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Post by mrsask on Oct 20, 2014 11:48:11 GMT -5
I've always liked the Roos and it's great to see them retain, plus I like that Harley Race retained too. Interesting that Graham & Leroux was a draw, but that's cool stuff. Another cool tag team is T.A. and Roop, a very interesting tandem... I don't own Brody's card but I imagine he is very prone to getting DQ'd. If he managed to actually get a hold of a championship, it would be difficult to win it from him due to the high probability of a DQ occurring! |
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Post by cruefan68 on Oct 20, 2014 13:37:28 GMT -5
I've always liked the Roos and it's great to see them retain, plus I like that Harley Race retained too. Interesting that Graham & Leroux was a draw, but that's cool stuff. Another cool tag team is T.A. and Roop, a very interesting tandem... I don't own Brody's card but I imagine he is very prone to getting DQ'd. If he managed to actually get a hold of a championship, it would be difficult to win it from him due to the high probability of a DQ occurring! Good point, he does have a high probability of getting disqualified. Thus far he hasn't held a championship in my fed but it would be interesting to see how long he could hold one. The Sheik has been very successful retaining titles in my fed and the DQ plus Abdullah Farouk are a good reason why. |
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Post by cruefan68 on Oct 21, 2014 20:59:35 GMT -5
LOW American Wrestling Enterprise - International Amphitheater - Chicago, IL (Card #805)
●Manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, flanked by the Valiant Brothers (Jimmy “Boogie Woogie Man” Valiant & “Luscious” Johnny Valiant) and “The Miser” Angelo Poffo, made his way out to the ring prior to the opening match. It was scheduled to be Henry Irslinger of ASW taking on freelance star “Ravishing” Rick Rude and the verbose Heenan had a lot to say:
BH: “Ladies and gentleman this is an historic night as I am proud to introduce to you the cornerstone of my rebuilt Heenan Family – from Robbinsdale, MN, the one and only “Ravishing” Rick Rude. You see, Rude has been denied opportunity after opportunity by the powers that be in LOW but now all of that is going to change. You want to leave him off of WrestleCade VIII? Deny him world heavyweight title opportunities? Well no more because starting tonight Rick Rude is a part of the Heenan Family and he will make an example out of Mr. Irslinger. Rude is now under contract to me and is part of the AWE. Together with the Valiant’s and Poffo we will take over from here on out and what you will see from the “Ravishing One” is only a small sample of what is to come from the Heenan Family, I guarantee that!”
1) Rick Rude defeated Henry Irslinger:
It was a rough debut for “Ravishing” Rick Rude as a member of the Heenan Family as ASW star Henry Irslinger nearly came away with a big win. Irslinger scored early near falls with a counter sunset flip and his trademark Flying Headlock that had Bobby Heenan pacing nervously at ringside. Rude made a corner counter and then hit a piledriver and a top rope kneedrop to score a near fall. Rude began fighting more aggressively late in this one including hitting Irslinger with a chair on the outside as Heenan distracted the referee. The finish saw Rude shake up Irslinger with a shoulder tackle followed up by a Top Rope Sledgehammer to score the pin.
2) Bill Dundee defeated Erick Stevens:
Erick Stevens, a protégé of Dan “The Beast” Severn, took on new First Family member “Superstar” Bill Dundee who had manager Jimmy Hart in his corner. The feud between Severn and Dundee has reached a boiling point and with Hart now aligned with the “Superstar” the stakes have gotten even higher. Dundee was looking to make an example out of Stevens but he showed the same fight that his mentor has and made a match out of it. Stevens had Dundee on the defensive early and often including nailing him with the “Choo Choo!” corner splash and the single leg lift into lariat. Dundee bailed out of the ring and would use the outside to turn things around as he roughed up Stevens. With Hart cheering him on it was Dundee putting away Stevens with the Superstar Bomb off of the top rope to score the pin.
