PPV Recap - Showdown

We are LIVE in Bemidji, MN for a big turning point PPV. Mike Standish and Johnny Dice run down today's card. Johnny Dice makes a big point about how unhappy he is that there are no championship matches tonight because two out of the three belts are held up, and Silver Star champion Dixie Normous isn't wrestling. Mike tries to smooth things over

Segment One: Out comes the Crimson Queen, Kassandra Kane. She's got the mic and says that she's called in a few favors with the Title Committee to make her match with Bearonica for the Triple Crown Championship. Bearonica returns from her winter's nap (or whatever) and accepts the challenge. We are on and Bearonica dominates with some vicious power moves early on in the match. Kane takes control with an enziguri and both women are down. Dice keeps trying to convince Mike that Kassandra's really a vampire, instead of a LARP kid who has a rich dad that bought her sweet costume. Bearonica goes for another submission and...wait, is that the Prime Example? Are the rumors true about Kane and Goodman? She can't quite seem to figure it out and settles for a camel clutch. The crowd gets a little hot here and they cut to the expected finish quickly - Kane moonsaults off the top and gets her Triple Crown Championship back just like that.

Winner: Kassandra Kane via Humanity's Fall in 9:48.

Segment Two:  Soulbane is in the back with Bunny and tears off on an interview about conspiracies. He points out the relationship Kane has with Big Larry and talks about how the Stromowskis do what's best for them instead of the business. He's going to prove today that the Stromowskis can't control him. The promo was intense and dug into a little bit of the backstage drama behind the curtain. The fans seem to be wearing thin on Kane getting her belt back whenever she comes back from her "sabbaticals" because they eat up Soulbane's promo. Mike and Johnny do their best to get things back on script but even they seem a little bit flustered

Segment Three: Speaking of the boss's kid, Lance Stromowski comes out to a more jock jam style entrance than the lame Thor thing they were doing with him when he debuted. Lance can't clap on beat worth a damn, but at least they cleverly dressed him in local football team colors. Mr. Skyyn comes out to his music, except he's mopey instead of sleazy. Apparently bringing in the Ho Train upset his usual valet and she left him. So instead he's auditioning new valets and encourages fans send in pictures of their moms to him. He shows a few on screen...and ends with a picture of Lance's mom on his lap! That was the most elaborate setup for a mom joke ever. Lance is enraged of course and bounces Skyyn around for a few minutes with his limited power offense. Skyyn turns the tables with some good mat work, a few submissions, and then racks up Lance in the Pick-Up Line for the win. He may be the boss's kid, but both Skynn  and Goodman got some nuclear heat during the show, so it wouldn't surprise me if they both go over

Winner: Mr. Skyyn via Pick Up Line in 10:20.

Segment Four: Dixie Normous is with Bunny Mayweather. She may not be wrestling tonight but...

Off camera, Bearonica takes Soulbane's promo to heart. She's mad at herself for messing up the match and also mad that Kane booked herself to win again. She's getting ready to leave when Heidi comes in to talk about their upcoming tag match. Heidi calms Bearonica down and convinces her to stay through the rest of the PPV. 

Segment Five: Classic cowboy music starts and out walks Tom Hawk. He calls out Soulbane right now to settle their issues. Soulbane comes out to his music and I guess we're having out main even now? Soulbane and Tom Hawk brawl for a few minutes before Mr. Skyyn runs in to cause a disqualification. This match existed only to set up the main event - a four way brawl for the Brass Knuckles belt between Soulbane, Hawk, Skyyn and Goodman.

Winner: Tom Hawk via DQ in 5:03.

Segment Six: Bearonica is frustrated backstage when Heidi comes in to talk about their match. Heidi calms her down and gets Bearonica to focus on getting revenge on Kane during their tag match. Bearonica agrees, and she also decides that she needs to take control of her destiny. Since Kane pulled some strings to make heir match a title bout, she's made the tag match a Hibernation Match. The only way to lose is to pass out or tap out!

Segment Seven: We're back ringside with Rick Goodman and Kassandra Kane coming to the ring in quick succession. I'm surprised they acknowledged the relationship between Goodman and Kane on air, though that's the risk of getting involved with Soulbane. He doesn't leave much behind the kayfabe curtain. Heidi and Bearonica come out separately but I wonder if they have plans to team them together again now that Kane is Triple Crown champ again. The match is a pretty wild brawl primarily between Bearonica and Rick Goodman. Heidi doesn't really get much to do, though that makes sense since she's still a wild brawler. I can only imagine the awful match to be had if she ever ended up with Lance. Things pick up after Bearonica rallies, but Kane crosses the ring to smash Heidi to keep her from tagging in. Hyde comes up bloody (like she always does) and they brawl through the audience. It seems like Bearonica and Goodman are a little confused out there for a minute or two, especially when Soulbane hits the ramp for some reason. but they end the match in a spectacular way. Goodman takes a Polar Plunge powerbomb on the apron and doesn't answer the count. Soulbane walks to the back, shaking his head to himself.

Winner: Bearonica/Heidi Hyde via Polar Plunge in 12:18.

Segment Eight: Freight Train comes out to his big entrance, followed by newcomer Rainbow Smash...

Backstage, morale seems low with Kane back on top. Mr. Skyyn discovers Train is still angry with him and asked to work with Rainbow Smash instead. Goodman explains why he called his audible. Even though he was supposed to go over Heidi Hyde, she powdered out with Kassandra when the time came for the finish. He thought his taking the loss would make more sense for the story. Bearonica needed her heat back, and he called the spot to take the Polar Plunge on the apron to let him save face but leave the crowd chanting for Bearonica. Looks like Rick has a head for the business. Soulbane confronts Bearonica about the truth of his conspiracy, claiming Rick did it to cover his ass.

...and hits the Morning Gory for the upset win!

Winner: Rainbow Smash via Morning Gory in 4:23

Segment Eight: It's time for our main event and Rick Goodman is out first...but he's got a mic in hand. He's claiming doctors won't clear him to wrestle the main event, so he's out for the night. Guess he and Kane had a dinner reservation. Anyway, Soulbane, Hawk and Skyyn are out for a fun re-do of last month's brawl. Soulbane comes out with his little red wagon of toys, and Hawk brings out his own wagon holding stuff closer to his gimmick like a tomahawk, a bow and so on. Much of the match is putting Skyyn down for a bit and then Soulbane and Hawk having more of the match they were supposed to have earlier in the show. At one point, Hawk looks like he's going to scalp Skyyn when he takes a chair to the back from Soulbane. Skyyn tries to sneak away, which gives Hawk time to recover. He hits Soulbane AND Skyyn with Geronimo's Revenge and puts Soulbane on top of Skyyn but Soulbane rolls off. He sists back on his knees and clearly mouths, through a blood mouth "I thought you were here to fight?" to Hawk. Hawk obliges for a few more minutes, including snapping the bowstring on Soulbane and Skyyn, which has got to be the most painful hardcore move I have ever seen. (Anyone that's every been to a Boy Scout archery camp will agree). Soulbane takes his title back, and the PPV ends with him celebrating amidst the crowd chaning "F*** Stromowski clap clap clapclapclap*

Winner: Soulbane via pinfall in 13:45.