The action continued in our next match that pitted Kimba Seanoa against newcomer, “The People’s Choice” August Joyce. Kimba Seanoa was, at one time, considered one of the top stars in Peach State’s first two shows. I honestly believed it was just a matter of time before he captured the Peach State Championship. August was the new guy, but there’s something about him that both I and the fans liked. He was cocky, but not arrogant, if that makes sense. Think Han Solo-ish, which now that I think of it, wish I had made that comment on “May the 4th Be With You” Day, but alas, hindsight is 20/20. He had a big smile on his face, and while he didn’t do anything to endear himself to the fans, he didn’t do anything to go against the fans either. He just did his thing. And he must have impressed Dixie too, because they’ve been schmoozing each other over on Twitter for weeks. Hell, he even got a batch of her cookies all to himself. Lucky bastard, because they were good.
The match started off with Kimba showing his strength in the lock-up, throwing August back into the turnbuckle. August shook it off, and the two went to lock up again, but August knew he wasn’t a match for Kimba’s strength, so he ducked underneath him, and grabbed him around his midsection, lifting him up and taking him down with a waistlock takedown. August immediately rolls off of Kimba, letting him take the time to get back to his feet. Kimba shook it off, and went after August, not bothering with trying to lock-up again. August backed up, letting Kimba make the first move, and Kimba tried to grab ahold of August again, but August ducked, coming up behind Kimba again, this time kicking him in the butt, shoving him forward. The juvenile move drew a little laugh from most of the crowd, despite the fact that Kimba has been a strong fan favorite in this arena since his debut.
Kimba turned from the corner, obviously angry, and rushed August. August was surprised at Kimba’s speed. It caught him off guard, and Kimba caught him with his shoulder, lifting him up, and carrying several feet, before slamming him backwards into the corner. Kimba didn’t hesitate, as he took his arm, and sent him flying to the otherside. August hit the corner hard, and Kimba came barrelling in for a shoulder block, but August rolled out of the corner, and Kimba went shoulder first into the steel ring post. The clang sent people wincing.
August looked at Kimba, before pulling him out of the corner, grabbing him around the body, and then sending him face first with a Reverse Russian Leg Sweep. August rolled him over and covered. He got a two count out of it, as Kimba just barely got his shoulder up. August got up, grabbing ahold of Kimba, lifting him to his feet. he grabbed his head, pushing it down, before lifting the nearly 300lbs Samoan up onto his shoulders with a Canadian backbreaker, before flipping him forward, and down with a piledriver. The crowd went silent for a second, as August flipped Kimba over, but shook his head. He got back to his feet, letting the crowd know they were in for a treat. He lifted Kimba up again, grabbing ahold of his arm, twisting it backwards, before lifting him up, spinning him to the side, before slamming him down hard into the mat. It was a move he calls the Qing Ri, and I’m glad all I had to do was type it, because I would have no idea how to pronounce it. I’ve never personally seen anyone do a move like it.
The match was over as soon as August covered Kimba. He picked up a huge victory, beating…no…dominating one of the top stars in Peach State. And despite the fact that Kimba was over with the crowd, it didn’t take away from his victory, as the crowd was impressed with what they saw. That’s when it happened. Mr. Batee’s music hit and out came the big man himself. He got on a mic, and August wasn’t quite sure what he was there for. Batee didn’t give a big speech. Truth be told, he only said one word.
“Impressive.”
And then he handed an envelope to August and left. August looked inside the envelope and flashed that cocky smile. He was the one that impressed the President of the NWA and won the tickets to Wrestlebowl. It was a moment of joy that didn’t last long. Kimba was slowly making his way to the exit, but as soon as he stepped through the curtain, he fell back through it, crashing to the floor. John Empires, the guy that Jody just hired to be one of the head trainers for Peach State, stepped through the entrance holding a chair, that now had a Kimba shaped dent in it. August stared at him from the ring, as John doesn’t even look in his direction. He raised the chair again and brings it down again and again on Kimba. August finally had enough, and climbed out of the ring, heading toward Empires.
Empires lifted the chair up again, but August grabbed ahold of it. Empires, without hesitation, brought his leg straight back, catching August in the groin, causing him to immediately double over in pain, and take a step back. Empires turned, a smile on his face, before raising the chair up. He looks at the chair and then back at August, before shaking his head. He drops the chair, and grabs ahold of August’s head, driving a hard kick into his groin as well. August fell backwards to the floor, as Empires smiles, telling him have fun in Vegas.
I don’t have a clue what the hell Empires was doing here. I know he was brought in as both a trainer and a wrestler, but I didn’t expect him to make this type of impact. He took out Kimba Seanoa, and there’s no telling how long he will be out for, and he straight up embarrassed August Joyce in his moment in the spotlight. Empires may have just bitten off more than he can chew with this one, but we’ll just have to see.