Nerd Watch Wednesday - Superkick'd You Wish! 2019

Apr 7, 202016 min read

Updated: Jun 3, 2020

Shoutout to RJF who has given us something truly new to review this week in Superkick'd Wrestling. I thought I had my finger on the pulse until I saw this product thanks to him and it reminds me of the early PROGRESS shows at the Garage in terms of aesthetics and attitude. Big fan. Can't wait for NXT Canada to boom lolz.

If you want to watch their product, head to their YouTube channel which includes the show from December 2019 which we are reviewing here. Let's get started, with Dom Van Dam tucking into the opening match street fight!

STREET FIGHT: KOBE DURST v ANTON ALEXIEV

By Dom Van Dam

G’day lads and welcome to your opener here at Superkick’d You Wish. So like most of the boys here at WSBF this is my first experience with the Toronto based independent but the commentators are doing a fantastic job selling these young wrestlers to me from the get go.

Kobe Durst, the young lion, is the first to make his way to the ring for this street fight. In a recent match he supposedly finished an opponent with a top rope piledriver. His opponent Anton Alexiev, The White Russian, is sold as a risk taker in the ring and a party boy outside and this is only strengthened further when he comes to the entrance area with a full bottle of Smirnoff Red. This guy would be my new favourite wrestler if I didn’t drink 3 full bottles of this stuff during Wrestlemania at the weekend.

The action spills out of the ring with a Cactus Clothesline and it’s not long before the Smirnoff Strangler appears with a ladder. This is super good fun. The lads are just sprinting here, hitting every move they can think of with less selling than a non-essential business.

The best part for me is the nostalgia of the commentary. I can’t guarantee if it’s the same guy, but the play by play commentator sounds exactly like Eric Gargiuolo from CZW in the early 2000s (and the first ROH show) calling the action. It has to be him. Here’s the aforementioned Piledriver from the top rope by Durst (no relation to Fred), but Alexiev kicks out.

There’s about 1.5 seconds of selling before Kobe (no relation to Bryant) scales the ladder but Anton (no relation to Dec) turns the tables with a superplex from the top of the ladder right into the middle of the ring.

The White Russian is looking for “Bottle Service” which is apparently just hitting your opponent in the face with a glass bottle, James Storm style, but The Young Lion is able to avoid it.

Durst commandeers the bottle and is up on top! He flies off with the bottle held to his forehead for a diving headbutt which shatters the glass! This is the best fun. Look this heinous shit up lads!

Durst is looking for a piledriver from the top of the ladder but gets backdropped back to the mat. Anton is up on the top rung of the ladder now and the crowd is absolutely buzzing for the Swanton Bomb! 1-2-3.

Your winner by a Ladder Assisted Swanton Bomb - my new favourite wrestler - Anton Alexei

SUMMARY: Think I’m gonna play the rest of this show out! Drink lots of water; look after your mates

WINNER - ANTON ALEXEI BY SWANTON BOMB OFF A LADDER

KINGS OF THE 6IX TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: CURE (C) vs. BRENT BANKS & TYSON DUX

By Matt Connolly

So something completely new for me on Nerd Watch this week. I've never heard of this event or company but with time on my side in wake of this pandemic I still decided to jump in and try something new.

My match sees the Tag Champions of the promotion The Cure defending the straps against Brett Banks and Tyson Dux. I've actually heard of the challengers. Banks wrestled Jordan Devlin at a Progress show last year and impressed me. Dux was part of the cruiserweight classic unless I'm getting confused.

Challengers out first. Audio is a bit ropey. They both say that they expect a title defence for The Cure so really building these guys up. Champs come out next. They have a little lacky with them so no doubt he is going to get involved here. I don't really have any hot takes on their attire. One of them is wearing pants and has Fear across his arse. I think he is called Strotosphere?

He gets completely outwrestled by Dux so is forced to tag out to Jessie Lee? Jessie V? I'm hearing his name Six Different Ways here so will just refer to him as Jessie. The pattern of the heels being out wrestled continues and now quick tags between Banks and Dux leave them in complete control early on.

