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TCM Bully Their Way To Mystery Opponent On October 12

Posted: Sep 13th 2013 By: CMBurnham

When you hold all the gold in a company, it can make you a little difficult to deal with. Especially if you already have an abnormally high opinion of yourself.

Just ask the Trenchcoat Mafia. Michael Duplanti is the NAW Champion. Ryan Reed and Billy Ray are the NAW Tag Team Champions. With status like that, it is difficult to be humble, even if it were something that came naturally to them.

But it is no secret that the TCW want nothing but complete domination of NAW. And to achieve that, they have targeted everyone who stands in their way. Sometimes those people do not even have to be scheduled in matches against them. Take, for instance, J. R. Orullian. Orullian faced off against Johnny USA in the opening match. It was a clean scientific contest which saw Orullian come out with a victory despite slipping on the top rope and suffering what appeared to be a groin injury. But after the win, Reed & Duplanti attacked Orullian with no immediate provocation. It was a blatant display of the bully tactics the TCM preferred to use.

Reed picked up a victory next over newcomer Doomsday. But Duplanti had a stiffer challenge in the form of rookie sensation Justin Adams. Duplanti was severely overconfident in his experience being the deciding factor and took his attention off of Adams, who promptly schoolboyed Duplanti for the win in this non-title event. Duplanti was irate that he had been shown up and as quickly joined by Reed in a 2-on-1 attack on the victorious Adams. After another bully-style attack, Adams was finally rescued by Orullian, but damage had already been done to Adams' ankle. Nonetheless, Orullian challenged the TCM to a tag team match in the main event and acting commissioner Amanda made it official.

Adams was obviously in pain as he came out for the match, but he refused to allow the actions of the TCM to keep him from competing. The ankle made for an obvious target, though, and Reed and Duplanti focused on it whenever Adams was in the match. They also delivered punishment to the arm of Orullian that had been the focus on their earlier attack. Orullian and Adams fought threw the pain and seemed on the verge of tipping the odds in their favour when Running Wolf, who had been at ringside taking pictures of the event, flashed the camera in Orullian's eyes, temporarily blinding him. and then argued with referee Tex as the TCM delivered two nutshots to Orullian and Adams and covered them both for 3.

After the match, Tex apologised to the crowd and commissioner Red River Jack 2nd called back the TCM. They tried to deflect blame to the female photographer, but that did not sit well with Jack or Tex. Orullian took the microphone and declared that he wanted all three of the TCM and Tex said the titles should be on the line. But Orullian said 2 on 3 is not fair and they needed a partner. Acting commissioner Amanda announced a 6-man tag team match in response on October 12 in Chewey, pitting The TCM against J. R. Orullian, Justin Adams and a mystery partner.

Who could it be? Will Brendan Orullian come to his brothers aid? Could Crash Davis be making a one-time return to NAW? Or might it be Hurricane Ross, who hasn't been seen for a month or two? The fans were chanting for Johnny USA. Could he be Amanda's mystery partner? Whoever it turns out to be, the TCM can be counted on to be up to their usual shenanigans, especially with the possibility of their titles being on the line.