(Pro Wrestling eXpress – NVFD Bingo Hall – Newell, WV – April 27, 2014)

Digging through an old notebook, I found the results of this show. It had been a fun weekend of wrestling up to this point. The day before, my friends and I had caught a stacked Remix Pro Wrestling Show in Marietta, OH. The card featured names like AJ Styles, Honky Tonk Man, Michael Elgin, Adam Pearce, Athena (WWE’s “Ember Moon“), Cheerleader Melissa, Jason Kincaid and many other local talents. We stayed in Marietta that evening, then leisurely drove to Newell the next day for this event.

I don’t remember a whole lot from the show. The venue was tiny but had a cool rough-around-the-edges vibe.

It was the first time I ever saw Jack Pollock. Before the show, as he walked from his car to the building, you could tell he was “somebody.” He had/has IT. He went on that evening to have a great match and exhibit a perfect combination of skill and charisma during the bout. I later found out that he was trained by legend Lance Storm. Coming off a recent run with the International Wrestling Cartel World Heavyweight Championship, Pollock has gone on to distinguish himself in the business. Check him out if he wrestles near you. He never disappoints.

Another name that worked that night was Cassidy Stone. Stone, normally part of a tag team called “Purple Reign” with Ganon Jones, Jr., was an absolute blue-chipper. He was athletic and had loads of charisma. He even received a tryout with the WWE at one point. I don’t know if he became disheartened or simply lost interest in the business, but eventually, he left. The last I heard, he was enjoying a successful career in stand-up comedy. It’s wrestling’s loss.

Marti Belle wrestled that evening, too. Presently, she is having a heckuva run in the Billy Corgan-owned National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). She absolutely lights up the building whenever she takes the ring.

Current Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW) Absolute Champion, Matthew Justice, fought on the undercard. It’s taken him a while to figure it out, but Justice has been on fire for the last handful of years. He is tough and fearless and a natural-born fighter and entertainer. (These days he is managed by Bill Alfonso (“Fonzie”) of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) fame. They are a killer combo.)

Oh well, enough reminiscing. Enjoy!

Early example of a PWX logo banner found on Wikipedia

Results

-Tanner Reynolds lost to Gory to open the show. “That HAS to be a health violation, referee…”

–Jack Pollock out to the ring with manager, Marcus Man.

-Manager David Marbelle out with protege, Throttle to face Fan Guy. Fan Guy won by pinfall after a Macho-Man-style elbow drop.

-Cassidy Stone beat Toryn Flight with a top rope leg drop.

-Matt Justice pinned Bobby Beverly with a roll-up. Entertaining match.

"West Virginia is for Lovers." ---Superfan Chris Galla

-PWX owner Jim Miller cut a promo after intermission.

-Mary Elizabeth Monroe beat Marti Belle. Morgan Rockafeller observed from ringside.

-Chris LeRusso/Ganon Jones Jr. lost to Dean Radford/Stryder by countout when they simply walked back to the locker room to end the bout.

-Jack Pollock pinned Brandon K after a super kick to retain the PWX title.

-Gory entered the ring to prevent a beatdown on K. This sets up for a No DQ match between Gory and Pollock at the next show on May 10.

-Ted Zep

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