In the first ever Wednesday Night show for the "CCW" (The Carolina Championship Wrestling), a new and innovative promotion set to crown their first ever CCW Champion.
The night would start with CCW founder and booker Josh Staples announcing the four man tournament to crown the new CCW Champion. He would show off the new CCW Belt. The title featured a blue globe on a white strap, sort of like the WWF's version of the Intercontinental Title, circa 1995.
This was shown to the crowd of around 60 packed into the National Guard Armory in a small town called Elkin, N.C.
The night began with a Tag Team contest that featured The New Age Rebels vs. The Bridge St Gang.
The Rebels came out sporting the rebel flag pants, looking like a rough set of boys, whilst the Bridge St Gang (This was the name of the Street the Armory was on) came out wearing loose fitting jeans and bandanas tied to their arms, along with gold chain's.
The match was also part of the 32 team tag team tournament which will end at the CCW 's November show. This match was a typical bout, with the rough and tough Rebels trying to ground the high flying Gang.
The match lasted only seven minutes when the referee was distracted by a fan that actually threw an adult beverage bottle into the ring. The BS Gang wrapped their big gold chain around one of their fists and knocked one member of the Rebels out. The referee then got back into the ring and counted the three count.
After the match was over and the Bridge St Gang moved onto the next round of the tag team tournament, the fan that threw the beer bottle into the ring jumped the guard-rail and was announced the newest member of the Bridge St Gang.
After a five minute silence, music hit as the ring annoucer announced the next contest. This was set for one fall with a fifteen minute time limit and was a semi-final match to crown the new CCW Champion.
Making his way to the ring first, from Hamptonville N.C weighing in at 245 pounds was John Absher.
Absher was bald, about 6 foot 1 and was playing the typical heel character. Almost all 60 people in the crowd booed Absher, who would throw a middle finger up at them every now and then to get a better reaction.
Then the ring annoucer next presented, from Huntsville GA, the 220 pound Jerry Lighting.
Jerry Lighting vs John Absher: Semi-Finals Match for the CCW Championship
This match started off when Absher, still distracted by fans, wasn't ready and Lighting caught him off guard with a drop kick from the top rope. In the early going's of the match, Lighting's quick and unique style was too much for Absher to keep up with.
Absher would finally get away from Lighting on the outside of the ring, where a fan actually threw beer in Absher's face.
The Lighting and Absher match had a fifteen minute time limit. The ring announcer said this match has reach the ten minute mark and that there were five minutes left in this contest.
Absher would get the advantage with a devastating clothesline. Absher covered Lighting but only got a two count. Absher then picked up Lighting for a powerbomb, but again got a two count as the annoucer said there were two mins remaining.
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