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AAW The Chaos Theory
1/23/2015 – 115 Bourbon Street
by Qumar Zaman
The calendar not only changed to the year 2015, but it also dawned the start of a new beginning for AAW Pro Wrestling Redefined. AAW began the year with the first of many events this year at its new regular home, 115 Bourbon Street. AAW displayed its new logo, as well as adding some new elements to its presentation, and adding a guardrail to the ringside at Bourbon Street. Before the show, a recap video was shown, displaying some of the events that took place both during and after some of their last few events. Following that video, an updated version of their opening montage was played before the show kicked off.
1.) The opening match of The Chaos Theory pit Davey Vega against Louis Lyndon. Lyndon used his more athletic ability to counter the mat skills of his opponent. Lyndon also utilized his high-risk, high-flying attack when he delivered a springboard moonsault to the outside, landing on Vega and hitting the guardrail. Vega had to counter with some sneaky-handed moves, using the referee as a form of distraction against Lyndon. The two men advanced their attack to the stage seating area. Lyndon backflipped off the stage, but Vega jumped off of the stage to deliver a damaging tornado DDT on the floor. Once Vega got Lyndon back in the ring, he tried to get the pinfall, but Lyndon kicked out after two on a couple occasions. That frustrated Vega to the point where he pulled out some brass knuckles. Fortunately for Lyndon, he saw it coming and reversed the attack by hitting a pumphandle slam then quickly putting Vega in a dragon sleeper. That was too much for Vega to take, and he tapped out to end the match.
2.) Next up, Tyler Thomas, a young wrestler from Canada, entered the ring. Unfortunately, he would soon find out he would be facing the dangerous Justice Jones. Jones was joined with Knight Wagner, and a new addition to his group, Angelus Layne. It appeared that Thomas quickly understood the predicament he was in, so he was more than willing to give it to Jones. The moxie out of Thomas was impressive, and then he shocked the crowd by attempting a flip over one of the corners onto the floor, but took a bad landing and surprisingly got back up. However, Jones put an end to it when he hit the Burning Hammer on Thomas to pick up the win.
After the match, a video was shown of Bucky Collins standing in front of his team, The Hooligans. Collins delivered a dastardly message to The Hooligans’ opponents, Zero Gravity, as they would compete in a double dog collar match later in the evening.
3.) The AAW Heritage Championship was on the line in a four-way match. The champion Christian Faith took on Dick Justice, Marion Fontaine, and the returning Mat Fitchett. Fitchett had been away due to injury for an extended period of time, and his return to an AAW ring was something that was well-received by the fans. Faith was joined by his group leader, Gregory Iron, whose Iron Curtain has delivered some pain, especially to Dick Justice. Justice entered the ring wearing an eye patch due to him being maced at the One Twisted Christmas event last December. The three challengers colluded to triple team the much bigger Faith. Their three-on-one attack seemed to work, but there was a lack of true cohesion among them as they broke up one another’s pin attempts. Regardless, Faith utilized his strength against each of his opponents, including picking up Fitchett and tossing him onto the stage. Later in the match, Dick Justice looked to have a chance to win, but it was Gregory Iron who intentionally broke up a pin attempt on Faith that might have won him the title. The distraction allowed Justice to go after Iron, and with Faith having already dispatched Fontaine to the outside, he set his sights on Fitchett. Faith carried a lifeless Fitchett with him to the middle turnbuckle and came off of it to deliver a devastating backbreaker. Faith made the pinfall and retained his title.
After the match, a video of the Monster Mafia was shown. Page and Alexander were up to their usual funny ways, but Alexander was having none of what Page was inferring. Page had said that they’d be the champions after the main event. Alexander corrected him by saying that it would be his title when he beats Eddie Kingston. Page added that he’ll take care of DJ Z in his match and that they’ll be the champs at the end of the night.
4.) Shannon Moore made his AAW debut as he took on Chris Sabin. The former WWE, WCW, and TNA wrestler moved to the Chicago area after announcing last summer that he would no longer be wrestling on a regular basis. He makes his first foray against a man with whom he has some familiarity with in Sabin. The two men spent time together in TNA, but after years apart and in the AAW ring, they could resume their battles. Sabin did a great job in quelling the offense from Moore. However, as is wont with someone that dominates his opponent, Sabin got a bit too cocky. Moore was able to get in a counter attack on Sabin, but when the door opened for Moore to deliver a big blast, he took his time. Sabin got back up to hit a tornado DDT and then hit a cradle shock, but Moore kicked out after two. Sabin eventually used some trickery to gain the ultimate advantage, as he raked the eyes of Moore. The disoriented Moore had trouble figuring out the referee from Sabin, which allowed Sabin to come back to hit another cradle shock and get the victory.
After the match, a video of AAW Heavyweight Champion Eddie Kingston reflects on his opponent in the main event, Josh Alexander. Kingston praised Alexander for being just one of a select few men that have managed to defeat him in an AAW ring. Kingston also looked toward the future with the knowledge that the winner of the match tonight would face Davey Richards next month. Kingston wants that match and he knows he must retain his title against Alexander for that to happen.
