[2001-01-27-MPPW-TV] Steve Bradley vs Pete Gas

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A backstage interview from Pete Gas where he explains that it’s no secret to the fans in Memphis that the Mean Street Posse have had their problems in the past, so for the time being they’ve decided to go their separate ways. They’re both going to compete in singles competition and see if things work out in their favour that way. Today he’s got a match against Steve Bradley for the Unified title and, while he knows the odds are not in his favour, he likes the underdog role and at the end of the show, he’s taking that belt!

 

Steve Bradley and Victoria stop off for a chat with Corey before the main event and ‘Who’s Your Daddy?’ is sick and tired of Spellbinder coming out here every week crying and moaning about how he beat him for the Power Pro title. Spellbinder knows where he is and challenges him that if he wants it, to come get it!

 

Pete Gas has ditched the tank top and slacks now that he’s gone solo, opting for more traditional wrestling garb in the shape of a leotard. The match has barely got going when Spellbinder is out and having to be kept at bay by security and a bunch of officials. Gas starts out strong but is distracted by Victoria on the outside which allow Bradley to catch him with a Russian leg sweep. He tosses Pete through the ropes to the floor and then keeps the ref otherwise engaged while Victoria puts the boots to him. Bradley slams Gas into the ring steps before throwing him back inside. Swinging neckbreaker for a two. Gas reverses the whip to the turnbuckles but then runs into a back elbow, however as Bradley charges he catches him with a powerslam. Some sort of weird slam and I’m not sure what goes on as the ref just stopped counting the cover at two even though Bradley clearly never kicked out. Spellbinder is back and he’s got another bottle with him. As Gas wonders what he’s playing at interrupting his title match, Binder breaks the bottle over him. Victoria tries to come to Bradley’s aid, but she ends up over Spellbinder’s knee on the receiving end of a spanking. The show then goes off the air with Binder stomping a mud hole into ‘Who’s Your Daddy?’

 

The more I see of Victoria at ringside the more I think she’s been studying Sherri Martel. It’s a bit ‘wise after the event’ saying this now when you know how things end up, but I’m not sure the breaking up of the Posse was the smartest idea unless they wanted to give them experience as singles. Gas just looks like a less talented version of Joey Abs here and his promo announcing their split wan’t very good either. Rodney, or should I say Rodrageous, is facing Bradley next week so it’ll be interesting to see how he does. Not sure went on with that pinfall unless it was a timing screw up and Spellbinder should’ve been out a few seconds earlier than he was.