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Showtime All-Star Wrestling
Airing on November 20, 2010 on America One
Taped October 23, 2010 in Ripley, TN at the EWE Arena
Michael Graham said we would hear from the new SAW Heavyweight Champion “Universal Soldier” Phil Shatter later in the hour. Graham pushed the “Bye Week Brawl” set for the following Sunday afternoon at the Stadium Inn.
The title switch from last week’s show was replayed in its entirety. Shatter decimated defending champion Chase Stevens from bell to bell in route to a scoring a clean win with a super powerbomb.
Graham said SAW had a commitment for Stevens to meet with them Monday for his comments on losing the title. He pitched to Shatter in the locker room after the match.
Tonight, Chase, I warned you. I warned you as you stepped into my war zone that Phil Shatter was going to destroy you, and take your title and make it my trophy.
Shatter said while Stevens was off doing all of the things SAW wanted him to do; he was training to be a champion. Shatter said maybe Stevens had lost sight of what it took to be a champion, like studying his opponent. Shatter said he knew every move Stevens was going to make. (Dissolve to a clip of Shatter ducking one of Stevens’ pet moves, the shadow lariat, and leveling him). “Go on, lick you wounds. Start signing more autographs. Maybe you want to train a little harder, because Shatter is The Heavyweight Champion.” Shatter smiled as he patted the belt draped across his shoulder.
Graham threw it to comments from Picture Perfect (Jon Michael Worthington & Christian Jacobs) on their problems with Derrick King Enterprises. This was shot at an empty EWE Arena in Ripley with Picture Perfect seated on the top row of the bleachers. Jacobs said what started as a good relationship with DKE had gotten blurry. Worthington said it wasn’t hazy at all. DKE didn’t want to face them or J-Rod & Vordell Walker, Jacobs agreed. Worthington said they were going to go out in Ripley and show everybody that they deserved a title shot. He guaranteed that Picture Perfect would take the gold from DKE.
1 – PICTURE PERFECT (Jon Michael Worthington & Christian Jacobs) vs. GREG ANTHONY & STAN LEE
Graham noted the huge size advantage in favor of Picture Perfect. Right off the bat, there was a hint of discord between Lee and Anthony. Crowd voiced their dislike for Lee. Jacobs ruled with his power game. They did the deal where Worthington acted as a human bumper cushion when Jacobs got whipped into the turnbuckle, but when the heels tried the same thing, Picture Perfect messed them up. Then they used combo moves to beat Anthony and Lee to a pulp. Worthington hit a Perfect Plex on Lee, and Anthony jumped in to break it up. At 7 minutes in, the heels finally managed to get the upper hand on Jacobs. Anthony nailed Jacobs with an enzuigiri. Lee tagged in and immediately covered for a two count. Lee missed a standing shooting star press, but his spinning heel kick connected for a two count. At one point, Lee made a blind tag that Anthony was not happy about. Jacobs had a clear path for a tag. Instead, he tried for a backwards superplex, but Lee blocked it. Lee stood on the top rope like he was going for a moonsault, then dropped into a split legged moonsault. It reads better than it looked. His knees whacked Jacobs across the chest. Lee paused to congratulate himself before covering. Not good. As Lee argued with the ref, Anthony tagged himself in. Lee and Anthony were at odds. They got it together for a double clothesline. Jacobs ducked and decked them with a double clothesline. The hot tag was made. Worthington beat up on Anthony. Wothington splashed Anthony and Lee saved. All four in. PP hit a top rope elbow/sidewalk slam combo on Lee. Anthony dumped Jacobs, and Worthington rolled up the legal man, Anthony for the three count.
WINNER: Picture Perfect in 14:34 when Worthington pinned Anthony with a roll up.
2 – “Teen Excitement” DREW HASKINS (with Sista O’Feelyah) vs. RYAN GENESIS
It was all Genesis in the early going. The highlights were a high elevation hiptoss and a textbook Stinger splash, amplified by Haskins’ selling of the move. Haskins evaded a second corner splash and caught Genesis with a swinging neckbreaker. Haskins and O’Feelyah each took a turn choking Genesis. It was your basic mauling tactics. Haskins channeled Dick the Bruiser with a side headlock punch to the face. Haskins cut off a rally with a DDT for a near fall. Haskins grounded Genesis with a figure four headscissors. By the third time around, the ref caught him cheating to get extra leverage. Haskins dumped Genesis to the floor and followed with a double ax off the top. Haskins tossed Genesis back inside and covered, but Genesis rolled a shoulder at 2 and ½. Genesis fought up from his knees, rocking Haskins’ world with big shots. Genesis hit a huge spinebuster for a near fall. When Genesis tried for a scoop slam, Haskins slipped away and shoved him towards the ref. Genesis put on the brakes, and Haskins rolled him up with a handful of tights for a close near fall. Haskins walked into a Genesis powerslam for a two count. Genesis started to climb. Haskins tried to cut him off. Genesis sent Haskins crashing to the mat and hit the top rope elbow drop for the pin.
WINNER: Genesis via pinfall in 7:18 with a top rope elbow drop.
Afterthoughts: Not a whole lot to this show due, at least in part, to the theft of three weeks worth of footage. This was one of three hastily added mini-tapings that served as a bridge to the next full scale taping in Columbia. Due the shocking manner of Shatter’s victory, the title match was worthy of a replay. Shatter cut another good promo this week – relaxed and supremely confident – like he might be lowering his guard a wee bit. Stevens’ response next week will likely set the tone for the rematch on December 11…The EWE Arena looked OK on TV. It’s another TV studio sized joint with black, brick walls and a low ring. The lighting was on the dim side. Good crowd reaction for the tag match. Crowd was totally with Picture Perfect since they’re regulars in the building. Their promo wasn’t anything special, but they got they got the key points across clearly. Not exactly the optimal match for getting them across as the top contenders they claimed to be, though. Their offense was sharp and fairly devastating, but it shouldn’t take them 15 minutes to beat two half pints. Not to take away from the talents of Lee and Anthony (I know Lee is good from seeing some of his other matches), but they’re nobodys to the SAW audience. And the dissension stuff was unnecessary and possibly counterproductive -- like Picture Perfect needed an extra edge to beat them. The best thing about it was the finish…The Genesis match worked much better. He’s on a roll having beaten two thirds of DKE in consecutive weeks. Both of them were good matches – basically glitch-free with plenty of explosive offense…Haskins is good about continuously incorporating new spots into his matches…This show was worthwhile viewing if you missed the Shatter/Stevens match the previous week. Otherwise, it was OK, just not very eventful.
