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IZW Show Recap: 8-22-09

Posted: Aug 29th 2009 By: CMBurnham

Recently, IZW Commissioner and Impact Inc member Steve O fired ring announcer Jesse Storm. Steve O has gone out of his way to let the crowd know that he would not be returning, but before the evening?s show he announced that IZW would be hosting different guest hosts every week. This week, he would let the Impact Division champion Randy Price announce. Crisstopher Crow came out to the ring and said that he thought the crowd would rather see him be the announcer. Steve O put the two in a match to see who would get the opportunity, with Mr. Money pulling out the victory. Mr. Money reminded the crowd numerous times that he would be successfully defending his title against Eric Rose at September Slam.

In the back, Johnny Z and Blake Albright discussed their winning streaks and Bernie D?s losses. After Johnny Z sent him away last week, the pair said they?ll keep winning, ?Bernie D.-less.? Albright came to the ring, telling the crowd about how he is a winner, because ?winners win.? He was interrupted by Ky-ote Joe, who said that he heard Albright calling himself ?the Winner? lately. He said that if he remembered correctly, Joe beat him the last time they faced off, which makes Albright a loser. This angered Albright and the two proceeded to have a match. Joe was able to keep Albright at bay for much of the match. Then as Albright went for the Posterizer, Joe held on the ropes, causing Albright to fall. Joe then capitalized and rolled him up quickly for the pin. Joe then said that whenever he faces him, Albright?s nothing but a loser. Later in the evening, Ky-ote attempted to leave but was stopped by Steve O. Steve O chastised him for embarrassing Albright, which allowed Albright to run in and assault Joe with a chair. While taking him out, Albright let Joe know that this was his punishment for trying to embarrass him.

Brandon Groom came to the ring with taped ribs, saying that Austin Tacious had re-injured them with his attack from last week. He called out Tacious, only to be answered by Shane Rawls and his manager, Bad Brad Michaels. They challenged Groom to a match, and Groom mentioned that the last time they had a match, Groom won. Interestlingly, Michaels replied by saying that there are two versions of Shane Rawls: pre-Michaels and post-Michaels, that Rawls can?t lose with a Hall of Famer in his corner. The two faced off in a display of power. But with the referee distracted, Michaels was able to hit Groom in the injured ribs. This led to Rawls hitting a TKO for the win. Later, Austin Tacious faced Crisstopher Crow?s associate, Rage Logan. During the match, Groom came out to deal with Tacious. This allowed Logan to take advantage and get the win over Tacious. Groom tried to confront Tacious, but Tacious backed away. Time is counting down to their match at September Slam.

In a preview of September Slam, Revolution was set to take on the exceptionally popular BLK-OUT. Seth Allen threatened to take out Monetgo Seeka?s knee that had been injured in their vicious beatdown from weeks earlier. He said the louder people chant for BLK-OUT, the more Revolution would hurt them. Johnson grabbed the mic to respond, but Seeka surprisingly took the mic himself, saying that, ?The time for talking is done, I?m going to kick your a##, because we got this.? Both teams went at it in a lengthy contest, each hitting innovative tag team maneuvers on their opponents. But Revolution each took advantage of Seeka?s injury, attacking his knee. The match soon broke down into a brawl. This allowed to Seth Allen to lock in an excruciating new submission. With his injured knee, Seeka was forced to tap out. Revolution then attempted to give BLK-OUT another beatdown, but Johnson was able to stop them. Seeka had to be assisted to the back. With even more fuel added to the fire, what will happen at September Slam when the two teams face off with the titles on the line?

The main event featured another preview of September Slam, with the IZW Heavyweight Champion Aaron Neil taking on IZW Founder, Johnny Z. The bad blood between these two has been building for years and will culminate when they meet in a title match. But would Bernie D.?s absence have any kind of effect on this evening? The Real Deal went for a huge spear on Johnny Z, but the referee was caught in between them. The referee fell to the ground, and much to the crowd?s surpise, Bernie D. appeared with a chair. First, he looked at Neil, which pleased the other members of Impact Inc. But he turned around and set his sights on Johnny Z. Screaming at Johnny and banging the chair against the mat, Bernie?s anger from his recent treatment seemed to have reached a breaking point.. But when Aaron Neil stood up, Bernie turned around and swung hard for the champ. The crowd was nearly speechless as the referee tried to call for the bell, but Johnny Z and Impact Inc forced him to count the pin on Neil. Johnny Z grabbed a microphone, calling himself future IZW champion and expressing his satisfaction with Bernie D. making the right decision and ?falling in line with the rest of these idiots.? After the developments from recent weeks, most thought that Bernie had it in for Impact, Inc. and Johnny Z. But that was not the case this evening, as Bernie demonstrated his allegiance. Is there more to the situation than meets the eye? With a little over a month to go before September Slam, what will happen between Aaron Neil, Bernie D. and the rest of Impact Inc?

Tags: Steve O, Jesse Storm, Randy Price, IZW, Crisstopher Crow, Eric Rose, Johnny Z, Blake Albright, Ky-ote Joe, Brandon Groom, Austin Tacious, Shane Rawls, Brad Michaels, BLK-OUT, Revolution, Montego Seeka, Seth Allen, Aaron Neil