WWE Main Event 29/04/2014

Goldust vs Alberto Del Rio

Quick little match, but a fun one. Goldust is fired up after ADR beat Cody on the previous Raw, but this costs him as the referee has to separate them in the corner, giving Del Rio an opening. Del Rio keeps control but maybe takes too long to set up a superkick (including taking down his kneepad, which I’m sure doesn’t help a superkick). Goldust blocks and hits a leg screw, before hitting the Final Cut for the unlikely win.

Paige vs Alicia Fox

Pretty heated to start, few nasty sounding strikes on the apron before Paige ranas Fox to the floor. Nice big boot to the face by Fox. Love the two of them really battling over a suplex before Paige turns it into the Rampaige for the win. This was pretty choice.

Bad News Barrett vs Kofi Kingston

Another really quick bout tonight. Loved the superkick to the midsection of Kofi, which lifts him into the air. Kingston is still a guy with floaty light offence that never looks particularly good. The match ends with them outside, with Kingston trying to leap off the steps, only to fly right into a Bullhammer. Barrett rolls him in for the academic pin.

Sheamus vs Bray Wyatt

Wyatt, for all his faults, is a guy unafraid to have a big fight with a guy, and Sheamus is always happy to oblige, so it’s no surprise that this is pretty good. Loved Sheamus just grabbing Wyatt by the beard and punching him in the face. Wyatt’s senton always looks crushing, and I loved him trying a second time, only to land on Sheamus’ knees. Sheamus was fired up here, with a running knee into the corner having so much momentum he flew out onto the apron. Sheamus gets a few close nearfalls from White Noise and the Irish Curse, but with Wyatt due to face Cena at the next PPV, he was always going to win here. The end sees Sheamus try to Brogue Kick an interfering Luke Harper from the apron, only to get caught up on the top rope and Sister Abigail finishes. Great match.

WWE True Giants - Disk One

As a fan of the Big Lads of pro-wrestling, this was a really great 3 disk collection put out last year. The documentary part was really fun, and then 2 disks were just made up of some really interesting looking matches. This is the first disk, with the other one hopefully coming up later this week.

Bruno Sammartino vs Ernie Ladd

Pretty enjoyable match for the most part, with Ladd working a load of fun cheating into the match. They establish before the bell rings that Ladd has a thumb weapon hidden on his person that you know will come into play at some point. Really liked Ladd’s sense of positioning, using his long legs to put his feet on the ropes when applying a bearhug to Bruno, and constantly circling whilst choking Bruno to prevent the referee seeing what he’s doing. Bruno makes a comeback, and Ladd bumps big for him, seesawing himself in the ropes. Ladd retrieves his weapon and uses it to take advantage again. Ladd hits some weak looking shoulderblocks, but his big legdrop looks as good as ever. Ladd misses a top rope splash, however, and that’s good enough for the pin for Sammartino.

Gorilla Monsoon vs Superstar Billy Graham

I can only assume they didn’t have many Monsoon matches in the archives, as this is pretty poor. Shame, as it starts off really well. Graham tries to knock Monsoon down, with Monsoon barely reacting. Suddenly, Monsoon explodes with his own shoulderblock to down Graham, quickly locks on a giant swing and then blasts Graham with a splash, with only the ropes saving Superstar. So great, it just came out of nowhere and suddenly Graham was nearly done. From then on, it’s all Superstar. He takes control with a low blow and applies two back-to-back bearhugs on Monsoon. He continues working the lower back, ramming Monsoon into the railings outside then hits a top rope kneedrop for the anticlimactic win (with Monsoon’s feet clearly in the ropes). Graham’s control was pretty dull and this went rapidly downhill after the fun opening.

Haystacks Calhoun vs Nikolai Volkoff

Very quick match. Some basic brawling to start, before Calhoun traps Volkoff in the corner and splashes him. Volkoff misses a knee charge and gets splashed for the win. Nothing to this.

