[2001-01-27-TCW] Necro Butcher vs Paul Lewis (Hardcore)

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Paul Lewis (who appears to be a local manager) says that Sean Regan was due to defend the Hardcore title tonight, but unfortunately he has a family emergency in Oklahoma City so he’s not here. He goes onto explain how he was the one who taught Regan about the hardcore lifestyle, how he’s gone through tables, how he’s bled and how is himself a former TCW Hardcore champion. After claiming to be the most hardcore person to ever step foot in this building, the Necro Butcher’s music kicks in. Necro’s carrying a ‘Stop’ sign and staple gun, whilst all of Lewis’ earlier bravado has now gone, wanting no part of ‘the Butcher’. He gets down on his knees, almost pleading for mercy, but Necro wants a fight and offers him first shot. A pretty flimsy looking slap by Lewis and Necro responds with an open hand of his own that sends Lewis cowering to the outside. ‘The Butcher’ rams him into the ring post and then obliterates ‘Pitbull’ Kevin Dark (who’s cornering Lewis) with one brutal unprotected chair shot to the head. A chair shot to Lewis, although he takes it a tad easier on him than he did ‘the Pitbull’. Necro staples him on the backside and nipples, but Lewis manages to escape the powerbomb and low blows his opponent. Payback time! He wallops Necro with his own ‘Stop’ sign, before driving a chair into his throat. ‘The Pitbull’ also gets in a bit of revenge, choking ‘the Butcher’ with a crutch. Chair shot to the head and Necro is calling him on wanting some more. Lewis staples a dollar bill to his shoulder, but Necro blocks the DDT and counters with a reverse atomic drop. One final ‘Stop’ sign shot and this one is over. Oh not quite, as Necro staples a bill to Lewis’ forehead in a parting shot.

 

From the set up you’re expecting Regan to show up and jump Necro early in the match, catching him off guard so to speak, but that didn’t happen so maybe he did have a family emergency after all? Necro is still wearing the face paint in 2001 and this is essentially a garbage style squash, so you don’t get much of a read where he’s at as a worker or if he’s improved since last year. Lewis has one brief hope spot, but that doesn’t last long while the match doesn’t overstay its welcome either. That chair shot to ‘Pitbull’ was nasty as.