The Flying Hammerlock Video Review

  QOC Title Tournament Semifinal Match: Taeler Hendrix vs. Candice LeRae, QOC 7 , Ziggy's, Winston-Salem, NC, November 29, 2015.   Santana Garrett got sick, so a four-way match was held with Candice, Heidi Lovelace, Deonna Purrazzo and Barbi Hayden to determine Taeler's replacement opponent, which Candice won.   Taeler runs at Candice but Candice moves out of the way.   Candice powers Taeler into the corner and punches away at her but Taeler knocks Candice down to the mat.  Taeler runs at Candice but Candice takes her down with an armdrag.  Then another armdrag.  Then a hiptoss.  Candice covers and gets 2.  Candice brings Taeler up and gets an arm wringer.  Candice, still holding onto Taeler's wrist, runs to the corner and scales the ropes but Taeler knocks her off the top to the apron and down to the floor.  Candice gets up and Taeler stomps her from inside the ring.  Taeler goes out of the floor but Candice catches her ...

  This review is dedicated to the memories of Brian "Dr. Mark Curtis" Hildebrand, Chris "Mortis" Klucsaritis and Raymond Louis "Bobby" Heenan.   R.I.P.   The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) vs. Wrath and Mortis (w/James Vandenberg), WCW Fall Brawl 1997 , Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum , Winston-Salem, NC, September 14, 1997.   These teams had been wrestling each other on and off since Wrath and Mortis defeated Glacier and Ernest Miller to end Blood Runs Cold.  Everyone is a heel here.  WCW never explained why Jimmy Hart was not in The Faces of Fear's corner here.   Mortis and Barbarian start.  They circle each other and Mortis throws a kick that doesn't connect.   They tie up and Mortis goes to the eyes and kicks Barbarian.  A few more kicks and Mortis sends Barbarian into the corner.  Mortis punches and kicks Barbarian in the corner.   Mortis goes to whip Barbarian into the opposite corner but B...

    This review is dedicated to the memory of Alex K. "Larry Sweeney" Whybrow.  R.I.P.   "Sweet N Sour" Larry Sweeney vs. Stevie Richards, IWC Revengeance 5 , Court Time Sports Center, Elizabeth, PA, October 11, 2008.   No backstory here, this was their only match against each other.   Sweeney teases strutting to start.  Stevie offers a handshake and Sweeney accepts it.  They circle each other and tie up and Stevie powers Sweeney into the corner.  Clean break and Stevie backs away.  They tie up again and this time Sweeney powers Stevie into the corner.  Clean break and Stevie applauds.   Another tie up and Stevie grabs a side headlock.  Into the ropes and Sweeney whips Stevie across and Stevie comes off with a shoulderblock.  Stevie approaches Sweeney who backs away into a corner.  A fourth tie up and this time Sweeney gets the headlock.  Stevie whips Sweeney into the ropes and Sweeney comes off with a ...

  Team Sea Stars (Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo) (w/Jawsolyn "The Friendly Shark") vs. Maria Manic and Penelope Ford, WWR Identity Crisis , Aurora, Providence, RI, March 4, 2017.   No real backstory here.  This was Penelope and Maria's WWR debuts and the opening match.  The commentary team is promoter Denver Colorado and Mistress Belmont.  Sea Stars are the faces here.   Manic and Ford ambush Team Sea Stars before the ring announcer can get out of the ring.   They attack Jawsolyn and pull off her shark costume (she had regular gear on underneath of course.)  Ashley and Delmi kick Ford and Manic in the midsection and they and Jawsolyn hit a triple-team vertical suplex on Ford and Manic.   Jawsolyn rolls out to the floor.  Ashley and Delmi whip Penelope and Maria off the ropes and hit them with kicks to the midsection again.  Ford and Manic go out to the floor and Ashley hits a tope suicida to both of them.  Ashley rolls Mar...

