The Preston City Wrestling Thread

[truthofsin]

Its almost 6am, so here's a whole bunch of quick thoughts on the weekend..

 

A great 2 days in Preston. Not that i've ever attended a PCW show i haven't enjoyed. The MVP injury was unfortunate, but the Andrews/Travis/Bubblegum replacement was insane! ReDRagon made a great showing of themselves too, would love to see them back sometime. Was pretty cool to hold both of the ROH tag straps. I held the TV strap when Ciampa turned up at Road to Glory, so only the World strap to hold now. It's like wrestling Pokemon, gotta catch them all! A great weekend of action from top to bottom, can't fault any of it. Ki/Mastiff was definitely one of the stand outs for me. Juvi is really laid back, nice guy. Helms is pretty chilled also. Snow is just as you'd expect, awesome guy. Surprise Borash appearance was fun. Lionheart rocks a suit waaaaay better than any of Evolution and was a welcome surprise, the guy is gold with a live mic. Danny Hope continues to solidify his spot with consistantly great performances. And Uhaa Nation continues to get insane reactions while delivering in the ring. He jumped out of the ring and down to the floor to give my Mrs a hug too lol

[ClassicsGuy]

First two shows were fantastic, however the last one got completely ruined for me by absolute dickhead fans around me. In the 2 and a bit hours of the last show I got drinks all over my back and then splashed onto my face, got squared up by drink splashers, some dude spitting constantly in my face when he talked about how gay wrestling was and how weird, gay and perverted I was for liking it, electronic cigarette smoke puffed into my face for a good period of time and then I missed most of the main event because I got dragged into some situation regarding someone wearing a cowboy hat.

 

I don't know how I attract so much shit to me and my face, all I know is next time I'm going to a PCW show I'm wearing a mask!

 

Not trying to be funny or anything because that's sounds horrible and unacceptable - but why didn't you just move? I'm assuming you were standing, as the majority of fans were standing, and its not like anyone was forced to be in one particular place. You really shouldn't have had to put up with that crap.

 

And why on earth was someone using all that 'wrestling is gay' stuff when they had actually paid to go and see a wrestling show?

Edited June 1, 2014 by ClassicsGuy

[Heald]

First two shows were fantastic, however the last one got completely ruined for me by absolute dickhead fans around me. In the 2 and a bit hours of the last show I got drinks all over my back and then splashed onto my face, got squared up by drink splashers, some dude spitting constantly in my face when he talked about how gay wrestling was and how weird, gay and perverted I was for liking it, electronic cigarette smoke puffed into my face for a good period of time and then I missed most of the main event because I got dragged into some situation regarding someone wearing a cowboy hat.

 

I don't know how I attract so much shit to me and my face, all I know is next time I'm going to a PCW show I'm wearing a mask!

 

Not trying to be funny or anything because that's sounds horrible and unacceptable - but why didn't you just move? I'm assuming you were standing, as the majority of fans were standing, and its not like anyone was forced to be in one particular place. You really shouldn't have had to put up with that crap.

 

And why on earth was someone using all that 'wrestling is gay' stuff when they had actually paid to go and see a wrestling show?

 

I didn't move because the dude I was with is really picky about being able to see everything and not being behind people. It was either move and deal with him for the next few weeks moaning or just suck it up and hope for the best.

 

And the guy that though wrestling was gay I don't think he realized that the show was on from the looks of it. From what I gathered they got pissed at home and got into town to go to the club, found that the show was on and just decided "fuck it lets watch it, be an experience"

[ClassicsGuy]

First two shows were fantastic, however the last one got completely ruined for me by absolute dickhead fans around me. In the 2 and a bit hours of the last show I got drinks all over my back and then splashed onto my face, got squared up by drink splashers, some dude spitting constantly in my face when he talked about how gay wrestling was and how weird, gay and perverted I was for liking it, electronic cigarette smoke puffed into my face for a good period of time and then I missed most of the main event because I got dragged into some situation regarding someone wearing a cowboy hat.

 

I don't know how I attract so much shit to me and my face, all I know is next time I'm going to a PCW show I'm wearing a mask!

 

Not trying to be funny or anything because that's sounds horrible and unacceptable - but why didn't you just move? I'm assuming you were standing, as the majority of fans were standing, and its not like anyone was forced to be in one particular place. You really shouldn't have had to put up with that crap.

 

And why on earth was someone using all that 'wrestling is gay' stuff when they had actually paid to go and see a wrestling show?

 

I didn't move because the dude I was with is really picky about being able to see everything and not being behind people. It was either move and deal with him for the next few weeks moaning or just suck it up and hope for the best.

