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http://www.cheap-heat.com/rockstar-wed-mar-18-mathis-vs-rhino-in-dayton-oh/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/rockstar-wed-mar-18-mathis-vs-rhino-in-dayton-oh/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:30:13 +0000 Nate Stein Indy/Puro/Lucha ECW Rhino Rockstar http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=10398 Rockstar: Wed, Mar 18 – Mathis vs. Rhino in Dayton, OH! RockstarProWrestling.com facebook.com/events/430100140481633/ From Nate Stein: WEDNESDAY, March 18 at the Rockstar Pro Arena, 1106 E. Third ST in Dayton, OH at 7 p.m.: * Rockstar Pro champion “Relentless” Ron Mathis vs. RHINO! After showing he would do anything it takes to win, Ron Mathis […]

Rockstar: Wed, Mar 18 – Mathis vs. Rhino in Dayton, OH!
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From Nate Stein:
WEDNESDAY, March 18 at the Rockstar Pro Arena, 1106 E. Third ST in Dayton, OH at 7 p.m.:

* Rockstar Pro champion “Relentless” Ron Mathis vs. RHINO!
After showing he would do anything it takes to win, Ron Mathis is now the Rockstar Pro champion. But one man may be the one to stop the “Relentless” turncoat…former WWE, ECW, WCW, TNA, & ROH superstar RHINO!

* WSU champion LUFISTO vs. “Best of the Best” Alex Colon!
* Benjamin Kimera vs. Duke Beefhammer! (see comments from Beefhammer at youtube.com/watch?v=HebkrDIvJCc)
* A scramble match for a future Rockstar Pro Title shot!

All this & more for just $6! Tickets available at the door.
Support this event on Facebook at facebook.com/events/430100140481633/
Flyer: bit.ly/rockrhino

Also, Rockstar’s next iPPV ‘Spring BREAK!’ takes place on Friday, April 3 (show support on Facebook at facebook.com/events/1549471138647833/)

* Battle of two former Rockstar Pro Champions:”Baddest Man Alive” Aaron Williams vs “the Lariat” DJ Hyde!
* Re-match from “Unstoppable:””Sick & Twisted” Zakk Spadez vs “End of the World” Jake Omen!
* Plus, “Bulldozer” Matt Tremont & more!

Get new Rockstar merch and DVDs at rockstarprowrestling.com/html/store.html!

Listen to Rockstar’s podcast network at rockstarprowrestling.com/html/podcast.html:
* Backstage Pass – a Rockstar Pro wrap-up
* Punks & Pinfalls – covering indy music and indy wrestling with CW & GeeGee
* Real Alien Talk – it’s the paranormal, conspiracies, & more with Scarry Garry & Ben

See the latest from Rockstar, including their weekly Wednesday event at youtube.com/user/rockstarprowrestling or see their Wednesday events in person at 1106 E Third ST in Dayton, OH!

http://www.cheap-heat.com/top-5-reasons-to-watch-wwes-nxt/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/top-5-reasons-to-watch-wwes-nxt/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2015 23:48:06 +0000 Bill Wright Top Lists Adrian Neville AJ Lee Alexa Bliss Batista Bayley Becky Lynch Blue Pants Bray Wyatt Brie Bella Brock Lesnar Cesaro Charlotte Colin Cassady Curtis Axel Daniel Bryan ECW El Generico Enzo Amore Fast Lane FCW Finn Balor Florida Championship Wrestling GFW Global Force Wrestling Hideo Itami John Cena Kalisto KENTA Kevin Owens Kevin Steen Kidd Lucha Dragons Lucha Underground Natalya Nikki Bella NXT Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW PAC Paige Randy Orton RAW Rhino Rhyno Rusev Sami Zayn Sin Cara Smackdown Takeover The Ascension The Shield The Vaudevillains Titus O'Neil Triple H Tyson Kidd Usos WCW Wrestlemania WWE http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=9846 We have seen nXt for years as WWE switched the development program from OVW, which gave us Cena, Orton, Batista, and Brock Lesnar, to FCW. В Florida Championship Wrestling then got morphed into nXt which now comes from the Full Sail Arena. In my opinion it is the single greatest thing in wrestling today. В В Although Lucha […]

We have seen nXt for years as WWE switched the development program from OVW, which gave us Cena, Orton, Batista, and Brock Lesnar, to FCW. В Florida Championship Wrestling then got morphed into nXt which now comes from the Full Sail Arena.