Ernie Ladd vs Kerry von Erich

Bit scrappy this one, I’ve seen better from these two. There’s just too many moments where it feels like they aren’t on the same page, and have to slow it down to reset. That said, there were good things here too. Ladd is so good at using his size to immediately reach for the ropes when Von Erich puts any hold on him, and I love little things like shaking his own hand after a chop because he hit Kerry so hard. Kerry wears the Big Cat down by ramming his head into the turnbuckles, with Ladd slowly going down to a knee and getting rammed into the middle buckles. Ladd takes over with a foreign object, just as in the Bruno match, but there’s some fun turnabout as Kerry grabs the fist and causes Ladd to hit himself instead. These moments just make it more frustrating when things go off the rails again, before Kerry wins with a sloppy top rope sunset flip.

Ernie Ladd & the Wild Samoans vs Andre The Giant, Dusty Rhodes & Junkyard Dog

This is a really quick sprint, but it’s a load of fun. It’s not pretty, but they work a high tempo and keep the tags quick enough to maintain that pace. Loved the heels trying to isolate Andre in their corner, only for him to free himself, dragging Ladd and one of the Samoans with him as he gets to his own corner. The heels find it hard to gain any traction, until Ladd breaks an Andre pin with a legdrop, and the Samoans slam Andre. Things quickly break down and Andre is able to hit a 2^nd rope splash on Ladd for the win.

King Kong Bundy vs Dusty Rhodes

Two big boys colliding here. Dusty outpaces Bundy to start, peppering him with punches. Dusty gets huge reactions just by teasing the elbow. Bundy works a bearhug, which is fun as they pepper in fun comebacks for Dusty. Dusty elbows his way to freedom and peppers Bundy’s head with more elbows, busting him open. This cues up One Man Gang to enter and draw the DQ ending. Fun match

Hulk Hogan vs Big John Studd

This seems to be right at the start of Bobby Heenan’s WWF run, with Gene Okerlund and Monsoon basically introducing him to the audience with their commentary. Hogan is so great in this match, all fired up and ready to fight. He absolutely nails Studd with a running back elbow in the corner, which looks great. Studd takes over after blocking a slam, and he’s really not a fun offensive wrestler. Just methodical clubbing blows. Hogan bleeds nastily, with blood smearing the ring apron and his white trunks, and this seems to fire him up. Hogan’s angry attack is great, but they end up fighting outside the ring, with Heenan pushing Studd back in to beat the count at Hogan’s expense. This was the best Studd match I’ve seen, and that’s because Hogan brought the fire.

Kamala vs Andre The Giant

This is a cage match, and is exceptionally tedious. The start is fine, with Andre ramming Kamala into the cage causing Kamala to want to find a way out quickly. He does manage to overwhelm Andre and nail a splash, but tries for a pin due to not knowing the rules. We then endure a LOOOOOONG stretch of Kamala chopping and choking Andre, trying to escape, Andre grabbing his foot, repeat ad infinitum. This is finally broken by Andre grabbing Kamala and choking him out, slamming him and nailing a top rope buttdrop before escaping. This was terrible.

One Man Gang vs Shawn Michaels

Complete squash. Gang clubs Michaels to the floor, hits a big clothesline and powerslam in the ring and finishes with the 747

The British Bulldogs vs King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd

Same match as from the Bulldogs’ VHS I wrote about 5 years ago. Decent little match, with the Bulldogs using speed and superior double-teaming to control early on, but suffering as soon as Bundy isolates Davey Boy. Bundy is clearly better than Studd, with his offence looking far more painful and moving with more speed. Bit of a cheap ending as Dynamite Kid suddenly runs in, locking on a sleeper that looks like he’s pulling Studd’s head off, and we get a DQ win for the Bulldogs as Studd pushes the referee over. This was fine.

