Post by officialhewdotcom on Mar 7, 2013 20:44:13 GMT -6
HEW.com is proud to present a new feature - FACE-OFF, pitting two hand-picked wrestling analysts against each other in a split column! This week, Mr. Vycious and Ms. Buckingham give us their Revenge predictions.
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Musings of a Gentleman
by Lord Peter Vycious (@lordvycious)
Greetings!
I trust this chronicle finds you in good health, dear ladies, esteemed gents. On the very possible chance that we have not yet been formally acquainted, allow me to do so now: I am Lord Peter Vycious, esquire, formerly of the PWA, and currently enjoying a state of retirement, of which I emerge but sporadically, in such situations as the one I was presented with a few weeks prior.
In early February, my wife, Brandi Weathersby, expressed a desire to visit her parents, which I promptly granted. Thus it was that I found myself in Hollywood, and frequenting evening haunts best suited for people less than half my age. It was while suffering through yet another evening of strobe lights and thumping, ear-damaging 'music' that I found myself literally stumbling across my dear friend, Mr. James White, also formerly of the PWA. It was James who first made mention of an up-and-coming new promotion in the area, Hollywood Elite Wrestling, where he was managing a team consisting of his son and a friend. My curiosity now decidedly piqued, I looked into the company, and found it brought fond memories of the Powerslam Wrestling Alliance. As fate would have it, they were planning to expand their website to include some analysis columns - and, being a scholar of the sport with a bit of a turn of phrase, it did not take long for myself and Mssrs. Parker and Harley to reach an agreement.
Thus it is that we arrive here, at my first column, which shall benefit from excellent timing - HEW's first Pay-Per-View event is right around the corner, and I have been asked to give my views on it. Without further ado, then - and with pardon for the long-winded introduction - find below my predictions for HEW Vengeance!
X v Father Christmas
The show is to open on a bit of a jarring note - anyone will agree Father Christmas is not what is conventionally thought of as a grappling dueller! Be that as it may, the truth is the childhood icon obtained what may be a crucial victory (albeit a fortunate one) over perhaps the most impressive (and impressively booked) specimen in this company. While this is wont to undermine poor Congo (as we shall see further on), it has undoubtedly given whoever is donning the red Father Christmas suit a gigantic boost.
With that said, his opponent is the hands-on favourite for this contest. X impressed all and sundry by snatching the Free-For-All Championship from the equally riveting Zero, and has made his disdain for his opponent's gimmick public, lambasting it as 'stupid' in a recent interview. This real-life animosity is likely to fuel his desire for another impressive win, and with considerable skill and a more lithe frame than his offbeat opponent, I predict a solid victory for the Man Of Mystery.
Winner: X, Odds: 3-1
Party Nation v Mascara Muerto
This shall be an interesting match to witness for me, as my long-time friend James White shall be at ringside pulling for his team, Party Nation. However, careful study of tape from the first two HEW shows reveals that the boys have a less than stellar track record. Saddled with difficult matches on each occasion, Michael and James seem to be less than favoured by the bookers at this stage, which might explain their newly-established collaboration in a tag team - a last-ditch effort to garner some favour, perhaps?
Be it as it may, it cannot be denied that their opponents for the Tag Team Tournament which will determine the first set of champions have been turning heads, with their well-timed run-ins and fearless confrontations with dastardly 'heel' team Highway To Hell. Their Mexican heritage and background also lead me to anticipate an exciting duel, hopefully filled with high agility moves, towards which I am obviously partial. I do wish I had seen Mascara Muerto in an actual duel, the better to gauge their potential; as it is, Party Nation's lack of favour with administration leads me to tentatively give the vote to the Mexicans, but their rebranding as a tag unit evens the odds again, causing me to settle on a tie.
Winner: Tie (Odds: 1-1)
Handsome Harry Smith & a Mystert Partner v Highway To Hell
On the topic of unlucky fellows, I present to you one Harold Smith. My affable, if lower-class, countryman (who personally recalls Wade Barrett in my mind) has found himself in an extremely undesired, accidentally acquired divergence of opinion with the motorcycle-straddling team known as Highway To Hell, which has unfortunately resulted in several, varyingly brutal assaults. To Smith's credit, however, he refuses to back down, and has instead asked for a tag team match with a mystery partner. The fact that this duel, like its predecessor, is for the Tag Team titles seems accessory in this case, however - Smith's is purely a grudge match, and his opponents seem to look at it in a similar fashion. This leads me to expect an intense, no-holds-barred duel. The question that remains is whether or not Smith and his partner are capable of overcoming their more experienced, technically sound opponents. This is another very hard duel to call, with regards to a win, and whilst I should like to side with my countrymen, I shall have to grant Highway the advantage on this instance.
