SEASON 1 / EPISODE 13

Exciting things are happening in Lucha Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment.
This week it was the THROWDOWN IN ‘NO TOWN, our special event from
Chukchansi Park, home of the Fresno Grizzlies.

The first match was between the “Mexican Werewolf” El Chupacabra and Sheik
Khan Abadi.  Chupacabra has wrestled all over the western U.S. but this
match marked his debut with Lucha XtremeWrestling Entertainment.  Sheik
was alone and without the benefit of having any of his cheating cohorts
outside of the ring.  Both of these wrestlers are known for their speed,
and this made the match fast-paced and exciting.  I thoroughly enjoyed the
heck out of this match and “Mexican Werewolf” is fascinating to watch with
his sharp fangs, face paint, and creepy contacts.  Without the “Sheik’s
Army” backing him, the Sheik just couldn’t out wrestle the agile “Chupi.”
El Chupacabra won the match with his finisher the “Adios Powerbomb”.

Next we had a tag team matchup with the Suburban Commandos battling the
“Sheik’s Army” representatives Wiseguy and “Money” Mike Rayne.  With his
top guys in the ring, the Sheik Kahn Abadi and his financial advisor, Mr.
Franks, were outside the ring waiting to “help.”  The Suburban Commandos
had the size advantage, but the “Army” is not to be taken lightly.
“Money” Mike showed a lot of agility with a dazzling array of kicks, like
a well-executed Enziguri and an incredible springboard roundhouse.
Wiseguy was no slouch either, showing off a nice moonsault and his
signature “Forgetaboutit.”  But, that didn’t stop the Suburban Commandos
from crushing their opponents and smashing Wiseguy with their finisher,
the “Rizzbomb.”  The financial advisor Mr. Franks then thought it was wise
to interfere in the match, and at that point the Suburban Commandos had
enough.  They pulled him into the ring and gave him “Something Nasty.”
I’m surprised Mr. Franks didn’t need an ambulance after that.  Commandos
win it by pinfall.

Former WWE Star Val Venis went up against “Submission Machine” Bobby Hart
in the 3rd match.  This was a very technical, mat-based wrestling bout
that showed off a lot of legit wrestling holds.  Val Venis seemed to slow
down a little with age and the younger Hart seemed to have the advantage.
The highlight of the match was when the “Submission Machine” superplexed
Venis from the top rope, weakening him enough to hook in his finishing
hold and getting the win with Val Venis tapping out.  If you were at the
live event you then saw Val Venis take the mic and give Bobby Hart praise
for his win and in a sense passed the torch to Bobby out of respect.

The main event was between “Raging Bull” Manny Fernandez and “INS
Enforcer” JR Kratos.  Tension had been building between these two for
weeks, and this match was to be the major battle in the war between the
“INS Legacy” and Manny and his “Raza.”  But, Kratos brought his crazed
cohort, Brian Tannen, to the ring with him, outnumbering Manny.  Then from
the locker room out came Homicide and he joined the “Raging Bull” in the
ring.  He got on the mic and said he was there to defend his mentor,
Manny, who is like a father figure to him, turning the bout into a
tag-team match.

 “INS Legacy” was eager to get to the violence, owning the
power game.  “Raging Bull” powered himself up and knocked Kratos off of
his feet TWICE with his “Flying Burrito."  With the fans cheering them on,
Fernandez and Homicide dished out RING JUSTICE to the “INS Legacy,”
despite the Legacy’s size and strength advantage.  While “Raging Bull” was
smashing Kratos into the timekeeper’s table outside of the ring, Homicide
escaped Tannen’s gorilla press to roll him up and get the pin.  This goes
to show you sometimes experience and heart go a long way for the win.

Tomorrow, July 5th, Lucha Xtreme will be wrestling at the Kings County Fair in Hanford, CA.  Get your tickets at luchaxtreme.com.  This Sat. July 7th, Chavo Guerrero Jr. will be debuting on Lucha Xtreme at 8 PM on KAIL-TV My 7.1 (Comcast Channel 13/713 HD, DISH Network, DirecTV, and AT&T U-verse Channel 53.  Please, like us on facebook.com/luchaxtreme follow us @luchaxtreme and tune into past episodes and the LX POST SHOW at luchaxtreme.com.  Until next week, “Blog ya later”
-Byron Rush.