Every time the heels tag in or out to change momentum they are cut of by the accumen of their opponents. Jessie manages to get a few licks in but he only has A Short Term Effect on the babyfaces. Dux in particular is able to match up physically despite giving away a couple of inches.

This comes to a Grinding Halt however after Straosphere desperately grabs Dux's trunks and hits a back suplex in the corner, then big lad Jessie nails a lariat and now the bad lads are cooking. Power moves to impress from Jessie. A high vertical suplex a particular highlight.

Very old school approach from The Cure. Ground and pound and cutting the ring off with frequent tags. Dux eventually manages to get a few moves in though and makes a hot tag to Banks. Banks comes in on fire and manages to hit a series of moves including a textbook dropkick while ducking and diving his opponents reaches.

He's super athletic. Stratosphere attempts strikes but they are Never Enough. I guess there is a reason he has Money emblazoned across his backside. This sequence ends with a Blue Thunder bomb for a close two count.

Into the closing stretch and Dux and Banks set up for a double team finish. Jessie breaks it up but still eats a tornado DDT from Dux. Banks hits a cutter on Stratosphere followed by a lariat from Dux but for some reason the ref stops counting before three. It's a botch. Real shame it's fallen apart here as it sounded like it would of been a huge pop. We carry on regardless.

Jessie tags himself in and gets a two from a chokeslam. That seemed Close To Me. As he goes to fly of The Top he is caught for a superplex by Dux and then a splash by Banks. Surely a three? No. The little cretin that arrived with The Cure breaks the pin.

The ref doesn't seem to care. Dux therefore takes matters into his own hands and proceeds to Torture the interfering melt with chops. This distracts him into the crowd though A Forest of bodies. Seventeen Seconds later Banks is left to eat a double team powerbomb knee combo from High for the victory.

SUMMARY: Botch aside that was a fun match. Crowd seemed into it and Banks is someone who deserves more exposure. Also, I managed to sneak ten Cure songs into the review.

WINNERS - THE CURE BY COMBO OF CURE REFERENCES

ORLANDO CHRISTOPHER vs. SHANE SABRE

By Nineties Mike

Hello, and welcome to my little portion of what is sure to be another stellar NWW. Thanks to Rich for pulling us into unknown territory with some Canadian wrestling, courtesy of Superkick’d Pro Wrestling’s You Wish from last December.

I plumped for the 3rd match of the show, and it kicks off in a rather odd way, with Orlando Christopher running in to attack The Cure who had just successfully defended their Tag Titles, only for The Cure to spring a surprise on Christopher with a run-in of their own making in the form of Shane Sabre. Sabre runs wild on an unsuspecting Christopher. A ref is in and signalling for the bell! We are go!

Christopher immediately turns the tables with kicks in the corner and a Back-Body-Drop and smashes his face into the turnbuckle pads. A rake to the eyes from Sabre sees yet another twist in the tale, and yet Christopher does one of his own and he’s in control again.

He ties Sabre up in the Tree of Woah and climbs the opposite buckle but as he jumps he is plucked out of the air by The Cure’s Jessie V. He proceeds to Chokeslam Christopher out of his boots as his partner distracts the ref. Our first pin attempt gets a regular 2.0, and a very tidy Snap Suplex gets two more 2.0s. A vicious Irish Whip into the corner keeps Sabre on top.

He throws Christopher outside and has a chat with the ref while The Cure and friends lay into him. They roll him back inside and we get another 2.0. (It’s difficult to tell who’s watching as nothing seems to get a reaction and everyone seems to be talking loudly incessantly. Maybe it’s just the audio mix?).

Anyway, Christopher reverses again and hits a Snap Suplex for a rather disappointing 1.0! Irish Whip is reversed AGAIN, and a Samoan Drop from Sabre gets him one of those 2.0s he seems to be so proficient at. He’s not impressed with the ref’s counting and lets him know. He again throws Christopher out, has a chat with the ref, and The Cure do their worst.

Sabre chokes Christopher before pushing the ref aside and climbing the ropes to crow to the fans. But Christopher is up and brings Sabre crashing to Earth with a Belly-to-Back Suplex from the 2nd rope! Christopher takes control now with two surprisingly-not -reversed Irish Whips and a deep Russian Leg Sweep for a 2.0.

