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July 12, 2008
– Larry Goodman
Michael St. John and Reno Riggins were at ringside with the big announcement. We have a new SAW International Champion in Kid
Kash. Reno was shocked at Kash’s dissection of former champion Damian Adams. We’re going to get Damian vs. Rob Roy
McCoy (finally!), as Adams strives to position himself for a title rematch. Sean Casey and Chris Michaels have reunited as High Society to
feud with Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas’ replacement, Adam Armor. Shawn Shultz and Miss Worthington are in the house - â
€œthat’s gotten weird with TJ Harley.â€�
New opening. Awesome clips, but I was really fond of the old theme music and the ball of fire.
1 - JERRY LYNN vs. CHRISJEN HAYME
MSJ and Riggins put Lynn over as a great wrestler and a great guy, as well they should have. St. John said St. John said that early in
Lynn’s career, Mr. Wrestling II took him under his wing. Early on, Lynn was a step ahead of his far less experience opponent. Lynn hit
one of his signature moves- the guillotine legdrop with Hayme’s neck hung over the ropes, but Hayme got his knees up on Lynnâ
€™s slingshot splash. Hayme used a gutbuster and worked the body part. Lynn kept kicking out Hayme’s covers at one. St. John
claimed that early in Lynn’s career, Mr. Wrestling II took him under his wing. Lynn did a sweet up and over sunset flip for a two count.
Hayme cut him off with knee to the gut. Barely a two count. Hayme went for a springboard moonsault and Lynn was ready and waiting
with double knees. Lynn was slow to rise because of the damage to his midsection. Lynn hit a series of three spears to soften Hayme up
for the TKO.
WINNER: Jerry Lynn with the TKO at 4:33. At 45 years old, Lynn looked terrific and made Hayme look pretty damn good in the process.
Nicely put together with Lynn giving Hayme a bigtime taste of his own medicine. The next segment made it clear why Lynn went over on a
guy that had been getting a push.
MSJ was at ringside with Kash. St. John asked him if his title win was tainted by the damage McCoy had done to Adams the week before.
Kash said who cares. Kash said SAW’s big mistake was bringing Kash in and putting “the little idiot� in the ring with him.
Hearty “Kash sucks� chant from the crowd. Kash said he wasn’t some journeyman boy just happy to get a shot on TV. Kash
ran down his title credentials from ECW, WCW, TNA, NWA and WWE. Lynn came out holding his midsection. Kash said Lynn should be
in the back toweling off. Lynn said being champion meant putting the title up anytime, anywhere against anybody.
“You would think after all these years, you would have learned something. It just goes to show you, you’re still the same horseâ
€™s ass as ever…I can’t see a better time or place than right now, so why don’t we give these people what they want to see?â
€�
That pissed Kash off. He said Lynn just about got his brains beat in by a little rookie nobody ever heard of. Kash started to climb into the
ring. Lynn was first through the ropes. Kash then jumped back off the apron. Kash said he would beat Lynn right now but that would be
unfair of a true champion, because Lynn was too winded from his match, and he wanted him at his best. Besides, he had a big date in
one hour and Lynn wasn’t worth all of that.
“Any place, any time, Jerry Lynn, except right now…You better go watch some old videotapes. This is not the same Kid Kash of old.
This is a new one. I will beat you to death, Jerry Lynn.�
2 - HIGH SOCIETY (Sean Casey & Chris Michaels with the Freak Squad) vs. CHASE STEVENS & ADAM ARMOR
Armor and Stevens right to work on the arm of Casey. They hit a facebuster/lariat combo, and Casey escaped to his corner with a rake of
the eyes. Michaels was in for more of the same from Stevens, including a Fujiwara armbar. The commentary focused on High Societyâ
€™s suspected physical abuse of Freak Squad member Fallon as a distraction for Stevens and Armor. At 4:00, Armor appeared to blow
out his knee on a leapfrog attempt. High Society was all over the knee with double teaming chicanery. Riggins said Armor’s medical
report stated he had a knee problem. Armor started a comeback on one leg and got caught by Casey’s middle rope diamond cutter.
