Once again, I have been slack in updating the website; primarily because I have not really been wrestling all that much. But on April 1 (no fooling!), the entire Sugar Family did truck themselves to Abbotsford, for a pre-WrestleMania event at the Towne Centre Cinema.
The last time I wrestled
for ECCW at a movie theatre, it was indoors in Port Coquitlam; this time, it was outdoors and Spring had not
yet sprung: it was hella windy, and setting up the ring (especially the mats and canvas), was all types of
pre-show fun. Once everything was set up, the wrestlers were milling around in our makeshift backstage area
(upstairs inside the theatre, where they set up the movies for you to enjoy), and Deuce Savage was getting on my nerves.
As you may know, Deuce had asked me to start being his manager, back on February 24 against Johnny Obsession. I agreed to help out the big guy, because he seemed like a nice enough fellow; but then the complaints started. All afternoon in Abbotsford, he was complaining: he wasn't getting enough matches, he wasn't getting title shots, he didn’t like the percentage we agreed to ... until I had had enough: I lost my cool, barked out a few colorful words, and walked off.
It was at that moment, that Veronika Vice walked over my way: it seems that she and Disco Fury were slated for six-person tag team competition ... against Cole Bishop, Nikki Matthew and Deuce himself, who was subbing for an injured Sid Sylum. It didn’t take a second's thought (although when it comes to Veronika, a second glance is never a bad thing), to agree to even the odds, replacing the injured Kyle O'Reilly.
While the
crowd had no problem cheering for The Big Bad Sugar Daddy, Scotty
Sweatervest was a little taken aback; I think he was smelling a rat. But after taking the brunt of
the punishment in the ring, I think I earned a measure of respect. Lord knows I have a disgruntled respect
for Deuce and Cole, both of whom battered me from pillar to post: Deuce has fists like cinderblocks, and when
he stomps your lower back, you need to thank your deity of choice if you're not pissing blood for more than
two or three days. Meanwhile, Cole nearly took my head off with his clotheslines ... the guy is a serious
tank; if he ever ends up as NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion, that belt will be his for years. And of course,
Nikki was her sneaky-snake best, getting her cheap shots in whenever possible: which was often ... and they
were damn painful.
Things were looking bleak for your orange-clad hero, until I caught a lucky break and was able to meet a Cole Bishop clothesline with one of my own. With both of us down, I was able to make the hot tag to Disco, who cleared the ring of the menfolk. Veronika quickly demanded a tag, and Nikki begrudgingly met her archrival in the middle of the ring; before you knew it, Veronika had eked out a pinfall victory for our trio!
While
Veronika hugged our referee, Beautiful Bruce (the lucky little
bugger!), I rolled out of the ring and high-fived Sweatervest; he was still expecting an "April Fools" joke,
but yours truly kept it cool. Let’s face it, the only reason I ever started picking on Sweatervest, back in
June of 2004, was to get some attention in this business: and it worked, because I ended up working the main
event for the final Just Wrestling event of 2004. That was followed by a run as Commissioner of Just
Wrestling, a spot in a Main Event match last December that included Aaron
Idol and The Cremator, and a recent shot at Freddy Funk and his NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title.
And nearly three years after I started harassing Sweatervest, the fans still talk about it: they even warn him if I am at an event, before he gets there! Seriouly, though, it is time to move on: I just want the chance to wrestle, to get better at the craft of wrestling, and to entertain the crowds as best I can. Let the rest of the chips fall where they may.
Meanwhile, the April 28 show in Comox was postponed for a second time. Although this obviously sucks, I think the onus is on the rest of the Island wrestlers (myself included), to ensure these shows are properly postered and supported; this in turn will ensure more successful—and more frequent—Island events. Currently, we (as in, both the wrestlers and the fans on Vancouver Island), are expecting two people to do all the work on the Island to promote the shows; in time those two people will inevitably get burned out. Let's step it up and work together, to bring the Island back to its former wrestling glory!
And finally, I will not be able to attend the upcoming ECCW May 4-5 weekend in Surrey and Vancouver, respectively. Although I am sorry to be missing two events involving the uber-talented Bryan Danielson, I make that decision with ease: that weekend is also Mrs. Sugar's birthday, so I have a lot of planning to do, to prove (for once?) that I am a decent husband. ;-)
Until next time, Sugar Addicts.
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