Jason Rage v. Hoodfoot v. Jason Devine in a Pop My Cherry First-Round Match
This is an elimination 3 way dance to kick off the first round. Hoodfoot hit a nice top. Hoodfoot broke a tube bundle over both Jason's. Hoodfoot used a popper bat on Jason Rage. These men all changed tube shots. Jason Devine eliminated Jason Rage with a spinebuster. Jason Devine delivered a vicious chair shot on Hoodfoot. Hoodfoot finished the match with a Saito Suplex through a tube-covered door. This was a great way to start the tournament.
Hoodfoot advanced via pinfall
3.75/5
John Wayne Murdoch v. Dimitri Alexandrov in a Wire and Ice First-Round Death Match
John Wayne Murdoch started off with a tube bundle shot after Jamming barbed wire into Damitri Alexandrov's head. Murdoch jammed a gusset plate into Alexandrov's arm. Alexandrov drove Murdoch's head into a cooler of dry ice. Murdoch jammed a fork into Alexandrov's head. Alexandrov gave Murdoch a Death Valley driver onto the apron onto a corkboard. Murdoch gave Alexandrov a superplex onto bottle caps and dry ice below. Alexandrov gave Murdoch a slam onto a barbed wire board. This was a great match and John Wayne Murdoch made a star out of Dimitri Alexandrov.
John Wayne Murdoch advanced via pinfall
3.5/5
Dysfunction v. Dr. Redacted in a Boards of Death First-Round Match
Dr. Redacted threw tubes at Dysfunction. Dysfunction got his receipt on Redacted with the tubes. Dr. Redacted got thrown into a board of Mouse traps. Dysfunction's son broke up the pin after Redacted did a frog splash, then Bobby V and Dysfunction's son brawled, and Redacted locked in the London Dungeon for the win. This was a decent match.
Dr. Redacted advanced via pinfall
2.25/5
Bobby V. V. Neil Diamond Cutter in a Block is Hot First-Round Match
Neil Diamond Cutter suplexed Bobby V through a shield with tubes. Bobby V stapled a 5 Dollar Bill to Neil Diamond Cutter's nuts then hit NDC with a popper bat. Neil hit Bobby V. With a bag of mega blocks. Neil Diamond Cutter broke a cinderblock over Bobby V's nuts. These two had a gusset plate exchange. Neil Diamond Cutter used the skewers on Bobby V. And Neil finished off the match with a Death Valley driver onto a Cinderblock. This was a solid match and a welcome surprise to the tournament.
Neil Diamond Cutter advanced via pinfall
3.75/5
Lil Sicko v. Chuck Stein in a Pins and Needles First-Round Match
Sicko used a barbed wire bat on Chuck Stein. After some wrestling, which Lil Sicko is very good at, Chuck Stein used a barbed wire bat and syringes on Lil Sicko.
Lil Sicko went through a board with porcupine needles. This was a good match and Lil Sicko really impressed me here.
Lil Sicko advanced via pinfall
3.25/5
Remington Rhor v. Micheal Kruger in an Ultraviolent Baptisn First-Round Match
Remington Rhor carved up Micheal Kruger with a machete. Kruger used a gusset cross on Rhor. These two wore each other or with tubes. Then Rhor hit the STO for the win. This was a decent showing for Kruger but this was a bit slow for my liking.
Remington Rhor won via pinfall
2/5
Ultraviolent Gauntlet
We had a nontournament gauntlet next. Jay Fowler and Leon King started. After some homophonic remarks from a few idiots in the crowd and some decent wrestling, Jay Fowler advanced via pinfall, and Ricky came out next.
Ricky did some good High-flying and eliminated Jay Fowler. Noah Clover came out next. After a cutter, Ricky eliminated Noah Clover. Anakin Murphy came out next. Murphy got Ricky with the small package. Tully Bertorelli came out next. Murphy used a popper bat on Tully and kicked him in the head to advance. Yanni Giannos came out next. Murphy and Giannos had a tube exchange. Anakin Murphy jammed a gusset plate into Giannos. And after a cutter, Yanni Giannos eliminated Anakin Murphy. Breyer Wellington came out next. The final elimination was Bryer Wellington hitting a Death Valley driver on Giannos. For a more trading wrestling match with a few weapons snuck in this was good.
Breyer Wellington won via pinfall
3/5
John Wayne Murdoch v. Lil Sicko in a Pane in the Glass Semi-Final Match
John Wayne Murdoch suplexed Lil Sicko through a pane of glass. With a nice assist from Jimmy, Deacon Murdoch power-bombed Sicko through a pane of glass. Murdoch threw a tube bundle at Sicko. Sicko gave Murdoch a twisting neckbreaker through a pane of glass then these guys had a tube exchange. And Murdoch finished off the match with 2 brainbusters on Sicko through a chair. This was an amazing match, and a star was born here in Lil Sicko. This match is what I love about Death Match wrestling.
John Wayne Murdoch advanced via pinfall
5/5
Neil Diamond Cutter v. Dr. Redacted in a Semi-Final Match
After some good wrestling to start Redacted went through a barbed wire board. After another good wrestling sequence, Neil Diamond Cutter did a Senton with a tube bundle on his back to Redacted. Redacted finished off the match with a frog splash onto a barbed wire board. I enjoyed this match because these dudes didn't use weapons the whole match and these men showed they can both wrestle.
Dr. Redacted advanced via pinfall
2.75/5
Remington Rhor v. Hoodfoot in a Home Improvement Semi-Final Match
Hoodfoot used a carpet strip on Remington Rhor. Hoodfoot hit a tope on Rhor. Remington Rhor dove off of the stage and put Hoodfoot through a tube cabin. Hoodfoot got a piece of glass in his tooth, and Hoodfoot took the piece of glass out and jabbed Remington Rhor with the piece of glass. Hoodfoot gave Rhor a Saito suplex through a door. Remington Rhor gave Hoodfoot a tiger driver through a tube bundle. Hoodfoot gave Remington Rhor a brainbuster through a pizza cutter board. Remington Rhor used a drill on Hoodfoot and then hit Hoodfoot with a driver for the finish. This was a good and very violent hoss fight.
Remington Rhor advanced via pinfall
3.5/5
John Wayne Murdoch v. Dr. Redacted v. Remington Rhor in the Death Wish Cup Finals
This one was for all the marbles, the right to be the winner of the first-ever Death Wish Cup. It was redacted, and Remington Rhor took out John Wayne Murdoch early and then went at it with tubes. Remington Rhor gave Redacted an F5 through a pane of glass. Redacted threw Chairs at Remington Rhor. Redacted did a Cannonball through a pane of glass. Remington Rhor gave Redacted a Bleeding Kansas Driver, and Redacted was kicked out. Dr. Redacted gave Remington Rhor a frog splash through a Tokyo Tower to get the win and the Death Wish Cup. This was a great final match and the right person won.
Dr. Redacted won the Death Wish Cup via pinfall
4/5
Overall
This was a very solid tournament with a lot of high-quality matches. If this is what the Death Wish Cup is going to be, I hope this becomes a tradition.
7/10