Neo Spirit Pro Wrestling returned to Fight Club Canada on June 25th 2011 for ART OF WAR. A month prior to the show, several previews were released on YouTube, showcasing ring announcer Topher Whiteman's kidnapping at the hands of some "russian soldiers". These previews set the mood for the show, putting focus on the main event which would involve Dangerboy Derek Wylde and an unknown opponent. You can view these excellent previews here:
http://youtu.be/cd37GUvnXSc
http://youtu.be/Ef4BDIYZP5s
http://youtu.be/3HlOzpX3qZw
http://youtu.be/cWnfhCWdxGg
The show began promptly at the advertised start time: 7:30 pm - when Topher Whiteman (fresh from escaping the Russians) entered the ring and stated that the opening contest of Art of War is the first match in the round-robin tournament for the NSP Light Heavyweight Championship.
Match 1: "Surfs Up" Johnny Wave vs "The All-Starter" Brent B. (NSP Light Heavyweight Tournament)
Both of these young men are newcomers to Neo Spirit Pro, and both knew they had to make an impact in their debut to make a lasting impression both on the fans and on NSP Management. This match saw a variety of high-flying moves from both Brent and Wave, and remained evenly-matched as the bout went on. Wave was able to reverse a top rope suplex from Brent, setting him up to nail his ultra-impressive Phoenix Splash and advance in the Tournament.
Brent B
Johnny Wave
Match 2: Andrew Davis vs "The Ronin" Josh Alexander
Originally scheduled as Davis vs Michael Elgin in a chairs match, Elgin was unable to attend the event. Davis and his manager Jay Moore knew this, and had the match start anyway hoping to have a "win" over the absent Elgin by count-out. Josh Alexander entered the NSP Arena and challenged Davis to a match, and also said he was going to shut up Jay Moore for awhile. The two began by exchanging shoulder tackles, trying to overpower each other. Davis knocked Alexander down, and began celebrating. Davis didn't notice Alexander leap up to his feet until the last second, and was only able to shout out "oh my god" before being chopped hard across the chest. Alexander then invited Davis to try to leap to his feet, but Davis just couldn't manage the task. Alexander gave him a hand up and Davis began to celebrate again.....before getting chopped hard once again.
The two then exchanged a variety of suplexes and throws (including a vicious German suplex by Alexander and a pump-handle variation by Davis which had Alexander land on his head. A definite "Oohhhhh-ughhhh" moment for the crowd). The match was evenly paced, until Jay Moore tossed a steel chair into the ring and distracted the referee long enough for Davis to crack The Ronin across the skull and steal the victory.
Andrew Davis and Jay Moore
Davis holds Alexander in a surfboard stretch
Match 3: Cherry Bomb vs Courtney Rush vs Krystal Banks
Originally advertised as Cherry vs Rush, Neo Spirit's "original diva" Krystal Banks returned to restore some class to the Women's division, as the "skanks" were destroying it with their personal drama.
Cherry and Rush ignored Banks at the beginning, their hate for each other overpowering their common sense, but once Banks interjected herself she became fair game.
The beginning of the match consisted of A LOT of hair pulling but evolved into a great showcase of the top women in Ontario putting on a great show. Cherry had incapacitated Banks, but was thrown out of the ring by Rush. Rush scored the pin to win on Banks shortly after.
Personal drama unfolds!
Match 4: "Your Savior" Sebastian Suave vs Nick Vickers (NSP Light Heavyweight Tournament)
A rematch from NSP's last show REDEMPTION, Suave was looking not only to avenge his loss to Vickers, but to advance in the Light Heavyweight Tournament as well. Suave had Vickers well scouted, evading his bicycle kick ("Ive seen that before!") and countering his trademark running top-rope armdrag with a big knee. Vickers even attempted to skin-the-cat after being tossed over the top rope, but Suave saw him coming and kicked him off the ropes. Towards the end of the match, both men tumbled into the referee. Suave then produced a chain from his tights and knocked Vickers out cold before shaking the referee to his senses and getting the winning pin.
Sebastian Suave
Nick Vickers (so bright it hurts!)