Stevens was in to break up the pin. A High Society combo move concluded with a Casey spinebuster for a near fall. Reno said teaming
with his old partner from OVW had rejuvenated Casey. Armor rolled away from Casey’s middle rope elbow drop and went through the
legs for the tag. Steven with fists of fire and clubbing lariats. With ref Kurt Heron out of the ring checking on Armor, Stevens and Casey
collided midring. Michaels ordered Fallon to give him her boot and grabbed her by hair when she wasn’t ready with the goods.
Michaels got a high-heeled boot from “little (?) Lexi Pillman� and clocked Stevens with it for the 1-2-3. Michaels did some very
close range screaming at Fallon for not being on the same page with him.
WINNERS: High Society at 10:05. Solid match. This program is a step up in class for Armor, and the match was put together to avoid the
possibility of overexposing him. The jury is still out on the domestic violence angle.
The bumper featured the talking head of Rob Roy McCoy. “…I slapped on the chickenwing. I heard the ligaments and the tendons
and bones crushing and grinding. Now you may tell everybody that you’re 100%, but I know different. I know that I am the reason youâ
€™re no longer the champion. You may not have that belt any more, but it doesn’t matter, because I’m going to finish off what I
started, once and for all.�
The camera panned across an army of toy soldiers. Their battlefield was a bathroom sink and the top of a toilet tank. A few men were
stationed on the toilet paper roll. “White Rabbit� was playing in the background. Cut to newsreel footage from the frontlines of
World War II. Cut to our first look at Marc Anthony. He was on his knees in front of the toilet wearing an army helmet and a camouflage
singlet. Anthony addressed his “men.�
“Gentleman! No one in the history of mankind has seen a war like the war I am about to start. And Uncle Ronnie P. said. He said youâ
€™ve got to train ‘em now, boy. We’re going to have to train, gentleman, because we’re going to have to endure weather. Weâ
€™re going to endure hardships, like we’ve never endured before. And I’m going to lead by example, gentleman. Because when
you’re in a war, and there’s no deer to kill; there’s no squirrel to kill. We have no dinner. We have to make do.�
Anthony removed his helmet, set down his weapon (a toilet plunger), and placed his hands on the toilet bowl.
“By Uncle Ronnie P, I’m going to set the example right here. Gentleman, I found something that no normal man would dare try. Iâ
€™m going to feed you, gentleman. I’m going to get you the nutrients that you need to keep marching on. Just take a look.â€�
Anthony plunged his head into the toilet bowl and stuffed the lumpy, brown contents into his mouth. The screen went black. We heard
Anthony’s trademark barking.
3 - SIGMON vs. JESSE EMERSON
MSJ said the ref (Jess Fields) was Harry Potter. Reno said Emerson favored Christian Cage except he looked like he actually went to the
gym. Emerson gave Sigmon a high back drop for a near fall. But Sigmon didn’t fall for the up and over move, and hit a reverse DDT to
take over. Sigmon got great elevation on a dropkick. MSJ said he had heard rumors of Sigmon’s “Middle Eastern orientation.�
Sigmon missed with a diving headbutt. Emerson made his comeback. Emerson tried for an Alabama Slam, but Sigmon grabbed the
ropes. Emerson elevated Sigmon, who ended up going over the ropes. I don’t think that was the plan. Emerson made a mad dash
into the corner, and Sigmon rolled him up with a fistful of tights.
WINNER: Sigmon at 3:50. Decent match. Both guys show promise but need personality. It was Sigmon’s first win on SAW TV. Looks
like they’re toying with the idea of an Arab heel character for him.
4 - SHAWN SHULTZ (with Rachel Worthington) vs. TATSU
Shultz beat on Tatsu right from the opening bell. Riggins said the 10K bounty Shultz earned by putting TJ Harley out of action must have
come in handy, especially in this economy. He said Miss Worthington hailed from Bellemeade Boulevard, one of the richest streets in
America. Shultz planted Tatsu with a DDT.
Before getting comments from Shultz and Worthington, MSJ cut to a video from TJ Harley. Harley was doing bicep curls with a photo of
Miss Worthington taped to the mirror for motivation. Harley said he had suffered another concussion, but he was coming back next week
regardless of the doctor’s advice. “Rachel you’re one of the worst things that ever happened to me, the worst thing in my life.
