1.21.2008

1.21 -- WILD Press Conference

Manakuro Marakuso walks up to the podium in his suit as he clears his throat, camera flashes going off around them. An olive-skinned man in a black suit is standing next to him as he addresses the crowd, "Thank you all for coming out, I'm going to make this as quick and painless as possible. As we've all seen, the actions of late by La Cosa Nostra members Raymond Bianco, Jr., Richard K. Briggs and Theodore Zannino have been unnacceptable, and I'd even go as far as to say criminal.

"We are here for a few reasons, first of all, the WILD Wrestling Alliance Senior Committee would like to publicly state that these actions are not only deplorable, but they are unacceptable. We have seen La Cosa Nostra members not only refuse to use discretion in their violent acts, but use illegal activities such as extortion, prostitution, distributing drug and drug paraphernalia and blackmail. No members of the WILD Senior Committee will let this stand," he clears his throat again, taking a hard gulp of water and fixes his collar. "We are going to take as strong of precautionary measures as we possibly can, and for the time being that Raymond Bianco, Jr., Richard K. Briggs and Theodore Zannino will all be suspended from action until further notice. There is also an ongoing criminal investigation as to their actions on Saturday Night.

"Furthermore, we have decided to take action against the man appointed to oversee all talent relations and booking activities, Seamus McFadden. Mr. McFadden was placed in a position of power due to his previous position and a contract he had with the company. After the actions of La Cosa Nostra, on top of his inability to properly maintain the needed relations between talent, letting Cerberus members attack the audience, letting the Dods attack Jason Blackhart at will, and McFadden abusing his power, even going as far as to offer a fee for injuring Jason Blackhart to put him out of action. We regret that this had to happen and wish Mr. McFadden the best in his future endeavors. The floor is now open to questions, I'd like to direct any questions regarding the legal matters of La Cosa Nostra to their legal counsel, Mr. Vincent Mancini," he points at the black-suited man standing next to him, who nods.

"Over here," one woman stands up, holding her microphone out. "Mr. McFadden, do we have a status on Mr. Theunk?"

"At this time that is a part of an ongoing criminal investigation," Mancini interrupts. "I maintain my clients' innocence and that there was another man involved whom police should be investigating."

"What?!" A man in a derby hat (yeah, we get WEIRDOS) stands up with his notepad. "Are you saying that not only do your clients have alibis, but proof that another man was involved?"

"Yeah," Mancini scoffs. "Whaddaboudit?"

"Well, I mean Mr. Theunk might be dead for all we know..." The man starts.

"We've been told," Marakuso interrupts. "We've been told by the authorities not to discuss Mr. Theunk's condition, as we must first consult with the familiy before we disclose anything about this sensitive manner, plus there is a criminal investigation into the possible involvement of..."

"Of Sit Kung Fu," Mancini interrupts. Manakuro stares at him, his jaw dropped. "I mean, da 'lil Core-E-Un was at da house, was wit' da Theunk last, an' he ain't got no alibi, while my boys, well, their cases are air-fuckin'-tight."

"So you are telling us that the man that your clients beat senselessly inside of the ring... Was the man that killed the man he was protecting, with damning evidence against your clients?" The reporter asks, dumbfounded.

"Yeah, now whaddaboudit? You got a probl'm wit' dat? Mr. Kung Fu was dere, nobody got no account'a him, an' its irony dat he shows up at the WILD show on Sunday, no? Dat was why my clients decided to teach him a lesson he won't be faggedin' anytime soon."

"But wasn't that senseless violence with intent to murder?" A new reporter, with a cowboy hat and a Goodwill card in the brim asks.

"No, you see, my clients were inside of da WILD ring durin' da incident in discussion, an' while dey are in dat very ring, WILD is solely respons'b'le for what goes on in dat ring. Capice?"

"Uh, capice.." He replies.

"Now dis show is ovah, know what ah mean?"

