Where normal ceases to exist

Well, this weekend wasn't too bad. I had minimal interaction with the assistant manager which is always good. And even better right now since they took some vacation time. Yippie!

Friday

I was semi-bar runner when I was to make sure the bartenders had everything they needed during the big rush (6:00ish PM to 7:00 PM). And then after that I helped one of the bar tenders check their stuff in. And then started polishing plates for a morning breakfeast buffet that the same group was going to have. Big problem is that between Thurs. and Fri., I only had two meals total. So I was dragging.

I got just under 100 done before I helped the other bartender check their stuff in. The funny thing is that after telling the head Manager I wasn't going to be the bar runner, about a month later, the bartender went back to being a the fake they are. They acted like they didn't know what they were doing and I just did the stuff they know how to do, but I made them put their own crap away as I handed the manager the bar sheet. I went back to polishing plates and nearly falling a sleep as usual, but I had a chance to see the manager in the office, and they looked like me after some of the nights I was bar runner. It is a "okay the bars are done, but now I have to do all of this shit!" look while staring at the sheets with a dumbfound look.

The manager then left and we quickly put the polished plates onto the buffet line, and I had to corale the stray cattle...err...co-workers to the time clock to clock out. Some it wasn't too hard, but one of them I almost had to pull teeth to get them to clock the fuck out. I even lied about the restaurant being close to get them to go through the banquets department as I followed them to the time clock. I don't trust that person, and I hope the rumor of them being transferred to the restaurant to be a host is true. GET HIM OUT OF THERE! [/steps off soapbox]

Oh yeah, the banquet manager even had to chase down the guy because they disappeared to the outside bar where me and the bartender were there, and was hiding to a degree. They were found and told that they were needed to be inside to carry salads. Many laughs between me and the bartender about that.

Saturday

I went into work at 10AM and had the fun of watching a couple of servers find out why the porters and me complain about their pay, and such. There was another server who expected to get help with everything they were doing. So I stuck them with the on porter who had the attitude that they were a manager. again many laughs shared between the servers, a porter helping me, and myself about those 2 trying to work together.

After the lunch buffets were done I had to tell servers and porters a like that the group in the next room would be complaining about noise if they didn't quiet down. broken record time for I did that about a gazillion times, but decided just to go into another room, not worry about them and work on setting up the another room for that night. I watched as it took 3 people to take a table to maintance. Many jokes were made about them.

We, porters, got the room finished when the group showed up to decorate the room. The bartender even asked if they wanted anything special for their bar. And there wasn't much to do, and the assistant manager was there. So I just decided that it was as good a time as any to run for the door. I got out of there at 5 PM.

Then 6:30 PM came along and I went to a local feds show because that was the reson I went to work in the morning. And since I suck hard at recaps...here is their's from their site :)



August 7th 2004 results


The show started with PCW’s favorite, by default, Commissioner Alan Richards with this month’s featured escort. She must be involved in law enforcement because Richards was handcuffed to her, but Richards explained that the handcuffs were in case Deidre decided to get involved in the main event, 2 out of 3 falls for the PCW Tag Team titles. He reminded the fans in attendance that on Aug. 28 PCW will be having a tryout for future trainees. Cost is 100 dollars and you will be trained by none other than the “The Legacy” Jake Holmes. Should be interesting.

Richards took over the announcing duties for Wiseguy Wyatt Connors. I think I actually shed a tear, but I looked closer and it was just Sprite on my shirt. I was worried, believe me. He said the first match was Strife vs. one of the Hillbillies, but Babyface decided to make an impromptu appearance. He proceeded to call his former tag partner Hype Gotti out, and Hype took very little time to make it to the ring. Babyface said he wanted to reveal his partner, and Abu Colossus came from the back. Abu went to clothesline Hype, but Hype ducked and Babyface got clotheslined instead. Hype then pushed Abu and he tripped over Babyface. Hype then decided it was wise to head to the back and he did so before Babyface & Abu could capitalize. Now it was time for Strife and one of the Hillbillies.

Strife vs. Hillbilly Skeeter

Skeeter took the early lead with a couple armdrags, but Strife took the momentum with a sweet enziguri. I tell ya, that Strife has lethal feet. Strife had Skeeter in a sleeper hold, but Skeeter grabbed Strife’s head and gave him a stunner to break up the sleeper and then superkicked Strife to the outside. Skeeter hit a splash in the corner and went for it again, but Strife moved and then scraped whatever was on the bottom of his boot onto Skeeter’s face. Skeeter managed to hit the Skeeter Bite, but was unable to make the cover. He eventually managed to hit it again for the win. Post match saw Skeeter’s tag team partner Hillbilly Buck salute Strife’s most loyal subjects, the Disgruntled Fans, and demanded a match with someone in the back. So out came PCW "newcomer" Salsa Verde.

