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Do you consider yourself a fan of southeastern KY wrestling? Do you remember the good ole days of DCW, MSWF, and KWA when they first started? Test your knowledge with the "P.A. Quiz." The answers will be posted shortly to see if you know wrestling. Let's hear from both workers and fans with there answers. Post 'em in the guestbook or email 'em to me.
Good Ole PA
1. In early days of the KWA, who were known as the "Platinum Players?"
Answer: Spike Rogers and Dustin Douglas
2. Which of the following wrestler's never worked for DCW?
A. Tommy Rich
B. Buddy Landell
C. Mongolian Stomper
D. Bill Dundee
E. Ricky Morton
F. Jake Roberts
G. Buckhouse Buck
H. Abdullah The Butcher
I. Dirty White Boy
A: Tommy Rich, Ricky Morton
3. Who was the only member of Team Obscene to also be a member of Jim White's Tennessee Connection in DCW?
A: Mr. Fantastic (DCW action, It's Fantastic)
4. Which of the following non-athletes were undefeated in DCW competition?
A. Ref James "Peanut" Marcum
B. Good Ole P.A.
C. William Fredericks (Fraternity manager)
D. "Papa Smurf" Douglas Smith (DCW Owner)
E. Big Bully Carmichael (manager)
A: William Fredericks, Papa Smurf, and Big Bully
5. In DCW, the heel Antonio Cruz brought his lawyer to ringside on several different nights. What was the name of this bogus lawyer?
A: Hudson Q Swartz
6. One night in DCW Lee Luger's manager Earl Owens had tried to disguise himself by covering his head in a shower curtain and not wearing any shoes to keep people from thinking it was him. What was the name he used for this mysterious, one-time only individual?
A: Lotus or Lodus
7. After the original Team Obscene was formed with Grunge, Spike, DDD, Super Sexy, and P.A. who was the first person to jump on the bandwagon and join the group?
A. Big Bully "Skeeter Michaels" Carmichael
B. Mr. Fantastic
C. G Money
D. The Matador
E. The Hansen Brothers
A: Big Bully, followed by the Hansen Brothers, G Money then Fantastic. Matador was never a member.
8. Which one of the following never held DCW tag team gold with the legendary "Smooth Criminal" Dante Cruz?
A. Alix Draven
B. Billy Jack Hansen
C. Antonio Cruz
D. Jamie Stone
E. Lee Luger
A: Jamie "Too Cool" Stone (Although they were both members of the Rat Pack at the same time)
9. After joining DCW and before he was "The Rebel", what other ring name has The Rebel used?
A: Flyboy
10. Good Ole P.A. used to write the "DCW News" column for the Manchester Enterprise in 1999. Before he was given the opportunity, another worker was doing the writing. Who wrote the "DCW News" column right before P.A.?
A. Earl "Eazy E" Owens
B. Rick Diamond
C. G Money
D. Douglas "Papa Smurf" Smith
A: Rick Diamond
11. In the early days of Diehard Championship Wrestling, the "Rat Pack" was the top heel group. Can you name the eight members? (Not all were members at the same time)
A: A Cruz, D Cruz, Brody, Luger, Stone, Matador AKA Ratador, Draven, and Eazy E.
12. What was Kid Grunge's first gimmick name? (Hint: It was only used once, and now another worker uses the same name)
A: Triple X (The big man Triple X works in the surrounding areas including EKCW. NWA-TNA also uses that name.)
13. What was the first nickname Dustin Douglas used in DCW?
A: "The Player" Dustin Douglas
14. What was Spike Rogers' original nickname?
A: "Too Dope" Spike Rogers
15. Name the only two people who carried the shortly-lived MSWF Lightweight Title?
A: "Maddog" Bret Dawson and Kid Flash
16. Former DCW Heavyweight Champion, Antonio Cruz, changed nicknames more times than he changed underwear. Can you name at least three Cruz nicknames? (Axl Cruz doesn't count)
A: Ticking Timebomb, Big Poppa Hump, Loose Cannon
17. Many workers have marked out at various times doing their career but this one takes the cake. Which DCW wrestler once used Triple H's "My Time" as his entrance music?
