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Thursday, May 31, 2012

OVW Saturday Night Special June 2, 2012 Final Card

Here's what's coming up Saturday:
 Tony Gunn vs. Raphael Constantine
(Tony wants to win Ralphie back)
Paredyse vs. Brandon Espinosa ("I Quit" Match)
(If Paredyse loses, his career is over, but if Espy loses, he must admit he's "light in the loafers".)
Chris Silvio vs. Jason Wayne (Grudge Match)
OVW Southern Tag Team Titles:
Shiloh Jonze & Raul LaMotta vs. Jessie Godderz & Rudy Switchblade (c)
Moose, Mickey, & Michael Hayes vs. Bolin Services 2.0
(Rocco Bellagio is banned from the building, AND if BS 2.0 loses, Chris Bolin gets 10 lashes!)
OVW Women's Title:
Epiphany vs. Taeler Hendrix (c)
OVW Television Title:
Jamin Olivencia vs. Mohamad Ali Vaez (c)

OVW Heavyweight Title:
Johnny Spade vs. Rob Terry (c)

I will have a report following the Saturday Night Special this weekend. Thanks for following on twitter @TheBrianCannon and here on OVW mania!

OVW Report: TV #667 "New Sheriff in Town"

Big changes happened last night and the card (which can be found on my previous post) was finalized for this weekend's Saturday Night Special. Without further ado...here's what transpired:

Pre-Show Dark Matches:

Ted "The Manbeast" McNaler b. Dylan Bostic (w/Taeler Hendrix). Dylan pointed at my "Prostitot" sign as he entered the ring and did a ripping motion, like he wanted to tear it up. I told him to come and get it... Anyway, a back and forth match until Taeler got on the ring apron which distracted the referee. Epiphany & Randy Royal ran out, and Epiphany pulled Taeler down. While the ref was distracted by them, Royal got in the ring and delivered his finisher to Bostic, allowing McNaler to get the pin. MY TAKE: This is another feud that is far from over.

Raphael Constantine (w/the X2C ladies) b. "LMC" LaMarcus Clinton. LMC with some early offense. Constantine would fight LMC off and then argue with the X2C ladies, who were scared Tony Gunn would find them with Ralphie. This happened a few times, until LMC got the upper hand again and the X2C ladies got on the ring apron distracting him. Constantine rolled him up from behind and put his feet on the ropes to steal the victory. MY TAKE: Constantine will need to use his speed to stay out of the bearhug from Tony Gunn, who will be coming for Ralphie.

"Marksman" Nick Dumeyer b. Randy Royal. A repeat of the first match. Royal controlled most of the match, until Taeler & Dylan made their way out. Taeler again got on the apron, allowing Dylan to sneak around and hit Royal, who was then hit with a finisher from Dumeyer. After the match, Taeler & Dylan celebrated over Royal, and Epiphany came out and slammed Taeler. Dylan jumped out of the ring and pulled Taeler out, as Epiphany grabbed Taeler's title and held it up. MY TAKE: It would have made more sense to me to reverse this match with the first one. Let the "heels" get one up first, then let Royal & Epiphany get their revenge.
 
That concludes the pre-show dark matches. If you plan on watching the show first, you should pick back up reading later as I move into the main show. I will always recommend watching the show first before reading my report. It is up now at www.ovwrestling.com/tv.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

OVW #667 Tonight: Who will review Josette?

Tonight OVW tapes their final tv episode before the June SNS this Saturday! Battle lines have been drawn, and a board member will be in attendance to review the control of Josette Bynum and the Family! Who will the board member be? What other matches will be scheduled for SNS? If you are in the Louisville area, come to 4400 Shepherdsville Road tonight at 7:15 belltime. For everyone else, make sure to watch tomorrow online at ovwrestling.com!

Monday, May 28, 2012

OVWmania Presents: OVW Top 20 (Week 3)

This is the third edition of the OVW Top 20 exclusively on OVWmania. Who is #1 and who is hanging on?

Thursday, May 24, 2012

OVW Report: TV #666 "Enough Is Enough"

Another interesting night at OVW. We had a lot going on including a ring rope malfunction. Let's get to it...