WILD TV -- 1.20

WILD TV -- 1.20

WILD TV destroys yet another Sunday night, this time bringing possibly the strongest wrestling card in the more recent history of Pro-Wrestling WILD. After the pleas from Kyle Walker and Juan Leche after MIRYOKO's personal guards have gotten themselves physically involved, they were granted a match with the Ninja Express. What became clear was that the Ninja Express was not to be taken lightly, as they put up quite a fight against two of the premier junior heavyweights here in WILD. It was Ninja tactics to the extreme; nerve holds, strikes and a superior showing of agility. But in the end, it was Leche's submission ability that put down what we suspect was Ninja II (they took every chance to switch up without tagging, the ref unable to tell the difference). Much to their chagrin, neither Billy or MIRYOKO made an appearance, as both Kyle and Juan wanted to rip into them, but it seems that both of them are a little too bright to fall for that.

YUSUKE made his return to action after the hard loss to Spunk at Revolution.08 as he and his longtime partner Shogo Otsuka threw their hat back into the WILD tag division taking on a very tough challenge from Da Busch Boyz, a team that Saturday Night viewers should be well-acquainted with. Fans of WSN should also know just how tough these two can be, and also just how stubborn. Duz had his arm worked over the entire match from both YUSUKE and Shogo, both men trying to cut out his ability to punch freely, as Duz has been known to have KNOCKOUT POWER when he wants to. Appropriately, Duz wears gloves to keep his punches somewhat legal, but after about 25 minutes of having his right arm worked over, his blows were doing little good, so the glove came off. Of course it was this distraction that led to him getting sloppy and trying to throw a big right at Shogo, only for Shogo to catch it and hang from his arm, using the technique he calls the Shogo MAX Cross, forcing the larger Busch Boy to tap out just seconds away from the time limit.

After all of the action we've seen between La Cosa Nostra and the Celtic Bruisers, its no surprise that we saw some fallout from the Bruisers apparently protecting Mr. Hardluck himself, Joey "Knuckles" Doe. This match was at Zannino's request, and we soon figured out why, as it was just endless brutality, with Sit putting up an amazing fight. Sit, the former TV Champ busted out everything that he could, including chairs and a table, the table being tossed out of the ring by Zannino to avoid a possible injury on his end. Zannino was just working Sit over with his fists, though, as Sit was falling apart at the seams, but still was able to bust Zannino open. Well, this just pissed him off even further. I'd like to say that the brass knuckles didn't come into play, but they did. Bianco disrupted the ref, arguing over Sit bringing a chair into the ring, and how 'unfair' that it was. This gave Zannino time to reach into his trunks, put on his brass knux and just t-off on Sit. Sit is bleeding now, and hell, he might have a broken jaw, but Zannino wasn't done. He picked sit up and applied the sleeper nice and tight, squeezing that jaw, which if it wasn't fractured then, it sure as hell is now. Zannino just squeezed the life out of Sit until he passed out, the ref calling for the bell, only Zannino didn't let go. The ref continued to ring the bell, and was trying to pry Zannino's vice-like grip off of Sit's now limp body. The ref keeps trying, but Bianco came in and started to 'talk' to the ref, which brought out a few more refs, only to feel the wrath of a bat from Briggs. These guys don't fuck around, that's for sure. Fans are screaming out now for Zannino to let go of Sit, as Sit has been unconscious for nearly a minute now and could be seriously injured! Zannino finally lets go and Sit falls over into a heap, but this wasn't the end, as we have Zannino continually hitting Sit in the face with the knux, while Briggs joins in and hits him a few times in the knees with the bat, most likely breaking his kneecaps, and to add even further insult to injury, he locks in the Cement Shoes (Sharpshooter) on the passed out, bloody and broken Sit. Finally they relent, letting go of Sit and rolling him out of the ring, while a crew of apprehensive paramedics and agents wheel Sit out, protecting him from any possible additional attack.

