Line #42 Wrestling/OldeWrestling


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3	Olde Wrestling is a ProfessionalWrestling promotion in Ohio started in 2013 by Marion Fontaine. The concept is "a one-night wrestling/reenactment event celebrating the competition of professional wrestling as it was presented at the turn-of-the-20th century." It can be found [[http://oldewrestling.com here]]. The reigning Olde Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion is Matthew Cross.
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5	While the promotion is not directly affiliated with Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}, several CHIKARA wrestlers have competed there.
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7	!!!"Yet Another Extravaganza of Wrestling Tropes"
8	* {{Acrofatic}}[=/=]FatBastard: Dick J. Lahart and Sue Jackson are fat heels who move around very well.
9	* ActionGirl: [[Wrestling/RubyRiott Heidi the Riveter (Heidi Lovelace)]], Kelly Klein, [[Wrestling/KimberLee "Kickin'" Kimber Lee]], Thunderkitty, Ruby the UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}} Cutie, Human Cannonball.
10	* AffectionateParody: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8MsnGiK5PI This video]], promoting ''Speakeasy Spectacular 2014'', is one of the theme song and opening credits of ''Series/{{Cheers}}''.
11	* AlliterativeName: The '''C'''olumbus '''C'''rusher
12	* AnachronismStew: It's set in the 1920s, but wrestlers tap out to submission holds and execute moves that were not yet invented, and the fans do the [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] [[CatchPhrase "YES! YES! YES!"]] chant.
13	* AristocratsAreEvil: "The Ecuadorian Aristocrat" Juan Francisco de Coronado
14	* BadassesWearBandanas: Ruby the Cleveland Cutie, Heidi the Riveter
15	* BearHug: "Old Timer" Jeff King's FinishingMove.
16	* BeardOfEvil: [[Wrestling/ArchibaldPeck "Imperial" Robert Evans]], The Red Scare
17	* BearyFunny: Tracy Smothers [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMjsXUCzrcU wrestled a "bear"]] at ''Yet Another Extravaganza of Wrestling Exhibitions'', August 30, 2015, who was actually Robert Evans.
18	* BigBallOfViolence: [[https://twitter.com/oldewrestling/status/1111610283724808192 This]] T-shirt design.
19	* {{Bouncer}}: "Burly" Bill Taylor
20	* {{Bowdlerise}}: The Jollyville Jeepers, Clean and Jerk, who have a weightlifting gimmick, since, in their home promotion of Absolute Intense Wrestling, they are known as Russ Myers and T-Money, the Jollyville Fuck-Its, which would not fit in the retro atmosphere of Olde Wrestling.
21	* CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown with PunnyName: Jock Samson as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsfiGi5Je_g "Al Keyhaulic"]] at ''Speakeasy Spectacular 2015''.
22	* CigarChomper: Dick J. Lahart
23	* {{Crossover}}: The Heidi the Riveter vs. "Kickin'" Kimber Lee [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6VvEvlPrSA match]] at ''And Yet Another Extravaganza of Wrestling Exhibitions'' was another match in their on-again off-again feud in CHIKARA, [=F1RST=] Wrestling, Remix Pro, AAW, Beyond Wrestling, Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}, SHINE and other promotions.
24	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Their Website/YouTube {{Newsreel}} videos and many matches.
25	* DirtyCommunists: The Red Scare (Anatolay and Nikolay), though notable in that, in this promotion's timeline, they ''predate'' the UsefulNotes/ColdWar. This is actually accurate, referring to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Red_Scare First Red Scare]] that took place during and after UsefulNotes/RedOctober.
26	* TheEmpire: "Imperial" Robert Evans
27	* ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt: Inky Scoops
28	* FacepalmOfDoom: Thunderkitty uses the Claw as her FinishingMove.
29	* TheFlapper: "Kickin'" Kimber Lee. She brought FluffyFashionFeathers with her to the ring for her match with Heidi the Riveter at ''And Yet Another Extravaganza of Wrestling Exhibitions''. She was also a DanceBattler, with her and Heidi engaging in a dance-off during the match.
