Okay, that was pure sarcasm, but I did go watch the wrestlers train at the local fed and after watching the 4/8 edition of Smackdown on tape later I didn’t miss all that much. I certainly cut the amount of viewing time in half by fast forwarding through the commercials, Bradshaw’s speech, and the trophy presentation. Had nothing to do during Easter weekend either during a visit with relatives so I did some catch-up on streaming videos.

This rap sheet is posted on The Rap Sheet Dossier at http://rap-sheet.tripod.com and news:rec.sport.pro-wrestling.info a newsgroup that wrestling organizations could utilize to promote their shows but don’t.

Have some new things in the pile this time, from somewhere I didn’t except to find matches from.

Devin Diamond vs. Fire - SSW Heavyweight Title
Rhynazz vs. Die Hard - SSW Heavyweight Title

"Underwear Model" Eric Priest vs. Tigger Mask
Trik Davis vs. Mike Matthews (two times)
Tony Rican vs. Justin Kage
Steve Stone vs. Justin Kage - MSPW Heavyweight Title
Steve Stone vs. Floyd Turbo - MSPW Heavyweight Title
Brad Bradley vs. Adrian Lynch
Adam Evans vs. Silas Young - NWA Midwest Heavyweight Title
Eric Priest vs. Justin Kage

Leading off, we have a couple matches from a promotion in Milwaukee, WI known as South Shore Wrestling at http://www.milwaukeewrestling.com/SSW

SSW Heavyweight Championship
(c)Devin Diamond 6’1" 285lbs. S. Milwaukee, WI vs. Fire 5’11" 190lbs. S. Milwaukee, WI – This is from August of 2003. Fire is wearing the flaming tights of course, Devin gets on all fours and invites Fire to wrestle him on the mat. Fire rolls him for a pin, then Devin wants Fire to do the same but he legdrops him in the head. Nice. Diamond kicks him, shove in the corner, chops, Fire tries a rollup but Devin’s too big for him and Diamond gets a headlock. Fire with a spear out of nowhere gets two. Fire big kick, suplex gets two. The video jumps ahead. Diamond has a headlock, Fire elbows out, shoulderblocks does nothing, clothesline knocks Diamond down and he bails. Video jumps ahead again, Diamond has a leg tied up. Diamond gets tripped by Fire with a leg yank and that gets two. Elbow, legdrop gets two. Fire with a slam gets two. Diamond rollup gets two, Fire gets another two. Fire DDT, he goes up, splash missed. Devin is referred to as a jelly-belly. Diamond up, he slugs away, choke, whip clothesline. Skip ahead, shove Devin, whip spinebuster Diamond gets two. Devin shoves the ref down, Devin whip and it’s a double clothesline. Someone jumps in the ring and argues with Devin, then he shoots a fire extinguisher at Fire. Devin with a Samoan Drop and that gets the pin. Someone gloats that they put out the fire. This match needed to be burnt to the ground instead. Diamond gets beat for his title like a week later.

WINNER and STILL CHAMP: Devin Diamond pin -> 7:50 mins. shown. ¼*

SSW Heavyweight Championship
(c)Rhynazz 5’11" 210lbs. Parts Unknown vs. Die Hard 6’0" 195lbs. S. Milwaukee, WI – Rhynazz, even though this match is from Nov. 2003 is the current champ of the promotion. Lockup, Die Hard gets a headlock, shoveoff, knockdown by Rhynazz. Lockup, whip Die Hard, shoulderblock Rhynazz. Rhynazz wants a strength test, Die Hard kicks him then does it in the corner, choke, whip to the corner, splash is caught and Die Hard gets spinebustered for two. Rhynazz whip into his knee, does a slam version that I have a bad angle in viewing for two. Die Hard with a DDT gets two. Die Hard slugs away, slam, legdrop gets two. Die Hard whip clothesline, he slugs away, whip another clothesline, elbow gets two. Die Hard with a suplex gets two. Die Hard slam, Rhynazz jumps up and yells at him. Rhynazz with a T-Bone suplex, then his finisher called the Widowmaker is hit and it’s over. Nothing earth shattering but better than the other match.

