Hello, fellow CWF Worldwide fans! Today, we’re wrapping up the Kernodle Cup. So far, we’ve seen a lot of fun tag team action. Episodes 155 & 156 definitely have some great tag matches, but they also bring a lot to the table with some non-tournament action.
For this review, there are three wrestlers I want to talk about from a non-tournament standpoint. The first wrestler is Kool Jay. Over the past year or so, Kool Jay has gone through this huge transformation. 2017 wasn’t exactly a banner year for him. Kool Jay was primarily known for getting destroyed by bigger wrestlers. These beatings he would take at the hands of Donnie Dollars, Ray Kandrack, and Mike Mars would eventually become GIFs. Kool Jay was essentially CWF’s human highlight reel, only his opponents looked like a million bucks instead.
It wouldn’t take long for him to get frustrated. I don’t remember the exact date or show this happened, but, sometime last year, Kool Jay cut a promo with CL Party. Kool Jay told CL that he’s tired of looking like a joke. Soon, he’ll be the guy dishing out beatings. Fans and wrestlers scoffed at his declaration due to his extremely small stature. Nobody could’ve predicted this, but in 2018, he fulfilled his prophecy.
His luck officially turned around in January when he beat one of his biggest bullies, Mike Mars to win the RGL Championship. The smallest dog in the yard has now become the Big Dog of CWF’s prospects. Now, I haven’t talked with Kool Jay personally about this, but, I can tell it means a lot to him. In order to protect his newfound status, he has to take risks and go up top frequently. That’s why he chose to perfect the Moonsault. Kool Jay can get a lot of speed and height with his Moonsault, so he cancels out his size disadvantage.
Another way he takes risks is diving at his opponents full speed when they’re outside the ring. He especially likes this trick during multi-man matches. On episode 155, Kool Jay defends his RGL belt in a fatal four way. When the match comes to chaos outside, he busts out a dive on all three of his opponents. Another thing I noticed about Kool Jay is he’s not afraid to take matters into his own hands in order to eliminate any outside interference. He refuses to lose like that. If someone wants to take the belt from him, then they’ll have to do it the right way!
One of his three challengers is Mace Li, the rising prospect of the All Stars. When the much larger Arik Royal tries to interfere on Mace’s behalf, the champ takes him out! Moments later, Kool Jay blasts Mace with a 123 kid esque Moonsault to retain.
The next two men have two very different relationships with Kool Jay. Aaron Biggs is one of his top allies, while Mike Mars was one of his main tormentors. However, one thing both big men have in common is they’re searching for momentum. Mars won the RGL title in quick, decisive fashion against the Dirty Daddy back in December at Battlecade. A lot of fans were expecting this long reign of terror, only for Kool Jay to surprise him just a few weeks into his reign as champ. Unfortunately, he just hasn’t been able to get back on track since.
Aaron Biggs has been a tag team guy for the majority of his career. Right now, he has no regular partner. Because of this, he’s been in a little bit of a slump.
As for the match itself, it was a fun hoss fight. The big men kept fighting hard and throwing bombs. Neither man refused to back down! In the end, we get a double count out when both men deliver a series of mean headbutts. After the match, it looks like Biggs is interested in Mars being his new tag team partner. However, Mars is a lone wolf at heart and bails on the handshake.
Corruption (Cain Justice and Ethan Sharpe) is the first of two teams to really catch my eye in Episode 156. They took part in an eight man tag match, teaming with High Profile (Shea Shea McGrady and Will Demented) against Gym Nasty Boys( Timmy Lou Retton and White Mike) and the Cross Brothers( Aden and Christian). The Gym Nasty Brothers, especially White Mike, like to keep matches light hearted.
Cain and Ethan are in no mood for games! Last week, they were embarrassed by Nick Richards and Michael McAllister when they lost in the first round. If you follow my Twitter account, @CWFAN96 , it’s no secret that I’m a huge supporter of Cain Justice. With that in mind, I’ve had many interactions with him. Cain is a guy that absolutely hates losing! So, he came in to this match with a chip on his shoulder. His aggression was taken to the next level and it helped him win the match for his team.
After the match, Cain and Ethan attacked their partners. This was meant to put the rest of teams on notice. Cain and Ethan are not to be taken lightly. They’re coming for the gold and will give CWF a mean dose of corruption!
Finally, I’d like to talk about the eventual tournament winners, Trevor Lee and Chet Sterling. They had some absolute classics against The Carnies (Kerry Awful and Nick Iggy) in the semi-finals and The Closers (Sloan Caprice and Rick Roland) in the finals. However, it wasn’t the classic matches that really stood out to me. Even in their earliest days back in 2013, they were a great team.
In 2013 and 2014, Chet was Trevor’s protege and partner. You could see his huge upside and teaming with a prodigy like Trevor was a great way for him to learn and fulfill his potential. Initially, Trevor and Chet were despised by fans due to their lousy attitudes. Over time, they earned the admiration of fans with their countless show-stealing performances. 2014 would end on a high note for the duo as they defeated Nick Richards and Zane Dawson for the Mid Atlantic Tag Team Championship at Battlecade.
During 2015, Trevor and Chet had some really great title defenses. They bested incredible teams such as Nick Richards and Zane Dawson, The Dawson Brothers, and Ethan Case and Elijah Evans IV. 2015 was also a great year for Chet because Trevor couldn’t be at every show because he was traveling the world. This would give Chet the opportunity to show fans and peers exactly what he was made of!
He made the absolute best of the opportunity. 2015 was the year of Chet Sterling! For over half a year, he was double champion. He was a finalist in the Weaver Cup, even defeating two different Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champions in the process. He topped off the year of his career by main eventing Battlecade.
2016 and 2017 were also good years for Chet. He won the Ultra J Championship and Weaver Cup in each respective year. Unfortunately for Chet, these accomplishments were overshadowed by his mentor. Trevor began his epic title reign that’s still going to this day.
One of Trevor’s best Title defenses was last year at the Rumble. He was ordered to defend against 29 other men in a Rumble. To make matters worse, Trevor was given the unenviable position of being the very first entry.
One of his challengers was Chet Sterling. The final four would end up being Trevor Lee, Cain Justice, Brad Attitude, and Chet Sterling. As fate would have it, Chet saved Trevor by eliminating Attitude. This would come at a huge price as Brad savagely attacked Chet and allowed Cain to pick up the scraps and eliminate him. Cain put up a heck of a fight, but in the end, the champ retained.
In a cruel and ironic twist, if Chet won, he’d be a Grand Slam Champion instead of Trevor. Chet has always had Trevor’s back and it sometimes can cost him. This time, his talent for being a great teammate really came in handy. In the semi-final and final matches, Chet saved Trevor from defeat and got the pin.
Both matches really made Trevor look vulnerable. Because of his impressive title reign, fans have somewhat been conditioned to view Trevor as this unstoppable beast. Chet was very aware of this. At the same time, he also knew that he was the MVP of the team that night. He made this very clear by saying that “even the champ can have an off day” in his post-match interview. Could one of CWF’s best teams ever be imploding?