Author: Justin Hunt

Question:  The Work the Audience move allows taking control of the match on a partial hit.  When is this relevant?  It seems in order to be able to use the move you would already need to be in control of the match.

HEW Episode 3 from Cassel Collesium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Show opens with Executive Henry J Husman and Larry Gin (Dylan Burley ) .  HJH informs Larry that he is losing confidence in Larry.  Yes, he may be over, but the organization as a whole is better off if Larry works with some new guys this week.  Like the guy headed to the ring.

In the ring is Sir Justin Tyme with his lackey/bodyguard Ignacius Quinn.  Tyme announces that tonight he will be competing against that old shlub Larry Gin and he isn’t going to prove much of a contest perhaps someone in the back could give him a warm up match.  Music hit and Johnny Social (Austin Hunt ) ran to the ring but he was intercepted by IQ with whom there is legit beef.  Tyme tells Johnny, he should be more concerned with the man who eliminated him from the tournament, his mentor, Larry Gin.  After a tense staredown, Johnny, once again failed to get his point across is interrupted and left laying in the ring at the hands Tyme and IQ.

A vignette of Boulder then airs showing the mountain of a man pushing a large rock up hill and various other feats of strength with rocks and rock puns.  (Fun bit for everyone despite no one having an active character in the segment).

The first match of the night featured IQ vs Donny Ray Boggs (Thomas Greaves )  The two put on a technical wrestling clinic.  Prior to the match, there was backstage heat between Johnny Social, IQ and Donny.  IQ was in Johnny’s face for turning his back on Boggs and siding with Larry Gin.  Donny and IQ then agreed to go out and show Johnny what a great match looked like.  And they did until the finish which saw Donny Ray Boggs go for a piledriver that IQ was supposed to counter into a small package for the win.  Except Donny rolled through too far and they both fell out of the ring.  Upset and embarrassed IQ just left the match and Donny got the countout victory.

Backstage Wendy Watson asked The Prep (Ryan Dempsey )  what he thought of tonight’s match up with his semi-final opponent for tonight, Boulder.  He maintained he was unafraid of the giant’s strength and would show tonight why the elite are on top.

The first semi-final bout saw Larry Gin return to action to thunderous applause.  His opponent for the night, Sir Justin Tyme, had a surprise in store for Gin, announcing this would be a 3-way to include the man Gin eliminated from the tournament by “healping” him, Johnny Social.  Tyme then stood back and heelishly let mentor and mentee battle it out.  And then did, building tremendous momentum.  Tyme would insert himself at opportune moments only to be ganged up on causing him to bail out.  The turning point in the match came when IQ and Donny Ray Boggs ran to the ring.  While IQ distracted the ref, Donny smashed Social with a chair.  Then with the aid of Tyme delivered a spike piledriver to Gin.  Allowing Sir Justin Tyme to get the win and advance to the final round.

After the match Johnny Social took the mic and exclaimed he had had enough of that loser Donny Ray Boggs and demanded a match with Boggs next week.  And to ensure there was no shenanigans, Larry Gin insisted on be the special referee.

The final bout of the night was the second semi-final match between The Prep and Boulder.  The Prep had a hard time getting any offense in on the big man.  At one point, while trying to pick up the giant for a slam, The Prep re-injured the knee that had been attacked by Dr. Oppenheimer the previous week.  Not wanting the injury to get worse and ruin his Polo career, The Prep then called an audible and got the Ref to throw the bout out as a no contest. 

After the match, Sir Justin Tyme made his way to the ring and declared himself the winner of the America’s Classic Championship and this year’s face of Husman’s Potato Chips.  Everyone was irate, Boulder and The Prep demanded a rematch and Larry Gin used influence to get Henry J Husman to announce that next week would be Sir Justin Tyme, The Prep, Boulder and Larry Gin in a Wavy 4-Way Elimination match to decide the America’s Classic Champion!

Episode 2 of our weekly wrestling saga.  LIve, at Viking Hall, in Bristol, TN.

Prior to the show, Executive Henry J Husman and Donny Ray Boggs (Thomas Greaves ) .  Henry confesses to Donny Ray that it was Larry Gin’s idea to break up Johnny and Donny’s tag team, the JD Riders and to push Johnny for a singles run.  Tonight, HJH wants to give Donny Ray a chance to redeem himself.

The show opens with Donny Ray breaking the news to the crowd that Larry Gin was not going to be appearing tonight.  He then called out Larry’s protege, Johnny Social. The audience was not at all happy with Donny Ray’s announcement and turned on him.  Not wanting any part of Donny Ray’s “go away heat” (and on the advise of VP of Product, Wendy Watson) Johnny Social (Austin Hunt)  left him hanging in the ring.  Outraged, Donny Ray returned to the back.