Match 5: Cody Deaner vs Tiberious King
Cody Deaner entered the NSP Arena to a chorus of boos, but Deaner isnt a man to suffer the ignorant fans. He stared down the ring girl, her having been involved in his matters at REDEMPTION, he stared down the fans, mocking the Niagara Falls audience. Tiberious King then made his entrance to loud cheers and fanfare. King took the microphone from announcer Topher Whiteman, which enraged Deaner to the point of taking Whiteman's chair and throwing it into the crowd. He then ordered Whiteman to sit on the floor and not move for the rest of the show. (A helpful fan returned Whiteman's chair when Deaner wasn't looking).
King stated he might not be a megastar like Deaner, who has held such glorious championships like the TNA Women's championship (King cant qualify because he has two things Deaner doesn't - a set of nuts). Deaner took exception to this insult and attacked King with wild punches, and the match was on. Both men traded holds back and forth, Deaner going for his patented Sliced Bread No.2 numerous times during the match. He landed it on King only a few times, and much to Deaner's surprise, King was able to kick out just barely after a two-count. King battled back hitting his signature move, thinking it was all over, for Deaner to also kick out at two. Both men began to dig deep in their souls for the determination to win. Deaner sent King reeling, and went to his vest he left at ringside to retrieve a chain. He took a minute to yell at the bell girl Leah von Dutch, asking who moved his water and vest. He placed it on the apron and ordered her to hold both items down until the match was over. King had gotten to his feet and charged at Deaner, who ducked and launched King over the top rope. King was able to safely land on the apron, but landed on von Dutch's hands in the process. She screamed, distracting King from the match. The referee checked on her as King springboarded from the top rope onto Deaner. Deaner countered with a fistful of chain to King's mouth, and then tossed the chain under the ring. He grabbed the referee and gained the pin to win.
Deaner does not approve of Leah von Dutch
Tiberious King greets his hometown crowd
The referee tries to maintain control
Leading up to ART OF WAR, Crazzy Steve took to YouTube (after escaping the asylum) and issued the following statement:
Turner was anxious to gain a win over the crazy one, but Steve was prepared. Both men attempted to overpower the other, but they were evenly matched. Turner charged at Steve, who dodged Turner, and both men began to run the ropes in a cris-cross fashion....until Steve rolled out of the ring and sat in the crowd for a few seconds as Turner made himself look like a fool and enduring the laughs of the crowd. Turner ordered that Steve come back into the ring so they can actually wrestle. Steve then tickled Turner's beard, who became even more angry and shouted "THERE IS NO TICKLING IN WRESTLING!!".
Shortly after, The Pissbeaters ran down to the ring and distracted the referee allowing Turner to hit his finishing move and score the victory. The Pissbeaters began to assault Crazzy Steve which lead to The Italianos running out to make the save, and the next match was on....
Match 7: The Italianos (c) vs The Pissbeaters (NSP Tag-team Championship)
The Italianos began the match with Primo scoring a multitude of flying headscissors/hurracanranas on both Jake O'Reilly and Anthony Darko alike. Primo tagged in to Stickball, the power man of the two. O'Reilly told Darko to "use your high flying skills!" as Darko ran off the ropes and attempted a headscissors of his own, only for Stickball to catch him and deliver a spine-crushing backbreaker. Both teams made frequent tags, but eventually The Pissbeaters were able to score some double-team offense. Primo managed to escape one such situation, countering it into a DDT/Stunner combo-attack. He hooked up O'Reilly into a fisherman's suplex-pin, but Darko was able to make the save. The two then beat down on Primo and delivered a tandem back-suplex. When they turned around, Stickball moonsaulted off the top rope onto both men. The Pissbeaters were able to recover and were going to set up Stickball for their double team spike-piledriver, but Stickball was able to push O'Reilly off into Primo, who scored the match winner with a schoolboy roll up. The celebration was short lived as the Pissbeaters tossed Stickball out of the ring and hit their spike piledriver on top of the tag-titles on Primo.
Match 8: Dangerboy Derek Wylde defends the NSP Independent championship against...Cody Deaner!?
Derek Wylde strutted down to ringside, girlfriend Cherry Bomb in tow, and explained to the NSP faithful that he had been embarrassed at REDEMPTION by losing to a girl. He lost to Courtney Rush in a six-person elimination tag match, and was just embarrassed. He would defend the NSP title tonight, but only to the most deserving man, not woman, in Neo. And it just happened to be his best friend Cody Deaner.