But you know something? Next week at SAW, I will be the worst thing that ever happened to you.� Cut to ringside, where Shultz was in
the midst of a full blown panic attack. Worthington gave Shultz the talk-to-the-hand treatment. She told him she wanted all of daddy’s
money back if Harley was there next week. Shultz said the money was all spent.
WINNER: Shultz squashed in 1:54 with a DDT. I’m liking this angle a lot. Worthington, looking even hotter than in her debut, was
surprisingly good here.
Bumper with Adams promo: Adams said he was going to show McCoy why he one of the greatest SAW champions ever, and he was
making him into a stepping stone back to the International title. Español finish.
SAW Summary: St. John narrated clips showing the history between McCoy and Adams.
5 - ROB ROY MCCOY vs. DAMIAN ADAMS
The announce team brought up the fact that McCoy was finally getting Adams but minus the title shot he coveted. A back and forth chain
wrestling exchange saw Adams come out on top, as McCoy was unsuccessful in his attempt to hook him with the chickenwing. Riggins
talked about how Adams had been running the gauntlet in recent weeks and may not be at 100%. McCoy stunned a charging Adams with
a back elbow and gave him a hotshot on the top turnbuckle. McCoy started working the neck he injured during his attack on Adams two
weeks ago. McCoy hit a spinning neckbreaker, and Adams was clutching his neck as he kicked out. When McCoy missed with a big
elbow drop, Adams launched a comeback with a series of left jabs, a big right, and a Polish Hammer. Adams went for the bicycle kick.
McCoy blocked it and tried for the chickenwing, but Adams escaped. Adams hit the bicycle kick and McCoy tumbled into ref Kurt Herron.
Adams scored a visual fall, as Herron grabbed his aching tummy. Adams helped Herron to his feet, giving McCoy time to recover. Adams
tried to fight it, but McCoy locked in the chickenwing. Big “Damian� chant from the crowd. Adams passed out rather than tapping.
Herron called for the bell. The crowd went dead quiet, just as they did when Kash beat Adams last week.
WINNER: McCoy via submission at 5:59 with the chickenwing. Match told a good story. The work was crisp except for the ref bump, which
looked like crap. By all rights, it should have had a dramatic, visually compelling finish. There was no struggle by Adams once they were
on the mat. Herron didn’t even do the three arm drop thing before calling for the bell.
McCoy refused to relinquish the hold on the unconscious Adams. Herron was joined by second ref Fields, Emerson and Drew Haskins
in an effort to pry Adam free. The announce team hammered home the point that Adams never tapped. It took a massive effort to forced
McCoy to release his vise-like grip. As Adams slowly began to come around, Reno wondered about Adams’ fate. The show closed
with the crowd chanting “Damian� for the former champion.
Closing Thoughts: This episode continued the recent string of high-quality shows. It struck a nice balance of wrestling and talking and
advanced storylines with both. We finally got McCoy/Adams. It had an anticlimactic feel with Adams no longer holding the title, but with
Adams moving back to the East Coast, SAW had to play the hand they were dealt. It will be interesting to see who steps into the void.
Based on this first match, it could have been a tremendous program if Adam was sticking around. They’ve spent a fair amount of
time and energy getting Adams over strong as the top singles babyface. It will be interesting to see who steps into the void. Putting Kash
and Lynn in a program is pretty much a stroke of genius. I can’t help but compare it to the program Kash just did with Adams. Lynn
wasn’t about to be upstaged and overpowered by Kash the way Adams was. For his part, Kash was unmistakably chickenshit here,
whereas with Adams, the outcome of their first encounter was ambiguous. And then there’s the impending arrival of Marc Anthony,
who appeared in another exquisitely psychotic video this week. This is not the typical play-acting at being crazy that is commonplace in
wrestling. Anthony is a lot closer to Jake Roberts in his prime than a TNA script. There’s the edginess of a tortured soul drawing on a
dark, ugly past from within. To hear an interview with Anthony, check out Peach State Pandemonium radio this Wednesday, July 23 at
8pm.
