Nicholas P. & Another Edition Of CLASH Insider

Nicolas P. Clashertone here and welcome to the latest CLASH Insider. We have alot to cover this week but first I’d like to remind everyone of our absolutely FREE show this Saturday night when CLASH Wrestling competes at the 2009 Relay For Life in Taylor, MI! Come on out and support CLASH Wrestling and the American Cancer Society!

Before I dive right into newz-n-viewz, I’d like to address my fellow CLASHWRESTLING.COM columnist John Striker. In the latest Pillar to Post, Striker questions my authority. It was in that moment that I realized if one of my own employees is unsure of my position within CLASH Wrestling, then you fans must really be confused. So allow me, Nicholas P., to set the record straight.

Am I the ruler of the CLASH galaxy? Yes. Does this mean that Jeremy Jones has no power? Absolutely not. CLASH Wrestling is my company, as I purchased it in late 2007 and launched our brand on January 5th, 2008. In August of last year, I decided not only to scale back my personal appearances, but to find a like-minded business partner. Jeremy Jones stepped up with a very lucrative offer and purchased a 49% share of our company. The CLASH commitee also named Jones CEO (Chief Executive Officer). Myself and Jeremy have a great working relationship, but make no mistake about it Striker, I’m the man who signs the checks of the man who signs your checks.

Lots of interesting developments this past Friday in Livonia. There’s not much more that can be said about the issues between Cameron Skyy & Dragon Kreed as well as the interesting trio of Wreckingball, J. Miller, and now Tommy Tydie; both CLASH Radio & Pillar To Post did a great job covering those stories. What I will say is that these 5 men will definitely play an integral part in our Taylor, MI return at For The Win! on June 6th. Cameron Skyy has his back against the wall, it’s like his
4th or 5th attempt at regaining the CLASH Championship. Fans are starting to turn against Cameron as he doing anything he can to win, including attacking Dragon Kreed from behind. Another interesting bout scheduled at For The Win is Tommy Tydie vs. Wreckingball. These two men did not get along at all in Livonia, in fact Wreckingball Wreckbottomed Tydie in the matches closing moments. These two men have only met 1 on 1 once before (in Riverview; December 2008). Add in the element of J. Miller, his hatred for Wreckingball, his once friendship with Tydie, and you have an explosive situation for sure!

The 2009 NPCI field continues to grow. We now know 9 of the 16 teams which will compete on June 19th & 20th. This past week 3 more teams were revealed, each of which look to walk out of the Taylor Town Trade Center with the CLASH Tag Team Titles. ROH stars Irish Airborne, Chikara’s Frightmare and a partner TBD, and Chicago’s In The Club have all entered the field. Fans of our sport need no introduction to Irish Airborne, the brother duo from Ohio have excelled everywhere they go, and few expect CLASH to be any different. Chikara’s Frightmare often teams with Hallowicked to make up Incoherence, but word on the street is that Frightmare has chosen another man to team with on June 19th & 20th. Who will that man be? Join us at the 2009 NPCI to find out! In The Club often compete for Chicago’s Elite Pro Wrestling and are comprised of Ace Maritino & John E. OC. Both men are standout competitive athletes, in fact Ace Maritino reminds me of the once “All American” Dave Manzo. At least 1 more NPCI Tag Team will be announced this Saturday night when CLASH presents a FREE show at the 2009 Relay For Life in Taylor, MI!

5 Random Thoughts For The Week:

- In my opinion, Nightlife had a great showing on Friday night. Collectively they have the ability to become one of the best tag teams in all of CLASH Wrestling. I don’t think it’s too long before Jack Night & Dave Manzo are spoken in the same breath as other great CLASH Tag Teams such as the Friends and the H3RD.

- I had a great discussion with Tyler Elkins the other day. It seems that the “T-Train” has decided to adopt a new in-ring strategy which he plans on utilizing in the near future. Elkins told me he’s been watching “tons of Lou Thesz and Karl Gotch.” Should be interesting to see Tyler’s new approach to our sport.

- I’m excited to see Lance Winston again when he joins Will Vendetta for the 2009 NPCI. Lance has spent the last year in Florida and I hear that he’s gotten better than ever. Lance & Will had great chemistry as a team last year and may be a dark horse to win this year’s tournament. Win or lose, these two rockers will definitely be the life of the party on June 19th & 20th.

- Albeit by devious means, SR17 picked up their first win this past Friday night in Livonia. Van Envy & Kris Konflict are not waiting for their opportunity to come knocking, they’re taking it. In fact, I’ve heard that SR17 have lobbied for another opportunity to qualify for the 2009 NPCI. Time will tell if Jeremy Jones allows this duo the opportunity.

- We haven’t seen or heard much from Blue Ranger lately, but I’ve gotten word from a reliable source (Green Ranger) that Blue will be making a very special appearance at June 6th’s For The Win.

May your fortune-filled ice cream cone fortune come true,
-Nicholas P. Clashertone

Watch The Latest Webisode Of CLASH In A Flash!

Check out the latest webisode of CLASH In A Flash! Featuring the latest news and happenings, CLASH In A Flash fills you in on everything you need to know concerning CLASH Wrestling! This week’s webisode focuses on our Friday Night Fury event, live from the Elks Lodge in Livonia, MI on May 22nd!

Listen To CLASH Radio: Broadcast #21!

Adam Summers, Brooke Starwind, and John Striker, alongside special guest host B. bring you the the latest installment of CLASH Radio, live to tape from Livonia, MI moments after Friday Night Fury! In addition to results and fan feedback, John, B. and Adam discuss a number of hot topics in CLASH Wrestling. Get your quick fix of CLASH Wrestling news and results by listening to the latest broadcast of CLASH Radio!

