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6 Months Of Hard Work Finally Pays Off For Romero

Posted: Apr 18th 2008 By: CMBurnham

It was the most anticipated match in ComPro in 2008. Anthony Jackson knew that he facing a man determined to do whatever it took to make sure he walked away a champion. And that determination paid off as, after a devastating dive off the top rope, Romero Contreras captured his first singles title in 2 years.

Jackson & Romero's feud streches back years, but had never taken the centre stage of any federation they worked in. That changed after Jackson defeated AWOL for the ComPro Title on September 15, 2007. Although Jackson went through the motions of defending his title on a near-weekly basis, he put it up against less-than-worthy contenders like Rico Suave & Michael York. Then weeks would go by where Jackson wouldn't even come to the shows. And all the while, Romero defeated opponent after opponent. And the fans quickly came to understand that he was the true #1 contender to the title. All he had to do was get a shot.

That shot came on December 15 and Jackson already knew he was in trouble as he got himself disqualified, allowing him to keep the title. Contreras got a bit of revenge 2 weeks later when he beat Jackson in a Fans Bring The Weapons Match, but that wasn't for the title, so it was a pyrric victory. And he even aggravated the insult by teaming with Blake Albright and defeating Jackson and The Greatest Bolo in a match that forced the losing team to wear dresses. Still, none of that satisfied Romero's desire to take that belt away from Jackson.

Another opportunity presented itself for Romero to take the title on January 26 and this time, he was sure that he had all bases covered when he brought in former champion AWOL as the special guest referee. No referee abuse was likely to cost the challenger his title shot in this match. But again, Romero was swerved as towards the end of the match, AWOL revealed himself to be a member of the Hall of Famers and attacked Romero, costing him yet another chance to win the belt. It seemed like no matter what Romero prepared for, Jackson was one step ahead.

So when Romero came out and confronted Jackson, announcing that he was willing to agree to whatever stipulations Jackson wanted, it seemed like another trap was being set. And Jackson was quick to think up some powerful restrictions. First, Jackson demanded that until the match took place, Romero could not touch Jackson or the match was forfeit. However, Jackson was NOT restricted from touching Romero and frequently took advantage, slapping, shoving and physically humiliating Romero at every opportunity. Over the next few weeks, Jackson revealed more stipulations, including allowing tables & kendo sticks to be used, and illustrating their use by physically assaulting Romero and his friends. But the most damaging attack came 2 weeks ago when Jackson brought out chains after interfering in a match between Romero & The Greatest Bolo. Jackson mercilessly whipped Romero with the chains, then tied him to both sides, effectively crucifying him mid-ring. As the blood poured from Romero's head, Jackson and his associated laughed and the crowd grew more and more irate, wondering if Romero could ever fight back from this.

On April 12, Romero's moment finally came. A man who is known for being the life of the party and the funniest man on the ComPro roster was deadly serious as he came out. He may still have belted out the "Whooooo!"s, but the look in his eye showed that he had revenge on his mind. Jackson, on the other hand, was his usual cocky self, boasting to the crowd, posing and flexing, certain that he had everything on his side. When the match began, the 2 men locked up and traded strength moves, but Jackson quickly moved to low blows and over the course of the match hit Romero with 4 shots to the crotch. Romero recovered from every one of them to come back. He busted Jackson open early in the match. He hit Jackson with the chains. He countered an attack by the Greatest Bolo and suplexed him through an already-broken table, knocking him unconscious. Romero then stacked two tables on top of each other outside the ring and the fans knew the big moment was coming. It took a while, as Jackson, though bloodied, was not just going to lie down and let Romero walk away with his championship gold. Eventually, Romero found the strength to pick Jackson up and place him on top of the stacked tables. He then climbed to the top of the ring and dove on top of Jackson. The tables instantly collapsed under the weight and both wrestlers' bodies lay in a heap amidst the shards of wood and metal. Referee Mike Two quickly scooted to the outside and counted 3.

And 6 months of hard work finally paid off, as Romero Contreras acheived his dream and became the ComPro Champion. He was almost too tired to enjoy the moment, but his fellow Compound Varsity members Justin Lee & Rocco Valentino rushed to the ring to hoist him up and allow the crowd to celebrate their new champion. Jackson, meanwhile, lay unconscious on the ground, as several of the fans took pictures on their cell phones of the fallen braggert.

Now, with Romero in charge, how will his reign begin? Knowing Romero, he should have no problem putting the title on the line against all comers. He's defeated almost everyone on the ComPro roster in the past 8 months and there'e no reason to believe that will change any time soon. But the tone of ComPro now seems set to change and Romero ushers in a new era of championship greatness.

Tags: Anthony Jackson, Romero Contreras, ComPro, AWOL, Blake Albright, Greatest Bolo, Hall of Famers, Mike Two, Rocco Valentino, Justin Lee, Compound Varsity