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THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne
E-mail: twosheds316@aol.com
Website: www.twoshedsreview.com
This past May, the World Association of Wrestling travelled down to Bournemouth
to take on their counterparts in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance for the
first ever British Inter-Federation Cup, and just two months later, WAW,
in association with Pinfall Productions, have released this great show
on DVD.
The show begins with our hosts for the evening, John Johnson and Dan Ambrose,
giving us the rules for the night’s tournament, with an explanation
on how the scoring system works. We then go backstage, but as WAW Commissioner
Steven Howard-Platt is about to announce the brackets for the tournament,
the rowdy man, Ricky Knight appears. Knight lays into the commish about
his concessions towards the FWA team. Needless to say he is not a happy
man.
Then it’s on to the first match of the tournament as Jason Cross
takes on Stixx, a battle of youth against experience. A good, solid opener
sees both men put on a good showing. The end came as Cross reversed a
Stixx Boston Crab attempt with a roll-up for the pin. Team WAW were two
points ahead.
Next up, a mouth-watering prospect as the Zebra Kid took on Doug Williams.
What follows is a great match between the two best wrestlers in Britain
at the moment, move countered by move, tons of near falls, and the on-going
dissention in the Knight family as Zebra gets annoyed by the Sweet Saraya’s
attempts to interfere, and as Zebra shows respect for his FWA counterpart.
There really was only one way this bout could end, and that was in a draw.
Team WAW were now leading 3-1.
Then it was the turn of James Tighe, taking on Zak Zodiac, with the experience
levels about even in this one. With Zak using many of his high-flying
tactics, it wasn’t enough to put Tighe away. Eventually the wrestling
machine was able to lock in the Texas Cloverleaf for the submission victory.
The score was now tied at three apiece.
It’s something of a David v Goliath battle next as Ricky Knight takes
on Spud. It’s even more difficult for Britain’s smallest wrestler
as Saraya accompanies the Rowdy One. Before the bout begins, Knight argues
with the commish, complaining about everything he can. Despite the constant
interference of the queen of the harpies, Spud does well against Knight’s
power game, so well that Knight underestimates Spud’s ability, and
it costs him the bout as it goes to the time limit. Backstage, Spud is
congratulated by his team-mates. Going into the final bout, the scores
are level at four apiece.
In his dressing room, Bash cuts a promo while putting on his make-up….I
mean face-paint.
Non-tournament action follows, as Bash takes on The Kraft in a bout to
determine the number one contender for the British title. What starts
off as a good bout goes off the boil as time goes on. Once again, Bash
uses his faithful friend to get the win, clobbering Kraft with the baseball
bat after referee Andy Quildan takes a snooze.
Backstage, we hear from Ashe and Alex Shane about the upcoming title match,
with Alex again proving that he could talk for England.
Then it’s on to the action itself, as Ashe defends his British Heavyweight
title against Alex Shane. A ton of controversy in this bout. Having scored
the first fall after his One Night Stand in the second round, Shane was
saved from being pinned by one of the judges, FWA official Andy Quildan,
who over-ruled Ashe’s pin. A few moments alter, Shane scored with
a big boot for the second pin. Ashe lost two-nil, and WAW had a new British
Heavyweight Champion.
The final bout of the evening saw Team WAW take on Team FWA, with everything
to play for. With the eliminations coming thick and fast, and the dissention
among members of the Knight family growing, Doug Williams earned the victory
for his team, pinning Ricky Knight and the Zebra Kid in quick succession.
Afterwards, Knight had to be restrained after attacking his son, angry
that WAW had lost two titles in one night.
DVD extras come in the form of the two team talks before the show. See
if you can spot the part where Ricky Knight almost gave me a heart attack.
In conclusion - this was a great show to attend in person, and Pinfall
Productions, from top to bottom, have done a great job here, making this
a worthy addition to any fan’s DVD and video collection. It was great
reliving those memories, even though the show only took place a couple
of months ago. Both WAW and Pinfall will have to go a long way to top
the quality of this DVD.
With thanks to WAW for supplying a copy of this DVD. To order your copy,
log onto www.wawrestling.co.uk and visit the Merchandise section.