3) Midnight Rockers defeated Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill:
The popular duo of the Midnight Rockers (“Sweet” Stan Lane & Marty Jannetty) took on the tough ASW team of Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill in a great bout. The Rockers were able to control the pace early and isolated Doring securing near falls with a Superkick by Lane and a running knee lift by Jannetty. Roadkill turned things around and scored a nice two count on Jannetty with a counter sunset flip from the big man. Roadkill also hit moves like the Amish Splash and Doring would come back with the Panty Drop Elbow and G-Spot Sweep. The Rockers mounted a late rally and had Doring in trouble when Lane set him up for the Rocket Launcher with Jannetty coming off the top to score the pin.
4) Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. The Terrible Turk was a DDQ:
This rematch from the semi-final round of the PWI Invitational Cup Tournament saw Hacksaw Jim Duggan battle The Terrible Turk (Youssuf Ishmaelo). Duggan won that bout and went on to the finals at WrestleCade VIII where he lost to Bob Roop in a great bout. The Turk was hoping to exact some revenge here and he battled hard with punches and power moves. Duggan weathered the storm and scored a two count after hitting a piledriver. He also connected with the Tough Guy clothesline and had The Turk reeling as the battle went out to the floor. The two men then traded blows back and forth refusing to listen to the referee who called for the bell and this one ended up in a double disqualification. Duggan got some post-match payback as he hit The Turk with the 2x4 and let out a hearty “Hyoooo” with two thumbs up!
5) LOW Junior Heavyweight title: Gorgeous George© defeated Jim Brunzell to retain the title:
The popular Jim Brunzell out of White Bear Lake, MN, received a huge opportunity as he challenged Gorgeous George for the LOW Junior Heavyweight title. George had his valet Cherie Dupre at ringside and she played a big role in this one early on. Brunzell wrestled perhaps his greatest singles match since joining LOW as he had George on the ropes and nearly beat him for the title. He trapped him in a figure four leglock that was broken up in the ropes and then hit the Killer Dropkick but the referee was distracted by Dupre. George battled back, including using his own version of the figure four leglock, and won the bout when he came off of the top rope with a Flying Bodypress to score a snake eyes pin. As George celebrated retaining the title there was a shocking run in by Heenan Family member Angelo Poffo who attacked the fallen Brunzell. George joined in on the attack briefly before leaving the ring with Dupre. Poffo then grabbed the mic and said that the AWE was at fault for overlooking him and giving the title shot to Brunzell. He then laid out Brunzell with the Neckbreaker and left the ring. Brunzell recovered and grabbed the mic to issue a challenge to Poffo on the next AWE card in Detroit, MI (Card #815).
6) Andre the Giant defeated Mad Dog Vachon:
The first of two special attraction matches saw the undefeated “Eighth Wonder of the World” Andre the Giant take on the rugged Mad Dog Vachon, a First Family member who had manager Jimmy Hart in his corner. As tough and feared as Vachon is it was a tall order for him going against Andre. He started out aggressively but it wasn’t long before Andre reversed the momentum using his gargantuan size and strength to dominate. As a frenzied Hart looked on from ringside it was Andre laying out Vachon with a big bodyslam followed up by the sitdown splash and the Big Splash to score the pin. Andre dominated one of the toughest men in LOW and made a strong statement to anyone looking to break his vaunted undefeated streak.
7) Road Warriors defeated Larry Zbyszko & John Pesek:
The semi-final bout saw the freelance team of the Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal, with Paul Ellering), seven-time LOW World tag team champions, square off with Larry Zbyszko & John Pesek. The formidable team of Zbyszko and Pesek have dominated the AWE tag team scene for several years but have been unable to win the world tag team titles despite several opportunities. They were hoping to pick up a big win here and gave Hawk and Animal all that they could handle. It didn’t look good for them early as the Road Warriors had Zbyszko reeling and Animal nearly pinned him with the flying shoulder ram but Pesek made the save. Ellering did a great job of directing traffic for his men who were also looking to rebound from a big loss to Randy Savage & Bruiser Brody at WrestleCade VIII. Pesek helped turn things around for his team and scored a submission chance on Animal with a lateral press keylock. Zbyszko, who by this time had been busted open, managed a near fall on Animal with a roll up after slamming his head into the turnbuckle. The Road Warriors launched an explosive comeback late into this one and it was Hawk scoring the pin on Pesek after a teaming with Animal to execute the Spike Piledriver. The crowd exploded in cheers for the hometown heroes Hawk and Animal as they picked up a big win. An interesting post-match development saw the bloody Zbyszko wave off the downed Pesek before leaving the ring by himself.