A: KDS Little Sexy
18. Brody Hansen was a dozen time Tag Team Champion, but captured the DCW Heavyweight Title only once. Who did Hansen beat for the DCW Title?
A: The Matador (Matie won the belt back from Brody)
19. Everybody knows Riot, Xtren, Malacki, and Sinclair were partners in the "Darkside." Which of the following were never members of the fabled "Darkside?"
A. Morbid
B. HellRaiser
C. Big Bully "Skeeter Michaels" Carmichael
D. "Twysted" Jason Steele
E. Scottie Blade
F. Dementia
G. Tony Glory
A: Still being debated....
20. Three of DCW's top stars retired from action on the same night in Nov 1999. Two of them returned to action a short time later for another organization and one came back to DCW for a short stint as co-booker but didn't wrestle. Can you name these men?
A: Dante Cruz, Jamie Stone, Cooler
DC left due to knee injuries and returned to co-book for DCW for a short stint. Stone and Cooler left to help form KWA/MSWF.
21. Who was the last DCW Hardcore Champion?
(Hint: He pinned Brody Hansen for the belt)
A. Brody Hansen
B. Billy Jack Hansen
C. Big Bully "Skeeter Michaels" Carmichael
D. "Little" Jimmy Stud
E. The Matador
A: Big Bully (If you picked Brody, you crazy!!! How can Brody beat Brody for the hardcore belt?)
22. In the MSWF in 2001, "Psycho" Spike Rogers was involved in a feud so bitter he resorted to harrassing the family of his opponent so badly that he came close to even kidnapping a member of the family. Who's kid did Spike almost kidnap?
A. Kid Grunge
B. Paul Michaels
C. Jamie Stone
D. Brian Storm
E. G Money
A: Paul Michaels
23. Kid Flash, whose worked for DCW, KWA, and MSWF was an amateur wrestling champion in his home state. Where is Flash from?
A. Pennsylvania
B. Ohio
C. Indiana
D. Colorado
E. New Jersey
A: Penn (Bon-wah Angle)
24. According to the storylines, which of the following are brothers of Big Bully "Skeeter Michaels" Carmichael?
A. Riot
B. Ryan Dookie
C. "Little" Jimmy Stud
D. Dustin Douglas
E. KDS-Little Sexy
A: Riot, KDS (Jimmy Stud's his first cousin. DDD is his half-brother and Ryan Dookie is his step nephew by marriage...haha)
25. Which of the following were never DCW Heavyweight Champions?
A. Lee Luger
B. Jamie Stone
C. Kid Grunge
D. The Matador
E. Dante Cruz
F. Billy Jack Hansen
G. Alix Draven
H. "Ironman" Mike Woody
I. "Wildman" Jeff Anderson
J. The Rebel
K. "Maddog" Bret Dawson
L. Triple X
M. Hellraiser
N. Joey Bravo
A: Woah dudes. All of those listed have won the DCW belt, except Triple X.
More questions to come!!! If you've got a question that might stump me or everybody else, send it to me and I'll post it.
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DEC 20TH, 2002
THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESENTATION OF AWESOME A PRODUCTIONS.
THE P.A. AWARDS!!!!! THE FOLLOWING IS THE NEWEST CEREMONY IN THE YEARLY P.A. AWARDS. IT'S THAT TIME ONCE AGAIN TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. ALL AWARDS WERE DECIDED SOLELY BY P.A. AND IS MEANT TO CONGRADULATE THE MEMEBERS OF THE MSWF FOR THEIR HARD WORK OVER THIS PAST YEAR.
****PLEASE DON'T TAKE THESE AWARDS TOO SERIOUSLY****
LET'S START WITH THE "TV SHOW" PORTION OF THE AWARDS....
BEST TV PROMO:
WINNER: RYAN DOOKIE/PAUL MICHAELS
"DOOKIE KEEPS INTERRUPTING P.M. TO TELL THE AUDIENCE HE'S RYAN DOOKIE."
