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WSU 3rd Anniversary Show – March 6, 2010 – ACE
Arena, Union City, New Jersey
Available at WSUWrestling.com
WSU 3rd Anniversary Show (Disc 1) – March 6, 2010 – ACE Arena,
Union City, New Jersey
Disc 1 starts with a promo from Sassy Stephanie.
Destiny comes out to welcome the crowd and introduce her ring announcing
partner for the evening, So Cal Val.
The first bout sees Angelina Love face off against Sassy Stephanie. Lots
of back and forth action until Stephanie takes control and works on Angelina
with a series of camel clutches. Some strange editing during the match
as Love broke out of the camel clutch but a cut to another angle had her
back in the camel clutch until another cut away had her out of the clutch
once again. Hmm. Stephanie continued to work on Angelina until Love was
able to hit her finisher for the three count. Overall, a good match showcasing
how much Sassy Staphanie has improved in the ring.
The Belle Saints with a promo about their debut tonight.
The Boston Shore (Amber and Lexus) are up next to battle The Belle Saints
(Tina San Antonio and Marti Belle. This match is the point on the DVD
where the commentary suddenly seemed to be about five seconds ahead of
the actual match (which may have been an issue with just my copy of the
DVD). The Boston Shore dominated the match and Lexus eventually got the
pinfall on Marti.
Rick Cataldo entered the ring with Brittney Savage and Jana. Rick gave
a 5 minute monologue, most of which could not be heard since the commentators
spoke over it. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Evidentially,
he challenged someone as Alere Little Feather made her return to WSU and
her way to the ring.
Alere Little Feather defeated Rick Cataldo in under two minutes.
After the match, Alere got on the mic to say she was back and ready to
take on anyone. Cindy Rogers hit the ring and attacked Alere from behind.
Cindy welcomed her back and said this was going to be a match.
Cindy Rogers defeated Alere Little Feather, via submission, after beating
her down for the majority of the match. Alere tried to get in some offense
but Cindy was able to block or counter it all.
Dawn Marie enters the ring. She states that, as commissioner, she decided
the Amber v Jazz match would be a #1 Contenders Match. Rain and Amber
O’Neal enter the ring. Dawn then tells them that Molly Holly will
serve as guest referee. (Again, the commentators seemed to be 5 –
10 seconds ahead now as they actually announced it long before Dawn actually
did).
Next up was a Submission Match between Jana and Latasha. Jana attacked
Latasha as she was entering the ring and never let up. Jana dominated
the match and applied the JanaVice, forcing Latasha to submit. Decent
brawl which will hopefully put an end to the feud.
In an Uncensored Rules Match, Angel Orsini battled Amy Lee and Sumie Sakai.
Angel came out to announce that her scheduled opponent, Roxxi, was injured
and wouldn’t be able to make it. Sumie came out and was soon followed
by Amy Lee. The match developed from there.
All three women battled outside the ring. Now the commentary is about
15 seconds behind the action. At least it doesn’t give away anything!
Sumie introduces a ladder to the match which Angel is whipped into. Angel
and Sumie worked as a team to beat down Angel. Amy Lee and Sumie each
went for pinfalls, on Angel, on the floor. Amy was not happy that Sumie
attempted to go for a pinfall. Angel battled back and Sumie soon turned
on Amy Lee. Angel and Sumie soon began to double team Amy Lee. Back in
the ring, Sumie assaults Amy with a series of forearms and kicks. Amy
Lee is then hit with a Kiss of Death, by Angel, on a steel chair. Angel
then hits the same move on Sumie for the three count. Any match with Sumie
is enjoyable and this one did not disappoint.
Thus concludes Disc 1 of this 2 disc set. The matches were all solid (with
the exception of Alere v Rick which was unnecessary). The only downside
was the commentary being too far ahead of the actual matches for the first
few matches.
WSU 3rd Anniversary Show (Disc 2) – March 6, 2010 – ACE Arena,
Union City, New Jersey
Disc 2 starts with an Alicia promo regarding her match with Brittney Savage.
In a WSU Spirit Title match, Alicia defends her title against Brittney
Savage w/ Rick Cataldo. Evidentially, we didn’t get enough of Cataldo
earlier so he’s back. Savage attacked Alicia but Alicia fired back
with a series of chops followed by “that big ass to the face”.
I didn’t call it that, the commentators did. Alicia continued to
dominate the match until Savage gained the upper hand as they battled
at ringside. Savage applied a camel clutch that Alicia was able to break
out of. Cataldo distracted the ref and Alicia, allowing Brittney to hit
the facelift for a two count. Alicia battled back and hit the A-bomb but
Cataldo distracted the ref yet again. Savage sprayed Alicia with hairspray
and scored the pinfall to win the Spirit championship. Your new champ,
Brittney Savage. I don’t understand the fascination with Savage but,
I'm just a fan.
Next up, April Hunter v Traci Brooks. The match started with each lady
going for quick rollups on their opponent. This was followed by April
molesting Traci’s breasts. April with some chops but Traci quickly
began to work on April’s leg. Traci retained control of the match
for a while until April hit a big boot on Traci for the pinfall.
After the match, the two women shook hands. April got on the mic to say
she was back. The Boston Shore entered the ring as they thought it would
be a good time to make a name for themselves. Traci hit the ring and made
the save before the Boston Shore could inflict any damage. Traci asked
April if she wanted to reform a team called “T n A”. The challenge
was issued to the Boston Shore.
In a #1 Contenders Match, Amber O’Neal defeated Jazz. Amber was putting
her 5-0 undefeated streak on the line. The match featured a lot of mat
wrestling with both women exchanging moves and getting the upper hand.
Amber with several submission maneuvers on Jazz, to no avail. Amber put
Jazz in an airplane spin, which knocked out the referee. Another ref came
in but was taken out when Amber hit Jazz from behind. Amber hit her backslide
into a bridge finisher (which I do not know what to call but I love it)
into the ropes. The original ref woke up in time to make the three count.
One of the best matches I have ever seen Amber have. Then again, when
you are in the ring with the likes of Jazz, it would be hard to have a
bad match.
Rain and Mercedes Martinez promos regarding their upcoming bout.
For the WSU Championship, Mercedes Martinez defended her title against
Rain in an Uncensored Rules match. The special guest referee for the match
was Molly Holly. Instead of me trying to call this match just buy the
DVD. There was wrestling, tables, chairs, submission maneuvers, brawling,
wrestling, and anything else you could ask for. Somewhere past the thirty
minute mark, Rain brought in a chair. Rain went for a DDT but Mercedes
reversed it only to have it reversed on her. Rain put the chair on Mercedes’
stomach and went to the ropes for a moonsault. Martinez moved and Rain
smashed into the mat. Mercedes hit a Fisherman’s Buster on the chair
for the pinfall. Wow.
All the production/editing issues that seemed to be annoying on DVD 1 didn’t seem to be an issue on DVD 2. While I will never understand the interest or push of Brittney Savage, the rest of this DVD was solid. Amber O’Neal vs Jazz was phenomenal, as was Mercedes v Rain. It is well worth buying for those two matches alone. The rest of the matches (sans Rick Cataldo's) were solid, enjoyable, and/or served it's purpose in continuing or finally ending a storyline. So far, this was the most solid WSU show I have seen on DVD.
