Indie Wrestling | TCW – Mid-Season Rumble

Sam Preston's Local Indie Wrestling Recap & Review Coverage Series on Tamar Community Wrestling:

1) TCW – The King Of Tamar Tournament

2) TCW – Mid-Season Rumble

3) TCW - Final Stand

Most wrestling shows are purely for profit, but Tamar Community Wrestling was inspired by the wish to support local charities in the Devon & Cornwall area of England. As of these first six shows, any profits earned are being donated to one of three charities: Keep Me Close (dedicated to supporting families with sick newborn babies in hospital), Jeremiah’s Journey (which focuses on children dealing with grief), and Derriford Children’s Ward (dedicated to the helping sick children and young people from the age of 7 days all the way up to 18 years). So far, I’ve attended one show, which I reviewed for this very site. Also, Tamar Community Wrestling have started uploading their matches to their YouTube channel for free and even putting together a playlist, so I have included links for each match, so please watch and if you enjoy it, consider supporting their charity work.

One thing I’ve enjoyed is that the show opens with a recap of previous shows, using a music video on a large screen behind the ring to show context from previous shows. This time, it showed the fallout from the King of Tamar Tournament, specifically that Lucky earned his way to the final but his opponent was uncertain, a Tag Team Titles Final was announced, and the friendship between Omega Luke and DB Johnson. Obrey takes three attempts to come out to big enough applause, telling the audience “you can be louder than that!” Chants of “sausage roll” and “socks” to Obrey, who builds up the anticipation for flashing his socks to the crowd, a longstanding bit.

King Of Tamar Final: Lucky vs H Hood

Hyped up entrance from Lucky, displaying no ill effects or injury from the previous show. General Manager Ethan’s surprise challenger is Hood, supposedly because just like Lucky, he defeated two opponents at the last event (granted, in a tag team match). A good choice for opponent, as H Hood impressed me at the last show, his ring awareness and leading of the match subtle but noticeable to those looking for it.

Hood tries to bully Lucky but he keeps pushing him back, Hood retreating to the corner. Lucky utilises his speed to hit an Enziguri to send Hood to the outside, where Lucky hits a suicide dive. Hood thrown back in and an attempt to climb up the turnbuckle by Lucky, a near slip as he got to the top that most would have missed, but a successful Diving Crossbody to get a two count only. Hood pushes the referee into the ropes and crotches Lucky on the top turnbuckle. Vicious and loud forearm to Lucky’s neck and back to get Hood on top, who antagonises the crowd well, while Lucky demonstrates some good, staggered selling.

Lucky avoids a corner splash and starts battling back, the crowd behind him. Spin Kick attempt but Hood avoids it, Jackhammer attempt but Lucky avoids it too, transitioning into a lovely Jeff Hardy-esque Whisper In The Wind off the top rope, both men down. Crowd chanting “Come on Lucky”, as Hood hits a Spinebuster for a near two count. As the crowd boos Hood majorly, he calls for the Jackhammer, Lucky reverses into an inside Cradle, one, two, kick out, Lucky with the Spin Kick, gets the three count!

Winner – Lucky by Pinfall

Good choice for opener, as both men played their roles well, with the crowd hot for it. Lucky with an earned victory after three big wins in a row over the last two events. Matt the Ref coronates Lucky with a crown, as the crowd celebrates with him.

TCW Tag Team Titles Match:

GL2 (Ry Stevens & Eric Myers) vs The Viral Connection (Omega Luke & Danny Boy Johnson)

Huge match that has been building for several events by now, the new Tag Team Titles up for grabs for the inaugural champions, with two of the best teams at TCW facing off.

New referee has come out for this match, bald like Matt but with a prominent moustache, so for the moment, I shall be referring to him as Moustache Matt (for my own entertainment, I admit). GL2 venture out first, Ry Stevens in a leotard and Eric Myers in tights, but looking in sync together as a team, similar to the last event. Out next are Viral Connection, coming out together to a huge crowd reaction, both in their usual leotards but this time both in yellow and black (unlike the last event), a good sign that they’re on the same page? Omega Luke and Danny Boy looking great together, Luke motioning to DB to keep smart, nothing rash. Big match feel as Moustache Matt holds the titles aloft, shouting out “Championship Match”.

