As promised in our previous entry:
http://silentsanctummanga.blogspot.com/2016/07/pinoy-wrassln.html
PWR would be back and now staged at a more
ACADEMICALLY acceptable venue.
It being the
IAcademy Auditorium.
Let's kick off our entry with the first and probably the last
PWR event we have attended for the year
2016.
Despite our long absence,
PWR had more than consistently made their presence felt at various other venues such as at
Shaw Boulevard,
and more recently at
APCC (
Asia Pop Comic-Con).
They had also staged numerous provincial shows along the way.
We were unfortunate to have not attended the more recent events due to busy and conflicting schedules.
But enough about the bad, now for some wrestling action!
Obviously the seats are much better and air-conditioning is definitely more than your money's worth.
The ring now is an actual wrestling ring!
And the wrestlers do come out to their signature titantron + music.
This was definitely an upgrade from what we were offered at
MCS (
Makati Cinema Square).
And we start off the night with one of the newer wrestlers and a proud product of
PWR Bootcamp,
James "Idol" Martinez.
Whom immediately upon arrival surveys the crowd with his: "
Open minded ba kayo sa business?" speech.
A "gasgas" (
down to death) opening spiel by Networking/ Pyramiding/ High School classmates, etc.
Which was befitting
Idol's persona, that of a scheming networking recruiter of his very own stable, aptly named :
The Network.
The audience were then introduced to various
Idol products & supplement via powerpoint presentation.
Everything was done to a T and much to the delight of the attendees.
The first match of the evening was between
The Network and
The Los Trabajadores.
Several chops
and stomps later,
the more charismatic group (
The Network) proved to be too much for the
Trabajadores. And as a result, the first fall of the night was awarded to
The Network.
We then take a much deserved breather courtesy of
Rederick Mahaba's talkshow.
And the guest of that evening was none other than the champ:
Ralph Imbayashi.
All is well up until the interference of the night courtesy of
Classical Bryan Leo.
The audience poked fun of his "
SPARKLY JACKET".
Which he was quick to defend as to how we could not afford his sparkly jacket.
He then continued to disrespect the champ
and the host of the show.
A match was then called.
But
Classical proved too strong for the
King Of Shlong Style.
And to add insult to injury,
Scarlett then decisively slaps
Rederick in the face
then
drives him to the turnbuckle then ultimately giving him a
stinkface. But much to the delight of the
Intimate Warrior.
Bryan Leo the wipes the smile off
Rederick's face by delivering precise stomps at the poor host's expense.
Rederick's bad luck seems to continue upon yet another beat down from
Idol Martinez and his downlines.
This was then followed up by a match between
Ken Warren with
Joey Bax as his pseudo "
Paul Heyman"
going up against
Vintendo.
This is the very first time we'd be able to catch Vintendo in action for he is usually booked for the
pre-shows of the event. Most of his moves were video game inspired "
Scorpion's Spear,
Ryu's Hadouken,etc."
But were pale in comparison to
Warren's
Ric Flair-ish tactics.
Backstage/Pre-recorded interviews were also a welcomed addition to
PWR events.
It adds drama and storyline and are quite entertaining to watch
This was indeed a nice set-up for the next match between
Chris Panzer and
Joey Bax.
This match was cut abruptly by the appearance of a wild
Sandata.
Whom for whatever reasons, beats the living shit out of
Joey Bax. A beating that prompted the paramedics.
A 15-min break soon followed. Accompanied by the usual crowd pleaser :
PA-RAFFLE!
The show resumed with a wrestling vignette of yet another new wrestler.
He was unnamed at the time but would later be identified as
Maverric "The Machine" Knight.
It was a short and sweet little promo and we sincerely wish to see this wrestler in action.
Based on what we could find, he is currently aligned with
The Network.
Hopefully that changes soon for this beast of a man is far too great to be part of a group or any stable for that matter.
The event resumed with a scheduled match between the teams of
JDL+Mark D Manalo vs. the Royal Flush's very own
John Sebastian+
Main Maxx.
JDL+Manalo contested for a
DQ offence against their competitors.
The match was then restarted by
PWR's General Manager:
Mr. Sy.
This then gave
JDL+Manalo their much deserved victory.
On to the main event of the night between
Bombay Suarez and
Peter Versoza.
But before which, an ambush interview was conducted.
This interview would later on be hijacked by
Versoza.
Setting up the much needed fuel for the flame.
This would eventually be the last image caught by our cameras before suffering it's career ending "
Lens Error" warning.
A common design flaw amongst
Nikon Digital Cameras.
Apparently it was not built for sports/live events/concerts for zooming in repeatedly could prove
damaging to the camera's lifespan.
Anyways, sad camera news aside.
(
gif courtesy of http://ilovewrestlinggifs.tumblr.com/post/15674623346/chris-jericho-crying)
Suarez picked up the win and as
Versoza recovered from the onslaught, he was then interviewed again by
Crystal. Being the jerk that he is, he gave
Crystal a
pedigree (
no the "ACTUAL" ring name of the move and would later on be edited upon knowledge of the move's name) looking attack. Much to the despise of the crowd. His heat was then combined with the crowd's witty "
Jimmy Bondoc" remark.
This vicious attack would later on be a set-up for the very first intergender match at
PWR Vendetta.
(Poster as done by
Benj Bartolome.)
Thus concluded yet another successful
PWR event.
And based on what they are currently promoting, the next event would be entitled:
With a yet pending date and venue but hopefully we would be able to catch it this time around.
So that's about it fight fans,
GOOD FIGHT-
GOOD NIGHT!
