ICW NHB: Vol 73

 

MM3 v. Nathan Mowery 

Nathan Mowery sent MM3 through a door with a dropkick. Mowery used a hacksaw on MM3. MM3 reversed the saw blade in Nathan Mowery. MM3 shot Nathan Mowery with a Dart Gun. MM3 gave Nathan Mowery a pump-handle slam through a door bridge. MM3 got Nathan Mowery and slammed him through a box fun on 2 doors, then MM3 hit the red wing destroyer to get the win. This was a good open-by-two up-and-comer.

MM3 won via pinfall 

3.25/5

Shazza McKenzie v. Tommy Vendetta 

Tommy started off by jamming a Gusset into the posterior of Shazza McKenzie. Shazza attacked Tommy Vendetta with a cookie sheet and on yours truly as well. Tommy busted open Shazza with a cookie sheet. Shazza gave Tommy Vendetta a backbody drop onto hockey pucks. Shazza McKenzie gave Tommy Vendetta a powerbomb onto a door bridge with hockey pucks on it. Shazza did a great-looking split leg onto tubes. Tommy Vendetta gave Shazza McKenzie 3 consecutive piledrivers onto Legos for the finish. This was a fun match. It was funny that I was involved. And a good showing from both wrestlers. 

Tommy Vendetta won via pinfall 

3/5

Tommy Trainwreck v. Dr. Redacted 

Tommy Trainwreck started the match by attacking Redacted during his entrance and jamming a gusset plate into his head. Dr. Redacted threw doors and an Ironing board at Tommy Trainwreck. Dr. Redacted gave Tommy Trainwreck a dropkick through a barbed wire board, then put another barbed wire door on Trainwreck and did a Cannonball through that. Tommy Trainwreck blasted Redacted with a tube bundle. Trainwreck tried to give Redacted a powerbomb through a pane of glass, but the glass wouldn't break. Redacted gave Trainwreck a Tower of London on top of a trash can. Redacted gave Trainwreck a double stop while Tommy Trainwreck had a tube bundle in his shirt. Redacted threw everything that wasn't nailed down, including the unbreakable glass at Trainwreck, and then Redacted used a Weedwacker on Tommy Trainwreck. I redacted and finished this off with a Double stomp onto a forkboard. This was a chaotic and hard-hitting match. It was great. 

Dr. Redacted won via pinfall 

3.75/5

Danny Demanto v. Hoodfoot 

After some brawling outside of the ring, Danny Demanto jammed a gusset into Hoodfoot's hand. Danny poured salt into the wounds of Hoodfoot. Hoodfoot did a picture-perfect Tope to Danny Demanto. Danny set up Hoodfoot on a table, placed tubes on Hoodfoot, and then gave him a double storm,p, and Danny landed badly on his leg. This kind of took away from the match as it was getting good.

Hoodfoot won via pinfall 

2.5/5

John Wayne Murdoch v. Eric Ryan 

The card got shuffled up a bit, and John Wayne Murdoch had a mystery opponent. A returning Eric Ryan answered the challenge. These two started off carving each other up with tubes. After a vicious tube exchange, John Wayne Murdoch gave Eric Ryan an assist-out power bomb onto Terra Kat. John Wayne Murdoch finished off Eric Ryan with a Koji clutch. This was a good match and a great surprise with Eric Ryan's return

John Wayne Murdoch won via submission 

2.75/5

Kaplan v. Satu Jinn v. Otis Cogar v. Tank

Otis started off attacking his opponents with a taser bat, and his opponents returned the favor. Tank and Satu Jinn had a jug on a stick exchange. All four men brawled outside of the ring. Satu Jinn and Otis Cogar did their razor and Kitana spots at the same time. Satu Jinn finally broke the pane of glass by driving Otis Cogar through it. Kaplan speared Tank through a door. Otis played in some cringeworthy chair shots on Kaplan. Otis got the W after that. This was what I expected. A chaotic brawl by 4 big men. 

Otis Cogar won via pinfall 

3/5

Bobby Beverly defended the American Death Match Championship against Masashi Takeda 

These two started off destroying tubes over each other. Takeda jumped off the landing onto Bobby Beverly, who was lying on a door bridge below. Takeda got the scissors spot in. Bobby Beverly hit Takeda with a knee strike and a Saito suplex through a chair. Bobby Beverly gave Takeda a suplex through a knife board and then a Saito suplex. Takeda gave Bobby Beverly a Jung Woo dropkick through a tube bundle. Bobby Beverly gave Takeda a brainbuster through chairs. Takeda hit a backfire through the tubes, laid a tube bundle on Bobby Beverly, and did a splash, but Bev kicked out at 1! And after a suplex through a tube bundle new American Death Match Champion. Fuck. This match was amazing. It's up there as one of the best live matches I've seen. Watch this. Fuck was this good.

Masashi Takeda won the American Death Match Championship via pinfall 

5/5

After the match, Takeda told the whole ICW locker room off, and Danny Demanto, John Wayne Murdoch, The Pillars, and Dr. Redacted came out to stand up for ICW NHB. 

Overall

This was an amazing show First 3 matches were bangers. Eric Ryan returning was great and the main was so fucking good. Great show and possibly one of the best I've ever attended. 

8/10