ICW No Holds Barred Vol. 44
Friday, March 31
H20 Wrestling Center
Williamstown, New Jersey
Deathmatch: Neil Diamond Cutter vs. MM3
They began by punching each other in the face at the center of the ring. NDC broke a carpet strip over MM3’s head, and in response, MM3 gained control of the match and hit NDC with a carpet strip of his own. NDC then hit MM3 across the knees with a tack strip, causing MM3 to fire up and scoop slam Neil onto the pile of carpet strips, sending NDC reeling. MM3 pulled up Neil’s shirt and hit him across the ribs with a bundle of carpet strips, but it wasn’t enough to put Neil away. Neil grabbed a staple gun and stapled a dollar bill to MM3’s shoulder, but MM3 wrestled it out of his hands and stapled a dollar bill to Neil’s tongue. MM3 broke a tube across Neil’s back and used the broken shards to carve away at Neil’s forehead. Neil headbutted a tube into MM3’s head and tried to suplex him, but MM3 muscled Neil up and dumped him onto the broken glass pieces.
They traded forearms in the center of the ring, with each man landing significant strikes. MM3 leveled NDC with a superkick followed by a spin kick, but Neil was still able to kick out. MM3 hit Neil with a seatbelt suplex, but Neil fired up and hit MM3 with a Lionsault. It wasn’t enough, as MM3 kicked out. MM3 retrieved the “chloroform,” but NDC kicked it out of his hands and planted him with a Saito Suplex. NDC then placed a bundle of tubes on MM3’s back and came off the top rope with a splash for the victory.
Neil Diamond Cutter Defeated MM3
Deathmatch: Randi West vs. Tommy Vendetta with Darren McCarty
Randi attempted a quick roll-up as Tommy took a hit from Darren’s vape. Randi took a hit from a fan, and Tommy attempted to roll her up. They did the same bit with the ref and rolled him up for a three-count. They started hitting each other over the head with tubes and then punched each other in the face. Randi got the best of the exchange as she laid into Tommy with some vicious forearms. They traded headbutts, and Randi planted Tommy with a suplex that sent him to the floor. Tommy caught Randi in the back with a couple of tubes, and Randi responded with a bundle across Tommy’s back and used the broken bits of tubes to carve away at Tommy’s forehead. She kicked a bunch of tubes into Tommy’s chest, but Tommy no-sold it and hit Randi with two consecutive tube shots. The crowd chanted “drink the piss,” and both competitors drank from the memorial PissJug, which brought up a “PissJug Mike” chant from the crowd. Last night, during Spring Break, I made a piss bottle in his honor. Rest in Peace, buddy. Randi dumped Tommy on his back on the floor, and Tommy almost landed on his head. Randi and Tommy each grabbed a bunch of tubes and hit each other over the head with them. Tommy teased carving away at Randi’s head, but she chopped his chin and broke a tube across his forehead, sending him beard-first into two doors. Tommy spiked Randi with a short drop piledriver for the victory.
Tommy Vendetta Defeated Randi West
Deathmatch: Mickie Knuckles vs. LuFisto
This is the first time these two have fought since 2007 in the finals of the Queen of the Deathmatches. They traded overhand strikes with LuFisto hitting Mickie with a couple of thudding blows. Lu ran into Mickie’s face with a steel chair and then kicked her head for good measure. Mickie made it back up to her feet and hit LuFisto with a couple of clubbing blows before grabbing some tubes and breaking them across LuFisto’s back. LuFisto responded with a flurry of strikes and broke a bundle over Mickie’s head. LuFisto used the broken ends of the tubes to carve away at Mickie’s face before sending her to the floor. LuFisto bounced Mickie’s face off a bundle of tubes as they continued to brawl around ringside. Mickie sent LuFisto headfirst into the ring post and grabbed a tube, headbutting it into the Hall of Famer’s head. LuFisto set up a chair in the center of the ring and invited Mickie to a bar fight. They traded shots in the center of the ring, with neither one of them able to get the advantage. They exchanged headbutts and kicks, but Mickie was leveled with a kick to the back of her head and was speared through a door for a close near fall. LuFisto was leaking from her forehead as she placed a pane of glass in the corner. LuFisto tried to send Mickie through the glass, but Mickie reversed it and tossed LuFisto through the pane for another close near fall. Mickie set up a chair in the center of the ring and looked for a pump handle slam, but LuFisto fought out of it and beat her over the head with a water jug followed by a chair to secure the victory.
