Night of the Superstars 2 on April 13th, 2013
Opening Match: Zema Ion vs. Rocky Reynolds
Ion turns heel on the crowd before the match, pulling the old “I’m a television star” card on them. Ion takes a hairspray break after a quick lockup. Reynolds steals the hairspray to the delight of the crowd. He uses Ion’s hair to hold onto a headlock. Reynolds hits a delayed vertical suplex. Ion snaps his neck across the top rope and takes control. Reynolds blocks a charge but runs into a clothesline. Ion finds knees on a springboard moonsault and Reynolds hits a powerslam. Reynolds adds a russian leg sweep and a crazy slingshot moonsault. Ion crotches him on the top rope but Reynolds fights him off. Reynolds lands a swantan for the win at 8:34. Between Reynolds being the hometown boy and Ion’s hairspray shenanigans, this was a successful opener. I wish they would have had more of a finishing stretch, as Reynolds was busting out some unexpected offense and I would have liked to see how he meshed with Ion. **¾
Match #2: IWC Tag Team Titles: Colin Delaney ©, Keith Haught ©, and HD Cannon vs. Dennis Gregory, Jimmy Vegas, and Super Hentai
The Founding Fathers defended the titles in six-man tag team matches, so it’s fitting that their rematch for the titles is one as well. Hentai is hesitant to lockup with Cannon. Hentai tries to use his experience advantage to get ahead, but Cannon’s power is too much. Vegas comically calls a timeout. Gregory just punches Haught in the face and whips him into the turnbuckles. Haught fights back with a headscissors and a knockout kick. He gives Gregory a motorboat. That’s been building for quite awhile. Vegas catches Delaney with a fallaway slam and the Founding Fathers isolate him. He connects with a go 2 sleep variant on Gregory and makes the tag. Haught powerslams Hentai but Gregory blindsides him with a forearm smash. Vegas elevates Delaney with a military press and starts brawling with Cannon. Gregory superkicks Haught and hits a sit-out gourdbuster on Delaney. Hentai misses a frog splash. Haught recovers and lands the Haught Mess on Hentai to retain the titles at 12:59. Delaney and Haught are interesting champions. I haven’t seen Delaney any better in the ring than he is right now and Haught has developed since he began teaming with Delaney. They have good chemistry with the Founding Fathers and this was another fine addition to their series of matches. **½
Chest Flexor and Andrew Palace (recently kicked out of Team Big League) make their way to the ring. They complain about not being booked on the card. Palace challenges anyone in the locker room. Dalton Castle comes out with a referee, leading to…
Match #3: Dalton Castle vs. Andrew Palace
Castle connects with a few punches and hits a reverse slam. Palace escapes a powerslam and hits a back suplex. Castle crotches him on the top rope hits a couple atomic drops. A distraction by Flexor allows Palace to connect with a dropkick. He takes over until Castle takes advantage of his cockiness. Castle charges with a flying knee strike and hits a pumphandle suplex. Palace retreats to the floor. Castle takes out Flexor with a dive but Palace sends him into the ringpost. In the ring, Palace puts on his goggles and goes up top. Castle catches him in mid-air but Palace hits him with the goggles behind the referee’s back. Palace hits an implant DDT for a nearfall. Castle low-bridges him to the apron. Palace tries a slingshot maneuver but Castle counters into a gourdbuster. Castle hits a dead-lift german suplex for the victory at 9:09. Initially, I thought this was just a way to get Castle on the card at Palace’s expense. But Palace was made to look extremely competitive here in quite possibly his best performance in his short run in IWC thus far. Additionally, Castle is awesome and needs to be IWC World Heavyweight Champion sooner rather than later. ***
Rowdy Roddy Piper comes out with his son, Colt Toombs, for an edition of Piper’s Pit. Piper thanks the crowd and talks about his children. His son is an undefeated MMA fighter. Piper talks about his response to finding out Goldust was also on this show. Goldust interrupts and slithers into the ring. Piper and Goldust shake hands and hug. They talk about their history together in professional wrestling, including their WrestleMania XII brawl. Piper calls out John McChesney for his unwillingness to put his title on the line against Goldust tonight. Team Big League makes their way to the ring. Piper makes fun of each member individually. He challenges McChesney to put his title on the line…right now! McChesney backs away. Chuck Roberts makes the title match official for later.
