Bob Bob Bobelow
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Jul 10, 2011 14:17:57 GMT -5
Am i the only one to notice that its a triple threat match since Strong won? It was a strong show, maybe a little to Strong. All three of those matches could realistically be main event matches. I prefer the shows to be similar to what they were... weak under-card and a thrilling main event. Not complaining, i just don't want to see you book matches 3,000 times. (I've been guilty of that.!)
Looking forward for this to get off the ground.
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Post by Chris Hammers on Jul 11, 2011 17:47:40 GMT -5
Fearless! 1-23-10Chicago, Illinois
1) Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw defeated. CIMA & Super Crazy - The show kicks off straight away with CHIKARA’s own Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw taking on the “Icon of Dragon Gate” CIMA and a unique partner choosing in “The Insane Luchadore” Super Crazy. Quackenbush and CIMA have been at war recently over who is the better student of Jorge Rivera with each saying it is them. The match was fast paced as expected and stiff at times when CIMA was in the ring. CIMA seemed to be more interested in attacking Mike Quackenbush on the apron while Jigsaw was the legal man. Super Crazy got a lot of support from the crowd during the match and he seemed to be enjoying the attention. The finish of the match arrived with Quackenbush rolling CIMA up with a lucha pinning attempt and it was enough to give him the three count.
Following the bell, CIMA got straight back up and attacked Quackenbush from behind. CIMA irish whipped Mike of the ropes but Quack ducked the clothesline attempt, turned around and delivered a double super kick with partner, Jigsaw. Quack and Jigsaw left in victory as CIMA slowly got too his feet again. CIMA pushed his partner Super Crazy who was thanking the crowd for the chants he was getting but Crazy fought back and the segment finished with Super Crazy hitting the Crazy Moonsault on CIMA.
The Cameras show Dragon Kid in the back leaning against a wall as he prepares for his toughest match to date. The commentators put over the fact that it’s Dragon Kid’s chance to win the DG USA Open the Freedom Gate Championship as he faces the champion BxB Hulk in the main event.
2) TJ Perkins defeated. Gran Akuma - The second match of the evening saw one third of CHIKARA’s King of Trios 2009, Gran Akuma do battle with the high flying, TJ Perkins who some of you might know as “Puma” The match was fun and paced well, with Akuma delivering some very stiff kicks to the chest of Perkins to the point that it turned a bright red. Several times throughout the match it seemed that Akuma had the match won but Perkins seemingly has the heart of a champion and kicked out of a few Gran Akuma signature moves including a unique lung blower from the Tomb Stone position. The match eventually finished with TJ Perkins locking in the Figure Four Deathlock, Akuma had no choice and had to tap out.
Jimmy Jacobs vs. Brian Kendrick is scheduled to take place next but before the opening bell, Brian Kendrick gets on the microphone and tells Jimmy Jacobs that the two of them share a lot, in that they both wrestle mentally as well as wrestling physically. Kendrick says that to prepare for this match, he didn’t watch tapes of Jacobs, instead he made a few phone calls. Kendrick then announces that his valet tonight will be none other than Lacey who has a lot of history with Jimmy Jacobs.
3) Brian Kendrick (w/ Lacey) defeated. Jimmy Jacobs - Again, a pretty solid match that was probably the shortest of the night in terms of time given. Jimmy Jacobs didn’t let the Lacey involvement in this match effect him to start of with and seemingly had the better of Kendrick for a lot of the match. Kendrick fought back though and eventually called for Sliced Bread #2. Jacobs’ used the momentum to push Kendrick over the ropes, sending him crashing in to the guardrail. This is where things changed as Lacey slid in to the ring and got in Jimmy Jacobs face. Words were exchanged and Lacey then began to kiss Jacobs which he tried to fight off but eventually let the woman get the better of him. Lacey then called for Kendrick with her hand who attacked Jacobs from behind and quickly connected with Sliced Bread #2 to pick up the victory.
Following the bell, Brian Kendrick celebrated with Lacey but Jacobs got on the mic while still hurting on the canvas and said some sexual things about Kendrick’s wife at home. Kendrick replied by saying he could kill Jacobs easily but instead he’ll just crush his heart. Kendrick turned to Lacey and motioned that he was going to kiss her, but instead. Jon Moxley who was now in the ring, charged at her and delivered a clothesline, knocking Lacey down to the canvas. Kendrick laughed as he left with Moxley.
The cameras cut to the back where Davey Richards cuts a promo about losing the FIP Championship to Masaaki Mochizuki in Japan at the end of 2009. Richards talks about how tonight he is going to win back his FIP World Championship.