30	* {{Foodfight}}: A PieInTheFace fight with Rory O'Henry [=McHenry=], Inky Scoops and Sue Jackson, as seen [[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd3bcg6hw8r/ here]].
31	* ForeignWrestlingHeel:
32	** "The [[UsefulNotes/{{Ecuador}} Ecuadorian]] Aristocrat" Wrestling/JuanFranciscoDeCoronado
33	** "Imperial" Robert Evans
34	** The Red Scare
35	** Kaden Assad, from UsefulNotes/{{Syria}}
36	* GenderBlenderName: Sue Jackson
37	* GimmickMatches:
38	** The Jollyville Jeepers defeated the Fabulous Blonde Brothers (Jack and Tripp Blonde) and the Red Scare in a Three-Way Tag Team Gauntlet Match at ''An Extravaganza of Wrestling Exhibitions'' on September 29, 2013.
39	** Inky Scoops and Rory O'Henry [=McHenry=] defeated Sue Jackson in a Two on One Handicap Loser Gets [[TarAndFeathers Tarred and Feathered]] match at ''And Yet Another Extravaganza of Wrestling Exhibitions'' on August 29, 2016.
40	** Bill Taylor[=/=]Wrestling/ChuckTaylor[=/=]Gregory Iron/Jock Samson defeated the Lobby Legislators of an Anti-Saloon Land (Judge Hugo Lexington Black/Representative Gavin Q. Volstead/Senator Cameron S. Sheppard/Dick J. Lahart) that same night in what was billed as "The First Caged Match in Wrestling History."
41	* GirlsWithMoustaches: ''Speakeasy Spectacular'', May 8, 2015, was built around the appearance of "The Bearded Lady." The scheduled main event was Olde Wrestling World Champion Matthew Cross defending the title against Clean of the Jollyville Jeepers. Before the match, Clean said that he was going to bring out the Bearded Lady. Out walked Heidi the Riveter (see WrestlingDoesntPay below) wearing a beard, drawing heel heat and chants of "phony." Cross won the match and Heidi and Clean started a heel beatdown, leading to Mary Elizabeth Monroe (Wrestling/RingOfHonor's Wrestling/KellyKlein) coming out wearing a beard, leading to a mixed-tag match, which Cross and Monroe won.
42	* HillbillyMoonshiner: The Moonshinin' Men of UsefulNotes/{{Appalachia}} (Chuck Taylor, Jock Samson, Wrestling/ArikCannon, Bill Taylor)
43	* HumanCannonball: Zoey Skye's gimmick.
44	* InstitutionalApparel: The Lobby Legislators of an Anti-Saloon Land forced the Moonshinin' Men of Appalachia to wrestle in black-and-white striped prison uniforms.
45	* ItWillNeverCatchOn: "Juice" Guy Jennings does an UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball player gimmick. During his match at ''Speakeasy Spectacular'' 2015, the announcers talk about the UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague and suggest that it might become popular in a few years.
46	* {{Kayfabe}}: You have to ask? One of their sponsors is a T-shirt company called Live Kayfabe.
47	* LeotardOfPower: Thunderkitty
48	** The commentator said "Old Timer" Jeff King wore a "classic Franchise/{{Tarzan}} singlet."
49	* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: The match between "Door-to-Door" Darin Corbin and Nicholas Valentino from ''Speakeasy Spectacular 2014'' was introduced as a "Gentlemen's Sporting Contest."
50	* TheMafia: The Associates, Vinny Luciano and Baby Face Moretti
51	* MaskedLuchador: "Felino de Hierro" Louis Lyndon
52	* MeaningfulName: Gavin Q. Volstead is named for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Volstead U.S. Representative Andrew John Volstead (R-MN)]], who sponsored the National Prohibition Act, commonly known as the Volstead Act, which enabled the 18th Amendment.
53	* MoralGuardians: The Lobby Legislators of an Anti-Saloon Land, who were focused on shutting down speakeasies and arresting the Moonshinin' Men of Appalachia.
54	* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate[=/=]SnakeOilSalesman[=/=]NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Dr. Jacob Omen
55	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed[=/=]OurPresidentsAreDifferent: A UsefulNotes/WilliamHowardTaft impersonator has appeared at a couple of events.