8) LOW World Heavyweight title: Lou Thesz© defeated King Kong Bundy to retain the title:
The main event saw Lou Thesz making his version one defense of the LOW World Heavyweight title as he faced the massive 446-pound King Kong Bundy out of Atlantic City, NJ. Thesz was coming off of his title win against The Sheik at WrestleCade VIII (Card #800 in Atlanta, GA) and had little time to enjoy it as Bundy, who was accompanied by his manager Jimmy Hart, looked to dethrone him. Bundy has been on a roll of late, including viciously injuring Jim Powers on a recent edition of LOW All-Star Wrestling (Card #802 in Memphis, TN), and hoped to win what was his first ever shot at the LOW World Heavyweight title. Thesz is a master of the art of scientific wrestling but he knew against an opponent like Bundy he would have to change up his strategy a little. Late in the bout, after taking a beating from Bundy, it was Thesz knocking the big man out of the ring and nearly winning it by count out. A frustrated Hart tried to rally Bundy but he was fatigued and Thesz took full advantage of that executing a very impressive Greco-Roman Backdrop to score the pin and retain the title. Bundy pounded the mat in frustration post-match as Thesz was handed the title belt by the referee beginning what he hopes to be a strong reign as the LOW World Heavyweight champion.
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Post by EpicDave on Oct 21, 2014 22:45:15 GMT -5
Nice work as always! I predict a long run for Thesz on top of the World.
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Post by bookerbill on Oct 22, 2014 6:53:09 GMT -5
Nice first defense for Thesz. Duggan and The Terrible Turk could be a fun feud to play out. Looks like the Living Legend will heading in a different direction.
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mrsask
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Post by mrsask on Oct 22, 2014 10:05:46 GMT -5
Great card! I really liked the Brunzell/George match. I always liked Brunzell in the AWA and wised that he would have had a bigger push in the WWF.
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Post by cruefan68 on Oct 22, 2014 22:16:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments Daytondave, Bookerbill, and Mrsask. Next up the ladies of SHIMMER are in action...
SHIMMER - Women Athletes - The Eagles Club - Berwyn, IL (Card #806)
1) Cherry Bomb & Evie defeated Sassy Stephie & Nevaeh:
Tag team action opened things up as Cherry Bomb and Evie paired up to take on Sassy Stephie & Nevaeh, collectively known as the S-N-S Express. This was explosive from the opening moments as both teams went all out trying to pick up a victory. Evie nearly won it early when she got a big near fall on Stephie with a counter sunset flip. Nevaeh looked great during her time in including planting Evie with a Tombstone Piledriver (ch) and a bridging German Suplex for a near fall. Evie bounced back nicely with a huracanrana on Nevaeh for a near fall. Cherry Bomb followed with Death From Below, a dropkick to the back of Nevaeh as she was down in the corner. The closing moments saw a unique spot as Evie executed an O’Connor Roll on Stephie transitioning into a Yakuza Kick for a near fall. Cherry tagged in moments later and nailed Stephie with Heads Up, a missile dropkick, to score the pin.
2) Heidi Lovelace defeated Tomoka Nakagawa:
Popular Japanese star Tomoka Nakagawa took on Heidi Lovelace, known as the “Punk Rock Rag Doll”, in a grudge match. Lovelace has been seething since she lost to Nakagawa in an eight-woman tag team bout the night that both had their debut in SHIMMER and was looking for revenge. Nakagawa recently scored a big win over Sumie Sakai for Kings Road United at the Tokyo Dome (Card #801) and had things going her way until missing with a corner charge. She hit the ring post shoulder first and was nearly counted out of the ring. Lovelace took over punishing Nakagawa with such moves as the Shining Wizard and the V-Splash. She also scored a near fall with the Heidecanrana. Nakagawa countered with a step-up enzuigiri and sliding lariat for a near fall and then locked on the CRB, a bridging reverse chinlock, going for the submission. Lovelace survived that and would ultimately win this one when she hit the Frog Splash on Nakagawa to score the pin.