In my opinion it is the single greatest thing in wrestling today. В В Although Lucha Underground and Global Force Wrestling are just a few competitors looking to change that. В For now however I must urge any wrestling fan to try the energetic next generation.

So far Rusev, The Wyatt Family, and The Shield have already changed the face of Raw, Smackdown, and even Wrestlemania.В All who have come from nXt and the funny part, nXt is even better now than it was with them!

So what follows are 5 reasons you have to watch nXt!

The Tag Team Division:

Yep Raw has had a fair chance at amazing tag team divisions. But alas they always get overlooked.В  So Usos and Ascension will have their dance for the belts and hopefully Cesaro and Kidd get a much deserved push, but the line of potential teams pulled apart continue.

No more Real Americans, no more Rybaxel, and soon no more Dust Brothers.

But at nXt Triple H is stewing some great teams.В  Take the former nXt Champs the Lucha Dragons!В  Sin Cara has his best and sometimes worst work at nXt and his partner Kalisto is the very definition of cool.

Murphy and Blake are bringing their best to hang, and the Vaudevillians bring a totally unique blend of technique and persona unlike anything WWE has done before.

Don’t forget Big Cass and Enzo who are over and also entirely unique.В  This is a tag team division that is growing and has an insane level of pure potential.

In fact if WWE 2k16 does not expand its nXt roster, I won’t even buy it in protest cause the tag team matches alone are more exciting than anything on Raw.

I mean admittedly the Usos vs The Wyatts was tremendous but with the Wyatt Family disassembled, nXt is left providing equal quality matches one a weekly basis.

The Diva Division:

I love AJ Lee, and Paige and Natalya from the WWE Divas, while the rest of sex appeal they flop nearly every time in the ring.В  I mean I am trying to exercise less criticism but every time I hear Brie Mode, I think that means Change the Channel.

Sorry D-Bry she is cute as a button but just as talented in the ring.

But what about nXt Divas… well that is money. I mean Charlotte is superior to many of her male counter parts, Natlya has stellar work there, Alex Bliss is awesome, Sasha banks is someone to love to hate but always respect, Bayley is unique and solid, and hell I even love Blue Pants… Yep dumbest song and gimmick ever and yet so dumb it is instantly endearing.

Watch Natalya vs Charlotte for the nXt Diva Championship on the WWE network and tell me that isn’t the best Diva WRESTLING match you have ever seen.

While they have a few lookers who don’t yet click in the ring, nXt Divas are the perfect mix of attractive and talented.

Oh and AJ Lee and Paige both have roots there too so if you aren’t getting the picture yet, stop wasting time on Divas and get your fill of nXt Divas today for only $9.99!

Phoenix Effect:

In ancient mythology the Phoenix was a bird of fire that would self resurrect and fly again.

Well at nXt Titus O’Neil, Tyson Kidd, and even Curtis Axel have returned to nXt to reignite their careers.

Now the man beast Rhino is back in WWE via nXt and the fans are on fire!

So how can you make the future of WWE even brighter, by adding the element of surprise when you take an underrated career like Rhino and give him the pheonix treatment to bring life back to a career.

Now not only do you have the best Diva Division, the best tag team divisions, and heart pounding action, but you never know who is gonna make their comeback?В  I F’n love nXt!

Wrestling Love:

Ok WWE is sports entertainment, you got it Vinny Mac!

But Triple H knows we love WRESTLING!В  And he means to give it to us!

For over a decade names like KENTA, El Generico, Pac, and Kevin Steen have dominated the internet as indy wrestling darlings.

Now they are Hideo Itami, Sami Zayn, Adrian Neville, Kevin Owens and they are all on nXt!

You want matches that redefine wrestling, well Raw and Smackdown have nuggets but nXt bleeds gold.

