I want to lead off by saying I apologize for being a day late on this recap, but we got a little rowdy on Sunday. Not only was it #SUPSunday, but it was also my amazing wife’s birthday, which led to many rounds of booze, plus oh-so-much pizza. That’s right – we got her pizza drunk and she had a lovely time. Any who, after getting nice and tipsy, we made the way from the The Crying Wolf down to The Basement East where we were told not to look.
Pre-show match: Cajun Crawdad vs. Joshua Bishop: What a battle of styles! Cajun Crawdad looking extra crawdaddy-y and Joshua Bishop looking like a birthday stud (it was his birthday. too).
Fun back and forth with JB getting the win to start us off.
1. Trick Or Treat Battle Royal: I’m not even sure who all was in this so apologies to begin with. Eddy Only, Derek Direction, Craig Mitchell, Allie Kat, Cabana Man Dan, Marko Stunt, Jaden Newman, Benjamin Carter and so many more got us going. At one point (pun intended), STAB showed up with a fucking knife and entered the match! Mitchell (who was threatened at knife point by Mance Warner last show) was not having any of it and hightailed it to the back. Stunt led the charge against STAB getting him/her out the match. WHO WAS STAB????
That wasn’t the only surprise as SLUTTY KAT hit the ring like a ton of cats. After strutting around to get the people going, it was time for a mofucking cat fight with SK and Allie going right after each other. Shit got crazy and before we knew it we were down to Direction, Only, Allie and Stunt with that candy pail on everyone’s mind. With the other three fighting on the ring apron, Stunt made his move eliminating the lot and securing the win. Post-match it was time for Stunt to pick his pail and he chose wisely locking up a shot at the Bonestorm Title whenever he wants it.
2. Joey Lynch vs. Jake Parnell: Hot damn what a match-up this was. Parnell shows up looking to beat the shit out of anyone/everyone while Lynch is a little more dynamic, but is not afraid to stand and bang. Meaning these two were destined to tear shit up. We had everything expected plus a Destroyer outta nowhere! Parnell gets the win (in a little bit of an upset) though Lynch did have a foot on the ropes that the ref missed. RUN THIS SHIT BACK PLEASE
3. Brett Ison/O’Shay Edwards/??? vs. Kerry Awful/Tripp Cassidy/AJ Gray: We were unsure who would be stepping up to fill in for Curt Stallion and boy were we surprised to find that Edwards and Ison decided they didn’t need a sub. That’s right – these two gladly went head first into a handicap match and couldn’t have been happier about it.
Before the match could even start, Edwards chucked Awful into the ring post, taking the numbers game away real quick. From here, it was really a beatdown for NFAC (for the uninitiated, that would stand for Not Fucking Around Crew). Edwards and Ison took turns smashing Gray with Awful in the back and Cassidy all fucked up on the outside. When it looked like all would be lost, Awful returned to the ring with Cassidy and Gray giving everything they had left for one final stand. All for not. Ison hits Street Justice and the bodies fall just like leaves. The NFAC gets the win while a man down…watch the fuck out for these guys.
4. Craig Mitchell vs. Gary Jay: Poppa Bear was very exciting for this match-up. I mean, we all were pumped but PB is a certified Craig Mitchell fan which throws everyone off their game, even Mitchell himself at times (Editor’s Note: Poppa Bear does ask Craig Mitchell to go to Waffle House every time he sees him). We had chops and smacks and just all around violence as both guys came to fuck shit up. Gary Fucking Jay is a madman throwing everything in the wheelhouse at Mitchell who took it all like the tank he is. Mitchell gets a hard fought win over The Stiff Robo Ginger. Poppa Bear would like to add that his Waffle House invitation to Mitchell is still open.
5. Mr. Brickster vs. Teddy King: This was a Lego Match meaning these two beat the shit out of each other with weapons made from legos or at the least had legos attached. The lego bat was probably my favorite as it just looked super mean. At one point, King was smashed by a lego cup right in front of us which was something I didn’t think I’d ever see. After Brick dumped a fucking tub of Legos in the ring, it looked like King was gonna lose more than the match when Jaden Newman showed up to earn his varsity letter. With Brick distracted, King took advantage and got the 1-2-3. I’m pretty sure we’re gonna be finding Legos for years at The Basement East.
6. Tracy Williams vs. Kevin Ku: This was for the Powerbomb.tv Independent Title and may very well have been MOTN. This was about as close to hand to hand combat as you’ll get, fam. This had chops that made me squeamish and I’ve seen “A Serbian Film.” You should definitely search out this match (and show as a whole) when video hits. Tracy retains but I can’t stress how hard hitting and just flat out awesome this match was.
7. The Production (Derek Direction & Eddy Only) vs. IFHY (Johnathan Wolf & Shawn Kemp): This started out as a straight handicap match as Shawn Kemp (not of Supersonics fame) was MIA. There were “Lost Dawg” flyers all over The Basement East and there was real fear that Kemp may never be seen again. J-Wolf fought his heart out, but The Production wore him down and were really just toying with the guy at a few points. Things were looking grim when the Dawg appeared! Kemp showed up fighting mad (rumor and innuendo is saying he was locked away in The Production’s rental car trunk). With all four men now in the match, we had ourselves a scrap. It looked like IFHY was going to be able to secure the comeback win before some Production shenanigans flipped the script. Direction and Only get out of Nashville with a win.
8. Dominic Garrini vs. Wheeler Yuta: The Bonestorm Title was on the line in our main event with Garrini looking to continue this impressive run he’s been on at SUP. Yuta brought the fight in his SUP debut, even kicking out of a gnarly jumping tombstone that we all thought would be it. Yuta fought like hell but Garrini just had too much and retained thanks to his top level jiu jitsu game. As he celebrated with the title, the venue filled with the sweet sounds of Pat Benatar – meaning Marko Stunt was about to make an appearance! He had his championship ticket in hand before handing it over to referee Doug Markham. It’s official! Garrini vs. Stunt for the Bonestorm title.
9. Dominic Garrini vs. Marko Stunt: Stunt wasted no time going after Garrini even hitting a nasty 450 only for Garrini to power up through. Garrini locked in a choke only for Stunt to flip back and get the pin fall! Marko Stunt is the new Bonestorm Champion and the crowd went absolutely bonkers. What a show…what a day.
John Mosley is the independent wrestling and TV aficionado of the SoBros Network. He graduated from ETSU with a degree in Radio, TV and Film along with a minor in Film Studies. Since graduating he’s done pretty much nothing but watch, film, edit or commentate for local wrestling promotions and is the current color commentator for Resolute Wrestling. #Preds #Titans #DefendOrVacateConor – Follow on Twitter: @SoBroMose
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