Age Of Insanity
2008
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Kevin Steen vs. Jigsaw
Kevin Steen is talking smack as usual and he is as per usual awesome. Steen gives him a clean break and tells Jigsaw that he's cute without his mask. Steen slams Jigsaw face first into the mat and poses. Steen gets three straight shoulder tackles. Steen blocks a headscissors but can't avoid an arm drag, Jigsaw keeps landing on his feet and hits a tit-a-whirl arm drag and a running leg lariat for two. Steen has had enough and hits a hard powerbomb to counter a headscissors. Steen chops the chest of Jigsaw and unloads with knife edge chops and a running back elbow for two. Steen unloads with a big knife edge chop and teases another but hits an eye poke and mocks Jeff Jarrett. The crowd chant "Mr. Wrestling" as Steen boots Jigsaw over and hits the front flip leg drop for two. Steen now bitch slaps Jigsaw as he tries to get to his feet. Jigsaw works up to his feet and hits a bitch slap. Jigsaws closelines don't work an he's treated to a bitch slap for his troubles. Jigsaw hits a enzenguri and a ddt for two. Steen charges into a boot and then catches Jigsaw on the top rope and calls for a superplex. Jigsaw floats over and hits a Torture Rack bomb for two. Steen avoids a kick and hits the Pump Handle neck breaker for a near fall. Jigsaw flips over the package piledriver and goes for his finisher but Steen blocks swinging Jigsaw into a nice backbreaker. Then just as Jigsaw is crawling to his feet Steen hits a Swanton Bomb for the 1-2-3.
Fine for what it was, a mismatch opener, still managed to fit in some impressive atheleticism. (*1/2)
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Stevens then cuts a promo about how because he's from Florida the FIP championship is the most important title to him and he wants to show the world how much it matters, starting tonight with Claudio.
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Rhett Titus vs. Delirious
This is a proper blood feud match, well for these two anyway, ever since I watched the hype I've been wanting to see Titus in action he just doesn't seem like an ROH guy.
Titus jumps Delirious to start the match who is in his depressive mode. Titus strips down to a pair of smaller pants, with a picture of Daizzee Haze on which he rubs in Delirious's face. Titus hits a gyrating snap suplex for two. Jimmy Jacobs and Alice in Wonderland and says that Titus is the guy who stole your girl, he's the popular guy in school, Daizzee was just a notch in his bed post, this is the time for your vengence.
Delrious explodes with a flapjack and a gut kick back stratch combo. Delirious tosses Titus, Jacobs says this is venenge for Jacobs, for Delirious, for everybody. Delirious then dropkicks Titus head first into Titus. Jacobs and Delirious staredown before Delirious picks up a blood Titus. Delirious headbutts him and claws at his bloody skull. Jacobs shouts encouragement. Delirious licks his blood as the crowd chant "You sick fuck". Delirious hits five Panic attacks until the ref calls for the bell on a TKO. Jacobs comes in and tells Delirious to hit another Panic Attack and he does.
More of an angle than a match, but I'm glad to see more stories and characterization in ROH, even if they are a bit silly, there was a great blade and some good intensity show from Delirious in this short burst. (1/2*)
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Jacobs tells Delirious as he is coddled in Alice in Wonderland's breast, Jacob knows the pain he knows and that we all know. Jacobs greets him to the age of the fall. Daizee comes out and says she didn't know what to says she's sorry. Jacobs says she's a lair and the time to come with the Age of The Fall is now. Delirious walks away with the AOTF and leaves Daizee alone in the ring. Daizee walks to the back in tears. Titus is carried to the back by EMTs. Good segment, I really like this storyline.
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Kenny King vs. Bryan Danielson
The crowd chant "Your Gonna Get Your Fucking Head Kicked In" at Kenny King, well who else. King brushes it off cooly. Danielson applaudes the crowd and then Kenny sarcastically does and muscle poses. Danielson laughs and takes off his vest and poses, the crowd cheer, Kenny laughs and so does Danielson. Kenny laughs at Danielson as the crowd chant "Stand Off Of The Year", they then shake hands.
Kenny shoves Danielson down to the mat hard and plays to the crowd, Danielson isn't impressed. Danielson pikcs the arm and uniquely takes Kenny down and applies a key lock and then hammerlock, Kenny then counters nicely into a Japanese arm drag, kips up and plays to the crowd. Dragon gets a droptoe hold and Danielson applies the bow and arrow hold and then turns into into a modified camel clutch. Danielson scores with a shoulder tackle before King gets a leap frog an a Japanese arm drag. Danielson asks for a test of strenght but of course King wins, King ages a two count before Danielson monkey flips into a triangle choke before gives King a stiff kick to the back. Fun start.