DB leaves the ring to wave to a mate in the crowd, with Luke getting attacked in the ring, DB rushing back to to help clear GL2 out. Luke gets annoyed with DB, questing where was he, he should be in the ring? The bell officially rings, with DB and Stevens starting off. Luke with a blind tag and slingshots his partner DB into Stevens’ lower regions, an annoyed Luke in control but giving DB glares. Myers with a blind tag of his own, hanging Luke on the top rope for a two counts, Stevens with a second rope Bulldog on Luke for a two count. GL2 focusing their attack on Luke’s left ankle and thigh during their double teaming, attempting to hobble Luke and eliminate his Jumping Shining Wizard speciality.

A distracted Stevens antagonises the crowd as Luke reverses Myers and gets a hot tag to DB, who starts running riot. DB misses a Bronco Buster on Stevens and gets thrown out for Myers to suplex him against the outside corner (slightly messy execution that could have ended badly). Luke gets the crowd cheering for his partner, but Stevens hits an Axe Kick for two. Myers covers DB but after a one count, starts demonstrating cocky push-ups, reminiscent of Scott Steiner in his prime. Stevens knocks Luke off the apron as DB gets double teamed, again the focus by GL2 on the left leg. A frustrated Luke comes in and attacks, even hip tossing DB into their corner for the hot tag, before hitting a DDT on Myers (a combo attack at the same time on Stevens but I couldn’t see properly), for a two count.

Luke and Stevens goad each other into hitting Stereo Pedigrees on Myers and DB respectively, before hitting a Clothesline on each other, all four men down as the crowd cheer. The referee gets splashed in the corner accidentally by Luke and Stevens, a Wheelbarrow Spike by Viral Connection on Myers, and Luke covers Myers for a visual three count, but the referee is still down. DB sneaks in with a chair but Luke catches him, telling him no and taking the chair away, only to get it kicked in his face by GL2! Myers and Stevens with a Chokeslam / Back Suplex combo, Matt the Ref runs in, one, two, three, GL2 are the Tag Team Champions.

Winners and new Tag Team Champions - GL2 (Ry Stevens & Eric Myers) by Pinfall.

The developing storyline between Omega Luke and Danny Boy Johnson continues to be fascinating, the story here demonstrating Luke’s frustration at times with Danny Boy, but on multiple occasions where one was being attacked, the other was visibly worried, showing the love and care they have for one another. It has the air of two men who see themselves as brothers becoming angry at one another, and a growing uncertainty from Luke on whether he can trust DB as a team any more. DB keeps allowing himself to get distracted, focusing on chairs and weapons, which keeps losing them matches, with DB even costing Luke a singles chance at the last event because of it. The questions becomes, is DB becoming more of a hindrance than a benefit for Luke now? At no point does DB seem to be doing it intentionally, he wants to win and succeed, but he keeps on making the wrong decision, and his brother keeps on getting punished for it.

TCW Heavyweight Title Match:

‘The English Lion’ Eddie Ryan vs ‘Country Big’ Josh Knott (Champion)

Tremendous support for local hero Eddie as he comes out, and a magnitude of boos for the champion. Ryan quickly gets Knott in the corner twice, cutting the ring off, forcing Knott outside the second time. Knott gets a cheap shop in the corner and takes control of the match. Eddie changes his game plan, using his speed and momentum to knock the bigger Knott out of the ring with a dropkick, and then a suicide dive to wipe Josh out. Brawling on the outside between the two, Knott accidentally chopping the ring post and Eddie firing his own chop to knock Knott down. Back in the ring, Ryan crotched on the turnbuckle by Knott and falls back to the outside. Release suplex onto the apron by Knott, who is now focusing his attacks on Ryan’s ribs and back.

Chants of “Country Small” to annoy Knott, Eddie reverses an abdominal stretch into one of his own, but Knott escapes with a Hip Toss. Close two count for Josh on a Back Suplex, as chants of “Let’s Go Eddie” ring out loudly. Eddie with an Enziguri, but Knott hits back with a Samoan Drop for the two count, Eddie attempts a dive but gets caught by Knott, transitioning into a Bearhug, Eddie’s hand dropping twice but then attempts to reverse into a Sunset Flip, only for Knott to kick him down. Knott tries a big Elbow, but Eddie moves out of the way and hits a huge Second Rope Uppercut to knock Knott down, the challenger refusing to give up.

