches.
15:24
Underneath the ring ropes and grabs a hammer.
15:28
Places it. In his knee pad uses a high knee
15:35
to Mayfair as Tate looks dead and buried.
15:39
At this point, every time Lycos seems to try and dispose.
15:44
Of the hammer, The referee. Just cheques on Lycos, and he
15:48
has to kind of continue to say, oh, my, Mini's gone.
15:52
Mini's gone on vine. Just check on him, check on him.
15:57
Eventually Lycos just rolls to the outside, discards the
16:01
hammer, and as he gets back in gets hit with a running knee.
16:05
To the jaw, Mayfair's. Picks up the victory.
16:11
In. 13 minutes and 28. Having.
16:17
Watched it back since it. It was a lot better.
16:22
Than it was live because I think this match was one of those that
16:28
probably would have been. Better suited to the electric.
16:32
Ballroom because this felt more more of.
16:38
A proper progress that that would have been, obviously.
16:43
Suited to a London crowd. Again, original.
16:48
I think it should have been Mayfair's versus Michael Oku.
16:51
Obviously Oku was not there because he's had an injury, so
16:57
Lycos came in. Like a week before as a
17:02
replacement so. For what it was.
17:06
It did its job it. Keeps Lycos looking like a
17:12
cheating. Bastard.
17:13
As he, as he. Is in progress and Mayfair.
17:19
Still. Keeps going picking up wins so.
17:22
It. It was a win, win match #4.
17:32
Saw the progress. Women's Championship as session
17:36
Moff Martina. Look to RIP.
17:39
The title away from the new champion in rain, Leverkusen.
17:46
Haven't seen too much of rain if I'm perfectly honest.
17:53
I've seen her on a couple of shows, I think the last show I
17:57
saw. Her on was Eve back in August.
18:04
Because I'll be honest, I don't watch a whole lot of Progress or
18:09
Rev Pro. It's normally a case of I have
18:12
to be. At the shows to see them.
18:18
And just how I am. I can't particularly.
18:21
Afford buying all these subscriptions.
18:26
But I did make the point that arguably.
18:29
Rain had home field advantage being in the rainy City of
18:33
Manchester, which is a little problem because Manchester has
18:39
not been that rain in recent times.
18:42
So pucks paid to that. Theory that Manchester reigns
18:47
constantly. But.
18:48
We move on from these comments. Session Moff tries to get the
18:54
better of things early on, but rain always seems to be a step.
19:00
Ahead. Martina then changes things.
19:05
When she uses Cougar. As a shield attacks Labour.
19:09
Cousin taking her to her favourite place in the Ritz.
19:14
Which is obviously the bar. Froze her into the the wooden.
19:20
The wooden. Well, the bar which is.
19:25
The wood at the side of the bar. If that's what I'm trying to say
19:29
instead of the wall. After telling the crowd, this is
19:36
a thing that I've realised on quite a few shows now.
19:40
The crowd need to realise. If a wrestler tells you to.
19:45
Move out the. Way you move.
19:48
Out the way, because Martina shouted at least several.
19:52
Times for the crowd to move out the way and people were even
19:57
just. Even.
19:58
Too pissed to be listening. Or just thought.
20:02
Oh well, they. Don't mean me, no.
20:04
They mean you move out of the fucking way, but yeah, that that
20:12
happened. We then had a drop.
20:15
To hold. By Martina to Ray.
20:19
Cougar who? Seems like someone that does
20:25
not. Want to get caught?
20:28
Up in all these bad things, but he's being taught them anyway.
20:36
Dutch, Marty and I kept grabbing Cougar's hand, sticking his
20:39
middle finger up and showing it to the crowd.
20:43
Which Google bless. Him just looks completely
20:46
oblivious. To what on earth?
20:48
Is going on a true fish out of water but he's.
20:57
He was told by. Session Moff to kind of like
20:59
help her. Out.
