Check Out The 2009 NPCI Tournament Brackets!

It’s the biggest Tag Team Tournament in the state of Michigan and it’s a few short days away! The 2009 incarnation of the Nicholas P. Clashertone Invitation is upon us. Teams from all across the globe will be joining your favorite CLASH wrestlers this Friday and Saturday night in what will be two action-packed nights of entertainment!

We at CLASHWRESTLING.COM just got our hands on the brackets for the tournament! The NPCI is broken down into 4 individual brackets which are classified by color: Green, Yellow, Silver & Black. Who’s going to walk out of the 2009 NPCI with the CLASH Wrestling Tag Team Titles? There’s only one way to find out: Join us this Friday & Saturday night!

 

FIRST ROUND MATCHES
GREEN BRACKET
Match A: Beauty & The Beast vs. Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers
Match B: Friends vs. Team CHIKARA

YELLOW BRACKET
Match A: SR17 vs. Osirian Portal
Match B: Reckless Youth vs. Cameron Skyy & Tyler Elkins

SILVER BRACKET
Match A: Fast & Fabulous vs. Tuck Hanson & Create-A-Wrestler
Match B: Nightlife vs. Son Of Savage

BLACK BRACKET
Match A: The In Crowd vs. Danny Danger & Josh Thor
Match B: H3RD vs. Faith In Nothing

NON-TOURNAMENT EXHIBITION MATCH
Wreckingball vs. Khameleon

2009 Nicholas P. Clashertone Invitational
Semifinal & Final Rounds: Saturday, June 20th 2009 @ 8 PM

SEMINFINAL MATCHES
GREEN BRACKET
Winner of Match A vs. Winner of Match B

YELLOW BRACKET
Winner of Match A vs. Winner of Match B

SILVER BRACKET
Winner of Match A vs. Winner of Match B

BLACK BRACKET
Winner of Match A vs. Winner of Match B

2009 CPGI (CONSOLATION PRIZE GAUNTLET INVITATIONAL)
Featuring over 15 wrestlers from across the globe!

2009 NPCI FINALS: FATAL 4 WAY ELIMINATION MATCH
Winner of GREEN BRACKET vs. Winner of YELLOW BRACKET vs. Winner of SILVER BRACKET vs. Winner of BLACK BRACKET

Read A Different NPCI: Nichlolas P’s CLASH Insider!

It’s a new week and welcome to the CLASH Insider. I am your host, undoubtedly with the most, Nicholas P. Clashertone! There’s tons of topics to cover now that For The Win is in the record books, including the reformation of a great tag team, two men turning their backs on our fans, and a shocking injury to our CLASH Champion. Before I delve right in, let me first remind everyone of our huge weekend on June 19th & 20th. It’s the 2009 NPCI Tag Team Tournament and its almost here! Join CLASH Wrestling as 16 teams (32 men) from around the globe come together for one weekend only!

Pillar To Post and CLASH News Flash both did a great job detailing the big stories coming out of For The Win, so I won’t waste anyone’s time discussing those same issues. In regards to the CLASH Championship, things are certainly up in the air at the moment. Dragon Kreed looks to have seriously injured his shoulder. Will Kreed miss a significant amount of in-ring time? If so, how much? What will that mean in regards to the CLASH Championship? All good questions that will have to be answered in the very near future. Jeremy Jones and I are in a position we’ve never been in before, that is, one of our champions being injured. The CLASH Constitution does not address this situation but rest assured that an amendment regarding the matter will soon be written.

One has to feel for Dragon Kreed. He was just picking up steam as champion. Many agreed that Kreed could have concievably held the championship for months, maybe years to come. Cameron Skyy was obviously frustrated that he could not beat Kreed and finally snapped. The CLASH fans saw a new side of Skyy on Saturday night: sick, twisted, and willing to do anything to regain “his” gold. Tyler Elkins looked equally vicious as he, like a vulture, tore Kreed’s muscle from it’s bone. Who know’s though, maybe I’m getting ahead of myself. Maybe Dragon Kreed won’t miss any ring time. We should know the answer to that question by next weekend.

Speaking of next weekend, did you know the NPCI is coming up? If it seems like we at CLASH Wrestling are beating the NPCI over your head it’s because we absolutely ARE! Tag Team wrestling is a lost art in our sport and we take great pride in not only in our own teams, but in all aspiring tandems looking to make an impact in the world of wrestling. If you weren’t looking forward to the 2009 NPCI, hopefully the happenings at For The Win swayed your opinion.

For one, we have the reformation (for one weekend only) of the H3RD. Tommy Tydie & J. Miller have agreed that together they make a great unit and have vowed to go back to back with a second NPCI win. This in itself is an oxymoron because if the H3RD win the NPCI they will be the CLASH Tag Team Champions. I like to look at it this way: next weekend is make or break for the H3RD. If they lose, their reformation really was for one weekend only. If they win, who knows? Maybe Miller will forgive Tydie and they’ll find a way to work together as a team again.