Pre-Show Dark Matches:

Chris Silvio b. Raphael Constantine. Team Tye-Dye was in the building and ready for business. Mo went to introduce Silvio, but X2C's music interrupted and out came Constantine. After the introduction, and before Constantine could even take off his entrance attire, Silvio nailed a rocket punch and knocked him out cold. After the match, Silvio told Jason Wayne he needed to remember where he came from, saying guys like Danny Davis, even Johnny Spade and himself that have helped him get to where he is. He said to remember it took 4 other guys (The Family) for him to beat him last week. MY TAKE: Silvio & Wayne could be a featured attraction at the next Saturday Night Special.

Vic the Bruiser b. Daniel Pruce. So this was where things kinda got off-track. Daniel stepped on the bottom rope during his entrance, and it snapped. So this match went on with only the top 2 ropes. Vic controlled most of this match and won after Pruce ran into a side slam. After the match, some of the officials, announcers, and Trailer Park Trash came out to work on the ring rope. This was a good 20-30 minute delay. To kill time, Terry Boddie reminded us that May's SNS was on sale at the merchandise booth, and Josette Bynum came out twice. The first time, she said everybody needed to hurry up or she was going to start firing people, and the second time she called out Daniel Pruce and fired him for breaking the bottom rope. MY TAKE: It will be interesting to see if they stick with this storyline of Pruce being fired, seeing as it came as extra during the technical difficulties.

That concludes the pre-show dark matches. If you plan on watching the show first, you should pick back up reading later as I move into the main show. I will always recommend watching the show first before reading my report.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Already set for OVW TV #666

For OVW's 666th episode to be taped on Wednesday, May 23rd, there are already 2 big matches set!

First, Mickey McMichaels will debut against Chris Bolin!

Also, Johnny Spade & Cliff Compton are set to take on the Family!
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OVW Report: TV #665 "The Family's Party Crashed"

Hey all! Back from another exciting night of OVW action, which featured the fallout from Saturday Night Special.

Pre-Show Dark Matches:

Tony Gunn b. Raphael Constantine. Gunn controlled most of this match. There was a small comeback by Constantine after Gunn was distracted by the X2C ladies, but the master of the bearhug made Constantine tapout for the win. MY TAKE: Gunn, with the help of Ralphie (who has his own twitter @realMrRalphie) and his "happy pills" continues to succeed. Hopefully his push continues.

Taeler Hendrix (w/Dylan Bostic) b. Heidi Douglas. Some back and forth action early and Heidi took control and was a house of fire. Unfortunately, Taeler was backed into a corner and while the ref tried to separate Heidi from Taeler, Taeler headbutted her and then took a pin while Dylan held her feet on the ropes. After the match, Taeler decided to kick Heidi a little more but fled with Dylan after Randy Royal & Epiphany chased them off. MY TAKE: Will we see Epiphany get a Women's title shot against the "Prosti-tot"? If so, hopefully Randy Royal can keep Dylan Bostic from interfering.

Rob Terry b. LaMarcus Clinton. Big Rob completely dominated and wasn't fazed at all by any shots 'LMC' tried to get in. Terry won it with a powerslam. MY TAKE: It's going to take someone smart and strong to challenge the new OVW Heavyweight Champion and take him down.

That concludes the pre-show dark matches. If you plan on watching the show first, you should pick back up reading later as I move into the main show. I will always recommend watching the show first before reading my report.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

OVW TV #665 Tonight: Party Time?!

FROM OHIO VALLEY WRESTLING'S FACEBOOK:
Josette Bynum has announced a celebration at Davis Arena to celebrate the NEW CHAMPION ROB TERRY and the Family's complete dominance of OVW! Join the party.

It looks to be another interesting night!

OVW T.V Taping, Davis Arena; Louisville, KY. 7:15 pm
4400 Shepherdsville Rd.
Louisville, KY 40218
Doors: 6:30 pm. Start Time: 7:15 pm.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

OVWmania Presents: OVW Top 20 (Week 1)


I will start doing a weekly ranking for the superstars of Ohio Valley Wrestling. This is the first Top 20 exclusively on OVWmania.