J The Ripper
FWrestling's Reckoning
That's right, I'm finally doing one of these. This show was too good not to do one. So here we go:-----
Segment: All In
Remarks: I won't comment on my parts but Ito and Phoenix were great in this segment to kick things off. Personally I love working with Russ because we play off each other so well and I hope this segment reflects that. Tonight we'll be seeing Ito face Sylo for the jOlt title. No, tonight we'll see Ito Vs. Sylo with EVERYTHING on the line: Ito's 3 titles to Sylo's 2 titles.
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Segment: Stepping into the Underground
Remarks: Derecho seems intent on finding Citizen. I love to see how his mental state keeps deteriorating. Now JCON is seeking a title yet again, this time against Derecho, which could prove to be career ending with the mental state Derecho's been in. Solid segment to set up the match later in the night. By the way if you're not a Derecho fan by now, you're a fool, seriously I love everything Josh has done with the Underground Title so far.
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Segment: Kick Her Ass!
Remarks: My work -- No comment.
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Match: Derecho (c) vs. JCON - Underground Title Match.
Remarks: Great match between these two. JCON came close a couple of times but in the end Derecho pulled off the win. Derecho is on a tear that resembles Sylo's UG run back in LoC 5 years ago. He's on a tear to the top and leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. He's really becoming one of the monsters of jOlt which is a nice change from the old "pure style" Derecho.
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Segment: Back to Back
Remarks: It seems Daryn Thompson has Laz's back. With Laz's luck as of late he needs it. Solid segment to set up the Flyweight Title match later in the night.
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Segment: So you wanna be a champion?
Remarks: Aran Thompson is in jOlt! Mr. Relentless is back so it makes sense that his sights are automatically set on the Relentless title. Very good segment and debut from North with Aran here.
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Segment: Reno the Relentless IV
Remarks: Reno Davis answers the challenge. He's proven to be a fighting champion but when will he cash that title in? What's he waiting for? Either way we're about to get a great match between The Relentless champion and Mr. Relentless.
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Match: Relentless title - Reno Davis (c) vs. Aran Thompson
Remarks: Great back and forth match. Mr. Relentless made it to the time limit but didn't pick up the win but also didn't lose. Time limit draw which hopefully leads to a rematch with these two. There was a lot of confusion at the end but Reno Davis is still Relentless champion and Aran Thompson came out of the gate looking strong.
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Segment: Identity Crisis
Remarks: Derecho has the mic. He brings us up all to speed, including the fact he was "screwed over" when he faced Citizen two weeks back. Derecho keeps calling himself "The King of the Underground" which we all know is a side jab at Sylo every time he says it. He feels the old king (Sylo) is nothing compared to the rule of the true King of the Underground. Shockingly enough Citizen didn't come out but he showed up on the jOltvision and claimed he'd put his mask on the line vs. Derecho's UG championship at Glory. Huge stip, great build to Glory. This match is getting more and more personal.
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Match: Starlet Title - Aria Murphy (c) vs. Persephone
Remarks: Wrote this. No comment.
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Segment: ...OF THE WORLD!
Remarks: I love everything Seth does with The Heirs. Silver refuses to acknowledge or talk about losing his jOlt title match. It seems the Heirs aren't happy about defending their titles tonight against Reno Davis and Grendel. What effects from Reno's earlier match will come in to play in this match? Also it seems the Heirs are looking past this match toward Glory where they meet Team VIAGRA. That is...if they walk out champs. Great segment here.
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Segment: Mythology
Remarks: Very Ominous segment. It seems Chris Titan knows something the rest of us don't. Excited to see what's about to go down. Grendel is a monster the same caliber as Sylo. If Titan is eyeing him for the Backbone and Grendel joins, they'll grow even stronger.
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Match: Flyweight Title - Avispa Ultima vs. Adam Lazarus.
Remarks: The match doesn't even get to start thanks to Bane Loneheart yet again with that damn pipe. It seems the Backbone had a point to prove and Laz was the example. Clan Avispa wouldn't just stand by for this injustice though and rushed to Laz's aid. The smaller Avispa Ultima found himself one on one with Chris Titan and with a little help from Laz it seemed he was going to put the Backbone's leader down but it wouldn't be enough as Titan came back and laid Avispa Ultima out. Thanks to Titan nailing Avispa and distracting the rest it seemed the Backbone had gained the upper hand yet again. Daryn made good on her promise though and hit the stage taking the fight to Persephone! She then went in for the kill but missed and went after one of the Avispa's which kind of confused me but okay. Would anyone stop the Backbone? Maybe a pissed off SuperBeast who just nailed the slaughter! I was shocked when I read this, I didn't even know Sylo had come out. Sylo and the Backbone seem to be on an unavoidable collision course.
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Segment: SuperBeast Mode
Remarks: My stuff -- No comment.
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Match: Tag Team Titles - The Heirs of Wrestling (c) vs. Reno Davis and Grendel.
Remarks: Great back and forth here. Ultimately the Backbone would be seen yet again as they dismantled Reno Davis with the help of none other than Grendel! Now we know why Titan was smiling. This was their plan to get Davis all along. They now have Grendel which is the perfect weapon to help them if Sylo comes their way. The Heirs are headed to Glory to defend their titles and Reno may be headed to the hospital.
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Segment: Stepping out of jOlt.
Remarks: It seems JCON has reached the end of the line. He wasn't able to capitalize on any of his title matches. What's in store for JCON? I guess we'll find out by the time Glory rolls around.
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Match: jOlt Championship Match for Ito's 3 titles vs. Sylo's 2 - Sylo (c) vs. Kenjiro Ito (c)
Remarks: I can comment since I didn't write the match. I think Russ did an amazing job on this match. He listened to my input and ran with it. It was quite the read, for me, personally and Sylo's words came back to haunt Ito -- his arrogance got the best of him. Sylo now walks into Glory with FIVE titles for his match with Vince Jacobs.
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Overall: This is one of the best cards we've had. It had that big PPV feel to it and it was just a regular card which gets me hyped for Glory. Every.Single.Title was on the line and while all champions retained it still flowed nicely with the matches and segments. I have to say so far this is my favorite show we've done so far. Everyone did a wonderful job and everything just came together. Worth the wait. I say pimp this card to anyone who'll read because it deserves to be read.
Show raiting: ***** (5 stars)