WINNER and STILL CHAMP: Rhynazz pin -> 5:45 mins. *½

Now going back to Midwestern States Pro Wrestling at http://www.mspwrestling.com to look at some of their semi-weekly web TV shows. We're up to episode four in the series. Alas, you can't get these episodes from the website anymore due to there being no download archives. So if you want to watch, you have to download the week they put them up. Mike P. and Delious Danny Scott are the hosts. Danny Scott has a title shot against Adam Evans in the future.

"Underwear Model" Eric Priest vs. Tigger Mask - Lockup, Priest throws him across the ring, Tigger acts like an idiot and charges at Priest while he holds him away by the head. Priest gives him a free headlock, then throws him across the ring again. Now they run the ropes, Tigger bails and Priest wears himself out. Priest jumps out and chases, Tigger back in and wants a strength test. After some teasing he gets a drop kick, whip sunset flip by Tigger, Priest picks him up and Tigger does a hurraconranna. Priest catches Tigger off the ropes then gives him a big spinebuster and the comedy is over. Jobber squash victory.

WINNER: "Underwear Model" Eric Priest pin -> 3:20 mins. ½*

Danny Scott talks about upcoming tag title defenses.

Trik Davis vs. Mike Matthews - This is the third match in the best of five series between these two, and it's 1-1 currently. Lockup, wristlock Matthews, Trik reverses, they start slugging away, they brawl outside to the floor, Davis with a toss on the floor, and a drop kick to the rear. Trik whip elbow, clothesline. Matthews with a rake, he stomps away, whip clothesline gets two. Russian leg sweep by Matthews, legdrop gets two. Davis fires back but gets an atomic drop, inverted atomic drop, X-Factor gets two. Matthews whip reverse, Matthews reverse DDT gets two. Matthews with a slam, split legged moonsault gets the knees. Drop kick Davis, whip knees to the chest, bulldog gets two. Davis whip boot, picks him up across the back and swings him down face first for two. Matthews with a BIG pedigree variant and wins it. Matthews is arguing with the fans then Davis offers a handshake and gets one.

WINNER: Mike Matthews pin -> 6:50 mins. **½

Mike P. and Danny Scott discuss Justin Kage getting a title shot shortly. They play a video on him.

Tony Rican vs. Justin Kage - Lockup, Rican elbows out, Kage with a rollup for one, they trip each other, Rican running shooting star misses, Kage tries a moonsault but has to land on his feet. Headlock Rican, Kage elbows out, Rican arm drag, Kage armdrag, Rican drop kick, Kage bails. Rican tries to do a crossbody thru the ropes, but does a hurraconranna instead on the floor. Toss in, Rican whip reverse Kage eats a boot, tornado DDT is blocked, Kage gets two. Kage with a slam, he goes up, moonsault gets two. Fallaway slam Kage gets two. Rear chinlock Kage. Kage slugs away, whip splash, whip second splash missed. Rican whip, hops off his chest, Dudley Dog Rican gets two. Rican slam, he goes up, moonsault gets two. Rican whip reverse, he tries a hurraconranna but gets powerbombed by Kage for two. Rican with a DDT, he goes up, Kage drop kicks him up there, he goes up, superplex Kage gets one. Kage whip Rican flying headscissors. Kage hits a pumphandle side slam gets two. Kage powerbomb but he bumps his head as if Rican grabbed his hair to drop him face first. Rican with an elbow, DDT, he goes up again, 450 splash missed. Kage with a behind the back piledriver wins it. Decent high energy match.

WINNER: Justin Kage pin -> 8 mins. ***½

That's it for episode four, now moving on to episode five. Mike P. and Marco Stylz are the hosts this week. Marco blasts Black Dagger in a promo for an upcoming match. Justin Kage cuts a promo against Steve Stone about his title match on the show tonight. He says he's gonna mess up his arm so he can't use his finishing moves on him. Kage then slams Eric Priest and tells him not to interfere in his match tonight. We go back to Mike P. and Marco Stylz who analyze the matches.