Someone called Stratos Fear tries to interrupt Christopher, but he gets Back-Body-Dropped back outside. Sabre looks to take advantage of the distraction, but double-clotheslines see both guys down and out.

The referee starts his count, and both are up pretty sharpish on either side of the ring. Sabre rushes Christopher who sidesteps and Sabre crashes into the corner and Christopher hits another Belly-to-Back Suplex. Sabre is straight up, though and Christopher charges. Sabre looks to dump him outside, but he lands on the apron, blocks a punch, fights off Sabre, climbs to the top and hits a Blockbuster!

The crowd are finally, kinda, into this. Christopher takes too long, though, and another bloody Irish Whip reversal into a DDT floors Christopher. Sabre fires up and goes for a Suplex, which is, surprise, reversed into a Small Package for another 2.0. Christopher doesn’t let up and locks in an STF, which is on for about ten seconds before Jessie V gets involved again and drags Sabre out of the ring, which the ref is just mildly miffed at.

Jessie V half apologises and we continue. Christopher launches himself with a dropkick through the ropes (comms called this a baseball slide. Nope). Sabre attempts a dive at Christopher, but a big right hand ends those hopes. Christopher ties Sabre in the Tree of Whoah again, and once again Jessie V interferes only for Christopher to entwine him in the tree also! He’s up top, and comms are excited… and I’m not surprised! Christopher hits a Coast-to-Coast Headbutt to Jessie V as well as Sabre! The humanity!

The ref is checking on both competitors (but not Jessie V, lol). Christopher is up first, Sabre strikes first, but a big boot keeps Christopher on the front foot. He attempts a Deadlift-Suplex from the apron into the ring, but it’s countered, shock, by Sabre. They’re both on the apron outside exchanging big punches. Sabre clotheslines Christopher into the ring and goes for the Slingshot, but he misses and Christopher goes back to the STF.

Sabre is tapping, but the ref is dragged to the outside by The Cure and misses it! Stratos Fear’s brother is apparently up on the apron, but Christopher sidesteps a spear from Sabre and he and The Cure collide and crash to the floor. Christopher climbs to the top and hits a big Swanton Bomb onto The Cure and Sabre. Both men are back in, Christopher counters into a Hurricanrana spin and then into another STF.

Is this it this time? Yes! Sabre taps and Christopher is victorious! The fans see off Sabre with “You Tapped Out” chants and their collective limp out meekly.

SUMMARY: Well, that was messy and a mess, but also lots of fun. There seem to be no rules in Superkick’d, and the crowd don’t seem to know if they’re interested or not, but I really enjoyed that. I look forward to watching the rest of the show when I have time. Thanks Rich, great change of pace!

WINNER - ORLANDO CHRISTOPHER BY STF

BRUCE JAMES vs, SOLO ALI

Ry RJF

So here we are, Bruce James v Solo Ali. Solo out first, with his game face on and looking like he means business! A nice little view of me in the crowd on the balcony as he heads to the top turnbuckle. Now here comes James, also looking serious.

The bell rings and this one has started. We begin with some grappling on the canvas. Neither man can get the upper hand. James goes for the schoolboy but just a one count before a crucifix for a 2 count.

Ali gets back into and hits a nice draping DDT but James kicks out at 2. Ali is now working over James, definitely the heel in this one. James hits a big boot and an elbow out of nowhere to find his way back into the match. Ali counters with a neckbreaker though, so James’ resurgence is short lived.

James takes more of a beating, Ali is not giving him an inch. Out of nowhere James hits a DDT and both men hit the canvas. Whoever can get up first will be in a strong position. It's James and he drills Ali with some big clotheslines as he tries to get to his feet. James hits a springboard stamp, 1, 2, kick out at 2.99!

Both men get to their feet and have moves blocked and countered. The speed is picking up now. James hits a huge springboard elbow, Ali looks beat. Another Kickout at the last second! That was closer than the last.

Ali reverses the Irish whip and James is thrown into the corner with authority, is this Ali’s way back in? A huge boot to the face of James followed by a code breaker to the gut. 1, 2, no! Kick out at 2! Ali cannot believe it!

