G2: Golden Gate Tournament June 2018

Day One of the Golden Gate Tournament is in the books. The participants held nothing back, and there were some fantastic matches. Matches, recaps, and results are below. An updated tournament standings has been posted on the “Current Show” section at the top of the thread.

Results with recaps (some RP embedded in the recaps):


John Logan vs Vic “The Technician” Baron


Recap:
A heck of a kickoff match for the tournament, with the two A Block favorites squaring off. The match started off slowly as both sides felt each other out. The pace quickened when Logan hit back to back “Sky High” powerbombs, both ending in kick outs just before the three count. Baron seemed to recover and push his own offense, even latching on his patent “Crossface Killa” before Logan wiggled his way out. The match looked over when Logan hit a “Cannonball” from the top rope, but Baron again kicked out. Finally- Logan was able to hit a third “Sky High” for the pin.
Winner: John Logan
Rating: ****




“Flyin” Jimmy Hawkins vs Kevin Hunter


Recap:
This one started off with a bang right from the opening bell, with two of Warrior Pro’s most promising youngsters trying to make a name in their first match. In a classic speed vs power dynamic, “Flyin” Jimmy started the match running circles around the big man. That is, until Hunter got his hands on him. Then it became a running display of suplex after suplex, as Hunter repeatedly threw Hawkins out of the ring. Eventually, Jimmy couldn’t get back into the ring and the match was called on a count out.
Winner: Kevin Hunter
Rating: *




Brick vs Machine Gun Mayhem


Recap:
This was less of a match, and more of a fight. For the most part, both participants seemed more interested in beating the crap out of each other than actually winning the match. MGM looked like he wanted to follow up his bizarre video with a full on beat down, while Brick seemed unwilling to play the victim. There was brawling outside, there was repeated low blows that the ref seemed to miss, MGM brought baseball bats (with barbed wire no less). This match seemed destined to end in a draw until, with less than 2 min left, Brick countered a top rope suplex, hit his “Brick Wall” chokeslam and earned the victory.
Winner: Brick
Rating: ***




“Gentleman” Doc Wyatt vs Roy Carter


Recap:
Roy Carter was not going to be overlooked. After Doc Wyatt shouted right before the bell that this should be a “good training experience,” Carter came out guns blazing. An early “Game Over” piledriver worked as a wakeup call to Doc that this wasn’t going to be the walk in the park he assumed. Late in the match both wrestlers kicked out of finishers, and Wyatt pulled out all the stops with a “Black Gold” cutter, followed by a brass knuckles punch the ref missed, followed by a figure 4 leglock. Roy Carter survived them all, and if not for a timely rope break, may have been able to steal a victory with a last second arm bar. While a draw is not what either man was looking for, it alert the rest of B block that there is a potential upset brewing…
Winner: 30 minute DRAW
Rating: ***



After the show, reporters were able to catch up with a few of the wrestlers…

John Logan:
“This was just one match. Vic is an awesome wrestler so this win feels real good, but my focus is on getting into that championship bout at Call to Arms. The only thing on my mind is that belt. Its championship or bust.”

Kevin Hunter:
“This should put everyone on notice. Kevin Hunter is here man. He’s here to fucking suplex bitches into the ground, so stay out of my way or you gonna get hurt.”

Roy Carter:
Walks past reporters without saying a word.

Doc Wyatt:
“Obviously Roy Carter is a cheater, and the officiating was an incompetent joke. This backwoods company needs to get its act together, because there was no reason I shouldn’t have won that fight. I’m above everyone on this pathetic roster, and by the end of this tournament everyone will know my name.”

Machine Gun Mayhem:
Machine Gun was seen tearing apart the locker room after his match, which included giving a chair shot to one of the Young Guns while laughing and singing “Satisfaction.” He was gone by the time security showed up.

Round 2 of the Golden Gate Tournament is now complete. It was another week of exciting matches, including Logan vs Hawkins becoming a candidate for the match of the tournament.




Results with recaps:


John Logan vs “Flyin” Jimmy Hawkins


Recap:
In what may be one of the best matches of this infant promotion, Hawkins and Logan put on an 18 minute show. The action started off slow, and it looked like Logan was going to force Hawkins to fight his style. But then, BOOM- Flyin Jimmy took off, hitting constant offense that staggered Logan, and the two proceeded to throw everything at each other, exchanging finishers and near falls back and forth before finally Logan put it away with a Logans Run.
Winner: John Logan
Rating: *****




Vic “The Technician” Baron vs Kevin Hunter


Recap:
Oh boy. For the second consecutive week, Kevin Hunter put on a shockingly one sided match. But instead of it being a fellow youngster on the rise, this time it was against an established veteran. It was jarring watching Hunter rag doll Vic Baron all over the ring (and occasionally outside it). The multiple german suplexes on the outside was the beginning of the end for Baron, and despite kicking out of one Lights out, he couldn’t avoid the second one. The result sets up an exciting block finals match between Hunter and John Logan, and calls into doubt what is next for Vic Baron…
Winner: Kevin Hunter
Rating ***




Machine Gun Mayhem vs “Gentleman” Doc Wyatt


Recap:
Following a week of verbal sparring from both men, the match proved to be hard hitting. MDM seemed hellbent on inflicting pain, aggressively going after Wyatt with little concern for things like pin covers, instead opting for more illegal maneuvers such as low blows and weapons. The aggressive offense staggering The Gentleman, but MGM’s indifference to ending the match led to an opening, and he walked right into a Superman punch that ended the match right before the time limit for the 2nd week in a row.
Winner: Doc Wyatt
Rating: ***

After the match Doc Wyatt continued the assault as MGM could be heard over the crowd cheering him on to continue until a bewildered Wyatt just stopped and walked out of the ring as MGM stayed on the mat laughing hysterically…




Brick vs Roy Carter


Recap:
Roy Carter is legit. A week after going the distance with Doc Wyatt, Carter came out and chopped down a giant. Brick had all the early offense at the start, and at one point it looked like this might be a quick second win for the mountainous veteran. But Roy kept plugging away, waited for the big man to tire, then went to work, chipping away and repeatedly going after the arm before Brick had no option but to tap.
Winner: Roy Carter
Rating: ***



After the show, reporters caught up with a few of the wrestlers:

John Logan

Kevin Hunter


Roy Carter



Doc Wyatt


Vic Baron