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Missy's Manor: WSU November 29 Show, Kiefer Sutherland, Indy Nonsense and Road Rage

Posted: Dec 8th 2008 By: CMBurnham

On November 29, I ventured up to North Brunswick, N.J. for WSU. The show took place in the NWS wrestling school. The show was pretty decent, especially when you consider that Amy Lee, Angel Orisini [the hardest working woman wrestler in the country], Malia Hosaka, Alere Little Feather, & Missy Sampson weren't on the show. The entire roster busted their ass from the opening match to especially the main event in providing a great show. Some people judge a show by star power when they purchase a ticket. Many of the WSU shows should be judged on work rate. The work rate has been top notch for this entire year. Granted we have our goofiness, but there is always a kick ass match that even has me marking out.

The drive to the show was a pain in the ass, due to holiday traffic. After my Holiday Stampede to get the best prices at the mall, I hauled ass at great speeds that would make Hermie Sandler proud of myself. I got to the show in time. Granted I still got a little bit lost, even with GPS.

I did the announcing with former WSU champion, Alicia. Alicia was in town for the holidays, since she spent the year taking classes overseas. Ref. Hanson couldn't make it to the show, since he went to a N.J. Devils game in Philadelphia. He is so unprofessional. I never heard of Jim Ross blowing off his announcing duties to go to a Oklahoma Sooners game. Monster Mack couldn't make it to the show, since he is still marking out for his 5 seconds in the Homicide 'Ruff Cut' segment on TNA. Just kidding! Monster Mack is currently serving a suspension on the WSU Wellness Policy [elevated liver enzymes]. Alicia did a great job in the announcing. Alicia was better than both jabronies combined. Rumor has it that Ref Hansen & Monster Mack will be getting a best wishes in future endeavors email by WSU for Christmas.

Annie Social and Roxxie Cotton beat Jana & Latasha to retain their WSU tag team belts. Jana & Latasha always do a great job as crowd favorites. Annie Social looks like she will be a breakout star in 2009. Her ring work is very underrated. There is just one missing variable that needs to be discovered. Once Annie finds that missing piece, I guarantee it will lead to her being a break out superstar. The match also had the antics of Rick Cataldo. Rick was "fired" on the last show. So Rick "bought" [comped] a ticket to annoy the entire roster for the night. Social & Cotton win the match. After the match, Jana & Latasha hinted their is dissention in their partnership.

Miss April W/ Gorgeous George beat Lea Morrison: April is already a great wrestler. She needs to wrestle regularly against more experienced wrestlers to get even better. She is light years ahead of most rookie male wrestlers. She has a great look, She already got her wrestling fundamentals down. Her personality is a little bit weak for right now. April's matches are usually the best or second best matches on most shows I seen her on. That's a big compliment, especially considering that she is still a rookie. April and Lea Morrison had a decent technical match. April got the win. Gorgeous George grabbed my boob [3rd. show in a row] on her way to the back.

Alicia came to the ring to thank the fans. Unfortunately the lights went out and a voice from Alicia's past made a challenge. I guess The Black Scorpion is coming for Alicia. I'm glad to see one of Ole Anderson's angles has lived on to 2008. We'll have to wait until January, 10 to find out who is this person from Alicia's past. Apparently Ole hasn't decided on who the wrestler is yet.

Melissa Coates & Trixie Lynn beat Reyna Fire & Brooke Carter: This match was Brooke's first match. She has a great look. Her wrestling skills are green. She is best suited for tag team matches for now. Hey, everybody got to start somewhere. Reyna Fire has improved this year. She has a great look also. Melissa Coates is decent as a power house wrestler on the roster. She stands out by doing different suplexes and body slams. Plus she is more believable than most 130 pound male indy geeks in being a power house. Trixie and Melissa make a great tag team. WSU has already got more established tag teams than most promotions.

Missy's Manor: Portia Perez came out to challenge Mercedes for a #1 contender spot. Portia comes across as such a sneaky-chicken shit heel and I love it! Than Tracy Brooks came out. Annie Social challenged her. We now got two matches to anticipate for later on the show.

Tracy Brooks beat Annie Social: Annie outshined the TNA superstar in charisma, looks, and wrestling skills. Unfortunately Rick Cataldo's interference backfired & Tracy got the win. Shannon Moore stopped by at my announcing table to introduce himself to me after the match.