I mean look up Cesaro vs William Regal, or Cesaro vs Sami Zayne 2 out of 3 falls… or heck just Watch nXt on the WWE network just after the most recent Takeover: Rivals!

Seriously Adrian Neville and Kevin Owens had a breathtaking match, one of the beat nXt main events ever.

Sure nXt is not perfect, but it is becoming a real challenge to find flaws in the presentation, but it is damn near impossible to find a bad match on nXt.

If you love wrestling, you love nXt and if you don’t it is only because you just don’t know it yet!

Takeovers:

In WWE the main stage is Wrestlemania, then you get great shows mostly with Royal Rumble, Summerslam, and Survivor Series. В Everything else WWE does PPV wise is hit or miss.

Take Fastlane for example, I couldn’t care less about this show. В Get it free on WWE network, ok cause I wouldn’t buy it for $9.99 period.

Sting vs Triple H is the hook right, because there is no Lesnar defending.В  And who in their right mind predicts Cena as the new US champ over on Rusev? В No one, we know Sting vs Triple H is gonna be at Mania and this is just more build up.

Rusev will go one Undefeated to Mania, and so this whole PPV is Mania filler.

But would I pay the full six months up front for WWE to ensure I get the nXt Takeovers?В  As Austin once said “Hell ya!”

Everytime nXt gets to a Takeover Special it carries with it a Wrestlemania Energy every single time.В Presentation is flawless, intros are memorable, and the matches are jam packed with “watercooler” moments.

Every match matters, the job match matters, and the main events are so good you catch yourself so hyped up you watch the instant replay that comes on the WWE network when the live special goes off the air.

In closing I have been married for 12 years and if I could have an affair with nXt I would cause it is just that awesome.

So if you haven’t watched nXt yet think ECW meets WCW Nitro meets RAW and all three have a baby called nXt.В  It alone is worth WWE Network asking price, so get your free month of the network now!

Then go and watch nXt and you too will fall in love with Wrestling again!

http://www.cheap-heat.com/big-time-wrestling-event-tonight-featuring-ricky-steamboat-rhino-sabu-brodus-clay-val-venis-and-many-more/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/big-time-wrestling-event-tonight-featuring-ricky-steamboat-rhino-sabu-brodus-clay-val-venis-and-many-more/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2015 17:13:42 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha Big Time Wrestling Brodus Clay BTW ECW Hall of Fame Rhino Ricky Steamboat Sabu Sean Morley Tessa Blanchard The Patriot Val Venis WWE http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=9533 Big Time Wrestling sent out the following: Big Time Wrestling debuts in Newburgh, New York at the Newburgh Armory on Saturday, Feb. 7 with WWE Hall of Famer Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, "The Man Beast" Rhino vs. "The Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal, Death-Defying Maniac" Sabu in a Newburgh Street Fight where the only rule is there […]

Big Time Wrestling sent out the following:

Big Time Wrestling debuts in Newburgh, New York at the Newburgh Armory on Saturday, Feb. 7 with WWE Hall of Famer Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, "The Man Beast" Rhino vs. "The Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal, Death-Defying Maniac" Sabu in a Newburgh Street Fight where the only rule is there are no rules, Monstrous BC fka "The Funkasaurus" Brodus Clay vs. Sean Morley fka Val Venis, Tessa Blanchard vs. Kasey Ray, Todo Loco, The Patriot, BTW Champion Flex Armstrong and much more!

Bell time is scheduled for 7:30 PM but get there early to meet all the stars at 6:00 p.m.

In addition to the BTW website, tickets also on sale at Pete's Hot Dogs, 239 S William St., Newburgh, New York and Pizza Mia, 176 Windsor Hwy, New Windsor, New York.

