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Euro Fury: Fight Club Pro Pulp Fixxion Part 1
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October 21 2016
We’re in the fantastically grimy shit-hole that is the Fixxion Warehouse in Wolverhampton. One of my favourite venues to watch wrestling in. Maybe my favourite. It’s so small and therefore ideal for the underground Fight Club gimmick they run. This show is cheap and cheerful. Watch it here:
Chris Brookes vs. Shane Strickland
Brookes is an absolute twat. I mean that in the best possible way. Strickland was scheduled for wXw but had a falling out there and replaced Drew Gulak on these shows when WWE decided they wanted Drew Stateside. Shane has done fabulous work whenever he’s been over in the UK. He looked tremendous in Progress and he looks just as solid here. Brookes is able to keep up, which is testament to what a solid worker the Calamari Catch King is. He could probably stand to gain some muscle if he’s serious about a career in the business but if he’s happy where he is he’s doing good. Strickland looks so at ease in this environment, adapting his approach to wrestling to the venue and the opponent and the crowd. This is especially evident during the chopping. When the crowd chant “have a rest” after Shane says he’s tired he has a bit of a lie down. Brookes’ filthiest spot is the wet willy. Dabbing a literal gobful of spittle into his opponents ear canal. That cannot be sanitary. Wankstain Brookes takes it via submission, giving the local lad the rub, but Strickland looked excellent.
Final Rating: ***1/2
Kimber Lee vs. Kay Lee Ray vs. Nixon Newell
Nixon’s entrance music is B*Witched’s “C’est la vie” and wrestling fans seem to love it, and her. She has the shiniest wizard. I really appreciate the ladies trying to genuinely do three-way spots like headlock chains instead of having one of them lie around doing nothing. It’s really well planned out, until eventually KLR rolls out of the ring but she’s not out for long. When they’re done with the lock up’s and the headlocks they go flat out into the suplexes and it’s a tough match. They don’t take it easy at all. This culminates in KLR taking a head spike off a reverse rana and everyone having a nap. This I don’t mind. They worked hard and from a storyline perspective needed a rest. Kimber eventually kills KLR with a big powerbomb for the pin. This was awesome. A lesson in doing things logically and making pre-planned stuff look both important and realistic. Fucking awesome stuff ladies.
Final Rating: ****
Fire Ant vs. Dan Moloney
The urge to yell “Daaaaaan” at my computer screen is overwhelming. Dan, the king of serious banter, threatens to fight several fans before the match. This causes the fans to attack his “shitty little boots”. Seeing as Roderick Strong has taken his shitty little boots to NXT it’s fair game. Meanwhile the wrestlers stand there doing nothing while the crowd chants for their anti-shit boot agenda for minutes at a time. The actual work doesn’t quite click with Fire Ant’s lucha running head-long into Moloney’s insistence at keeping it basic. Although Moloney, and his shit boots, do a lot of logical stuff like grapping the ropes instead of trying to find a counter on a flying armdrag deely. When he’s not doing logical things Dan is looking to fuck the referee up. He’s an angry young man. It must be his terrible choice of foot wear. Fire Ant is a decent wrestler and he runs the match with Dan doing sensible things whenever he thinks he should. Considering his inexperience Moloney’s decision making is excellent. Moloney ends up crushing the Ant under foot with a sit out powerbomb. It’s swank.
Final Rating: ***1/4
Travis Banks vs. Joe Coffey
Travis keeps losing in Fight Club Pro but having fucking incredible matches. It’s become a losing streak gimmick and the crowd love him more by the show. Coffey is everywhere at the moment, working in just about every major UK promotion, which makes him a hot property. Travis almost comes in with something to prove but quickly looks world class, as he often does. Coffey sometimes looks out of his depth in matches, more often than not when facing large gentlemen who he can’t throw around so easily, but Travis is relatively small so that’s no issue. Coffey ends up looking more motivated than usual, looking all fired up. Travis Banks brings out the best in people. The match has a tremendous tempo, with both guys looking to push the pace. The match is so absorbing that the crowd are drawn into every Travis near fall and his emotions as he struggles to the win. Only for Coffey to overpower him or just smash him in the jaw. Where it gets really impressive is Joe suplexing Travis into the ring off the apron. Discus lariat puts Travis down for the three leaving a few people perplexed. All will become clear, gents.
Final Rating: ***1/2
Clint Margera & Trent Seven vs. Pete Dunne & Mikey Whiplash
Some top quality uses of entrance music here and Trent has the best entrance in wrestling (shaking hands with the entire front row, rolling slowly into the middle of the ring and then throwing his towel at the ropes…it’s better than it sounds). Pete Dunne using “Can You Feel My Heart” by Bring Me The Horizon is also a big winner. It is a banger of an entrance tune. One of the ringside fans rapidly discovers that Pete Dunne doesn’t like being called “Peter”. One of the scariest motherfuckers wrestling today is our Pete. He takes a moment to stare down the poor bastard. This match kicks off with a huge brawl exploring the tiny Fixxion and destroying all the chairs they’ve got set up. The one entire side is wiped out by Whiplash. It’s a wild match with unruly chair shots, low blows and forearms a plenty. Nobody gives a shit about the rules. This is a fight, which is appropriate for a Fight Club. Unlike the ladies, they can’t get the delicate balance of selling and interaction down but they have far more time to fill so that’s not easy. Doing the brawling and the chair spots shows a different side for a consummate grappler like Dunne and it’s important to have more than one string to your fiddle. The match is certainly busy with very little rest and everyone aiming to one-up the others. The four-way striking spots are awesome. Seven ends up pinning Whiplash and Peter doesn’t fancy saving him, which looks a bit weird but I guess he’d just had enough abuse. He’s the champion anyway, who cares about tag matches?
Final Rating: ***3/4
