THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne
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Once again we go back in time for a retro review, this time to 2001 and Portsmouth cable channel MyTV, for a look at the second episode of the Frontier Wrestling Alliance’s first television series.
We begin with a look at what happened the previous week, as Doug Williams attacked Scott Parker after Solid Gold defeated Guy Thunder to progress in the FWA title tournament.
Next, Mo Chatra, aka Kappo Khan, comes to the ring and grabs the microphone, and calls out James Tighe and Mark Sloan, introducing them as his new killer tag-team, as they attempt to get the FWA tag titles from Ashe and Curve of the New Breed. What we get here is a pretty average bout, with blown spots and missed moves aplenty, not a pretty match to watch. The Breed retained the titles after pinning Tighe, having taken him down with a double Ace Crusher. Afterwards, having argued with Chatra/Khan, Sloan and Tighe leave him in the ring, and he’s taken out by a double Van Daminator from Ashe and Curve.
Hype for the upcoming Doug Williams v Jody Fleisch tournament match afterwards, with the Anarchist giving us a few choice words about the Phoenix.
Tournament action follows as All-England champion Scottie Rock takes on a pre-hardcore Paul Travell. Just seconds into the bout, the lights go out, only to come back on a few moments later as we get a bout that was a whole lot better than the first bout, with Rock and Travell really going at it. But the match ends when the lights go out again, and the Dominator and his crew send Rock and Travell flying, and claim the ring as the show ends. A shame this match ended like this. I was really enjoying this one.
In conclusion, a fifty-fifty attempt from the FWA here. I didn’t realise at first that these shows were only thirty minutes long. A shame MyTV didn’t give them a longer slot, because thirty minutes and two matches just doesn’t do it for me.
Episode 3 of FWA on MyTV features Doug Williams v Jody Fleisch in the FWA title tournament. For a review of this show, watch this space!