Mercedes Martinez beat Annie Social in 35 minutes: I got worried when I saw the time that they were suppose to go on the line up sheet. It's hard for most wrestlers to go 15 minutes without doing every highspot and burning out the crowd by the finish. Mercedes & Portia had the entire building rocking. Portia's looks would make her a great underdog baby face anywhere. Some how she got the right facials and psychology to get the crowd against her. Mercedes is a very underrated technical wrestler and brawler. They had a great brawl that had DVD's flying off the gimmick table. Mercedes got the win and looks even stronger going against Angel in January. Portia looks great in having a great match and elevating herself as a main eventer or semi main eventer for most women wrestling promotions.

I gave Rick Cataldo my old "Bruiser Brody Furry Ski Boots" backstage. I told him that I don't have actual wrestling boots to pass down to anybody. The fruity bastard was in tears over my gift. Than the fruity bastard reduced me to tears a week later. Rick wrote a column and put me over. I was so flattered, since I think highly of Rick as wrestling talent and as a person. I have stuck up for Rick in the past, especially when nobody else would have. The reason I support Rick is because I believe he is talented and entertaining.

This is what Rick wrote about me that I found very touching:
"First of all, i must say i'm a real legit fan of "The First Lady of Professional Wrestling" Missy Hyatt. When i came to WSU in it's early days, i was excited to see how the real Missy Hyatt would be ... and she just blew me away! She is great at whatever she does, on the mic, hosting her Missy's Manor, even managing from time to time ... but what i love her for the most ... is who she is behind the show. Missy Hyatt is there to help out the younger talent, unlike most pro wrestling veterans she is approachable, and in my personal opinion has a good understanding of what a "work" is. Plus thanks to Missy Hyatt i now know where to find and save a cute little puppy i want!"

I than had to fight it out on the way home. I got stuck with bumper to bumper traffic to get to the toll collector. Some idiot tried cutting me off in bumper to bumper traffic. This psycho almost scratched my truck up with his brand new Escalade. He even kept having his side view mirror collide against my rear view mirror. Why would this schmuck be willing to scratch up his brand new truck in order to beat me to the toll? I still beat him to the toll, plus he scratched up his entire rear view mirror on his pathetic road rage incident. I couldn't stop laughing my ass off.

I'm glad that I didn't stick around for the PWL show that ran after the WSU show. Apparently the PWL promoter, who lives in California [WTF?] decided to promote a indy in New Jersey [bizarre]. Geez, why not Alaska as his next town? Apparently the dude from Cali already stiffed a bunch of wrestlers on a indy show already in California. Glad to see that he decided to take his business to the East Coast.

My question for the promoter was how he was going to advertise the show in N.J.? Oh yeah, he got other people to find him a building, line up wrestlers, use their license, building, etc. The end result was less than 100 paid fans. Perhaps this genius promoter could book towns for WWE as his next career?

I could care less that this moron wanted to play indy promoter for the day, My gripe was when I heard that 17 wrestlers didn't get paid on the show. I felt bad that several wrestlers drove from Canada for his show. I feel horrible for many wrestlers that cut their holiday weekend short from their families to wrestle on false promises. I felt bad that some wrestlers left their real jobs or did a double shot in order to get to this show in time.

If you are going to throw a indy show or convention, make sure you have all the expenses paid for in advance. If you can only cover your expenses based on tickets sales, than you should not be running.

If a promoter has a questionable past on not paying wrestlers from previous shows, than the wrestlers should have asked for cash immediately. I email certain people to determine if a promoter is reputable from time to time. If I am apprehensive on the promoter, I try to get a deposit in advance or be paid before I perform. It prevents me from hunting down a promoter and sticking my high heels in their skull.

The end result of the PWL show was that Jimmy Rave, Tracy Brooks, & Alex Shelly went in to their own pockets to help out some of the wrestlers that didn't get paid. That kindness should be commended, since every wrestler has gotten screwed on $$$ from one time or another. I never heard of any big names willing to go out of their pocket in order to make sure their fellow wrestlers have transportation $$$ to get back home.

Some people felt one of the wrestlers was out of line for punching out the promoter on not getting paid. I have no problem with that action. Try telling Bruiser Brody or Abdullah the Butcher back in the day that you can't pay them. The bottom line is by not paying a wrestler after performing is considered by myself as 'THEFT OF SERVICE'. Unfortunately we can't go to small claims court or get the police involved in these matters. That's why I have no problem with the promoter getting hit. He was lucky that 17 angry wrestlers didn't stomp a mud hole in him. I'm old school in getting my $$$.

