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Friday night, my mother, myself, and my two nephews, Mason & Cody, attended Red Rock Wrestling in Stratford, PEI.  Based on past shows put on by promoter Kowboy Mike Hughes, I was sure that the evening would be a lot of fun and filled with great family-friendly action in the squared-circle.  We were not disappointed!

We got there two hours before showtime.  The first two Red Rock Wrestling shows were sell outs so we wanted to be sure to get there and get front-row seats so that my two nephews could see all the action.  We were first in line and got awesome front row center seats.

The show was late starting but that’s fine.  The show more than made up for the late start with a great card of matches.  The first match was one of the best on the card, in my opinion.  It pitted Maritime wrestling legend Lincoln Steen against the Canadian Renegade.  This was a solid opener and one I thought should have been higher in the card but we enjoyed it very much.  The Canadian Renegade hit the F-5 for the victory over Steen.  I am a huge Lincoln Steen fan so I was disappointed to see Steen come out on the losing end in this one.  Lincoln is one of the hardest working wrestlers in the Maritimes and he is incredibly talented.  Maybe next time he’s in Stratford, he’ll pull out a big victory!

Canadian Renegade Press Slams Lincoln Steen

The second match was Chris Cooke taking on Turkan Celik.  The match was a solid effort by both workers and the crowd seemed to enjoy it.  The action was back and forth until Cooke hit Celik with the sit-down Powerbomb for the three-count.

Match three was a great match.  It pitted the much-hated Titus against fan-favorite Julien Young.  These two gentleman can really work in the ring and they put on a fantastic match with lots of action in and out of the ring.  Building on a feud that dates back to the past two shows, Young was accompanied to the ring by Ocean 100′s Kirk MacKinnon and K-Rock 105.5′s Colin McKay.  Kirk and Colin patrolled ringside and cheered on Young.  Near the end of the match, Titus introduced two chairs to the battle. The referee grabbed one and took it away but Titus grabbed the other.  McKay jumped up on the ring apron and challenged Titus to hit him instead of Young.  Titus was happy to oblige but when he swung the chair, McKay..showing great athletic prowess, grabbed the middle rope and matrixed back out of the way,  Titus swung the chair and it hit the top rope and bounced back..hitting himself in the head with the chair….allowing Young to cover him for the pin and the victory.

The fourth match on the card was the one I found most entertaining.  It was also the match the crowd and kids seemed to love.  It featured J.J.B. in a match against the 7-foot tall Boston, MA native Giant Grimez.  This was my first opportunity to see Grimez  and he was definitely worth the price of admission.  He came to the ring with his head and face painted green.  His character almost seems to be one of a very simple creature who knows very little English and he almost reminded me of an alien from another world.  He had a constant smile on his face and he kept shouting “GREEN!”….I..GREEN!”  The kids and adults alike loved it and ate every bit of it up..shouting GREEN! throughout the match..and much to our delight, Grimez would stop and face the crowd and shout GREEN! back at us with a huge smile on his face.  A very solid match in which Grimes picked up the victory.  Children surrounded the ring after he won and he was mobbed on the way back to the curtain by dozens of adoring children.  I really enjoyed this guy and I certainly hope Hughes brings him back in for a future show.

Giant Grimez With Referee Cody Costain

Up next was the co-Main Event of the evening.  Kowboy Mike Hughes defending his Canadian Heavyweight Championship belt against his fomer best friend and Kardinal Sinners brother, Brody Steele.  This was a great match with lots of action outside the ring.  The fans were solidly behind their hometown hero, Hughes..chanting “PEI! PEI” at every chance.  The chants seemed to bring Hughes back from the brink of defeat every time it seemed like he was down and out.  The fans were very much into the match and it was a great back and forth match.  Unfortunately, Chris Cooke came to ringside and held the foot of Hughes and Brody Steele got the pinfall to become the new Canadian Heavyweight Champion.  Hughes vowed he would win the belt back and that he wasn’t finished for tonight!

Brody Steel Captures The Canadian Heavyweight Championship

Following the title match, a brief intermission was held.  During the intermission, my nephews got to meet Giant Grimez and he was kind enough to take a photo with the boys.

Mason & Cody Meet Giant Grimez

Following the intermission was the Red Rock Rumble.  The rules were very similar to the Royal Rumble with a new participant entering every two minutes.  The match featured most of the wrestlers who had competed in matches earlier..with the exception of the first two participants, Gurv Sihra and Josef Von Schmidt.  The battle was great with bodies flying everywhere…but in the end, hometown hero Kowboy Mike Hughes came out on top and won the rumble, earning him a title shot at the next Red Rock Wrestling show in Stratford.  Hughes got on the mic and told a shocked Brody Steele that the match would be a no-disqualification, falls count anywhere in the building match.  The fans loved the news and we’re now looking forward to the next show!

Bottom line…awesome show.  A wonderful evening of family friendly entertainment.  There was no swearing, no blood, no weapons…just good, wholesome professional wrestling with larger-than-life stories and fun for everyone.  Be sure to come out the next time Red Rock Wrestling hits Stratford…but be sure to get your tickets well in advance, as this show was another total sellout!