3) Jessicka Havok defeated Trinity Denucci:
The always resilient Trinity Denucci, who has been known to pull off some big upsets, appeared in over her head against the powerful Jessicka Havok. Known as the “Havok Death Machine”, the Canton, OH, native delivered a strong attack from the opening bell. Havok punished Denucci both in and out of the ring. She delivered The Demon Drop, her version of the Air Raid Crash, en route to nailing Denucci with the Havokiller, a sit-out power bomb, to score the pin. Amber Gertner bravely got a post-match interview with Havok who vowed to destroy every opponent put in her path in order to claim the SHIMMER championship.
4) Jazz defeated Angel Orsini:
A grudge match saw two powerful women go at it as Angel Orsini collided with Jazz. Orsini saved a frightened Amber Gertner from a volatile Jazz at the conclusion of the last SHIMMER event resulting in this bout. Jazz struck early with s big splash scoring a near fall. Orsini battled back and would execute the Kiss of Death, which is her version of the Flatliner, but Jazz kicked out at the count of two. After the two traded some more heavy bombs it was Jazz locking on the B**** Clamp but Orsini was able to fight out of it. The finish saw Jazz catch Orsini with a Sitout Power Slam to score the pin. The New Orleans, LA, called out Amber Gertner post-match but she failed to appear. Jazz then grabbed the mic and said that she is the “head b**** in charge of SHIMMER” drawing boos from the crowd.
5) MsChif defeated Athena:
The popular Athena was hoping to make a big impression here by beating two-time SHIMMER champion MsChif but came away disappointed. Athena openly stated on the last SHIMMER event that she wanted some big time competition in order to prove she is championship material and MsChif answered the challenge. It was all MsChif from the opening bell as she struck with double foot stomps, sitout choke slam, and Gateway to Annihilation. Athena showed some fight exploding out of a pin and coming back with the cartwheel double knee drop. MsChif, however, quickly turned things back around and locked on Gates of Hell II, a double leg hook bridging reverse chinlock, to get the victory via submission. Amber Gertner showed up afterward to interview Athena and she was upset over the turn of events and called out MsChif for a rematch. MsChif agreed to it and they will meet on the next card in Berwyn, IL (Card #818).
6) Apter’s Corner with Cheerleader Melissa:
This first time edition of Apter’s Corner in SHIMMER saw PWI Editor Bill Apter accompanied by Amber Gertner as he introduced Cheerleader Melissa, the reigning and defending SHIMMER champion. The crowd cheered the arrival of the beautiful Melissa who proudly displayed the title belt which she successfully defended against the strong challenge of Lufisto at WrestleCade VIII (Card #800). Apter asked her about Lufisto and Melissa responded that she is as tough as anyone that she has ever faced and that a win over her is a hard earned one. Gertner intervened and asked Melissa who she would like to defend the title against next. Melissa named one of her greatest rivals, Mercedes Martinez, and Mildred Burke as two viable challengers. She then noted that it was up to SHIMMER as to who she will be facing for the championship. SHIMMER promoter Dave Prazak then entered the ring and said that the Board of Directors has had a difficult time nominating the next challenger as there are so many to choose from. He then announced that it was determined that the winner of the upcoming bout between Madison Eagles and Sherri Martel, the record seven-time SHIMMER champion, would face Melissa for the title on the next card in Berwyn, IL (Card #818). The crowd cheered that announcement and the confident Melissa said that she will be watching that match with vested interest. Apter and Gertner thanked both Melissa and Prazak with all four then taking seats at ringside to watch Eagles vs. Martel…
7) Sherri Martel defeated Madison Eagles:
The long standing rivalry between Australian star Madison Eagles and Sherri Martel took on an even greater importance here as the winner of the match would face Cheerleader Melissa for the SHIMMER title on the next card. The associates for both women, Kellie Skater & Jessie McKay for Eagles and Nora Greenwald & Joyce Grable for Martel, were not in the building as SHIMMER sent them to appear on the next Ring of Honor card. That meant that it would be Eagles vs. Martel one-on-one with a big prize at stake. Eagles desire for revenge against Martel, who nearly put her out with a career threatening injury last year, may have cost her here. She went at Martel with reckless abandon and nearly lost the match by disqualification at one point. Martel is known to be a ring general and she used her vast experience to overcome her hungry rival. The finish came after both women went down from a double clothesline off of the ropes. The crowd was at a fever pitch calling for Eagles to get up but it was Martel recovering first and going up top to deliver the Top Rope Splash on the prone Eagles to score the pin. Martel won the all important match and will now face Cheerleader Melissa for the championship. It has been nearly two years since Martel last held the title and she stared intently at Melissa post-match with the champion holding up the title belt daring her to come after it. SHIMMER officials got in between the two women preventing something physical but Eagles took advantage of that and dropkicked Martel from behind sending her crashing over the top rope onto some of those officials!
