5/27/2006 Saturday Nite Slam Results from Tropics

5/27/2006 Saturday Nite Slam Results from Tropics May 29, 2006 5:43:11 GMT -5

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Post by mathprof on May 29, 2006 5:43:11 GMT -5

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HCW's usual commentator Rich Miyamoto was unable to make the show, so HCW President Linda Bade arranged for J. T. Wolfen, our Kamehameha Heritage and AWA World Tag Champion, to team with Commissioner Muraco behind the announcer's desk.

1. Big Daddy Frank vs. Kaimana

Everyone in attendance, from the fans all the way up to Commissioner Muraco and President Linda, was shocked when Big Daddy Frank failed to appear for his match. Mr. Oki was also absent, so perhaps this was Oki's form of protest over Big Daddy Frank's fellow Hitman Anubis' suspension.

2. Rock Star Ricky Thunder vs. Ahuna

Ricky Thunder and Ahuna began the match by feeling each other out then mixing it up, then Ahuna began to take control over the match. Things were going his way until he missed a leg drop from the second rope. Just about everyone, perhaps including Ahuna, was expecting the Rock Star to find a way to hit his deadly Thunderbolt, but Ricky Thunder shocked everyone by hitting a bodypress and pin that the surprised Ahuna couldn't kick out of in time. (time 7:01, referee Scott Stryker)

After the match, Ricky Thunder and Ahuna shook hands in a sign of mutual respect.

3. Ativalu vs. J-Lo Jody Lopez

Ativalu had a chance to show that his successful sneak-attack on J-Lo last week wasn't a fluke, and J-Lo had a sanctioned chance for revenge. J-Lo wrestled within the rules and scored some early points by negating Ativalu's height advantage with a sequence of armdrags and a body slam. That wasn't enough to keep Ativalu down. Ativalu continued his aggressive rulebreaking ways by throwing J-Lo out of the ring. While on the floor, Ativalu stomped J-Lo repeatedly and rammed his shoulder and arm into the ring post. Back in the ring, Ativalu switched gears and tried to get a submission with an armlock, but J-Lo managed to break out and mount a comeback. Once J-Lo got the bigger man down, he climbed the ropes, hit a perfect frog splash, and covered Ativalu for the three count. (time 7:00, referee Jeremy the Axe)

While J-Lo was celebrating his victory with the cheering crowd, Ativalu sneak-attacked him again. After pounding J-Lo, Ativalu locked on a brain claw, but as Commissioner Muraco said, it was too little, too late because J-Lo advanced and Ativalu was knocked out of title contention.

4. The Sunset Kid Joe Muraco vs. Kaniala

Knowing he would have to overcome Kaniala's experience advantage, the Sunset Kid was the aggressor from the starting bell. Kaniala absorbed the punishment then put a stop to the momentum by hitting an inverted atomic drop followed by a roundhouse kick. The Kid was stunned by the reversal but managed to kick out of Kaniala's attempted pin. Out of desperation, the Kid tried a low blow, that the referee didn't see, but couldn't regain his earlier advantage. Kaniala regained the advantage, hit a Blood Driver, and pinned the Sunset Kid to advance in the tournament. (time 4:02, referee Kazz)

5. Mr. Spa Fitness vs. Nightmare

After their changes in attitude, neither of these two have many fans anymore. Mr. Spa Fitness came to the ring amid chants of "you suck" and Nightmare faced chants of "you suck, too." Despite their current unpopularity, Fitness and Nightmare are accomplished wrestlers, and the crowd new it: they cheered for whoever was beating the other guy up at the time. After feeling each other out for a few minutes, both Mr. Spa Fitness and Nightmare exchanged moves that would have ended the match early if either man had been any less determined. Spa Fitness nearly pinned Nightmare with a Perfect Plex, but Nightmare managed to kick out just at the last instant. A minutes later, Nightmare nearly won the match with a German suplex pin, but Fitness managed to kick out just in time. Fitness hit a sidewalk slam and knee drop, but could only hold Nightmare down for a two count. Fitness landed a vicious piledriver and an elbow from the top rope but again, Nightmare kicked out after two. Nightmare reversed a Fitness attack into a backslide pin, but it was Fitness' turn to kick out just before the three count. Even Nightmare's Sword of Destruction dropkick from the top rope wasn't enough to hold Fitness down for the three count. In the end, Mr. Spa Fitness landed a crucifix that Nightmare couldn't kick out of to win a pinfall victory. (time 11:50, referee Jeremy)

After Nightmare and Mr. Spa Fitness departed to the dressing room (to more jeers of "you suck"), Commissioner Muraco interviewed Ahuna. Ahuna gave a hand to Ricky Thunder and said that he had him. Muraco noted the shortage of tag teams in HCW and Ahuna explained it was because the NIghtmarchers had run all of the other tag teams off. Ahuna did mention a certain Japanese team they had faced a couple of years ago (Yuji Anjo and Koichiro Kimura in Return of the Shogun at the Blaisdell) but welcomed any other tag teams that might want to step into the ring to try to take the HCW Kekaulike Tag Titles from the Nightmarchers.