Match #4: IWC Super Indy Title: Anthony Nese © vs. Kid Kash vs. Michael Elgin
Nese retreats to the floor, knowing that he has a target on his back. Elgin and Kash battle while taking care of Nese when he tries to interfere. Kash snaps off a headscissors on Elgin and takes down Nese with a waistlock. Elgin takes them both down simultaneously with a waistlock of his own. He hits a german suplex on Kash. Nese catches Elgin with a neckbreaker but falls victim to a dead-lift suplex. Kash pulls Nese to the floor and starts battling with Elgin in the ring. He low-bridges Elgin to the floor but gets pulled out as well. Nese takes out Elgin with a fosbury flop. Kash follows out with a senton from the top rope. In the ring, they do a tower of doom spot in the corner with Elgin standing tall. Nese lands a springboard crossbody onto Kash. Elgin dead-lifts Nese out of the pin attempt and hits an air raid crash. Elgin connects with a spinning backfist on Kash and hits a spinning powerbomb. Nese rolls up Elgin out of nowhere to retain his title at 11:54. This felt like more of a setup for Nese vs. Elgin on the next show, but they still packed the twelve minutes with quality action. Kash and Elgin had an interesting subplot, with Kash feeling as though he had something to prove to Elgin. I can’t remember the last Super Indy Title match that I didn’t really enjoy and this continued that trend. ***¼
Match #5: Little Kato vs. Bad Boy Brian
This is a midget wrestling showcase. Brian attacks before the opening bell. He hits a suplex and chokes Kato with his knee. Kato snaps off a headscissors and connects with a dropkick. They battle over a knucklelock and Brian monkey flips Kato across the ring. Kato ties Brian up in the ropes and makes the referee repeatedly untie him. Brian gets fed up and low blows Kato. Brian dares Kato to put him in a full nelson. They have a sequence where Kato keeps pinning Brian and Brian keeps kicking out, sending Kato into the referee’s arms. Kato connects with an awesome spin kick. Brian tries a sunset flip from the apron into the ring for a nearfall. He slams Kato but misses a top-rope splash. Kato blocks a charge and picks up the win with a jackknife pin for the win at 10:37. I’m not quite sure how to rate this match. They did a great job of balancing the comedy with legitimate wrestling and I’m surprised the crowd wasn’t into the match more. I cannot remember the last time I watched midget wrestling but this was a very good showcase for it. **½
Match #6: Aiden Veil and Jordan Lennox vs. Mickey and Marshall Gambino
Before the match, the Blue Collar Slaughterhouse come out to watch the Gambinos, their opponents on the next show. Lennox takes down Mickey with a crossbody and WAR lay in stereo elbow drops. They dropkick Marshall to the floor. Lennox lands a plancha to the floor onto the Gambinos. In the ring, Veil hits a rolling neckbreaker on Mickey. Marshall interjects himself and the Gambinos isolate Veil. Lennox enters the ring to break up a pin attempt but that doesn’t go very well for him. Marshall spinebusters Lennox onto Mickey’s knees. The Gambinos setup for the Curse of the Gambinos but the Blue Collar Slaughterhouse distract them from ringside. Veil superkicks Marshall for the victory at 6:39. They were having a pretty decent match until the finish. Nevertheless, it helped setup a match on the next show and this was a solid enough win for WAR considering the Gambinos’ history in IWC. **¼
Chest Flexor and Corey Futuristic interrupt the show. Flexor now calls out anyone in the locker room. Vader answers his challenge. Talk about bad luck. Vader agrees to wrestle in a handicap match…
Match #7: Chest Flexor and Corey Futuristic vs. Vader
Vader just starts punching Flexor relentlessly in the corner. He takes down Flexor with a shoulder block and allows him to get up. Vader connects with a short-arm clothesline on Futuristic and hits a huge chokeslam. Vader chokeslams Flexor as well and hits the Vader Bomb for a…nearfall? Um, I think something went wrong there. Vader hits another Vader Bomb, this time on Futuristic, for the win at 3:49. Squash city.
Match #8: IWC World Heavyweight Title: John McChesney © vs. Goldust
McChesney stalls for a bit out of fear. He realizes that Goldust has the height advantage and quickly retreats to the floor. McChesney gets the jump on Goldust but misses a chop and collides with the ringpost. Goldust chops him around ringside and connects with a series of clotheslines in the ring. Goldust hits a bulldog but Team Big League saves McChesney from Shattered Dreams. McChesney retreats to the floor and takes the countout at 4:12. I have a feeling we aren’t done here.
Chuck Roberts stops Team Big League from leaving. Logan Shulo, Facade, and Colt Toombs come out to be Goldust’s partners and an eight-man tag team match is signed…
Match #9: Goldust, Logan Shulo, Facade, and Colt Toombs vs. John McChesney, Jimmy Nutts, Joseph Brooks, and Rex Lawless
Toombs and Nutts trade control on the mat. Nutts backs him into the ropes and connects with a back elbow. Toombs answers with a series of armdrags. Facade lands a springboard moonsault onto Brooks. Goldust and Shulo get some shots in on Brooks as well. McChesney enters the match but falls victim to corner punches from Goldust. McChesney sneaks in a low blow behind the referee’s back. Lawless makes his IWC in-ring debut and starts working over Goldust. Team Big League isolate him until he pushes McChesney away and makes the tag. Toombs connects with a missile dropkick on Nutts. Shulo clotheslines Lawless to the floor and wipes him out with a dive. Facade follows out with a springboard dive. Roddy Piper runs out to distract Nutts. Toombs knocks out Nutts with a forearm smash for the win at 11:59. This was a way to incorporate the evening’s guests into one match and send the crowd home happy. The wrestling wasn’t spectacular or anything, but this is usually what happens on a legends-themed show. **
McChesney attacks Toombs after the match. Goldust, Facade, and Shulo make the save. Goldust finally delivers Shattered Dreams to McChesney and Toombs chokes him out with a sleeper to end the show.
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