2024 March Madness Tag Team Tournament

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Don Leo Jonathan and Dutch Savage vs Wahoo McDaniel and Johnny Valentine

Valentine and Jonathan to start off the match. Valentine lands a forearm hammer, quick pin (p2r11) DLJ responds with a skull splitting lariat and pin (p1r6)Tag made to Wahoo. Wahoo hits an overhead chop, then FALLING CHOP connects! (p4r8) DLJ kicks out, then Wahoo lands TOMAHAWK CHOP (p5r6)

DLJ tags to Savage. Savage with a clothesline and pin (p2r9) Wahoo kicks out with authority. Savage with a thumb to the throat of Wahoo. RUNNING PILEDRIVER connects on Wahoo! DLJ cuts off Valentine! (p4r8) Big knee drop and pin attempt on Wahoo (p4r8) McDaniel kicks out.

Savage tags DLJ back in.Giant swing and pin attempt by DLJ (p5r9) DLJ hits a dropkick, then MORMON SWING, Savage cuts off Valentine (p8r7) and this match is over!

Your winners, and advancing to the C bracket finals: Dutch Savage and Don Leo Jonathan

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Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake with Jimmy Hart vs Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez

Back and forth action between Manny and The Hammer to start us off. Hammer hits an atomic drop, pin (p3r12)Valentine goes up to the top rope, but Fernandez pushes him off the top and down to the mat, FLYING BURRITO, pin (p4r9)

Rude tagged in, They go out of the ring, Valentine hits Rude with a belly to belly suplex on the concrete floor! He throws Rude back in, and tag to Beefcake. Rude battles back, with a neckbreaking clothesline and a top rope sledgehammer.

Jimmy Hart argues with referee, Beefcake gets the megaphone and smashes Rude with it! Tag to Valentine. Atomic Drop and pin (p4r9) Hammer locks in the FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK! Beefcake cuts off Manny (p6r8) Rick tags Manny back in! Shoulder breaker by Valentine, pin on Manny (p4r10)

Valentine puts Fernandez in the FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK, but Rude breaks that up! Fernandez tries a sunset flip, but Valentine grabs his legs and tries a pin combo (p6r10) Belly to back suplex by The Hammer with a pin (p7r10) Crossbody and pin by Valentine (p7r8)

Manny tags Rude finally! Swinging neckbreaker by Rude, pin! (p4r7) RUDE AWAKENING connects and Fernandez cuts off Beefcake (p7r5)

Winners, and advancing to the C bracket finals: Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez

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C Bracket Final

Dutch Savage and Don Leo Jonathan vs Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez

Rude and Savage to start off. Rude hits a suplex then a piledriver on Savage! Pin! (p3r7) RUDE AWAKENING connects!!! Don Leo in to break up the pin attempt. Jonathan tags in.

Jonathan connects on an atomic drop on Rude, then hits MORMON SWING! Both tag partners run in, Manny drops an elbow on DLJ, and throws Rude on top for the pin! (p2r3) Rude with a piledriver and pin (p3r6).

Rude goes up top and hits a top rope sledgehammer, followed by another pin (p3r11) RUDE AWAKENING connects again, but Savage in to break the pin attempt up. Top rope sledgehammer again, pin, (p6r4) Rude pins DLJ!

Winners of the C bracket, and advancing to the final four: Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez

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Teams that have advanced to the Final Four:
Adrian Adonis and Paul Orndorff with Bobby Heenan
Fabulous Kangaroos with Red Berry
Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude

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D Bracket teams:

Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey, The Midnight Express, with Jim Cornette
Powers of Pain with Mr Fuji
Hawk and Animal, The Road Warriors, with Paul Ellering
The James Gang
The Brisco's
The Love Brothers
The Crusher and Baron Von Raschke
Barry Windham and Steve Corino

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Baron Von Raschke and The Crusher vs Barry Windham and Steve Corino

Windham and Crusher to start. Windham takes advantage early, connects quickly with SWEETWATER SUPERPLEX (p4r9) Barry follows up with a Power Slam and pin combo (p4r7)

Crusher tags Baron. Baron and Barry fight out of the ring. Baron suplexes Barry through the announce table!

Morgan Dollar calls for disqualification on Baron!

Winners via dq, and advancing:Barry Windham and Steve Corino

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James Gang vs The Brisco's

Jack and Kip are in the ring to start off this match. Offense even throughout the match early. Kip tags in BG, as they connect on a SPIKE PILEDRIVER to Jack!

Jack eventually battles back and reverses the momentum of the match, andhe locks in the FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK on BG!

Jerry cuts off Kip (p5r4) and BG submits!

Winners, and advancing: The Brisco's

The James Gang, who were in the finals last year, are eliminated in the first round!

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Midnight Express with Jim Cornette vs Road Warriors with Paul Ellering

Morgan Dollar sends Ellering and Cornette to the back before the match starts!!!

Eaton and Hawk to start. Within four moves, the Express connects on MIDNIGHT MASSACRE on Hawk!!! Condrey now legal, FACE FIRST LEG SWEEP connects! Eaton cuts off Animal, (p5r5) Condrey pins Hawk!

Winners, and advancing: The Midnight Express

The Road Warriors, presumed to be a favorite in this tournament, have been eliminated each year in the first round!

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Powers of Pain with Mr. Fuji vs The Love Brothers

Hartford and Warlord to start.Tag made to Reginald, and they hit a double backbreaker on Warlord. Warlord connects on a leg drop,
he tries a pin attempt (p4r11)

Power Plex connects, Barbarian now legal. Shoulder breaker and pin attempt by Barbarian. Both partners run in, the ref is distracted, Hartford drops an elbow on Barbarian, he outs Reginald on top for the pin (p3r3) and this match is over! Crowd is stunned!!!

Winners, and advancing: The Love Brothers

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D Bracket semifinals:

Midnight Express with Jim Cornette vs The Love Brothers

The Briscos vs Steve Corino and Barry Windham