LuFisto Defeated Mickie Knuckles
Deathmatch: Satu Jinn vs. Matt Tremont
Tremont swung a chain widely, but Satu dodged it and struck Tremont in the head with a Japanese pull saw, which immediately busted Tremont open. Tremont then bailed to the floor, but Satu continued his onslaught with the saw blade. Tremont turned the tables and stabbed Satu in the head with a broken beer bottle. Satu tried to escape from The Bulldozer and sent him headfirst into the ring post, then headbutted a tube into his head. Tremont returned the favor with a tube-assisted headbutt of his own. Satu drank from the PissJug and spat it into Tremont’s face before spearing him through a door and hitting him over the head with a tube, followed by a flurry of chops to Tremont’s chest. Tremont broke tubes over his head, and Satu did the same as the crowd started buzzing. Tremont fired up, whipped Satu in the face with a chain, and slammed Satu onto a pile of chairs with a Death Valley Driver.
Matt Tremont Defeated Satu Jinn
Deathmatch: Lowlife Louie Ramos vs. John Wayne Murdoch
Murdoch entered the ring wielding a cricket bat covered in gusset plates, which was an ominous sign. They began trading fists, with Murdoch gaining the upper hand by hitting Louie across the head with a bundle of tubes. Murdoch then used the broken end of the tubes to carve away at Louie’s forehead, and he further injured Louie by striking him with the gusset plate bat, which caused him to bleed profusely. JWM hammered a gusset into Louie’s head and shoulder, but this only fired up the veteran wrestler. They continued trading strikes in the center of the ring, with Murdoch repeatedly hitting Louie with bundles of tubes, but somehow Louie kept kicking out. Louie grabbed a gusset plate bat of his own and began striking Murdoch across the shoulder and legs. He then reached into his pocket and grabbed a screwdriver, repeatedly hitting Murdoch in the head with it to the delight of the crowd. Louie scoop-slammed Murdoch onto a pile of forks and hit him with an elbow drop for a close nearfall. He then placed a bundle on Murdoch’s chest and climbed to the top of the turnbuckle, but he was knocked off onto a sheet of glass. Murdoch went for the pin, but Louie kicked out and started screaming. Murdoch begged off, but Louie kept hulking up, and they continued trading fists in the center of the ring. Louie took JWM off his feet with a lariat followed by a leg drop, but Murdoch easily kicked out. Finally, Murdoch grabbed a bundle of tubes, lit it on fire, and hit Louie over the head with it for the victory.
John Wayne Murdoch Defeated Low Life Louie
Deathmatch: Hoodfoot vs. Danny Darko
The two men began by fighting over a headlock and teasing throwing each other into the doors that were set up in the corner. Finally, Darko was able to launch Hoodfoot into the door and followed that up with a popper bat to the big man’s back. Darko started to break a series of tubes across Hoodfoot’s back, busting him open. Hoodfoot returned fire with a bundle of his own, but Darko fired back up and set up a bundle in the corner. He tried to whip Hoodfoot into them, but Hoodfoot reversed it and sent Darko headfirst into the glass. Hoodfoot then lit up Darko’s chest with a couple of chops before chopping a gusset plate into Darko’s chest. Darko did the same to Hoodfoot, nearly getting a pinfall. Danny Darko looks like Mr. Kennedy’s UK twin.
Darko set up a barbed wire door in the center of the ring, but he took too much time setting it up and ate a bundle of tubes. He was able to fight out of it but was hit with a snapping backdrop driver onto the crushed glass. Hoodfoot got back up to his feet, attacked Darko, and climbed to the top platform. Darko countered with a series of tubes, but Hoodfoot headbutted him. Darko no-sold it and attempted to put Hoodfoot through a pane of glass. Hoodfoot sent Darko crashing onto the pane of glass with a backdrop driver for the victory. They exchanged unprotected chair shots, and Darko no-sold his. They started to headbutt each other, and the crowd chanted “CTE.” Darko went for a spinning lariat, but Hoodfoot spiked him down with a brainbuster for a close near fall. Darko unloaded on Hoodfoot with a series of tubes, Hoodfoot Headbutted Darko but Darko no sold it and attempted to put Hoodfoot through a pane of glass. Hoodfoot sent Darko crashing onto the pane of glass with a backdrop driver for the victory.