I could not believe my eyes as I saw the 4 men responsible for 2008’s “Feud Of The Year,” in the same ring, at the same time, on the same side. I mean, who would have ever thought the H3RD would come to the aid of the Friends? These two teams have had numerous battles throughout the years and have vowed to meet in this years NPCI Finals. Will we see yet another chapter in the book that is H3RD vs. Friends? I certainly hope so!

Myself and the other members of the CLASH Board Of Directors have come to a conclusion on the format of this years NPCI Tournament. As opposed to last year’s 4 round tourament, the 2009 incarnation of the NPCI will consist of 3 rounds. Night #1 (Friday, June 19th) will see all 16 teams compete in 8 round one matches. Night #2 will start with the 8 winning teams squaring off in 4 semifinal matches. The 4 remaining teams will then go on to the Night #2 Main Event: the 2009 NPCI Finals, a 4 Way Elimination Match for the CLASH Wrestling Tag Team Championship. This alteration to the tournament should make for a more action packed show as well as provide a unique dynamic going into the final matchup of the evening.

My 5 Random Observations For The Week:

- I am proud to announce that both Green & Blue Ranger have been given new roles within our company. Both men will now act as CLASH Ambassadors, or Amclashadors, at our live events. Fans will be able to take pictures with and hang out with the Power Rangers at select CLASH Wrestling events in the future. Both Blue & Green will be in attendance at the 2009 NPCI, so get there early and hang out with the Morphin’ Ones!

- Night #2 of the 2009 NPCI will feature a CLASH Gauntlet Match consisting of all the men who are eliminated on Night #1. Winning this match should be a nice consolation prize for the victor. In a related note, we have decided to name this match the 2009 Consolation Prize Gauntlet Invitational, CPGI for short.

- Did you notice that ever member of the CLASH roster is taking part in the 2009 NPCI with the exception of two men: Dragon Kreed & The Wreckingball? Perhaps their past experiences with one another (Jonescorp, Wreckingforce) have soured the two men on future partnerships.

- Not sure which history books Will Vendetta, Adam Summers, and John Striker have been reading, but Vendetta & Winston did not come oh so close to winning the 2008 NPCI. In fact, Will & Lance lost in the very first round to the Friends. Laughable characters the likes of Confetti, Mr. Wrestling X, and Jeremy Jones (!) made it further. I do expect Will & Lance to do very well this year though!

- To JS: When one claims that they are not copying the style or idea of another, this does nothing more than bring attention to the fact that they, the aforementioned “one”, are truly just copying.

That’s all for this now, check back next week for an inside look at the 2009 NPCI!
Nicholas P.

Listen To CLASH Radio: Broadcast #23!

Adam Summers, John Striker, and Brooke Starwind bring you the the latest installment of CLASH Radio, live to tape from Taylor, MI moments after the For The Win! John and Adam discuss a number of hot topics in CLASH Wrestling as well as preview the 2009 NPCI Tag Team Tournament. Get your quick fix of CLASH Wrestling news and results by listening to the latest broadcast of CLASH Radio!

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 For The Win event, live from the Taylor Town Trade Center in Taylor, MI on June 6th!

John Striker Offers His Latest Pillar To Post

Greetings again, to all my fans who have been deprived of the grandeur and greatness that is Pillar to Post. It’s a wonderful day, the sun is shining, and this is the premier column on Clashwrestling.com. As always, I am your humble host, your tour guide to greatness, your best friend you were too unpopular to have, John “The best person to ever write Pillar to Post” Striker!

Competition? Hardly!
Before I get into the meat and potatoes, I figure I’d better start with an appetizer. While my stomach was craving a blooming onion, I decided to stick with the potato skins. So Nicholas P. Clashertone, who writes one of the many columns on Clashwrestling.com that I collectively call “Not as good as Pillar to Post” has announced that my Clash Radio partner, Adam Summers, has been granted the role of official CLASH backstage interviewer. He goes on to suggest that there may be some competition between Clash in a Flash and Pillar to Post. Well let me clear the air here. First off, I offer my sincere congratulations to Adam. Any competition or rivalry Adam and I may have is purely professional, and drives us both to higher levels of success. Adam’s a great guy and I’ve got no problem with him finding individual success on his own.

Besides, how hard is it to hold a microphone anyway? People come read my column to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for the latest happenings in CLASH. People come to read what I think and what I know. People listen to Adam conducting interviews to hear what Ace High or Will Vendetta think. Furthermore, the Clash in a Flash to Pillar to Post analogy is flawed by the format and content of each feature. Clash in a Flash offers viewers a video recap with some opinions expressed by their favorite or least-favorite wrestlers. Pillar to Post offers readers a change to stretch their brain and expand their mental capacities. It’s a commentary on the state of this country that people would flock to a video instead of reading a column, but perhaps that’s a column for another time.

Bottom line, there will be no competition between Clash in a Flash and Pillar to Post because this is where it’s at. Sure, the Flash may receive more page views, fueled by the moronic masses looking for a quick fix of the adrenaline that is CLASH. P2P, however, will remain what it is, a place for the intellectuals to gather, absorb, learn, and be entertained.

