Having surrounded himself with an entourage of power, brains and talent, will it keep a crafty manager UNDEFEATED or will it backfire in his face to cause embarrassment and humiliation? Has Magnum finally outsmarted himself or has the terror of his Militia just begun?
By: Justin Ayers
5 of a KIND equates to an energetic, an exciting Mid Atlantic Tile Match.
Partners, friends? Or will their tensions and quest for a title change all that?On September 27 there will be 5 young superstars squaring off in a match where all the participants are allowed in the ring at the same time. The first man gaining the pin fall will be crowned the Mid Atlantic Champion.
Chase Del Monte won th e title in the last show in a somewhat controversial fashion where he was inserted in the match due to an injury sustained by J.J. Cruz who was supposed to be in that slot. Jason Leigh was also in that mix and now young Leigh and Cruz have a chance to enter their names to once again get a shot at the Mid Atlantic Title.
J.J. Cruz had a brief taste of what it is to be the Mid Atlantic Champion and while he is good friends with Jason Leigh and while they have trained together, they never let that stand in their way of competing against each other. They are quite competitive in their training sessions, bordering on the brink of being two competitive against each other, so you throw in the equation of a title into the picture, could that throw their sportsmanship and good competitive spirit out the window?
Speaking of good friends who have had tremendous success as a team, but yet a sorted back round as opponents, enter in The Valedictorians, Rob Eckos and Billy Bax. These two Hall of Famers are the tag team that gained legendary status by holding the tag team championship longer than anyone in ECWA history. Their friendship has been put to the test when they became opponents i n the last Super 8. It has further been strained by Billy Bax’s distain for Rob Eckos’s younger brother Dan Eckos. Bax claims that Dan has been nothing but a distraction to his older brother and he thinks that has caused Rob to become unfocused as he is constantly looking out for Dan, rather than concentrating on the Valedictorians success, as was noted recently in The Leather N Lace/Heavyweight feud where The Valedictorians had to become involved to save Dan. To say there is quite a bit of tension between the Valedictorians is an understatement...and throw in the fact they want to be Mid Atlantic Champion, you just may see another Valedictorian v Valedictorian.
Perhaps the man in the best seat to all this is the defending Mid Atlantic Champion, popular Chase Del Monte. While Chase seems happy go lucky in the ring, never let it be said that he is anyone’s fool. He knows the other 4 men have tensions between them and he could very well play off of that. He also knows that they are friends and that could play against him. No matter what happens, you can be assured that Chase Del Monte will be wrestling and monitoring the situation very closely as he attempts to hold on to his coveted ECWA Mid Atlantic Title in the 5 of a Kind Match on September 27.
