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[GCW] High Voltage - 2/27/05

Snabbit888Posted on 11/23/05 at 22:59:15

Match #1
The Basham Brothers (w/ Shaniqua & Lamont) vs. Josh Abercrombie/Tyson Dux
We kicked off this week's High Voltage with tag team action pitting the Basham Brothers against Josh Abercrombie and Tyson Dux. To the best of my knowledge, Abercrombie and Dux had never tagged before, and they picked a hell of a team to go against in their first tag team match. The Bashams stayed sharp, looking good in this outing and having little trouble getting a win for the Cabinet.

The Basham Brothers (Danny Basham and Doug Basham) defeated Josh Abercrombie and Tyson Dux when Danny Basham pinned Dux after a flying forearm in 0:06:42.
Rating: **

Shaniqua and the Cabinet have the Bashams refocused, and it's hard to perceive Doug and Danny NOT getting a shot at the World Tag Team Titles in the coming weeks.


Match #2
Shark Boy vs. Justin Credible
It looks like Justin Credible is finally starting to mean business. He was not in the mood for Shark Boy's antics, jumping him before the bell rang and never letting up his vicious onslaught. Shark Boy was completely floored and couldn't get in a lick of offense, and it took only 48 seconds for Credible to hit the That's Incredible and get what none of us expected: a dominant victory.

Justin Credible pinned Shark Boy with the That's Incredible in 0:00:48.
Rating: *

This is the type of win that Credible needed if we wanted to keep himself even on the radar of Commissioner Tommy Dreamer to get a Cruiserweight Title shot. He may have wanted to make this match be longer though; it's hard to drop weight when you're done in less than a minute.


Match #3
Matt Hardy (w/ Lita) vs."The Italian Stallion" Chuck Palumbo
After Jeff Hardy quit following the team's loss at Beat Your Valentine, Matt Hardy is left to wrestle on his own. He had his first match in the era A.J. (After Jeff) and it wasn't going to be an easy task as he took on Chuck Palumbo. The Italian Stallion was up to his regular nonsense, but it didn't throw Hardy off. he came out with an extra intensity, obviously still upset over Jeff Hardy's departure from GCW. Despite the distractions of that, Hardy looked good in finishing Palumbo off with the Twist of Fate.

Matt Hardy pinned Chuck Palumbo with the Twist Of Fate in 0:03:44.
Rating: ** 1/4

A solid start to what looks to be Matt Hardy's newfound singles career. Hardy and Lita celebrated with the crowd a bit before heading to the locker room.


Match #4
MAIN EVENT
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit vs. Charlie Haas (w/ Shelton Benjamin)
Our main event for the evening pitted the former World Heavyweight champion Chris Benoit against one-half of the current World Tag Team champions, Charlie Haas. Haas' partner Shelton Benjamin was down at ringside with him, and nobody believed that he was just there to watch. Benoit was also still suffering the ill effects of Eric Angle's attacks on his left shoulder as he had it wrapped for this contest. At this high level though, if you have a part of your anatomy wrapped up, you might as well paint a bullseye on it while you're at it. Haas' strategy was to go after that arm, and he had a lot of success with this strategy. Benoit's a gamer though, and he showed a lot of fight to keep in this one, managing to hit a variety of suplexes on Haas to keep it even. Benjamin tried to get involved late by jumping up on the apron and holding Benoit wide open for an attack by Haas, but when Haas ran at Benoit, the Crippler got away and Haas and Benjamin crashed together. Haas turned back into a Northern Lights suplex and Benoit got a win that many feel was closer than it should have been.

Chris Benoit pinned Charlie Haas after a Northern Lights suplex in 0:11:27.
Rating: ***

The Rabid Wolverine pulled out the win, but you could tell his shoulder was bothering him a lot by the grimaces on his face. Regardless, Benoit ends this edition of High Voltage with a victory.
americamamushiPosted on 11/23/05 at 23:22:12

Hurray!  GLWF workers get the GCW spotlight for a short period of time! :)  Thos silly geese, thinking that it was a good idea to go up against the Bashams.  Tsk, tsk, tsk.  Guess that's why they're still in GLWF ;)  I hope the Bashams get into the tag title scene soon.  I'm a big fan of that tandem.

Credible killed Shark Boy.  Didn't expect that to happen.  He may not be in a chicken suit, but it looks like Credible really means business now.  

I think Matt Hardy A.J. will be a good era for him.  He's got a tough decision on his hands.  Either choose could spell good success or inpending doom for his career.

Benoit's shoulder=not good for Explosion.  I was hoping he'd be closer to 100%, but I fear that he's not gonna be close enough to healthy to be a real contender in the 4-ways.  Maybe the victory tonight will help him out enough mentally to over come the shoulder pain.
91Posted on 11/23/05 at 23:34:17

Credible should have taken my diet. I managed to lose a stone in about six weeks to bring me down to my scientifically determined ideal weight.

And careful there - Matt Hardy using the term A.J. could get very confusing.
americamamushiPosted on 11/23/05 at 23:37:15

On 11/23/05 at 23:34:17, 91 wrote:And careful there - Matt Hardy using the term A.J. could get very confusing.
Confusing?  Or one of the greatest comedy segments in wrestling history ;)
Snabbit888Posted on 11/23/05 at 23:41:31

On 11/23/05 at 23:34:17, 91 wrote:Credible should have taken my diet. I managed to lose a stone in about six weeks to bring me down to my scientifically determined ideal weight.

And careful there - Matt Hardy using the term A.J. could get very confusing.
It's not meant to be a permanent term.  Just something I threw into this particular writeup.  And I'm gonna kick Chris' ass if he tries to keep using it. :)
91Posted on 11/24/05 at 23:39:05

On 11/23/05 at 23:41:31, Snabbit888 wrote:

It's not meant to be a permanent term. Just something I threw into this particular writeup. And I'm gonna kick Chris' ass if he tries to keep using it. :)
I'm Chris as well - see, you've really got into this "using someone elses name to confuse everyone" gimmick.
Snabbit888Posted on 11/25/05 at 01:00:01

*goes cross-eyed*
americamamushiPosted on 11/25/05 at 01:04:42

Maybe me and 91 should get a classic heel tag team going.  We'll tag in and out illegally and you'll never know exactly which Chris is in the ring. ;)
91Posted on 11/25/05 at 19:51:48

Like Jericho and Benoit?

I look more like Jericho right now, personally.