MSPW Heavyweight Championship
(c)Steve Stone vs. Justin Kage - Slugfest to start the match, Stone charges and sails over the top rope. Fight on the floor, Stone pounds away, tries a chop on the post and misses the target. Kage with an armdrag in the ring, drop kick, armdrag takedown. Stone rake, whip Kage blocks some moves and armdrags him. Stone whip Kage dodges, spinning neckbreaker by Stone. Stone chopdown. Kage slugs back but gets raked. Stone whip Kage rollup gets one. Back elbow Stone, snap mare, rear chinlock, then puts Kage on the top rope. Kage knocks Stone off, missile dropkick Kage. Kage whip back elbow, whip reverse flying headscissors Kage, slam, moonsault off the second rope gets two. Kage whip backbreaker, powerbomb Stone gets two. Kage pumphandle side slam gets two. Kage whip charge misses, clothesline from heck Stone gets two. Stone up, Kage tries the crucifix rollup but Stone hits the flatliner and wins it. Brandon Blaze jumps in the ring and gives Stone a DVD then nails him with the belt. Quick, hard hitting match.

WINNER and STILL CHAMP: Steve Stone pin -> 6:40 mins. ***

We get technical problems for the next segment but we hear them talk about what Blaze just did to Stone. Wonder why they just didn't redo the video, hmmm. We then get a rundown of an upcoming show.

MSPW Heavyweight Championship
(c)"Metalhead" Steve Stone 220lbs. "Devil's Playground" vs. Floyd Turbo 155lbs. Somewhere, IL - The wrestlers tease the ring announcer as he tries to do the intros. Turbo acts like a clown and hides behind the ref. Lockup, Stone pushes Turbo in the corner but Turbo grabs Stone's rear. Lockup, waistlock Turbo, hip toss Stone, big forearm shot. Stone turnbuckle smash, chop, snap mare, neck snap, throws him in the ropes and chokes him there. Snap suplex Stone, he chains them together with a second one, and does a sitdown suplex for two. Stone works the neck, Turbo elbows out, sunset flip Turbo gets two. Back elbow Stone, Turbo starts slapping Stone around but Stone hits the clothesline from heck. Stone with scoop, then spins him around and drops him face first. They call it a super flatliner but I'm not sure that's the correct name of the move. Squash match.

WINNER and STILL CHAMP: "Metalhead" Steve Stone pin -> 4:30 mins. *

In ring interview, Stone talks about his upcoming dog collar match against Brandon Blaze. Blaze comes in the ring. Stone lays the belt on the mat and dares Blaze to cross it. Blaze with a spear, back body drop, Death Valley Driver and Blaze gets the belt and nails Stone with it. Blaze with a one-foot cover and has the crowd count it. Mike P. and Marco Stylz shill the upcoming show and that's it for episode five.

Now jumping to episode six. Mike P. and Bailey Mannix are the hosts. Mannix tries to do a guitar solo to open the show, but Mike P. decides the real opening is better than this.

Brad Bradley vs. Adrian Lynch w/ Danny McKay - Lynch stalls like mad, they finally lock up, armbar Bradley and Lynch grabs the rope. Lockup, hammerlock Bradley. Lockup, Lynch armwringer, Bradley steps out and hammerlocks Lynch in the rope. Bradley whip slam, armdrag. Lynch wants a strength test, Bradley muscles his hands down quick and stomps them. Bradley whip hip toss, shoulderblock and Lynch bails. Lynch wants another strength test but stalls, McKay hands Lynch something and Lynch nails Bradley with it, cover gets two. Lynch with a elbow for two. Lynch pulls the weapon out and hits Bradley again with it. McKay chokes Bradley on the ropes, Lynch jams him with that weapon. Lynch gets rid of it before being checked by the ref, then gets a two count. Bradley fires back at Lynch, charge gets an elbow, Lynch gets two, then chokes away. Lynch forces Bradley down again, the ref checks him, Brad up, Lynch with a knee gets two. Lynch goes up, second rope punch missed. Brad slugs away, whip elbow, big boot, whip side slam, McKay on the apron, Brad slugs him down. Lynch nails Brad from behind, whip charge missed, Brad with the clothesline from heck and it's all over. I really don't care for these matches where the foreign object is used heavily.

