It's A Conspiracy!!!
So let me get this straight. Leather N Lace, the #1 contenders to the ECWA Tag Team Titles is being placed into a 5 of a kind match? Where we may have to beat not just one team, but four? I can smell it through my computer screen and it's just sad. The Logan Sisters are so terrified to face us, so worried about losing the belts, that they have stacked the deck in THEIR favor on September 27th.
Two teams will start the match and the winner of that match will face a third team and the winner of that match will face a fourth team. So, realistically, Leather N Lace is faced with the possibility of having to not just beat, but DECIMATE a big chunk of the ECWA Roster, just to get a SHOT at titles we have already earned a shot at? I smell a conspiracy and I promise you, I won't stand for it. And what do our "Fighting Champions" get to do while the rest of us are fighting for our lives? They get to sit in the back and figure out which Logan is which, as usual.
But you know what, it's not going to matter. You can throw 3 teams, 6 teams, the entire ECWA Roster in our path and they won't stop us from attaining what is rightfully ours, the ECWA Tag Team Titles. All it means in the end, is that every team that stands on our way is going to become just another victim on our way to the top. I put the locker room on notice before and I'm going to reiterate it here, you are all stepping stones for us, you're all speed bumps on the road to destiny. Leather N Lace isn't going to let anyone stand between us and those straps. Not Mega and Cha Cha Chance, Not Gus Grand and Robere' Shields, not the Nigerian Nightmares and most assuredly NOT The Logan Brothers.
Our journey is but four teams longer, and we will stop at nothing to get what is rightfully ours. By hook, or by crook, nothing will deter us from fulfilling our destiny. We will see you boys on the 27th, bring your A Game, because we always do.
-Sebastian Night
Friday, September 26, 2008
Tim Richards on his Golden Opportunity
The ECWA Pro Wrestling show on September 27, 2008 has a recurring theme that it's all about gambles. That is exactly what I've done. That's why at the last show I started assaulting that punk paramedic Corey Blaze. Blaze and the rest of the Green Team were getting all of the glory, while I waited in the shadows. Now after I made an impact, the ECWA officials have made this match with Blaze and myself. Blaze, remember you may be a high flyer and a risk taker, but I have no regard for my body as well. If I get hurt while hurting you so be it. On September 27, you will know what it's like in the BACK of an ambulance. Cause Blaze, you know this better than just about anyone, "In the end, we're just chalk lines in the concrete ... Drawn only to be washed away ..." I hold your bucket of water. And to show you I am part human, and the show has a gambling theme, I will tell you where to put all of your chips ... ON BLACK ... AND BLUE!
-Tim Richards
-Tim Richards
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Glen Osbourne Vs. Ace Darling in a Retirement Match
Perhaps the most anticipated match in ECWA history happens on SEPTEMBER 27 as “The Beast” Glen Osbourne meets Ace Darling in a RETIREMENT MATCH to be contested under STREET FIGHT RULES!
It’s one of those unique classics that will pit.
ICON VS. ICON
and to make it more historic and ground breaking…….the loser of the match will
RETIRE from ACTIVE WRESTLING
The match has fans and the entire ECWA locker room buzzing with anticipation. Many ECWA critics are going to be watching this historic event very carefully. There is a lot at stake for both iconic performers. Their first meeting on May 10 was all about Championships, history, iconic status, and pride. Now this return match brings all that to the forefront once again, but with one important difference. Both careers are on the line!
The Beast Glen Osbourne is no stranger to the lime light in the ECWA. He has main evented every type of match imaginable in the promotion and has wrestled legends like Mick Foley in our squared circle. He has held the Championship on more than one occasion and has battled all the ECWA greats during his storied career here in the promotion, which began in the early 1990’s. Osbourne has proven over the years that he is just more than power and brawn. He is an accomplished grappler that can go toe to toe with anyone. It has been noted by some that Glen has a killer instinct. Sometimes he listens to the fans and sometimes he does not….but when push comes to shove and the chips are down, The Beast reaches down in his reserves, his killer instinct takes over, and the rest is history. He is a winner! He will have to reach way down in his soul on September 27as he meets another man who is just as big an icon as he…that man is Ace Darling.