RUNNER UP: DUSTIN DOUGLAS
"I'M THE BIGGEST THING TO HIT WVTN SINCE BENNY HINN"
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BEST LINE IN A TV PROMO OR INTERVIEW:
WINNER: KID GRUNGE
"OUTLAW, LOOK AT THIS FACE. THIS IS THE GREATEST FACE IN THE WORLD, SON."
(GRUNGE SENDING A MESSAGE TO SOUTHERN OUTLAW)
RUNNER UP: DAVID RAINES
"YO, WE IN THE NEWSPAPER, YA'LL. I GOTTA TELL MY MOM'S ABOUT THIS."
(CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE WALKING INTO A SCENE WHERE THE ANNOUNCERS WERE GOING OVER WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK)
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FUNNIEST TV PROMO SCREWUP:
WINNER: PAUL MICHAELS/BIG BULLY
(TRYING TO DO A PROMO ABOUT MSWF ON WVTN, THEY HAD TO KEEP RESHOOTING THE SCENE BECAUSE THE BOTH KEPT CRACKING UP.)
RUNNER UP: KID GRUNGE/G MONEY
(GRUNGE IS SUPPOSED TO BUST INTO G MONEY'S OFFICE AT BURNING SPRINGS AND TELL HIM HE JUST GOT JUMPED BY OUTLAW IN THE PARKING LOT. LAUGHS ARE ABOUND IN THESE SCENES.)
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AND NOW THE NON-TV SHOW RELATED AWARDS
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THE THREE-COUNT AWARD: (TO CONGRADULATE THE MOST PINNED WORKER)
WINNER: BRAD STEINER
RUNNERS UP: "JAMMIN'" JIMMY STUD
THE REBEL
(HEY, DID YOU KNOW THAT STEINER MAIN-EVENTED IN HIS FIRST NIGHT AT MSWF, BUT THEN HE LOST THAT MATCH TOO.
JIMMY STUD, FORMER TAG CHAMP, REALLY DID JOB A LOT TOO FOR SOME REASON.
AND SPEAKING OF BEING PINNED A LOT, THE REBEL WAS ALWAYS AT THE TOP OF THE CONTENDER'S LIST BUT HE ALWAYS GOT BEAT. HAHA.)
JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS JOKE AWARD. STEINER, STUD, AND REBEL, YOU GUYS ROCK!!!
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MOST "OVER" GIMMICK:
WINNER: RAY BOB
RUNNER UP: TONY GLORY
{WHO'S GONNA BOO A WRESTLING HOG FARMER OR A GUY WEARING AN AMERICAN FLAG TO THE RING? THESE TWO GUYS ONLY HAVE TO WALK THRU THE CURTAIN TO GET CHEERS. AND, THEY'RE GOOD WORKERS TOO.)
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: RYAN DOOKIE
RUNNERS UP: SCOTT FULLER, DAVID RAINES, CHRIS TAYLOR
(VERY TIGHT RACE. THE DECIDING FACTOR WAS THAT DOOKIE HAD WON THE TAG BELTS. ANY OF THE OTHER THREE COULD HAVE EASILY TOOK THE AWARD IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE TITLE WIN.)