 

And the guy that though wrestling was gay I don't think he realized that the show was on from the looks of it. From what I gathered they got pissed at home and got into town to go to the club, found that the show was on and just decided "fuck it lets watch it, be an experience"

 

Well that's unfortunate to say the least. Next time leave your mate where he is and just move by yourself. Hopefully it won't happen again.

Edited June 1, 2014 by ClassicsGuy

[Snitsky's back acne]

Anyone got results from yesterday afternoon and evening?

[PRINCE2356]

Results from Saturday:

 

Day Show

 

Kirby beat Mark Andrews, Ligero and Dar

Team Single & Joey Hayes beat Manson, Juvi, Al Snow and Danny Hope (was originally a four way between Juvi/Snow/Hope and Manson but Single & Hayes interrupted)

Dave Mastiff beat Bubblegum

reDRagon beat Legion of Boom

The Hurricane beat Kris Travis

Low Ki & Uhaa Nation went to a 20 minute time limit draw

 

Evening Show

 

Dean Allmark beat Noam Dar by DQ

reDRagon beat Project Lucha

Dave Mastiff beat Low Ki

Al Snow/Manson/Uhaa/Juvi/The Hurricane beat Bubblegum (was supposed to a 3 on 3 match but hurricane and juvi didn't like Bubblegum so it turned into a 5 on 1)

Team Single beat Legion of Boom

Bubblegum beat Mark Andrews and Kris Travis

Joey Hayes beat Danny Hope 2 falls to 1 in a best of 3 match

 

Overall as a whole weekend it was a pretty solid 3 shows with the Saturday evening show being the best out of the 3.

 

Highlights:

 

Mark Andrews vs Travis (Night One)

Team Single vs reDRagon (Night One)

Low Ki vs Uhaa Nation (Day Two)

Team Single vs Legion of Boom (Night Two)

reDRagon vs Project Lucha (Night Two)

Bubblegum vs Mark Andrews vs Kris Travis (Night Two Match of the Weekend)

Uhaa Nation's music again with added dance routine

Al Snow in stitches over Danny Hope's trunks

Even Low - Ki getting the make a song up treatment

[1978kid]

I was also offended by some extremely gross, sexist and homophobic chanting from a certain section of the crowd standing near to where I was sitting. I am not just talking about the usual abuse and colourful language that you expect at wrestling events.

I wasn't going to move, having paid for second row seats.

I maybe completely barking up the wrong tree here but I understand that at football grounds (which I never visit) there is zero tolerance for such abusive language. Indeed, I think such chants could be counted as a public order issue.

The chanting was clearly audible at loud volume during the main event (aimed at Joey Hayes). I think it is the responsibility of someone in authority to stop the match and announce on the mike that such behaviour will not be tolerated. That might sound like an extreme solution but I think it is justified when the language is so offensive.

It was a brilliant weekend of wrestling for which PCW has been rightly praised by fans and visiting wrestlers.

It should not be allowed to be spoiled by drunken yobs.

At a certain other promotion which I attend regularly there is an announcement at the start stating that people should not swear as it is a family show.

I know that PCW is not a family show, but announcement could be made that racist, sexist, homophobic and offensive language will not be tolerated.

The fact that people may be drunk is no excuse.

Edited June 1, 2014 by 1978kid

[IANdrewDiceClay]

Anyone got a picture of MVP in his United attire?

[patiirc]

I was also offended by some extremely gross, sexist and homophobic chanting from a certain section of the crowd standing near to where I was sitting. I am not just talking about the usual abuse and colourful language that you expect at wrestling events.

I wasn't going to move, having paid for second row seats.

I maybe completely barking up the wrong tree here but I understand that at football grounds (which I never visit) there is zero tolerance for such abusive language. Indeed, I think such chants could be counted as a public order issue.

The chanting was clearly audible at loud volume during the main event (aimed at Joey Hayes). I think it is the responsibility of someone in authority to stop the match and announce on the mike that such behaviour will not be tolerated. That might sound like an extreme solution but I think it is justified when the language is so offensive.

It was a brilliant weekend of wrestling for which PCW has been rightly praised by fans and visiting wrestlers.

It should not be allowed to be spoiled by drunken yobs.

At a certain other promotion which I attend regularly there is an announcement at the start stating that people should not swear as it is a family show.

I know that PCW is not a family show, but announcement could be made that racist, sexist, homophobic and offensive language will not be tolerated.

The fact that people may be drunk is no excuse.

 

Wasn't there this time around, but it has been and has even been noted on here before regarding the chants, so much so that Bubblegum broke Kayfabe, with legit reason to do so back in the day.

 

Those chanters, are seemingly always there, and are entirely different to the hokey, jokey and indeed daft chants that PCW fans come up with

 

7 will catch on one year, it will

[ClassicsGuy]

I was also offended by some extremely gross, sexist and homophobic chanting from a certain section of the crowd standing near to where I was sitting. I am not just talking about the usual abuse and colourful language that you expect at wrestling events.