The first match of the show was another first round bout in the American Classic tournament.  It featured Ignatius Quinn vs Boulder.  IQ worked a great match putting the big man over.  Backstage after the match he bumped into Johnny Social and challenged him to have a better match.

A backstage segment played of HJH and Dr. Oppenheimer (Kyle Maus )  They were in the production truck watching tape of the Doctor arriving at the arena.  After getting out of his car, the footage continues to show a group of masked men trashing his shiny Lexus GS.  Henry assures the Doctor that they have insurance for things like this, but the Doctor wants vengeance.

Coming back from commercial, Johnny Social’s music hits and the high flyer comes out to cheers from the Bristol crowd.  After taking some selfies with kids at ring side, he takes the mic and calls out Donny Ray Boggs.  Ever the good soldier and wanting to redeem himself, Donny Ray runs to the ring and accepts the challenge.  A series of high flying moves brought the crowd to their feet.  However, the finish of the match was a fiasco, as Donny Ray was way out of position and the audience made both men hear about it.

The crowd was then shown a vignette of The Prep (Ryan Dempsey ) giving Wendy Watson a tour of the polo grounds where he spends his time in the off season.  He regaled Wendy with his past exploits on the polo field how it helps him stay in shape for the squared circle.  He contrasted this with Larry Gin’s training regiment, or lack there of.

Next up is a tag team bout featuring the Speed Demons vs New School.  Backstage, when New School is announced, Wendy point to The Prep and the Doctor and says, “That’s you guys, go get ’em!”  As the were leaving Wendy stopped the Prep and said, “Don’t let the Doctor get out of control tonight.  Protect yourself out there. I’ve got big plans for you.”

Hating the idea of being paired together again the men walk to the ring separately and never get on the same page.  The Doctor refused to tag in and instead tried to work the crowd from the outside.  One of the Speed Demons, attempting to get the Doctor involved in the match, leapt at the Doctor who attempting to catch him and failed miserably and which down with an injury.  Unphased, the Prep went straight to the finish and slapped on the Mercedes Bendz for the victory.

Post match saw the Prep celebrating when the Doctor returned to the ring and gave the Prep a STIFF shot with one of his crutches.  This saw the masked men return and proceed to beat down the Doctor.  The masked men left the Doctor laying and the Prep recovering from the cheap shot issued a challenge to the Doctor:  “Next week, you and me, Polo Mallet on a Pole.”

The American Classic tournament is underway!  Who will rise to the top and be this year’s poster child for Husman’s Potato Chips?

The show opened with Dr. Oppenheimer (Kyle Maus ) continuing his path of destruction by laying the hurt on Ivan Poloff in a submission match.  He made it very clear he was here to show everyone why he is the best technical wrestler in the game today.

Veteran Larry Gin (Dylan Burley ) , two-time winner of the American Classic, returned to action for one more run at glory.  He and Donny Ray Boggs (Thomas Greaves ) had a great first round match.  Boggs proved to Larry that he indeed COULD wrestle and could make others look great while doing so.  Larry showed he still has it by pulling off his Ginsault to take the win and advance to the next round.

Prior to the next match, High Flyer Johnny Social (Austin Hunt ) rubbed management the wrong way when he held a bag of Husman’s Extreme BBQ chips upside down while cutting his pre-match promo.

The Prep (Ryan Dempsey ) on the other hand cut a scathing promo stating he’s here to get some of that Husman money.

The other first round bout featured two newcomers to HEW but instant Rivals:  Johnny Social and The Prep, Max Matera.   The match was short as Max got carried away showing off his athleticism and wouldn’t let Johnny get any of his shit in.  After a number of botched sequences and stiff shots that saw the audience turn on Johnny Social, Larry Gin returned to the ring with a steel chair to rescue his protege.  The Prep was declared the victor via DQ.

Executive Henry J Husman, determined to send the crowd home happy, declared for a tag match to take place between Johnny Social and Larry Gin against The Prep and Dr. Oppenheimer, who had been berating Johnny Social from ringside during the match. 

The final match saw The Prep and the Doctor spend all their momentum keeping control of the match and really worked over Larry in their corner.  When Larry was finally able to make the hot tag, the Doctor interrupted the finishing sequence, refusing Johnny and Larry a moment to shine.  The veteran had had enough.  No selling through all of the Doctor’s interruptions, he gave The Prep a roll up with ref quick counting a 1-2-3.  Much to the crowds delight.