21:00
So he grabs the foot. Of the champion rain turns
21:05
around, gets. A spear for her troubles.
21:10
We then see a Indian, another Indian leg lock, this time by
21:15
Session Moff, but while she's trying to put the hold on.
21:20
Rain. Chops a fair few times and they.
21:24
Looked very strong. Chops.
21:30
I think it's fair. To say Rain goes to run at
21:35
Martina, but Seshemov jumps out of the way and into the arms of
21:40
Cougar, then takes. A2 footed.
21:44
Attack through the ropes. Is then.
21:48
Hit with three German suplexes. And a flying head, but by
21:54
Levakuzen Rain tries to. Put a elevated Boston.
21:59
Crab on Martina session muff while.
22:03
In the hold and trying. To fight out of it.
22:06
Tells Cougar to pass her the beer.
22:10
Much in the same way that Popeye would need spinach, so she
22:15
takes. A gulp of beer.
22:18
Waits for rain to turn around. Spews the beer.
22:22
In Rain's eyes hits a spear and a.
22:25
Corkscrew suplex draws A2. Moth again shouts.
22:32
For a beer. So this has Cougar.
22:35
Taking a mouthful session of holds, Rain tells him to.
22:40
Spit it at her instead. Sprays it on mum as session of.
22:46
Refers to itself as this. Is rain hitting Thunderstruck
22:52
and and retains her title in 10 minutes and 10.
22:58
This was a really. Fun match to watch.
23:02
I can, I could. Watch this again again I.
23:07
Don't. I don't see Leverkusen.
23:09
That much but from what I've seen of her.
23:11
She's always impressed. And session of I just.
23:15
Always loved. Seeing session of she's always
23:18
fun and again this. Was a really.
23:24
This was one of my kind of not in the top three matches of the
23:30
day, but. It was.
23:31
It was up. There for for fun in what I and.
23:37
What I. Enjoyed on the show.
23:44
We then had the interval as we came out.
23:48
We had a video package. For.
23:51
Scott Olbermann and Chris Ridgway.
23:56
Chris Ridgway was not in the O2 Ritz because he's been dealing
24:01
with illness. So.
24:05
Olbermann came out to do his traditional.
24:08
About maybe 5:00 to 6:00. Minute entrance with.
24:13
All. The phones.
24:16
All the phone camera lights being shown and moving.
24:19
Side to side. Like it's a concert and then we
24:24
have. The rarity that we.
24:27
Don't see? Often on Northwest shows of
24:33
Oberman taking the microphone and saying that Scousers are not
24:40
kind of scaredy cats. I can't remember.
24:44
The actual term which. Saying all this stuff about.
24:50
Scousers to a Manchester crowd, you know what you're going to
24:53
get from the Mancunians because we.
24:58
We shall. Always get on.
25:00
I think it would be a fair. Assessment, though, it was fun.
25:05
To be stood in the. Balcony with a Bolton fan, a
25:12
couple Mancunians and to the right of me we have the scout
25:16
wing. Which?
25:19
Which always makes wrestling shows.
25:21
Fun. When you have kind of a mix of.
25:25
Kind of. I can't.
25:28
Think of the word my mind is not working well today.
25:31
I will say that when you have a mix.
25:34
Of people. So Oberman comes out, informs
25:40
everyone that Ridgeway is not there.
25:43
Which was? True.
25:45
So he wants to have an open challenge, but.
25:48
Obviously he doesn't. Want to face a Mank?
25:50
Because. He does not want to.
25:52
Face One. Which drew a few boos.
25:56
Has to be, said the Manchester crowd giving Oberman grief as.
26:02
Well. Any time he tried to.
26:04
Speak. The challenge was answered
26:08
though. By the.
26:10
Deathmatch Prince in Drew Parker.
26:14
Which slightly off. I'm so glad to see.
26:18
Drew getting booked on a top. Show having I've only seen him
26:26
very fleetingly at TNT back when it was.