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John Striker’s Your Host For Pillar To Post

Greetings and salutations humble reader, and welcome to another masterpiece that is Pillar to Post. As always, I am your guide to greatness, John “Your Guide to Greatness” Striker! Let’s get down to business….

Exciting Times Abound
How exciting have the last few CLASH shows been? How awesome are the next few shows going to be? The answer to both questions is the same: “super freaking exciting!” I feel like For the Win may top the CLASH’s biggest event to date, Seize the Day II. The card is shaping up to be one hell of a show, and even I am unsure what’s going to be left standing when the dust settles. If that wasn’t enough, there’s a free show coming up THIS SATURDAY at Heritage Park in Taylor at 10:00 PM. You can’t beat that! CLASH tickets are a bargain regularly but now they’re cheap as free? Unbelievable! And if all that excitement wasn’t enough, we’ve got the Second Annual NPCI Tournament taking place on the 19th and 20th. If you’re a fan of tag team wrestling, and who isn’t, then you need to be there. If you’re not a fan of tag team wrestling, you will be.

Speaking of Tag Teams
I have to say that I’m a little disappointed in my pick to be new CLASH Tag Team Champions, Nightlife. Maybe I miscalculated by making my prediction based on what I perceived to be the determination of Nightlife, instead of properly calculating all of the variables. Who would have known that CEO Jeremy Jones would have stopped B from cheating his team to victory? Oh well, that’s the breaks I guess, even I can be wrong once and a while. Of course, I mean to take nothing at all away from the Friends, even though “Between the Crosshairs” can only aspire to match “Pillar to Post”. In my mind right now, there is no better tag team that the Friends. At the NPCI Tournament, we’ll get the opportunity to see if they can prove it. I know a lot of people in this business and I can tell you there is a lot of excitement from wrestlers the world over looking to prove their worthy by winning the NPCI Tournament. Unfortunately for them and fortunately for fans of good wrestling, there can be only one winning team. I know I can’t wait to find out who it is.

On a quick side note, what the heck is Nicholas P. Clashertone’s position with the company these days anyway? I thought he sold everything to the man who signs my paycheck, Mr. Jeremy Jones. Now he thinks he can just pen a few columns and act like they’re better then mine and everyone’s going to just accept it. I believe that good ole Nick sold the company off because he wasn’t committed, because he wanted to go buy ice cream shops and sing in the rain or who knows what. Running a company that is in a huge growth cycle like CLASH isn’t a part-time job. As such, I propose that we update the name of the tournament to the JJI – Jeremy Jones Invitational. I’m just saying!

Broken Nose = Broken Will?
So I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t see it, but Wreckingball’s nose was certainly not located on his face where one would expect to find a nose. J. Miller’s wrestling in the ring is usually a masterpiece but in the brutal and extreme match he had against Wreckingball, Miller paid homage to Picasso, only using Wreckingball’s face as his canvas. Was that Cubist reference a bit much? Aspire to greatness I always say! But I digress: Wreckingball shocked me yet again when, at Friday Night Furry, he seemed very hesitant to step into the ring against Miller. Again, I don’t want my meaning to be misconstrued, I am not condemning Wreckingball. I wouldn’t step into the ring with Miller without a broken nose, yet alone a broken one. I’m just surprised that Wreckingball was able to control and contain his anger and hatred. Could it be that this feud is over, and that cooler heads will prevail? I sure hope not, because I, for one, cannot wait for these two to lock horns one more time!

Ace High Revisited
Card players have a strange tradition of standing and walking in a circle around their chair when things aren’t going their way. I guess the theory is that any change is better than no change, and maybe just walking one way or another around your chair will somehow bring you lucky cards. It’s like a strange deviation on Chaos Theory. It seems to me that Cameron Skyy has circled his chair. He tried and tried and still could not dethrone champion Dragon Kreed. Some change is better than no change and if your current strategy isn’t working, you’ve got to try something new. Enter the Ace High we saw at Friday Night Theory. Ace High wasn’t his boastful, confident self. He wasn’t the guy the fans love to cheer. He wasn’t that white washed, house on a hill, beacon of light he used to be. He wasn’t a lot of things he used to be, that he usually is. What he was, however, was what he needed to be. He was what he had to be, what the situation demand he be. Adam Summers and the fans can call Ace cowardly and a turncoat and anything else they want. What they fail to realize is that Ace High is, above all else, not stupid. He has a plan, he’s executing it. You don’t have to like it, but right now it’s his best shot to getting back the CLASH Heavyweight Championship.

I’ll quote Tracey Lawrence, an artist Mr. Jones introduced to me, to sum up the situation as it stands now:

“Everybody wants to slap your back
wants to shake your hand
when you’re up on top of that mountain
But let one of those rocks give way then you slide back down look up
and see who’s around then
This ain’t where the road comes to an end
This ain’t where the bandwagon stops
This is just one of those times when
A lot of folks jump off”

Ace High Cameron Skyy is doing what it takes to get back on top of that mountain. If he has to get some people off the bandwagon, that’s what he’ll do, and I applaud him for having that courage. It takes a man to give up fortune and popularity for the sake of your personal goals and accomplishments. If you’d have asked me last month I’d have told you Ace High was incapable of defeating Dragon Kreed. Now, however, it’s a whole new ballgame. Play on!

That’s all she wrote, I hope (and know) you enjoyed your brief glimpse into my mind. Be absolutely sure to come down to Heritage Park this Saturday for the CLASH Carnival, fun times, a free show, and Cancer defeating inspiration. If you’re not there, you ‘aint no friend of mine! Until Saturday then, I’m John Striker.

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