JCW Slam TV #6

Regular readers might have noticed at the start of the year, I reviewed several episodes of JCW's Slam TV, but stopped abruptly. The reason for this is simple...I lost the second disc of the 4-disc set. Anyway, with 6 months passed, I'm just going to plough on with disc 3. Thankfully, we only lose 2 episodes from the second disc, so we're back on the JCW reviews all the way to the climactic Westside Wars.

2 Tuff Tony vs Mad Man Pondo

There’s elements of this which I like and elements I hate. It featured too many “disfiguring” spots, moments where Pondo is jamming a blade into Tony’s forehead, or holding the blade of some scissors over his head. Moves that are never going to lead to a pin and just come off a bit ghoulish. But when these two leave that shit behind, it was quite fun. Both guys looked good just slugging out with punches on the other, and I loved Pondo’s tumbling leg lariat from the top to a seated Tony. Just a fat man falling on top of you, sending you through a chair. Liked Tony’s top rope rana which sent Pondo onto a barbed wire bat. The end was weak, as Tony ducks a clothesline and hits a Tony Driver onto a chair. Rather than pin Pondo, Tony instead lights his fist and hits the Meteorite, but again doesn’t cover. Instead, he poses on the ropes, allowing Tracy Smothers in to demolish him for the DQ. Makes no logical sense for Tony not to try a pin after two certain finishers. That said, the Smothers beatdown is a lot of fun.

NOSAWA vs Necro Butcher

Necro is escorted to the ring by Pondo, so wisely throws NOSAWA outside at the earliest opportunity, allowing Pondo to attack on the outside. Necro just looks like a guy who knows exactly how to hurt someone, clawing at NOSAWA’s face like an angry bear. Loved Necro stopping a comeback by jamming his shoulder into NOSAWA’s junk as he attempted a shining wizard. Necro retains control, but NOSAWA blocks an attempted suplex onto a chair and gets a small package for the win. Short, but decent thanks to Necro’s control