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FINISHING MOVE OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: BRIAN STORM'S SUPERKICK
RUNNERS UP: DDD'S "DELICIOUS DRIVER"
BOLD & BEAUTIFUL'S "CLIFF HANGER"
REBEL'S "SLEDGEHAMMER ATTACK"
DDD'S "DUSTIN BOMB"
PAUL MICHAEL'S "THE ANSWER"
GRUNGE'S "G SPOT SWEET"
SPIKE ROGERS' "SPIKE HIGH"
RYAN DOOKIE'S "DOOKIE HITS THE FAN"
TONY GLORY "FROG SPLASH"
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MOVE OF THE YEAR (NON-FINISHER):
WINNER: DAVID RAINES "DIXIE LOAF"
(KINDA LIKE A WHITE BOY'S SPINNARONIE)
RUNNERS UP: DOOKIE'S "PONY LEGDROP"
JIMMY STUD "CHOPS IN THE CORNER"
PAUL MICHAELS "ROCK BOTTOM"
XTREN "FLYING NECKBREAKER"
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110% AWARD:
WINNER: "JAMMIN'" JIMMY STUD
RUNNER UP: BRIAN STORM
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MOST ATHLETIC:
WINNER: LEE LUGER
RUNNERS UP: KID GRUNGE
RIOT
REBEL
BRIAN STORM
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BEST PART-TIME MSWF WORKERS AWARD:
WINNER: (TIE) HELLRAISER, SOUTHERN OUTLAW, JOHN NOBLE, LEE LUGER, BRODY HANSEN
RUNNERS UP: "TWYSTED" JASON STEELE/DONGAZMO
DRAKE BARR
PART TIMER IS DEFINED AS A WORKER WHO DIDN'T WORK A FULL SCHEDULE WITH MSWF BECAUSE THEY WORK FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF ACTION FOR A LONG TIME DUE TO INJURIES. LUGER, FOR INSTANCE, WAS OUT OF ACTION WITH AN INJURY AND HAD JUST RETURNED TO FULL-TIME STATUS WHEN MSWF SHUT DOWN.
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MOST IMPROVED:
WINNER: "JAMMIN'" JIMMY STUD
RUNNER UP: "BODACIOUS" BRENT LIGHTNING
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BEST MIC WORKER:
WINNER: THE REBEL
RUNNER UP: "SUPER SEXY" PAUL MICHAELS
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IMPRESSION OF THE YEAR AWARD:
WINNER: DUSTIN DOUGLAS AS RAY BOB
RUNNER UP: RYAN DOOKIE (DOING THE VOICE OF ERIC CARTMAN) AS THE HEAD OF SECURITY PEE WEE.
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CATCH PHRASE OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: DUSTIN DOUGLAS
"I'M THE BIGGEST THING TO HIT LAUREL COUNTY SINCE WELFARE, BABY!"
RUNNERS UP: SOUTHERN OUTLAW
"WHERE'S MY CHAIN, P.A.?"
RYAN DOOKIE "EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE WRESTLER, RYAN DOOKIE, FROM CANADA."
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INSULT OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: PAUL MICHAELS
"LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT CURLY FROM THE THREE STOOGES HERE TONIGHT. THE PRESIDENT FOR THE HAIR CLUB FOR MEN, TWO FREAKS, A PORN STAR, A BROOM STICK, AND ALICE COOPER." (AT THE SECOND LONDON NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY SHOW. ON THE HOUSE MIC, TALKING ABOUT DDD, SPIKE, RIOT AND XTREN, DONGAZMO, JASON STEELE AND THE DUDE IN RIOT'S CORNER.)
RUNNER UP: C.H. MONEY
FOR ALL OF THOSE "MOON DOG WHO" JOKES ON THE TV SHOW.
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QUICKEST DISAPPEARING ACT OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: THE MSWF LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
(THAT TITLE DISAPPEARED IN NO TIME. AND THANKFULLY SO. IT SUCKED.)
RUNNER UP: DUSTY AND SPIKEY
(THIS HILARIOUSLY GAY TEAM WAS QUICKLY TRASHED AND RETURNED TO "NORMAL"0
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MOST MISSED:
WINNER: RAY BOB
RUNNERS UP: DAVID RAINES
JT FUNK
("NO DOUBT, MY NIZZLES." AS RAINES WOULD SAY.)
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OVERKILLED GIMMICK:
WINNER: REF GETTING KNOCKED OUT
RUNNER UP: REBEL WANNABES
(TOO MANY REF KNOCK OUTS AND TOO MANY WORKERS TRYING TO IMITATE THE REBEL.)