Event location:

Newburgh Armory
321 South William Street
Newburgh, New York

Card, champions, talent, event dates, event venues, Meet & Greet times, and bell times subject to change, with or without notice, at any time, for any reason.

http://www.cheap-heat.com/update-on-house-of-hardcore-8-first-talent-announced-and-ticket-info/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/update-on-house-of-hardcore-8-first-talent-announced-and-ticket-info/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2015 20:29:22 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha 2300 Arena Bubba Ray Bully Ray Carlito Devon Dudleys ECW ECW Arena HoH House of Hardcore House of Hardcore 8 Lance Archer Matt Jackson Mikey Whipwreck Nick Jackson Rhino Team 3D The Young Bucks Tommy Dreamer Young Bucks http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=8587 Tickets went on sale Monday for the next House of Hardcore event, which takes place at the 2300 Arena (former ECW Arena) in Philadelphia. You can purchase tickets for the event at www.HouseOfHardcore.net. Tommy Dreamer's House of Hardcore promotion have announced that Tommy Dreamer, Team 3D (Bully Ray & Devon), Mikey Whipwreck, Carlito, Rhino, Lance Archer and […]

Tickets went on sale Monday for the next House of Hardcore event, which takes place at the 2300 Arena (former ECW Arena) in Philadelphia. You can purchase tickets for the event at www.HouseOfHardcore.net.

Tommy Dreamer's House of Hardcore promotion have announced that Tommy Dreamer, Team 3D (Bully Ray & Devon), Mikey Whipwreck, Carlito, Rhino, Lance Archer and The Young Bucks (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson) are the first talents confirmed for House of Hardcore 8 on Saturday, March 7th, 2015.

http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-all-american-wrestling-aaw-a-monsters-rage-11714-merrionette-park-illinois/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-all-american-wrestling-aaw-a-monsters-rage-11714-merrionette-park-illinois/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 04:18:19 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha AAW All American Wrestling Arik Cannon Benjamin Boone Brett Gakiya Chris Sabin Christian Faith CJ Esparza Dan Lawrence Davey Richards Davey Vega Devin Cutter Dick Justice Eddie Edwards Eddie Kingston Gregory Iron Heidi Lovelace Joey Martini Keith Walker Marek Brave Markus Crane Mason Cutter Michael Elgin Rhino Shane Hollister The Hooligans The Iron Curtain The Wolves Zero Gravity http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=6198 The following results are from a recent All American Wrestling live event. The event took place on November 7th, 2014 at the 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park, Illinois. 3-Way Elimination Match For The AAW Tag Team Championships Dan Lawrence & Markus Crane (c) defeated Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya & CJ Esparza) and The Hooligans […]

The following results are from a recent All American Wrestling live event. The event took place on November 7th, 2014 at the 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park, Illinois.

3-Way Elimination Match For The AAW Tag Team Championships
Dan Lawrence & Markus Crane (c) defeated Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya & CJ Esparza) and The Hooligans (Mason Cutter & Devin Cutter).

Singles Match
Davey Vega defeated Dick Justice.

3 On 2 Handicap Match
Marek Brave & Arik Cannon defeated The Iron Curtain (Gregory Iron, Joey Martini & Benjamin Boone).

AAW Heritage Championship Match
Christian Faith defeated Heidi Lovelace to become the new Champion.

Tag Team Match
The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) defeated Michael Elgin & Chris Sabin.

Singles Match
Keith Walker defeated Rhino.

AAW Heavyweight Championship Match
Eddie Kingston (c) defeated Shane Hollister.

http://www.cheap-heat.com/main-event-match-reviews-ecws-anarchy-rulz-99/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/main-event-match-reviews-ecws-anarchy-rulz-99/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2014 06:53:42 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Reviews WWE Network Reviews Axel Rotten Balls Mahoney Bill Alfonso ECW Extreme Championship Wrestling Francine Impact Players Jack Victory Johnny Smith Judge Jeff Jones Justin Credible Lance Storm Masato Tanaka Mike Awesome Paul E. Dangerously Paul Heyman Raven Rhino Rob Van Dam RVD Steve Corino Taz Tommy Dreamer WWE WWF http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=6053 Welcome back to another installment of Cheap-Heat.com’s Main Even Match Reviews. В This time we take a look at ECW’s Anarchy Rulz ’99. ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999 PPV Commercial – Taz vs Masato Tanaka vs Mike Awesome – ECW World Heavyweight Title Match I remember this night like it was yesterday.. Rumors had been flying for […]

Welcome back to another installment of Cheap-Heat.com’s Main Even Match Reviews. В This time we take a look at ECW’s Anarchy Rulz ’99.

ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999 PPV Commercial

– Taz vs Masato Tanaka vs Mike Awesome – ECW World Heavyweight Title Match

I remember this night like it was yesterday.. Rumors had been flying for weeks leading up to this Pay Per View about Taz signing with the WWE. If I remember correctly, a few days before the PPV, maybe the Friday before, Taz the current ECW World Champion signed a deal to jump ship to the WWE. This of course made the originally scheduled match of Taz vs Masato Tanaka very interesting.

Enter Mike Awesome.

Awesome and Tanaka’s feud in Japan was growing to legendary status at the time. The two were still in the heat of this epic rivalry that had now carried over onto American soil. For weeks leading up to the event, ECW had run highlight packages for Masato Tanaka to hype his ECW Title match. Many of these highlights included Tanaka looking strong over Mike Awesome. Awesome took offense to this, and showed up at Anarchy Rulz. Let the ECW madness begin.

Tanaka and Taz were in the ring about to start the match, when Taz demanded the microphone. Taz grabbed the mic, and turns to the crowd off camera and begins to yell obcenities at someone amongst the fans. Taz threatens the man, and tells him if he wants some to come get some. The camera finally gets a shot of the person in the crowd, and we see that it is Mike Awesome and Judge Jeff Jones. Paul E. Dangerously, or as we know him today Paul Heyman, stands in between the guardrail where Awesome is and the ring where Taz is standing on the turnbuckle. Taz demands the match, Awesome is yelling for it as well. Paul E. gets on the mic and says that in ECW they have a little tradition called the THREE WAY DANCE! The crowd explodes at the sound of this, and Heyman motions for the match to happen. Awesome hops the the railing, takes off his shirt, and is ready to go.

Out of nowhere though comes Tanaka flying over the top rope with a cross body plancha taking Awesome hard to the floor and railing. Everyone gets back into the ring, and Awesome and Tanaka are going at it hard, as Taz watches on clapping and laughing. I loved the beginning of this match. It was classic ECW. You have your drama surrounding the match, you bring in the unexpected element, get the crowd involved… tease up the big pay off, then give them what they want. This was the reason that ECW was where they were at this point in 1999. You could feel that they were on the virge of something HUGE… something amazing. But we all know how that ended… but seriously go back and look at this crowd at the Odeum in Chicago, the largest that had ever seen an ECW event live. They were almost there. But damn man.. damn.

Okay I got distracted, I am not going to do Play by Play for the match, because I could never do it justice. But once Tanaka and Awesome realized that Taz was watching, they turn their collective attention towards the ECW Champion, and its on. Taz looks strong at first, as he does some nasty tazplexes all over the place on both men. Taz lands some STIFF clotheslines, but is nailed from behind by Awesome, and the match takes a turn. The squash is on from here. Tanaka and Awesome are all over Taz, they work well as a team and each shine individually as they hit their finishers on Taz. Awesome climbs to the top and leaps off with a HUGE frogsplash on Taz in the middle of the ring, and Tanaka and Awesome cover the champ for the 1….2…3! Taz is eliminated!

A new ECW Champion is guaranteed! Taz, rolls out of the ring as this was his ECW curtain call. The fans play it up and sing and jeer him, as the entire locker room is now out on the rampway to watch the match and to greet Taz on his way to the back. Taz turns and looks back to the ring and tells Awesome and Tanaka to go at it, as he continues to have the locker room show their appreciation.

Now the focus is back on the match, and holy shit do these two steal the show. I cannot begin to list all the highspots and crazy shit these two did to each other, but I will try. From Mike Awesome almost completely denting a chair in half over the head of Masato Tanaka… to the many high flying leaps from the ring to the floor, over the ropes and crashing to the concrete, sliding and slamming into the guard rail. It was brutal. Absolutely brutal.. oh, and did I mention when Mike Awesome power bombs Tanaka from the ring to the floor through a table? That happened. Or the big finish, where they set a table up in the ring, and Awesome counters a superplex attempt into a top rope powerbomb through the table for the pin? That happened too.

