Brass Munkey Wins Weaver Cup In Triple Threat
Brass Munkey Wins Weaver Cup In Triple Threat; Commissioner Cross Suspended By Board of Directors!
Carolina Sports Arena - Burlington NC - 08.16.08
As the anthem faded out and the fans were given a video preview of the evening's festivities, action hit the ring on the night that would crown the 2008 Johnny Weaver Memorial Tournament champion. The tag team of Wallabee Joe & "Big" Ray Kandrack hit the ring to do battle against former Mid Atlantic champion Otto Schwanz & Chase Dakota. Schwanz began the bout on the ring apron, shouting gibberish-laced instructions to his young partner and leading the crowd in foreign-language cheers. Wallabee Joe proved his mettle by stepping through the ropes to face Schwanz for the second event straight and displayed his skills on the mat despite his size disadvantage. Kandrack tagged in and took control of the match late, but a Dakota tag to Schwanz signaled the beginning of the end as he went into his "wrestling mode" and took the match to the canvas for a pinfall win.
Destiny's Lee Valiant entered the arena with mic in hand to announce that his advertised rematch against "High Definition" Steve Greene would not take place, as Greene contacted the promotion earlier in the day stating he could not make the date. The popular young competitor was scheduled to battle Greene in singles action signed as a "battle of former TV Champions".
The first semi-final match of the 2008 Johnny Weaver Memorial Tournament was out next, heating up the arena during the introductions of both VIP Jesse "El Fuego" Ortega and fan favorite Brass Munkey. The two competitors, very familiar over the years with each other's stregths and weaknesses, saw some basic wrestling during the feeling out period until Ortega made his decision and began trying administer damage to an arm in preparation for his Fujiwara armbar submission. Munkey, however, refused to cooperate, putting his educated feet into the equation with pointed accuracy. The match turned hectic, with both men hitting moves and counters before Munkey was able to connect and drive his opponent to the canvas for the three count to advance to the final match of the tournament.
The second semi-final match of the 2008 Johnny Weaver Memorial Tournament was introduced as General McAllister led out the monsterous Marcellus "Militant M.A.K." King to do battle against Commissioner Cross' "the 1st" Ric Converse who were accompanied by a masked man. Cross took the house mic after striking some sort of "deal" with the General and announced that neither man would have to wrestle twice, that he would advance BOTH men to the final match and make it a Triple Threat rules match forcing Brass Munkey to "prove himself". Both groups then proceded to leave the arena, however Cross took the opportunity to address two of the CWF Board of Directors, who work as video and sound support for the live events, sounding off about the "attitude" of one and the "online threats for his job" to the other.
Impressive young Evan Banks was out next with manager Bobby O'Neil to do singles battle with one half of the Mid Atlantic Tag Champions "Box Office Draw" Mikael Yamaha. The two collided in the center of the ring like bull elephants before the high-flying Yamaha started to feel the effects of the onslaught of Banks. Assisting from the floor, O'Neil was able to lend a hand to his man on several occassions, making that hill steeper for veteran Yamaha to climb. The ultimate survivor, the Box Office Draw lived up to his billing by simply surviving crashing through the sound system from the apron and keeping his wits about him. Banks started pressing the issue, turning up the heat, but the crafty Yamaha waited until he had his opportunity to feed the cocky young competitor a mouthful of ring boot before pinning him for the victory.
Six man tag team action was announced as Brad Stutts presented his entourage of "Dangerous E" Corey Edsel, Donnie Dollar$, Matthew de Nero, "Jersey" Nick Richards & the Fatback Girls. Former partner "Handsome" Mitch Connor led his team of CWF Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Rob "Boogie Woogie Man" McBride and CWF Mid Atlantic Television Champion Tank Lawson to the arena as Stutts declared he'd brought four wrestlers to the three in the opposite corner, prompting the idle Lee Valiant to make his entrance to stand with Connor's team. Eight man action broke out with young Richards soon caught in the opposite corner and stomped into the canvas by the four from the other team. After the RGL champion finally made the tag, the odds evened out and then turned as Stutts shouted instructions to his team to target the injured left knee of Tank Lawson, which they did in a great deal of vigor. The TV Champ was soon crippled to a point he couldn't get to his feet, but still clamped a bear hug on de Nero before dragging himself to his corner for a tag.
A brawl broke out both in the ring and on the floor between all eight competitors, with Fatback Enterprises eventually regrouping on the floor only to feel the presence of McBride, who leapt from the ring into the clustered team. Stutts' team regrouped a second time at his direction and salvaged the night with a surprising pinfall near the 23 minute mark of the marathon bout.
The first ever Triple Threat Final in five years of the Johnny Weaver Memorial Tournament was introduced next, with "the 1st" Ric Converse w/William L. Cross & masked man followed by Marcellus "Militant M.A.K." King w/General McAllister. Fan favorite Brass Munkey was introduced last and climbed through the ropes to be at the hands of a double mugging. Both of the rulebreakers attacked in unison, eventually taking turns in the ring administering a beating to the fan favorite. The truce between the two groups seemed to dissolve as King, who was climbing into the ring as Converse was backing into the ropes, caused his partner to go flying to the concrete by pulling the rope down. Converse got back to his feet irate and both he and King were victims of Brass Munkey's "educated feet" through the ring ropes. One last attempt at cooperation found King & Converse double-dropping Munkey to the canvas before hostilities between the two erupted in earnest. Munkey caught his breath on the floor as the two battled in the ring and made his way back in to eliminate big King by pinfall.
Converse, watching from the ring as King attacked Munkey again, refusing to leave the ring, eventually convinced his former cohort to exit the ring that he could "take care of it". Cross ran up on the General & King, drawing the attention of the masked man, who turned and started toward the three. Munkey used his only opportunity and hit it out of the park with a pinfall victory to become the fifth winner to have his name engraved into the Weaver Cup trophy. The 2007 Tournament Champion "Handsome" Mitch Connor entered to present the trophy to the winner, as the bloodied competitor got his breath. Munkey asked for a final ten bell salute for the namesake of the tournament, Johnny Weaver, who passed away earlier this year. Brass Munkey then took to the floor with the Cup, posing for photos and greeting well-wishers as the fans began to rise to exit. An announcement that the fans have long awaited was made as the Weaver Memorial video wound down, one that as of midnight of August 16th, 2008 Commissioner William L. Cross had been suspended indefinitely by the CWF Board of Directors following the change in the format to the Weaver Cup Final. Cross, Converse and their masked friend burst through the curtain screaming and the three disappeared through the curtain with the announcer in tow. After a few moments the announcer returned and let everyone know that Cross was being escorted from the premisis thanks to alert wrestlers and officials in the dressing room area.
CWF Mid Atlantic returns to live action on Saturday September 6th at Greensboro NC's Sumner Civitans Ballfield at 7:30 pm for wrestling under the stars!