One Man Gang vs Ted DiBiase

Really liked DiBiase here, showed great babyface fire. Gang was the perfect foil, not only having good control and convincingly wearing DiBiase down, but also allowing for well timed openings on DiBiase’s comebacks. A missed elbow by Gang shakes the ring, and I loved how DiBiase keeps moving wherever possible. Gang misses the 747, and DiBiase tries a figure four. Gang’s leg strength sends Ted into the ropes, where he bumps heads with Skandor Akbar, the Gang’s manager. DiBiase is out, and Gang hits the 747 to the back, before hitting one from the second rope to confirm the pinfall victory. Really dug this.

Andre The Giant vs Randy Savage

This is for Savage’s WWF title. Some fun hullaballoo to start, with the ref sending Bobby Heenan to the back. Andre sneak attacks to start, hitting a big headbutt to send Savage to the floor. Even better, when Savage is on the apron, he hits a massive chop to bring Savage back into the ring. Loved Savage’s comeback where he just runs right by a big boot and hits a clothesline to tie Andre up in the ropes. Andre frees an arm and one chop is enough to stagger Savage, playing up Andre’s size advantage. Savage goes up and hits the double-axe handle, but misses the top rope elbow (with terrible camera work missing the whole thing). Andre goes to the floor and tries to grab Elizabeth, leading to a brawl and double count out. Disappointing ending. The post-match is pretty wild, with Andre grabbing the belt and roughing up the referee, demanding to be declared champion. Andre stands alone in the ring with the title to round out this disk.

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

I-Generation Wrestling: Rodman Down Under

This is a one-off PPV filmed in Australia in the year 2000, headlined by Curt Hennig and basketball player Dennis Rodman. This used to be shown on the Wrestling Channel in the UK on a semi-regular basis 8 years ago, so I've got fond memories of it, despite a lot of it being terrible. The version I'm reviewing is sadly the German commentary version available on YouTube, so I'm not totally clear on the rules in all the matches.

The Public Enemy vs the Legion of Doom

This is for the tag titles held by the PE, and is a double-elimination table match. Rocco Rock looks to be in decent shape, which puts him ahead of the other competitors in the bout. He takes a nice 360 clotheslines bump early as if to highlight this point. In contrast, Hawk hits a diving shoulderblock which sees him barely leave the mat. The key issue with this match is that everyone seems to move in a hesitant slow motion, making everything seem tentative and fake. Guys seem to be bumping gingerly. I know you aren’t supposed to get hurt on bumps, but the audience is at least supposed to believe you are. The Enemy work heat on Animal, before isolating Hawk off the hot tag. Rock hits a nice flip dive through a table to eliminate Hawk, but an attempt on Animal sees him move, causing Rock to take a nasty landing. Back in the ring, an awkward series of events sees Animal “spear” both members of the PE through a table in the corner (with Grunge tottering backwards embarrassingly) to win the match. Rock looked decent here, the rest were clumsy and inept at best.

Brute Force vs the Barbarian

This is a hardcore match. Brute Force is Brutus Beefcake under a non-copyrighted name. Brutus attacks Barbarian from the bell with a bin and attempts to choke him out with a broom, but a low blow turns the tide in Barbarian’s favour. Barbarian isn’t afraid to lace in the chops in the corner. They brawl outside the ring, culminating in a clumsy spot when Barb seems to give Brutus an atomic drop using the guard rail. That’d be a great spot if it was intentional, but it doesn’t feel like that’s the case. Really, this match is just two guys hitting each other with weapons, with control alternating back and forth at random. Still, fair play to Brutus who really does his part in keeping the crowd into the match, really works the audience. Beefcake gets a series of 2 counts, first off a terrible looking stunner, then off a DDT and a piledriver. I suspect the English commentary would attribute this to the Barbarian’s “hard head”. Beefcake tries a bin shot from the top rope, but as he leaps, Barb boots the bin lid into his face for the three count. Not a great match.

