The second edition of All-Star Academy shows took place just this last Friday on Halloween eve. The students and even a couple guest appearances highlighted what was said to be a fantastic outing for ACW and its growing fanbase all across Canada.
Attendance was up from last show’s 568, jumping up to 671 and those extra fans certainly added to what was a great atmosphere on tonight’s show.
In addition to a decent card, the opening match consisted of a ten-man battle royale featuring some of the budding ACW recruits where the last two men remaining would join forces to take on the Heirs of Wrestling (Frank Pierce and Ryan Gallway) for the ACW Tag Team Titles on a future ACW broadcast.
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We opened with a quick Battle Royale. The fans got going, showering particularly John Sarsgaard and the SOBs with some good attention, both of those men having great outings while touring on ACW television.
Ulf German was unceremoniously disposed of first after cutting an anti-American and Canadian promo prior to match time, as well as running down the other nine competitors. This left nine other gladiators vying for battle. The SOBs quickly showed off their skills in the ring, using some creative double-team sequences to rid the ring of John “The Hammer” Smith and JP Boudreau. Surprise entrant Avis Flyfield had a fantastic showing as well, maneuvering the big man Malk Al-Haq out of the ring with a Hurrcanrana counter to a powerbomb. Avis tried to the skin the cat, but got thrown out and over by Orlando Grant. The OG of ACW took the battle to the end, throwing him over the top rope as well. This left a final four of Sarsgaard, OG and the SOBs. The SOBS worked together and trying for another double-team, but OG shoved Selby over the top rope. Sheamus, after a huge scuffle with Sarsgaard, was tossed over.
YOUR WINNERS: John Sarsgaard and Orlando “OG” Grant
Ulf German vs. JP Boudreau
Pissed with his early elimination and the part that JP Boudreau played in it, needless to say that German was on the warpath. JP took the battle to him early with some great matwork, wrestling circles around the bigger man and keeping him wrapped up until a nasty spill into the steel steps on the outside gave Ulf control. He took control with several power moves and locked JP in a Camel Clutch-like maneuver for nearly a minute. JP fought back with a couple suplexes and tripped him up for the Quebec Clover Leaf, but an eye rake led to Ulf getting the upper hand. One Effeciency later (Jackknife Powerbomb) and that was all she wrote for JP.
WINNER: Ulf German
Andy Sharp promo
The second that “War” by Sick Puppies hit the arena, fans were puzzled, but once the ACW Champion made a shocking appearance through the curtains, there was no more confusion to be had. Giving a speech, Andy ran down the list of champions before him and said he was happy to be included in that class, stating what it meant to be able to hold the belt for a second time. He praised the fine ring work of the students and wished them nothing but good things for the road ahead.
Jack Harris vs. Vick Victory
Vick Victory was a new signee to the All-Star Academy. At a very unimposing 5’5” and probably only 145 pounds soaking wet, it was hard for him to get too much crowd support… especially when your opponent was a near seven-foot, three hundred pound monster in the best shape of his life. Vick Victory was given two free shots and he made the most of him, hitting him in the stomach. That didn’t work too well when “The Chancellor of Excellence” simply booted him in the gut and drove him damn near through the canvas with a deadly Chokeslam/Spinebuster combo. Three seconds later and it was clear Vick Victory had some more training to do.
WINNER: Jack Harris
Harris snatched the mic and derided the fact that he had been confined to the Academy, citing he’d come moments away from wrestling for the Scorpion Fighting Title. He promised big things to come and stated very soon, he’d be holding gold amongst the best in ACW. Do you want to argue with him?
The SOBs vs. The End and John “The Hammer” Smith
In a very fast-pased battle, the SOBs did battle with The End and John “The Hammer” Smith. The opening minutes saw Sheamus and Selby blitz Smith with several moves before being put down by a sick clothesline from Smith on the outside. The End and Smith took turns teeing off on Selby with a good combo of power moves until he made the big tag. From there, Sheamus went to town on both guys, hitting an impressive Reverse DDT/Flatliner combination on both The End and John Smith. The match wrapped up with the S**tfaced Facebuster on The End followed by the Celtic Press (Somersault Legdrop) gave the Irish identical twins a huge victory.
WINNER: The SOBs
The fans went home happy for the evening after a hot tag team match closed out the show. After show reports state that Joe Bishop and SilverHAWK were very pleased with the progression of some of the students, paying special props to not only The SOBs for their advanced progression, but also John Sarsgaard and Orlando Grant playing a potentially great “hard working man/entertainer” duo.
All in all, a great night for the up-and-coming stars of ACW.