Seriously, enjoy the video I’m going to post, and watch this match. The crowd reminds me of the fans in Rocky IV… they turn mid way through the match from anti-Awesome, chanting his name and giving him a standing ovation after the match. Total Rocky moment that night.

I give this match a 4.2 out of 5.

Taz Vs. Masato Tanaka Vs. Mike Awesome

Not technically a beautiful match by any means, but holy shit was this match fun, and violent, and the story that was told can’t be touched today.

– Tommy Dreamer (w/Francine) & Raven vs Steve Corino & Rhino (w/Jack Victory) – ECW World Tag Team Title Match

Joel Gertner comes out and does his usual schtick, the crowd eats it up as always. He has an interview to conduct he says, and he calls out Tommy Dreamer. Music hits, and here comes “The Queen of Extreme” Francine and Tommy Dreamer. Gertner asks Tommy about his back, and his injury, and whether he will be able to defend the titles tonight. Tommy gets the mic and responds with some CHEAP-HEAT by mentioning in Chicago that he was at Wrigley Field the day before and saw Sammy Sosa hit home run #60 on the year. Now, does that make you feel old or what?! For those of you that actually remember that home run race, wow… I feel ancient. Anyway… Tommy does his baby face routine, saying how he is going to innovate some violence in Chicago, yatta yatta yatta… and out comes Steve Corino and company.

Corino mocks Dreamer and tells him he is going to make him bleed, so he tells Rhino to go get him. Rhino charges the ring, and Tommy Dreamer vs Rhino starts… Which this confuses me, as Joey Styles announces the match as officially beginning… So it’s not a tag match? I don’t understand. Wait, here comes Steve Corino to the apron and into his corner. So I guess it is a tag match? Fuck if I know, classic ECW confusion, to follow up classic ECW greatness.

This match is typical Tommy Dreamer. Not very pretty, lots of Dreamer shining, and then Dreamer being the huge victim and underdog. Francine gets inolved at some point, and Rhino slams the ever loving shit out of her in the ring. Dreamer is down I think at this point, and here comes Raven rushing the ring to make the save on his tag partner… but Raven botches the HELL out of this, as he gets caught on the middle rope trying to get into the ring and he falls and drops to the rampway. Crowd doesn’t miss it however, and a “YOU FUCKED UP” chant breaks out. Raven full of anger gets into the ring, and makes the save. Dreamer up of course now, and he and Raven do the tandum simultaneous DDT’s and make the cover for the 1…2…3. Champs retain. Now, I must point out that for some reason, Jack Victory was in the ring and took a DDT instead, and was covered for the pinfall. He wasn’t even part of the match, but was counted down for the finish. Okay, thats cool. Whatever. But damn man..

What a horrible match to have follow the brilliant ECW World Title match. Sigh.

I give this match a 2.4 out of 5.

ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999 – Rhino vs Tommy Dreamer

– Johnny Smith vs Rob Van Dam – ECW World Television Title Match

Axel Rotten comes out to the ring and calls out Mike Awesome. Here come the Impact Players, Lance Storm/Justin Credible/Johnny Smith … they talk shit to each other. Out comes Balls Mahoney to make the save for Axel who is now being beat down by the Impact Players. Balls lays out Johnny Smith with some nasty chair shots. Smith is out, and they take him to the back.

Axel says its not going down like this in Chicago, the fans are getting their moneys worth. They call out Rob Van Dam, saying he doesn’t have an opponent any more since they took care of Smith.

MATCH CHANGE

– Balls Mahoney vs Rob Van Dam – ECW World Television Title Match

Rob Van Dam and Bill Alfonso make their way to the ring to the delight of the crowd, and this match is official.

I will go out on a limb here and say that this is probably the best Balls Mahoney match you will ever see. Easily. But a lot can be said there to argue that is because of Rob Van Dam. RVD was probably at the pinnacle of his career here. He had held the ECW TV Title for over a year already I think, and was by far the most over talent in the company.