Ace began wrestling for the ECWA when he was a kid and has been with the promotion since the early 1990’s as well. How do you rate or rank a performer who HAS DONE IT ALL? Darling has held every major title in the promotion, several times over. He won the very first ECWA Super 8 Tournament and has competed in more Super 8’s than anyone else in history. He too has wrestled legends and performed in every type of match possible in the ECWA. We all kid about Darling’s ability to talk constantly about his accomplishments…..but even greater than his boasting, is his ability to back up everything he says and his ability to keep making history in the ECWA. No one can deny that Ace Darling is arguably one of the most celebrated and decorated superstars in the history of the promotion. He is a master of his craft and some 16 years after he started, he still amazes fans with his performances.
For many years, both Darling and Osbourne have co-existed in the ECWA, for the most part doing their own thing and achieving every accolade possible. Their styles very different but yet their results and achievements, very parallel. On April 5 of 2008, all that would change. In what seemed normal for the icons, Glen captured the ECWA Heavyweight Championship that night and Ace countered by winning the ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship as well. For some odd reason, Ace would take that occasion to proclaim himself the greatest icon and champion ever to compete in the ECWA. Osbourne took exception to the remarks and confronted Ace, thus challenging him to a match on May 10 where both title would be on the line.
On May 10, Glen Osbourne would narrowly pull off a win, but it came at a cost! For the 1st time in his illustrious career, the indy icon, Ace Darling would go ballistic and start doing irrational things. He started out by stealing both title belts in which officials had to negotiate with him to return the titles. For the return of the title belts, he positioned himself again to become ECWA Mid Atlantic Champion on July 26.
At our July 26 event, history would take an ugly turn for both Darling and Osbourne as they would cost each other their coveted titles. Both now without a title, became irate at what the other had cost him. It further escalated when the two had to be separated later in the evening, but not until they h ad challenged each other to a CAREER vs. CAREER match for the September 27 show.
Well the match is set! Two of ECWA’s biggest icons meet one last time for the biggest prize of all THEIR CAREER!
So what happens when you place two decorated icons in the ring against each other? And what happens when you place both careers in jeopardy for the first time in one match?
WE WILL MAKE ECWA HISTORY on SEPTEMBER 27!!!!!
Be there to see who will surpass the status of icon!!! And WHO WILL RETIRE!
Frederick of Hollywood Issues Open Challenge
By: Josh Martin
The coveted ECWA Heavyweight Championship is on the line on September 27 when the newly crowned champion, Frederick of Hollywood takes a BIG GAMBLE and ROLL OF THE DICE in his first defense.
WHO WILL CHALLENGE HIM????
The power house from Tinsel Town, stunned the wrestling world when he recently won the Championship, but to place his title in jeopardy like this in his 1st defense shows that his ego is as large and his 255 lb. frame.
Frederick of Hollywood has always been a top notch performer here in the ECWA and Championships have been around his waist before. While being a force to reckon with because of his tremendous size and power, Frederick lacked one thing. His confidence was his true vulnerability. That all changed when he hired Magnum as his manager. Since employing the services of the pesky mountain of misinformation, Frederick’s confidence level has went through the roof as was evident in his past several outings including his winning the title. It seems that Magnum, who has enough ego for 100 men, has really built the powerhouse known as Frederick of Hollywood into ECWA’s TOP COMMODITY!
But one has to wonder if the new Heavyweight Champion and his machismo sidekick known as Magnum have let their egos override their good sense, when they are putting the title on the line against any challenger.
The ECWA roster is loaded with many top performers who have held that title and could possibly hold that title again in the future. Perhaps top of the list is Freak Nastty, who hates Magnum and has a huge suspicion that Frederick of Hollywood may have been the one who brutally attacked him earlier this year. Let’s not count out others who think they deserve that title like, Mr. Scott Wright, who constantly reminds everyone that he is a TWO TIME Heavyweight Champion. What about other powerhouses like Glen Osbourne, J. J. Crew Guy, Hot Shot Mike Reed and Tommy Trouble, all who can rival Frederick in the strength department. And how about guys like the Nigerian Nightmares, Cha Cha Chance or Mega who have tremendous size to rival the Hollywood star. Not to mention ring technicians like Prince Nana, The Valedictorians, Ace Darling, Aden Chambers, Travis Blake, Chase Del Monte and The Logan Brothers, all who have the abilities to hang in there with the egotistical champion. What about the foreign stars on the roster who bring a different style with them to the ring like Mr. Ooh La La, Loca Vida or Kermon the Crazy German or Max Von Bauer. And never count out the little guys on the roster like Robere Sheilds, J.J. Cruz, Tim Richards, Jason Leigh, Corey Blaze, Gus Grand and everyone’s favorites The Heavyweights, all of which are smaller than Frederick but they all possess the speed and agility to possibly cut down the big old oak tree known as Frederick of Hollywood. Don’t even be surprised if the missing in action Chick Magnets return for this opportunity to wrestle the champion.
