There is no doubt that “Raging Bull” Manny Fernandez is a legend and having him as a major player in Lucha Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment gives the organization a level of legitimacy that is unparalleled. Whether it’s training the younger Luchastars, being the locker room leader, or kicking butt in the ring, Manny Fernandez continues to be a legend in the world of wrestling. Episode 18 opens with a promo from “Raging Bull” calling out “INS Legacy”. It was classic “Raging Bull” and he let everyone who opposed him know that it was going to be “A long hard ride!”
The episode’s first match was between two high flyers, D-Torch and the masked luchador, Shinoby. This was a fast paced match with lots of lucha style wrestling. Shinoby made his debut with this match on “Lucha Xtreme” and he did not disappoint. He was very quick and agile, flipping around the ring and showing of his ninja-like skills. I thought Shinoby broke D-Torch’s neck when he hit him with a brutal Frankensteiner . However, D-Torch was determined to fight back and accomplished an amazing rope-run dropkick to the cornered Shinoby. I had never seen anyone do that in a match before; I seriously had to GOOGLE it to see if it had previously been done. Shinoby was defeated after D-Torch finished him off with his signature “GOJIRA Driver.”
Before the next match started, the Suburban Commandos entered the studio and grabbed the mic to call out any and all tag teams in Lucha Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment, especially members of Sheik’s Army. The undefeated twin tag team of D-Unit and T-Rent taunted Sheik’s Army’s “Financial Advisor” Mr. Franks as “Ball Park Frankie” in reference to Mr. Franks getting “Something Nasty” at the Showdown In ‘No Town event at Chukchansi Park. Is there any team that can take out 600 lbs. of Suburban Commandos?
In the next match Jeckles the Jester squared off against “Pizza Man” Vinnie Massaro. This was a fun match between two wrestlers who had mutual admiration for each other. Vinnie fired up the studio audience with his “AYE!” cheer and Jeckles was enjoying himself playing along laughing and clapping. But all joking aside, both of these wrestlers put on a clinic on what a wrestling match should be. “Pizza Man” and the Clown Prince of Wrestling, Jeckles, might be friendly outside the ring, but inside the ring Vinnie hit Jeckles with a powerful neckbreaker. Jeckles was deadly serious when he managed to execute his finisher the “Joke Slam”, but Vinnie managed to get a rope break, avoiding the loss. Vinnie Massaro put Jeckles the Jester away with a stiff forearm and got the win by pinfall.
Manny Fernandez showed why they call him “Raging Bull” as he destroyed LJ Summers in the 3rd match of the night. Manny demonstrated textbook technical wrestling, working on LJ’s legs and knees. Even though scrappy LJ Summers managed to land a heavy double axehandle from the second rope, that didn’t stop the “Raging Bull” from powering out of the smaller man’s headlock, suplexing LJ and finishing him off with a “Flying Burrito.” Even though Manny sometimes feels “tied to the whipping post”, he still continues to be a dominating force in Lucha Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment.
The main event was a Lucha Xtreme World Championship elimination match and it was truly an epic bout between two highly skilled wrestlers. “Owner of the Spotlight” Brian Cage sought victory against Reno’s “Rock Legend Scum” Adam Thornstowe. Cage took charge at the start of the match, sweeping Thornstowe and going over the rope from outside the ring to deliver a diving headbutt to “Rock Legend Scum’s” abdomen. Cage was on fire, hitting Adam with a hiptoss backbreaker , but Thornstowe is one tough athlete and dangerous inside the ring as he used his street smarts and brawling skills to try and level the playing field. This match continued to go back and forth with each wrestler trying to get the upper hand. Cage shined with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and seemed to have the match wrapped up, but Thornstowe broke the hold by getting his foot up on the rope.
“Mr. GMSI” Brian Cage went to springboard crossbody the “Rock Legend Scum,” but he missed and caught a dropkick in the gut for his efforts. Watching Brian Cage work in the ring, you can tell, he truly is a “Multi-move Paragon” using power, skill and finesse. The match ended with Wiseguy entering the studio to try and eliminate his toughest competition Brian Cage, but Cage walloped him and threw “Rock Legend Scum” into the dazed Wiseguy, nullifying the competition and allowing him to pin the stunned Thornstowe, winning the match. “Mr. GMSI” gets the win and the next spot in the Semi-Final in the Elimination Tournament for the Lucha Xtreme World Championship.
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