26:34
The Big Gay. Brunch and then the deathmatch
26:37
tournament that I went. To.
26:41
I'd only heard of Parker. Sort of like a bit, but having.
26:47
Watched him, I can see. Why people Really.
26:51
High up on him. So we had Parker.
26:56
Come out with his entrance of Sorry, you're sorry you're not a
27:00
winner and the. Progress did the horrible.
27:07
Thing of cutting the best part of the song when you have the on
27:14
the on the actual tune. We got it once, but not the
27:17
second. Time.
27:18
So Boo, you progress. So obviously.
27:23
This went Match 5 Oberman versus Drew Parker, so Parker sidesteps
27:31
Oberman as he went. To go shoulder first.
27:36
That's why I'll rephrase that. Because my notes are wrong,
27:39
Parker sidestepped Olbermann, running at him as he went to.
27:44
Hit a spear. So I'm going straight into the
27:49
ring post. Shoulder first, then hit a swan
27:54
a lovely. Swanton dive to the outside on
27:58
Scotty. Parker.
28:01
Who, as we know, does more death matches than kind of like normal
28:08
stand alone wrestling matches. Grabs a chair.
28:11
Sandy Beach tells him no, that's not.
28:14
What the the show is? Parker like a little kid.
28:19
Just going, oh, come on. It's just it did make me.
28:25
Chuckle at that. But still uses.
28:29
The chair, kind of legally. Sets it up, puts.
28:34
Scott on it, and Parker just kind of trots around the ring.
28:40
Like a horse in dressage. Speeds up towards the final
28:44
turn, hits a running crossbody and.
28:50
At this point, we see. Olbermann's got a nasty kind of
28:56
like. Graze on his elbow, which?
29:02
From our vantage point, look quite gnarly.
29:08
But. Again, this this match was
29:12
didn't hinder this match at all. We see a Froak frost to drew by.
29:19
Scott on the middle rope, which sends Drew crashing to the
29:24
outside. This is where.
29:26
Olbermann kind of gains control, hits the Spinal Tap.
29:32
Olbermann chops drew but for. Me, Drew Chops, Scott.
29:38
Three times as hard, then hits a Brett Turnbuckle move.
29:45
Where it's. Kind of like sternum first,
29:48
Scott takes his time and despite Drew fighting back, sees Scott
29:54
hitting ride the lightning. But.
29:58
Because of how well he hits it. Parker rolls out.
30:04
Oberman then hits his two. Shoulder.
30:06
Charges into the corner, so it's almost like Spears into the
30:10
corner. Parker then hits a rewind
30:14
cutter. Scott goes.
30:16
For the. Spirit of the Blues Tombstone.
30:19
Drew. Rolls it into a pinning
30:22
combination, but gets a 2 immediately.
30:28
Hits A2 footed. Stomp to the stomach.
30:32
Olbermann hits a. Big spear on Parker.
30:37
Parker then hits a Meteora. Olbermann then gets his knees up
30:43
when Parker I think he goes to. Hit AI.
30:48
Think it was AI, think it was a swan Tommy went for because he
30:56
got the knees up. Pack was.
30:59
A bit in pain, then hits the. Spirit of the Blues, Tombstone
31:04
for Victory. In 9 minutes and 39 seconds.
31:10
This was. At the time my second favourite
31:14
match of the night going into. This it felt like.
31:21
Everything was being pushed towards trying to make Oberman
31:26
look. Like the star, but obviously
31:30
with. Ridgway not being there, those
31:34
plans kind of. Went but with.
31:38
Parker coming in, it felt not so much.
31:44
Of. Scott trying to be the.
31:46
Star, it felt more like. Parker had come in and took what
31:52
should have been Scott's crowning night.
31:56
If you want to put it that way. But what it did do having
32:02
thought about it more. It helped.
32:05
Both men because it had Scott winning or getting his win back.
