SPW SHOWDOWN: Four Episodes and Counting by SPWsuperfan01
The first month of SPW SHOWDOWN is now in the record books! SPW has already produced four episodes of SPW SHOWDOWN and we’re starting to see some rivalries build up as we head into November for SPW SHOWDOWN: Episodes 5 to 8.
What have we seen so far?
-SPW Heavyweight Champion Marius has gone on a winning streak, as has #1 Contender Matt Fairlane. It looks like a match between these two will happen sooner than later as they rack up wins and exchange heated words.
-WWE Legend Bushwhacker Luke made his debut in Episode 1, wrestled on Episode 2 and challenged SPW Provincial Champion SYKO on Episode 4. These two battle over the SPW Provincial Title on Episode 5! I can’t wait!
-Moses Luke made his debut on Episode 3 with his first match against Jerin Rose on Episode 4. He’s a big German guy so I’m looking forward to see what he’s capable of in the ring.
-Chip Fletcher made his debut on Episode 1, teamed with Bushwhacker Luke on Episode 2 and was attacked from behind by SYKO on Episode 4. But why? Hopefully we’ll find out more on future episodes!
-Ike Idol has been on a winning streak. He defeated Gibby Guerrero to be named #1 Contender to the SPW Provincial Title but hasn’t gotten a title match yet. I bet he challenges the winner of the SYKO/Bushwhacker Luke match that will happen on Episode 5.
-The wild women of SPW, Ann Brookstone and Mystik Sexton, debuted on Episode 3 wrestling each other. Brookstone challenged Mystik to a re-match during Episode 4 and that match got signed to take place on SPW SHOWDOWN: Episode 5
-Paul Brewski was attacked by Rob Stardom during his match against SYKO on SPW SHWODOWN: Episode 3. Brewski and Chi Chi Cruz challenged Stardom and SYKO to a tag match on Episode 4. After being pinned by Brewski in the tag team match, Stardom challenged Brewksi to a singles match on SPW SHOWDOWN: Episode 5.
The Build to Episode 5 and Beyond
I like how each episode has been able to have small elements to build to future matches. Episode 5 will definitely have the most back story to it with the Brookstone Vs Mystik re-match, the first Stardom Vs Brewski singles match and the Provincial Title match between SYKO and Luke. We’ll hear from Marius and Matt Fairlane who are feuding with each other and from Chip Fletcher has some words for SYKO so it looks like they’ll be building up a rivalry over the next few weeks. Plus you have Ike Idol waiting in the wings for his Provincial Title match.
I bet we’ll be seeing Fairlane Vs Marius for the Heavyweight Title really soon, maybe as soon as Episode 6 or 7. I hope Fairlane wins it; he’s the best in SPW.
Like I said before, I expect Ike Idol to get his SPW Provincial Title shot really soon, probably against whoever wins the SYKO/Luke match.
No way will it be over between Brookstone and Mystik after Episode 5. These two women were great on Episode 3 and I want to see more from them! Hopefully we see even more women in the near future. I’m positive we’ll see at least 2-3 more matches from them before this one is over.
Chip Fletcher got attacked by SYKO for no reason at all, he wasn’t even provoked. That’s good though because it made me wonder “why did Syko attack Fletcher” which makes me want to tune in for Episode 5 to see what Fletcher has to say. Does he even know why or do we have to wait until Episode 6 to find out what SYKO has to say about the whole thing.
It’s only been four episodes but we’ve already got a lot of future matches set-up for the next batch of episodes not mention some rivalries are about to heat up!
New Faces
Another thing I like is how SPW SHOWDOWN has had some new faces debut in SPW. Andrew Hawk and Paul Brewski are great in the ring; Moses Luke has a lot of potential as a big man and of course the introduction of women wrestlers to SPW. I hope we get to see more of Tommy Lee Curtis and guys like “Rebel” Bobby Collins haven’t debuted yet but I’m sure he will soon.
Super shows
I know that PPV is hard to get. Even TNA has trouble with PPV sales. But I’m hoping that one day SPW can do some kind of “supershow” that resembles a PPV. I think it’s a good idea because then you build all your storylines towards this one big show. Maybe it can be on DVD or maybe it can be a special episode of SPW SHOWDOWN that is 1 hour or more instead of the regular 30 minutes to make it special. I think building to a bigger show would give SPW SHOWDOWN a “big league” feel to the series.
Conclusion
SPW SHOWDOWN is just starting to build itself up and I think it will only get better as guys develop a history together and matches have more and more of a story behind them. I can’t wait to see Episode 5 because the first 4 episodes really helped to set up a lot of what will happen.
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