– Larry Goodman
Michael St. John and Reno Riggins were at ringside with the big announcement. We have a new SAW International Champion in Kid
Kash. Reno was shocked at Kash’s dissection of former champion Damian Adams. We’re going to get Damian vs. Rob Roy
McCoy (finally!), as Adams strives to position himself for a title rematch. Sean Casey and Chris Michaels have reunited as High Society to
feud with Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas’ replacement, Adam Armor. Shawn Shultz and Miss Worthington are in the house - â
€œthat’s gotten weird with TJ Harley.â€�
New opening. Awesome clips, but I was really fond of the old theme music and the ball of fire.
1 - JERRY LYNN vs. CHRISJEN HAYME
MSJ and Riggins put Lynn over as a great wrestler and a great guy, as well they should have. St. John said St. John said that early in
Lynn’s career, Mr. Wrestling II took him under his wing. Early on, Lynn was a step ahead of his far less experience opponent. Lynn hit
one of his signature moves- the guillotine legdrop with Hayme’s neck hung over the ropes, but Hayme got his knees up on Lynnâ
€™s slingshot splash. Hayme used a gutbuster and worked the body part. Lynn kept kicking out Hayme’s covers at one. St. John
claimed that early in Lynn’s career, Mr. Wrestling II took him under his wing. Lynn did a sweet up and over sunset flip for a two count.
Hayme cut him off with knee to the gut. Barely a two count. Hayme went for a springboard moonsault and Lynn was ready and waiting
with double knees. Lynn was slow to rise because of the damage to his midsection. Lynn hit a series of three spears to soften Hayme up
for the TKO.
WINNER: Jerry Lynn with the TKO at 4:33. At 45 years old, Lynn looked terrific and made Hayme look pretty damn good in the process.
Nicely put together with Lynn giving Hayme a bigtime taste of his own medicine. The next segment made it clear why Lynn went over on a
guy that had been getting a push.
MSJ was at ringside with Kash. St. John asked him if his title win was tainted by the damage McCoy had done to Adams the week before.
Kash said who cares. Kash said SAW’s big mistake was bringing Kash in and putting “the little idiot� in the ring with him.
Hearty “Kash sucks� chant from the crowd. Kash said he wasn’t some journeyman boy just happy to get a shot on TV. Kash
ran down his title credentials from ECW, WCW, TNA, NWA and WWE. Lynn came out holding his midsection. Kash said Lynn should be
in the back toweling off. Lynn said being champion meant putting the title up anytime, anywhere against anybody.
“You would think after all these years, you would have learned something. It just goes to show you, you’re still the same horseâ
€™s ass as ever…I can’t see a better time or place than right now, so why don’t we give these people what they want to see?â
€�
That pissed Kash off. He said Lynn just about got his brains beat in by a little rookie nobody ever heard of. Kash started to climb into the
ring. Lynn was first through the ropes. Kash then jumped back off the apron. Kash said he would beat Lynn right now but that would be
unfair of a true champion, because Lynn was too winded from his match, and he wanted him at his best. Besides, he had a big date in
one hour and Lynn wasn’t worth all of that.
“Any place, any time, Jerry Lynn, except right now…You better go watch some old videotapes. This is not the same Kid Kash of old.
This is a new one. I will beat you to death, Jerry Lynn.�
2 - HIGH SOCIETY (Sean Casey & Chris Michaels with the Freak Squad) vs. CHASE STEVENS & ADAM ARMOR
Armor and Stevens right to work on the arm of Casey. They hit a facebuster/lariat combo, and Casey escaped to his corner with a rake of
the eyes. Michaels was in for more of the same from Stevens, including a Fujiwara armbar. The commentary focused on High Societyâ
€™s suspected physical abuse of Freak Squad member Fallon as a distraction for Stevens and Armor. At 4:00, Armor appeared to blow
out his knee on a leapfrog attempt. High Society was all over the knee with double teaming chicanery. Riggins said Armor’s medical
report stated he had a knee problem. Armor started a comeback on one leg and got caught by Casey’s middle rope diamond cutter.