  Masato Tanaka and "The Notorious 187" Homicide vs. CM Punk and "The Enforcer" C.W. Anderson, WORLD-1 Revisited Tour - Night 1 , Academy Hall, Pottstown, PA, April 8, 2004.   Homicide and Punk start.   They circle each other and tie up and Punk grabs a rear waistlock.  Homicide gets a wristlock but Punk turns it into an arm wringer.   Homicide trips up Punk and gets a side headlock on the mat.  Homicide brings Punk up but Punk escapes and gets a wristlock of his own.  Homicide gets an armdrag to escape that.  Punk grabs a headlock but Homicide counters into a ground headscissors.  Punk escapes but Homicide grabs Punk's head and shoves it back into the hold.   Punk escapes the hold and tries to sweep Homicide's legs but Homicide escapes that but Punk takes him down and gets an Oklahoma Roll for a 2 count.  Back up, Punk grabs a side headlock.  Into the ropes and Homicide whips Punk across and Punk comes off with ...

  Nattie Neidhart vs. Traci Brooks, Ballpark Brawl III - Canadian Carnage , Dunn Tire Park, Buffalo, NY, August 14, 2004   Ballpark Brawl was a series of wrestling shows held by the Buffalo Bisons, an AAA affiliate of baseball's Toronto Blue Jays, between 2003 and 2007, when they were affiliated with the then-Cleveland Indians (since renamed The Guardians).   This was Nattie's American debut.   Nattie cuts a promo about how her father, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, just won his match (He defeated Jonny Puma in the opener.), and how her uncle, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, is there and that he's going to see her annihilate Traci Brooks.   Traci walks in and takes the mic and talks about being the real T&A of NWA TNA.  Nattie asks Traci who she manages in TNA.   Traci says Michael Shane and Frankie Kazarian and talks about their accomplishments and how they are future Champions.   Nattie asks if TNA is the promotion that wrestles in fr...

  Ultimo Dragon vs. Low Ki, NWE Destiny #3 , Palabasket, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland, November 26, 2005 (taped October 29th.)   No backstory here, just Dragon wrestling in various places after leaving WWE in 2004.   Nu-Wrestling Evolution is an Italian promotion founded in 2005 and is still running today.  Dragon is the face here.  There is no commentary for this match.   They go to tie up and Dragon kicks Low Ki in the midsection.   Dragon grabs a side headlock and they go into the ropes and Low Ki whips Dragon across and Dragon comes off with a shoulderblock.  Dragon runs off the ropes and they do the criss-cross spot and Dragon comes off again and Low Ki leapfrogs him.  A third time and Dragon dives over Low Ki and Low Ki catches him with a clothesline.  Low Ki snapmares Dragon and covers but only gets 2.  Low Ki wrenches Dragon's head and brings him up to his feet.   Low Ki whips Dragon into the ropes but...

  This review is retroactively dedicated to the memory of Benjamin Willard "PAC" Satterley.  R.I.P.  Battle of Los Angeles 2007  Quarterfinal Match: Claudio Castagnoli vs. "The Man That Gravity Forgot" PAC, PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2007 Night 3 , Burbank Armory, Burbank, CA, September 2, 2007   Pro Wrestling Guerrilla was a Los Angeles promotion that ran from 2003-2023.  Battle of Los Angeles was one of its big annual tournaments.   Claudio defeated Doug Williams and PAC defeated Jack Evans on Night 1 to get here.   They circle each other a few times and tie up and Claudio grabs a rear waistlock and takes down PAC.  Claudio grabs a front facelock but PAC escapes and gets one of his own.  Claudio grabs PAC's ankle and hooks the leg for a pin but only gets 2.  Claudio holds onto the leg and turns it into an ankle lock into a handstand by PAC.  Claudio brings PAC down and goes for a pin only gets 1.  They tie up again and ...

