[2000-10-14-MCW-TV] Tracy Smothers vs K-Krush

[soup23]

We start with the roster in a conference room where Lawler describes what happened last week and rallies the troops. Smothers is fired up and says he hates channel 5 and just wants to beat someone up. Lawler says as soon as they are done today, they hop in their cars and head over to the station. This is a fun angle and a good way of merging the promotions.

 

Match starts with Tracy saying if he hears Tracy sucks, he is going to slap everybody. They are outside in a parking lot somewhere. Overall this was a really impressive match and Kwik's best of the year. Tracy was shit talking throughout but he played a great heel in getting his comeuppance and he complimented Kwik's energy and offense. As we inch toward the end of the year, Tracy is another person that really is going to have to get some top 100 wrestler thought from me as I think his character work has been tremendous and he has filled a great role within MCW Memphis. **3/4

[AstroBoy]

Tracy is working double time here, really busting his ass to get the match and Killings over.  Perfect example of his character work is when he covers Kwik, who kicks out at 2, so Smothers looks into the crowd and says "God almighty what do I have to do to beat this guy?"  Just a pitch perfect small moment that did so much to get over the frustration and also put over his opponent.  The crowd is into hating Tracy and I thought they built to a pretty good finish.  This was a really good effort.

 

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[GSR]

Jerry Lawler has called a meeting with the MCW talent and wants them all to put aside their differences for a bit and listen to what he has to say.  He explains that he went to Power Pro Wrestling last week to tell everyone why he is no longer a part of their show and what he thinks is wrong with them.  The next thing he knows, Brandon Baxter, Derrick King and these clowns get in his face and take advantage of him.  He says how he gave them fair warning that if they tried anything he was going to show up back on their show  today and bring all his friends with him.  They all seem quite up for this with Thrasher wanting first dibs on Randy Hales, while Joey Abs says that he’ll break all 80lbs of Derrick King in half.  Lawler tells them that they may have to force the doors down to get in the studio, but when they do he wants them to drag anyone they can find into the ring and show them what they are all about.  Tracey Smothers is wired for a fight and ‘the King’ has to calm him down as he’s ranting about hating Channel 5 and hating Randy Hales.  Lawler finishes up by saying that the Power Pro show goes on air live at 11:00am and as soon as they’re done here, they’ll jump into their cars, head over to 1960 Union Avenue, TV 5 and kick some butt!

This is being held outside and it looks like they’ve just set up a ring in a car park somewhere.  Smothers resorts to raking Krush across the eyes in order to try and get him to slow down, and while that works momentarily, a huracanrana followed by a dropkick from the Southern champion leads to Tracey rolling to the outside and calling for a time out.  He’s getting some grief from some kids out there and warns them to “shut up or I’ll smack you on the back!”  Krush leans over and pulls him up onto the apron by his hair, however Smothers with a couple of back forearm strikes before clotheslining Krush across the top rope.  He pulls him to the floor where he throws him head first into the ring post.  Tracey gets a two count after a low blow and is in the referee’s face asking him “can’t you count?” before wondering where the “Tracey sucks” chant is now?  Rear chinlock and Smothers puts his feet over the ropes, but out of the official’s view, for added leverage, until he eventually does catch him.  DDT and Krush kicks out as a despondent Smothers yells “what does it take to beat this guy?”  Tracey whips him into the corner, tip up, Krush ducks the clothesline and catches Smothers with a leg lariat.  Axe kick to the back of the head.  He heads upstairs but Tracey shakes the ropes causing him to lose his balance.  Superplex, float over and a great near fall as Krush just about kicks out, saving his title in the process.  Frustrated that he still can’t put his opponent away, Tracey collects a chair from ringside.  That backfires on him though as Krush superkicks the chair into his own face and then lands a face first suplex onto the chair to retain the gold.  Smothers cracks Krush across the back and over the head with the chair post-match until he’s run off by the ‘Kliq 2000’.

Cool little opening that links the two Memphis shows as Lawler rallies the troops and plans his revenge for what happened to him the week before.  In regards to the match Tracey worked hard here, both with Krush and also in the way he gets the crowd into things, to the point this is one of the best, if not the best of Krush’s outings for the year.