Homecoming King...

Welcome back to "Indulging Synn," dudes and dudettes! I have to say that this past week has been one of the most draining, emotional, and high-action weeks that the XHW has seen in quite some time. At the center of almost all the drama this week amidst his homecoming and brutal throw down brawl with Reinhardt was Mike "Hellraiser" Hoss, whose drama is well documented through last Tuesday's post. With all that in mind, let's get to the Warzone results.

This week's Warzone was a showcase in brutality. Of course, to those who follow the XHW this should come as no surprise. The action started right from the get-go as Hogan Cage was in the building to lay down the law regarding the Main Event at Superbrawl II. In three separate incidents throughout the night, he confronted Giovanni Valentino and told him to "stay in line," ran into Hendrix Walker and got told that he's simply there to "count the three count" for the Enforcer, and interrupted Dante West to told him to "not to anything that doesn't belong in this match." It seems to me like Cage is staying pretty impartial in this whole scenario despite the animosity between he and Walker, but all that could change come match time.

The opening match was hyped as a "proving grounds" for two different reasons. On the one hand you had Reno Drake and Doc Hammer getting a "Warzone preview" and the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of a big audience, and on the other you had Joe Riggs and Jimm Red attempting to prove that the Next Generation is legit. In a match that saw Johnny Blade interfere and lay into Hammer with a kendo stick, it was the Next Gen boys claiming victory with a pin by Red over Hammer. Later on in the night, Blade explained his actions alongside Leon Lees as retribution for Hammer bragging about his forfeit victory over Blade on last week's Anarchy. Maybe I missed something, but I didn't catch Hammer gloating at all over that one.

Just after the match, the Arnold Classic appeared again, but was immediately led out by security upon the wishes of one Paige Dailey. I think most all of us over at Warzone are weary of the Anarchy stars interfering in the flagship show, and Lucy Walker is no different. After allowing Drake and Hammer to compete in the preview match, only to have both Blade interfere in it and Arnold appear right afterwards, the General Manager was fed up with the entire situation. With that in mind, she declared that next Wednesday, Warzone will be invading Max Turner and Anarchy's backyard: the Stomping Grounds! It should make for quite an exciting show with both the small arena feel and the tension in the air between the two brands.

Is Ethan Price still managing Cordelia Murphy or not? During the week we saw him edit the interview that I had with her to declare that he was still holding his position, but then during the show this week she had him led out by security. What gives? Later in the night, though, Cordelia showed that she's right on pace to claim that Undisputed Women's Championship at Superbrawl II, decimating Audree Gates in their singles match. After the match, however, the United Center crowd was treated to the return of yet another Adams: FiXX. The former champion laid out Cordelia in the center of the ring, serving as a reminder that she still considers herself the "Queen," no matter what the rest of the ladies may say.

It looks like Johnny Sniper and Aston Michaels are going to go at it after all. The two officially signed their contract for Superbrawl II this week, even with Sniper still reeling from the attacks on last week's show. The crutches didn't stop the new look Sniper, though, as he got a measure of retribution by leveling both Aston and Uncle Roger before leaving up the ramp to a standing ovation. This one is building into something special, in my opinion.

Just what exactly is Margaret-Anne York bringing to Superbrawl II? The roars in the dark continued this week, and York appeared on stage with some pretty intimidating red pyros, indicating that maybe Kane would be the superstar appearing at the big show? This one is just completely baffling me, to be honest.

Billy Coop finally stepped up to the plate this week, and was given the chance to go one-on-one with the Shining Light, the X-Core Champion himself, Draven Torette. It was, surprisingly, a closer match than I believe most people expected, but Torette showed why he's champion, finishing Billy off and more or less ending his pipe dream of a title shot by hitting the Initialize DDT for the three count. Later on in the night, Torette would accept an offer from Eddie Rourke for a pretty massive match at Superbrawl II: Rourke vs. Torette vs. Turbine vs. Scott Walker in both a Universal and X-Core Championship match where there will be two separate falls to determine each championship. That means that we could see someone walk out of the biggest show of the year with two of the most prestigious belts in the XHW! That sweetened the deal enough for Torette, apparently, and it looks like this one is going to happen.

