Next Phase Wrestling     |   home Mick Gene 10-18-2006   |   Mick Gene 9-25-2006   |   Mick Gene 11-30-2005   |   Mick Gene 9-16-2005   |   Mick Gene 8-26-05   |   Mick Gene 6-15-2005   |   4/26/2005 Mick Gene   |   4/3/2005 Mick Gene   |   12/01/04 Mick Gene   |   11/01/2004 Mick Gene   |   10/5/2004 Mick Gene   |   8/27/2004 Mick Gene   |   8/11/2004 Mick Gene   |   6/22/2004 Mick Gene   |   5/27/2004 Mick Gene   |   4/09/2004 Mick Gene   |   2/29/2004 Mick Gene   |    2/15/04 Mick Gene   |   2/01/04 Mick Gene   |   12/08/03 Mick Gene   |   11/16/2003 Mick Gene   |   10/28/2003 Mick Gene   |   10/13/2003 Mick Gene   |   9/07/2003 Mick Gene   |   7/28/2003 Mick Gene   |   6/26/2003 Mick Gene   |   5/27/2003 Mick Gene   |   1/20/03 King's Korner   |   1/14/2003 Mick Gene   |   1/05/03 Mick Gene   |   12/20/2002 Mick Gene   |   12/06/2002 Melvin Mouths Off   |   11/22/2002 Kings Korner   |   11/17/2002 Mick Gene   |   10/30/02 Melvin Mouths Off   |   10/13/2002 Mick Gene   |   9/28/2002 Mick Gene   |   9/14/2002 Mick Gene   |   9/07/2002 Mick Gene   |   8/23/02 King of Extreme   |   FUW Update   |   8/07/2002 Mick Gene   |   FUW Update   |   7/25/02 Mick Gene   |   7/17/02 Mick Gene   |   7/14/02 Mick Gene  2/15/04 Mick Gene First off, my hat's off to everyone who bared the cold and made Carnage in the Cold '04 a fun evening.  On to my thoughts. The main event wasn't the all out brawl it was billed to be.  All four participants worked hard and made a valiant effort to deliver a main event quality match.  But since it ended suddenly, the "epic" mystique was taken away. All four guys could've and showed they wanted to fight some more.  It wasn't caught on camera, but all four brawled to the back to close the show.  Dare Devil was unable to show due to car trouble, therefore Big Smith's mystery partner will forever remain just that.  As a result of the finish, Wildkat will get a rematch with Arnie.  Big Smith will wrestle Wild Bill and Dare Devil in a non-title triple threat to determine the number one contender.  Basically, which ever challenger wins or doesn't lose will get Big Smith at Wrestling Revolution. Yes, Big Smith really doesn't get rewarded if he wins, but it's hard to reward someone who already has what everyone wants. Zero and Mars did deliver the match we expected from them.  They spent a lot of time on the ground showing off everything they know.  Few punches were thrown, making this one a purest's dream.  You could say the finish came suddenly, but that's the nature of the Peacemaker.  These two gave it all they had for 15+ minutes before the finish.  Mars' next opponent remain undetermined, but we do know Zero will go after the NPW Unified Hardcore Championship at Unnatural Disaster. We saw a new dimension in Sparky at Carnage in the Cold '04: Adaptation. Instead of suffering a weapon beating from the aggressive Gumbo Boy, Sparky fought fire with fire.  Before, the champion had mostly been wrestling opponents who weren't accustomed to using weapons themselves.  Gumbo forced it out of him.   "Longhorn" Dan Benson proved he can win a highly contested match with his win over El Ninja.  His days as a comedic parody were over long ago and now he's cemented his place as a real threat in the singles ranks as well as the tag. That is all for now.  Since we've got over a month until Unnatural Disaster, I will submit another update before the show.  Any Carnage in the Cold match I didn't cover in this report, I will cover in my next.  And of course that means more plugging our March showcase. Reporting for NPW, I'm Mick Gene.