Danielson applies the Woah Woah Woah surfboard as Kenny shouts I'm just playing but Danielson opts for the leg stomp instead and gets two. King runs into a boot but he sees Danielson going up top and hits a running dropkick sending Bryan crashing to the outside. King knocks Danielson around on the outside. Bryan tries an Irish whip but King leaps up onto the apron and scores with a cannon ball dive. King brings Danielson back to the ring and tells him he's gonna have his back kicked in. Kenny King then hits the Arn Anderson spinebuster for two. King then locks in a surfboard, Danielson tries to reverse it but King spins through back into the hold. Again Danielson tries to flip the hold but King keeps control and takes him back down into the surfboard as the crowd chant "lets go Dragon". King again avoids a counter and scores with a back suplex for two. King hits a snapsuplex and floats over into a flurry of forearms and says, "best forearmer in the world".
Danielson counters a back body drop with a sunset flip for two and then scores with a standing dropkick. Danielson unloads before hitting a kitchen sink and then a brutal stiff kick to the back. Danielson hits a stiff running forearm in the corner then a bridging butterfly suplex for two. Danielson hits a headbutt, King flips out of a back body drop, Danielson blocks a kick and spins King but King hits a break dancing kick and an enzenguri. Danielson avoids a hard Irish whip with his back flip spot and scores wtih lariat. Danielson has his kick blocked but then follows up with a brutal leaping knee strike and a hard kick to the chest. Danielson locks in cattle mutilation but King makes the ropes and Danielson reminds the ref he has until five. Bryan waits for King to get up and mocks him as he lays in some stiff kicks to the chest while he plays to the crowd. Danielson hits a spinning back kick and a flurry of kicks in the corner. King leapfrogs Danielson and hits a double knee in the corner and a blue thunder bomb. King slaps Danielson and tells him to get up before kicking him down for two. King tells Dragon to get up and lays in some stiff kicks. King hits a bitch slap and Danielson, Dragons up. King runs into a boot and Bryan kills him with a stiff boot. The time keeper reminds us that there are 30 seconds remaining. Dragon then locks in the elbow strikes of doom and the brutal arm bar and King taps. The ref then has to pull Dragon off King.
They played it safe in this one and the match was based around each man getting there characters over and telling a nice story. I'm impressed with King, he gets his character accros well, he seems like someone WWE might be interested in, he has a very good look. The match was basic but well thought out and played to the crowd. (**3/4)
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Sweet and Sour Inc. make their way to the ring, Sweeney sees Bobby Dempsey is wearing sunglasses and says never imitate me and bitch slaps them off Bobby's face. Sweeney makes it clear he hates Cleveland and introduces Sarah and makes fun of her opponent.
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Sarah Del Ray vs. Sassy Steffy
Del Ray boots the crap out of Steffy, beats her chest and hits the Axe kick for a win.
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Larry Sweeney says that Adam Pearce has been robbed of his NWA title, Larry says Pearce is the greatest NWA Champion of all time and tells Ruckus get out here now and take his beating.
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Adam Pearce (w/Sweet n Sour Inc.) vs. Ruckus (w/Jigsaw)
Pearce flips Ruckus of instead of accepting a handshake. Pearce shoves down Ruckus and plays to the crowd. Ruckus rolls under Pearce and hits a spinning heel kick. Ruckus hits a handspring spinning heel kick. Ruckus tries for a dive but Larry Sweeney grabs an ankle. Ruckus then hits a cartwheel plancha sending Pearce into the barracade. Ruckus snapmares Pearce on the outside and hits a double stomp. Ruckus comes off the apron with a shooting star press but Pearce gets the knees up. Pearce beats the crap out of Ruckus on the outside and then returns to the ring to play to the crowd.
Ruckus avoids a wild swing and gets a backslide for a nearfall. Pearce kills Ruckus with two big closelines. Pearce then chokes Ruckus with his knee and flips off the referee. Pearce then distracts the ref as Sweet and Sour inc. choke away a Ruckus. Pearce bites Ruckus in the corner. Ruckus backflips and rolls away from Pearce and hits a flipping leg lariat off the second rope and follows up with a wrap around closeline for two. Ruckus goes up top and hits the moonsault leg drop for a near fall. Sweeney distracts the ref, Ruckus goes for a handspring move but Hagadorn ctaches him upside down and holds him in position allowing Sarah Del Ray to hit an axe kick before Pearce finishes Ruckus with a Half Nelson Suplex.