Both men exchange rights in the centre of the ring. A huge boot to the face of James again, Ali lifts him to set up the Suplex, but James counters into a schoolboy for the win! Bruce James steals the victory! Ali can’t believe it but shows respect with a little clap to James as he celebrates.

SUMMARY: Solid match, some bigger matches on the card but this did a great job of keeping the crowd engaged in the middle of a busy night of wrestling. Lovely stuff.

WINNER - BRUCE JAMES BY SCHOOLBOY PIN

ALLESANDRO DEL BRUNO vs. DALLAS KYLE

By Ross Casey

I am coming into this match blind and have never heard of either of these two wrestlers, which is really exciting to me. From the match graphic, I can see that Del Bruno loves the Italian national football team, which would make him my mate John Grundy's favourite wrestler and Dallas Kyle has manscaping that Rampage Brown would be proud of. A lot to like already.

Del Bruno comes out blowing a whistle, which gives me strong Bill Alfonso heat, as does the fact he is actually an Italian national football team full kit wanker here. Shame he's a face.

Dallas Kyle comes out with absolutely no frills and the commentary team big him up as having a new vicious attitude and he is the 'Man of 2020'. Let's see if he is annoyed by Bruno's attire as me.

Bruno botches a fair bit to start with, showing noticeable nerves, but the commentary team do a great job of praising his feet - which he apparently scored lots with in Serie A.

We get some silliness, where Del Bruno spanks Kyle's ass in the corner, which only serves to enrage him later. Dallas responds with some power moves as a woman in the front row actively says her farewell to a friend and leaves. Not a fan of this match, apparently.

Kyle clearly notices this as he raises his I'm going to antagonise the crowd game, getting out of the ring to get in their faces. He rather stupidly slowly slides back in, allowing the Calcio loving Del Bruno to hit a nice looking springboard dropkick.

This brings the crowd firmly behind Del Bruno and they are delighted when he kicks out late from both a gutwrench powerbomb and a samoan drop. The smoothest exchange of the match then takes place as Del Bruno hits a beautiful float over stunner, following up with a weak kick for two. This sums up the match, something great followed by something without conviction.

The finish comes when the ref is backed into the corner by both wrestlers in a waistlock, allowing Kyle to give his opponent a low blow - which the commentators say should be AT LEAST a red card.

He follows up with an Impaler DDT to win the match and seal his spot as the man to watch in 2020.

SUMMARY: They worked a simple match here and showed some real promise, but showed how raw they both are. Some basic stuff was off, but they also managed to pull off some spectacular sequences really well. Both earn a follow on Twitter from me.

My main takeaway here was seeing a sell out Toronto crowd into the match and having a great time watching their local promotion. It makes me excited to get back to the Ballroom with my mates and do the same.

WINNER - DALLAS KYLE BY LOWBLOW AND IMPALER DDT

NO HO-HO-HOLDS BARRED MATCH: PSYCHO MIKE & HOMELESS BROOKS vs. MARK WHEELER & STEVE BROWN vs. PUF & TRENT GIBSON

By JCH

Homeless Brooks is collecting money and sweets in a tin as Psycho Mike, playing Santa cuts a promo offering someone from the crowd to win a raffle and sit on his lap, but they are interrupted by the Goldeneye theme I think?

Mark Wheeler and Steve Brown. Huge Piece of Shit chant for Wheeler. Wheeler and Psycho Mike begin arguing about who is the real Santa. Mariah Carey hits and out comes… another Santa! Puf Claus apparently. Everyone is having a bloody lovely time.

He’s tagging with Drake Gibson? As an ELF Proper karaoke in the crowd for Mariah. I think this is where the AEW crowd got the idea for Judas. Puf now claims that he is the real Santa. Puf “no need for swearing, this is a PG show asshole’. Brilliant.

Psycho Mike says they should settle this in a NO-Ho-Ho-Ho Holds barred match. He clocks Wheeler and away we go. Puf and Mike clean house. Then they stop to sing Jingle Bells. Wheeler interrupts them so they both beat him up. I’m still not sure if this is triple threat or a tag. Oh Bryn takes down Puf and Mike. Its a tornado triple threat tag.