Hoodfoot Defeated Danny Darko
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ICW No Holds Barred Vol. 45
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Hart Ballroom
Newark, New Jersey
Deathmatch: AKIRA vs Crowbar
This is Crowbar’s first time inside the chains. He pushed AKIRA off a couple of times before AKIRA picked up his ankle and got him in a bully choke. Crowbar fired up with a series of chops to AKIRA’s chest, but AKIRA whipped him off into the chains and chopped him a couple of times. AKIRA sent Crowbar to the outside, where he beat him on the chest and with a dropkick. Crowbar muscled AKIRA up, but AKIRA reversed it with a back body drop on the floor. Crowbar got to his feet and was hit with a charging double stomp. Crowbar responded with a tree slam, followed by a series of forearms to AKIRA’s head. Crowbar hit AKIRA in the back with a chair and delivered a kick to the chest. AKIRA fought out of it and set up a door bridge in the center of the ring. He hit Crowbar with a bridging suplex, followed by the Muta Lock. AKIRA broke the hold, and Crowbar hit him with a chin breaker. AKIRA caught him with a Northern Lights suplex through the door, but Crowbar kicked out and hit AKIRA with a forearm. They exchanged chops and strikes. Crowbar barely got AKIRA up for a Jackknife powerbomb, and he hit a sloppy suplex. AKIRA pinned Crowbar with the Death Penalty. After a weekend of incredible wrestling, this was probably the worst match I saw all weekend.
AKIRA Defeated Crowbar
Deathmatch: Jeff Cannonball vs Mickie Knuckles
They traded punches, and Mickie hit Cannonball with a couple of tubes. Mickie got a bad cut on her forearm, but she continued on. She hit Jeff with a popper bat, and Jeff went to the floor, but Mickie followed him and hit him in the heat with her “battle axe”. Jeff broke a tube over Mickie’s head, and Mickie hit him with repeated headbutts followed by a couple of chops but was sent through a door with an Irish whip. They returned to the ring and brawled for a little bit. Jeff hit her with a water jug, and she returned fire with a water jug of her own. They again gave each other CTE with more headbutts. Mickie hit Jeff with repeated sentons, but Jeff managed to get his shoulder up. Mickie set up a gusset plate door in the corner and hit him with a Samoan drop through the door for the victory.
Mickie Knuckles Defeated Jeff Cannonball
Deathmatch: Kasey Kirk vs LuFisto
Kasey spit in the legend’s face, and LuFisto lit her up with a series of fists. Kasey went for a low-flying crossbody, but she was tripped up and hit in the back with a light tube chair. LuFisto continued to beat up the former champion, but Kasey fought back with a thumbtack back. She went for the low-flying crossbody, but LuFisto again moved out of the way. LuFisto kicked a tube into Kasey’s head, and Kasey bailed to the floor where LuFisto beat her up with a series of chops. Kasey leveled LuFisto with a right hand and bounced her off of the wall and apron. Kasey rolled LuFisto back into the ring and got the first near fall of the match. Kasey retrieved a gusset plate, but LuFisto wrestled it away from her and slammed it into Kasey’s head, then spiked her with a DDT. LuFisto headbutted Kasey in the face, broke her nose, and wiped her out with a lariat for another close near fall. Kasey fired up and delivered a piledriver on a pile of chairs, but LuFisto kicked out, so Kasey set up a pane of glass in the corner. LuFisto recovered and tried to suplex Kasey through the pane. They traded standing switches, and Kasey Sabu’d a chair into LuFisto’s head and sent her through the pane of glass with a German suplex. Kasey set up some tubes on a chair and placed LuFisto on them, but LuFisto recovered and sent her through the tubes with a suplex, yet Kasey again kicked out. LuFisto set up more tubes on a chair and got Kasey up on her shoulders, but Brandon Kirk threw powder in her face, and Kasey rolled her up for the victory..
Kasey Kirk Defeated LuFisto
Deathmatch: Danny Demanto vs Matt Tremont
They locked up, grabbed a headlock, broke the hold, and started in with the tubes; they started breaking tubes over each other’s heads, Tremont got Danny down to one knee and continued to unload on him. Danny bailed to the floor, Tremont followed and hit Danny in the head with a gusset plate followed by a tube-assisted headbutt. Danny fired up and hit Tremont in the head with a gusset then hit him in the head, Tremotn reposed with a high kick followed by a chair to his head. Danny broke a bundle over Tremont’s back, and went for a pin attempt but Tremont kicked out at two, Danny broke more tubes over Tremont’s head which gave him the chance to set up a light tube door in the center of the ring, Danny broke two more bundles of tubes over Tremotns head. Tremont sent Danny through the light tube door with a Death Valley Driver for the victory.