Sweet Destiny vs Brandi Wine

Destiny is accompanied by Australian boxer Joe Bugner, whilst Wine has a short-haired Typhoon, going under the name Sugar Daddy. Destiny is (slightly) better known as Little Jeanne of “feuding with Molly Holly on WCW Saturday Night in 99/2000” fame. She was always a decent worker in those matches, and this is the best match of the night so far. It’s not always pretty – Destiny kinda only glances Brandi with a top rope crossbody – but both girls work hard and take some nice looking bumps. Destiny takes the best looking bump, landing in the railings with some real oomph. Wine hits a poor looking powerbomb, but Destiny’s handspring rana is pretty choice. We get the inevitable face-off between Bugner and Typhoon in the ring, ending with Bugner nailing a straight punch to the face, before Destiny hits a top rope superplex to win. Good enough.

One Man Gang vs Tatanka

Tatanka is defending the “International title” here. This match is strange, in that there’s nothing technically wrong with it, but it’s a deeply uninteresting match. Which is odd, as I really like both guys. OMG in particular works hard to make this good, jawing with the crowd and drawing great heat, causing a deluge of rubbish to be hurled into the ring at one point. Heck, he even takes a big bump by getting slammed off the top rope, which I didn’t expect from year 2000 One Man Gang. For his part, Tatanka throws some nice chops and sells OMG’s offence well, but this match just drags on. It’s almost 20 minutes, which is an insane length for OMG in 2000. If this had been condensed down by even 5 minutes, this could have been really fun. As it is, we sit through a slow match to get a bullshit ending. Tatanka gets a visual pin on Gang following a top rope chop, but the ref has already been bumped. As Tatanka checks on him, Gang pulls out some brass knucks (making sure to raise them high for all the crowd to see, nice touch) and punches him out to win the title.

Curt Hennig vs Dennis Rodman

Hennig is working face here, defending the I Generation world title in a street fight. Rodman doesn’t get much offence in here, believably, but he does win me over with his effort. Rodman cheap shots Hennig from behind to start, and busts him open with the belt, which is a realistic way for a non-wrestler to take over on someone like Hennig. This doesn’t last long, before Hennig is in control and works him over outside. Rodman takes an impressive bump, getting hurled over the Australian announce table, before Henning drives him through it face-first. Back in the ring, Henning stomps on Rodman’s cock, before locking in a camel clutch (only actual wrestling hold of the match) and laying in some big chops in the corner. Rodman strangely escapes from the corner by giving the ref a headbutt, and after another tussle with Hennig, throws the recovered ref from the ring. This prompts a bullshit DQ finish in the street fight main event of a one-off PPV, but I guess both guys were supposed to be protected by it. Not a great match, but strangely entertaining up to that point, despite it being worked as an extended squash for Hennig. Probably still match of the night.

ECW Hardcore TV #3 20/04/1993

The Super Destroyers vs The Wolfman & Super Ninja

Really basic squash here. Wolfman, despite the name, is just a fat guy in jeans. One Destroyer does hit a nice enzuigiri, but then barely gets Wolfman up for a slam. Super Ninja doesn’t fare much better and gets pinned following a senton. Nothing to this.

Jimmy Snuka vs Tommy Cairo

This isn’t much better. Short match with Cairo working a headlock for a long time to start. Not in the fun way, where Mike Quackenbush can work five minutes of schtick around frustrating his opponent with a headlock, just Cairo holding a headlock for a long time. Cairo barely stays down for a piledriver, before a ref bump sees Johnny Hotbody interfere, laying out Cairo with a weapon to allow the Superfly splash to win.

Eddie Gilbert vs Glenn Osbourne

Gilbert decides to go for smoke and mirrors to make this bout work. Lots of fighting outside the ring to start, making it hilarious to hear ECW commentators bemoaning the use of a table as “not wrestling”. Gilbert is clearly holding Osbourne’s hand through this to make it interesting. Osbourne works a weak comeback, with a milky clothesline, before Gilbert pins him after a brass-knucks blow. Commentator Jay Sulli informs the referee however, and the ref reverses the decision after finding them in Gilbert’s tights. This leads to Snuka vs Osbourne for the TV title tonight, as if we need another Osbourne bout.

Rockin’ Rebel vs Frank Cody

Squash, after Rebel flies into a rage when Sandman’s valet Peaches gives him a slap instead of a kiss. Barely 30 seconds, though I liked Rebel’s match-winning spinebuster.