I’m pretty sure Steve Brown was the name of the guy who scored the goal for Wycombe that kept them in the football league against Exeter sometime in the late 90s/early 200os. We joined the Wycombe celebration after the game. ‘There’s only one Steve Brown’ rang across St James' Park.

In the match Mike has got a necklace out of his pants and chokes the Elf. Homeless Brooks beats up Brown with a bag of presents which Wheeler opens and its full of bog roll - because he’s a piece of shit. Brilliant.

Puf then twats wheeler in the head with another present which explodes and more bog roll comes out. I’ve seen more toilet roll here than I saw in London during the month of March.

Puf and the Elf chokeslam Steve Brown all the way back to Adams Park. They knock out Wheeler on top and pin him. Winning the right to be called the Real Santa in the process.

SUMMARY: Well that was a load of fun. I imagine a few beers deep and live it would have been even better. Puf does some toilet paper snow angels to finish. I miss wrestling with fans.

WINNERS - PUF & TRENT GIBSON BY CHOKESLAM AND KNOCKOUT PUNCH

SUPERKICK'D CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: TARIK (C) vs. ALEX WEIR

By Brum

Big props to RJF for picking an indie promotion this week. I do like the more obscure nerd watches. I don’t know either of these lads or even the promotion (it doesn’t even have a wiki so that gets RJF a 3x niche multiplier combo) so going in with fresh eyes.

Tarik starts off on top with his “much talked about punches” according to commentary. He follows up with some nice loud chops to the corner. A top rope hurricanrana from Weir turns things around. He hits a PK and then goes for a shooting star but lands on his feet as Tarik rolls out of the way. Hot start and the crowd are into it.

Tarik is back on top with his roughneck style but Weir spits at him in resilience. Tarik is setting up “Death by Tarik” (me neither) but Weir reverses & hits a spin kick. A boot to Tarik’s seated head gets Weir a 2.

We then get a sequence of Tarik’s chops vs Weir’s kicks. Tarik’s not the biggest lad but his chops are sweet. Crowd is hot. Tarik wins out and is back to being in control. A charging European Uppercut to the corner from Tarik gets a “Vintage Tarik” call from the commentator. Only gets a 2 count despite its vintage.

Tarik does the Ziggler Lawler elbow spot. He misses the final elbow and Weir hits a running knee. 2 count. More good back & forth and more brutal chops from Tarik. A backpack stunner gets him a 2. This is a really fun match. Crowd thinks so too.

Tarik goes for a top rope move but nobody’s home. Strike combination and a jumping flatliner gets another 2 for Weir. Tarik goes for the “Death by Tarik” which looks like a GTS variant but Weir catches his knee! More back & forth and Weir hits a cracking looking Black Mass!

He goes to the top rope but Tarik twocks him with an enziguri. Follows it with a top rope backpack stunner! Nice! 1… 2… WEIR KICKS OUT!! Weir ends up on the outside & Tarik climbs the top turnbuckle. Weir jumps up to meet him. Top rope Ace Cutter from Weir! Shooting Star Press finally lands! But only a 2 count! I thought that was it. Crowd did too.

Weir has taken his kick pad off to expose his shin. Goes for the kick but misses! Tarik smacks him right in the mouth! Sets up “Death By Tarik” for the third time. Weir caught his knee and rolls straight into a small package; that was fucking smooth & a worthy finish! But it only gets a 2!

Weir chops Tarik! Something something about own medicine. More chops from Weir! Weir comes off the ropes but gets hit by a pop-up chop from Tarik!! He sets up “Death By Tarik” for the 4th time & he finally hits it! It’s enough for the 3 & Tarik is still the champ.

SUMMARY: That was a good use of 16 minutes of quarantine. It flew by. Great effort by both lads. Isn’t it lovely watching wrestling with a hot crowd? Thanks to RJF for picking a curveball & it delivering in spades.

WINNER - AND STILL SUPERKICK’D CHAMP, TARIK WITH “DEATH BY TARIK”