Momentum on Eddie’s side as he hits a huge Clothesline and back elbow, Knott cuts off a German Suplex but Eddie hits a massive German Suplex at the second attempt to a huge ovation! Crowd firmly behind Eddie as he claps for momentum, Knott staggering slowly back up, Eddie Super Kick avoided, both jockeying for control but Ryan with a Cutter, one, two, kick-out by the champion. Ryan attempts a second Super Kick, Knott avoids and Ryan nearly crushes Matt the Ref in the corner, turns round to a low blow from Josh. A hurting Eddie unable to defend himself as Josh hits a Spear and a Full Nelson Slam, one, two, three, title retained.

Winner by Pinfall, and still TCW Heavyweight Champion – ‘Country Big’ Josh Knott

Good title match, crowd where hugely invested throughout and both men looked good. Eddie kept on changing game plans as he went, starting with strength, then moving to pace and momentum, then a bit of brawling, changing depending on what Knott was succeeding at. Knott to be fair showed a great all-round game, strength first, then brawling, then ring intelligence, knowing exactly where the ropes and apron is to take advantage. Knott ended up winner in a manner that keeps Eddie strong, but still allows Knott to look a convincing champion as he used his smarts to win. Could easily see a rematch in the future.

The flow of the first three matches has been really clever so far, as it builds up the importance of each match in sequence, beginning with the tournament final, then the Tag Team Titles, and finally the Main Title. The finishes as well have built up cleverly, as there was a clean finish in the first match, a slightly tainted finish in the second match where the attempted cheating backfired, and then finally a heel finish in the third match. No interference, no run-ins, heels outsmarting a face and taking advantage. These little elements matter when booking a whole show.

The interval had several announcements, such as a local community show on the 2nd March to donate to a local food back (Tamar Food Bank), a Wrestling Quiz Night at the Twisted Café on 23rd February, and the 1 Year Anniversary on 29th March.

Second Half

Fatal-Four-Way for the #30 Spot:

Heath vs Max Jaguard vs Devon Fulton vs ‘Headshot’ Alex Campbell

An unexpected match that I wasn’t aware of being planned, but does help with the build-up of the Rumble itself. Quick kick-off with a Codebreaker from Jaguard sends Devon out, with Jaguard and Heath double teaming Campbell. Jaguard accidentally hits the much larger Heath, who ‘accidentally’ returns the favour. A deceptively agile Heath leapfrogs over his opponent, as Fulton returns to help Campbell. Both heels sent to the outside, leaving Fulton and Campbell to exhibit some nice chain wrestling between the two, some good chemistry that has the fans applauding. Jaguard enters with he and Fulton getting some applause of their own, while Heath unceremoniously drops Campbell onto the apron, huge Crossbody by Fulton on Jaguard for a two count.

Heath returns to cut Fulton off, sending Jaguard to the outside briefly, before he returns to partner with Heath, until Jaguard tries to steal a pin under Heath’s nose. Campbell returning to wipe Heath out and attack Jaguard. Fulton and Campbell sell quite well as the babyfaces, they’re always scrabbling and struggling to demonstrate the amount of damage they’re suffering. Jaguard with a Hurricanrana off the Top Rope to Campbell for a two count, Fulton suplexes Jaguard but Heath with a variation of Sister Abigail on Fulton, covers, one, two, Jaguard breaks the count. 

Somehow, Jaguard saves himself from a beating when he convinces Heath to attack Fulton, setting him up for another Hurricanrana off the Top Rope, only for Fulton to reverse it with an Inverted Suplex, dropping Jaguard onto Heath, who Campbell hits with a Claymore to send Heath to the outside.

While Heath, Jaguard and Campbell recover on the outside, Fulton with a lovely Swanton Bomb to all three men, and the crowd is roaring! Fulton rolls Jaguard back in and covers, one, two, Jaguard just kicks out. Jaguard escapes with a middle rope Codebreaker on Fulton, but Campbell interferes with a German Suplex and House Call combo on Jaguard, suddenly Heath enters the ring only for Campbell to hit another House Call, cover on Heath, one, two, three, Campbell gets the win and earns the #30 spot in the Rumble!

Winner by Pinfall – ‘Headshot’ Alex Campbell

The match started hot and got hotter throughout, the crowd were heavily into it and it was a great scramble madness. I’d be quite curious to see Jaguard, Fulton and Campbell in a Triple Threat match akin to Tajiri, Little Guido and Super Crazy in ECW during the late 90’s, as I reckon there is potential for excellent chemistry. Fulton left afterwards by shaking Campbell’s hand in a show of respect, I still believe the two could provide an interesting tag team in the future, ala Axiom and Nathan Fraser in NXT?

