Fair City Wrestling made their debut back in October. Based in Perth, they hailed from The Tulloch Institute for their debut event. It was an event I was very interested in with their loaded card of personal favourites creating a fantastic line up for their first show. When it was announced that they were uploading the event it was only a matter of time before I found some time to get this watched!

Euan G Mackie & Craig Stephens defeated Umar Mohammed & The Alpha Male by pinfall.

Mohammed and Mackie started the match up. A little stumble with a leap frog was quickly saved by Mackie which seemed to spur Mohammed on as he was on point for the rest of the match. Stephens and Alpha Male had a face off which lead to Stephens spitting in Alpha Male’s face, which was gross. It only seemed to annoy Alpha Male as he threw Stephens for a release German suplex before trading quick tags with Umar Mohammed. Mohammed hit a nice running headscissors for a two count but a distraction from Mackie lead to Stephens pouncing and going on the attack. Mackie tagged in to land a lovely second rope leg drop before suplexing Mohammed and continuing the punishment. Stephens held Mohammed up for a delayed vertical suplex which was impressive. Mackie missed a top rope leg drop and ate a Side Effect from Mohammed to create some space. The Alpha Male finally tagged in and tossed Stephens over head with a Fallaway Slam like he weighed nothing. Mackie tried to get involved but almost suffered the same fate if it wasn’t for a quick twist to land on his knees. A cocky Mackie tried a crossbody but was caught and thrown overhead by the towering Alpha Male. A double chokeslam from Alpha Male and Macho Man elbow drop onto Stephens from Mohammed looked to seal it but neither man was legal in the match. Some confusion followed, Mohammed hit a stunning corkscrew senton to Mackie on the outside. In the midst of the confusion, Mackie sprayed mist into the eyes of Mohammed, hit a DDT and sealed the win.

A very good opening match. Started off fairly standard but soon got chaotic in the final stretch which wasn’t a bad thing as it lead perfectly into the Mackie mist. I won’t bore you by praising Euan G Mackie too much as I always go on a big love fest for Mr Mackie as he is always a delight to watch wrestle. Bar the little stumble at the start, Umar Mohammed once again looked good as he spend the majority in this one and the corkscrew senton was nice and smooth as was the nip up straight afterwards.

Ken Kaiden defeated Aspen Faith by pinfall.

Both men jockeyed for advantage in the early going, trading wristlocks but neither could get the upper hand. Faith went straight for the knee after the reset but Kaiden was able to grabbed a rear naked choke to stop the attack. Kaiden pulled out a deep arm drag to send Faith to the outside for a breather. Kaiden after Faith but a dive was stopped by a big Aspen forearm to turn the advantage to Faith. Kaiden fought back as both went back and forth. Kaiden hit a hard Dragon Suplex for a close two count. Faith caught Kaiden and lifted him onto Faith’s shoulders but a stumble saw both crash into the corner. Faith recovered and hit a beautiful second rope moonsault. Kaiden answered a forearm with a running knee for two. Faith powerbombed Kaiden and followed up with a strong knee to the face for another two count. Kaiden headscissored out of a Tombstone attempt and countered a moonsault for a close near fall. Faith picked Kaiden up for a package Tombstone but was rolled up for the pinfall.

I could watch these two wrestling again. Aspen Faith, well documented to be one of my absolute favourites, is an incredible wrestler and seems to just get better and better every time I see him. He faced someone who is very good in Ken Kaiden to create a work of art in the ring. This was a great match.

Six Man Elimination Match – Alex Cavanagh defeated Spike Tierney, Tommy Cross, Ollie Silverstone, John Kerr and Johnny Thunder.

Wild start with all six men going at it. Tommy Cross felt a triple superkick from Tierney, Thunder and Silverstone. Thunder hit a rolling thunder off the apron to Cav, Cross and Kerr, followed by a running swanton over the top rope by Tierney. Silverstone tried to follow up but Tommy Cross hip tossed him off the apron onto the other competitors with his legs hitting the ring steps which looked nasty.

Spike Tierney hit a nice step up 450 splash off the back of Tommy Cross onto Cav. Tierney then missed a 630 splash attempt onto Silverstone. Silverstone missed a Shooting Star Press in return and was curb stomped for his efforts. After a bit of chaos, John Kerr hit a piledriver onto Spike Tierney to eliminate him.

Silverstone hit a springboard DDT and diving dropkick to eliminate John Kerr as Tommy Cross tried to take advantage. Cross and Cav took turns to punish Thunder who submitted from a lifting Cloverleaf-Headlock combo. Silverstone didn’t waste any time in trying to separate Cross and Cav from double teaming him but was German suplexed into the corner by Tommy Cross. Some miscommunication with a double suplex followed but Silverstone couldn’t quite take advantage. Silverstone ducked a loaded forearm from Cav, who hit Cross by mistake, and pinned a knocked out Tommy Cross. Silverstone looked to have the match wrapped up but the referee was distracted by rolling out Cross from the ring. It allowed Cav to hit Silverstone in the leg with the loaded forearm pad and then in the face to gain the tainted victory and advance to the semi-finals of the Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament.