32:10
If you like, but it's. Shown that Scott could make.
32:14
Other people look good as well. I just hear a scream.
32:23
It made Scott look good. Putting Parker or making Parker
32:28
look even. Better, so I did it.
32:37
Saw Scott making Drew look. Really.
32:39
Good in the ring, Parker equally made Scott look an absolute
32:47
nightmare. To face as well.
32:50
This match really just helped. Both men out in my opinion.
32:55
Hopefully we see. Both these men attending
32:59
progress shows, getting more more appearances on them because
33:06
I really enjoy these two and. Yeah.
33:10
Thumbs up to this match. Match number six.
33:16
Saw. RPD making his return to.
33:20
Progress. As he.
33:22
Took on Charles Crowley. This was a really.
33:26
Strange match for me. Well I take a sip of water so we
33:35
had RPD getting. Poked in the eyes.
33:37
Early on by Crowley, RPD. Just throwing wild punches.
33:44
At Charles Crowley just. Dodging him and kind of poking
33:49
fun at him. That he's that it was.
33:52
Embarrassing that he couldn't connect.
33:53
On him eventually. Lands one that knocks the quote
34:00
unquote twat to the mat. Twat to the Mat sounds like a
34:07
book title for. Doctor Zeus, I feel but.
34:11
There we go, Crowley slaps. RPDRP.
34:16
D then uses somebody punches from his boxing background.
34:21
Hits a. Sling blade and a spinebuster.
34:24
For two. We get Crowley.
34:27
Hitting a spinning flatliner RPD.
34:31
Hits a springboard. Cutter which was quite nice,
34:35
then hits a Superman punch which I think everyone.
34:39
Thought that was probably. Going to be.
34:41
It does not. Get the 2 count.
34:46
Crowley. Then catches RPD.
34:50
Hits the weasel clutch. As they described it.
34:55
Then kind of like a manable claw, just to kind of.
35:00
Complete the the deal RPD. Taps out.
35:05
For a submission win. To the spectacular twat Charles.
35:10
Crowley. 6 minutes and 41. A short.
35:15
Match but I think. For.
35:20
Where they may be going, I think for RPD it's.
35:24
A case of they're slowly. Going to build him up.
35:30
I think they probably have him have a few losses and then look
35:34
to kind of build his momentum. Or one can hope.
35:38
That's where they're going. Crowley, who I thought was a.
35:45
Good guy anyway in. Progress, but again, I don't
35:49
watch. Progress that.
35:50
Much to really know everything. But RPD raised.
35:55
His hand, and Crowley just didn't seem shocked by that, it
36:02
looked like. But yeah, it was.
36:06
It was a serviceable match, 641 not not much, nothing bad.
36:16
A good match is what I can say. It was not average.
36:20
It was it. Was just a.
36:23
Very low key. Good match.
36:28
Then we come to one that tried to topple the opening match for
36:34
the Progress Atlas title. We had Will Cruz taking on J
36:40
Joshua. Oh dear God, Oh dear God.
36:50
I have quite a lot of notes. Here.
36:52
So yeah. But I may try and trim it down.
37:00
We started with literally 2 meaty men slapping meat.
37:07
Slaps are. Plenty going on early doors.
37:12
Both men hit cent on standing, cent on splashes.
37:19
J Joshua tries to chop will, but will, obviously.
37:24
Having been to Japan, Will taken I feel far more stronger chops
37:30
than he will in the UK, but when?
37:34
Will Chops. Oh dear God.
37:39
Have mercy on their souls. Big moves from both men.
37:46
We then went to a forum. Trade off which?
37:53
Seemed like it felt very. Much like a.
37:56
Japanese style match this one. Not too much high flying.
38:01
Or. A whole.
38:03
Lot of wrestling, but strong. Style bout so after they've.
38:13
Kind of just went. Full out.
38:14
Forearm trades for a fair few seconds got the crowd.
