UPW/WPW "When Worlds Collide II" results 6/14/02 (RETURN OF SPANKY!)

[Scrub]

1st Round Match
"Mikey Henderson" d. Funky Billy Kim
The "masked" Mikey Henderson defeated FBK. Afterwards, "Mikey" revealed himself to be Spanky.

1st Round Match
Shane Ballard d. Pinoy Boy

2nd Round Match
Smelly d. B-Boy, Matrix and Rocky Romero
Matrix eliminated Romero
Smelly eliminated Matrix
Smelly eliminated B-Boy

Hardkore Kidd cut a great promo

2nd Round Match (good)
Frankie Kazarian d. Joey Ryan, Preston Scott and Lil Cholo
Cholo eliminated Preston
Ryan eliminated Cholo
Kazarian eliminated Ryan

2nd Round Match (really good)
Spanky d. Lil Nate, Silver Tiger & Shane Ballard
Spanky eliminated Tiger
Shane eliminated Nate
Spanky eliminated Shane

2nd Round Match
Ricky Reyes d. R2K and Scott Young
R2K eliminated Young
Reyes eliminated R2K (Brutal!)

UPW World Title Match
Tom Howard d. Hardkore Kidd con El Jefe (good match!)

WPW World Title Match
B-Boy d. Big Cholo

Semi Final Match
Spanky d. Frankie in the match of the night

Semi Final Match
Smelly d. Ricky Reyes

Bassman got on the mic and revealed that Spanky was given a call Thursday at 5am in Cincinatti Ohio (HWA) to come down for UPW/WPW/ZeroOne. Spanky had driven approx. 20 hrs straight and arrived at the Marketplace from Cincinatti one hour before belltime. Now that is fucking dedication.

Good choices to go to Japan. Smelly and Spanky really deserve it.

[Benjamin Tomas]

Awesome show. I haven't been to a show in quite some time where I marked out as hard as when Spanky removed that mask. You go in expecting a so/so tournament from the usual crew, and end up getting hot soup not 1, not 2, but three times. That was unreal.

Also, Hardkore Kidd's promo was great. He discussed how all the UPW champs were hand-picked and groomed, and called the market place shit. He topped it all off with this:
"From Edward's Airforce base to the Anaheim Marketplace,
From the Appleacian Trail to the Orange County Jail,
From the heart of Texas to Loony Lane in the back of El Jefe's Lexus..."

HKK's promos have all been gems lately. He had a great match with Howard, and will face Howard again at the next Galaxy show. It's Howard's hair on the line against El Jefe's mustache. That would be must see TV, if televised.

Also, B-Boy had a terrific match with El Cholo. After El Genio interfered with a chair and cost Cholo the title, Cholo came after Genio, but was held off by Lucky!!! As Lucky hopped on one foot and waved a crutch, the crowd chanted his name, and it was nice to see him get some recognition. He was happy to react with his 2 fingers up. Can't wait to see this guy back.

All in all, a fun filled night at the marketplace. The tournament was good, and I still can't believe all the punishment R2K took from Reyes. Reyes is just a monster despite his size.

I hope Spanky really takes off in Japan. I've met and talked to a lot of workers, and Spanky seems like one of the true good guys. He deserves for all his dreams to come true.

When I left for the show tonight, I didn't expect much, but Bassman and UPW paid off like nobody's business, and made me go home a happy man. Props to everyone in the tournament tonight. Also, a quick congrats to Smelly for earning the other spot on the Japanese tour.

[AMV]

Also, Hardkore Kidd's promo was great.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that. The punchline was funny but it took him forever to get to it. Indy workers need to realize that less is more.

The show was ok. Watching multiple 4-way dances takes a lot out of you.

[Scrub]

I *heart* Candy! TIGAAAAAAAAAH DREEEEEEEEEAMMMMU!

[AMV]

Originally posted by Scrub
I *heart* Candy! TIGAAAAAAAAAH DREEEEEEEEEAMMMMU!
Scrub, I would seriously have to question your manhood if you didn't.