Stevens was in to break up the pin. A High Society combo move concluded with a Casey spinebuster for a near fall. Reno said teaming
with his old partner from OVW had rejuvenated Casey. Armor rolled away from Casey’s middle rope elbow drop and went through the
legs for the tag. Steven with fists of fire and clubbing lariats. With ref Kurt Heron out of the ring checking on Armor, Stevens and Casey
collided midring. Michaels ordered Fallon to give him her boot and grabbed her by hair when she wasn’t ready with the goods.
Michaels got a high-heeled boot from “little (?) Lexi Pillman� and clocked Stevens with it for the 1-2-3. Michaels did some very
close range screaming at Fallon for not being on the same page with him.
WINNERS: High Society at 10:05. Solid match. This program is a step up in class for Armor, and the match was put together to avoid the
possibility of overexposing him. The jury is still out on the domestic violence angle.
The bumper featured the talking head of Rob Roy McCoy. “…I slapped on the chickenwing. I heard the ligaments and the tendons
and bones crushing and grinding. Now you may tell everybody that you’re 100%, but I know different. I know that I am the reason youâ
€™re no longer the champion. You may not have that belt any more, but it doesn’t matter, because I’m going to finish off what I
started, once and for all.�
The camera panned across an army of toy soldiers. Their battlefield was a bathroom sink and the top of a toilet tank. A few men were
stationed on the toilet paper roll. “White Rabbit� was playing in the background. Cut to newsreel footage from the frontlines of
World War II. Cut to our first look at Marc Anthony. He was on his knees in front of the toilet wearing an army helmet and a camouflage
singlet. Anthony addressed his “men.�
“Gentleman! No one in the history of mankind has seen a war like the war I am about to start. And Uncle Ronnie P. said. He said youâ
€™ve got to train ‘em now, boy. We’re going to have to train, gentleman, because we’re going to have to endure weather. Weâ
€™re going to endure hardships, like we’ve never endured before. And I’m going to lead by example, gentleman. Because when
you’re in a war, and there’s no deer to kill; there’s no squirrel to kill. We have no dinner. We have to make do.�
Anthony removed his helmet, set down his weapon (a toilet plunger), and placed his hands on the toilet bowl.
“By Uncle Ronnie P, I’m going to set the example right here. Gentleman, I found something that no normal man would dare try. Iâ
€™m going to feed you, gentleman. I’m going to get you the nutrients that you need to keep marching on. Just take a look.â€�
Anthony plunged his head into the toilet bowl and stuffed the lumpy, brown contents into his mouth. The screen went black. We heard
Anthony’s trademark barking.
3 - SIGMON vs. JESSE EMERSON
MSJ said the ref (Jess Fields) was Harry Potter. Reno said Emerson favored Christian Cage except he looked like he actually went to the
gym. Emerson gave Sigmon a high back drop for a near fall. But Sigmon didn’t fall for the up and over move, and hit a reverse DDT to
take over. Sigmon got great elevation on a dropkick. MSJ said he had heard rumors of Sigmon’s “Middle Eastern orientation.�
Sigmon missed with a diving headbutt. Emerson made his comeback. Emerson tried for an Alabama Slam, but Sigmon grabbed the
ropes. Emerson elevated Sigmon, who ended up going over the ropes. I don’t think that was the plan. Emerson made a mad dash
into the corner, and Sigmon rolled him up with a fistful of tights.
WINNER: Sigmon at 3:50. Decent match. Both guys show promise but need personality. It was Sigmon’s first win on SAW TV. Looks
like they’re toying with the idea of an Arab heel character for him.
4 - SHAWN SHULTZ (with Rachel Worthington) vs. TATSU
Shultz beat on Tatsu right from the opening bell. Riggins said the 10K bounty Shultz earned by putting TJ Harley out of action must have
come in handy, especially in this economy. He said Miss Worthington hailed from Bellemeade Boulevard, one of the richest streets in
America. Shultz planted Tatsu with a DDT.
Before getting comments from Shultz and Worthington, MSJ cut to a video from TJ Harley. Harley was doing bicep curls with a photo of
Miss Worthington taped to the mirror for motivation. Harley said he had suffered another concussion, but he was coming back next week
regardless of the doctor’s advice. “Rachel you’re one of the worst things that ever happened to me, the worst thing in my life.
