Bateman – Championship Wrestling from Hollywood

Avalon’s Belt Has Been Taken; Is His Title Next?
One week after pinning the champ, Sasha Darevko has stolen the Hollywood Heritage Championship

If there’s one thing the fans at the Oceanview Pavilion are not accustomed to seeing these days, it would be “Pretty” Peter Avalon without gold around his waist.

Make no mistake about it – the oft-decorated star of Championship Wrestling from Hollywood is still very much the reigning and defending Hollywood Heritage Champion. But the gold, itself, lies in the clutches of Avalon’s latest nemesis – self-proclaimed Russian “SuperTsar”, Sasha Darevko.

Their feud began when the champion joined CWFH commentators at ringside to watch the Percy Pringle III (PP3) Cup. On his way to the ring to compete, Darevko stopped in front of Avalon to menacingly point at the Heritage Championship belt. Avalon dismissively waved off Darevko. It would be the first time Avalon ignored the Russian’s warning about his intentions to come seeking the title.

Darevko may have looked past his own PP3 match, though, as he suffered an embarrassing defeat to his own signature ‘chain shot’. As Sasha sat up, his dazed eyes narrowed and focused into daggers, but not at his opponent. Instead the seething Russian glared ominously at the champion and at his belt. Avalon failed to take notice; however, marking now the second time he would look past a Darevko warning.

Two short weeks later, Sasha was done pointing and staring. He opened the show with a blisteringly blunt interview in which he told Avalon that he was coming for him and that the champ had better watch his back. Avalon’s attention was elsewhere, though, as CWFH’s proud, fighting champion focused himself on his title defense in that evening’s main event. This would be the third and final time he would be able to ignore Sasha’s threats.

Avalon won the evening’s main event in his typical impressive fashion, but his arm scarcely reached sky before Darevko struck and, as promised, he struck from behind. The Russian used his trusty chain to administer a devastating beatdown, so blind and so dirty that Avalon had to be told the identity of his assailant after the match. Sasha had the champ’s attention now.

After leaving Hollywood Heritage Champion “Pretty” Peter Avalon laid out a few weeks ago, ‘SuperTsar’ Sasha Darevko gets a non-title match on this week’s episode of Championship Wrestling from Hollywood!Tune-in Saturday at 4PM on KDOCTV Los Angeles / KOFY-TV San Francisco and 12AM EST/9PM PST on Youtoo America!

Posted by Championship Wrestling from Hollywood on Monday, February 22, 2016

The following week, Avalon delighted at his chance to get his hands on Darevko in non-title action. In the late stages of an evenly-matched contest, Derevko fell to the mat clutching his knee. The frustrated champion maintained his sportsmanship and let CWFH officials examine his opponent, despite vocally expressing his suspicions over the authenticity of Darevko’s injury.

The champion’s instincts were sharp. As soon as Avalon turned away from his opponent for a split-second, the challenge abandoned his ruse and struck Avalon hard and rolling him up for a pinfall victory that was every bit as dirty as it was shocking. Fake injury or not, the message was delivered: Darevko had pinned the champ.

The following week, Avalon was granted another shot at revenge as he teamed with Television Champion James “Main Event” Morgan against Derevko and his comrade-for-a-day Todd Chandler. Again, Avalon seized a late advantage and again, Darevko resorted to dirty tricks. This time, the Russian abandoned Chandler to battle both Morgan and Avalon as he darted over to the timekeeper’s table, stole the Heritage Championship and escaped the Oceanview Pavilion before the match concluded and long before the belt’s rightful owner, Avalon, noticed.

While it remains clear that PPA can match the Russian SuperTsar in in-ring competition, Darevko’s mind games, dirty tactics and sadistic ambitions have successfully given the challenger the advantage. Now, Darevko holds the belt, but not the title. If the exasperation on Avalon’s face was any indicator, it may not be long until Sasha is the rightful owner of the belt he now possesses.

Will Peter Avalon reclaim what is rightfully his, or has he already worn the Heritage Championship for the last time? Tune in next week to Championship Wrestling from Hollywood to find out!