Salsa Verde vs. Hillbilly Buck

Salsa Verde started the match doing what he apparently does best, dancing. Buck took offense and showed him how hillbillies dance. The dance recital was finally broken up and Buck hit a spinebuster on Verde for a 2 count. He hit 3 rollover suplexes on Verde but only held him down for 2. Buck then applied the Buckshot to Verde, then smelled his armpits and gave Verde a running senton splash for the 3 count. Advice to Verde: less dancing, more wrestling. Works every time.
Out next was Mr. White accompanied by Mr. Baltezar. Baltezar was dressed like he was ready to wrestle. He took the mike from Richards and said that apparently Mr. White was scheduled to face “The Legacy” Jake Holmes. Baltezar said that match already happened last show and since they "won???" that he was adding himself to make it a handicap match. Holmes came out and accepted the challenge

Mr. White & Mr. Baltezar vs. “The Legacy” Jake Holmes in a handicap match

I wonder who was more handicapped in this match: Jake Holmes or the brain power of White and Baltezar. Anyway White and Holmes started and Jake took the offensive early so White and Baltezar went to the outside to regroup. They soon learned their mistake as Holmes caught them with a Tope Con Hilo to the outside of the ring. Baltezar was conversing with some fans, so Holmes pushed White into Baltezar that Mason counted as a tag. Baltezar appeared like he was going to face Holmes, but turned around and quickly tagged White back into the match. White grabbed Holmes for a side suplex, but Holmes shifted his weight and hit what could be described as a mid-air Russian Leg Sweep. White hit a Death Valley Driver, then decided to go aerial as he hit a second turnbuckle inverted splash for a 2 count. Baltezar got back in, but Holmes finally got a hold of him and he set him on the top rope. White went in to save Baltezar, but Holmes got out of the way and White almost hit Baltezar. Holmes turned almost into a guarantee by ramming White’s head into the turnbuckle numerous times and judging from Baltezar’s facial expressions, White’s head was also hitting a sensitive area. Later White held Holmes for Baltezar to blind him with the powder he carries, but instead he turned and blinded Mason. Holmes powered out then proceeded to hit the Jakehammer on White and a top rope moonsault, but Mason was still blinded. Baltezar got some fluid out of his suitcoat and put it on a cloth. He covered Holmes’s face with the cloth and it seemed to put Holmes out. Baltezar then covered Holmes, but Mason refused to make the count as he was furious with Baltezar. Mason yanked Baltezar to his feet by his hair and shoved him in the corner, ready to fight. Commissioner Richards kept trying to get them to stop. Mason then told Richards he quit because he was furious with everything he lets Baltezar get away with, and that he was tired of getting attacked, but then told if he would retaliate, that he would lose his job. Richards asked Mason to reconsider and Mason said he would, under the condition that he got a match with Baltezar. Mason said that if he lost he would walk out the front door of the temple. Richards then said that Baltezar also had to put something up if he was going to allow this, and said Baltezar had to referee for 60 days if he lost. Richards seemed hesitant, but he finally made the match.

Next was the dream tag team match. Out first was Babyface and Abu Colossus. Hype Gotti came out and introduced his partner which was the PCW Unified Heavyweight champion, “The Tsunami Kid” Ricky Sprague.

Babyface and Abu Colossus vs. Hype Gotti and “The Tsunami Kid” Ricky Sprague

Babyface extended his hand to Hype, but Hype just slapped Babyface. Abu got in and got Hype up for a suplex, but then draped him across the top rope still holding on, then finally decided to suplex him for a 2. Babyface got distracted by some fans at ringside, so Hype took advantage and low blowed Babyface not one, not twice, but thrice and rolled him up for 2. Abu was bent over near a turnbuckle, so Hype went up top, jumped on Abu’s back, dove off and hit Babyface for a 2 count. Finish came when Babyface hit a cross body, but Hype used Babyface’s own momentum to roll him over and get the 3 count over Babyface, while Abu and Ricky brawled on the outside. Hype again made his challenge to Babyface for his Iron Man match with Babyface where if Hype loses, he will retire from wrestling. Hype then said Babyface should put his hair on the line if he loses. Nothing was finalized, but I’m hoping Commishioner Richards will allow it.

Richards said another former member of Baltezar’s family had signed a contract with PCW, and it turned out to be Casanova. He said he had figured out who was sending him all of the gifts he had been receiving. He said it was Inferno, and didn’t want any part of it so he challenged Inferno to a match and Inferno came out dressed, and I use “dressed” loosely, to wrestle.

Casanova vs. Inferno

The match got off to a slow start, but eventually turned into an awesome match that saw some good technical wrestling by both wrestlers. Casanova went to the outside to take a breather, but Inferno hit a double jump 360 plancha onto Casanova on the outside. He followed with a nip-up to the delight of the crowd. Inferno showed his flexibility by doing the splits while Casanova was running over him and used his legs to take Casanova over. Inferno had Casanova in a full nelson, picked him up and delivered a gut buster. Casanova hit a Perfect-plex, but only held Inferno down for 2. Inferno got Casanova in a waist lock and rolled him over backwards, then using their momentum gave Casanova a German suplex for the 3 count.

