[2001-02-10-CZW-Crushing the Competition] Red & Joel Maximo vs Mark & Jay Briscoe

[Migs]

CZW debut for Red and Maximo. The Briscoes at this point are managed by Dewey Donovan. The CZW commentators aren't as bad as the ICW commentators, but they are still atrocious and an active detriment to enjoying the match.

 

The Briscoes control with some double teams early, and then we get into some dives that get big pops. Mark splats on the floor on his. The Red Star Press (not named yet) gets a strong but oddly polite round of applause. Red and Maximo get the heat on Mark, which feels odd... they don't really do anything heelish. And indeed, they get some giant reactions for the Maximo Driver and Red's big twisting splash. The Briscoes take over and hit a weak total elimination. The Briscoes win with some interference, a big power bomb, and a moonsault from Mark.

 

Not as strong a debut as in Queens for Red and Maximo, but still a fun showcase for both teams.

[GSR]

The Briscoe’s are being managed by Dewey Donovan and he’s not too keen on them being friendly and slapping hands with the fans. John House and Eric Gargiulo make some rather predictable ‘jokes’ about not knowing whether it’s Jack or Jerry in there, and how if they get fired from CZW they can at least go and work at the auto body shop in Florida. Red shoots Jay into the ropes and Joel kicks him in the back from the apron. That doesn’t go as planned though as he responds with a clubbing blow that sends Joel falling to the floor. Red then runs at Jay but he launches him overhead, however Red manages to land feet first on the top rope. As he’s getting his balance, Jay with a dropkick to the backside which sends him tumbling out and onto Joel who was still on the arena floor. Double ‘Rock Bottom’ by the Briscoes on Joel. He looks to grab a breather on the outside but gets caught by a sky high plancha from Mark where he just soared over the top rope. That running back flip/moonsault by Red and the train is completed by a Jay flip dive from the top turnbuckle (although he doesn’t get much protection to cushion the bump, landing flat on his back on the concrete). The action returns to the ring and Mark springboards into a superkick. A super stiff clothesline by Joel followed by a double spinebuster. They continue to take advantage of the five count with a combination standing Shooting Star press/twisting leg drop. Powerslam by Red for a two. Another stiff Joel lariat and it looked like the SAT had a bit of a brain freeze, uncertain on what to do next. Double suplex and Joel heads upstairs. Red is in the opposite corner and he whips Mark towards his partner, only for him to reverse things and send Red crashing into the turnbuckles, which in turns leads to Joel losing his balance and crotching himself. Top rope frankensteiner on Joel but Red is there to prevent the tag. Single leg dropkick and a big diving headbutt to the shoulder for another two. Joel with a version of the ‘Kryptonite Krunch’ and a DOUBLE JUMP SPRINGBOARD PHOENIX SPLASH by Red! Standing moonsault and Dewey Donovan grabs Red by the leg to break the pin. He takes off after him and Dewey ends up in the ring between the SAT, however as Joel is about to decapitate him with one of those clotheslines, he avoids the shot and Joel levels Red instead. Mark finally makes the tag and Jay with a pair of dropkicks followed by a pair of leg lariats. ‘Total Elimination’ on Joel, but the Briscoe’s timing is slightly off. The crowd are harder on them that I expected for blowing that, although some rare credit to John House who reminds everyone how one of the brothers got pounded on for about fifteen minutes as he looks to cover for it. Dewey whacks Red in the back with his briefcase, ‘Tiger bomb’ by Jay and Mark with a moonsault as the Briscoe’s pick up their first win in CZW. The fans give these guys a standing ovation while there already appears to be dissension in the Donovan/Briscoe camp.

 

This was the SAT’s CZW debut and only the second appearance of the Briscoe brothers (they debuted at the Delaware show) who turned 16 and 17 respectively last month. It was by no means perfect and a tad sloppy at times, but they constructed a solid match that told a compelling story. Seeing Jay take a bump on his back from a flip dive off the top turnbuckle to the floor you wonder how he’s still going strong today, while Red continues to amaze with his high spots and flying. Thankfully House and Gargiulo quickly gave up on the Brisco/Briscoe brothers stuff as it was neither beneficial to anyone nor funny.

[soup23]

This was the first match I watched on Wessides Comp back in the day and remember being blown away that these Briscoes guys were my age and having matches like that. Now, it is just a sloppy match with some cool spots especially when Red gets going. However, if it wasn't for this match, I probably wouldn't be typing on this board today so the nostalgia is high. ***