I wasn't going to move, having paid for second row seats.

I maybe completely barking up the wrong tree here but I understand that at football grounds (which I never visit) there is zero tolerance for such abusive language. Indeed, I think such chants could be counted as a public order issue.

The chanting was clearly audible at loud volume during the main event (aimed at Joey Hayes). I think it is the responsibility of someone in authority to stop the match and announce on the mike that such behaviour will not be tolerated. That might sound like an extreme solution but I think it is justified when the language is so offensive.

It was a brilliant weekend of wrestling for which PCW has been rightly praised by fans and visiting wrestlers.

It should not be allowed to be spoiled by drunken yobs.

At a certain other promotion which I attend regularly there is an announcement at the start stating that people should not swear as it is a family show.

I know that PCW is not a family show, but announcement could be made that racist, sexist, homophobic and offensive language will not be tolerated.

The fact that people may be drunk is no excuse.

 

I wasn't playing it down earlier when I told Heald to move. I too think a few of the chants were a bit dodgy to say the least. There was a F****t chant at Hayes and/or Bubblegum which was offensive and cringeworthy (even if they were playing very effective heels). I'll be honest, it didn't spoil my enjoyment at all really, as it didn't last long and it takes a lot to shock me and I've heard worse at football matches. But you are right, if it continues, they might need to do something. The rowdiness of the crowds and the chanting is a big part of the PCW experience, but the more extreme stuff might need to be curbed.

Edited June 1, 2014 by ClassicsGuy

[Undefeated Steak]

Indeed, I think such chants could be counted as a public order issue.

 

I think it is the responsibility of someone in authority to stop the match and announce on the mike that such behaviour will not be tolerated.

 

This has to be turned into an angle. A match going to a no contest because a chant's got the feds escorting fans out the venue.

[1978kid]

Indeed, I think such chants could be counted as a public order issue.

 

I think it is the responsibility of someone in authority to stop the match and announce on the mike that such behaviour will not be tolerated.

 

This has to be turned into an angle. A match going to a no contest because a chant's got the feds escorting fans out the venue.

 

That would be giving the idiots too much attention and credibility. But putting them in the ring for 5 minutes with T Bone and Rampage Brown would be worth seeing. We'd see how brave they were then

[CAREBEAR LUVVA]

I manage to tune out the crowd a lot of the time because some of the chants can be pretty unbearable to the point where they can almost ruin a show. Some of them are pretty funny, don't get me wrong, but it reaches a point where people are just trying too hard and it becomes borderline offensive. The "you fat bastard" chant directed towards Cyanide on Friday night, for example. I know he's a big lad and he's probably used to it, but the poor bloke was just standing in the corner waiting to be tagged in and suddenly a bunch of people decided to start on him. It didn't seem to have any of the underlying "love you really" sort of feeling that many of the chants are done with, either.

 

Supershow Saturdays often seem to be the worst for this sort of thing when a fair amount of people in the crowd have probably been out drinking since lunchtime (or even since the night before, in some cases), and I know they're only trying to amuse themselves but there comes a point where you just wish someone could step in and have a quiet word. Maybe it'd help if they added "we love - and encourage - all the creative chants you guys come up with, but please keep it clean otherwise you may be asked to leave" to the bit at the start where they tell people not to use video cameras.

[PRINCE2356]

I manage to tune out the crowd a lot of the time because some of the chants can be pretty unbearable to the point where they can almost ruin a show. Some of them are pretty funny, don't get me wrong, but it reaches a point where people are just trying too hard and it becomes borderline offensive. The "you fat bastard" chant directed towards Cyanide on Friday night, for example. I know he's a big lad and he's probably used to it, but the poor bloke was just standing in the corner waiting to be tagged in and suddenly a bunch of people decided to start on him. It didn't seem to have any of the underlying "love you really" sort of feeling that many of the chants are done with, either.

 

Supershow Saturdays often seem to be the worst for this sort of thing when a fair amount of people in the crowd have probably been out drinking since lunchtime (or even since the night before, in some cases), and I know they're only trying to amuse themselves but there comes a point where you just wish someone could step in and have a quiet word. Maybe it'd help if they added "we love - and encourage - all the creative chants you guys come up with, but please keep it clean otherwise you may be asked to leave" to the bit at the start where they tell people not to use video cameras.

 

I think it is the case as well of some people just wanting to get themselves over.

[Undefeated Steak]

If a wrestler was to get upset over a 'You fat bastard' chant then they should have no place being in the ring. You get guys like Triple H who put on matches after suffering severe burns when their pyro malfunctions and others who continue to perform when all their friends and family around them are watching them pop painkillers just to get out of bed, and you expect other wrestlers to be offended by a schoolboy chant and make a success of it. Not a chance.