IWF: BEST OF THE BEST
Meadowlands Expo Center
Secaucus, New Jersey
Oct. 27, 2119
The Best of the Best gathers 32 of the best independent wrestlers the world has to offer to vie for the IWF heavyweight championship.
First Round Four-Way Elimination
El Generico def. CW Anderson, Bryan Danielson, Drake Younger
A great opening bout that had the fans immediately vested in the match and the tournament. Younger squared off with Danielson while CW fought Generico. CW and Danielson have been tag team partners with Steve Corino in other promotions.
CW moved over to level Younger with a spinebuster for the first elimination. El Generico knocked off Danielson with a suicide dive.
The last fall looked like CW Anderson would score the huge win. Generico was tough to beat though and managed to pin Anderson with a spike brainbuster to survive and reach the semifinals.
Michael Elgin def. Sami Callihan, Johnny Yuma, Jerry Lynn
The monster that is Michael Elgin simply powered his way to three straight pinfalls. Lynn was the first to feel the spinning sitout powerbomb.
Elgin tossed around Yuma until beating him with a deadlift German suplex. Callihan was no match either as Elgin flattened him with a side slam to win the match.
Masada def. DJ Hyde, Adam Pearce, Tommaso Ciampa
A lot of bodies were left laying during the fight in this match. Pearce looked great, taking on all three opponents. DJ Hyde put away Ciampa with a summoning lariat.
Pearce then fought against both opponents and did very well. Masada finally put him down with a tombstone piledriver. Hyde and Masada fought for a long time with Hyde nearly winning many different times. Masada wouldn't quit and beat Hyde with a backsuplex.
Willie Mack def. Rhett Titus, Joey Ryan, UltraMantis Black
Willie Mack rolled in this one, taking out all three opponents. UltraMantis broke off to attack Mack, but went down to the MDX.
Titus and Ryan worked together against Mack. It didn't matter. Mack eliminated Taylor with the chocolate thunder bomb. Titus was real tough to finish off but finally was pinned after another MDX.
Kevin Steen def. Claudio Castagnoli, Eddie Kingston, Willie Richardson
Willie Richardson didn't last long, going down after the F-Cinq by Steen.
Steen and Claudio then doubleteamed the former Mexican champion Eddie Kingston. It took some time before Kingston was eliminated by Steen's Package Piledriver. Steen immediately went to work and beat Claudio with the F-Cinq.
Mike Bennett def. Danny Havoc, Nick Madrid, Rhino
This one was hardcore with the majority of the match taking place on the floor. Rhino was upset early on and counted out of the ring after an attack by Havoc.
Havoc and Bennett teamed up against Madrid and Havoc beat him with General Order 24. Bennett and Havoc fought to the bitter end but it was Bennett scoring the win after the photo finish.
Roderick Strong def. Homicide, Scorpio Sky, Adam Cole
The action really picked up a notch in this one. Once Sky and Cole got going they never stopped moving, a blur of action and moves. Strong and Homicide tore into each other. Sky took down Cole with an ace crusher/dragon sleeper combo.
Homicide was in bad shape nearly the whole match but he dropped Sky with a lariat. Strong destroyed Homicide but couldn't get the pin. Homicide came back time after time but Strong eventually ended the match with another sick kick (Homicide 9 coins).
Jay Lethal def. Brodie Lee, Mike Mondo, Colt Cabana
The final match delivered 100% for the fans. Cabana did the damage to Mondo but it was Brodie Lee eliminating Colt with a package pildriver.
The Lethal Injection then downed Mondo. Brodie Lee and Jay Lethal tore the rest of the house down to get that last semifinal spot. After an awesome back and forth confrontation Lethal got the win with Lethal Injection.
Best of the Best Semifinals
El Generico vs. Michael Elgin vs. Masada vs. Willie Mack
Kevin Steen vs. Mike Bennett vs. Roderick Strong vs. Jay Lethal