6. Rock Star Ricky Thunder vs. Kaimana

Kaimana had a decided advantage since this was his first match of the evening, while Ricky Thunder had to go through Ahuna to make it to the semi-finals. No one mentioned this to the Rock Star, though, since he went at Kaimana with all he had. The crowd thought that Ricky Thunder would pull off an upset when the Rock Star hit a knee lift, yelled "That's it!" and tried for the Thunderbolt. If he had connected, it would have been the Rock Star who advanced, but Kaimana was able to avoid the deadly finisher. Kaimana's uncanny ability to reverse his opponent's efforts spelled the end of the match for Ricky Thunder. While the Rock Star was outside the ring and Kaimana came to the ropes, Ricky Thunder attempted a sunset flip pin to get back into the ring, but Kaimana retained his balance, grabbed the Rock Star's legs, and held Ricky Thunder down for the three count. (time 10:31, referee Kazz)

7. J-Lo Jody Lopez vs. Kaniala

This the first match of the evening that was marred by outside interference. J-Lo and Kaniala were evenly matched and exchanging moves. Neither had a decisive advantage when J-Lo landed a suplex on Kaniala. Lopez went to the apron to climb the ropes. As the referee was checking on the prone Kaniala, Ativalu, who had wandered to ringside a minute earlier, grabbed J-Lo and rammed his shoulder into the ring post. When Kaniala came to and the referee turned around, all they saw was J-Lo crumpled on the mat. Kaniala wasted no time in clamping Morgan's Corner on the already-injured J-Lo. J-Lo passed out from the pain, which gave Kaniala a submission victory. (time 9:57, referee Scott Stryker)

Commissioner Muraco decided to interview NWA Hawaiian Heavyweight Champion Kapu before the Inter-Island Championship match. Kapu and his sidekick came to the ring amid catcalls of "Shrek" and "Donkey." Muraco told Kapu that he had no match that evening because no one wanted to face him. Kapu replied that nobody would ever beat him for the title. A second later, J. T. Wolfen's music began to play. Wolfen jumped down from the announcer's table and confronted Kapu. Wolfen challenged Kapu for the NWA Hawaiian Heavyweight title and even offered to put up his HCW Kamehameha Heritage title in the same match! Kapu instantly accepted.

8. Kapu vs. J. T. Wolfen

Unfortunately, this is the second match of the evening in which outside interference played a role, and the third time in his last four HCW matches in which J. T. Wolfen was cheated. Wolfen was out for blood because of last week's match when Kapu's sidekick held Wolfen out of the ring and caused a countout loss. Though Kapu hit a suplex, Wolfen came right back with his "ball breaker" elbows and a slam of his own. This wasn't enough to keep Kapu down, though. Kapu fought back and, after slamming Wolfen, began to climb the ropes. Wolfen was just playing possom and tripped Kapu as he got to the top rope. Wolfen set up and nailed a perfect Wolfenizer from the top rope, but when he covered Kapu, there was no referee to be found because Kapu's sidekick was busy arguing with him. Wolfen went to argue with the referee and Kapu's sidekick, but this gave Kapu time to recover and sneak attack Wolfen from behind. As Kapu and Wolfen mixed it up again, Kapu's sidekick went under the ring, took out a steel chair, and threw it into the ring. Sidekick distracted the referee again to give Kapu a chance to use the chair on Wolfen, but Wolfen kicked the chair into Kapu's face and knocked Kapu out. The referee heard the impact and turned around just in time to see Kapu on the mat and covered with the chair. After a split second's decision, the referee called for the bell and disqualified Wolfen for using the chair. (time 9:33, referee Jeremy the Axe)

9. Kaniala vs. Kaimana

Both of these men, who have been in the ring at various times as friends, partners, enemies, and opponents, were tired after their earlier matches but Kaniala, who wrestled in both the quarter- and semi-final rounds, definitely seemed to be the worse for wear and was limping noticably on his way to the ring. Once the match started, Kaniala and Kaimana exchanged a series of kicks to each others' legs. These affected Kaniala more than Kaimana, and Kaimana took advantage of the situation and locked Kaniala in submission leglocks twice, but both times, Kaniala fought his way out. Kaniala began favoring his left knee and leg, a combination of his earlier matches and Kaimana's attacks. This began to affect his offensive moves. On one occasion, after a vicious powerbomb, Kaniala spent vital seconds holding his own leg in pain, which gave Kaimana a chance to recover. The familiarity between the two became even more obvious as each used one of the other's signature moves. Kaimana clamped Morgan's Corner onto Kaniala, but Kaniala was able to get to the ropes to force a break in the hold. Later in the match, Kaniala caught Kaimana in the Kaimana Krunch, but once again, his leg pain stopped him from following up. Kaniala tried using the choke sleeper that Samoa Joe used to defeat Kaimana the prior week, but Kaimana was able to fight his way out of it. After others' moves were unsuccessful, each returned to their own specialties. Kaniala caught Kaimana in Morgan's Corner, but Kaimana was able to roll out of it. Kaimana landed the Kaimana Krunch on Kaniala, but Kaniala was able to kick out of the pin attempt at two. The end came when Kaimana landed the Siaki Eclipse neckbreaker and covered Kaniala for the three count. (time 18:00, referee Scott Stryker)

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5/27/2006 Saturday Nite Slam Results from Tropics

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