ICW Heat Index — Week 1.2

Birmingham, Alabama — August 22, 2025. With the second episode of Iron City Fight Club in the books, the Tag Tournament is rolling, new faces are making noise, and the Iron Crown picture just got messier. Let’s check the temperature. (Scale: 🔥 to 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥)

Top 10 — This Week’s Heat

1. Jesse “The Iron Kid” Collins — 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
   Main evented his hometown and—thanks to a well‑timed New Untouchables distraction—scored the three-count on Eric Dane Jr. Overnight from underdog to giant‑killer. Stock: 🚀


2. Trust Fund (TD3, Jacoby Jacobs, Darian Darrington) — 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
   The “Liquidity Event” crowned their self-declared UTA Trust Fund Tag Team Titles, and trapping Graysie Parker in Jr.’s locker room took the villain heat to another tax bracket. Stock: ↗


3. Brothers Gluck — 🔥🔥🔥🔥
   Steamrolled the Night Riders to advance in the tournament. Big-man menace dialed all the way up. Stock: ↗


4. Astrid Reichert & Duchess Vaughn — 🔥🔥🔥🔥
   Forced-pairing, flawless violence. They brutalized the Urban Ninjaz and bickered through it. Volatility that draws eyes and numbers. Stock: ⚡ volatile


5. Clovis Black — 🔥🔥🔥
   Dominant debut, then a cold stare-down with Jack Havoc. Local monster aura achieved. Stock: ↗


6. Jack Havoc — 🔥🔥🔥
   Didn’t wrestle; did menace. His headset barbs during Clovis’s showcase poured gasoline on a looming collision. Stock: stable


7. Graysie Parker (Iron Crown & WrestleZone Champion) — 🔥🔥🔥
   No match, still the center of gravity. Trust Fund’s backstage stunt kept her story front-and-center. The ace remains the axis. Stock: stable


8. Eric Dane Jr. — 🔥🔥🔥
   Fought with fire, but the upset loss stings—optics matter, even with the Untouchables’ fingerprints on the finish. Stock: ⬇


9. Sunny Holliday — 🔥🔥🔥
   Debut pre-tape burst with pure joy and charisma. Already over without throwing a punch. Stock: ↗


10. The New Untouchables — 🔥🔥🔥
    Didn’t wrestle, but their distraction swung the main event. Professional spoilers doing professional spoiler things. Stock: ↗

On the Bubble

• Urban Ninjaz — Ate a ruthless beating; sympathy heat is real, status shaky.


• Night Riders — Eliminated, but the energy still plays on TV.


• Top Notch Team — Recalibrating after the Trust Fund setback; still credible stylists.

Biggest Images of the Night

• “Liquidity Event.” Trust Fund’s gold-plated self‑coronation.


• “Iron Kid Upsets the Crown Prince.” Jesse Collins sealing the three in Birmingham.


• “When Predators Feast.” The Glucks flattening the Night Riders with a massive avalanche splash.

Stock Watch

• Rising: Jesse Collins, Clovis Black, Brothers Gluck


• Stable: Graysie Parker, Jack Havoc


• Volatile: Astrid & Duchess, Eric Dane Jr.


• Falling: Urban Ninjaz

Methodology & What’s Next

The Heat Index blends live reaction, on‑air outcomes, and internal momentum signals (how segments landed and where things slot next). With the Tag Team Championship Tournament tightening, expect wild swings—early upsets torch this list in a hurry.