The main event was AIW Absolute Champion Nick Cage and a dream partner against #1 contender Hot Sauce Tracy Williams and a dream partner. All matches on the card were fought under Straight Outta Compton rules.
WWE Hall of Famer The Godfather signed autographs before the show.
The event started with the entire locker room at ringside to show support for AIW owner John Thorne who is battling health issues.
- Eddie Kingston pinned PCO after hitting the backfist to the future.
- MJF (Maxwell Jacob Friedman) defeated Louis Lyndon via armbar submission after a low blow.
- Tim Donst beat KTB (AIW debut) by submission via From Dusk till Donst Crossface/Scissored armbar in the ropes.
- Space Monkey pinned Gary Jay after hitting him with his tail in a fatal four-way match also involving Façade and Danhausen
- Eddy Only (with The Production: Frankie Flynn, Derek Director, Magnum CK and Danhausen) defated PB Smooth after hitting him with his hook and leading to the pinfall.
Afterward, The Production celebrated in the ring but was interrupted by Papa Shango who subsequently put a voodoo spell on the five members of the Production causing them to get sick and spit black blood.
INTERMISSION
The 2nd half of the show started with No Consequences coming out for their match. Josh Prohibition, Colin Delaney and Cheech came out through the crowd. Prohibition was on the microphone and introduced his two mystery partners as The Jollyville F***-Its which led to .....
- Josh Prohibition, To Infinity and Beyond (Colin Delaney and Cheech) and The Jollyville F***-Its (Nasty Russ Myers and T-Money) beat No Consequences (Joshua Bishop, Tre LeMar, Garrison King, Ajay Gray and Chase Oliver) when Prohibition pinned Gray with one foot on his chest after Myers hit a top rope elbow drop while Gray was laying on a table.
- Ethan Page pinned Matthew Justice after hitting the Spinning Dwayne from the top rope on a stack of chairs. During the match Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham came out to tell them to stop. Afterward, Dr. Dan convinces Page to accept his guidance in exchange for a spot at the JT Lightning Invitational Tournament next month.
Next up was a tag team match between Philly Marino Experience and #DukeMoney. During the match, The Young Studs came out to join the action. Then Weird World came out to join the match which led to ....
- Weird World ("Weird Body" Evan Adams and "World Wide" Alex Kellar) defeated #DukeMoney (Jock Samson & Mance Warner with The Duke), Philly Marino Experience (Philly Collins and Marino Tenaglia) and The Young Studs (Bobby Beverly & Eric Ryan) when both Adams and Kellar pinned Samson after Adams landed a splash on a ladder on Samson.
Up next was the main event: a Dream Partner Tag Team Match between AIW Absolute Champion Nick Gage and the #1 contender "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams. Williams' partner was revealed to be "The Bone Collector" Dominic Garrini who was ambushed from behind by a man wearing a lucha mask which turned out to be "Filthy" Tom Lawlor which led to .....
- AIW Absolute Champion Nick Gage and "Filthy" Tom Lawlor defeated "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and Dominic Garrini in a Dream Partner Tag Team Match when Lawlor pinned Garrini after hitting a falcon arrow slam on tacks.
HITS
Kingston vs. PCO Great opener. Given Quebecer Pierre Carl Ouellet's age, he looked great. The false finish after PCO landed a beautiful moonsault had me believing that was the end. It's great to see Eddie Kingston get back in the win column. At times, it feels like Kingston can be a top guy in AIW and then he goes months where he just happens to be on the card. Let's hope the Kingston's first AIW win since GFTG12 leads to bigger things.
MJF vs. Lyndon Two guys here with deliver every show. I liked the fact that Lyndon hurt his left arm early in the match and MJF continued to work the arm and it eventually led to the finish. It sounds basic but it's rarely seen today. MJF getting a tap out, albeit tainted, victory against a well established roster member should elevate him to bigger time.
Tim Donst After being in the main event picture for a number of years, Donst has dropped to the mid-card and still has kept himself relevant. Plenty of fans cheer him and a lot of fans boo him. His match against KTB was unannounced so when the music for AIW Intense Champion Joey Janela played, we anticipated we were going to see a title match and instead it was Donst. He used the ropes to get the win and has set the groundwork for his next feud with Janela.
The Production / Papa Shango The Production get another win over PB Smooth in what was basically a five on one handicap match. Afterward, Papa Shango put a voodoo spell on them. At first, I would have liked to see The Production remain strong but this instance worked. Shango didn't overstay his welcome and The Production did a great job selling the voodoo especially Magnum CK and Frankie Flynn. Magnum CK was so over the top acting you can tell he has theater experience. It was a fun segment.
AIW Veterans vs. AIW Students It appears this is the end of the Josh Prohibition vs. Joshua Bishop/No Consequences feud. I'm not sure where this angle goes next. Prohibition along with Cheech, Colin Delaney and the boys from Jollyville scored a decisive victory - and they should have. Given all of their experience, this is the correct result.
It also appears the boys from Jollyville are now heels. It is surprising that this team have not been heels in AIW before since their debut at Conspiracy Theory over five years ago.
Ethan Page / Dr. Dan I'm intrigued by the partnership of these two. Dr. Dan needs to move on to someone new since the retirement of Brian Carson and Page has been in a slump lately - last singles win came at Absolution XII last July.
Four team fatal four-way This was the most violent AIW match since HOE8 in 2012 (ironically Eric Ryan, Bobby Beverly and The Duke were involved in that match too). The blood loss was really over-the-top. These tag teams wrestled each other at GFTG13 and DilEMMA so it appears there are issues between the teams. Ryan and Beverly are no strangers to this kind of violence.
The surprising element was Weird World's involvement. Taking a page out New Jack from his ECW days, Worldwide Alex Kellar and Weird Body Evan Adams showed up with a shopping cart full of weapons to inflict pain upon their opponents. Afterward, Weird World put the rest of the AIW tag teams on notice with the Chandler Biggins Memorial Tournament coming up over Memorial Day weekend. It looks like Weird World have gone from goofball tag team to now two guys with an edge to them. The shopping cart was OK for one night, let's hope Weird World leaves the cart at home going forward.
Main Event These are clearly the top four guys in AIW getting pushed right now. Tom Lawlor suffered a broken arm vs. Dominic Garrini at the DilEMMA show so his return was a surprise. Clearly there is still unfinished business between those twoi. Also at the DilEMMA show, Nick Cage successfully defended his AIW Absolute Championship against Hot Sauce Tracy Williams. With their title match scheduled for July, a lot can happen between now and then.
Compton Rules This was the most violent show since AIW moved to Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. Hopefully they didn't tear up the place too badly. This type of card is OK once in a while. The fatal four-way tag match was over the top yet I wasn't burned out by the time the main event came around. It was nice to see heels using the no rules format in order secure victories. This event would be better if AIW referees enforce rules the other 11 months a year.
MISSES
None.
And then the song played the whole match @aiwrestling @WeirdBodyEA @MindsofMarino @collins__philly @TheTowerSkin #420 #aiw #comptonrules pic.twitter.com/nx36ImpK3q— Candyce (@thingsCandysays) April 21, 2018
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