The Slam Masters Wrestling Association presents

September 05, 1998

Tonight
Find a partner...or we kick your @$$
A Luck of the Draw with some great...potential
Rasta runs the Gauntlet again...but where does Maxx stand?
Cody lays it down
Sky Entertainment in another corporate raid
Gray(son) Skies ahead?
Don't mess with the PXM

It's Saturday Night....do you know where YOUR action is???

Teknos defeated Ron Grayson by disqualification in 0:08:17.
Rating: * 1/2

It was shaping up to be a great match. Plenty of high spots, and even when there were misses, they were spectacular, like when Teknos went wide on a corkscrew plancha on the outside. Just as the match was really starting to pick up speed, out of nowhere came The Actor, who is undefeated in the tournament. He picked up a chair and smashed Teknos across the back, giving him a DQ win. Grayson and the Actor then beat down Teknos. The reasons for The Actor interfering seem unclear. It is possible that Ron Grayson is building a stable for his impending war with ex-teammate West Bronco. After all, we have seen Kenji Hashimuto come to his side already. However, Bronco has on his side the massive TV champ Nord Fullstrom and likely now Teknos...this could get interesting.

Before the next match, we caught up with King Rasta backstage, pacing violently, cursing and getting himself psyched for his second Gauntlet of Sin match, a FCA encounter with Blackhook. But first up, another Sin...

Shadow Maxx pinned Judgement with the Dark Bomb in 0:09:40.
Rating: 3/4*

Not a big challenge for Maxx, aside from the fact that he couldn't stop arguing with Saul Masters...as much as a man who doesn't speak can argue, anyway. Maxx made short work of the Sky Entertainment member....but then out came the rest of Sky Entertainment to attack Maxx. Maxx fought them off as well as he could...but when he got some help from Skarzz, it got a lot easier. Sky Entertainment left the ring, with Highland Hell shouting challenges at Skarzz and his absent partner, Alexander "The Grater"

Clepto the Clown made Naga Yajito submit to the Sunfire Stretch in 0:09:51.
Rating: ****

Clepto again showed his strength and weakness. He can use power moves like no other and hit the big ones, but is at a total loss when it comes to mat wrestling. Not that it mattered, as the Clown put away Naga with his own finisher....ouch!

Clepto left the ring, spotted a fan wearing an Alexander "The Grater" shirt, and started laughing hysterically at the fan as he left the ringside area.

Nord Fullstrom pinned Quasar with the Battle-Axe Kick in 0:06:07.
Rating: -* 3/4
(Nord Fullstrom retained the SMWA Television Title.)

Nothing too exciting. Nord keeps rolling, but he needs to work with better people than Quasar to put on a good match.

Lovechild pinned Lantern after a power bomb in 0:11:59.
Rating: ** 1/4

Again in the Cruiserweight top contenders tournament. Lovechild had Mexico's Shining Light down for most of the match, out brawled him and overpowered him. Sky Entertainment was nowhere to be seen when Lovechild....with his feet on the ropes, pinned Lantern.

The Philadelphia X-Treme Machine defeated Sky Entertainment Ltd. (Dark Angel and Mauling Bear) when Burnz pinned Dark Angel with the 3rd Degree in 0:02:34.
Rating: *
(The Philadelphia X-Treme Machine retained the SMWA World Tag Team Titles.)

Don't mess with the PXM. The Angel and the Bear had luck last week....this week, nothing. The PXM rolled through them like a steamroller. Post match, Highland Hell attacked the PXM, but were chased away. Again, challenges were made. The tag scene is looking to get violent again.

Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Cody Simmons pinned Nitro with the 1-2-Uppercut Combo in 0:06:54.
Rating: ** 3/4

Cody wanted this match FCA to send a message to Slade. There was another challenge..."Slade, you got lucky Monday. You were fighting under your rules. Mine are street rules. None of your count-outs or DQs or crap like that. You want a piece of me? Back Street Brawl...Falls-Count-Anywhere. Come get some."
Wonder if Slade will accept....DUH!!!

[The Gauntlet of Sin -- Round 2]: Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:

King Rasta didn't wait for this one. Blackhook, the man Saul Masters charged with taking care of the Monkey cage, was beaten from pillar to post early on...not surprisingly, since Rasta could lose his career at any point in time. A flying butt bomb took it outside early. A concrete slam, a shot with a ring bell, a flying kneedrop through a table...Rasta was taking control until Masters handed 'Hook some knucks, which he used. Hook then took definite control when he leaped off the apron onto Rasta with a flying clothesline. But when he tried it again later, Rasta powerslammed him to the floor. Taking Hook inside, took the bout...

King Rasta pinned Blackhook with the Dread Lock Drop in 0:13:53.
Rating: **** 1/4

Seeing the cage with Bobby the Monkey inside temporarily unprotected, Rasta made his move...but was stopped by SHADOW MAXX!!!! Maxx said nothing, but just stood there. Rasta went ringside, got a chair and threatened Maxx, who still didn't back down. Rasta then lost it and started beating Maxx with the chair...an assault which was stopped by Skarzz. Those two brawled back, while Maxx was a bloody mess. He probably wasn't too happy when his name was called for the Luck of the Draw match....and with Jack Slade as his opponent, a bloody Maxx was in tough.

[Luck of the Draw Match]:
Jack Slade pinned Shadow Maxx after an inside cradle in 0:04:47.
Rating: *** 1/4

Maxx fought valiantly, and even got in a few moves, including bombing Slade through a table. However, still wobbling from the chair and still at odds with Masters, Maxx's concentration left him just long enough for Slade to hit an inside cradle for the win. Masters smiled, then left the ring. What goes through that man's head.

Slade then grabbed the mic: "Hey, Cody...you watch on Monday at Massacre, and you'll hear what MY terms are, pal."

So, this Monday, Slade has something to say.

Los Viajeros Dos Mil defeated The All-Americans when BC-2000 pinned Hillsman after a small package in 0:31:43.
Rating: **** 1/4

Los Viajeros are back on the winning track, spoiling the in-ring debut of the All-Americans...with a little help from one Biff Slamkovich. The match itself was a classic tag team encounter. Each team exchanged table spots, finishing moves and deadly combos, like the lariat/tiger suplex by the All Americans (a former Super Powers trademark!), or the double enzuigiri from Los Viajeros. However, when Biff Slamkovich came down to ringside and got Gunloc off of the apron, the match went a little funny. Gunloc confronted Biff, but was then jumped on from inside by IS-2000. While the ref dealt with the two illegal men brawling outside, Hillsman hit BC-2000 with a powerslam. Biff came into the ring, dropped a knee to Chad's head, and BC-2000 took the win.

Biff's mistake was not getting away. He charged at Gunloc and started brawling with him...but when Hillsman got up, the odds changed. Chad and Gunloc stomped a mudhole into Biff, then Gunloc grabbed the mic.

"Hey, partner. You want me and Chad at Back Street? Fine, you got it. But you better go and find yourself a reliable partner, buddy, cause you just saw what we can do to you two on one. And don't you EVER cost me another match again."

With that, the All-Americans left and the program ended.

Neilson rating: 4.6