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BEST RING ATTIRE:
WINNER: THE DARKSIDE (RIOT AND XTREN)
RUNNERS UP: CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE
VIOLENT BY NATURE
DDD AND SPIKE
LEE LUGER
BRIAN STORM
GRUNGE
RAY BOB
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END OF AN ERA AWARD:
WINNER: G MONEY RETIRES
RUNNER UP: MSWF ON WVTN IS CANCELLED
(AND WHAT GREAT ERA'S THEY WERE)
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BEST MSWF MOVE:
WINNER: MSWF ON WVTN
RUNNER UP: TOURING DIFFERENT PLACES
(THE TV SHOW HELPED MORE THAN ANYTHING THIS YEAR. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BUT WE DID HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE WATCHING THE SHOW EVERY WEEK. GETTING OUT OF BURNING SPRINGS AND GOING TO PINEVILLE AND LONDON WAS VERY NECESSARY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE MSWF THIS YEAR ALSO.)
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FAN FAVORITE:
WINNER: KID GRUNGE
RUNNERS UP: THE DARKSIDE
BRIAN STORM
VIOLENT BY NATURE
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MOST HATED:
WINNER: THE REBEL
RUNNERS UP: DUSTIN DOUGLAS
SOUTHERN OUTLAW
SPIKE ROGERS
JIMMY STUD
COOLER
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STORYLINE OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: MOONGOOSE AND SCREECHIN' WEASEL ATTACK BRIAN STORM
RUNNER UP: DOOKIE TRIES TO BE LIKE PAUL MICHAELS
(THE GOONS ATTACKING STORM NEVER CONCLUDED DUE TO THE CANCELLATION OF THE TV SHOW, BUT IT WAS THE MOST INTRIGING PART OF THE SHOW. AND KEPT EVERYBODY GUESSING.)
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FEUD OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: GRUNGE VS OUTLAW
RUNNERS UP: VIOLENT BY NATURE VS TEAM GREATNESS
BRIAN STORM VS LEE LUGER
XTREN VS TONY GLORY
GRUNGE VS REBEL
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BEST THEME MUSIC:
WINNER: PAUL MICHAELS "PARTY UP (UP IN HERE)"
BY DMX
RUNNERS UP: DUSTIN DOUGLAS "BATTER UP" BY NELLY
SPIKE ROGERS "YOUR DISEASE" BY SALIVA
RYAN DOOKIE "TOUGHER THAN LEATHER" BY RUN-DMC
SOUTHERN OUTLAW "AMERICAN BADASS" BY KID ROCK
BOLD & BEAUTIFUL "HOT IN HERE" BY NELLY
CONTENTS "BUTTERMILK BISCUITS" BY SIR MIX ALOT
THE DARKSIDE "OZZY/GODSMACK MIX"
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AND NOW THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT AWARDS
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MATCH OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: 4 CORNERS TAG TEAM ELIMINATION MATCH AT THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY IN LONDON.
VIOLENT BY NATURE VS THE DARKSIDE VS TEAM GREATNESS VS JASON STEELE AND DONGAZMO
RUNNERS UP: VIOLENT BY NATURE VS SOUTHERN SWAT TEAM AT THE BURNING SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT
XTREN VS TONY GLORY AT KINGS FITNESS CENTER IN PINEVILLE
BRIAN STORM VS SPIKE ROGERS IN A STREET FIGHT AT KING'S FITNESS CENTER IN PINEVILE.
(THE HEEL XTREN, WITH RIOT AT RINGSIDE, PUT ON ONE OF HIS BEST MATCHES WITH THE POPULAR TONY GLORY. GLORY, EVEN AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY RIOT, BEAT THE ODDS TO WIN THE MATCH.
BRIAN STORM HAD BEEN ATTACKED BY SPIKE AND DUSTIN FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS. STORM HAD GOTTEN VICTORIES OVER BOTH MEMBERS OF TEAM GREATNESS BUT THEY HAD USED ILLEGEAL TACTICS TO DEFEAT STORM ON SEVERAL OCCASINS. FINALLY, BRIAN HAD HAD ENOUGH AND HE CHALLENGED DDD TO A STREET FIGHT BUT SPIKE TOOK DUSTIN'S PLACE AND IN THE END STORM HAD WON THE MATCH. THIS VICTORY GRADUATED BRIAN FROM MID-CARDER STATUS TO MAIN-EVENTER STATUS.