By: Grant Baciocco

The problem is clear. As much as we hate to admit the truth, Vermin is now in an incredible position of power. They hold all the Championships in Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and, because of this, they have been able to force Dave Marquez to lift “The Vermin Rule” putting the entire roster in danger of out of the blue attack by these pieces of garbage.

Now, I am not a wrestler, so I can’t step into the ring and take the fight to Vermin directly, but I have been doing a lot of thinking about some possible solutions to the Vermin Problem. Here’s what I’ve come up with.

1. THE FORMER CHAMPIONS SOLUTION

This is the most immediate solution that comes to mind. The former, recent, CWFH champions must band together as a unified force to run Vermin out of Hollywood. The Hobo, Scorpio Sky and PPrAy need to group together as one and reclaim what is theirs. We’ve seen signs of these four men working together in the past, but it seems as if they never fully commit to the idea. I believe the main hurdle in this scenario is that you have just a huge clash of styles that aren’t gelling together properly. The Hobo’s brawling, Scorpio Sky’s technical superiority and PPrAy’s fun loving but lighting fast offense seem to mix well on paper, but combining these different elements in the ring is a completely different matter. So far it has yet to happen, but I’m still holding out hope.

2. THE REVOLUTION SOLUTION

Che Cabrerra and Sacha Darevko are two of the most dominating wrestlers in Championship Wrestling from Hollywood. Their combined power and, frankly, underhanded tactics in the ring make them feared opponents for anyone to be standing across the ring from. They are definitely more powerful than many of the members of Vermin, but can they get the job done? I think it’s possible, but unfortunately, I feel Revolution might be too busy trying to bring their own Revolution to fruition to worry about Vermin. Also, as of late, it seems there might be a bit of a divide between Che and Sacha and that’s something that would definitely need to be worked out before they were to face Vermin. Mistrust is something Vermin feeds off of and they would only use that to their advantage. The other obvious disadvantage here is the numbers game. Che and Sacha would need to add a few more members of Revolution in order to properly take on Vermin.

3. THE STU STONE SOLUTION

As much grief as Stu Stone gives, well, everyone who knows him, I have to admit he is pretty crafty when it comes to laying out ring strategy. Perhaps Stu can rebuild up the ranks of The Family Stone and make a charge at Vermin. Perhaps Stu’s tendency to bend the rules a bit would be like fighting fire with fire when it comes to Vermin. With Vermin holding all the titles, they are certainly a target for Stu’s machinations, as he’s all about getting the gold. Unfortunately, Stu seems a little pre-occupied with James “Main Event” Morgan and his war with Othello to be able to marshal forces to go up against Vermin.

4. THE MONSTER SOLUTION

This one is a little ‘out of the box’ but perhaps that’s just what we need here. For the past several weeks, we’ve watched as Bateman has assembled his Cirque du Monstres. He’s collected three men who haven’t made huge waves here in Hollywood and refocused them into sadistic carnival attractions that frighten just about anyone who looks upon them. Perhaps this is just the weapon we need against Vermin. Unpredictability. No one is quite sure what Bateman’s ultimate goals in CWFH are, but I would love to see him lead his team of Imbécile, Jarek 1:20, and Buffoon in a charge against Vermin. I don’t think Vermin would know what to think.

5. THE UNKNOWN SOLUTION

Perhaps there’s a combination of wrestlers on the roster who could band together that we just haven’t thought about yet. Timothy Thatcher and Drew Gulak would certainly not shrink away from going toe to toe with Vermin. Recently, the team of Cold Cold World debuted, led by Ceasar B. Black. What a foursome they would make with Thatcher and Gulak! I could see them putting a big hurt on Vermin. And where is Willie Mack in all this? With his experience, I think he would be a great general to lead the charge against Vermin. Or perhaps right now, at the CWFH WrestleCenter, there are some surprises for Vermin that are just waiting to make their big break. I don’t know.

These are several solutions I have come up with. If you have thoughts, let us know in the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter. The bottom line is…SOMETHING has to be done about Vermin, and quick!