Winners: Highway To Hell (odds: 1-2)
Raiden Blaze v D. C. Wiland
Perhaps the most interesting match-up of the night, this duel pits two evenly matched contenders (which booking has treated generously, all things considered) in another emotionally and psychologically charged grudge match. Raiden had the best of their first encounter, but Wiland, while unpleasant and arrogant, has proven himself competent enough to make the odds very even on this contest. His intensity, especially in the early moments of the duel, might be the decisive factor, as might Raiden's indomitable spirit and refusal to back down. Still, in build, agility and work-rate, Wiland has the advantage, leading to his pick as the favourite on this occasion.
Winner: D. C. Wiland (odds: 2-1).[/u]
Pay-Per-View Championship Match: King Congo v Nobody
Where on the previous matches it has been hard, if not impossible, to settle on a favourite, this one stands out for its predictability. It pits a rabid monster 'heel' with an impressive run (albeit one softened somewhat by his recent lost to Father Christmas) against a dueller who, while arguably technically sounder, is roughly one third his size and girth. And it does so inside a steel cell, a structure I know from experience to be gruelling and unforgiving. I am not sure whether it will be amusing or painful to see Nobody get tossed willy-nilly around the cage, but I should think that is all but an inevitability. While getting pinned by Father Christmas on the lead-up to the Pay-Per-View decidedly diminished Congo's stock as a credible threat (not to mention an unstoppable heel), that puzzling bit of booking has not gone quite so far as to turn the odds in Nobody's favour. Expect the face of the company for the foreseeable future to be massive, ethnic, and decorated with tribal face-paint.
Winner: King Congo (Odds: 6-1)[/u]
Thus have we reached the end of this analysis. Completing it was an exceedingly pleasurable experience which I look forward to repeating in the very near future. In the meantime, consult @lordvycious or write in to peter_vycious@hew.com for all your comments, questions and death threats.
Until next time, I remain,
Yours faithfully.
P. Vycious, esq.
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Musings of a Gentleman
by Lord Peter Vycious (@lordvycious)
Greetings!
I trust this chronicle finds you in good health, dear ladies, esteemed gents. On the very possible chance that we have not yet been formally acquainted, allow me to do so now: I am Lord Peter Vycious, esquire, formerly of the PWA, and currently enjoying a state of retirement, of which I emerge but sporadically, in such situations as the one I was presented with a few weeks prior.
In early February, my wife, Brandi Weathersby, expressed a desire to visit her parents, which I promptly granted. Thus it was that I found myself in Hollywood, and frequenting evening haunts best suited for people less than half my age. It was while suffering through yet another evening of strobe lights and thumping, ear-damaging 'music' that I found myself literally stumbling across my dear friend, Mr. James White, also formerly of the PWA. It was James who first made mention of an up-and-coming new promotion in the area, Hollywood Elite Wrestling, where he was managing a team consisting of his son and a friend. My curiosity now decidedly piqued, I looked into the company, and found it brought fond memories of the Powerslam Wrestling Alliance. As fate would have it, they were planning to expand their website to include some analysis columns - and, being a scholar of the sport with a bit of a turn of phrase, it did not take long for myself and Mssrs. Parker and Harley to reach an agreement.
Thus it is that we arrive here, at my first column, which shall benefit from excellent timing - HEW's first Pay-Per-View event is right around the corner, and I have been asked to give my views on it. Without further ado, then - and with pardon for the long-winded introduction - find below my predictions for HEW Vengeance!
X v Father Christmas
The show is to open on a bit of a jarring note - anyone will agree Father Christmas is not what is conventionally thought of as a grappling dueller! Be that as it may, the truth is the childhood icon obtained what may be a crucial victory (albeit a fortunate one) over perhaps the most impressive (and impressively booked) specimen in this company. While this is wont to undermine poor Congo (as we shall see further on), it has undoubtedly given whoever is donning the red Father Christmas suit a gigantic boost.
