A1E news and notes

--Hida is very upset about the way he is being used since rejoining the federation. He feels that he belongs in the main event right now. Will the MBE legend stay around long enough to make it?

-- There is plenty of tension among the powers that be backstage. There seems to be a rebel amongst them that refuses to see things like the rest. Will he be able to sway other's to his way of thinking?

-- Beast versus Big Dog. When it happens it's not going to be pretty. These two honestly don't like each other. Expect tons of shooting and tons of ugliness.

-- Speaking of Beast I don't know if there has ever been a more hated Champion. Many feel that his title win is nothing more then a simple abuse of stroke.

-- JA has yet another shot at the top? Many don't see him getting it done this time either.

-- Due to the antics of certain wrestlers A1E may need to implement a Zero tolerance Drug Policy.

--Is there room for all the ego's currently in A1E? Fly, Beast, Hida, Chip, Farnsy, Spoiler, JA, Irishred...is there anyone willing to work for the good of the company?

--When will Andy finally take a stand against the HPSC? Isn't he sick of being their bitch?

ENN Awards

FWDirtsheet's staff would like to congratulate all those who won awards in the ENN awards show, and to all who didn't win, best of luck next year.

LVW News and Notes

--James Donovan lobbied for Mitch Grey to be in the 4 way. Management went with Browser because he's currently really over and they want to ride the wave of his popularity. They also know they are putting Donovan in a bad spot, as he's basically going to have to carry two giant men and a very green, very sloppy worker, 60 minutes.

--Gladiator appears to have at the very least gotten one more appeance fee out of his stay in LVW, no word on if any leagues have contacted him.

--The Browser/Grey match was not supposed to be a stiff-fest, but it turned that way after Browser split Grey open...The locker room is pretty much horrified that two of the biggest draws in the company, Hans and Browser, are either unwilling to learn how to work, or seemingly incapable of not drilling opponents with legit punches and kicks.

--Olvir is on the other hand seen in a good light in the locker room, he's had a good attitude and has yet to do any real damage to any opponents.

--In spite of rumors to the contrary on the net, Ben Lerner isn't injuried and he was always scheduled to cut a promo and walk out of the 5 way match for a title shot.

Webcop

WebCop Commentary on: UCW Feb 16th Revoultion.

Hey I'm the WebCop. Don't call me Scooter, that always irks me.

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UCW REVOULTION

We begin the show with Big Gay Bruce storming away from Stu Brody, who can't get a word from him. Bruce is clearly disgusted with the idea of fighting Beau Michaels.

THREE WAY DANCE, WINNER FIGHTS FOR THE U.S. TITLE AT CIVIL WAR- Damon Blackburn Vs Kin Hiroshi Vs Promo.

Blackburn, who's been running down the whole company for his angle, mocks his opponents and gets double clotheslined as a result. Hiroshi follows up with a pin but gets kicked in the head by Promo. That's what generally happens when you don't remove the other person in the match before going for a pin...A series of moves leads to Blackburn hitting Rolling Thunder on Promo, and then getting dropkicked and legdropped by Hiroshi, which gets two...Promo gets back up and gets an airplane spin on Blackburn...Promo is then so dizzy Hiroshi kicks him in the head and gets 2...Blackburn then beats the hell out of Promo with a series of moves, and then Thunder Blackburn Bombs Hiroshi DEAD and gets the fall. ** -- It didn't go very long, but it did what was needed and that's put Blackburn over.

A promo between commish Ken Cloverleaf and his secretary tells us that a Mr. Anonymous will be signing with the company, and the net goes wild.

A graphic on the UCW-Tron lets us know that "He is Coming" if this had to do with the segement before or not I don't know.

The color team put JA over big time, as well they should.

BIG GAY BRUCE VS BEAU MICHAELS

No match as Bruce doesn't show up and Michaels wins by forfeit. Michaels cuts a promo on Bruce afterwards. --DUD

In the backstage area Promo and Hiroshi have a pull apart brawl.

Ken Cloverleaf suspends Big Gay Bruce for his no show...Bruce continues with his silence, which seems odd for a character that used gay baiting so overtly against The First and IrishRed to now be upset to the point of being suspended...Because he's been outgayed...Ah well, what do I know?

JONANTHAN MARX VS AJ CIRRUS

Marx will be fighting for the world title at Civil War, while AJ will be fighting for the US Title. Marx starts off with a DDT and a powerslam for 2... Marx with an overhead belly to belly suplex continues to dominate the match...Elbowdrop gets 2...AJ gets control with a punch to the gut and a neckbreaker...Springboard moonsault gets 2 for AJ...AJ hits an atomic drop for 2...
Cirrus hits a suplex and then goes up top, but misses the splash and gets put in the Marxism...This should be the finish, but AJ gets to the ropes...Way to kill the guy's finisher going into the World Title match...Marx goes after AJ after AJ gets back to his feet, and gets hit with the Bolt Of Lightning out of nowhere...Marx gets his foot on the ropes, but the ref counts the fall anyhow, giving AJ the win. **-- Good action in the ring but the booking has me scratching my head, it's screwy enough that AJ won the match, but also surviving Marx's finisher as Marx is heading to a world title match?

Post match Damon Blackburn MURDER DEATH KILLS AJ with the Thunder Blackburn Bomb off the rampway...He then declares himself A1E World Champion...Man, Beast is gonna be pissed when he gets the memo....

Marx cuts a promo vowing revenge on AJ and that he will in fact win the world title at Civil War.

MAIN EVENT TAG MATCH- IRISHRED (World Champ) & CAMERON CRUISE VS DAN RYAN & ADAM BENJAMIN

Marx comes out with Jacobs and a tea kettle, he'll be with us for color.

