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15 February 2003, Worcester, MA Genesis II: Rebirth Words cannot do the next match justice. It was signed to be a Ladder match between the three top tag teams in PWF Northeast to decide the Undisputed PWF Northeast Tag Team Champions. It ended up being a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match with a bit of everything. Fuzion (Blade and ½ of the PWF-NE Tag Champs Mike Paiva) accompanied by Mercedes, faced Thrillogy (Chris Camero and ½ of the PWF-NE Tag Champs Kid Mikaze) and the final team of the Talent Exchange (“Premier Player” Johnny Curtis and “Broadway” Kenn Phoenix) managed by Dean Ripley. Some of the insanity witnessed by the crowd included a Blade Moonsault from the top of the ladder to the outside, amazing wrestling by all involved, Mike Paiva getting busted open on a ring post, Mercedes coming off the ladder with a flying head scissors and much more. Chris Camero missed a 450 splash off the ladder, and both members of the Talent Exchange missed moves and ended up going through tables. At one point, Dean Ripley pushed over the ladder, with members of Thrillogy and Fuzion on it. Mercedes proceeded to enter the ring and rearrange his naughty bits with a well-placed punch. Ripley was hurt badly and left the ringside area. Paiva attempted to give Curtis a hurricanrana off the top, but was caught and given an “Aerial Crash” through a table. As Thrillogy and Fuzion spilled out of the ring injured, Dean Ripley reappeared on the arena balcony. He then lowered the tag titles to his fallen wrestlers. Referee Phil Gates turned and saw the belts on the Talent Exchange, awarding them the match. As upset as fans may have been at the outcome, they stood and applauded all of the men in the match. Already some Internet sites are saying this could be the 2003 Northeast Indy Match of the Year! 4 April 2003, Plainfield, CT Turbulence 2k3 Ring announcer Angel Avellino introduced the PWF Northeast Tag Champions The Talent Exchange (“Broadway” Kenn Phoenix and “Premier Player” Johnny Curtis) and their manager Dean Ripley. Ripley told the crowd that he had given Curtis the night off, and would actually be tagging with Phoenix to defend the titles against an up and coming team. This brought out the team of Robert Rayne & Brian Thunder, collectively “Torrential Downpour”. Rayne and Thunder impressed fans and PWF Officials with their great double-team work. It looked like the debuting team would win the titles, hitting a beautiful high-cross body press by Rayne on Phoenix, who was sitting on the shoulders of Thunder. Ripley broke up the pin fall. While Thunder grabbed Ripley and threatened to punch him, Phoenix came to and used Ripley’s boot to knock him out. The ref turned and declared that Ripley and “Broadway” had retained the belts. Ripley got back on the microphone again and bragged about how The Talent Exchange were the best tag team in the Northeast… past, present, or future. This brought out PWF Northeast owner Mark Reality, looking remarkably like Rico Costantino, who took the microphone. He told Ripley and Phoenix that if they were such a great team, they would face two guys who hadn’t teamed in over five years. Enter “Kick Ass” Kyle Storm and “Mad Dog” Matt Storm. Ripley and “Broadway” attempted to leave, but were warned that they’d be stripped of the titles. Kenn Phoenix took a quick advantage pummeling Kyle. In a moment of confusion, Phoenix tagged in Ripley, whose taunting finally angered “Kick Ass” to a point where he was no longer feeling pain. He tagged “Mad Dog” and the two tore into Ripley with chops and a springboard splash. Kenn Phoenix tried to hit Kyle with the boot that won the match for him earlier, but Storm ducked and used his momentum to lift him up into the waiting “Mad Dog” 3-D. “Broadway” rolled out leaving Ripley prone for a top rope elbow by “Kick Ass” to his groin for the win. New Tag Team Champions are “Mad Dog” and “Kick Ass”, The Storms. 19 September 2003, Webster, MA The Toxic Waltz The last match before intermission was the one that would give the event its name. The “Toxic Waltz” is essentially part Lumberjack match, part elimination match, and part Gauntlet match. All five tag teams vying for the vacant PWF Northeast Tag Team Titles would surround the ring. Two of the members of the teams would be chosen at random to start the match. They would wrestle until a pin fall or submission. At this point the loser of the fall would chose the next entrant from those available at ringside and then leave the arena. Due to a loophole in the contracts, both The Score and The Talent Exchange would have all three of their members entered. The teams would be as follows; The Score (MCAS, SAT, IQ); The Talent Exchange (Johnny Curtis, Kenn & Mike Phoenix); Thrillogy (Kid Mikaze & Chris Camaro); Fuzion (Mike Paiva & Blade); and Ruy-Nation (Triplelicious & Ruy Batello). By virtue of his win in the previous month’s “Resurrection Rumble”, Ruy would be guaranteed the final spot in the match. His manager Sean Gorman, who was buying beers for fans of legal age, brought out a lounge chair, beer and pizza for Ruy to enjoy during the early portion of the match. Blade and Triplelicious would be the first two men to start the match. Here is a basic rundown of the order of entrances and eliminations: - Blade defeated Triplelicious by pin. - Blade defeated Kenn Phoenix by pin. - Blade defeated Mike Paiva by pin. - IQ defeated Blade, when an angry Mike Paiva distracted his partner allowing IQ to get the win. - Mike Phoenix pinned IQ. - Kid Mikaze beat Mike Phoenix by pin. - Kid Mikaze beat SAT by pin fall. - Johnny Curtis beat Kid Mikaze with a move that left Mikaze seemingly motionless in the ring. - Chris Camaro defeated Johnny Curtis by pin. - Chris Camaro pinned MCAS. - Chris Camaro pinned Ruy Batello following his version of Kyle Storm’s “Choke Collar” neck-breaker to win the match and the tag titles for himself and Mikaze. |