I wish the Athletic Commision actually did their part in having promoters put up a bond that covers all of the wrestlers pay. That way if a promoter can't front up his payroll in advance than the promoter shouldn't be running a show. They do this for boxing in most states. Unfortunately wrestling falls under the category of just collecting the tax percentage and not caring.

It's no secret that I'm a big mark for the television show 24. I have rearranged plane flights in order to watch 24 on the plane. I have 24 action figures [they are not dolls, damn it!]. I actually cried during the 24 television movie 'Redemption' two weeks ago. The bottom line is that I'm the biggest 24 fan. I heard that Kiefer Sutherland was doing a autograph signing in N.Y.C. two weeks ago and it was limited to 400 people. I been dying to meet Kiefer for the longest time. I can now relate to all the fans who went to great lengths and great prices to meet Ric Flair at various signings.

I considered camping out to be the first one in line the night before to meet Kiefer, but it was raining. A friend of mine got so annoyed at me panicking that I wouldnt meet Kiefer, so they got me the freakin' wrist band & DVD that guaranteed me a place in line. I asked them if they got it the morning when the store opened? Did they stay over night? Did they pay a homeless person to secure his place in line? No, they went to the store at 3:00 PM and said there were plenty of wrist bands available.

I was so surprised that Kiefer didn't have a line that circled around the block multiple times. Did I over estimate the greatness of 24? The signing started at 7 P.M., I got there at 6:15 P.M. I was like the 90th person in line. I questioned if there was a bomb threat that caused the low attendance? Kiefer is the star of the best television show [not including wrestling, Sons Of Anarchy, & The Shield] for myself. I never stood in line to meet anybody. I met Gene Simmons, baseball players, football players, hockey players, actors, etc. and I usually could care less about them. But this was freakin' Kiefer Sutherland and I owed it to myself as a 24 fan to meet him in person.

This was my only opportunity to meet Kiefer who plays a larger than life action hero that has saved the country, the president, and even the world. It was finally my turn in line to meet him. I was devastated. He was so tiny. I was bigger than Kiefer. His body movements were dainty and feminine! He moved like he was a porcelain doll. WTF? This was worst than finding out there is no Santa Claus and no Easter Bunny! The actor that plays the greatest action hero is a sissy-midget. Ughhh! Now I will never watch 24 the same again.

Unfortunately the store didn't allow me to take a picture with Kiefer. Good call, since I dwarf the midget. Kiefer asked me for a hug.

I almost said that he should be asking for testosterone instead of a hug. I felt like such a jabronie for wasting my time to meet Kiefer. Luckily I only stood in line for a hour [especially when you consider that I was willing to camp out overnight].

The lesson to this sad-geeky story is that with the right television product, you can easily make a 5'6" sissy of a man appear larger than life and look like a ass kicker. Why can't wrestling do the same for most wrestlers? Luckily I got home in time to catch The Shield, series finale.

I'm a total Shield mark. The show reminds me of how I use to watch wrestling. You have characters that are heels, but they can justify their evil actions. Characters that are shades of gray. Since they got caught up in their environment and are just trying to survive. You got the greatest heels that make you anticipate their downfall. After every episode, I ponder about the possible outcomes and scenarios that leave me hanging every week. When was the last time any of us had that feeling watching wrestling?

The reason I get this feeling is the slow build that eventually results in the ultimate pay off for the viewer. You invest a emotional attachment to some of these fictional characters. This results in the viewer cheering or worrying about a character. I can only count on one hand the few wrestlers that I could probably give a damn about on television.

This is due to wrestling storylines being rushed. There are too many wrestlers that are hard to understand or for most people to be able to identify with. Plus the long term pay off [revenge, quest for the title, a heel turn, etc] are usually rushed without maximizing the total payoff for the viewer or the product. There was a scene in The Shield where Vic Mackey and Shane were making threats over the phone to each other. I got so pumped up on the dialogue that was going on between the characters.

I thought if this was a wrestling promo, I would have forked down $45.00 right on the spot for the pay per view. With all of the television writers being used in wrestling today, why can't any of them create a scenario that leaves the viewer craving for the final conflict? If you never seen The Shield, I would suggest getting the entire series. I don't watch many television shows, since I watch mostly the history channel. But the entire series is five stars.

Tags: Missy Hyatt, Jim Ross, TNA, The Black Scorpion, Bruiser Brody, WWE, Abdullah the Butcher