[2000-06-Portland-Total Chaos TV] Bart Sawyer vs Buddy Wayne

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Chad Hawke was scheduled face Bart Sawyer, but after the ring announcer introduces him, Buddy Wayne enters the ring, says something to Hawke and takes his place in the match. A combination of the lacklustre action, the dark arena and subdued commentary means that it’s a real slog to watch this Portland footage. They up on the outside and Sawyer rams Wayne shoulder first into the stage. He picks up a chair, but plays to the crowd for too long and Buddy boots him in the mid-section, snatches the chair and then cracks it over his head. Wayne applies a sleeper, Sawyer’s arm drops twice but not for the third time. I’m completely confused now as to whether ‘Smart’ Bart is a heel or face? I thought he was a heel, but between that sleeper spot and the way he was playing to the crowd when he had hold of the chair, I’m not sure. Sawyer grabs the referee and pulls him into Buddy to escape the sleeper and then drops Wayne with a DDT. He climbs to the top turnbuckle, but trips when he’s up there and comes crashing down to the canvas. Wayne kicks him flush between the legs and that’s enough for the three. My guess is that Sawyer’s ‘trip’ was planned, but frankly I couldn’t care less.