With that said, his opponent is the hands-on favourite for this contest. X impressed all and sundry by snatching the Free-For-All Championship from the equally riveting Zero, and has made his disdain for his opponent's gimmick public, lambasting it as 'stupid' in a recent interview. This real-life animosity is likely to fuel his desire for another impressive win, and with considerable skill and a more lithe frame than his offbeat opponent, I predict a solid victory for the Man Of Mystery.
Winner: X, Odds: 3-1
Party Nation v Mascara Muerto
This shall be an interesting match to witness for me, as my long-time friend James White shall be at ringside pulling for his team, Party Nation. However, careful study of tape from the first two HEW shows reveals that the boys have a less than stellar track record. Saddled with difficult matches on each occasion, Michael and James seem to be less than favoured by the bookers at this stage, which might explain their newly-established collaboration in a tag team - a last-ditch effort to garner some favour, perhaps?
Be it as it may, it cannot be denied that their opponents for the Tag Team Tournament which will determine the first set of champions have been turning heads, with their well-timed run-ins and fearless confrontations with dastardly 'heel' team Highway To Hell. Their Mexican heritage and background also lead me to anticipate an exciting duel, hopefully filled with high agility moves, towards which I am obviously partial. I do wish I had seen Mascara Muerto in an actual duel, the better to gauge their potential; as it is, Party Nation's lack of favour with administration leads me to tentatively give the vote to the Mexicans, but their rebranding as a tag unit evens the odds again, causing me to settle on a tie.
Winner: Tie (Odds: 1-1)
Handsome Harry Smith & a Mystert Partner v Highway To Hell
On the topic of unlucky fellows, I present to you one Harold Smith. My affable, if lower-class, countryman (who personally recalls Wade Barrett in my mind) has found himself in an extremely undesired, accidentally acquired divergence of opinion with the motorcycle-straddling team known as Highway To Hell, which has unfortunately resulted in several, varyingly brutal assaults. To Smith's credit, however, he refuses to back down, and has instead asked for a tag team match with a mystery partner. The fact that this duel, like its predecessor, is for the Tag Team titles seems accessory in this case, however - Smith's is purely a grudge match, and his opponents seem to look at it in a similar fashion. This leads me to expect an intense, no-holds-barred duel. The question that remains is whether or not Smith and his partner are capable of overcoming their more experienced, technically sound opponents. This is another very hard duel to call, with regards to a win, and whilst I should like to side with my countrymen, I shall have to grant Highway the advantage on this instance.
Winners: Highway To Hell (odds: 1-2)
Raiden Blaze v D. C. Wiland
Perhaps the most interesting match-up of the night, this duel pits two evenly matched contenders (which booking has treated generously, all things considered) in another emotionally and psychologically charged grudge match. Raiden had the best of their first encounter, but Wiland, while unpleasant and arrogant, has proven himself competent enough to make the odds very even on this contest. His intensity, especially in the early moments of the duel, might be the decisive factor, as might Raiden's indomitable spirit and refusal to back down. Still, in build, agility and work-rate, Wiland has the advantage, leading to his pick as the favourite on this occasion.
Winner: D. C. Wiland (odds: 2-1).[/u]
Pay-Per-View Championship Match: King Congo v Nobody
Where on the previous matches it has been hard, if not impossible, to settle on a favourite, this one stands out for its predictability. It pits a rabid monster 'heel' with an impressive run (albeit one softened somewhat by his recent lost to Father Christmas) against a dueller who, while arguably technically sounder, is roughly one third his size and girth. And it does so inside a steel cell, a structure I know from experience to be gruelling and unforgiving. I am not sure whether it will be amusing or painful to see Nobody get tossed willy-nilly around the cage, but I should think that is all but an inevitability. While getting pinned by Father Christmas on the lead-up to the Pay-Per-View decidedly diminished Congo's stock as a credible threat (not to mention an unstoppable heel), that puzzling bit of booking has not gone quite so far as to turn the odds in Nobody's favour. Expect the face of the company for the foreseeable future to be massive, ethnic, and decorated with tribal face-paint.
Winner: King Congo (Odds: 6-1)[/u]
Thus have we reached the end of this analysis. Completing it was an exceedingly pleasurable experience which I look forward to repeating in the very near future. In the meantime, consult @lordvycious or write in to peter_vycious@hew.com for all your comments, questions and death threats.
Until next time, I remain,
Yours faithfully.
P. Vycious, esq.