Ryan comes out with his bag of horseshit...Ya know for a new company trying to get it's Champions over, one has to wonder why they let Blackburn and Ryan bury IrishRed at every turn...The match begins with a bunch of mat wrestling between Cruise and Benjamin, with Benjamin getting control and then tagging in Ryan...Ryan beats on Cruise a bit and then tags in Benjamin, who gets slammed by Cruise, who now tags in Red, who gets a pop...Red decks Benjamin with a punch and then clotheslines the hell out of him, getting 2...Kneelift gets 2...Cruise tagged back in and he hits a belly to belly suplex on Benjamin that gets 2 with Ryan making the save...Jacobs distracts the ref allowing Ryan to low bridge Cruise to the floor. So now Criuse is our Omni-Leagued Midcard Face in Peril...Red chases Jacobs to the back...Ryan throws Cruise back in and Benjamin gets a series of near falls on him before tagging Ryan back in...Ryan with the Abdominal Stretch with some help from Benjamin...Big kick to the head by Ryan gets 2...Benjamin tagged back in and he hits a SICK back suplex off the top which gets 2 as Red makes the save. Ryan tagged in and he goes for the Humility Bomb, but it's countered into a Rana by Cruise who just can't make the tag...Ryan tosses him to the ropes and a double clothesline ends up laying out both men...They both make the tag and Red is a house of fire and it's BONZO GONZO! Red cleans house and the action spills to the floor, where Red punches Marx while Marx is doing color...Marx responds by splitting Red open with a TEA KETTLE OF DOOM~! Shot to the head...Red is on dream street and gets cradled by Benjamin and the ref turns around in time to count the fall. ***-- I'm waffling on that rating a bit because I don't like that both Red and Marx lost on the way to the PPV, but it was a solid match besides that...

Post match, Rozy...The First's girlfriend who's been in a series of skits, shows up and generally annoys Red, until the lights go out and The First makes his return, Red and First brawl until Red gets caught in the ropes, reversing what happened at the previous PPV, but rather then kill Red dead with a chair and ruin all the storylines the company has going, The First instead cuts a promo on him, and that's the ballgame...

FINAL THOUGHTS

A solid show with the promise of new blood coming into the league, but the booking of the Marx/AJ match just leaves me baffled. UCW is a league on the rise, I just wish they ran their storylines a little better...Or that they would hire me and give me the book, since it's hard to live off my check from Best Buy and the bi-annual royalities checks from my books that total around 200 dollars.

UCW news and notes

--IrishRed is upset with management that he's not been booked to work on 2 of the 3 shows since winning the title. He wanted to be seen as a fighting champion, but now must wait till the PPV to make his first defense.

--The First is currently without a program, word is that he may not have a match at Civil War, management will try to find something for him, as they feel they owe him getting a PPV check for his work in the league to this point.

--Big Gay Bruce has issues with Beau Michaels, who he sees as pandering to the stereotype that leads to gay bashing and other negative views of gays.

--Jonathan Marx has a mild ankle sprain, and was seen walking gingerly after the show. He should be fine in time for the PPV.

Odds and Ends

--The promoters for the ENN Awards Show have reported it's like 'herding cats' trying to get all the talent from the major wrestling organizations to show up for the event. Given that wrestling has little down time and everyone's wrestling in various parts of the world, making scheduling work out has been brutal, but most people think the show will still go forward.

--The internet is still abuzz over the 'teabagging' spot between Troy Windham and Joey Melton...NFW is hopeful the ratings for next week's show and the following week's West/East mega show to big bigger on the heels of such a talked about event, while others fear that the over the top nature of the spot could cause a backlash.

--EPW management has let the locker room know that they are not to talk to reporters from FWdirtsheet..."We're not going to let you start anything up in our locker room." was the quote given to FWdirtsheet.com's lead editor Fred Quib when he asked why several attempts at contacting wrestlers failed to lead to any story.

--LVW made it's most money ever on last week's show. Gladiator is trying to take the credit for the draw, but most people believe it was the fact that UFC has a big cross over audience with Wrestling and that the Liddell/Couture event was a huge draw at Mandalay Bay and that drew a large amount of their gate. LVW is hoping for the same effect when the Team USA Vs Team Canada UFC PPV airs from Mandalay on March 3rd.

LVW News and Notes

LVW News and Notes

--The locker room was impressed by the level of selling Hans did in his match with Bellmoth. Of course not everything can be rosy, as Bellmoth reported a strained neck as a result of the chokeslam from Hans.

--Gladiator worked without the piano wire as an effort to audition for leagues looking for talent, he's currently working as an accountant but wants to get back into the ring if possible.

--James Donovan's promos are well recieved by LVW management who feel that's he's going as far as he should with the character.

--KCLV Chan. 2 was more then happy to give LVW a second hour to air the full first round of their title tournament. The ratings they get for LVW at 1 AM are far more then they get for anything else and the ad buys are equal to what they would get for an half hour OxyClean show anyhow.

--Management is running a search for indy talent that could play the part of a 'can't miss' gimmick. Rumor has it everyone who's been informed of the gimmick is sold on it as well.

--The Gentleman of Leisure was orginally going to be a worker for the company, but all invovled felt it was best he kept to just doing backstage interviews and his own in ring interview show. The Browser/Simmons incident has taught LVW to get very green people into the ring slowly, now that they have the talent base and can hide some of the newer, less trained talent.

--Living Dead doesn't know if he really can get over with his gimmick, which at first he thought would be cool, but he wants to be more vocal and since he's a zombie he can't talk. Diva isn't much help as she sees Dead's struggles as a potental career killer for her.