TCW wrestling results
April 13, 2013
Ft. Smith, Ark.
Report by Sam Henderson, PWTorch reader

I attended a TCW show in Ft. Smith featuring Chris Adonis (Masters), Lance Hoyt, and "Cowboy" Bob Orton. There was a meet and greet beforehand for the first and second row ticket holders, which included all the main draws - Hoyt, Masters, and Orton. Otherwise, there were a bunch of unknown stars not getting any attention due to lack of recognition.

We reached our seats after meeting and greeting, but after five minutes learned that the seats we were in were actually reserved. After some time and convincing, we got our seats back, but it showed some bad organization on part of the promotion. We were seated in a section of fans trying to recreate the crowd from Raw the past week by chanting random things, humming to Fandango's theme music, etc.

The show started at 6:26 p.m., which was a little behind the scheduled 6:15 p.m. start time.

(1) Johnny Morton & Prince Al Farat beat Purple Haze & Blake Wilder when Morton pinned Wilder after a superkick to the head. The match was so bad with many botches, and the crowd was the only thing keeping it alive.

(2) Alan Steele (w/Rich Rude and Brett Barnes) beat Bu Ku Dou via submission with an inverted leg submission. Steele and company attacked after the match, then Michael Barry came in with the save. Above Average match.

(3) Matt Riviera (w/Dr. James Hobb) beat Angel by submission with an inverted armbar. Okay match, with Angel appearing to have a legitimate leg injury afterwards.

(4) Barrett Brown beat "Cowboy" Bob Orton by pinfall with a roll-up. Yes, Bob Orton wrestled and held his own.

- "The Empire" (Matt Riviera, Greg Anthony, and Dr. Hobb) had an in-ring segment. Dr. Hobb talked about changing the crowd until Tim Storm interrupted setting up a match between him and Anthony.

(5) Tim Storm beat Greg Anthony (w/Riviera and Dr.Hobb) via pinfall after botched interference from Riviera leading to Storm landing his finisher on Anthony. Riviera and Anthony showed tension after the match. Okay match, but never got to the next level.

(6) Sigmon beat Brandon Collins via pinfall after a diving headbutt. Pretty good match, but the crowd went dead towards the middle.

(7) Michael Barry beat Cerebus a/k/a Wolfie D. (w/Boyd Bradford and Roosevelt the Dog) via pinfall with a roll-up to retain the TCW International Title. Cerebus and Kincaid attacked Barry after the match with a failed save attempt by Bu Ku Dou. Average match.

- Boyd Bradford had an in-ring promo hyping Kincaid and his upcoming best-of-seven series with John Saxon for the TCW Jr. Heavyweight Championship.

(8) Kincaid beat John Saxon via pinfall with a flying double foot stop to win the TCW Jr. Heavyweight Championship and the first match in the series. Great technical wrestling from both wrestlers.

(9) Alan Steele (w/Rich Rude and Breet Barnes) beat Scott Phoenix via pinfall with a spinning backbreaker. Average match to put Steele over.

(10) Greg Anthony drew Chris Masters in a Masterlock Challenge when Lance Hoyt attacked Masters, bringing out the roster to seperate them up. Hoyt then trash-talked Masters, leading to more brawling.

(11) Lance Hoyt beat Barrett Brown via pinfall with sit-out powerbomb in a loser leaves TCW match. Hoyt then chokeslammed Brown afterward. Above average match.

(12) Cerebus & Roosevelt the Dog (w/Boyd Bradford) defeat Blake Wilder & Purple Haze via pinfall to retain the TCW Tag Team Championships after Cerebus hit a burning hammer on Purple Haze. Pretty good match with some high spots.

(13) Steve Anthony beat Brett Barnes (w/Rich Rude and Alan Steele) via pinfall after a cobra clutch fireman's carry slam. Steele then jumped Anthony after the match until John Saxon came in for the save. Above average match despite a few botches here and there.

(14) Lance Hoyt beat Chris Adonis (Masters) via pinfall after a sit-out powerbomb. Match of the night by far with many nearfalls.

The ring announcer then thanked us for coming out to end the show. Overall, great show showcasing indepent talent. Check out the promotion's one-hour TV show and their website at TCWWrestling.com .

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