56	* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Nicholas Valentino is described this way on the Roster page.
57	-->His main source of inspiration on the professional level is purely for monetary purposes.
58	* OrganGrinder: Zema Ion's gimmick, with Space Monkey as his monkey.
59	* PaintingTheMedium: Scratchy film for the purpose of making it look old.
60	* PartsUnknown: The Jollyville Jeepers, from "Jollyville"
61	* PantheraAwesome: A tiger on the official T-shirt for ''Speakeasy Spectacular 2017.''
62	* PerpSweating: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xY_zepYszQ this video]], Judge Hugo Lexington Black and Dick J. Lahart do this to Chuck Taylor.
63	** LampshadeHanging: Lahart tries to burn Chuck with his cigar, though Chuck says, "It's not lit." Lahart says, "I don't light 'em, I just bite 'em for good luck."
64	* PunnyName: Matt Classic (Wrestling/ColtCabana under a mask)
65	* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: Jervis Cottonbelly
66	* {{Retraux}}: The whole presentation.
67	* TheRoaringTwenties: It's when the whole promotion is set.
68	* RougeAnglesOfSatin: During the Moonshinin' Men of Appalachia (Chuck Taylor and Jock Samson)'s entrance for their match with the Jollyville Jeepers at ''Another Extravaganza of Wrestling Exhibitions'', Taylor holds up a sign reading, "IMPEECH THE PAULATISHINS!"
69	* RuleOfFunny: A promotion created in 2013 that's set during the 1920s, with numerous deliberate anachronisms.
70	** The Moonshinin' Men of Appalachia's victory in the cage match over the Lobby Legislators of an Anti-Saloon Land ends Prohibition, rather than the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1933.
71	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: During the dance-off sequence between "Kickin'" Kimber Lee and Heidi the Riveter, the commentator says that you could picture Kimber Lee at the speakeasies, "which officially don't exist in Norwalk."
72	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Heidi the Riveter and Kickin' Kimber Lee
73	* TooManyBelts: Olde Wrestling World Champion Matthew Cross walks to the ring with other titles he is holding at the time, even though those other promotions don't exist yet in Olde Wrestling's timeline.
74	* TravelingSalesman: "Door-to-Door" Darin Corbin
75	* {{Troperiffic}}: Count them.
76	* TyphoidMary: They have a woman wrestler with this name.
77	* [[UnrelatedBrothers Unrelated Brothers and Sisters]]: The Fabulous Blonde Brothers, Jack (Jack Verville), Matt and Tripp (Tripp Cassidy), and "sister" Randi (Randi West).
78	* UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject: A collision between Jock Samson and Jerk during the Moonshinin' Men of Appalachia-Jollyville Jeepers [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5OVuBXFQSg match]] where neither guy budged led to the commentator describing it as "The irresistible force meets the immovable object."
79	* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Juan Francisco de Coronado wears a bowtie with the colors of the Ecuadorian flag.
80	* WrestlingDoesntPay:
81	** "Door-to-Door" Darin Corbin
82	** Inky Scoops, wrestling newsboy
83	** "Juice" Guy Jennings' aforementioned American Football gimmick
84	** Dasher Hatfield, wrestling UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}} player
85	** The Lobby Legislators of an Anti-Saloon Land, Representative Gavin Q. Volstead (Gavin Quinn), Senator Cameron S. Sheppard (Cameron Skyy) and Judge Hugo Lexington Black (Christian Faith/Rickey Shane Page)
86	** Sandy Bunker, wrestling golfer
87	** Crossed with [[WorkingClassHero Working Class Heel]]: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr7RK56ZwQ4 This video]] shows Heidi the Riveter working at the factory and receiving and reading a telegram (complete with TelegraphGagStop) that says that she will be facing "Kickin'" Kimber Lee at ''And Yet Another Extravaganza of Wrestling Exhibitions'' on August 28th, and objecting to Kimber Lee's Flapper lifestyle.
88	* XtremeKoolLetterz: The series of videos building up to the cage match between the Moonshinin' Men of Appalachia and the Lobby Legislators of an Anti-Saloon Land was titled "The Battle of Boooze."
89	* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: It's right there in the name.

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