WINNER: Brad Bradley pin -> 9 mins. *

NWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship
(c)Adam Evans 225lbs. Los Angeles, CA vs. Silas Young 221lbs. Saskatoon, SA, Canada - Evans is acting like a heel tonight. Lockup and into the corner, clean break. Waistlock Young, takedown, they roll around on the mat, Evans takes Young into the corner, shoulderblocks, uppercut, chop. Young turns him and chops away, armbar, hammerlock Evans, Young cartwheels out, armbar. Armwringer Evans, Young fails on the rollout, kicks him to get out and put back on the armbar. Young shoveoff, Evans catches the foot, Young flips out then forearms him in the head. Evans bails, he shoulderblocks Young coming in then neck snaps him on the top rope. Evans stomps away, choke on the mat, armwringer, snap suplex gets two. Silas slugs away, whip reverse, Young gets caught, firearms carry into a backbreaker gets two. Evans with a chop, choke, ties his arm in the rope, charges and crotches himself. Silas fires up, forearms him in the head, whip elbow. Young's favoring that left arm, drop kick, German suplex gets two. Evans goes to the Fujiwar armbar, Young flips out of it, Young whip to the corner, cartwheel back elbow, Silas headstand on the top rope, then bounces off in what they say is an Arabian splash that barely hits its mark and it gets the three.

WINNER and NEW CHAMP: Silas Young pin -> 7:10 mins. **

Mannix does a guitar solo to end the show and that's it for episode six. Now going to episode seven, same hosts as last week and Mannix says their last tag match was brutal and bloody. They go over the rankings before going to the matches. No play-by-play for the matches this episode.

Trik Davis vs. Mike Matthews - Okay, this is match number four in the five of five series, Matthews leads 2-1. Trik has Mike in a headlock, then an armbar, waistlock, reversed, they break away. Lockup, another break. Lockup, armbar Davis, hammerlock and in the ropes. Matthews with a waistlock, Davis gets an armbar, armdrag. Davis works the arm, whip reverse Davis tries to hop but Mike kicks him in the rear and in the head. Mike stomps away, charge and he eats a boot. Mike kicks Trik off the top rope and gets two. Mike whip clothesline gets two. Matthews with a slam, legdrop gets two. Matthews whip sunset flip Trik gets two. Mike back elbow gets two. Davis tries to punch away, then does a forward neckbreaker face first. Davis clothesline, elbow, takes him down, ties the legs around an arm and has a full face lock with it. Matthews makes the ropes, Davis whip knee to the corner, Trik puts him on the top rope, Matthews throws him off, flying elbow Matthews gets two. Mike does for the pedigree but can't execute it, he tries again and hits it. Mike Matthews wins the series 3-1. This time Mike helps Trik up.

WINNER: Mike Matthews pin -> 8:45 mins. **¼

"Underwear Model" Eric Priest 237lbs. Fredickszone, Hollywood vs. Justin Kage 177lbs. Chi-town, USA - Kage with a trip, Kage jumps outside, dropkick to the knee. Kage baseball slide and trips Priest on the apron, flying headscissors back in the ring, Priest charges and goes flying over the top. Kage suicide dive on Priest, Kage kicks him on the floor, Priest in, Kage kicks the legs, whip reverse and Priest drops him face first off a headscissors attempt. Priest whip dropkick to the knee by Kage. Priest gorilla press slam, clothesline and Kage bails. Priest goes outside and pounds on Kage before yelling at a kid. Priest toss in, stomps away, shove in the corner, shoulderblocks, he wastes time showboating before Kage tries to hit him in the gut. Priest chokes him on the ropes, whip ab stretch, Priest grabs a rope for extra torque. Ref catches it, Kage with a stunner out of nowhere. Kage sunset flip blocked, sitout powerbomb Priest gets two. Priest ties the legs and pulls up on the neck and legs, into a bow and arrow, he can't hold it and Kage gets two. Clothesline Priest gets two. Priest forearms in the corner, whip Priest eats a boot, but powerslam Priest gets two. Man those kids fire those insults like mad. Priest chokes in the corner, whip Kage hops over, gets caught on the second in a German suplex for two. Priest chokes him on the mat, setup for the superplex, Priest walks around running his mouth, he goes up and gets shoved off. Priest charges and does a northern lights off the top rope! That only gets two, firemans carry but Kage gets a reverse DDT off the swing. Priest still won't tire, Kage with a twisting flatliner for two. Kage gets caught again and Priest with a spinning bubba slam for two. Priest tries a powerbomb, Kage with the behind the back piledriver and that wins it!

WINNER: Justin Kage pin -> 11:20 mins. ****

That is it for episode seven this week. Next time, I'll be looking at matches from Japan. Until next time, this is the Crimefighter saying bustin' ain't easy!