8) SHIMMER tag team titles: Canadian Ninjas defeated Glamour Girls to win the titles:
The main event saw the Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai & Judy Martin) defend the SHIMMER tag team titles against the reunited Canadian Ninjas (Portia Perez & Nicole Matthews). The rivalry between these two teams, which included the Ninjas having to disband for over six months, has been about as intense as any in the history of the promotion. This was the first time that Matthews and Perez have teamed together since losing the belts to Kai and Martin exactly one year ago (Card #706 in Berwyn, IL) and that kind of ring rust showed early. The Glamour Girls did a great job of focusing their attack on Perez and scored near falls on her with the Power Bomb by Martin and a butterfly suplex by Kai. The frustrated Perez managed to escape and Matthews fared better against the opposition. Matthews stunned Kai with the kicks to the chest and picked up a near fall on her with a side backbreaker. The Glamour Girls came back strong and looked to have this match won when Perez took it to the outside and stunned Martin with a head first run into the ring post while the referee was distracted. A short time later it was the Ninjas executing Funky Cold Medina, a superkick by Perez into a bridging German Suplex by Matthews, on Martin to score the pin. The Canadian Ninjas became two-time SHIMMER tag team champions and also prevented the rivalries from breaking the title defense record of six which they shared with Sara Del Ray & Daizee Haze going into this match.
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Post by Crimson Cross on Oct 23, 2014 6:32:10 GMT -5
It's good to see Andre keeping his singles winning streak rolling, plus Lou Thesz should be tough to uncrown. I wanted Zbyszko & Pesek to win, but the Road Warriors winning is good stuff. Over in SHIMMER, it's great to see Sherri Martel with the victory...
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Post by cruefan68 on Oct 25, 2014 8:25:42 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments Crimson, next up is action from Ring of Honor...
Ring of Honor - Red House of Honor - Masonic Center - Cincinnati, OH (Card #807)
●The show opened with a huge announcement by ROH promoter Cary Silkin that the promotion has come to terms with free agent star Nigel McGuinness on a full time contract to return. McGuinness, most recently part of the Hell’s Angels with Exotic Adrian Street in the GWA, is a former ROH Heavyweight champion prior to the promotion joining LOW. McGuinness will have his return match at Death Before Dishonor in Baltimore, MD (Card #820) against Tim Donst. Silkin also announced that the victory by Kevin Steen & Jimmy Jacobs over Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas for the ROH tag team titles at WrestleCade VIII (Card #800) means that those two members of S.C.U.M., and not Steve Corino who Steen replaced in the match, will be the ones to defend the titles. There will be no Freebird-style rules allowed in ROH which will certainly not please the Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, and Tyler Black) should they become champions. He added that it will be Benjamin & Haas against Steen & Jacobs in a title rematch at Death Before Dishonor. He concluded by saying that Mark Briscoe remains suspended until further notice for his involvement in injuring Benjamin and assaulting a referee last year. Jay Briscoe then angrily hit the ring demanding to know when his brother will be allowed back and Silkin said that is up to the Board of Directors to decide. Briscoe grew angrier but Silkin said that he should focus that anger on his opponent as his match was up first…
1) Jay Briscoe defeated Shane Hollister:
The talented Shane Hollister was unfortunately no match for a fired up Jay Briscoe in the opener. It was all Briscoe save for Hollister getting a submission chance with the Iowa Leglock. Briscoe punished Hollister including executing a counter superplex off the top rope and a diving clothesline via a deathjump (ch) off of the middle rope. He then nailed him with the Jay Driller to score a snake eyes pin. Briscoe wasn’t finished there as he got a chair from ringside and proceeded to deliver another Jay Driller on top of it. Hollister was in serious pain as Jay Lethal, on standby for a possible substitution on the card, ran in to prevent further damage.