Geez...how Pearce is the booker I don't know...yawn. (3/4*)
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Nigel McGuiness calls everyone wankers, in particular Kevin Steen, he then mocks Generico and says he's in it to win it. Good short promo.
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Tyler Black vs. Austin Aries
Austin Aries storms the ring chasing Tyler Black out of the ring. The crowd chants "Austin Aries", Tyler black gets on the mic, Black says he's got a challenge for Austin Aries, a stipulation for Austin Aries, he wants it to be Age of the Fall rules. Black says as much as Jacobs and Aries hate each other there alot alike. There both hot heads, Age of the Fall rules are infact no brawling, scientific wrestling, a game of chess. Black says he was in the car when Jacobs did what he did what he did. Aries gets the mic and says he'd rather kick your arse. Aries says when Aries was champion Black was sitting in the front row. Aries says he's beaten everyone you've ever beaten but Black has never beaten him.
They lock up and Aries gets a go behind and a takedown. Black makes the ropes and Aries fakes a kick. Black gets a hammerlock but Aries counters nicely with a headscissors and kicks Black in the head, nice counter. Aries kips up but he's met with two arm drags but Aries has the answer and grabs a headscissors. Black makes the ropes and they go face to face. Black gets a side headlock and follows it with a shoulder tackle before Aries comes back with two arm drags, they battle but eventually Black grabs the headscissors. Black blocks the headstand but Aries gets a deathlock and flips to a front headlock adn lays in the knee strikes but Black makes the ropes and bails. Great start.
They go to a test of strenght and Black powers Aries over but Aries floats over crucifixing Blacks arms and they get a clean break in the ropes, and the crowd applaude. Aries fakes a knuckle lock and grabs a side headlock. Aries grabs a side headlock but Black immediately gets the headscissors and Black counters the headstand driving Aries head into the mat and Aries bails to the floor. Aries gets a hammerlock and works it into an abdominal stretch and then stretch craddle for a near fall, I love that pin. Black flips and kips out of an arm wrench and into one of his own. Aries uses a cartwheel to avoid an Irish whip but Black gets a backslide for a near fall and then a pinfall series from Black for two counts. Black again gets a headscissors this time Aries gets the headstand but Black dodges the dropkick. Aries holds onto the ropes to avoid a dropkick but Black lands on his feet and plays to the crowd, when he turns Aries kills him with a lariat.
Aries then unloads with elbows from a mount. Aries then goes for a ten punch but Black counters and goes for a running powerbomb but Aries counters that with a facebuster and the knee strikes. Aries locks in the last chancery shortly then rolls up for more knee strikes and goes for the Brian buster but Black blocks. Aries works the crowd but runs into a stiff boot, brilliant sell. Black works the crowd and hits a running forearm and a hangman's neck breaker for a nearfall. Aries escapes a firemans carry and throws Black out of the ring before hitting a suicide dive and garnering a round of appluase and an "Austin Aries" chant.
Back in the ring, Aries takes too much time on the apron and is killed with a stiff kick, Black brings him in with a F-5 and a superkick for a near fall. Black goes for the Pheonix Splash but Aries moves out the way so Black lands on his feet. Aries kills him with the corner dropkick and the Brainbuster is blocked, Aries then blocks the Small Package driver and avoids a Pele before kicks Black right in the face. Aries his a lovely brain buster and locks in the last chancery and Tyler Black has to tap.
