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Just a big bloody free-for-all. Quite a spectacle, really. Fifteen guys fighting and laying into each other. Corp in particular was excellent in the match. Tank bled first, I remember that, but Whitmer topped him shortly after. Whitmer is a great bleeder, in fact. Ian, Corp, Axl all ended up bleeding. Chandler McClure was great on the outside as the last guy in for his team, looking suitably nervous and pumped, like he was terrified of the match but ready to go at the same time. Hero is so underrated as an emotions guy, he always conveys his feelings in his face really well if you're at the show and pay attention to him after he loses or gets beaten down or is hyped up for his match. The IWA team all looked ready to fight, Fannin's team looked ready to fight, and Team NWA...looked like a bunch of guys that didn't give a shit because they had no chance. Well not Tank, I guess. Anyway, there's no way to put this match into words, but Tank tapped to Ian and so Team NWA was gone, which was fitting because it was never really about them at all as far as anyone cared. The turning point came when Bailey, instead of smashing Ian's wrist with a chair, laid Eddie Kingston out and betrayed Fannin. The idea behind bringing him in was that while Fannin hated Bailey, he knew he'd never quit. So Bailey doesn't quit, but proves he hates Fannin too. It made every bit of sense. The IWA team tapped the Fannin Family in unison more or less, with Kingston eating the actual fall to Hero's Hangman's Clutch. He never broke the Highland Curse, but at least he won a fucking match I've been to. And it was awesome to see the babyfaces stand tall at the end. A perfect blowoff.
There was lots of love talkin' after the match, and Ian thanked everyone, including Fannin, to whom he offered the job of running the business end of IWA MS because he knows Fannin loves the company as much as he does. Jim accepted, and he's done managing and all that.
Credit: Scott Christ