  "The Exotic Goddess" Mandy Leon and Sumie Sakai vs. Hania The Howling Huntress and Deonna Purrazzo, ROH Women of Honor Wednesday , 2300 Arena , Philadelphia, PA, December 30, 2015 (taped December 19th.)   Hania and Sumie start.   They circle each other and tie up and separate.  Hania catches Sumie with a kick to the gut and hooks her for a vertical suplex but Sumie counters with a small package.  Before the referee can count, they start rolling all over the ring.   Sumie stops it and gets a 2 count.  Hania looks for a tag but she's in the wrong corner.  Sumie tags in Mandy and Hania makes it to her corner to tag in Deonna.  They tie up and Mandy does some chain wrestling, going from a hammerlock into a nelson into a headlock takedown.   Deonna counters with a headscissors but Mandy escapes.   Deonna gets a headlock takedown of her own.   Mandy counters with a headscissors but Deonna escapes that....

  "The Last of a Dying Breed" Eddie Kingston vs. "The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe,  FSM Chapter One , Camelot Sportsplex, Portage, IN, March 17, 2007   No backstory here, this was their first meeting and the main event.   The commentary team is Dave Prazak and Joey Eastman.  Fight Sports Midwest was an NWA Midwest affiliate that only lasted two shows.   King doesn't wait for Joey Eastman to fully introduce Joe, charging in with a forearm smash and a chop.  Joe staggers into another corner and King chops him again.  King whips Joe into another corner.  King charges in and connects with a big boot.  King tries again and Joe hits him with the STJoe out of the corner.  Joe brings King up and knocks him down again with a chop.  Joe gives King a chop to the back and a kick to the chest.  Joe comes off the ropes and delivers a big knee drop.  Joe brings King up and headbutts him.  King is down and trying ...

  Crowbar vs. The Sandman, IPW, Fernwood Hotel and Conference Center, Bushkill, PA, August 4, 2001.   We don't get to see Sandman's usual introduction and there is no commentary for this match.   Sandman enters the ring with his Singapore Cane and looks over the situation as Crowbar lurks in the background.  Crowbar attacks Sandman and punches him and starts stomping him.  Crowbar brings Sandman up and drapes him over the middle rope and starts choking him.  Crowbar brings Sandman back up and punches and boots him again.  Crowbar whips Sandman across but Sandman reverses it and catches Crowbar with a clothesline.  Sandman backs Crowbar up into a corner and chops him.  Sandman grabs Crowbar by the hair and hurls him through the ropes out to the floor.  (No pretty blue mats here.)  Sandman exits the ring and walks over to Crowbar as an "ECW! ECW! ECW!" chant starts.  Sandman sends Crowbar face first into the ring steps.  Cro...

  This review is dedicated to the memories of Chris Candido, Scott Charles "Bam Bam" Bigelow and James "Kamala" Harris.  R.I.P.   Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Candido vs. Kamala The Ugandan Giant and Prince Nana, JCW Rebirth , Garfield Boys & Girls Club, Garfield, NJ, February 22, 2004.   Jersey Championship Wrestling was founded in 1999 and operated under that name until 2015, when it was rebranded as Game Changer Wrestling.   The JCW name is still used as a secondary brand.  This was the main event.   Prince Nana is introduced first, accompanied by K-Brawlik, who defeated Scotty Charisma in the opening match.  Prince Nana takes the mic and he takes exception to the ring announcer introducing him simply as "Nana", calling the announcer a "stupid fool."   Prince Nana runs down the fans and introduces his "buddy" Kamala.  Bigelow is introduced and he enters the ring.   Prince Nana and Kamala double-team Bigelow until...

This review is dedicated to the memory of Terry "Sabu" Brunk.  R.I.P.   UXW Heavyweight Title (vacant): Sabu vs. Goldust, UXW Xtreme Havoc 2007 , Central Florida Fairgrounds Pavilion , Orlando, FL, June 16, 2007.   The belt was vacant because then-Champion Raven had been stripped of it.   This was their only singles match and was the main event.   There is no commentary for this match.   Goldust enters first and takes a wooden chair handed to him by a fan.  Sabu enters the ring and Goldust immediately throws the chair at him and starts stomping him.  Sabu bleeds.   Goldust drives the chair into Sabu's face.  Sabu rolls out to the floor and Goldust follows.  Goldust punches Sabu, sending Sabu into the guardrail.  Goldust grabs Sabu by the hair and walks him over and sends him face first into the guardrail.  Sabu fights back and gets in some shots but Goldust rakes his eyes and kicks him a few times.  G...