What would a Warzone be without J.T. Cash making some snide remark about his former friend, Rob Gunn? This week it was Cash announcing the "Bring Me Rob Gunn $1,000 Challenge," where the first person to bring him Rob Gunn will be given one grand in cash. I'll reiterate what my good friend George Daniels had to say: Gunn is injured, and will not be appearing at Superbrawl II no matter how badly he may want to.

The Japanese Seaman struck again via commercial this week. This time it was the Weapon of Mass Destruction, Jay Adams, who was titled, "Mr. Pop-Culture Insults Overuser," using the familiar Bud Light "Real Men of Genius" routine. Coupled with the Johnny Diamond rip last week, could this spark both challengers to team up and take out the champion before deciding which of them will claim the Undisputed Championship? Perhaps...

Speaking of Jay Adams, the "King" brought back his classic "King and I" talk show on Warzone this week. Adams took the opportunity in the spotlight to belittle and berate both the Seaman and Johnny Diamond, using both the cutout and Mr. Potato Head stand-ins while promoting himself as the "uncrowned" Undisputed Champion, claiming that at Superbrawl II he'll don the belt to make the whole thing official. I'm personally afraid that when the egos in this match finally collide, we may be left with a giant black hole in the center of the ring.

On to the last competitor in the Undisputed Championship match at Superbrawl II, Johnny Diamond. In a match where he and J.T. Cash got the second of three tests on the night for the Next Generation, the duo took care of business against Scott Walker and familiar foe, Alyx Gates. For what seems like the hundredth time, Cash pinned Gates for the 1-2-3, and the Chicago faithful were robbed of seeing hometown favorite Walker get a victory.

Throughout the evening, the saga of Mike Hoss and Tyler Kiss continued. It seemed like hours that the Hellrasier paced in his locker room waiting to see if Kiss would arrive. Then, just before the main event was about to begin and Hoss was about to lose all self-control, the Kissing Bandit finally showed, gave him a little encouragement, and we got to see the unquestionable fight of the night, and a potential candidate for match of the year down the road.

Christian Cage welcomed Superbrawl II foe, Reinhardt, down to the ring just before the main event for his "Peep Show" segment that got scrapped from Anarchy due to "nothing of value ever happening" on that show, according to Paige Dailey. However, the main event had to take place before we were able to see the segment, and Hoss raced down to the ring to get it on with the man he had traded barbs and respect with all week. This one got ugly real quick, and with pieces of the "Peep Show" set flying everywhere, barbed wire, steel pipes, and baseball bats, the blood was certainly flowing. In the end, it was anyone's ball game, but Hoss stepped up with the Death from Above and ended the match in dramatic fashion for the hometown crowd by getting the victory over a certainly valiant Reinhardt.

The two were given a rather well-deserved standing ovation, but the festivities were cut short in two incidents. First, cameras cut backstage to show John Bradshaw Layfield, Cage's manager, lying over a bloodied Sara Foxx, Reinhardt's significant other, and then we saw Cage slide into the ring and nearly decapitate his nemesis Reinhardt with an iron pipe. The destruction didn't end there as even the Hellraiser wasn't safe from post-match attacks. A figure dressed in all-black assaulted Hoss just as he was about to leave, taking him out with a clothesline on the unforgiving steel ramp and a huge suplex from the ring apron down to the floor. We were unable to get an I.D. on the assailant as he disappeared through the crowd, but I'm sure we haven't seen the end of this whole shebang.

Even with all the drama in the ring this week, there was still just as much going on backstage.

The Japanese Seaman and Eddie Rourke got to have a little chat in the hotel bar up in Chicago last week. The big man encouraged Rourke to go after his old Universal Championship (which he obviously has), and Rourke encouraged the Seaman to show his... personal side.

The incident between Tyler Kiss and Mike Hoss has become beyond infamous at this point, but you can still catch the video of all their exploits on XHW.com under the "Adults Only" section. In a little more "safe for work" scene, you can catch the post-Warzone conversation between the two as well.

