This afternoon Revolution Pro put on another solid show, which started out a little slow but picked up steam to climax with an awesome main event contest for $1000 as well as the Pride of the Mask. There was a six-person tag, which crossed lines of both gender and sexual preference, and a somewhat flat Lucha contest. There was a wild brawl for the light heavyweight belt that had Scorpio Sky and Disco Machine battling all over the arena. Capping the night off was main event where the slow cooking rivalry between Super Dragon and TARO showed it’s ready to come to a boil. Johnny Paradise and Extreme Loco kicked off things by facing Big E Biggs and Gallinero IV. The chicken came to the ring alongside his partner to rap music, and it was clear to the crowd that he had gotten in touch with his inner gangsta. He even took the mic to say, “Cluck, cluck, biotch.” Biggs and Loco started things off, with loco trying many times to clothesline the big man off his feet, with no success. Finally Loco used a dropkick to send the larger man from the ring. The chicken and Paradise then locked up. Paradise laid a small beating on Gallinero, who tagged in Biggs, so it was now a game of power versus power. After both men attempted to over power each other, Biggs hit a rock bottom, and tagged in the poultry. As Biggs exited the ring, both opponents pummeled Gallinero, and then Loco hit a pretty 8-second delayed suplex on the chicken. Both opponents beat down Gallinero, with the emphasis being on his lower back. Loco locked in a bear hug on #4, and Biggy tried to get the crowd to rally, but it was to no avail. Once Gallinero broke the hold he made the hot tag, Biggs cleaned house, throwing Loco from the ring. Once Loco hit the floor, he just layed there. Gallinero came in to deliver an off the top rope rana on Paradise, and Biggs followed up with a nice frog splash. Gallinero and Biggs pick up the win, but it looked as if Loco was hurt. Loco had to be escorted from ringside, much love for him. I’m gonna hope Loco was ok, I’ll pray for him tonight.
Match two featured El Mongol vs. Stryker. Stryker made his return to Revolution Pro decked out in his finest G. I. Joe attire, carrying an American flag. El Mongol wore a t-shirt and dragged the flag on the ground. This match started with a lot of good mat work. Striker worked the left leg of Mongol, but the more powerful Mongol took over immediately. Mongol used body slams, forearms, and a sick neck breaker to wear down the patriot. Striker had a lot of ring rust, and therefore didn’t have a lot to answer Mongrel’s onslaught with. He received stomps, kicks, and some hard chops. Stryker, at one point, hit a few big kicks and thought he had turned the corner, but he was to be denied, much like Billy Budges trying to attend anything but a movie in SoCal. Stryker hit a massive leg drop off the top rope, but ended up getting dropped on his face for a quick three by Mongol.
Hydro vs. Chris Bosh was the third match. Bosh has a good fan following, Hydro seems almost non-existent as far as fans go. The last match started with mat work, but this match’s opening was more amateur style than the last. I almost jumped for joy when Bosh tried a walk over double chicken wing to start the match. That’s a classic move. They did a test of strength, and Bosh ended up on the winning end with a northern lights suplex. They broke out of this with an even pace and a lot of rope running, before Hydro took control and started working Bosh’s neck. Hydro used a lot of wear down holds on Bosh’s neck, interspersed with clotheslines and slams. At one point it looked as if Bosh might gain the upper hand, as he was thrown to the buckles. He climbed the buckles, and planchaed on Hydro off the top, but it was not enough. Hydro went straight back to the submission work on the neck, but Bosh was bravely able to turn it around using slow but sure force out of the submissions. After hitting a seated choke slam, Bosh hit a string of arm drags and suplexes, giving him control. Hydro hit a dropkick, but to no avail, Bosh took the duke with a sidewalk slam.
Vega, Nikki, and Rosa Salvaje wrestled Angel, American Wild Child, and Black Metal in a bizarre match. This match was weird enough without the inclusion of the “alternative lifestyles.” Black Metal was wearing an outfit reminiscent of a Laker’s uniform. When Angel got in the ring with Nikki, he did the thing Lawler did for Kaufman and offered her the free chance to put him in a headlock. Nikki did it, but unlike Lawler, Angel got the hell beaten out of him. This match had so much going on, it was hard to take notes, but here are some highlights. Rosa tried many times to kiss Metal, and after one kiss, Black Metal flew over the top rope, almost landing on a five year old. It scared the hell out of the kid, but otherwise he was ok. AWC tried to make fun of Nikki for being a girl, but she proved herself by schooling the hell out of him after he slapped her. Black Metal and Vega were going at it, and just when Metal was overpowering the smaller man, Vega’s speed came into play. Vega hit a leg scissors off the apron to Metal on the floor, and it looked like it killed Black Metal. Rosa was clearly sexually interested in Angel, but Angel seemed reluctant. At this point, Nikki hit the ring to kiss Angel on the mouth, and he reacted like Aaron Proctor would after being kissed by the hot chick he was there with, getting grossed out and upset. AWC did a spot using Vega’s jock strap, pulling on it to deliver a front and back wedgie. This was almost as disgusting as reading yet another post by Wickerman, who posts like 400 times a day. Angel finally pinned Rosa using a victory roll. Three on three matches are hard to review due to all the action, bear this in mind when I review the main event. After the match Veronica Caine was out yet again to try and work some kind of deal with wrestlers, this time the Sanchos. Revolution X looks exciting, but Caine’s involvement makes it a bit less exciting.
