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Jock Samson is one of my favorite dudes in Absolute Intense Wrestling. He's an anachronism, a guy stuck in a past where the NWA was still the big governing body and wrestling was Southern as fuck. He's grown from comic relief into a real wrestler over the last year, and nothing says that more than this match announced for night 2 of this year's JT Lightning Tournament. Samson will do battle with the Wild-Eyed Southern Boy himself, Tracy Smothers. This is actually synergistic on more than one level. Obviously, there's the Southern angle, but Smothers was also associated with ECW strongly. AIW is one of ECW's spiritual inheritors.
Also, they announced the first entrant into the tournament itself, Adam Cole. That's a pretty good score. Given the haul for last year's tourney, it looks like this is becoming one of the marquee events on the calendar.
Also, they announced the first entrant into the tournament itself, Adam Cole. That's a pretty good score. Given the haul for last year's tourney, it looks like this is becoming one of the marquee events on the calendar.