●Shane Hollister suffered moderate to severe damage to his neck in the post-match attack by Jay Briscoe and will miss several weeks of action as a result. Jay Lethal was upset over the situation and went to Cary Silkin demanding a match with Briscoe which has been signed for Death Before Dishonor in Baltimore, MD (Card #820).
2) SHIMMER Offer Match: Nora Greenwald & Joyce Grable defeated Kellie Skater & Jessie McKay by Count Out:
Before the action got underway it was announced that SHIMMER promoter Dave Prazak sent word that the winners of this match would get a shot at new SHIMMER tag team champions the Canadian Ninjas (Portia Perez & Nicole Matthews) on the next card in Berwyn, IL (Card #818). That added fuel to the already intense rivalry between Kellie Skater & Jessie McKay and Nora Greenwald & Joyce Grable. The veteran duo of Greenwald and Grable had everything going their way early in this one including Grable scoring a big near fall on Skater with a Middle Rope Dropkick. A missed deathjump by Grable allowed Skater to execute a cradle hold for a two count. McKay shined during her time in including battling tooth-and-nail with the double tough Grable. Late in the match it was Skater making a failed attempt to drink her Roo-Roids and Greenwald nailed her with a handspring elbow. A short time later they were out on the floor and Greenwald dropped Skater throat first on the guard rail before rolling back in to score a count out victory. The technical decision earned Greenwald & Grable the tag team title shot on the same night that their ally, Sherri Martel, will be challenging Cheerleader Melissa for the SHIMMER title.
3) Mike Bennett defeated Kyle O’Reilly:
Coming off of an undefeated tour of Kings Road United it was Kyle O’Reilly looking to pick up a big win against “The Prodigy” Mike Bennett who had both Maria Kanellis and Brutal Bob in his corner. The early action was pretty even before O’Reilly took over hitting the Regalplex and a series of kicks in the corner. That led to Brutal Bob hooking his leg allowing Bennett to flip O’Reilly to the mat and use the ropes for leverage gaining a big near fall. After a battle on the floor it was Bennett connecting with the Photo Finish, a fireman’s carry into a cutter, to score the pin. It was a disappointing loss for O’Reilly but he adhered to the Code of Honor shaking hands with the arrogant Bennett.
4) Forever Hooligans defeated Young Bucks:
A spectacular tag team bout saw the popular Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) take on the Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & “Mr. Azucar” Rocky Romero). This one had everything you could ask for in a tag team match with high flying and double-team attacks, timely saves, and a spectacular double missed dive sequence which resulted in a pair of near falls. The Young Bucks went on a double-team blitz midway through that left Romero in a bad way and Matt hit the Moonsault and Nick hit the 450 Splash on “Mr. Azucar” for big near falls. Late in the bout it was the Forever Hooligans connecting with the Contract Killer, an inverted Death Valley Driver by Koslov and springboard knee drop by Romero, on Nick who kicked out just before the three count. Romero then went up top (ch) but missed a dive and Nick cradled him for a near fall. Matt tagged in and came off the top rope but missed and Romero then rolled him up for another near fall. A short time later it was Koslov using Red Scare II on Matt before combining with Romero on a second Contract Killer that saw “Mr. Azucar” make the cover scoring the pin. The crowd gave both teams a nice standing ovation following the match and they responded by participating in a tag team version of the Code of Honor.