38:19
Going eventually with it. Joshua then hits a clothesline.
38:27
A big. Clothesline at that.
38:29
They then trade. German suplexes and seem to gain
38:33
energy every time they took one. A double.
38:38
Clothesline. This had.
38:40
The Manchester crowd there was. A fair few that.
38:44
Was standing during this this. Bout because it was a.
38:50
Bloody. Meaty.
38:53
It was meat versus meat for this.
38:59
We then had a running. Head butt, which was.
39:01
Punched in mid air by. Will.
39:06
A boot by Will, and then a leaping insegury by Joshua was
39:13
met by a sent on by. Will.
39:17
A sit down powerbomb by. Cruise Game Day 2A Superplex by
39:24
Joshua to Cruise. From the top rope, followed by a
39:29
running headbutt. And a pile.
39:32
Driver by Joshua only gained a near fall.
39:37
Joshua then puts a sleeper hold on Cruise while on the top rope.
39:44
Cruise then carries Joshua, who is not a little man at.
39:50
All cannonballs with cannonballs J.
39:56
Who was on him into the turnbuckle in the opposite
40:01
corner hits a cruise. Control for a 2.
40:06
Slaps. Of Defiance by J Joshua.
40:11
Followed by a luge, a large lariat.
40:16
By Cruise hits a second. Cruise control for the win.
40:21
Superb match. Went 9 minutes and 50.
40:27
I didn't. Expect it to go kind of that.
40:30
Long considering the amount of hefty moves they were doing
40:35
this. This was an app I think.
40:40
Anyone that saw this match? Put together.
40:43
Was going to say it. Was going to be a banger, but
40:47
even then it. Surpassed that.
40:50
This was incredible. And maybe it's.
40:55
My bias I have. For the opening match with two
40:59
bank unions, but. This is This is.
41:05
Really up there with it. It's.
41:07
Pushing. Top spot but.
41:13
I'm I'm allowed to be biassed on my own?
41:15
Podcast so this. This just.
41:18
Rates. Maybe by not .1?
41:24
Less. Than than Jacobs and Felwell
41:29
call me biassed if you want. But I don't care.
41:34
Really love this match and then we come to the main event.
41:43
So before this this match, my mate John.
41:51
Evening, John. If you're listening.
41:53
Or afternoon. Or morning.
41:56
He'd made the point that if. Leo Rush.
42:00
I'll tell you the match first match a main event.
42:03
Was. Karen Noir against black heart.
42:07
Leo Rush, I've probably. Ruined the.
42:10
Spoiler of where I'm going. With this but my mate who?
42:16
Does like Leo rush? But detests the black heart
42:21
gimmick. Told us.
42:25
All up in the balcony. That.
42:27
If Leo Rush comes out in the black heart gimmick that he is
42:30
leaving because he. Hates it because it's stupid.
42:37
And so of course, when the the intro video came on, he
42:42
disappeared, arguing with someone as he went.
42:48
To go to the toilet. Good to hear him but good a good
42:54
50 foot. Away saying how garbage the
43:00
gimmick is. So he'd obviously disappeared
43:07
for a bit. And when he returned?
43:09
Rush was. Still going through his entrance
43:12
and he was fuming still at this whole gimmick, which is saying
43:16
just get in the ring, get on with it.
43:21
Which was so. Much.
43:22
It was so funny. So you have Rush, whose gimmick?
43:30
Was like supernatural spooky and you have Karen Noir who's
43:39
equally theatrical and having this is your main event.
43:50
Which was almost like 2. Theatrical, supernatural,
43:55
whatever you want to go down the route of, I would much.
44:01
Rather have. Two wrestlers fighting for a
44:08
title or high stakes than. What we actually got?
44:12
Personally, because I've made the point before and many people
44:16
have wrestling, wrestling is good when there's a lot of
44:20
bollocks on it. However, having this.
