Slammin – Bank Holiday Slamboree
Monday 3rd May 2004
Isle Of Cally, Scotland
 
Chris Kanyon & Phil Jackson Vs Kurt Angle & Randy Orton
 
Rhino Vs Eddy Guerrero
 
CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE;
Brian Kendrick Vs Rick Shaw
 
(The Debut of) Sean Schizz Vs “Bootylicious” Chris Chetti
 
Hugh Morrus & Jeff Jarrett Vs The Positive Role Models
 
Review;
1) Eddy Vs Rhino ( * * ¾ ) – This was an action packed way to open up this Bank Holiday special, and the fans really did lap this one up.  The only reasons for the relatively low rating were that it was a criminally short match, and that it featured a run-in ending, of sorts anyway.  Former PWF superstar John Cena decided to come to ringside and add his own brand of commentary on the match, a move which infuriated Rhino who kept trying to antagonise the Doctor of Thuganomics, which turned out to be a bad move.  He slapped Cena at ringside, but this only made JC mad and, whilst the referee’s back was turned, he hopped onto the ring apron and slugged Rhino with a Word Life-brass knux assisted punch.  Eddy, who had missed all of this, turned around to see a prone Rhino and so he climbed up the ropes, hit the Frog Splash and got the mildly surprising pinfall victory.
2) Jarrett & Morrus Vs PRM ( * * ¼ ) – Considering they have lost their European Tag titles and their commissionership of the IWF, is it any wonder that Riprock and Corino haven’t taken too kindly to the new influx of PWF guys?  They were in an uncharacteristically serious mood, not that in led to an upswing in their fortunes.  The former PWF duo of Jarrett & Morrus were solid, if unspectacular, and that was enough for them to take the bout, which ended when Jarrett pinned Corino.
3) Schizz Vs Chetti ( * *  ) – So onto the much heralded debut of (former HWA development talent) Sean Schizz.  Ok, so maybe “much heralded” is a bit of an exaggeration, but his fun (and women) filled promo’s over the past month or so have been funny.  Of course pitting him against Chetti only emphasised that “funny” doesn’t necessarily translate all that well into long-term prospects, but for not Sean is looking good.  He put in a competent display and showed a decent sprinkling of character and charisma, and he finished off Chetti with the wonderfully monikered “Schizz Hot”.  A promising debut indeed all things considered.
4) Kendrick Vs Shaw ( * * * * ) – Finally we got some stellar wrestling action and these two proved well worth the wait.  This was top class Cruiserweight action all the way and it was back and forth throughout.  The battle of the former SLAM members was not only entertaining from a technical point of view, but from a psychology point of view too. In the end Kendrick took the win following his BK Flamer, but once Shaw had recovered, the fans showed their appreciation by giving him a standing ovation.
5) Kanyon & Jackson Vs Angle & Orton ( * * * ¼ ) – Main event time and what a decent main event it was too.  Whilst never quite throttling into top gear, this was nevertheless a very entertaining bout, featuring good performances from all four men.  From the opening moments (as Angle sulked because he was the only one of the four without a championship belt) to the final moments this was a blast.  And in the end, Kanyon took the victory for his team by finishing the European champion Orton with the Kanyon Kutter.  Great main event.

 Whilst not the best Slammin that the IWF have ever put on, this was still a very decent event indeed.  The opening three matches weren’t great but they all zipped by and at least seemed enjoyable enough, even if upon a second viewing they probably weren’t all that hot.  It was the final two matches that made the night; the main event was one of those technically sparse, but wonderfully enteratning matches that we all know and love.  And the Cruiserweight match was a superb slice of 21st Century grappling that went down a storm with the crowd and proved that the company is still serious about promoting the division.