5) Michael Elgin defeated Roderick Strong:
The “Unbreakable” Michael Elgin faced a strong challenge in House of Truth member Roderick Strong who was accompanied by manager Truth Martini. Elgin was a part of the House of Truth when ROH first aligned with LOW two years ago but has since gone on to great success on his own. The powerful Canadian star had Strong on the defensive for most of the match leveling him with the Buckle Bomb and the lariat. He also trapped him in the crossface submission and scored a big near fall with a spinning backfist. A distraction by Martini broke up another pin allowing Strong to execute the Sick Kick resulting in a two count. Martini paid for that as Elgin knocked him off of the ring apron. The pesky manager would interfere again breaking up a pin before Elgin surprised Strong with a Flying Bodypress (ch, deathjump) off of the top rope to score the pin. It was a huge victory for Elgin who has made no secret of his intentions to get a shot at the ROH Heavyweight title.
6) American Wolves defeated Bad Influence:
A highly anticipated showdown saw the American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) lock horns with Bad Influence (“Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels & Kazarian). This one was heated from the get go as both teams looked to secure a key victory. Richards got the better of Daniels after some amazing exchanges in the early going and that set up Edwards with a near fall on the “Fallen Angel” courtesy of a missile dropkick. Daniels rallied back hitting the Best Moonsault Ever which led to Bad Influence dominating on Edwards for an extended stretch. After a hot tag from Edwards it was Richards, a former ROH Heavyweight champion, exploding on offense laying out Daniels with kicked to death. Edwards then trapped Daniels in the Achilles Lock going for the submission but Kazarian made the save. Daniels was in pain from that hold and that would set up the finish as Richards caught him with a superplex and then applied the Ankle Lock. Kazarian tried to make the save but was cut off by Edwards forcing Daniels to tap out to the hold resulting in a snake eyes submission victory for the American Wolves.
7) Adam Cole defeated Austin Aries:
The semi-final match saw former ROH Heavyweight champion Adam Cole take on “A Double” Austin Aries. Both men suffered setbacks during WrestleCade VIII weekend as Cole lost the ROH Heavyweight title to AJ Styles (Card #799 in Atlanta, GA) and Aries failed to get out of the opening round of the PWI Invitational Cup tournament. Needless to say both were hoping to get the win here and build on some positive momentum in the new year. They had some great exchanges early which included Aries avoiding a running knee and hitting a Crucifix Bomb. Cole struck back with a German Suplex and an enzuigiri stunning Aries. The finish of a hard fought battle saw Aries counter Cole on the top rope executing a superplex. Aries then went back up top but Cole recovered and picked him off with a bodyslam before hitting the Panama Sunrise, a super front flip piledriver, to score the pin. Both men adhered to the Code of Honor afterward drawing cheers from the crowd.
8) AJ Styles, Cedric Alexander, & Caprice Coleman vs. Kevin Steen, Steve Corino, & Jimmy Jacobs was a DDQ:
The main event featured six-man tag team action as ROH Heavyweight champion AJ Styles teamed up with C & C Wrestle Factory (Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman) to face S.C.U.M. members Kevin Steen, Steve Corino, & Jimmy Jacobs. With Steen and Jacobs the recognized ROH tag team champions, Corino was feeling left out in the cold particularly since this was his return to action after being injured by Alexander and Coleman. That injury allowed Steen to substitute for him in going on to WrestleCade VIII and teaming with Jacobs to win the titles from Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas. The anger of Corino was on full display here as he refused to tag in at one point and then when he did get involved he nearly got S.C.U.M. disqualified for striking Alexander with a chain. Styles, on the other hand, showed what brought him the ROH Heavyweight title as he got the better of Steen during several exchanges. The finish of a wild bout saw the referee call for the bell ordering a double disqualification as all six men battled in and out of the ring. It was an unsatisfying finish to the main event but there was some post-match intrigue as Corino hit Coleman with a pair of brass knuckles and then went to hit Steen from behind but he was stopped by Jacobs. Corino and Jacobs then began arguing with Steen trying to diffuse a volatile situation and then the three S.C.U.M. members were blindsided by Styles, Alexander, and Coleman. That resulted in another brawl that spread out to ringside and into the crowd as ROH officials did their best to try and get things under control.
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Post by bookerbill on Oct 25, 2014 9:10:36 GMT -5
Real solid card Crue. Loved the main event with both sides earning a disqualification. Elgin over Strong was excellent and Bad Influence should get another shot at the Wolves after getting bitten by snake eyes. Loads of contenders stepping up for a possible title shot.
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