As I kind of figured, I was too busy during the Independence Day weekend to get any of this done, so I am hitting you all with a catch-up edition of this series! It’s not going to be one article either, it will likely be something like FOUR because a TON of wrestling content has been posted since my last rundown. This particular snippet is going to be a summary and review of two videos posted by Show Me States Wrestling that represent the majority of a show they held in Fulton, Missouri on March 2nd, 2024. Stay tuned for more of this, and hopefully I can return to the “normal” format next week!
This is going to be more like a traditional review since this is basically the full show. There was one additional match at the original show, which was a battle royale featured in episode one of SSW Tie Up:
SSW Tie-Up – June 26, 2024 / July 3, 2024 – Parts one and two of show from Fulton, MO
Part One:
The Card:
- Bert Candy and Kyle King Defeated Cordell Cain and Kujoe Demone by pinfall
- “Nothing Neater” Derek Teter Interview with Miss Wendy, attacked by O’Neal Brothers, saved by Blaire Dior and Austin Mulitalo
- FTG Defeated “Wrestling’s Finest” Blaire Dior by pinfall
- “Unstoppable” Ace Hawkins Defeated JSO by DQ
My Thoughts:
Bert Candy and Kyle King VS Cordell Cain and Kujoe Demone
The first match of the evening was a tag match with a couple of familiar faces and a few I am not familiar with, which is awesome because I haven’t followed the central/eastern Missouri wrestling as much as I really should as of late. In one corner was the pairing of Bert Candy and Kyle King, both of which I am familiar with. I have especially seen Bert Candy wrestle in numerous companies around here, but this was my first time actually seeing either of his opponents in this match Cordell Cain or Kujoe Demone. Demone is an opposing man, much like Bert Candy, but is quite a bit larger, if that can even be imagined. His partner, Cain, is the polar-opposite and is definitely the speedy portion of this duo.
Cain sucker-punched Bert early on, making it hard for Candy to get away from the flurry of punches and kicks from Demone, trapping him in the corner for a long time. All Kyle King could do is stand there and watch as his partner was destroyed. Quick tags between Kujoe and Cain kept their energy up for a long time, until Bert FINALLY got a second wind, slamming into Kujoe and getting that long-awaited tag. Kyle King was a powerhouse and got a bit of retribution of his opponents only to hand the win off to Candy. Bert nailed Cain with an incredible ripcord lariat, showing that he has obviously been studying his Japanese Wrestling hard. I like this new side of him, usually Bert is sort of fun-loving and silly, but that last move stole Cain’s soul and I’m here for it!
FTG VS “Wrestling’s Finest” Blaire Dior
Next up was a match between Frodo the Ghost (FTG) and “Wrestling’s Finest” Blaire Dior, which was a case study in the old-saying “nice guys finish last.” As many wrestling fans can tell you Frodo the Ghost is insufferable. FTG is willing to do pretty much anything to win, he does not care what the crowd thinks, and will actively cheat as much as he can to get what he wants. That’s exactly what happened here and FTG pulled every dirty trick he could to eventually pull out a win. I mean, I’ll give it to him, his ways have made him very successful in wrestling, and he has had some pretty prominent championships because of this, but at the cost of being indescribably awful.
Blair was impressive as always, but it’s hard to come back from being choked on the ropes and other unsportsmanlike behavior! After his win, fans were furious at FTG, who got in mic and said he owned the ring, and he was taking the company over. He announced the SSW locker room was all on notice. Extraordinarily strong words, I wonder how he follows through with that threat.
“Unstoppable” Ace Hawkins VS JSO
It has been a minute since I’ve seen Hawkins, he was featured heavily when I was still going to a lot of WLW shows back when I lived in Central Missouri, so I’m glad to see him still doing well. On the flipside, this is my first time seeing JSO as far as I can remember, and from what I see here, the dude is pretty solid. Hawkins was going into match with noticeable knee injury, limping heavily, which was the result of a mysterious masked man attacking him during the SSW Championship tournament. At one point he nailed JSO with multiple flying elbows into the corner, but his knee eventually gave out. This resulted in JSO taking over the match.
I’m sure neither man was too thrilled at the end of this match as the very same Masked man ran in, pulled Hawkins out of the ring, and began to brutalize him once again. JSO had to stand there and simply watch as any chance at gaining a “W” for his record went out of the window entirely. Who is this guy, and what does he have against “Unstoppable” Ace Hawkins?
Part Two:
The Card:
- El Diablo Defeated CK Cosmic by pinfall
- Ace Hawkins Calls out the man that has been attacking him for two shows now.
- Handicap Match – “Nothin Neater” Derek Teter defeated The O’Neal Brothers (Devin and Steven)
- “Astonishing” Austin Mulitalo defeated Tobias Storm
My Thoughts:
The two competitors for this match are no strangers to me, as I have covered and thoroughly enjoyed the work of both men in KCXW, although I do not believe I had even seen them go against each other until now. In terms of how these two men stack up, CK Cosmic and El Diablo could not be more different in terms of wrestling style, size and even temperament. Honestly, this match could have gone either way, and for a substantial portion of it, I assumed that CK Cosmic was going to run away with it. Cosmic is at least double the weight of Diablo, and more than likely stands almost a full foot taller than him. This was a definite David and Goliath match-up!
El Diablo’s chief tactic here was doing his powerful and precise kicks to various joints to try “to chop down the big tree” that was CK Cosmic. That did, however, leave him quite open to reprisal, and a number of times Diablo’s high-flying attacks backfired. Cosmic caught dives and put together a big string of huge power moves at one point that seemed to tip the tide of the match over towards an easy win. Even after a stumble, Diablo was very tenacious, not letting doubt cloud his mind. El Diablo was able to do a “662” (his version of the 619, informed by commentary) followed up by his finishing move “The Sacrifice.”
As we know, “Nothin’ Neater” Derek Teter was beat up earlier by The O’Neal Brothers, and somehow agreed to a handicap match to get revenge. Teter came out, after a slight delay, to receive what many saw as a guaranteed attempted murder by the hands of the O’Neal’s if the match were to happen. Teter’s arm was taped up, apparently had a head/neck injury, and generally looked rough. Derek wasn’t even in his wrestling gear! After some heinous double moves it seemed like the match was winding down, however Teter hit some big belly-to-back suplexes followed by his gigantic chokeslam to defy all the odds. “Nothin’ Neater” Derek Teter defeated The O’Neal Brothers, but at what cost?
Sometimes you see somebody do something in a wrestling match and you have to just sit back, shake your head, and wonder, why? That was the case with me watching Tobias Storm come out into the Fulton, MO crowd and start spraying children, that just wanted a high-five, in the faces with water like they were cats trying to knock cups off of the table. Perhaps I’m unaware of some unknown menace these children brought to Storm, but otherwise I am just going to assume he was being an asshole for no reason. Thankfully, “Astonishing” Austin Mulitalo was there to bring hope back to these betrayed cherubic faces, hope that Austin would completely whoop his butt in the ring.
Tobias is known as being “Pound for Pound one of the strongest wrestlers around”, which is amazing, but he really squandered that moniker here. Not only was he absolutely arrogant, but he threw a fit when he felt he didn’t get his way at one point. Storm’s attention was definitely not on his opponent, and despite having what I would consider a bit of a “lead” at the opening minutes of the match, Austin Mulitalo was able to use Tobias’ antics against him and pull out a big win. After the match, SSW booker Tez Wyatt pointed out that the Austin in this show from March is very different from how he acts now, and that he seems different. I still can’t wait to see the finals of the championship tournament between him and El Diablo, coming soon.
Overall, solid show, and you all should watch it!