THE SST TAG MATCH WAS ON IT'S WAY TO BEING CROWNED AS BEST MATCH UNTIL THE 4 CORNERS MATCH HAPPENED. DAMN, THESE TWO MATCHES WERE AWESOME. AND THEY WERE CAUGHT ON VIDEO, TOO.)
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TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: TEAM GREATNESS
RUNNER UP: VIOLENT BY NATURE
BOLD & BEAUTIFUL
THE DARKSIDE
(THE TAG DIVISION WAS A HARD ONE. ALL FOUR TEAMS HAD GOOD REASONS TO BE NUMBER ONE. BOLD WORKED AS A TEAM THE LONGEST. DDD AND SPIKE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOGETHER BUT THEY WORKED MOST OF THE TIME IN SINGLES MATCHES. BUT WHEN THEY DID TAG THEY WERE, WELL, GREAT...NESS. VIOLENT WAS DEFINATELY THE MOST CREATIVE AND ROWDY. THE DARKSIDE WAS THE MOST POPULAR AND EXECUTED GREAT TAG MATCHES.
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AND NOW THE TOP AWARD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE IS THE 2002 P.A. AWARDS WINNER FOR WRESTLER OF THE YEAR:
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: KID GRUNGE
1ST RUNNER UP: BRIAN STORM
2ND RUNNERS UP: THE REBEL/RIOT/DDD/PAUL MICHAELS (TIE)
(I'M NOT DISSING ANY OF THE WORKERS BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT GRUNGE WAS THE MAN IN 2002. HE HAD THAT GREAT FEUD WITH OUTLAW OVER THE APPALACHIAN TITLE, WHICH PUSHED THE HELL OUT OF THAT TITLE, AND WON THE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE ON AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. HE HEADLINED MORE MAIN EVENTS THAN ANY ONE AND ALSO DID A LOT OF TRAVELLING TO WORK FOR VARIOUS OTHER PROMOTIONS.
BRIAN STORM MAY SHOCK SOME OF YOU THAT HE WAS THE NUMBER 2 MAN FOR THE YEAR. STORM WAS NOT ONLY EASY TO WORK WITH BUT HE PUT ON SOME OF THE BEST MATCHES OF THE YEAR, INCLUDING THE STREET FIGHT WITH SPIKE ROGERS. STORM HAS GROWN AS A WORKER OVER THIS YEAR AND HAS NEVER LET ME DOWN AS A BOOKER OR A FAN. HIS HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION REMINDS ME OF KID GRUNGE IN '99. THERE IS A STORM ON THE RISING, FOLKS.
THE REBEL TIES FOR 2ND RUNNER UP? YEP, AND HE DESERVES TO BE LOOKED UP TO BY THE UP AND COMERS AND THE ESTABLISHED STARS. REBEL HAS BEEN A FAVORITE TO WATCH IN THE RING FOR YEARS. THIS YEAR HE STEPPED UP TO WOW THE CROWD WITH SOME SHOCKING MOVES, SUCH AS BUSTING A BLOCK OVER THE CHEST OF JT FUNK WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE GREAT THING ABOUT REBEL IS HE KNOWS WHEN TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND NOT BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT. HE WANTS HIS OPPONENTS TO SHINE EVEN MORE THAN HIM.
RIOT CAPTURED THE MSWF TITLE EARLIER IN THE YEAR AND WAS A GREAT CHAMPION BUT THE BOOKING COMMITTEE AT THAT TIME DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB OF SHOWCASING THE TALENTS OF RIOT. HIS TITLE REIGN WASN'T GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO LEAD TO GREAT FEUDS WITH THE LIKES OF GRUNGE OR REBEL. FOR SOME REASON THE MSWF CHAMPION WAS BEING PUT IN TAG MATCHES. BUT WHEN RIOT DID HEADLINE THE SHOW HE GAVE THE FANS ALL HE HAD TO LEAVE THEM SATISFIED. RIOT WAS SO POPULAR THAT A HEEL TURN REALLY DIDN'T WORK.
THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, DUSTIN DOUGLAS WAS DA MAN. HE WAS THE HATED MSWF CHAMPION, CHEATING HIS WAY TO VICTORIES OVER GRUNGE, RIOT, STORM, SUPER SEXY, AND RYAN DOOKIE. AS DDD WOULD SAY, "I SHOULD BE WORLD CHAMPION." WELL, THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, WHEN DDD WAS CHAMPION HE WAS PUT IN MATCHES WHERE WHOEVER HE WAS WORKING GOT HUGE POPS. DDD'S NEXT REIGN WILL BE EVEN BETTER. THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR, DDD WAS PUT IN TAG MATCHES WITH SPIKE AND WENT ON TO WIN THE TAG STRAPS. A FOOT INJURY KEPT HIM OUT OF ACTION FOR A WHILE BUT ON HIS RETURN, HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BEST MATCH OF THE YEAR.
ANOTHER TOP PERFORMER THIS YEAR WAS PAUL MICHAELS. HE ALSO CARRIED THE TOP SPOT EARLY IN THE YEAR. HIS MATCHES WITH DDD, SPIKE AND SOUTHERN OUTLAW DID NOTHING BUT ADD TO THE EXCITEMENT OF A SUPER SEXY MATCH. FROM HIS DMX INTRO TO HIS FINISHER, "THE ANSWER", SUPER SEXY ALWAYS ENTERTAINED BUT HATED TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT EVEN THOUGH HE DESERVED IT.
LATER HE RE-DEFINED HIMSELF AS A TAG TEAM WRESTLER WITH THE LIKES OF KID GRUNGE AND RYAN DOOKIE. SUPER SEXY'S WORK BEHIND THE SCENES WAS ONE OF THE BIG REASONS THE MSWF KEPT RUNNING AND PUTTING ON GOOD SHOWS.
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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING OUT THE "2002 P.A. AWARDS."
REMEMBER THAT THIS IS JUST MY OPINION AND YOUR OPINIONS MAY NOT AGREE WITH MINE. ALL OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED WORKERS ARE THE REASON FOR THE SUCCESS OF NOT ONLY MID-SOUTH WRESTLING IN 2002 BUT FOR INDY WRESTLING PERIOD. I'VE BEEN TO OTHER INDY SHOWS AND SEEN THEIR WORKERS. AND I HONESTLY BELIEVE THOSE WHO WORK FOR THE MSWF ARE THE CREAM OF THE CROP. SO THANK YOU MSWF WORKERS, THANKS FOR A YEAR FULL OF MEMORIES.
P.A.
THE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE INTERNET, IT'S GOOD OLE P.A.'S RANT.
NOV 11TH
SOUTHERN OUTLAW KEEPS ASKING WHEN THE NEXT RANT IS GONNA BE AND I KEEP SAYING "WHEN I HAVE SOMETHING TO RANT ABOUT." WELL I GUESS IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME.
LET'S SEE WHERE TO START. COOLER SOLD HIS SHARE OF MID-SOUTH. G MONEY APPARENTLY HAS ALSO SOLD OUT. SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US. WITH TWO OWNERS? WITH ONE OWNER AND ONE SILENT PARTNER? WITH TWO OWNERS AND POSSIBLY THREE??? TO SAY THE LEAST, IT'S KINDA CONFUSING. EITHER WAY, THIS IS A WAIT-AND-SEE-WHAT HAPPENS TIME.
