ACW's Fathers Day Fury

American Championship Wrestling presented a card filled with surprises Sunday June 18th at the Venue at 800 Lexington. All three championships were on the line and several wrestlers made either their return or debut with ACW.

The show began ring announcer Jeff Houston and referee Michael Shean in the ring, but before Houston could introduce the first match Lemus II interrupted. Lemus II explained that he would not be fighting El Latino again this week, instead he had brought in a Luchadore from Mexico to fight El Latino who had betrayed his Lucha roots. Lemus II then introduced Mr. Muerte. Next El Latino came out and the fight was on. Jeff Houston was joined by commentator Chris Jordan who assisted in calling the match. The two fighters exchanged moves and countermoves in a rapid fire manner typical of Lucha style wrestling. Lemus II remained ringside and took any opportunity available to assist his man Muerte. Despite the outside interference, El Latino was able to presevere and win the match.

After the match, Showtime Summers stormed the ring, attacking all three men. Mr. Muerte and El Latino were able to get out of the ring but Lemus II took a powerbomb that left him stunned on the mat. Summers then grabbed a microphone and proceeded to berate the Hispanic wrestlers and audience members in a tirade filled with racist epithets. He then challenged any wrestler in the back to come out and shut him up. To his surprise, the wrestler to emerge from the back was none other than Simply Luscious, one of the top female wrestlers in the business today. Summers seemed amused but when Luscious challenged him to prove he was man enough, Showtime disdainfully agreed to the match. The match was relatively even to start with Simply Luscious getting in some offense, but in the end, Summers wore her down and gained the pinfall.

The third match was for the ACW Heavyweight Title. Champion Jacob Ladder came out first and forced Jeff Houston to announce the challenger Dragon X as "weighing in at 103 lbs." Despite his size advantage, Ladder was surprised by the quickness and agility of the masked Dragon X. In an amazing upset, Dragon X actually gained the pin and appeared to be the new champion, but ACW Commissioner Rachel Putski came out and announced that since Dragon X was a Luchadore, the match was being contested under Lucha rules which meant that it was a 2 falls out of 3 match, and that the match was to continue. Jacob took advantage of this to assert his dominance over Dragon X. Ladder easily took the third fall and looked to be on the verge of taking the third fall when Tito Sanchez came out and interrupted the count. Tito suffered for his interference as Ladder slammed Sanchez and turned his attention back to Dragon X. Referee Michael Shean showed discretion, recognizing the importance of this fall, and allowed the action to resume. When Ladder executed the The Purgatory Plunge on Dragon X the pin was unavoidable and Ladder escaped with his belt.

Match # 4 was set to be a tag team match for the ACW Tag Titles. When challenger Rudy Russo introduced his partner for the match Martin Styles it was clear that this was going to be a tough match for the Champions the Ragin' Renegades. When Texas Renegade came out alone with both belts it looked even worse. Without partner Johnny Rage, Renegade was forced to defend the belts in a handicap match. Things got even worse for the Renegade when Showtime Summers came out to do commentary. Summers clearly was supporting Martin Styles in this match and berated the Renegade throughout. This was an action filled match which spilled out onto the floor more than once and Summers insinuated himself into the action whenever possible. Texas Renegade fought valiantly but the double and triple team tactics eventually wore him down. When Russo distracted the referee, Summers knocked Renegade to the mat and Styles landed a frog splash from the top rope and a quick as that, ACW had new Tag Team Champions - Mr. Beautiful Rudy Russo and Martin Styles. After the match, the Texas Renegade challenged Summers to a match next month in which, if Summers loses he must wear a sombrero. Summers accepted with the condition that if Renegade loses, he must get his hair cut. It is believed that this is to be the first "Sombrero vs. Hair match" in ACW history.

Following the intermission, Match # 5 was perhaps the most surprising of the night. Familiar music began playing and out came Don Juan of the Texas Treats. Next out was "80's Sensation" Joey Spector. Before these two could do more than exchange a few opening moves a third man emerged from the back. It was Bio-Hazard. Bio-Hazard stopped the match and began insulting the two fighters in the ring, claiming that he could beat them both. Spector & Don Juan agreed and the match suddenly became a triple threat match. At first, Don Juan and Spector worked together against the massive Bio-Hazard, but eventually it became every man for himself. Proving true to his word, Bio-Hazard took advantage of the situation, pile-driving Spector and executing a painful submission maneuver on Don Juan who was forced to tap out.

The Main Event was next. ACW Texas Heavyweight Champion Darin Childs came out first. He reminded fans that he recently competed in both the King of The Death Match tournament and a bloody tables tag match, and that if he can survive that, he could surely face the challenge of One Man. That being said, "One Man" Mike Dell entered the ring. This rivalry of former partners is proving to be an outstanding feud. Childs has given several incredible matches since returning to San Antonio, and Dell is always in the running for match of the night in any event in which he appears. This match was no exception. Darin Childs' number one fan Rachel was ringside to distract Dell, the referee, the bartender and just about everyone else in the building. for the most part though, the match was relatively clean and evenly fought with Rachel only getting involved when her man was in the most peril. These two fighters knew each other very well and each had counters for the other's favorite moves. When Dell was finally able to hit his finisher it was only fate that sent both to the floor. Dell was able to get back into the ring before the 10 count, but Childs was either unable or unwilling to beat the count. Dell was awarded the match, but as all fans know, the title remains with the champion when a match ends in a count-out. Dell got the victory but Darin and Rachel escaped to the back with the belt. This rivalry is far from over.

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American Championship Wrestling
The Venue 800 Lexington
Sunday June 18

Match # 1 - Mr. Muerte w/ Lemus II vs. El Latino (win)
Match # 2 - Inter-gender Match
Showtime Summers (win) vs. Simply Luscious
Match # 3 - Heavyweight Title Match - 2 Falls out of 3
Champion Jacob Ladder (win 2-1 and retains title) vs. Challenger Dragon X
Match # 4 - Tag Championship Match (Handicap Match)
Champions The Ragin' Renegades - Texas Renegade defending alone vs. Challengers Rudy Russo & Martin Styles (win)
Match # 5 - Triple Threat Match
Don Juan vs. Joey Spector vs. Bio-Hazard (win)
Match # 6 - Texas Heavyweight Title Match
Champion Darin Childs w/ Rachel Putski vs. Challenger Mike Dell (win- count out)