WHO WILL IT BE?
Has the new Champion, Frederick of Hollywood bitten off more than he can chew in his 1st title defense since winning the title or does that self proclaimed “mastermind of mayhem” manager, Magnum have something up his sleeve other than a hairy arm? Is it a WELL CALCULATED MOVE or a BIG GAMBLE? You decide!
4 Tag Teams Are Hot on the Heals of the Logan Brothers
By: Josh Martin
It’s a FULL HOUSE ---RUN FOR THE GOLD and the stakes could not be higher.
It’s involves 4 Tag Teams that are hot on the heals of the Logan Brothers for the coveted ECWA TAG TEAM TITLES and it comes our way on September 27.
FULL HOUSE -- RUN FOR THE GOLD is an interesting concept and here is how it all works:
2 Teams will start the event and the winners of that match advance to meet the next team.
The winners of that match advance to meet the 3rd team and the winners of that advance to meet the 4th team, and the winners of that match will go on to meet the Logans for the tag team championship titles. The order of the teams have been drawn by ECWA officials and will not be announced until that evening as the match progresses.
So consequently one team could stay in and win all the matches against all the teams and meet the Logans in the final of the match. Or depending on the outcome of the matches, it’s anyone’s guess as to who will be left last to face off against Matt & Bryan Logan.
Let’s look at the teams involved:
CHA CHA CHANCE & 400 LB. MEGA
This newly formed combination litterly SPLASHED onto the scene by tagging together at the last ECWA event and between their different styles, their size and their entrance musics, they ROCKED THE HOUSE. Giant Mega brings the size and experience to the team while young Cha Cha Chance brings a new look and renewed determination to climb the ranks of the ECWA chain. Cha Cha is electrifying and he is determined to walk out of the show as part owner of the Tag Team Championship. Mega is equally as excited, because a win here would give him something that has eluded him during his entire career here in the ECWA, a TITLE ! As you might imagine, both competitors are fired up and no doubt are set to ROCK THE ARENA once again! Can they do it?
PRESS AGENT GUS GRAND & ROBERE’ SHIELDS
Although they are slightly eccentric and sometimes miscalculated, they could be the ones to surprise everyone and pull out a win. Stranger things have happed in the ECWA. Young Robere has had a couple of great outings recently where he has had a chance to display his true talents and critics are saying he has all the potential to be a top ECWA star and a title holder for sure. ECWA’s Press Agent-The Pefect Man, Gus Grand has been focusing on his wrestling career since losing all his clients. He has been lobbying ECWA officials for more prime positions on the cards and this opportunity gives him just that, an opportunity to team with Robere Shields and try for the tag team championship. Grand has looked great in his last couple of outings and he is thinking about giving up his Press Agent business and heading into wrestling full time. Although on paper, this looks like to be the team least likely to take the gold, don’t count out these crafty journeymen who are looking for fame and fortune!
LEATHER N LACE—J.J. Crew Guy & Hot Shot Mike Reed
This is the hottest tag team in the ECWA at the present time and they have been searching for the all elusive tag team title shot. Their win/loss record is impeccable and their in ring style, although questionable at times, is one of pure genius, all manipulated by the diabolical Seabastian Night. The Hot Shot Mike Reed is an accomplished technician in the ring, while J.J. Crew Guy brings the experience, strength and brutal tactics into play to round out the deadly combination. They have been wanting this opportunity for months and now they have a chance to obtain their goal. The only thing standing in their way of getting at the Logans are 3 other teams….teams they have not faced in the past...can Leather N Lace climb the mountain?
The 848 LB. NIGERIAN NIGHTMARES
Speaking of Leather N Lace, climbing the mountain...try these two on for size! They are the size of=2 0two mountains. They are brutal, scary and perhaps the most dangerous tag team in ECWA history. R.L. Jackson’s, Nigerian Nightmares exploded onto the ECWA scene early this year and destroyed everything in their path. They got a title shot at the Logans recently but it was tough for R.L. Jackson to keep his humungous Nigerians focused in their new ECWA surroundings. He claims now that they are used to competing here in the East Coast Wrestling Association and he further states that we will see a more brutal 848 lb monster tag team than they have been in the past. That’s SCARY! If the Nigerian Nightmares have been brutal in the past, what can we expect on September 27 as they aspire to the very titles that recently alluded them?