It was time for the PCW main event. Richards explained to the crowd that each fall would have a 60 minute time limit. After each fall the wrestlers would get 60 seconds to rest. Enough talk, more action.

J-Crew (JT Wilcox & Jayden Draigo) vs. Double Jeopardy (Sean Cruz & Paul Daniels) 2 out of 3 falls for the PCW Tag Team titles

Cruz started by getting Jayden in a hammerlock, but Jayden ran at the ropes and ducked when he got there, which sent Cruz sailing to the outside. Jayden applied what appeared to be an Indian Deathlock, only he did it to Cruz’s arm instead of his leg. Jayden ran to the ropes, but was tripped up by Deidre which allowed Cruz to tag in Daniels. JT was getting frustrated that Double Jeopardy was using double team maneuvers on Jayden, but everytime he tried to help Mason had to send him to the corner. Jayden ducked a superkick from Cruz that hit Daniels and rolled him up to get the first fall for the J-Crew at the 23 minute mark. There was supposed to be a rest, but the wrestlers just wanted to go at it so Mason allowed it. Daniels applied a bow-and-arrow to Jayden and then when Cruz got in he applied a figure four and took time to get in a workout by doing situps. Jayden finally managed to tag JT, but Mason did not see it, therefore he did not allow it, though eventually Jayden did manage to get JT into the match. Finish to the second fall came when Deidre got on the apron and Jayden had her by the hair, but Deidre grabbed Jayden’s head and drove it down across the top rope, Jayden then staggered back and Daniels and Cruz hit their flapjack/facebuster combo on Jayden to tie the match at 1 fall apiece. Richards said he had seen enough, so he took out the handcuffs and Deidre was handcuffed to the ringpost for the final fall. JT had Cruz in a firemans carry and just lifted him off his shoulders to the mat while Jayden gave him an Ace Crusher. JT was sitting on the top turnbuckle signaling for a tornado DDT on Daniels, but he broke it up and hit the Fall From Grace with JT on the second turnbuckle. J-Crew set up Daniels on the top turnbuckle for a move, but Cruz broke it up and in the process Daniels fell to the outside. J-Crew pushed Cruz down to mat and dove off the top rope at the same time: Jayden hitting a leg drop on Cruz, JT hitting a splash. Mason counted the 3 count and J-Crew won the third and final fall making them the new PCW Tag Team Champions.

All of your pleading, all of your begging, all of your crying to the PCW higher-ups about having a training camp can finally stop. Anyone and everyone who thinks they got what it takes to be a pro wrestler, provided they are at least 18 years of age and have 100 dollars cash, can prove it Aug 28th at noon. I've overheard some of things Jake Holmes is planning, and it makes me glad that I do what I do. I can’t guarantee you anything if you go to the tryouts, but it is worth a shot and I, the PCWInformer, wish everyone who attends the tryouts the best of luck.

From time to time I might have said that a PCW show is one you can’t miss (though I know true PCW fans never miss a show), but I think the Aug. 28 show is one you definitely CAN NOT MISS! I say that for 2 main reasons. One is PCW and pro wrestling fans alike will witness the possible last match of Hype Gotti in professional wrestling. Hype has put his career on the line in order to prove not only to fans, but himself that he can beat Babyface one on one. I’m sure Hype will bring nothing less than his best, and this match may even get more violent than their Fans Bring The Weapons match from last show. Should that happen, I shudder to think what the outcome will be.

The other reason not to miss this show is for only the second time in his career, Senior referee Mason will not be the third man in the ring, He will be one of the combatants. The first time Mason was in a match, he got goaded into it by Eddie Vick having Big Daddy Dolan put his hands on Mason’s wife. Anyone who remembers this match remembers a wild brawl that saw a very bloody Mason getting Vicktomized thru a ringside table and then pinned with one foot by Vick. Flash Forward 2 years and now the altercations between him and Baltezar has finally pushed Mason over the edge, and back into the squared circle. To get this match Mason has put his career on the line should he lose this match. To even up the stakes Commisioner Richards has said that Baltezar will work for him and to start will have to referee for 60 days should he lose to Mason. I caught a glimpse of Mason after the show and he was smiling..... Not a regular smile, one of those smiles where the serial killer is thinking of ways to kill his next victim. One thing I’ve learned in this business, you do not piss off the ref. Baltezar, come Aug. 28th, might be learning that lesson the hardway.

Aug. 28, PCW Temple of Pain (9th & Nebraska St., Sioux City, IA), 7:00 PM belltime, BE THERE! Until next time, as always I remain...........

PCWInformer

And then today, I just had to run like hell for a group who's bar is the only one I do the set up and tear down for all the time. This group needed Jack, and Glenlivet 12, a 6 pack of bud lite, and then 2 margaritas. But it wasn't too bad. And they were there for about a hour after they finished eating. Which means being able to go home early w00t!

Otherwise I think it is time to go to sleep or something. later all

posted by Greg @ 10:39 PM