Glenn Osbourne vs Jimmy Snuka

Yeah, this really isn’t great. Osbourne can barely hit a hiptoss on Snuka. There’s a terrible ref bump, as Snuka has to guide Osbourne round to get into position to be pushed into the ref, and Gilbert returns to break up a pin, leaving Osbourne prone to the Superfly splash to win the ECW TV title for Snuka. Really poor.

CHIKARA Pick Up Or Delivery 2004

Jolly Roger vs Darkness Crabtree

This is the best I’ve seen Roger look so far, and he takes a nasty bump to the unpadded floor to further impress. Crabtree’s old man gimmick actually enhances the match as it means he has to use basic heel offence. Rather than hitting a load of moves like the terrible Rorschach match the previous month, Crabtree uses chokes and back rakes, giving Roger something to fight back from. A rana ends a quick bout for Roger, and I didn’t hate this.

Ash vs Cady 45

These two are from the Squared Circle promotion from Canada. Unlike the previous month, where Sabian and Joker came in and totally stole the show, these two are a bit less impressive. They kick off with a competently worked series of counters and armdrags, which suggests these two work together regularly. Cady seems to botch a flip dropkick in the corner, and Ash, to his credit, instantly pounces to take control. Ash’s heel control is pretty decent, liked his running punt to the ribs and little touches like grinding his forearm into the back of Cady’s head. Cady doesn’t offer much, apart from jumping really high on a Rough Ryder. Ash rolls through a crossbody and grabs a handful of tights for the win.

Sabian & Joker vs Ultramantis & Mr ZERO

Joker and ZERO kick this off with a really fun mat section, and I dug them battling for superiority for a headlock. Ultramantis and Sabian were a bit less smooth, with some move chaining looking a little clunky. The key story point of the match sees Ultramantis put a submission hold on Sabian, but ZERO comes in to show him something in a newspaper, which costs Ultramantis the submission. The CZW boys attack and take over on ZERO. Some nasty looking running kicks in the corner. There are a couple of moments of miscommunication, but the heat on ZERO is suitably nasty. Just horrible little touches like Joker trying to bite ZERO’s mask off, or Sabian picking his nose and rubbing it on the painted mouth of ZERO. Just stuff that makes you want to see ZERO make the hot tag. He finally gets it….only for Ultramantis to turn on him with a snapmere driver and leave him prone for a Sabian senton for the win. This was the birth of Ultramantis Black and, though the turn was obvious given the tension between the two, it was still well executed.

Hallowicked vs Shane Storm

This is the weakest match on the show, and it took me 3 goes not to fall asleep when watching it. Hallowicked tries, but Storm is really green (think this was his second match). His timing is off on a corner charge and though Hallowicked hits a nice big boot to the head, this isn’t great. The end sees Hallowicked miss a swanton and Storm hits a shitty Emerald Frosion to win.

Hornet vs Extremo

Two more Squared Circle guys. Extremo is in decent shape, but Hornet looks so bushleague, even down to his stupid tights. This is just a match, nothing terrible but nothing great either. I liked Extremo ducking a crossbody by arching backwards and Hornet did an interesting hiptoss into an armbar. On the other hand, Hornet takes a terribly rehearsed tumble over the top on a missed corner charge, and Extremo barely touches Hornet on a moonsault. The end sees Extremo win with a victory roll.

The Wildcards vs Gran Akuma & Icarus

This is no DQ, triggered by the Wildcards stealing Akuma’s mask previously. This doesn’t go long, but is plenty of fun. Kingston throws some meaty looking forearms, and I love the fact they unmask Akuma for the second time, which leaves him on the floor covering his face. This means the Wildcards can isolate Icarus in the ring, beating him 2-on-1. Mike Quackenbush rushes out to bring Akuma another mask, and he returns to the ring a house on fire. This doesn’t last long, before Kingston kicks him in the back as he tries a suplex, causing Marciano to land on top for the Wildcards win. This in turn triggers another huge brawl that goes all around the venue and sees the Wildcards thrown out through the side door. Fun stuff all round.