5.) Brutality was on the menu in the next match as Zero Gravity faced The Hooligans in a double dog collar match. The match could be won by pinfall or submission. The Hooligans were joined by their manager, Bucky Collins. One dog collar was tied on Mason Cutter with Brett Gakiya, while the other had CJ Esparza tied up with Devin Cutter. The four men brawled all around and even outside the ring. As the match progressed, it seemed like it might have been a bad idea for Zero Gravity to be involved in the match. The Cutter brothers dominated both Esparza and Gakiya, dragging them along with their chains like they were toys. Fortunately, Zero Gravity was able to catch a break when they introduced some weaponry into the contest. Utilizing steel chairs against the Hooligans, Esparza and Gakiya evened out the disadvantage they were facing. After more than 15 minutes of intense action, those chairs served a further purpose. With Mason Cutter downed for a while, Zero Gravity double teamed Devin Cutter. They had Devin sitting in one chair as they delivered a double superkick. Then, they picked up the other chair, opened it up, and had Devin’s legs sit upon it. Zero Gravity then hit is Fluppy Cup 2.0 combination finisher and got the pinfall victory in the double dog collar match. Unfortunately, after the collars were removed, the Hooligans took out their anger on the victors. They wrapped Brett Gakiya in the dog collar chains along the top rope, and then Devin Cutter brought out a table onto the stage. Meanwhile, Mason Cutter went up to the balcony over the stage. Mason then dove from the balcony onto a prone CJ Esparza, who was lying on the table. The table shattered and the Hooligans left with Bucky Collins having destroyed the men that beat them.
Before ring announcer Jimmy D could announce that it was intermission, Gakiya took the mic and issued a challenge to the Hooligans. Since the Hooligans introduced a table into the rivalry, and chairs were involved in the double dog collar match, Gakiya wanted to one-up it all. He issued a challenge for a TLC match next month.
Following intermission, Gregory Iron and his Iron Curtain members, Benjamin Boone and Mr. Bernard, went to the ring. Iron went on the mic disparaging the crowd for having to see, hear, and smell them whenever he comes to AAW. Iron also took joy in how he and the Curtain had maced the eyes of Dick Justice last month, causing Justice to wear a patch over his right eye. Justice appeared on the stage to put a halt to the one-way discussion. But, while Justice was talking, the other member of the Iron Curtain, Christian Faith, attacked him from behind. Justice was thrown into the ring, as the Curtain went on a 4-on-1 attack. Faith then pulled out a spike from his boot and targeted Justice’s left eye. The Iron Curtain celebrated their attack as it now leaves their former member with two injured eyes.
6.) After all that chaos, it was time for a match. It was the return of the man now known as DJ Z to AAW. In his return, he would face one half of the Monster Mafia, Ethan Page. Both men delivered a solid fight over more than 10 minutes. It was apparent that DJ Z was willing to go all out to impress the fans that he wowed years ago. DJ Z even went above and beyond to show off, when he dove to the outside to attack Page. That dive cost him, as he suffered an injury to his nose when he collided with the guardrail that busted him open. That wound wouldn’t be all that he endured, as Page would eventually gain control of the match and he hit his Spinning Dwayne/Rock Bottom finisher to put away the DJ.
Following the match, a hype video was shown that concluded with the news that female wrestler Allysin Kay would be making her AAW debut next month.
7.) The AAW Tag Team Championship was on the line in the next match. The titleholders, Dan Lawrence and Markus Crane, only knew who one of their opponents would be. Ryan Boz stood on the stage after his entrance and he waited for his mystery tag team partner to come out. That mystery partner would be fan favorite, Paco Gonzalez. The four men would be involved in a great battle, but it was apparent that the champs had something up their sleeves. After battling for nearly ten minutes and with the champs downed, out came Justice Jones along with Knight Wagner and Angelus Layne. Layne and Wagner double teamed Paco on the outside. Inside the ring, Justice Jones went to the attack on Boz. After taking care of Boz, Paco was thrown in the ring to be fed to Jones. Jones delivered a punishing lariat to Paco, which eventually allowed for Crane and Lawrence to retain their titles. It was apparent that Crane and Lawrence were not responsible for the attack on their opponents, but it was certain that Jones and Boz had some issues at previous shows. Jones continued attacking Boz even after the match was over, leaving him lying beaten in the ring.
After the match, a video was shown that “Money” Matt Cage had sent in from his home of Las Vegas. Cage said that the next time that he appears in AAW, it will serve a purpose, namely getting his shot at the AAW Heavyweight Championship.
8.) It was time for the main event of The Chaos Theory, as Josh Alexander challenged Eddie Kingston for the AAW Heavyweight Championship. Both men put on a wonderful display of wrestling, as they fought for more than 20 minutes. There were chops galore, as both men took down their shoulder straps to intensify the damage. The punches thrown, the slams hit, and the suplexes that connected all made the match mean all that much more. The intense match wound down when both men traded fists, expending all of their energy. Kingston managed to get one final spinning backfist in to Alexander, before both men collapsed to the mat. Luckily enough for Kingston, he fell on top of Alexander, as the referee counted to three to ensure that he remained the champion.