The Mid-Season Rumble

Somehow, I was able to note down near enough every entry, exit and who eliminated them, so I will include those notes at the end, with my thoughts as the match developed first.

Kicking off with Alexander Grey and Omega Luke, the former is a good choice for number one as he’s a more than capable hand who can help support and plan the match, akin to a Chris Jericho in a Rumble. Huge crowd support for Grey, and similar for Luke, who enters with piss and vinegar. Shocked at Luke entering so early (interestingly, using the Viral Connection music still), but like Grey, he can help plan the match throughout. Two crowd favourites, with Grey offering a good hearted handshake and taking a moment on the microphone to say he thought Viral Connection were robbed earlier in the night.

DB Johnson enters just as Grey skins the cat, Grey keeping his distance as DB suggests to Luke that they work together. The Viral Connection perform several tag moves together on Grey, but interestingly, Omega eyes DB with some trepidation each time afterwards. At one point, DB stops to applaud Luke’s efforts, who responds with “Why aren’t you helping?”. With the next entrant meant to enter, Luke looks under the ring until the ‘Invisible Man’ Richard Walker arrives, who takes his cape off and instantly gets knocked down by Grey. Clem then entered, high fiving DB Johnson and attacking both Grey and Walker, but not Luke. The referee Matt is having to run from one side of the ring to the other multiple times for possible eliminations.

Surprise entrance as local Plymouth legend John Harding enters to a mixed reception. His attempted suplex on Clem ends up with Clem crushing him, and a Stinkface in the corner to Harding, who screams as he gets dragged back into the ring. Connor McKenzie enters as everyone takes turns attacking Harding, who starts screaming “Not again”. DB eliminates Clem, and Parker is eliminated whilst wearing the cape so sneaks back in twice. Danny Gunn enters, and DB allows him to attack Grey, focusing instead on helping the others eliminate Parker.

One half of the new Tag Team Champions, Eric Myers, enters and goes straight for Viral Connection, who try to work together to eliminate Myers. Draven enters looking quite creepy with his mask and jacket, and some awesome makeup. Myers tries to eliminate Grey but he survives, with Luke saving DB from elimination by Draven. And then, Wrecking Ball enters.

Wow, Wrecking Ball enters and instantly floors Myers and Viral Connection with ease. Gunn tries to attack Ball, but Wrecking Ball eliminates him and MicKenzie with ease. Lucky enters and tries to eliminate Parker, but no luck. Corvin then enters, and looks like a future partner for Draven, meanwhile Grey eliminates a disbelieving Harding. Entering at number 14, is the formerly retired Big Papa Brady, who gets a huge cheer for his return from the crowd, a smiling Lucky giving him a hug. Corvin gets eliminated by Draven, who then gets eliminated by Big Papa Brady, and then a huge moment as Brady, Luke, DB, Lucky, Myers and Grey work together to eliminate the Wrecking Ball!

H Hood enters at number 15, then a surprise entrance as local veteran Tyler Hawke comes out to big cheers, Myers waiting for him as Tyler claps hands with members of the crowd. Next, Ry Stevens enters and reignites the rivalry between Viral Connection and GL2. DB tries saving Luke from elimination, but GL2 take control, Luke’s foot nearly dropping but saves himself just in time. The ‘King of the Jocks’ Joey Seven enters full of arrogance, taking his time to enter, before going straight for Luke and DB. He’s quickly joined by his partner, ‘The Sexy Cowboy’ Karl Parker, who interrupts Lucky and Seven, only to then wipe Lucky out and eliminate him with Seven’s help.

Max Jaguard enters, with Parker stopping him to have Seven disrobe the Cowboy. Parker helps Jaguard disrobe, and then Parker poses, Seven poses, Parker poses again, and then Jaguard poses, only for Seven and Parker to try and eliminate him, Jaguard just surviving. Suddenly, the ‘Voice of TCW’ Garry, stands up from his commentary position, grabs a microphone to lambast his partner Obrey, and then walks into the ring, bumps into Hood, shakes his hand, and then takes the worst attempt to exit, as he struggled over the top rope. In a brilliantly inspired moment of comedy, Garry then clambers over the corner, steps over using the turnbuckle, and then drops down to eliminate himself. Reminiscent of the best Royal Rumble elimination ever, Drew Carey in the 2001 Rumble.

