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AUGUST 3, 2005
So last week I explained the whole concept of a "bully pulpit", right? Using one's position to advance their own personal agenda? Well after last weekend's IWC event, "No Excuses", I've got personal agenda coming out my wazoo.
KUDO looked great in his IWC debut. IWC does incredibly well with its Japanese imports and I hope KUDO gets a title shot or two before he heads back to the Land of the Rising Sun. I think a match between him and John McChesney would be fantastic.
Someone tell Mickey and Marshall Gambino that I'm going to have them arrested for gimmick infringement for arriving at the show as late as they did. And Marshall? Dressing like the Big Boss Man auditioning for a bit part on an episode of Hawaii Five-O just ain't gonna cut it with your Uncle Kingdom.
Nice number that the Ohio Players did on cousin Jimmy DeMarco's arm. He would have called the Gambino's for help, but I think that was his dialing hand. I was really impressed the ferocity of Troy Lords during the evening. First of all, bravo to anyone who can pry a microphone out of J-Rocc's grubby mitts. That s.o.b. is as mic-addicted as I am and when Troy just stole the stick from him and started ranting I sat up and took notice. And maybe I feel bad that Jimmy had to be the sacrificial lamb in all this, but seeing Troy Lords shatter someone's bones with a steel chair let's me know he frustrated with his spot and he's decided that pure violence is the answer to being taken more seriously by fans and promoters and, hence, some career advancement.
And speaking of people on the stick, what about Maverick. Last friday was a noteable improvement from the "Prophet of Profit". Doing well on the mic doesn't come naturally to everyone and Mav has stumbled a bit translating his natural personality into his promos. But he's well worth giving the benefit of the doubt and some time to develop to. Before long, he'll be slicing and dicing on that mic like his name were Richard Pryor.
If there was a feud I thought was heading towards a ladder match, I'd have guessed it was the man in possession of the Super Indy title, Sterling James Keenan, and the man to whom that title rightfully belongs, the current SI champion, John "Fabulous" McChesney. Instead, Tracey Smothers yanked the rug out from under my I-think-I'm-so-damn-smart-mister-professional-commentator ass, called an audible on the field and hail mary'd a demand for a ladder match in the on-going Tag Team title feud between his Southern Comfort and the championship duo of Sebastian Dark and HENTAI. While I'm not surprised that Norm Connors would seize the opportunity to promote such a spectacle, I am suprised that the Original Wild Eyed Southern Boy and his Hi-Flyin' friend would take that leap. They must really be frustrated with Dark and HENTAI.
But if Tracey thinks that he can rid himself of Dark and HENTAI with a few feet of galvanized steel from the Home Depot in Blawnox, he's out of his cotton-pickin' mind.
"Beef Stew" Lou Marconi? Didn't I put that midget-kisser into retirement in Cleveland about 4 years ago? (Sure, he won the match but then he retired!!!) Tell you the truth, Lou's been talking about coming back for a while and I think everyone in town is happy about it except for that Bolin kid. Bubba The Bulldog, no matter what else you want to say about him, is smarter than the average bear. He's always operated best when he has someone watching his back. From Jimmy Vegas and Dennis Gregory all the way back to Big Neil the Real Deal, when Bubba doesn't have to worry about someone sneaking up on him, it frees him up to charge head-first into his enemy's ranks.
I'm just hoping Lou is here to stay for longer than it takes them to wipe Bolin off the IWC map. Bolin may be an impressive rookie specimen but he's been outnumbered and outmaneuvered by the Marconi-Bulldog duo.
Time to start an uproar. How the hell is Raymond Rowe STILL not on the IWC roster? A trainee of Lou Marconi and Josh Prohibition, Rowe worked one show for IWC and then nothing. This kid is everything any promoter would want and reminds me of a slightly smaller Brock Lesnar (but without the ego and attitude problem). I've seen this kid, with my own two eyes, t-bone suplex a 430 pound man. Ray Rowe is for freaking real and IWC is completely missing the boat on this one.
For that matter, where the hell are MDogg and Prohibition lately?
-Anthony Kingdom James
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