A wild six way elimination. Ollie Silverstone looked like an absolute star in this one, he could maybe slow down as his rushing made things a little sloppy at times but in the environment of a chaotic elimination match it’s not the best place for any judging of his performance at this early stage in his career. For nine months active though, he is someone to keep an eye on for sure. I would be interested to see him in singles action. Fast paced match, with plenty of wrestlers I haven’t seen before and only heard of. Tommy Cross was another that really impressed me in this one, hard hitting and I want to see more of him.

Luke Aldridge defeated Ian Ambrose by pinfall.

Aldridge started the attack early but Ambrose fought back. It wasn’t long before Aldridge took over by overpowering Ambrose, punishing him with clubs and knees, cutting off the comebacks from Ambrose and torturing him further with an Abdominal Stretch. Aldridge continued to focus his attacks on the neck and back of Ambrose. Ambrose continued to fight and got Aldridge down following a big lariat. They traded chops and forearms. Ambrose got on a roll with a fireman’s carry slam and senton before heading to the top rope, landing a crossbody but it couldn’t keep Aldridge down. A big boot to turn the tide, Aldridge hit a nice butterfly suplex before going back to work on the neck and back of Ambrose. Ambrose locked in a crossface but couldn’t keep a hold before wrapping Aldridge’s own arm around his neck. A double foot stomp on a corner draped Aldridge couldn’t get the job done for Ambrose. Aldridge hit a rolling forearm to the back of Ambrose’s neck before lifting him up for a swing out complete shot for the win.

Aldridge attacked Ambrose after the match.

One of the slower matches on the show but they threw lumps at each other. It wasn’t the prettiest match, just two lads battering each other, but it was effective and a solid bout.

Triple Threat – Sammii Jayne defeated Rayhne and Angel Hayze by submission.

Rayhne wasn’t for wrestling in the early going, earning a chicken chant from the crowd as she avoiding the lock up. Jayne and Hayze kicked off the match. Hayze used a nice headstand counter out of a ground headscissor into a headlock. These two smoothly grappled as Rayhne interrupted… then promptly left the ring again. Hayze and Jayne went back at it, Hayze gaining the advantage with a hurricurana which was replied in kind with a cracking running dropkick from Sammii Jayne. They eventually got fed up with Rayhne’s inactivity and went to get her get her from the outside and allowing kids to hit her with an inflatable pink… stick? They rolled Rayhne into the ring. A double team effort was countered by the power of Rayhne who threw around her opponents like rag-dolls. With Sammii out of the action, Rayhne punished Hayze, ramming her head into the turnbuckles before picking Hayze up for a bearhug. Hayze fought out which allowed Jayne to dropkick Rayhne into the corner. Jayne and Hayze took down Rayhne but fought over the pin. Jayne hit an awesome Shadowfax German suplex-baseball slide combo to take down Hayze and Rayhne respectively. A commotion on the outside with Rayhne and a crew member allowed Sammii to dive through the ropes onto both. Hayze followed from the top rope to take out everyone. A Tower of Doom saw Sammii take the brunt of a superplex from Hayze, who was powerbombed by Rayhne. All three traded forearms in the middle of the ring while on their knees.

Rayhne hit a spinebuster, dubbed the Raindrop, onto Sammii for two but found herself taken down by Hayze with a Sling Blade. Hayze kicked out of a sit out Raindrop and rolled out of the ring. Sammii wriggled out of a fireman’s carry, chopped the knee of Rayhne and locked in an STF for the tap out win.

An action heavy main event. Sammii is incredible. Straight after the match she went to check on one of the kids that got knocked during one of her dives and gave them a hug as the show closed. There’s not enough words to describe how good Sammii Jayne is, coupled with Angel Hayze, who is fast becoming one of my favourites, along with the powerhouse foil in Rayhne it made for a fantastic main event. There was laughs in the early going but once the action really got going there was very little downtime. The Shadowfax-baseball slide combo was excellent. The viciousness of how Sammii applied the STF to Rayhne was great, as she pounded on the back of Rayhne then slammed her face to the mat in order to lock her hands, it was a match worth watching.

Each match was broken up with a little bit of post-match backstage bits which was well done. The commentary was informative, adding facts about the competitors which was nice especially as I had only heard of some in name only. The commentary also didn’t detract from the action which was appreciated. A really great debut show from Fair City Wrestling, they paced the show well. You had your mad multi-man chaos, a slower big lad brawl, some good ol’ wrestling and a great main event, a fine mix overall. I’m looking forward to see where Fair City Wrestling goes next. They managed to blend some established names like Aspen Faith and Sammii Jayne, along with those that are more well known in Dundee plus some upcoming talent to put together a highly enjoyable show. Plus, they had a lot of wrestlers that I enjoy watching on one event so bonus for me personally. A quick watch, the 1 hour and 40 minutes went by in a breeze. The crowd weren’t shy to make noise and the wrestlers were quick to interact and feed off the reactions presented. All in all, a great show.

The show is on Vimeo if you want to check it out yourself, their next event takes place on December 13th once again at The Tulloch Institute, search for Fair City Wrestling on Facebook for more info.

https://vimeo.com/372142899?fbclid=IwAR0IfCWeOtPaqTpc8N3Jqklej-4jZFBz4P-wAynFQdCOsAOVsgnpvx6-K5A