44:27
Kind of bollocks as your main event.
44:30
No, not for me. I'll.
44:33
Be honest, I am not a real fan of Karen Noir entrance alone.
44:40
I do like the entrance however I find him dull to watch in truth.
44:52
Just my personal opinion. Leo Rush I've seen a couple of
44:58
times. I've normally enjoyed his stuff,
45:02
but this? Black heart character.
45:05
Just. I think I spent more time
45:08
chatting to people during this match than the actual kind of
45:14
watching. The only.
45:19
The only. Bits I can remember was.
45:21
Rush. Diving to the outside and then
45:27
diving a second time and Karen Noir just suplexing him through
45:33
chairs. Then I think we had a spot where
45:38
Karen Noir kept trying to. Grab his.
45:41
Necklace and then almost acting like he had a heart attack
45:46
because the heart was burning through the the necklace and I'm
45:53
watching this thinking. How is this a?
45:55
Main event. It was.
45:59
I'm no I'm sorry if this is a semi main event yes I won't have
46:05
a problem with it. But you put on your best matches
46:13
as a main event. The best match you can have.
46:17
I this felt more like a mid card match with all the the stuff
46:24
that was going on and even if they did.
46:27
Like some. Good wrestling in between all.
46:30
The. Extracurricular stuff
46:33
completely. Took me out of it. 19 minutes
46:36
and 11 seconds. Karen wins with a punt.
46:40
Kick. I.
46:41
I'll be on I hated. This match and if those that
46:47
listen to my. Podcast the other day about
46:52
Future shock where? I didn't so much shit on it, but
46:56
I said it was a very one match. I said.
46:59
Was a very sloppy. Match.
47:02
And at least there were reasons. For why it was sloppy.
47:10
But I did give reasons how they why do we why it was?
47:17
Sloppy. This could be overdramatic that
47:21
made this look like Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle at
47:25
WrestleMania 21. I hated this match so much as I
47:33
went into this match thinking. I'll.
47:36
Benefit. The doubt is it can't.
47:39
Make it a bad match there will I know.
47:42
There'll be a lot of. People saying I'm talking
47:45
absolute. Shit, that's your opinion.
47:49
My opinion is I want wrestling to make some sense and having
47:57
all this. Spooky.
48:01
Whatever. Is not how you have a main
48:04
event. Now I know people say, well, the
48:09
undertaker. Used to do all this stuff.
48:12
And Papa Shango. Yes, yes they did.
48:16
But if you have watched the matches, it was pretty much all
48:19
wrestling. It was the.
48:21
Build up that would have all that spooky stuff.
48:25
They should join the match and I.
48:27
Hated it. It was the.
48:29
Worst match on the card? I know, I know a few people that
48:36
said this was the. Best match on the.
48:38
On the show, that's your if you. Like stuff like this.
48:43
That's that's good. We're all allowed to have our
48:46
own opinions. There will be people that.
48:49
Think the Cruz and Joshua match wasn't that good?
48:54
Because that's not the. Style that they like fine.
48:59
That is your opinion and we're all allowed, but for me and my
49:03
personal take, I hated it. I thought it was crap.
49:11
Am I upsetting anyone with it? Probably, but I hated it.
49:20
And so considering I watched. 3. Shows over this weekend.
49:26
This one I put at the very bottom of that pile.
49:33
Because. I don't think I need to repeat
49:36
myself, I hated it. And if there's anyone that
49:39
wants. To play a game.
49:41
Rewind this. Podcast or just this bit?
49:46
Not that I'm saying you should drink, but if you wanted to do a
49:49
shot, drink. Or a shot thing.
49:54
This would probably. Be the best time.
49:55
Because you'll. Probably be pissed after about.
49:59
20 seconds in, but yeah, not the way I wanted to end this
50:06
episode. Of the podcast because overall
50:10
the show was really good. My friend that came with me.
50:15
This was her first. Time watching progress.