Deaner came back through the curtain, with a quizzical look of "Really?" on his face. Coming down the entrance ramp all he could say was "wow." Wylde said how Deaner and him were best friends and that they would help each other out, so Wylde told Deaner to just lay down and let him win. Deaner replied that he doesn't lay down for anyone. Wylde was not happy in the least, saying how Deaner wasn't playing fair. The crowd was in for a great match indeed as two of Ontario's best were going to lock up. Both men looked to try for a test-of-strength, until Wylde poked Deaner in the chest and Deaner screamed out in immense pain. The "Finger-poke of doom" had returned to wrestling in prime form, as the crowd booed both men profusely, having been cheated out of a good match. The referee reluctantly counted to three as Wylde "retained" the NSP title. That is until Tiberious King came through the curtain...
Wylde thinks he tricked everyone....little does he know....
King began to explain how Wylde wasn't going to get off that easily and that he will defend the NSP title in a REAL match. He then stated how the team of Wylde and Deaner was just like a baseball team, "Wylde is the pitcher and Deaner is the catcher. Sorry Cherry Bomb but you have to wait outside, they don't let dogs in the park!".
King continued saying how he had just the perfect opponent for Dangerboy. A man who had been attacked before REDEMPTION and was unable to make it to the show, and that man is the returning Pepper Parks!
Match 8: Dangerboy Derek Wylde (c) vs Pepper Parks (NSP Independent Championship)
Pepper made quick his entrance and began his battle with Wylde as King chased Deaner back to the locker room. Both men exchanged chops, punches and kicks before the action spilled to the outside of the ring. Wylde grabbed the ring bell, but announcer Whiteman got in his way. Wylde then chased Whiteman around the ring but was ambushed by the awaiting Pepper Parks, much to the fans delight.
The men wrestled back inside the ring, before returning to the outside once again. Wylde hit his trademark Skydrill Press from the top rope to the floor, crushing Parks against the brand new guardrails. Wylde then grabbed Topher Whiteman and threw him headfirst into one of the guardrails, telling him to never get in his way again. He took Whiteman's chair (they really don't want him to sit down I guess) and propped Parks up in it, aiming to deliver his signature running dropkick. He stopped part way to climb up to the apron. He started his run again but Parks was able to recover and sweep out Wylde's legs, ending up with Wylde landing hard on the ring apron. The action continued at a furious pace with no man giving a slight showing of weakness. Parks once again found himself propped up in the chair, but this time Wylde was able to complete his running dropkick, sending Parks over the top of the chair and half-way back up the entrance ramp. Wylde slid into the ring and ordered the referee to begin the 10-count, hoping to gain a win by countout. The referee got to 9.999 before Parks just barely crossed under the bottom rope, cutting it close does not do it justice, you had to be there to see how close Parks was to losing. Wylde rolled up Parks and used the ropes for leverage, but announcer Whiteman slapped Wylde across the face causing him to lose his grip and allowing Parks to escape the pin.
Parks battle back and covered Wylde, but Cherry placed Wylde's foot on the bottom rope, breaking the pin at two. Parks grabbed Cherry, who tried to fight back. Parks trapped her arm and balled up his fist as the crowd started to chant "hit that chick! hit that chick!". Cherry closed her eyes and braced for the impact....only to have Parks plant a gigantic kiss on her lips. She began to gag and dry heave, as Wylde asked her "why are you kissing another man!?" Both Wylde and Parks charged at each other, Parks hit his target first with his signature spear, but Wylde had moved at the last second and Parks had accidentally speared Cherry. Parks was stunned and explained to the referee it was an accident. Cody Deaner rushed to ringside with Scotty Turner and Jay Moore as they helped the referee remove Cherry from the ring. While the referee was occupied, Deaner crept into the ring and hit his Sliced Bread No.2 on Parks, and then tossed the referee back in as Wylde covered Parks for the win.
King introduces the returning Pepper Parks
Cherry is not happy with the new announcement
Wylde his the running dropkick through a chair
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Neo Spirit Pro Wrestling returns with:
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Thursday, August 18 - Time TBA
FIGHT CLUB CANADA - 4536 Portage Rd Unit 2
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
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