Phantasmo vs DJ Skittlez

This was pretty rough, as neither guy is much cop in the ring. Phantasmo is billed as a luchador, but is so totally unlucha, bar his wearing a mask. Skittlez does seem to be incredibly strong, but doesn’t do anything with it. I did like Skittlez hitting a big suicide dive, but the most memorable thing about the match is Phantasmo somehow losing his mask as he tries to put Skittlez on the top rope, and the match awkwardly stopping as he puts it back on. The end sees Phantasmo casually walk out of the way of a corner charge, but get caught with a Skittlez backslide for the win.

Mike Quackenbush vs Jigsaw

This is a lumberjack match, with 5 of Quack’s titles on the line. Really enjoyed this, thought Quack was terrific and worked a really good match with a guy who’s decent but still green. For his part, Jigsaw held up his end well, but you know he probably wouldn’t be able to have a match this good with someone who isn’t on Quack’s level. Loved the early mat stuff, with Quack finding quirky new ways to apply a headlock, just to show his superiority. Nice to see Jigsaw not looking outclassed as Quackenbush starts to up the pace. Jigsaw has looked a step above the other CHIKARA students in previous shows, and you suspect the others wouldn’t be able to keep this looking competitive. Dug the fun use of the lumberjack stip, as Jigsaw pushes Quack off the apron, only for the lumberjacks to catch him and bounce him back into the ring ready to fight. Quack logically shouldn’t be giving up large parts of a match to a rookie wrestler he’s trained, so him clotheslining the ringpost gives a realistic opening for Jigsaw to attack and take control. All Jigsaw’s armwork looks good too, and it plays into his control as he uses it as a shortcut to stop Quack’s comebacks, and it helps him escape when Quack can’t support his weight on lifts. The end sees Quack finally lift Jigsaw and hit a cross-legged tombstone, only for the Wildcards to return and cause a DQ. Really good match, and real proof of how good Quack was as a wrestler.

WWF Raw 11/4/1994

Diesel vs Virgil

I had so few expectations for this match, so I was pretty pleased to see Diesel properly go at Virgil with some aggression at the start of the match. Also enjoyed Virgil’s armwork when he took control. Against Jeff Jarrett a few weeks earlier, he’d been content to just hold Jarrett by the wrist, but here he did some fun little bits, twisting it over the ropes and hitting a top rope ax handle to the shoulder. Of course, from there it all goes to shit, as Diesel slows things down, locking in THREE separate bear hugs. Virgil makes a brief spirited comeback but it gets ended by a big boot and a Jackknife for the win.

Thurman “Sparky” Plugg vs Barry Horowitz

Fairly pointless match, highlighted by the commentary team ignoring it for its entire runtime in favour of a chat with Mr Perfect. This was fairly enjoyable, though it’s odd that Horowitz had the best looking move of the match with a nice inverted DDT. The future Bob Holly was fairly pedestrian here, before winning with a top rope kneedrop.

The Quebecers vs Men On A Mission

This match was the result of an audience phone in, where the viewers could pick MoM, the Bushwhackers or the Smoking Gunns for this title match. They could have voted better, but then they could also have voted worse. This was a bit of a mess, to be honest, not aided by some overly fussy refereeing by Earl Hebner. It really hurt the match from as his insistence on clearing everyone from the ring hindered the drama on the nearfalls. I did enjoy some of this, largely due to the Quebecers. Loved Jacques’ intelligence as he eyepoked big Mabel and kept kicking at his legs to try and knock down the redwood, and there were some nice Quebecer double teams – a double stungun on Mo and a nice rocket launcher shoulder block that sent Pierre hurtling at Mabel from the top rope. Mabel had some fun fat guy offence, but Mo stinks as usual and the aforementioned Hebner refereeing prevent this from being a good bout. The Quebecers picked up the win with the assisted cannonball.