50:19
Because she only watches. Kind of like.
50:22
Future show called the odd local Show.
50:27
I think she enjoyed it. I'd love to know what her.
50:30
Reaction was. To that main event I may have to
50:34
ask her. I may add this.
50:38
To the podcast. Down later on Spoil I.
50:42
Probably won't, but yeah. Show overall.
50:49
It was. It was.
50:49
Really good. Well, I could be going.
50:52
Back more than likely. Because they have announced that
50:58
the next show in Manchester. Will be at bowlers.
51:02
At the BEC Arena around the time it's.
51:07
For the love of wrestling. So it's going to be.
51:12
I think it's. I can't remember what it's
51:14
called now. For the love of progress.
51:18
That's it. Which I think is on the. 20th of
51:26
February. While I check the calendar yeah
51:30
20th of February 8:00 PM start which I.
51:34
Don't. Enjoy because these shows can go
51:37
on a bit and leaving there is an absolute ball ache.
51:44
For those that have done these shows, but you do have an
51:48
evening with Eric Bischoff. An.
51:50
Hour or two before. Because last year they had Lex
51:55
Luger. When it should have been Ric
51:57
Flair and I was. Told by a lot of people.
52:01
It was really great. So I kind of wish I'd done to
52:05
that and the year. Before that it was.
52:08
Sean Waltman doing an evening with him.
52:13
So yeah, it was it was a good show.
52:21
What have I got up next in terms of wrestling shows?
52:25
I am going. To Oh yes, so next.
52:29
Weekend I am in Liverpool. For the double header show.
52:35
For TNT Wrestling, pardon, so I can't.
52:43
Remember which one it is. I think it's ignition in the
52:49
afternoon. Followed by cold.
52:54
I think it's cold. Day in hell.
52:56
Later on where the main. Event is Lucy Sky and Emerson
53:03
Jane in a death match so. 2. Women not alien to the context
53:13
of death matches. Especially.
53:15
Emerson Jane, who's been a fair few now.
53:19
Lucy Skye, who had. Won a couple.
53:23
Months ago, so that will be fun to watch, but there's a lot.
53:29
Going on that that weekend of. That Saturday, I should say.
53:34
I should be stood with. Friends from the Group Chat
53:38
wrestling podcast. A good bunch of people, so I'm
53:44
looking forward to. Catching up with them, I will
53:48
see a couple of friends that. Will be there as well.
53:52
If you do see me in Liverpool, come.
53:54
Say hi. I'll be there.
53:57
In more likely on to be a. Red and black Plaid shirt like
54:07
Foley. And a woolly hat so you'll know
54:11
who I am. But for now, thank you for
54:17
taking the time to listen. To this crock of whatever.
54:21
I have been PETA Brad. 'S.
54:24
Catch me on Instagram. I'm still undecided.
54:29
To do a Twitter. Page solely for this whole.
54:35
Brad's grappers thing. Because we haven't.
54:40
Been talking. For long it's been less than an
54:41
hour, which is what I always aim for.
54:44
So this has been a. Mini pipe sized podcast.
54:48
Really. For me.
54:51
But yeah, catch me on the. PETA Brothers.
54:55
On X. Capital P, Capital B.
55:00
If you haven't checked out the. Future shop double header.
55:05
From the last episode, I. Recommend you go back.
55:08
To it because. Jack Beto and me had a lot of.
55:11
Fun regarding that. Had a couple of nice comments
55:16
from certain. People.
55:18
Over it. I wish it's always nice because
55:22
I always try and make everyone. Come across better than.
55:30
Maybe sometimes the. It doesn't.
55:32
They don't. Portray themselves as.
55:35
Being but yes. Thank you for for listening to
55:41
this podcast. I will.
55:45
Either see you in Liverpool next week or social.
55:52
Either way, have a. Good.
55:55
Rest. To your weekends.
55:58
Have a good week. Stay safe.