The inaugural Squared Circle Wrestling show is officially in the books. 2CW official Matt Patterson welcomed the over 300 paid raucous Syracuse wrestling fans to the return of professional wrestling to the Central New York area. The fans in attendance witnneessd one of the greatest indepen ... no, the greatest wrestling show period in the history of Upstate New York.

The opening contest saw "The Ladies Man" Gregory Edwards face Ajax of All Money is Legal. K-Pusha and Dizzie of AMIL accompanied their boy to the ring and saw him score a victory over the much larger Edwards.

The second match featured a battle of extra-national wrestling styles as the Puroresu influence Isys Ephex battled 2CW's resident Luchador Loca Vida. This match had something for every fan from fast paced mat work, high flying action, and hard strikes. Isys Ephex recovered from a devastating hurracanrana to the outside to score with a crippling burning hammer for the 1..2..3.

Zaquary Springate III then graced the standing room only crowd at the Pastime Athletic Club with his presence. He proceeded to run down his opponent in the main event Matt Hyson. The former Spike Dudley was not one to sit idly by and listen to his good name be besmirched by the foppish Brit. Hyson accosted Springate in the ring and it took nearly the entire 2CW security staff to pull the two apart.

The world renowned Violet Flame competed in the next match against young up and comer Kayla Sparks. Violet Flame took the violence straight to the youngster and showed no sign of relenting. That was until Sparks surprised Violet with a sunset flip for the three count. Violet was none too happy about the loss and took out her frustrations on the young diva.

Much to the chagrin of 2CW management Strangler Steve King made his presence felt at the Pastime Athletic Club. In his tirade he proved just why he is an insurance liability for Squared Circle Wrestling nearly crippling one member of the security staff with a Brainbuster. He left the arena and the fans thought everything was over, but it was not to be. The Strangler returned and choked out yet another member of the 2CW security staff with a crossface chickenwing.

When order was finally restored the JD Love made his way to the ring for his bout with that southern good ole boy Gordy. This match may have won the violence prize for the evening. Referee Keith Harris knew better than to disqualify either of these two grapplers, although he almost threw the match out after a JD Love chairshot. Gordy was able to battle back and almost scored a victory after a sunset flip, but JD Love and his hindquarters proved too much for big Gordy. Love, showing his mile wide mean streak, finished Gordy off with a chokeslam off of the ring apron through a table. The fans in attendance feared for the health of the big southerner, and although he suffered a stinger and mild concussion he was up and walking around at the end of the evening.

After intermission the fans thought they were going to be treated to the musical stylings of Jason Axe. He was not able to even strike his first power chord before Johnny Law made his way to the ring threatening young master Axe with a citation for violating city noise ordinances. This brought out local radio personality Scorch to the ring to run down the law man. Scorch then put all of his eggs in Jason Axe's basket by saying that he would retire from the radio if Johnny Law could score a win over the youngster. Just like that the match was underway and after brief dominance by Law, Axe mounted a comeback. After a Jason Axe dropkick referee Keith Harris went to check on Law and got an eyeful of pepper spray for his troubles which lead to the disqualification of Law and the continued radio presence of Scorch.

In what some consider a five star match All Money is Legal battled the Killer Steves. This was a hotly contested battle as that featured very innovative offense on behalf of AMIL. Almost every fan in attendance thought that the Ocean Cyclone Neckbreaker was going to be lights out for the Steves, but it was not to be for AMIL. The Steves were able to steal a victory after a Superplex Whoopie Cushion combo. AMIL said as they exited the arena to a standing ovation that this was far from over.

All that was left was the main event. Zaquary Springate III had made an enemy of Matt Hyson earlier in the evening and came out with something to prove. Hyson seemed like he was going to succumb to the varied submissions of Springate and was able to battle back with a rib crushing double stomp off the top rope. It seemed all over but the fat lady when Matt Hyson went for the acid drop, but Springate was able to reverse it, grab a handful of trunks and score the three count. Matt Hyson was upset that he, and the fans were robbed a victory for their hero, so he challenged Springate to a a "Syracuse Street Fight" when 2CW returns to the Pastime Athletic Club on May 6th.

This show truly had something for every fan. There was the wild brawl between JD Love and Gordy, the catch as catch can match between Isys Ephex and Loca Vida, hard hitting women's action, local celebrities, and a heated war between two ring veterans in Matt Hyson vs. Zaquary Springate. If you missed this show, do not be left out for 2CW's return May 6th, and tickets are available right here at www.2cwwrestling.com