September 5, 2002

Hey fans, Rudy Seitzer in for another Grapevine... how the CSWA looks different after Fish Fund and the following ON TIME card.

GUNS, The Pros, PI... these guys certainly made an IMPACT at Fish Fund, but the rumors have to fly now - are they really out to destroy the CSWA or do they have an alterior motive?

I wouldn't doubt them.

And then there's the GXW. I for one can say that Mike Plett turning his back on us... it probably hit me harder than anyone else. It's a man that saved me in the ring just weeks ago - and a man that I felt had the goods to fix problems here simply on athletic prowess alone...

The GXW coallition is coming under a lot of heat for what they're doing, but they're coming under more criticism, saying that what they're attempting to do just won't work. Don't underestimate these guys, we're talking about Kendall Codine, a "cerebral assasin" to steal an Oklahoman line... talking about Dan Ryan who is a proven commodity abroad... and we're talking about Chris Lehew, one of the most dangerous guys on the planet. Let alone Mike Plett, who may finally have the spark under his back end.

And speaking of factions... and the now-so-popular phrase "faction warfare"... P-L-R. Another group that's coming under criticism, but these guys are real players, and this place is going to get VERY cutthroat with the three factions running around.

Another huge change in CSWA landscape is the return of Troy Windham, and the World Championship win of Mark Windham.
The ending to that main event had all the makings of a screw job, and when a clean victory was reached... that crowd erupted. Now... Are we going to see another page in the history of Windham vs. Windham?

You can all but bet the farm on it.

Troy isn't the only person to make a return... Eli Flair called out Chad Merritt for a world title shot, but he got DEACON instead! These two did in under two minutes what most men couldn't do in an hour, in terms of showsmanship and skill... And now the question is going to be, where do these two go from here?

Eli Flair and Triple X are set to collide at PrimeTime in Orlando, and the fact of the matter is - Triple X is headed for the big time, too. He's been a breakout star since arriving here and he's got a world title bout at On Time in Charleston - could that be the night? And if it is - will he face Eli Flair days later for that very belt?

Deacon, on the other hand, doesn't have a set course. But rest assured, there are BIG things on the horizon for this hall-of-fame bound hero.

A little more on Triple X, and the GXW for that matter... Plett laid out Stevens with a chair - but Kendall Codine appears to be reaching out to his "old friend"... and again, back to Flair, these three have a "Perfect Circle" of history with one another.

And finally, as I prepare to catch PrimeTime in Orlando here, reminiscing on Disney Days, I have one final note. With all the changes at the TOP of the CSWA... we can't forget the changes at the BOTTOM...

We talk about CLASSES in this company, and this class looks to be just as promising as any other... with Lance Liezure and Jessie Phillips (the latter of whom has yet to have ring-time on camera, but let me assure you - he's a beast), Aelieas Fierte, "Big Time" Michael Gettis, Nathan Cross, Larry Tact, and a swarm of others...

And they say wrestling is on a down in the cycle.

--Rudy