After intermission, Shamu Jr. wrestled Acero Dorado. This was an average Lucha match. I’ve seen much better than both men, and in my eyes they just phoned this one in. I heard a lot of rumors, but I’m going into it. I just thought these guys didn’t want to be here. Shamu wins, nothing to really talk about.
Disco vs. Scorpio Sky is a prime example of why I like Rev Pro. Good wrestling, good brawling, and a match that makes sense. The started with a lot of rolling two counts, neither man really in control. Disco slapped on a sweet submission headlock, but Scorpio made the ropes. Disco threw Sky into the turnbuckles face first, only to deliver a knee to the center of Sky’s back. He followed this up with the same spot to the opposite buckle, and a scoop slam. Disco at this point took control to work the shoulders. He utilized a series of arm bars, a camel clutch, and a sit out power bomb. After attempting to work a half nelson, Sky was up, and turned the tide with a spinning heel kick. At this point, he threw Disco to the floor, and hit a kick ass summersault plancha. My notes get fuzzy at this point, because instead of writing, I was getting the hell out of the way of these two. They battled all over the section I was sitting in, and I was busy grabbing everything they could either wreck or slip on. At some point, Joey Ryan fan yelled for me to get involved. To hell with that, bro, you do it. This was short, and after they got back in the ring, Scorpio hit a TKO type maneuver into a face to the knee on Disco. He worked the shoulders a bit more, then slapped on a head and neck submission, getting the win when Disco was unable to continue. Nice lightweight title defense.
Main Event: TARO, Phoenix Star, & Quicksilver vs. Rising Son, Zokre, & Super Dragon. This was an elimination match, and the winner was to get $1000. Much like the previous six man I reviewed, there was too much going on here to take good notes and not miss all the action. Had I taken good notes, I’d have missed the good stuff. Here is the Cliff Notes version: Dragon pinned TARO following the violence party and a psycho driver. TARO got utterly destroyed, and Dragon tore one of his horns off his mask, thus disrespecting the spirit of the Pride of the Mask. Dragon also pulled off TARO’s mask, prompting Travis Grey to bring a towel to the ring, and Joey Fan to throw a mask in the ring. TARO was then helped to the back, protecting his face all the way. After this, the eliminations came much more quickly. Quicksilver pinned Rising Son following a 2nd rope pile driver. Zokre pinned Phoenix Star following a top rope moonsault. Quicksilver pinned Zokre with a hurincanrana. This left Dragon and Quicksilver.
My notes on the finals are very complete, as two guys are easier to follow than six. A lot of the moves used in the finals were finishers, but both men were worn down enough for them to work early on in this, as opposed to a normal match. The finals started with brutal elbows to the face from both men, Silver broke it up with a spine buster. Quicksilver immediately tried for a psycho driver, but Dragon blocked it. After a few punches, Quicksilver tried again, and actually hit the psycho driver on Super Dragon! Dragon was out at 2, proving once again his own arsenal is not how to beat him. Silver tried to drag Dragon up for a top rope pile driver, only to be knocked off the top and fall victim to the famous Super Dragon spinning heel kick from the outside. Dragon then hit his power bomb onto the turnbuckle, and locked in the STF. After relinquishing the STF, Dragon hit his senton splash off the top. This was the point of the match where Quicksilver showed his incredible ability to absorb pain. After kicking out of the senton at two, he turned a psycho driver attempt into a pile driver, for two again. Silver then tried a variation on the fisherman’s buster, with the same results. Quicksilver then got Dragon on the top turnbuckle to try and hit a top rope psycho driver, and this was his big mistake. Dragon manipulated Silver’s attempt into a top rope sit out power bomb, but somehow Silver kicked out. Dragon gave his for two very stiff lariats, as well as a few rolling belly to back suplexes, but somehow Quicksilver was able to kick out of pinning attempts. Seeing that he’d done almost everything else at this point, Dragon busted out a violence party on Quicksilver, and capped it off with the most trusted weapon in his arsenal, the psycho driver. As tough as Quicksilver had been up until this point, he had nothing left, and Super Dragon is your 2nd time Pride of the Mask champion.
Post match, Super Dragon tried to rip off Quicksilver’s mask, further disrespecting the theme of Pride of the Mask. Unsuccessful, Dragon then jawed with fans and even threw away his check for $1000 dollars, but soon TARO showed, destroyed mask back in place. He told Dragon it was time from them to settle all the animosity between them, and TARO wanted to settle it with a mask vs. mask match at Revolution Pro’s fourth anniversary show next month. Revolution Pro has a lot of things it could do for it’s anniversary, but I can’t imagine many bigger than putting Dragon’s mask on the line. TARO/ Dragon has been building forever, and it’s time for them to finally settle the score.
Thanks for reading,
Benjamin Tomas
The Worlds Biggest Mark