NPCI II
Loosely speaking of Nicholas P. Clashertone, the NPCI, or as I like to call it, the NPCITTT (Nicholas P. Clashertone Invitational Tag Team Tournament) or maybe the JJCITTT, is nearly upon us. I am beyond excited about this one. For those who are unfamiliar, let me give you just a little, a minute sampling, of the histories and stories shaping up for half of the teams (the top 6 that I am watching):

Beauty & The Beast: Ethan Page & NRC – If you watched Clash in a Flash then you know these two mean business. Attitude and brute savagery? Sounds like a winning combination to me.

SR17: Van Envy & Kris Konflict – You’ve seen this pair teaming up at recent CLASH events, winning a few impressive tag matches along the way. I have a feeling these two have been holding back a little in the ring so far. Call it a sixth sense or a keen mind for wrestling, but I’m expecting good things from them.

Will Vendetta & Lance Winston – These two could practically taste victory as they came so close to winning last year. I haven’t heard much from Winston but my sources tell me he’s as ready as ever. Vendetta is pumped and ready for action, this is a team to watch!

Chikara Champeons De Parejas The Osirian Portal – For those that don’t know, Chikara is a great independent promotion that runs on the East Coast and has, at one point or another, employed athletes varied from Alex Shelley to Colt Cabana and many in between. In any event, the Osirian Portal has been their version of tag team champions for nearly 8 months and may surprise a lot of people in the NPCI.

H3RD: J. Miller vs. Tommy Tydie – Last year H3RD walked away the winners of the NPCI. This year they are looking to repeat their performance. Will they be able to? H3RD and Friends have had some of CLASH’S best matches, and even if they aren’t on the same page, they are still one of the best tag teams alive today.

CLASH Tag Team Champions Friends: GQ & Rave Killbourn – This will certainly be their biggest test but one that I believe they may be able to overcome. The Friends are, in my knowledgeable opinion, the best tag team around today, and have to be the odds on favorite to take it all.

Ace High Sinks to New Low?
I really felt like Ace High Cameron Skyy was coming to the end of his rope. Here is a man who has sacrificed his fans, his personal pride, his sense of honor, and his popularity in pursuit of the most coveted of prizes, the Clash Heavyweight Championship. Still, Dragon Kreed remained. I knew that Ace would be pulling out absolutely all the stops against Dragon at For the Win but still Dragon Kreed remained. So when Ace High offered his hand to Kreed as a sign of respect I thought he was being sincere. I thought Cameron had done all that he could, sacrificed all that he was willing, and gave it his absolute best and, because he still lost, accepted in his own mind that Dragon Kreed is the better athlete and champion.

I was quite surprised, as I’m sure many of you were, when Ace High didn’t wasn’t ‘all in’ but pulled out another card from his deck of tricks… an ace up his sleeve, you might say. All pun making aside, Tyler Elkins had a fire in him the likes of which I’ve never seen before. I predicted that this would be a break out year for Tyler Elkins and, if you were there at For the Win, you saw Tyler break out! The question everyone is asking is ‘why?’ Why would Tyler Elkins do this? Well, I’m sure we’ll find out from the horse’s mouth directly sooner or later, but here is my theory:

Tyler Elkins is a proud man. He’s an MMA champion. He hasn’t been able to adapt to wrestling as quickly or effectively as he’d like. He needed a way to turn heads and make an impact. Ace High needed a ‘hired gun’ or a little muscle to help him gain the advantage over Dragon Kreed. Looking at the results from For the Win we see that Kreed has never been weaker, and no one is overlooking Elkins now. I call that a win-win.

Odds and Ends
I promise that I am not copying off of Nicholas Clashertone, but I have a few things that didn’t make it into Pillar to Post this time or in the past, and I thought I’d share them with you.

- Nightlife is looking awesome. I am more and more impressed each and every time I see these guys. Go watch Clash in a Flash and tell me Dave Manzo doesn’t look like he’s CLASH World Champion. Impressive.

- Dragon Kreed apparently suffered an arm injury at the hands of Cameron Skyy and Tyler Elkins. My sources seem to believe it’s not career threatening and will just need some time to heal. Of course, my sources are not the doctors that evaluated him.

- For those that missed it, after the main event at For the Win, the fans wanted more! They surrounded the ring, pounding on it until Jerry Jones relented and sang us some Johnny Cash. We might have the next Nashville Star in CLASH!

- I had so much fun at the Relay for Life event. Throwing pies in people’s faces, spray painting people’s hair, dropping them into dunk tanks…. Does it get any better than that?

- I have absolutely no idea where, and have had no contact what-so-ever, with either the Green Ranger or Khameleon.

- John Striker was recently named Clash Wrestling’s most sexy man… at least according to my sources

That’s it folks. You’ve been treated to quite a big slice of the mental pie today. This post has truly gone from pillar to post. Remember to check out Adam’s interviews on Clash in a Flash and, more importantly, my commentary on the Clash Best Of DVD’s, my show, Clash Radio, and most importantly, Pillar to Post. Until next time, I’m John Striker.

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