I EXPECT THE MSWF TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND SUCCEED WITH THE NEW OWNERS. A FORMER WRESTLER WAS TALKING TO ME ON SUNDAY AND I TOLD HIM THAT AT THE ARMORY SHOW ON THE 9TH, THE LOCKER ROOM WAS CALM AND EVERYBODY WAS COOL WITH WHAT THEY WERE GIVEN. YOU CAN'T PUT ON A GOOD SHOW UNLESS THE LOCKER ROOM IS TIGHT. THAT NIGHT IT WAS TIGHT. NOW IF THE SHOW ON NOV 16TH GOES AS SMOOTHLY, THEN WE MAY NOT HAVE ANY WORRIES.
WITH A GOOD LOCATION WE CAN PUT ON BETTER SHOWS AND OFFER THE FANS A BETTER VARIETY OF TALENT. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THE PART-TIMERS LIKE SOUTHERN OUTLAW AND JERRY LEE, HELLRAISER, STEELE, GAZMO, DAREDEVIL, CHUCK LEE, DRAKE BARR, GHETTO SUPERSTAR, AND OVERKILL ON A REGULAR BASIS. THOSE GUYS KNOW THEY ARE APPRECIATED EVERYTIME THEY COME THRU THE DOOR. PLUS THEY ARE TALENTED AND EASY TO WORK WITH.
THERE'S A FEW MORE DETAILS THAT NEED TO BE WORKED OUT AND THEN THE MSWF WILL BE "THE" PLACE TO WORK FOR. BECAUSE THE NEW OWNERS ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE SURE THE PAYOFFS ARE TAKEN CARE OF, THAT NEW MATERIALS ARE BOUGHT TO DRESS UP THE RING AND RINGSIDE AREA, AND PRETTY MUCH A MORE PROFESSIONAL APPREANCE IN FRONT OF THE FANS AND BACKSTAGE. IT'S A HUGE TASK WHICH WILL TAKE A WHILE BUT IN THE END MSWF WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
NOW ONTO THE SHOWS THEMSELVES.
WE'VE HAD TWO SHOWS AT THE LONDON ARMORY AND WE'VE HAD TWO GREAT TURNOUTS AND WITH WHAT WE GAVE THEM THERE SHOULD BE EVEN MORE AT THIS WEEKENDS SHOW.
THE NOV 9TH SHOW FEATURED NOT ONE BUT THREE MATCHES THAT GAVE THE FANS THEIR MONEYS WORTH. LUGER AND STORM HOOKED UP FOR A THIRD MATCH AND THEY WORKED THEIR HEARTS OUT. I WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THAT MATCH. MATCH OF THE YEAR NOMINEE.
ANOTHER MATCH OF THE YEAR NOMINEE WAS THE 4-CORNERS MATCH FOR THE TAG TEAM TITLES. I KNOW WHAT SPIKE AND DUSTIN, VIOLENT BY NATURE, AND THE DARKSIDE CAN DO IN THE RING, BUT I WAS HIGHLY IMPRESSED BY STEELE AND GAZMO. THE MATCH WAS GREAT FROM START TO FINISH DESPITE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE RING.
AND THE LADDER MATCH FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WAS BREATHTAKING ESPECIALLY AROUND THE END WHEN GRUNGE AND HELLRAISER TOOK SOME SPILLS FROM THE LADDERS. REBEL WAS, AS ALWAYS, AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME AND REALLY SHOULD HAVE MORE TV TIME. GRUNGE IS THE MAN BUT REBEL IS RIGHT ON HIS HEELS. DAREDEVIL, WHO WAS PUT IN THE MAIN EVENT ON HIS REPUTATION ALONE, REALLY WASN'T GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM AT HIS LEVEL. SO HIS NEXT MATCH IS GONNA BE A SINGLES MATCH SO WE CAN SEE WHAT HE REALLY HAS TO OFFER. HE WAS HIGHLY PRAISED BY TWO MSWF WORKERS AND THAT'S ONE REASON I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM WORK IN A LESS CHAOTIC MATCH.
BUT ANYWAY, IN CONCLUSION THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WILL DEFINATELY BE THE TIME TO WATCH MSWF.
P.S. THE TOP TEN IS JUST A WORK...
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