Matt Tremont Defeated Danny Demanto
Deathmatch: Danny Darko vs Dr. Redacted
The match began with a lock-up, Danny pushed Redacted off easily then slammed him to the mat and toyed with him. Redacted responded with some chain wrestling of his own before he threw a bundle of tubes at Darko’s head like he was Randy Johnson. Darko hit Redacted in the back and neck with a thumbtack bat and unloaded on him with a series of fists. Redacted fought back and placed him on a chair, Redacted grabbed two trash can lids and hit Danny over the head with them, Darko turned the tables and sent the Doctor into the third row of chairs and suplexed him against the wall a handful of times. Darko again sent Redacted into a pile of chairs They each grabbed some tubes and broke them over each other’s heads, and Redacted hit Danny with a snap suplex for a very close nearfall. Dr. Redacted retrieved a trashcan with tubes on it, he hit Darko in the leg with two gusset plates then climbed to the top rope and came off the top rope with the light tube trash can onto Danny Darko but Darko was able to kick out. Danny powerbombed Redacted through a door in the corner, he fired back up placed a bunch of tubes on Danny’s chest, and came off the top rope with a huge Frog Splash for another nearfall, Darko responded by hurling Redacted through another door and hit him in the back of the head with a lariat for the victory.
Danny Darko Defeated Dr. Redacted
Deathmatch: Tommy Vendetta vs John Wayne Murdoch
Tommy broke a series of tubes over Murdoch’s head and hit him in the head with a gusset. Tommy continued his onslaught with more tubes to Murdoch’s head. Murdoch bailed to the floor but was still hit with more tubes. Murdoch responded with a series of bundles of his own but was caught with a right hand as they started to engage in a hockey fight. Tommy won the battle and tried to hit Murdoch with a flipping senton but Murdoch moved out of the way and hit him over the head with a gusset plate. They continued to brawl and exchanged even more light tube shots. Murdoch unloaded on Vendetta’s face. Murdoch placed a chair in the center of the ring but was back body dropped onto it for a close nearfall. Murdoch landed awkwardly on his leg. Tommy climbed to the top rope, but Murdoch cut him off with a couple of punches and brought him back into the ring with a superplex. However, Tommy kicked out. Murdoch threw a bundle at Daren McCarty, but Tommy caught him with a tube followed by a short drop piledriver, but Murdoch kicked out. Tommy was pushed face-first into a door, and McCarty speared Murdoch through a door. Tommy hit a falcon arrow, but Murdoch kicked out. Tommy set up a door bridge in the corner, Murdoch went to the top rope and was piledriven through the door, but Murdoch kicked out at one. They unloaded with tubes and fists, and Tommy got the best of the situation and hit Murdoch with at least 15 consecutive tube shots, but Murdoch hit the Deep South Destroyer followed by a brain buster for the victory.
John Wayne Murdoch Defeated Tommy Vendetta
American Deathmatch Championship Match: Brandon Kirk vs HoodFoot
They shook hands, but when Kirk went for a cutter, it was blocked, and he instead hit Hoodfoot in the head and back with a series of light tubes, staggering him. Kirk stomped on a bundle on Hoodfoot’s hand and unloaded punches in the corner, but Hoodfoot responded with punches of his own and hit Kirk with a tube to the head. Hoodfoot grabbed a bundle to throw at Kirk, but Kirk took it and smashed it over Hoodfoot’s head. Kirk lodged a gusset plate into Hoodfoot’s head, but Hoodfoot countered with clubbing blows and a backdrop driver for a close near-fall. They traded punches in the center of the ring, followed by a couple of lariats, and battled on the apron. Kirk hit Hoodfoot with a leg sweep that sent him crashing through a light tube contraption on the floor.
As Hoodfoot recovered on the floor, Kirk set up a bunch of chairs in the center of the ring, and Hoodfoot was curb-stomped into a bundle of tubes but still managed to kick out at one. Kasey grabbed a knife, and Krules’ music hit, and he dragged her to the back. Hoodfoot grabbed the knife, but Kirk wrestled it away from him and held it to Hoodfoot’s throat. The ref called the match, and Danny Demanto came out to restart it. The ref hit Kirk with a bundle of tubes, and Hoodfoot pinned him after a psycho driver.
Hoodfoot wins the American Deathmatch Championship