But you know something? Next week at SAW, I will be the worst thing that ever happened to you.� Cut to ringside, where Shultz was in
the midst of a full blown panic attack. Worthington gave Shultz the talk-to-the-hand treatment. She told him she wanted all of daddy’s
money back if Harley was there next week. Shultz said the money was all spent.
WINNER: Shultz squashed in 1:54 with a DDT. I’m liking this angle a lot. Worthington, looking even hotter than in her debut, was
surprisingly good here.
Bumper with Adams promo: Adams said he was going to show McCoy why he one of the greatest SAW champions ever, and he was
making him into a stepping stone back to the International title. Español finish.
SAW Summary: St. John narrated clips showing the history between McCoy and Adams.
5 - ROB ROY MCCOY vs. DAMIAN ADAMS
The announce team brought up the fact that McCoy was finally getting Adams but minus the title shot he coveted. A back and forth chain
wrestling exchange saw Adams come out on top, as McCoy was unsuccessful in his attempt to hook him with the chickenwing. Riggins
talked about how Adams had been running the gauntlet in recent weeks and may not be at 100%. McCoy stunned a charging Adams with
a back elbow and gave him a hotshot on the top turnbuckle. McCoy started working the neck he injured during his attack on Adams two
weeks ago. McCoy hit a spinning neckbreaker, and Adams was clutching his neck as he kicked out. When McCoy missed with a big
elbow drop, Adams launched a comeback with a series of left jabs, a big right, and a Polish Hammer. Adams went for the bicycle kick.
McCoy blocked it and tried for the chickenwing, but Adams escaped. Adams hit the bicycle kick and McCoy tumbled into ref Kurt Herron.
Adams scored a visual fall, as Herron grabbed his aching tummy. Adams helped Herron to his feet, giving McCoy time to recover. Adams
tried to fight it, but McCoy locked in the chickenwing. Big “Damian� chant from the crowd. Adams passed out rather than tapping.
Herron called for the bell. The crowd went dead quiet, just as they did when Kash beat Adams last week.
WINNER: McCoy via submission at 5:59 with the chickenwing. Match told a good story. The work was crisp except for the ref bump, which
looked like crap. By all rights, it should have had a dramatic, visually compelling finish. There was no struggle by Adams once they were
on the mat. Herron didn’t even do the three arm drop thing before calling for the bell.
McCoy refused to relinquish the hold on the unconscious Adams. Herron was joined by second ref Fields, Emerson and Drew Haskins
in an effort to pry Adam free. The announce team hammered home the point that Adams never tapped. It took a massive effort to forced
McCoy to release his vise-like grip. As Adams slowly began to come around, Reno wondered about Adams’ fate. The show closed
with the crowd chanting “Damian� for the former champion.
Closing Thoughts: This episode continued the recent string of high-quality shows. It struck a nice balance of wrestling and talking and
advanced storylines with both. We finally got McCoy/Adams. It had an anticlimactic feel with Adams no longer holding the title, but with
Adams moving back to the East Coast, SAW had to play the hand they were dealt. It will be interesting to see who steps into the void.
Based on this first match, it could have been a tremendous program if Adam was sticking around. They’ve spent a fair amount of
time and energy getting Adams over strong as the top singles babyface. It will be interesting to see who steps into the void. Putting Kash
and Lynn in a program is pretty much a stroke of genius. I can’t help but compare it to the program Kash just did with Adams. Lynn
wasn’t about to be upstaged and overpowered by Kash the way Adams was. For his part, Kash was unmistakably chickenshit here,
whereas with Adams, the outcome of their first encounter was ambiguous. And then there’s the impending arrival of Marc Anthony,
who appeared in another exquisitely psychotic video this week. This is not the typical play-acting at being crazy that is commonplace in
wrestling. Anthony is a lot closer to Jake Roberts in his prime than a TNA script. There’s the edginess of a tortured soul drawing on a
dark, ugly past from within. To hear an interview with Anthony, check out Peach State Pandemonium radio this Wednesday, July 23 at
8pm.
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