4 - FIP World Championship) Davey Richards defeated. Masaaki Mochizuki© - Davey Richards delivered on his promise in recapturing the FIP World Championship but it certainly wasn’t easy in what was definitely the hardest hitting and best mat wrestling showcase of the night. Richards and Mochizuki both used many different and unique submissions in an attempt to make each other tap out but it looked like neither was going to. Eventually though, it got too much for the champion as Davey Richards locked in a Kimura with neck scissors for the 3rd time in the match. After withholding the pain for what seemed like several minutes, Masaaki Mochizuki had had enough and tapped out. Richards celebrated with the belt following the bell.
The cameras turn to the back where CHIKARA’s Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw cut a promo about how they proved tonight that they’re better than CIMA, and that their next task in Dragon Gate USA is to teach the “CHIKARA Traitor” Gran Akuma a lesson in respect. Mike then says that people are calling QuackenSaw the best American tag team in Dragon Gate USA but soon enough, they’ll be known as the BEST tag team in Dragon Gate USA.
5) Speed Muscle (Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino) defeated. Shingo & Yamato and The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) - The fifth match of the evening was complete chaos from the opening bell as the match was under 3 way dance, elimination rules. The Young Bucks looked strong to begin with, hitting all their usual fast paced high impact spots but they were surprisingly the first team eliminated as the four Japanese workers worked together short term, getting rid of Matt Jackson before hitting all their finishers on Nick Jackson where Masato Yoshino pinned him. The match then continued with Speed Muscle vs. Shingo & Yamato which was given a good amount of time with both teams getting in a lot of offence and near finishes. The match eventually ended with Naruki Doi locking in a Fuji Armbar on Shingo who with his partner out cold on the outside of the ring had no choice but to tap out.
The main event is scheduled up next as the Champion, BxB Hulk makes his usual entrance where he dances in ring with full back up dancers. Bit odd, but the crowd are in to it.
Main Event - DG USA Open the Freedom Gate Championship) BxB Hulk© defeated. Dragon Kid. - Despite BxB Hulk being a pretty boy, pop dancer, he can certainly hold his own in the ring and is a credible Champion for Dragon Gate USA. The match wasn’t the longest of the night but was certainly entertaining as both men went all out in order to win the match. Dragon Kid, who is probably the smallest man on the roster, used his speed to his advantage and connected plenty of moves that made the crowd gasp as well as stand an applaud. The finish eventually arrived with Dragon Kid hitting the Ultra Hurricarana only for the champion to kick out. The champion, then got to his feet slowly as Dragon Kid attempted another but countered it and slammed Kid down hard with a Powerbomb. Hulk quickly dragged Dragon Kid to his feet and connected with the E.V.O a Pumphandle Sitout Side Powerslam, and he followed it up with the Shooting Star Press that he calls the BxB Star Press. This was enough to get the champion the three count and he retained the Open the Freedom Gate Championship.
Following the bell, the champion has little time to celebrate as Davey Richards, Yamato, Shingo and Gran Akuma hit the ring and attack both men who just competed. Dragon Kid is taken care off easily and the assault turns in to a 4 on 1 attack on BxB Hulk. Suddenly, the crowd pop as Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Fright mare & Hallowicked from CHIKARA run down to the ring to make the save. CHIKARA clears the ring as the show comes to an end.
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Post by Red Dragon on Jul 14, 2011 6:36:54 GMT -5
PWG - Kurt RussellMania PreviewBy Silverback, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Staff WriterPWG World Tag Team ChampionshipsThe Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. Apollo55 - (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi)The Young Bucks have defeated all in their path in their epic 16 month reign as champions. They’re high profile matches has led them to become one of the most well known teams in Indy today. We’ve had lots of letters claiming that the Bucks have just seen them under a different name in a different promotion but we can confirm from the champs themselves that the two teams share a uncanny resemblance. As Matt (or Nick we still can’t tell) said “It’s ridiculous, we’re the Jacksons not Max and Jeremy. However, as the Bucks have a identity crisis in Japan a clear challenger is emerging. “Dangerous” Prince Devitt and “Funky Weapon” Ryusuke Taguchi (note. Two very different nicknames) have defeated all challengers as the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions in their 5 month reign as champion. Apollo55’s goals are to do what the Bucks did, (not change their name) to establish themselves as the best around. At Kurt Russellreunion, they have the chance to do that as they get a shot to dethrone the longest reigning PWG World Tag Team Champions. No doubt this is going to be a show stealer but the real question is, who will turn up the Bucks or Generation Me? PWG World ChampionshipKenny Omega vs. Jushin ‘Thunder’ LigerKenny Omega did the impossible (not really since others have done it before him, I was just trying to big up the situation) and