Not an all out match up but it told the scientific wrestling story well. Had some great exchanges and showed how good a long match up between these two could be. The selling in this match was superb. Tyler Black having witness his mic skills now must, I repeat must be given a world title run in 2009. (***)
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Impromtune Match
The Briscoe Brothers vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Delirious
Jacobs runs out to save Black whose taking a post bell beating and Aries promtly beats the tar out of him. Delirious runs out to save Jimmy Jacobs. The Briscoes come out to even it up. What then ensues is an arena clearing brawl, with dives, chair shots, broken bottles and general craziness. Delirious gives Jay Briscoe a fisherman's buster crushing a steel chair to bits. Mark Briscoe dives over the guard rail and throws a chair over Jacobs head and then tosses him skull first into the guard ral. Jacobs avoids a running powerbomb and Mark and Jimmy brawl in the ring. Mark hits a running closeline in the corner and a loverly side belly to belly. Mark gives Delirious a back suplex closeline combination. Delirious and Jacobs then outnumber Mark Briscoe. Delirious holds Mark as Jimmy hits a top rope flying closeline for a two count, I only just realized this is a match. Delirious bites the head of Mark. They take turn holding Mark back and beating him down. Mark fights out but gets an eye rake from Delirious and a spear from Jacobs for a near fall. The crowd chant "Man Up". Delirous runs into a back elbow and Jimmy is killed with an exploder. Mark gives Delirious a back body drop and Mark Briscoe recovers and comes flying in with a big boot. Jay hits a running crescent kick and a death valley driver for a near fall. Jay goes for a Jay Driller but Jacobs breaks it up. Jacobs runs straight into a Ron Simmons brand spine buster. Jay tries a death Valley Drvier on the apron but Delirious breaks it up with a chair. Mark knocks Delirious onto the table and gives him a double stomp plancha, the table doesn't break so Mark hits a top rope diving big splash. Daizee Haze runs out to help Delirious but Alice in Wonderland runs out and hits her from behind. In the ring Jay pounds the crap out of Jimmy and goes for the Jay Driller but Alice in Wonderland runs in with a low blow and Jimmy hits the contra code for a near fall. Daizee Haze then chases Alice out of the Arena. Jay gets the knees up on the Senton back splash and the Springboard Doomsday device gets the 1-2-3.
Another arena clearling brawl between the Briscoes and the Age of the Fall? Really? Okay there good but I could do with something fresh. This match was all over the place, no pun intended but was loaded full of drama and the runs ins with the girls were a nice touch. Short but sweet. (**1/2)
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Generico is sitting looking slightly worried and Steen comes backstage and gives him a pep talk that makes Generico go nuts. Steen is just gold, he looks short height wise but WWE and TNA should take a look at him.
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FIP World Heavyweight Title Match
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Erik Stevens
Claudio jumps Stevens during his entrance and brings him into the ring. Claudio unloads with European uppercuts and knees. Stevens fires back with some big knife edged chops. Claudio gets a sideheadlock takedown and then a shoulder tackle. Stevens gets a couple of leapfrogs and then a powerslam for two. Stevens hits some shoulderblocks in the corner and follows it with a snapmare and a series of elbow strikes. Stevens scores with a nice back suplex for a two count. Castangoli comes back dropping Claudio throat first on the top rope before hitting a closeline and appline and stretch. Stevens fights out but runs straight into a powerslam. Claudio looks like goign for a giant swing but when the crowd cheer he stops and drops five elbows instead. Claudio locks in an arm bar but Stevens fights up so he gives him some knee strikes and then tosses Stevens. Claudio throws Stevens through the barracade and drives Stevens back into the ring frame. Claudio then continues the beat down with European uppercuts before Irish whipping Erick Stevens through the barracade.
Stevens manages to answer the count at nineteen. The crowd chant "Erik Stevens". Claudio catches Stevens with a big knee lift and goes for the super Enzenguri but Stevens blocks it and hits a second rope diving shoulder block. Slugfest, Stevens wins and scores with a flap jack and then a running shoudler black and follows that with an overhead belly to belly suplex. Stevens hits the Choo Choo and a Samoan Drop for a near fall. Claudio comes off the second rope but he's met with a lariat and Stevens gets a near fall. Stevens calls for the Doctor Bomb but Claudio blocks. Claudio slugs Stevens during the clean break and hits his back swing slam. Claudio says its over and goes for the Riccolla bomb but Stevens counters with the Giant Swing, you can see that drained Stevens. Claudio dodges the closeline and hits a closeline and the Ricolla bomb 1-2...Stevens grabs the ropes. Claudio unloads with knee strikes in the corne and won't stop and calls for a DQ.
Horrible finish there, seriously why protect Claudio like that. The match was fine, didn't quite click early on but really got going towards then end but was cut off before the big finish. (**3/4)
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Claudio floors the ref after the match and gets a Chair but Danielson runs out to make the save and they have an intense brawl to the back.