This was a total RVD spotfest match that you love and want to see every time out. I don’t think anyone in the business can sell a move like Van Dam either, I might add. Just watch this one, and enjoy it. They incorporate every style and aspect of the sport into the match. Balls shows off his excellant, and very underappreciated mat wrestling. Rob Van Dam shines with his ability to chain wrestle, and counter maneauvers from pretty much anywhere. You get to see Rob Van Dam fly off the top rope about 4 rows deep, roughly 15-20 feet into the crowd onto Balls at one point. And because you know it’s a Balls Mahoney match, that you can expect some chair play, and they deliver there as well. Lots of Van Daminator teases, and then Balls unloads and wraps the chair around the back of RVD’s head. You can literally see the chair dented in the shape of Van Dam’s head. Classic ECW match here really when you look back at it. The crowd wasn’t sold at first, and then became so invested in the match and the men involved that it became something special. The match took on a new life it seemed, and you could see it and feel it as RVD and Balls really went out and put on a fantastic main event. If you had advertised RVD and Balls Mahoney in the main event, people would have laughed and completely discredited the validity of the show. Nobody would have given those two a chance to close the show and deliver a main event calibur match. NOBODY… except Paul Heyman. The booking seemed so on the fly for this PPV, and out of control I can’t say how much of it was planned or not. The World title match was at the mid point of the PPV, and then the show built back up towards the TV Title main event. Only in ECW.

In the end Rob Van Dam showed why he is Mr. P-P-V…RVD.. and he retains his World Television Championship over Balls Mahoney. This match shows you that Balls Mahoney can go. I will say that Balls Mahoney is by far one of the most underrated and underappreciated wrestlers that has ever stepped into the ring. I will put him in my Big Man Top 10 somewhere, probably up towards the top 5… but I’ll leave that article for another day.

I give this match a 3.8 out of 5.

Rob Van Dam vs. Balls Mahoney-ECW TV Title

http://www.cheap-heat.com/booker-t-to-appear-at-ronin-pro-wrestling-fan-fest-event/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/booker-t-to-appear-at-ronin-pro-wrestling-fan-fest-event/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:40:45 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha Alex Chamberlain Booker T DONOVAN Edward Malken Joel Gertner Justin Credible Leva Bates Mikaze Rhino Ronin Ronin Pro Wrestling RPW Shane Douglas Shawn Prime Stevie Ray TNA WCW WWE http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=5280 Ronin Pro Wrestling sent out the following: Booker T has just signed to appear at RONIN PRO WRESTLING on Saturday, December 6 at The War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale. www.roninprowrestling.com – Booker T will be appearing at the Fan Fest and will be appearing during the wrestling event! Booker T is a wrestling superstar […]

Ronin Pro Wrestling sent out the following :

Booker T has just signed to appear at RONIN PRO WRESTLING on Saturday, December 6 at The War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale. www.roninprowrestling.com – Booker T will be appearing at the Fan Fest and will be appearing during the wrestling event!

Booker T is a wrestling superstar best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (WWF/E), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), holding 35 championships between those organizations.

Booker T is a six time world champion, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship five times and one World Heavyweight Championship in WWE. He is a 15-time World Tag Team Champion between WCW (11 times), WWF/E (three times), and TNA (once). He held the WCW World Television Championship six times as well. He was the most decorated wrestler in WCW history, having held 22 titles. Booker T was the winner of the WWE King of the Ring tournament in 2006, the sixteenth WWE Triple Crown Champion and the tenth WWE Grand Slam Champion. As the ninth (and final) WCW Triple Crown Champion, Booker is one of five men in history to achieve both the WWE and WCW Triple Crown Championships. Booker T was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013 by his brother, Stevie Ray.

Alex Chamberlain, Rhino, Shawn Prime, Shane Douglas, Joel Gertner, Edward Malken, Justin Credible, Leva Bates, DONOVAN, Mikaze, Booker T, and dozens of more superstars invade the Fort Lauderdale War Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, December 6, 2014! Fan Fest 4:00pm-7:00pm. Belltime 7:30pm.

Check out the event page for the December 6 show @ https://www.facebook.com/events/758569260880580/