Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling 11/10/2024

Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling 11/10/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/southern-illinois-championship.html

Drew Abenhaus and Lucky P. Larson welcome us to the show. Kowalski vs Jayson Breed for the SICW Classic Title is the main tonight. Drew says things are picking up here and Larson says 11/23 is the last day we have to deal with Herb Simmons. 

Curtis Wylde vs Jaquan Wright

Curt has Wildfire with him as usual. Curt is put in a waistlock and side headlock. JW side headlock takeovers him. Curt side headlocks him then headlock takeovers him. Curt side headlocks him and wristlocks him. JW rolls through it and headflips out. JW wristlocks him back and Curt armdrags him.

Curt hits punches then JW dropkicks him. JW trips him, handstands on his back and pendulum double knees him. Curt hits a big spear for 2. Curt does a low crossbody for 2. JW jawbreakers him and hits some forearms. Curt hits a spinebuster and picks up the win.

Thoughts: It was a lot more even than I expected and a full match instead of a squash. This was a decent opener. Curt had a nice spear here and JQ was moving around well.

They shake hands after.

We then go to:

Loser waves the flag match, winner gets to choose the stipulation for 11/23 - Atila Khan vs Gary Jackson

We join this in progress. Khan is busted open and powerslams Gary. Khan fist drops him. Gary hits some punches then neckbreakers him. Gary hits some more punches and is tripped from the outside. Stephen E and Danny Boy Hawkins argue outside. E waves the flag at Danny as they argue and E drops the flag. The ref thinks E waved the flag and declares Gary the winner.

Danny Boy gets on the mic after and says E is dumber than he looks and says he pulled a fast one on him. He says Herb Simmons gets to name the stipulation for the 11/23 match. He says E should be handcuffed to Bob Orton Jr. during it. E tries to bribe Herb. Herb doesn't give in and says every fan wants to see him kicked out of town.  

Drew interviews Danny Boy Hawkins. Danny says him, Herb, Ron Powers and Gary Jackson have been doing this for a long time. Danny says they executed their plan at the loser waves the flag match. Danny talks about Bob Orton Jr. being handcuffed to Stephen E. He says E has interfered in a bunch of matches. Danny says they will execute the plan in the next match as well. Danny says the match on 11/23 will be the most important match he has ever been in. He says they are considered the underdogs but they will not be beaten.

Herb talks to Chris Blair (racetrack owner) at the last SICW show. Herb talks about how fun it was to be at the racetrack. Herb then hypes up the 11/23 match and says SICW will bring the best in racing and wrestling in 2024.

We then cut a Lillith Khan match from the last show. Unfortunately, they don't tell us who her opponent is but she has Ms. Hyde written on her tights. The match is joined in progress and both girls get DQ'd. Stephen E comes in and complains.

Destiny Lynch interviews Kowalski and Lucky P. Larson. Lucky says Lillith Khan is good but says Kowalski is 7,000 tons of walking mountain. He says all Kowalski needs to do is hit one shot. He questions Jayson Breed wanting a match with Kowalski. He tells him to pay his life insurance and pre-pay his hospital bill because he will not walk out on his own power. 

Glenn Williams vs Cade Maxen

Sean Vincent is with Glenn Williams. Cage step up knees Glenn in the corner and hits a slingblade. Cade hits mounted punches. Glenn back elbows him out of the corner and lariats him over. Glenn bots him in the corner and Sean hits a cheapshot on Cade. Glenn camel clutches Cade on the ropes and Sean poses. Sean then hits another cheap shot.

Cade ducks a lariat then neckbreakers Glenn for 2. Cage clubs on Glenn. Glenn knees him in the gut and Sean trips Cade as he runs the ropes. Glenn pulls Cade down from behind for 2. Glenn hammerlocks Cade then hammerlock ddt's him.

Cade misses a pepsi twist lariat and Glenn uranages him for a close 2 count. Glenn does a cobra clutch russian legsweep and gets the pin.

Thoughts: It was alright with Cade getting some offense in, making us think he had a shot here. Glenn then put him down as expected.

Drew interviews Glenn and Sean after. Glenn says if Cade keeps fighting like that, he has got a future. Sean talks about Glenn being the Central States champ forever. Glenn is asked about only defending the title once every 30 days. Glenn says there's contract laws and says he got a new contract when he won the title. He says his contract states he only has to defend the title once every 30 days. He says he's the one true star here and says if you want to see the title get defended, you have to pay the money to buy a ticket to see him. He says you won't see him defend it on the tapings because they are free.

Drew says Glenn has lost 2 non-title matches. Sean blames dirty refs for it. Glenn talks about an upcoming match with Bobby D. He said he beat him in a cage match and wonders how he is getting another shot at him. Glenn says he's the man and the cards are always stacked against him. Sean says the next match with Bobby D is it. Glenn says he wants new challengers after Bobby. He says to bring on new challengers or some legends. He then says he didn't forget about Orton or Buff hitting him. He says he's the champ around here and says he runs this place.

Promoter's Corner

Drew is in an empty ring and says we will see a different side of him. He talks about his history in SICW. He says wrestling has saved his life multiple times. He says Herb Simmons gave his card after his grandmother died. He says he still keeps the card. He says his mother passed away. He said he had health and girl troubles. He says he watched things he cares about being threatened by outsiders.

He sys he learned everything he knows from Herb and Larry Matysik. He says being close to Herb's family has saved his life. He says wrestling is the only good thing about him. He says SICW isn't what he does, it's who he is. He says Stephen E and Travis Cook told him he's gone if they win control of SICW.

He says he doesn't know what's next for him and says he hopes we will see him again. He says he wants to thank everyone if this is it. He says he's afraid of the locker room and even Destiny. He says 11/23 is a war for SICW. He says everything is at risk. He says SICW is the greatest thing that ever happened to him and says it will be devastating if Devastation Inc wins. He says he hopes everyone will be there to be with them. 

SICW Classic Title - Kowalski (c) vs Jayson Breed

Lucky P. Larson distracts JB and Kowalski nails JB from behind. Kowalski hits him in the head then stands on his face. Kowalski clubs on him and hits a big slam. Kowalski chokes him then hits some crossface shots out of the chinlock.

Kowalski hits headbutts. JB comes back with punches and gets his eyes raked. Kowalski sits on him on the bottom rope. Larson chokes JB from the outside. Kowalski euros him.

JB hits shots to the but and hits some elbows to the head. JB has his crossbody caught and he takes a backbreaker for 2. JB boots him out of the corner then 2nd rope dropkicks him. JB flying shoulders him.

JB 2nd rope diving lariats him and clubs on him. Kowalski double axe handles him. JB flying kicks him then flying lariats him twice. Kowalski goes down. Larson hands Kowalski a tire iron. Kowalski nails JB with it and picks up the pin.

Thoughts: It was fine but had a dirty finish. Kowalski was the favorite here and pulled this one off as expected. JB didn't have a bad showing before going down.

Kowalski heads to the back and The Big Texan hits him. they get into the ring and fight. Texan hits a nice lariat and pins him even though this isn't a match. Kowalski wakes up after with a busted lip and the fight continues. 

Drew interviews The Big Texan. Texan says what he did was to prove he can beat Kowalski. He says he got his blood on his arm. He says November is his birthday month and says there's no better present than winning back what is his - the Classic Title.

Overall thoughts: This was all about the big push for the 11/23 show. And they did a good job of making it feel important. The matches got a little more time than usual which I liked and they weren't completely one sided which I liked. It was a decent hour of wrestling as usual and I liked the show.