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Chris Hero & Brent Albright vs. Chris Hero & Go Shiazaki (w/Larry Sweeney)
Go and Brent start the match. Go and Brent exchange shoves before Brent gets a side headlock takedown, Go counters with headscissores and Brent kips up, they do this three times. Go gets a shoulder tackle but he runs into an overhead belly to belly supplex. Strpmg tags in and unloads but when he takes a swing at Hero Go kills him with a running Yakuza kick. Hero tags in and slugs down Strong. Hero runs into two stiff knife edged chops and bails. Hero pulls Strong out of the ring and they brawl around the ring and back in. Go tags in and he exchanges chops with Strong and gets the better off it applying a dragon sleeper. Strong escapes and tags in Albright. They score with a double shoulder tackle for two. Brent then scores with a high angle back suplex. Strong comes in with a slingshot leg drop for a near fall. Strong hits a hard chop and tags in Brent. Brent scores with a snap suplex for a two count. Go comes back with a chop and Hero gets an eye rake to reverse the momentum.
Hero lays the boots in and scores with a big forearm. Brent fires back with a lariat but Hero whips Brent into a chop from Go to slow Brent down. GO tags in and applies the Main Event Sleeper, Brent fades and Go switches to a Dragon Sleeper but Brent breaks the hold with a series of knee strikes. Go gets a weak corner closeline. Go hits a hard Irish whip but Brent explodes out with a lariat. Roderick gets the tag and unloads on go, but Hero distracts Roderick allowing Go to nail a superkick. Hero tags in and hits a scoop slam and a senton back splash. Hero scores with a couple of knee lifts. Hero then drives Roderick face first into Go's boot. Go tags in and scores with a knee drop to the back of the head and a reverse elbow. Hero tags in, Go hits a stiff chop and Hero immediately follows up with a back suplex for two. Hero goes to the eyes to avoid a Strong comeback. Go tags in and comes of top with a diving punch. Go superkicks Strong to the outside and Sweeney runs and gets a cheap shot on Strong. Go lays Strong on the apron and scores with a brutal running knee strike.
Back in the ring they hit the Back suplex and chop combo for a near fall. Hero tags in and beats down Strong in the corner. Hero tags in Go and they hit a Samoan drop top rope Knee drop combo. Strong begins to fight back but he's met with killer chops and knee lifts at every turn. Strong tries an Irish whip but Go changes dirrection and boots Brent off the apron and then hits Strong with a running big boot. Hero then bitch slaps Roderick Strong. Go gets a cocky pin on Strong for a two count. Hero tags in but Strong hits him with an enzenguri and a top rope diving Yakuza Kick.
Hot tag, Brent unloads closeline for Go, he dodges Hero's boot and hits a german suplex. Brent hits an exploer on Go and then a powerslam for two. Go avoids a back body drop and hits a German suplex of his own for two. Go misses a sloppy chop, Brent runs Hero into go and then hits a back suplex wrap around closeline combination, they then hit Go with a high leg lariat-spear combo in the corner for a near fall. Strong tags in but Go unloads with elbow strikes. Go avoids the gut buster and hits a implant double arm DDT for a near fall. Hero tags in and hits the roaring foerarm and a Block Buster for a near fall. Hero and Strong exchange stiff chops. Strong getsa a drop toe hold and Brent hits the 6-1-knee, Strong gets the guster buster and Brent gets the crash but Go makes the save after two. Go blocks the half nelson suplex but Brent starts hitting knee strikes but Go counters with a fisherman's suplex. Hero dodges a Yakuza kick and hits a running crescent kick and then the running forearm. Hero hits a powerbomb and Go hits the mid moonsault for a near fall. Hero hits the elbow combination but Strong dodges the big boot and hits the Gibson Driver Strong Hold combination. Go tries to break it with an axe kick but Strong dodges and they exchange strikes. Sweeney throws Hero an elbow pad while Strong kills Go with a Yakuza kick. Hero then knocks out Strong with the Roaring Elbow, Hero throws away the pad and gets the cover for the win.
That was a pretty good tag team match up, nothing hugely special but had good Strong action thoughout, after such a long match the screw job finish felt like an anticlimax. Still good for what it was. (***1/4)
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ROH World Title Match
El Genrico vs. Nigel McGuiness
Huge Ole chants from the crowd in the pre match. Nigel gets a single leg trip and looks out with distian at the crowd. Generico tries to flip him off the hold but Nigel cartwheel and declares himself the best wrestler in the world. Generico plays to the crowd and Nigel gets a sideheadlock takedown, Nigel switches to a caveatmare and then takes Generico down with a hammer lock, and then Streches Generico into a cover for a one count. Nigel takes Generico down with the arm bar, Generico rolls and kips up to counter and Nigel takes him to the ropes to break the hold. Nigel then reminds the ref that he has until five. Nigel grabs a front facelock but Generico counters to a hammerlock but Nigel elbows his way out. Nigel reminds Generico he's in the ring with crowd champ. Nigel hits some chest strikes but Generico explodes with lefts and rights. Nigel charges but he's met with an arm drag and closelines McGuiness to the floor and hits a twisting plancha.Generico gives Nigel a seat at ringside and unloads as the "Ole" chant rrings out. Nigel goes for the jaw breaker lariat off the apron but Generico avoids it and hits a cannon ball off the apron and celebrates with the crowd. Solid start.