Angelo Sabatini had to face what was another obstacle in his way to Dan Sommers as he faced off with resident tough-man Bobo Gomez in a very, very physical match. Both men were just slugging it and tossing it all out; not only hitting each other as hard as they could, but also tossing each other around. Sabatini was foiled again, as Sommers came out and slugged him in the back of the head with a lariat while the ref wasn't looking, then rolling him back in. Bobo made the cover, but Angelo will never say die, he kicks out! The finishing run was a Muso from Gomez, only to pick Sabatini up and using a delay, sloooow brainbuster on Sabatini, then making the cover for the 3-count. Sommers leaves the ringside area with a smile on his face, as he slaps the title on his shoulder and points at both of them.

Jack Dod drew a line in the sand tonight, as he wanted to end this bullshit between the Dods and Los Rudo Infernos. Both Stuart and VD are hurt from the attacks a few weeks ago, but Stuart will not let go of this, as the previous night he attempted to light (well, he did light) the ring on fire! So Jack Dod claimed that to take care of this, he had to do it himself. This match was brutal, as Stuart fought as hard as he could, for an injured man, but Jack Dod was just overwhelming. The first Dodsmack could have easily ended up, but Jack pulled him up after the 2-count, as he was not finished with this. He then went on and just continually slapped the shit out of Stuart.. But did he get too cocky? He was setting Stuart up top, looking for potentially an avalanche Dodsmack (!!!), but Stuart was able to rake him in the eyes and send him crashing to the mat. Stuart, then, ever the daredevil went for a diving elbowdrop, but Jack Dod was quick to move out of the way. He then slaps Stuart across the face and plants him with another Dodsmack, this time just putting one foot on Stuart's chest for the pinfall.

Next we head to the backstage area, as we've learned that all hell has broken loose (well, what else is new), as the Celtic Bruisers have arrived in the arena and found out what happened to Sit and we have ourselves a good oldfashioned, Pro-Wrestling WILD brawl! Sean and Paddy are taking it to Zannino and Briggs, as Bianco attempts to get involved, only for Joey Knuckles to hit him with a giant exhaust hose (think the one for your drier)! All four men are simply beating the ever-living shit out of each other (no, we don't mince words) until we have enough officials to break it up! This has turned volatile in a hurry, thats for sure. It takes a few minutes for this to be broken up, as they have been breaking free and attacking each other.

This leads us to our main event for the evening, as the Cerberus face off against Dante Black and the newly somewhat-reformed DSL (was Dial-Up) Connection of Jason Blackhart and Dave Fairbairn. This match was a total epic, as Brian Lee was as tough as nails and working a good chunk of the match. Tommy tagged himself in and attempted to one-up Lee by being the hero of the match, but ended up getting a monumental beatdown. Dave Fairbairn pulls out the win as he uses the Fatman Slam, and holds noto him with the Fatman Clutch and Fiero taps out like, well, a girl on prom night. Dave, upon the high of a successful return wasn't quick to relent the hold, well, that just pissed Ceberus off, as Brian Lee stormed the ring with a chair and just absolutely unloaded on Fairbairn. This was the sort of chairshot that rings out over an arena and leaves the fans hushed after the initial 'OOOOOOOH!', which is followed by looks of concern. Lee is breathing heavy as he holds the chair, standing menacingly over Fairbairn, throwing the chair down and turning away, feeling he had left his mark. Spunk, Fiero and Lee bail out of the ring, leaving them to digest Dave Fairbairn's successful return, as he lays in a pool of his own blood.

1. Kyle Walker/Juan Leche(O) (27.45 - Leche Stretch) The Ninja Express (Ninja I/Ninja II(X))
2. VIOLENCE (YUSUKE/Shogo Otsuka) (29.30 - Shogo MAX Cross) Da Busch Boyz (Raz/Duz(X))
3. Ted Zannino (21.03 - The Big Sleep(er)) Sit Kwok Fu
4. WILD International Contendership: Bobo Gomez (18.49 - Bobo*Buster) Angelo Sabatini
5. Jack Dod (19.01 - Dodsmack) Stuart Robinson
6. DSL Connection (Jason Blackhart/Dave Fairbairn(O))/Dante Black (43.21 - Fatman Clutch) Cerberus (Spunk/Tommy(X)/Lee)