Wednesday, October 4, 2017

The Powerbomb TV Independent Wrestling Championship Final Looks Lit

Is Gresham the favorite to win the whole thing?
Photo Credit: Scott Finkelstein
Powerbomb TV is probably the best bang-for-buck streaming service available for those who want to watch a ton of wrestling without giving money to Vince McMahon, or at the very least in the top two with Highspots Network. The collection of indie and lucha promotions that it is amassing, both for on-demand streaming and live broadcasting, is becoming more impressive by the minute. However, it's also dabbling in promotion, as seen by its supercard, Break the Barrier, where all its affiliate promotions sent sample matches over. It has also introduced a title, the Independent Wrestling Championship, that will be defended across the promotions it streams. Four first round matches were held across the continent, and now, the finals will be held in a four-way match in the main event of its second show, FUTURES.

FUTURES will be held on October 22 in Old Forge, PA, which is in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area. The four competitors for that Independent Championship run a fine gamut indeed. They are...
  • DeSean Pratt - The former Amasis has struck out on his own, outside Chikara and away from the Osirian Portal. While he's not known for singles wrestling, he had several standout matches under the hood, including the Sarcophagus Match at Aniversario: Never Compromise against Ophidian. The Prince of Camden will look to add a title to act as his de facto crown.
  • Fly Warrior - This indie luchador works for IWRG, one of Mexico's top indie lucha promotions and perhaps Powerbomb TV's backbone company. His dazzling high flying has captivated Powerbomb audiences so far, and he'll be a top threat to take home the gold.
  • Joey Lynch - Lynch, like Pratt, has made bones both in tag teams (mainly with his brother Matt) and in singles competition. A good, old-fashioned Southern brawler with modern sensibilities, Lynch will hope to bring the title home to the Landmark Arena in Georgia and with him as he competes with his brother and also Kyle Matthews in Scenic City Trios.
  • Jonathan Gresham - Gresham has made a hell of a name for himself over the last few years as one of the best unsigned talents on the scene. He's so good, Ring of Honor signed him and didn't find a single constructive thing to do with him, following in the grand tradition of wrestlers like ACH, Cedric Alexander, Moose, Veda Scott, and Donovan Dijak. Gresham not only may be one of the best wrestlers in the world, but he also has the backing of Stokely Hathaway and the Dream Team. I'd be shocked if he didn't come out of this with the title.
Of course, if you want to get more hype about this thing, check out the hype video that the Powerbomb team created below. If you want to get even MORE hype, then FUTURES will also feature a match between John Silver, the zaniest and one of the most talented grapplers on the scene, against Puma King, another swell luchador. Again, indie wrestling is not something that should be left to people sucking on WWE teat or swilling corporate money from people like Sinclair. It is best left to the workers and the people giving them a platform. Powerbomb TV seems like a great overall platform for the growth of wrestling as an art, and I'm glad it's doing things like these standalone shows and the Indie Wrestling Championship.

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