Straight after, Brady gets eliminated by a smug Hood, who then survives an attempt by Omega Luke. Good return showing from Brady, and I hope this isn’t a one-off return. Huge cheer next for Devon Fulton, who eliminates Jaguard but is then double teamed by Seven and Parker. Besty Jones enters as Seven and Parker turn their attention to Hawke, Fulton hanging on as Hood attacks. Jeffery Dickinson enters at the same time as Viral Connection eliminate GL2 to a huge cheer. There’s an interesting moment where Luke offers a fist bump to DB, and instead DB is distracted, so he misses it completely, another subtle example of the growing miscommunication between the team.

We enter the final fifth of the Rumble as Edward Lang enters at number 25, Air Felix at number 26, and Aaron Steele at number 27, with Steele going straight for Karl Parker and Joey Seven, Lang snapping Karl Parker’s fingers shortly after. Number 28 is a surprise as Sweet Ste, our referee from earlier in the night, enters the ring, and suddenly a series of eliminations, as Lang gets thrown out by Parker and Seven, who then get eliminated simultaneously by Devon Fulton! A dejected Seven and Parker sit in the ring. Number 29, Heath enters just as Hawke eliminates Felix and Dickinson, before Hawke throws Ste by his moustache. Meanwhile, Parker and Seven throw a temper outside, before our last entrant in Alex Campbell.

We are left with ten competitors, entrants 1 and 2 in Alexander Grey and Omega Luke, entrant 3 in DB Johnson, entrant 4 in Richard Walker, entrant 15 in H Hood, entrant 16 in Tyler Hawke, entrant 27 in Aaron Steele, entrant 28 in Sweet Ste, entrant 29 in Heath, entrant 30 in Campbell, and suddenly there’s a series of eliminations, Ste eliminated by Walker, who gets thrown out by Omega Luke, only for DB to hit Luke out with a right hand to eliminate him! Grey throws out DB in revenge, Steele eliminated by Campbell, and somewhere amidst the madness, Hawke gets eliminated too (apologies, the only elimination I missed), leaving a final four of Alexander Grey, Heath, H Hood and Alex Campbell. Following his elimination, an angry Luke removes his Viral Connection wristband and throws it at DB, walking out on his partner.

Hood hits a tired clothesline on Campbell, struggling to eliminate him, Grey hits Hood with a Spear, but suddenly Heath throws Grey out. Grey was an underrated MVP of that Rumble, he was there from beginning to near end, clever pacing, kept the match moving, and anchored tremendously, deserves a lot of credit.

Final three, Campbell against both Hood and Heath, who double team Hotshot. Heath tries to throw Campbell out but he reverses it to send Heath out! Final two, but Campbell is on the apron, and Heath pulls his foot, Campbell falls, Hood wins!

Winner: H Hood

This was a great Rumble, it achieved all the things it should do. Some big surprises in local legends like John Harding and Tyler Hawke, a surprise return from retirement in Big Papa Brady, some fun moments with Richard Walker utilising his ‘Invisible Man’ cape and Garry with the worst performance possible. Story wise, there are many developments you can take away from here. In order, you have:

• Alexander Grey’s impressive run from the first entry, continuing to gain support as a proud representative of TCW.

• The damaged friendship and partnership between Omega Luke and DB Johnson.

• The dangerous performance of new monster, Wrecking Ball.

• Possible return of either Tyler Hawke or John Harding as regular performers?

• Ry Stevens and Eric Myers proved they can be a threat not only as Tag Team Champions, but in the singles division.

• The tag team of Karl Parker and Joey Seven looking to earn championship opportunities, especially after eliminating Lucky, who is going on to challenge for the TCW Heavyweight Title.

• The growing rivalry between Max Jaguard, Heath, Devon Fulton and Alex Campbell, I feel there’s a future tag team match in their future, and a tag team between Fulton and Campbell especially could be successful if they go on to challenge GL2.

• H Hood and his briefcase.