THE LOGAN BROTHERS -- defending ECWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
It took them almost three years to climb the ladder of tag team success which brought them the titles here in the ECWA. While touted as the most athletic and technical team to ever hold the titles, they have had a tough year facing all types of challengers. One has to wonder if these tough title defense have taken their toll on the popular tag champions? One also has to wonder how tough this will be, as Matt or Bryan have NO IDEA who their opponents will be until the dust settles in the RUN FOR THE GOLD MATCH. You can be they will be watching the monitor backstage waiting to see who advances and who they will have to face. Each of the formidable previously announced challengers all have the tools and credentials to take the titles from the Logans. But let’s not count out the popular champions. They have defied all odds, including a pending feud with part ECWA owner Freak Nastty and they have stayed on track and focused. Can they go home on September 27 still holding the coveted ECWA titles?
4 teams who have never faced each other all with different styles and brought together for one exclusive purpose. Advancing to get a shot at the Tag Team Championship. And the popular Tag Team Champions, who are at a distinct disadvantage, not knowing who to train for. So it’s a game of chance as each team plays in the ECWA’s FULL HOUSE—RUN FOR THE GOLD. Wh o will lose and who will cash in? We find out September 27.
5 of a Kind Mid-Atlantic Title Match
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.
Tommy Trouble Vs Kermon the German in a Hair Vs Hair Match
By: Justin Ayers
The stakes were high in their 1st meeting, now THE ANTE HAS GONE UP!
Back in July, fitness coach Jim Shorts proudly led his Berlin Bad Boy, Kermon The Crazy German to the ring in a match against U.S.A’s own Tommy Trouble. After a lot of interference by Mr. Shorts at ringside and the good support of the loyal ECWA fans, young Tommy Trouble pulled out a win over the crafty German and the American Flag waived high at the end of the match. Everyone in the area was happy except for Kermon and his mentor, Jim Shorts.
Jim Shorts was so livid that he promptly contacted the ECWA officials for a rematch, this time with ANTE being much higher than the flag waiving spectacle of last time. On September 27 Jim Shorts has demanded that Tommy Trouble give Kermon the German a rematch…this time in a HAIR VS. HAIR MATCH!
Tommy Trouble reluctantly agreed to the match, although he has been skeptical about what Jim Shorts has up his sleeve, for after all he would have never pressed for such a match unless he has something planned.
The bad blood goes way back with the Tommy Trouble/Jim Shorts & Kermon factions. Trouble at one time was a loyal follower of Mr. Shorts until the ungrateful fitness coach turned on Tommy by berating him and physically attacking him. Mr. Shorts has used Kermon as his henchman trying to put Trouble out of action. The truth is that Jim Shorts is very jealous of Tommy Trouble’s=2 0success without him, so he wants to make Trouble pay for breaking away from his power.
Jim Shorts has had Kermon training for this upcoming HAIR VS. HAIR MATCH and our sources tell us to look for some new tricks Kermon has planned in his defense against young Tommy Trouble. On an interesting side note, we caught wind that Jim Shorts, who is quite athletic has also been training, but WHY? He is noted to interference on many occasions in match ups, but what could he be planning for September 27? No one seems to know.
Tommy Trouble is liking his new found popularity with the ECWA fans and credits them for his recent win over Kermon. Will the fans support be enough again for Tommy Trouble to pull through? Will the presences of the ever plotting Jim Shorts at ringside be a deterrent to Tommy Trouble?
As we get ready to post this write up, the ECWA offices just informed us that they have granted Tommy Trouble’s request to have someone in his corner on September 27 to watch his back and perhaps keep Jim Shorts from interfering. We are told that seconding Tommy Trouble will be his good friend, Travis Blake! Travis is an accomplished in ring performer who recently joined the ECWA and he too has become quite popular with the fans. He was happy to accept the offer to be in Trouble’s corner to back him up.
Two incredibly talented superstars meet again but this time it’s HAIR VS. HAIR.
Throw in a bitter fitness coach who stops at nothing to gain victory for his wrestlers and someone in the opposing corner who could offset the antics of the demented coach!
An explosive situation as the ANTE has just gotten HIGHER.
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