Back in the ring El Generico gets a two count and preceeds to kick away at Nigel. Nigel response with with hammerlock divorce court. Nigel then hits an arm wrench divorce court and works the arm over in the ropes. Nigel mocks Generico and chops him down. Nigel gets a knees to the mid section and then a back heel trip. Nigel then applies a straight jacket chinlock but Generico fights up. Nigel gets a sunset flip, Generico feints and Nigel covers up, Genrico rolls over Nigel and hits a dropkick to the back. Nigel bails and both men chase each other around the ring. Nigel throws Generico shoulder first into the ring post and then tosses Generico back in the ring but strolls around outside mocking the fans.
Nigel hits a stiff kick to the back for a series of two counts. They exchange chops but Nigel then applies his double arm bar reverse Rings of Saturn move for a near fall. Nigel unloads with a stiff chop and mocking kicks and chokes Generico. Generico fights back and they exchange strikes and Nigel tells him to bring it on but instead gets a single leg takedown and stands on Generico's face and then gives Generico and arm breaker and leans back on another brutal arm strech but Generico makes the ropes. Nigel again tells Generico to bring it on and he unloads and comes back with a nice top rope diving head scissors sending Nigel to the outside. Generico then hits a top rope springboard diving moonsault press to the outside.
Generico comes back to the ring and scores with a flying crossbody for a two count but Nigel takes him down with a divorce court. Generico catches Nigel trying to run the ropes and hits a blue thunder bomb for two. Generico misses the Yakuza kick and Nigel hits the back kick lariat combo for two. Nigel then scores with the headstand mule kick for a two count. Nigel goes for the tower of London but Generico blocks it with elbows, Nigel then replies with some stiff chest thrusts and hits the Tower of London to the ring apron, that was brutal. Nigel tells the crowd to go fuck themselves before returning to the ring for a near fall. Nigel crotches Generico on the top rope but Generico blocks the diving lariat with a boot. Nigel tries the headstand but Generico kills him with the Yakuza kick for a near fall. Good stuff.
Nigel blocks the brianbuster but misses a lariat, Generico counters the jaw breaker Lariat with a big boot and a roll up gets a nearfall. Generico tries to charge but is cut off with a big lariat for a near fall. Nigel then hits a nice tower of London and follows it with a running European uppercut and a lariat for a near fall. Nigel is looking concerned and he locks in the London Dungeon. Kevin Steen comes to ringside and urges Generico and the crowd to come to life. Generico makes the ropes and Nigel gets in Steen's face. Generico catches Nigel ontop with a Yakuza kick, hanging Nigel upside down and Generico hits the coast to coast front flip dropkick and the Brainbuster but Nigel gets his feet on the ropes. Generico goes for the top turnbuckle Brainbuster but Nigel fights it off and crotches Generico ontop. Generico slides himself into position and luckily Nigel hits him with a brutal Lariat to make up for the terrible set up, near fall.
Nigel hits a brutal lariat and a tight cover for a near fall and the crowd are all on their feet. Nigel can't believe that this guy won't stay down, Generico bitch slaps Nigel and McGuiness kills him with a brutal lariat for another near fall. Nigel is pissed and goes to the London Dungeon but Generico counters to an nice roll up for a nearfall. Nigel then hits a brutal Jaw Breaker Lariat and Generico is forced to tap out to the London Dungeon.
Good main event but not great, the underdog story was nice but it wasn't in the league of the Tyler Black match as Generico just wasn't given enough offence and was never really presented as a genuine threat to McGuiness. There were some good sequences, some nice counters and some brutally hard hitting action but it was just missing something. The near falls were great nevertheless as was the selling from Generico, so a strong effort. (***1/2)
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Overall Thoughts: That was clearly and smaller show infront of a smaller crowd. The main Event is well worth a watch, and there is some good wrestling on the card but its far from essential. A mediocre show, but seeing as its free to download online, I recommend you get it and watch a very entertaining main event.
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