  ChickFight VI Tournament Semifinal Match: MsChif vs. KAORU, ChickFight VI , KEZAR Pavilion, San Francisco, CA, September 1, 2006. ChickFight was a series of women's tournaments created by All Pro Wrestling which ran from 2004-2008. MsChif defeated Hailey Hatred and KAORU defeated Tiana Ringer by referee's decision earlier in the night to get to this point.   MsChif screams at the referee, who gives up on the pre-match frisk and calls for the bell.  KAORU offers a handshake and MsChif screams at her, causing KAORU to back away from her.  KAORU bows to MsChif and offers the handshake again.  MsChif accepts the handshake and KAORU grabs MsChif's hand and starts biting it.   KAORU wraps MsChif's hand in the ropes and starts kicking away at her.  We jump past a commercial break.  KAORU works over the arm and goes to whip MsChif across but MsChif reverses it. KAORU comes off the ropes and MsChif screams at her again.  KAORU screams at MsChif...

  This review is dedicated to the memories of George "John Kronus" Caiazzo and Terry "Sabu" Brunk.   R.I.P.   ECW World Tag Team Champions The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus) vs. Sabu and Mikey Whipwreck,  ECW Heat Wave 1996 , ECW Arena , Philadelphia, PA, July 13, 1996.   Mikey had defeated Paul Lauria just before this and the Eliminators attacked him and threw him out of the ring.  Saturn cuts a promo where he accepts the Gangstas' (New Jack and Mustafa) challenge for a four-way-dance.  (That match would happen at ECW The Doctor is In on August 3rd.)  Saturn challenges Mikey to get Sabu so they could have a tag title match.  Mikey obliges.  Sabu comes out and they run to the ring and start brawling with the Eliminators.  Off-camera, ring announcer Bob Artese announces that it is a title match.  Sabu and Saturn start.  They trade punches until Saturn kicks Sabu.   Sabu sweeps Saturn's leg....

  This review is dedicated to the memory of Michael "Mike Awesome" Alfonso.  R.I.P.   Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka, ECW Heat Wave 1998 , Hara Arena, Dayton, OH, August 2, 1998.   These two had feuded for years in FMW and this was Mike's American PPV debut .  (Tanaka's PPV debut, period, was at ECW Living Dangerously 1998 on March 1st.)   They circle each other a few times and tie up and Awesome powers Tanaka into the corner.  Awesome gives Tanaka some boots to the stomach.  Awesome goes to whip Tanaka across and Tanaka reverses it and Awesome scales the turnbuckles and comes off with a flying back elbow for 2.   They exchange punches and Tanaka stops it with a knee to the midsection.  Tanaka grabs a side headlock.   Into the ropes and Awesome whips Tanaka across and they collide in the middle, with neither guy giving an inch.   Awesome shoves Tanaka.   Tanaka goes into the ropes and comes off and Awe...

  This review is dedicated to the memories of Sylvester "The Junkyard Dog" Ritter, Dave Hebner, Terry Funk and Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea.  R.I.P.   WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan (w/The Junkyard Dog) vs. Terry Funk (w/"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart), WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #4 , USF Sun Dome , Tampa, FL, January 4, 1986 (taped December 19, 1985).   I was at this show.   Hulk is wearing his alternate blue trunks and boots here.  JYD forces Jimmy Hart into a seat to prevent him from interfering.   Funk enters the ring and they circle each other and tie up and Funk walks Hulk back into the corner.  Funk goes to whip Hulk into the opposite corner but Hulk reverses it but Funk reverses it again but Hulk reverses it again.   Hulk whips Funk into the opposite corner and charges in with a clothesline.  Funk collapses and falls out to the floor.   (No pretty blue mats here.)  Funk gets back in the rin...