EPW September/October WOTM/POTM and Aggression 39 Review

Wow, that title's a mouthful.

I picked out the "Promo's" of the month quite a while ago, but unfortunately us match-writers took quite a while to get Aggression 39 up. I'm just as much to blame as anyone as it took me a week longer than I predicted it would too. I'm going to start with my "Wrestler's of the Month" first.

Wrestler of the Month: Ice Tre

In a show littered with disqualifications, Ice Tre takes home TV Title gold in his second match back. Tre has been as cunning as anyone in his victories lately, always striking at the perfect time. He's a small guy who fights with tremendous heart and likes to downplay his intelligence, but has it in spades. A TV title win is well-deserved here and accepting the open-challenge for a TV Title match proves that the squeaky wheel gets the oil.

Runner-up: Beast

A tournament that started with sixteen men from EPW ended with two coming out as 'Kings of the Cage'. Beast and Miles have been at each other's throats for weeks while still decimating their competition. In this KOTC Final Beast hit his Absolution 2K4 while Miles made sure there'd be no save. Also in an interesting turn of events, Beast and Miles might be warming to each other at the perfect time. Beast ran out to help his fellow King in a battle-turned-brawl against the Fallen's King. They'll need to be on the same page against the dominant Tag Team Champions The Forsaken.

Promo of the Month: Draw- Steven's second promo, thread four MAIN EVENT and Hiroshi's first promo, thread four.

I felt like Stevens amped things up at the end of this promo. I thought the first promo from each competitor was strong, but luke-warm as far as intensity compared to the usual from these two, who can both bring the house down. There was a definite change of pace from Stevens and its a shame we never got a second promo from Miles.

Hiroshi had an exceptional roleplay against The Fallen as his first rp. The checking off list was a nice tough and entertaining. Then he came out aggressive and made fun of 'Stalker's rules'. Overall I thought the promo was creative, had an air of confidence and made a strong argument.

And on to the review....

First I'd like to say, welcome back Aston! Everything involving Shawn Hart was gold tonight whether it was hilarious commentary or the best swerve I've seen in EPW in 2008. What I liked about it wasn't the build-up from show to show (obviously), but the way the Cruise/Hart segment got things started, and particularly the anticipation during the match when Hart gets up, stands between The Fallen and Cruise/Hiroshi, waits for Dahaka and Stalker, then strikes. That part was magic to read and really shocked me.

Like I said before, Aggression 39 had a lot of disqualifications and run-ins. Personally I've never been a big fan of this aspect of wrestling, but if used sparingly it works. I think the show lost a little bit because of this.

Beast running out for Miles was good too. They were quarreling and now they're coming together. I also dug JA hitting the ring, particularly after the referee's ruling of double-DQ. I thought it was fitting that JA would run out after the decision was made.

I am a HUGE fan of Olvir so I feel like anything involving EPW's Pornstar Viking is gold. This match was probably the most well-written of the show for me. It kept my attention throughout. I liked the Douglas/Secong Coming dynamic in this one and would like to see more of the three together in the future.

The Stalker/Lindz seg was good too. When Stalker gets upset I always enjoy the read. The Lindz as owner angle has been very refreshing so far.

I wrote my own match for this one. I hope Justin and Paul enjoyed what I did with their characters and hope it was entertaining for everyone else.

Frankie's win over Omega was a big one for him. Also, I like the feud developing here with Barb. There's a lot of potential in Omega as a nutjob with awesome strength.