2002.07.08

If you have been to enough indy shows, you will be able to relate to at least a few of these. Before I get start getting e-mail messages asking me which indy I am making fun of - some names have been changed to protect the guilty - the promotion went out of business earlier this year. But, for every promotion like this that dies another one springs up.

1. Commissioner Vince Bischoff cuts a 15-minute promo
2. 1st match is a U.S. title match
3. 5'8" 155lb. champion comes out with $15 WWE replica belt
4. 5'10" 320lb. challenger gets blown up during entrance
5. 1st move of 1st match is a WWE finisher
6. the wrestlers spend the next 5-minutes doing every finisher in the business
7. there are 2 run-ins and 1 ref bump during the match
8. finish comes in the form of a small package
9. oh, and he held the tights
10. babyface challenger powerbombs the ref, the only ref working the show

• extra: There are 10 matches on the card and 8 of them are title matches.
• extra 2: commissioner cuts a 10-minute promo between each match