After the actions taken by Mr. Jingles last week, you knew that Reno Drake would be on a mission to settle the score. Who knew that he would go after Diego Cortez first? A few days before his match at Warzone, and before he had the chance to talk to Jada later on, the Silent Assassin found the Spaniard, and the two had some sort of conversation, but the cameras weren't able to catch it all. There's even a little "towel" action with Cortez in this one for the ladies...

Newcomer Talia Arroyo and J.T. Cash continued their fling over the week. They were spotted heading out to dinner not too long ago. Could another Next Gen member be falling in lo-ike?

BlkOut just continues to not make friends. This time it was academy trainee Jada that caught his... spite.

For those who didn't catch it, the mystery man sIMON has joined forces with North Starr's manager, Jacob Widmore. Apparently, however, he won't be welcomed into the New Era at least until he starts to prove himself in the ring.

This video was posted on XHW.com just after Warzone featuring Mike Hoss. It's, quite honestly, indescribable; you'll just have to see it for yourselves...

Speaking of Hoss, it looks like he's trying to sort out the whole "Tyler" situation with the rest of his cronies in the Next Generation. He's met with both Joe Riggs and J.T. Cash so far, and, surprisingly, it looks like Riggs isn't crazy about the whole deal, but Cash is just peachy with it.

I don't think anyone will ever be able to figure out what's going on with the Sheglins and DR. JAMES ANDREWS, and now, the Arnold Classic. Go check this out to see what I mean...

It looks like there's yet another fresh face on the Saturday Night Anarchy circuit. Straight from Pittsburgh, PA is young Wesley Burns. Already so far, Burns has met both Jimm Red and Scott Walker, and he's still waiting on Max Turner to get all his final paperwork to get started in the ring. The young man sure seems to have a good deal of enthusiasm though, and he could be a nice edition to what seems like a circus at this point over at Anarchy...

For two people that supposedly hate each other with a passion, J.T. Cash and Roxas Knoxx seem to be getting along swimmingly enough. The two were spotted backstage discussing their son, Scott Cash, amongst other things.

With Warzone emanating from the Stomping Grounds this week, it's causing all sorts of interesting travel situations. In one instance, Scott Walker gave Ben Hampton a lift to the arena, talking over his relationship with Audree Gates, the debacle with Tyler Kiss, and even potential management opportunities.

After the all-out hardcore-fest with Mike Hoss, and the ensuing post-match barrage, Reinhardt and fiance Sara Foxx got stitched up by the EMTs backstage. They also had a little chat

That's about all I've got regarding backstage information. When it comes to this week's Anarchy, however, we've got quite the card lined up. Here's a breakdown:

- A newcomer ranking, battle royal match will open the show. Featuring regarding vengeance... I'd hate to be on the other end of that!Caden Banks, Christopher James Myers, James Green, Jerikai, Matt Shin'ichi, Sean Kalup, and Xavier Cross, this one should be pretty entertaining.

- sIMON gets his first taste of action against two men that have, so far, been an absolute disappointment: Rhett Wildman and Cleaven Audrey. This could be the last chance for those two to show that they've got staying power.

- Two ladies get their debut match this week as well when the sultry, exotic Talia Arroyo takes on a familiar name to the wrestling world: Lita.

- He keep moving up the card, and this week Shark Boy faces a bit tougher of a catch when he squares off against North Starr. This could be a future Bronx Championship preview, in my opinion.

- In some creative booking by Max Turner, we've got four of the eight competitors (one from each team) in the giant Tornado Tag Team Championship match at Xtreme All Access facing off against each other. Doug Bean, Leon Washington, Tiger Komaru, and Joe Riggs will be out to prove that they can do it all single-handedly this week, and I for one am excited to see how it plays out. You gotta think Riggs is the hands down favorite to take this one...

- The main event will feature one of the last few stops on the Dante West farewell tour of matches. He'll be taking on Reinhardt, who I can only imagine hopes to be healed up in time to give the Anarchy faithful a good showing.

That's it for this week, folks. I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have, and as always, thanks for indulging me!