  
  

  For statistic lovers like myself, please see below for the entry order, order of elimination and who by, and finally, most eliminations:

• Entry Order

1.  Alexander Grey

2.  Omega Luke

3.  DB Johnson

4.  ‘Invisible Man’ Richard Walker

5.  The Man They Call Clem

6.  John Harding

7.  Connor McKenzie

8.  ‘The Malicious Mercenary’ Danny Gunn

9.  Eric Myers

10.   ‘The Sinister One’ Draven

11.   Wrecking Ball

12.   King Lucky

13.   Corvin

14.   Big Papa Brady

15.   H Hood

16.   Tyler Hawke

17.   Ry Stevens

18.   Joey Seven

19.   ‘The Sexy Cowboy’ Karl Parker

20.   Max Jaguard

21.   ‘Voice of TCW, Officially’ Garry

22.   Devon Fulton

23.   Besty Jones

24.   Jeffery Dickinson

25.   Edward Lang

26.   Air Felix

27.   Aaron Steele

28.   Sweet Ste

29.   Heath

30.   Alex Campbell

• Elimination Order (Who By)

1.  Clem (by DB Johnson)

2.  Danny Gunn (by Wrecking Ball

3.  Connor McKenzie (by Wrecking Ball)

4.  John Harding (by Alexander Grey)

5.  Corvin (by Draven)

6.  Draven (by Big Papa Brady)

7.  Wrecking Ball (by Everyone)

8.  Lucky (by Joey Seven)

9.  Garry (himself)

10.   Big Papa Brady (by H Hood)

11.   Max Jaguard (by Devon Fulton)

12.   Eric Myers (by Viral Connection)

13.   Ry Stevens (by Viral Connection)

14.   Besty Jones (by Karl Parker and Joey Seven)

15.   Edward Lang (by Karl Parker and Joey Seven)

16.   Karl Parker (by Devon Fulton)

17.   Joey Seven (by Devon Fulton)

18.   Devon Fulton (by H Hood)

19.   Air Felix (by Tyler Hawke)

20.   Jeffery Dickinson (by Tyler Hawke)

21.   Sweet Ste (by Richard Walker)

22.   Richard Walker (by Omega Luke)

23.   Omega Luke (by DB Johnson)

24.   DB Johnson (by Alexander Grey)

25.   Aaron Steele (by Alex Campbell)

26.   Tyler Hawke (exact placing and eliminator unknown)

27.   Alexander Grey (by Heath)

28.   Heath (by Alex Campbell)

29.   Alex Campbell (by Heath)

30.   Winner – H Hood

• Eliminations (at least two):

Eliminations	Talents
5	DB Johnson
3	Omega Luke	Alexander Grey	Joey Seven	Devon Fulton
2	Wrecking Ball	Karl Parker	Big Papa Brady	H Hood	Tyler Hawke	Alex Campbell	Heath

Great ending to the night as H Hood sits down on the apron, briefcase next to him, saying goodbye to everyone individually, loved that bit of heat. A great choice for winner, he had proven himself as a reliable hand in the ring over the last two events, he’s enough of a cowardly heel that it suits him to have a briefcase, and the next year allows Hood to build his reputation as a future Heavyweight Champion.

Overall, I loved this entire show, there wasn’t a single match that disappointed, but better than that, the show built perfectly in terms of importance. The first half focused on the King of Tamar Final, which had a fan favourite earn the victory and demonstrating his growth after losing his first few events the previous year, it then transitioned into the Tag Team Finals which had become a vital part of the brand. The rivalry between GL2 and VC has become a bitter and fraught hatred between not just the two teams, but also between Viral Connection themselves, continuing their fractured story. And then the first half ended with the most important title, the TCW Heavyweight Title, having the champion and one of the biggest local heroes of the last ten years battle.

The second half then changed to the Rumble, first an opportunity for someone to earn the number 30 position, building the anticipation and importance of the Rumble, and then the Rumble itself. The Rumble has shot a massive injection into the brand, showing the strength of the roster, laying the groundworks for future storylines, and cementing a new big heel in H Hood. If and when Hood cashes in his briefcase, if he wins the title, he already has several possible opponents from the Rumble, especially the young favourite in Alex Campbell.

The success of this event means that there was great excitement in the crowd as they left, talking about the next event, and by the time tickets were released for TCW: Final Stand, it sounded like it was at fever pitch. What excited me most was the fact that after just two events, I felt invested in the main titles, the main rivalries, and I was curious to see what happened next. Will Lucky finally win the Heavyweight Title? How will Hood react now that he has the Briefcase? And what will happen next between Viral Connection, can Omega Luke and DB Johnson survive this event’s betrayal? Next time, I hope to find out.