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Past Shows




N.E.W.-NIAGARA
Meltdown
June 6, 2009

St. Johnsburg Firehall
Rochester, NY

The team of Brandon Thurston & Mike Radski, who had agreed to team up at the last N.E.W. Niagara show, made their debut as a team a successful one. They took on and pretty much dominated Mike & Matt Kovac. The end came with all four men in the ring. Radski, the legal man for his team, hit Mike Kovac with a rolling German suplex for the pin at the same time that Thurston had Mike's brother Matt Kovac looked into his signature armbar submission hold.


"The Rican Sensation" Maximo Suave took and defeated the mysterious masked Red Dragon, putting him away with a Senton. After the match Chance Taylor ran into the ring and laid out Maximo then quickly ran off again. Knowing Maximo and his fiery temper he will not accept this lying down.

A back-stage segment on the large screen had Brett Mednik complaining that after five years of pandering to the fans as the "Party Guy and getting nowhere, he now could care less about the fans. He then introduced his new tag team partner, former WWE and WCW star "Bad Boy" Barry Hardy, and their manager, "Infamous" Jay Moore, who named the new team the Dirty White Boys. They then headed to the ring for their match.

The Dirty White Boys (Mednik & Hardy) made their debut as a team a quite impressive one, downing arguably N.E.W. Niagara's top tag team, Brian & Eric Emanon. The match was very competitive, but the power of the Dirty White Boys proved to be too much for the Emanon Boys to handle. In the end, Mednik pinned Eric Emanon after a top-rope clothesline. To put an exclamation point on their victory, Mednik and Hardy then took out Brian Emanon with a picture perfect double-team Hart Attack, which would have done the Hitman and the Anvil themselves proud.

Eric Everlast came to the ring with his manager "Infamous" Jay Moore, and Moore got on the mic and said that Everlast was prepared to keep his word and take on any challenger from the back, and that he was so confident in Eric's abilities that Eric will retire from the wrestling business if he lost. All of a sudden the familiar strains of Queen's We Will Rock You hit, which meant one thing, coming through the curtain making his N.E.W. – Niagara début was none other than Eric's long time tag partner Ron Falco. Falco took the mic and told Everlast that two years ago in NWA Empire he himself had made the mistake of turning his back on the fans. He pointed out that it was Everlast that had beaten some sense into him, and that if Eric was willing they could go one more time. Eric was very upset with his manager Jay Moore but accepted Falco's challenge. The pair engaged in a hard-hitting match that had both men reeling throughout. Finally Eric had Falco down and could have easily pinned him. However Jay Moore entered the ring and handed Everlast kendo stick and ordered Eric to finish off Falco with it. To his credit, Eric dropped the stick and refused to use it. This infuriated Moore, who then slapped Everlast hard across the face. Big mistake, as Eric grabbed Moore, hoisted him up by the throat and delivered a powerful choke-slam. Meanwhile a dazed Falco was coming to. Not having seen what had transpired between Moore and Everlast, Falco got up and when Eric turned around kicked him in the stomach then delivered a Fisherman Buster suplex and covered Eric for the three court and the victory, putting Eric out of wrestling for good. Suddenly Jay Moore's new tag team the Dirty White Boys hit the ring and began beating down Everlast, joined in by Moore. Seeing his old partner in trouble, Ron Falco did as any stand up guy would do, and came to Everlast's rescue. Then together he and Eric took out the trash, clearing the ring of the garbage that is Moore, Hardy and Mednik.
After the match a number of wrestlers came out to ringside and presented Everlast with a small cooler of beer. Everlast then took the mic and delivered a heartfelt message to the fans, thanking them for all their support over his 11 year career. He then thanked his best friend Ron Falco for a great send off match and he and Falco embraced and drank a beer together in the ring as the fans alternately chanted loud and heartfelt chats of "Please don't go" and "Thank You Eric."

"Inferno" Johnny Adams & Jimmy Andrews overcame a stacked deck as they defeated four members of Caesar's Legion, including Caesar himself in a four-on-two handicap tag match. Caesar, Tommy Mandrake, female valet Purple and newest Legion member Johnny Swift. In the beginning the four members of the Legion were intimidated by Johnny Adams and they kept tagging each other in and out. Finally Adams tagged in Andrews who had some early success but then fell victim to the Legion who teased and taunted with throughout most of the match. Eventually however Jimmy was able to make the tag to Adams who came in and cleared the ring until it was just he and Caesar. Caesar then tried to beg off, claiming that he was only a manager. Adams would have not of this and brutalized Caesar, eventually hitting a sidewinder slam on Caesar for the win.

Jonny Puma and Chris Cooper battered each other from pillar to post in their first singles encounter since splitting a friends at N.E.W. Niagara's Supremacy. In their end the ring could not contain their hatred for one another and the battle spilled to the outside. They battled right out into the lobby of St. Johnsburg Firehall and were eventually counted out of the ring, with the official ruling a double count out.

In the main event, one more time N.E.W.-Niagara Heavyweight Champion Kevin Grace and "The Mastiff" Will Calrissian squared off with the title on the line. This time however there would be no disqualifications. The two engaged in a heated war that included several weapons including a ladder a table and a several chairs. At one point Mastiff's new buddy Chris Cooper ran to the ring intent on helping Mastiff. However he was closely followed out by Jonny Puma and they battled out into the lobby again before Cooper could do any damage. In the end, Kevin Grace proved his superiority over Mastiff yet again, suplexing Mastiff off a top rope turnbuckle and through a table for the victory. Following the match Grace danced and celebrated his victory with the ringside fans.

N.E.W. NIAGARA ADDS AUGUST SHOW: AN OUTDOOOR EXTRAVAGANZA At Meltdown it was announced that N.E.W. Niagara's next show would be at St. Johnsburg Firehall on September 19th. However after thinking it over, N.E.W. Niagara management felt that three months was just too long for their loyal fans to wait to see the hottest fed in the Buffalo area in action. So they went out and booked a huge outdoor show for Sunday August 2nd. Dubbed Bodyslams and Barbecue, the show will be held outside of The Meeting Place, located at 2469 Niagara Road in the Bergholtz section of Niagara Falls, NY). The show will feature the kickoff to a tournament to crown the inaugural N.E.W. Niagara Tag Team Champions. In addition to the wrestling action, there will be great barbequed foods and ice cold beer and soft drinks available. So plan now to come out for this summer sizzler of a show. In case of inclement weather, the show will be moved inside of The Meeting Place.