Image Courtesy of AIW

(Promotion: Absolute Intense Wrestling – Location: Dr. Martin Luther King Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cleveland, OH – Date: December 5, 2015)

***Editor’s Note: This event was taped to be part of Wrestling Road Diaries 3: Funny Equals Money.

Main Card

Six-Man Scramble

AIW Superstar Jerry (w/ Benjamin Boone) v. Space Monkey v. Marion Fontaine v. Rex Brody v. Big Moe v. Eric Ryan

Jerry pinned Space Monkey for the win. Excellent opener filled with tons of inventive spots.

Winner: Jerry

Weird World (Alex “Worldwide” Kellar & Evan “Weird Body” Adamss) v. Joshua Singh & Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham

Ethan Page ran in to cause a disqualification. Page burned “Weird Body” with a fireball. Candice LeRae cut him off mid-promo. This lead to an impromptu match.

Winner: No Contest

AIW Absolute Championship

Ethan Page (c) v. Candice LeRae

Page retained after a back and forth match. LeRae looked strong.

Winner: Ethan Page

Frankie Flynn v. Cliff Compton

Flynn shocked not only the audience but Cliff Compton with an upset victory.

Winner: Frankie Flynn

Photographer: Ted Zep

Intermission

Alex Daniels v. Matt Cross

Solid match. Cross won after a double-stomp to the chest.

Winner: Matt Cross

Colt Cabana v. Kikutaro

Cabana scored a quick win with a…wristlock submission? Kikutaro begged for an immediate rematch.

“It’s a barroon!” –Kikutaro

Cabana won once again after hitting the “Go to Sreep.”

This match was in no way politically correct…but it was so much fun.

Winner: Colt Cabana

Brian Carson v. Ryan Kaplan

Kaplan took a brutal over-the-top-rope dive and crashed through a table outside the ring. Carson won with a variation of the RKO.

Winner: Brian Carson

Main Event

Tracy Smothers v. Grado

This match was overblown in every possible way. At one point there was a singing contest. Smothers sang a Charlie Daniels song and Grado performed “Hotline Bling.”

Smothers almost came to blows with a young girl in the audience—who didn’t back down one inch from him.

Smothers also danced, cursed the city, and threatened to spike the divorce rate of the state.

Grado is amazing. His charisma is tangible. He is inventive and hilarious. It was a treat to finally see him perform.

-Ted Zep

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