defeated 4 others over two nights, defeating Roderick Strong in the final to capture the Vacant PWG World Championship. There were many options to who would get a shot at Omega first: Chris Hero- the former... former champion, Roderick Strong- yet again another finalist but not winner in a tournament and the in-form Davey Richards. After carefully looking over all serious challengers, as well as some other non-serious ones- Doink, Braden Walker, Norman Smiley (Who sadly declined) PWG decided that the first challenger to Omega’s title would be... none of them. Instead they’d give it to some Japanese guy nobodies ever heard of, goes by the name of Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger. So the question is can the Japanese rookie take on the experienced champion? ... wait you mean that Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger? Oh, right that makes sense. Paul London vs. Roderick StrongSince our former champion, Bryan Danielson left PWG to work with National Geographic to research the flora and fauna of the entire Equatorial Amazonian region (or something like that) it has left his former team in chaos. It can be said the team was in chaos before since none of them really ever teamed up but despite this there was a bond between them, a bond which can only be made between Dolphins, Hybrid Dolphins to be exact. With Danielson gone tensions began to rise and now we have a clash of the Dolphins, London vs. Strong. Mano-e-mano, or dolphin e dolphin Chris Hero vs. Rob Van DamChris Hero is the clear challenger to the PWG World Championship right? Well PWG didn’t seem to think so. The former champ missed his chance to pick up the vacant title but returns to PWG to see a new champion. Hero knows he has to get that title fast and they way he has to do this is to make a big impression. What better way to make an impression than defeat a former World Champion and a name known throughout the wrestling world, RVD. Rob Van Dam makes his return to pro wrestling here in PWG as a special guest as part of Wrestle Reunion 4. Davey Richards vs. Kevin SteenEl Generico vs. Chuck Taylor vs. Colt Cabana vs. Joey RyanThe Cutler Brothers, Super Crazy and Johnny Goodtime vs. Austin Aries, Scott Lost, Brian Kendrick and Malachi Jackson
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Post by Red Dragon on Jul 15, 2011 3:54:02 GMT -5
So Cal ShowdownJanuary 29th, 2010/Los Angeles, California Colt Cabana and El Generico defeated Scorpio Sky and Scott Lost – ROH most likely went with this as an opener because these four men are well known on the West Coast, especially due to PWG. This was a fast paced, fun opener that featured plenty of tags and some sweet double teams from Sky & Lost. In the end though, Generico got the win for his team with the top rope BRAINBUSTAAA onto Sky. [***]The cameras cut to the back where the Kings of Wrestling, Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli, are standing by. Also with them is Sara Del Rey, who they call the Queen of Wrestling. Hero does most of the promo work saying that the Kings are officially back and their attack on the ROH World Tag Team Champions was a message. They want what rightfully still belongs to them and that’s the Tag Team Titles. Claudio says that nothing will stop them because as always, Kings Reign Supreme!The Necro Butcher defeated Joey Ryan w/ The Embassy via Disqualification- For the majority of this match, Ryan was doing his best to avoid Necro. He would run around the ring and take frequent breathers. Eventually, Necro got tired of this and grabbed a steel chair. He nailed Mr. Ernesto Osiris with it, followed by Prince Nana. He got in the ring and Ryan had nowhere to run. He was about to get himself disqualified, but Erick Stevens ran in from the crowd and hit him with a chair of his own. [**]Stevens and Ryan put the boots to Necro for a short while. Nana and Osiris were now up and cheering them on. “Ready or Not” by Herbie Hancock hits and The Human Tornado runs out for the save. He forced The Embassy to retreat to the outside. Ryan and Stevens get back up on the apron and an impromptu tag team match begins.The Necro Butcher & The Human Tornado defeated Joey Ryan and Erick Stevens w/ The Embassy– The California crowd loved the idea of the unorthodox team of Tornado and Butcher. They delivered as well, giving the audience what they wanted. The Embassy worked over Tornado after his hot start, but his tag to Necro ended up leading to victory. A Tiger Driver on Ryan finished this one off. [**½]Roderick Strong defeated Delirious w/ Daizee Haze- These two wrestled a lot back during Strong’s No Remorse Corps days, but this was more of a battle of respect, not hatred. It was a solid back and forth match, nothing spectacular. After Delirious missed Shadows Over Hell, Strong nailed him with a huge running kick. He followed that with the Gibson Driver for the win. [***]The ROH World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries is shown backstage with Kenny King and Rhett Titus. Aries cuts a promo saying that he’s already proven that he is the “Greatest Man to Ever Live” to everyone in Ring of Honor, so tonight he’s going to prove it to an international legend like Jushin “Thunder” Liger. He hands the promo over to King and Titus. King mentions that tonight’s tag match is more than just a regular bout. Jerry Lynn wants revenge for them taking him out, but he won’t get it. “The Pretty Boy Pit-bull” Kenny King and “Addicted to Love” Rhett Titus are going to beat Lynn and Tyler Black tonight and make a statement.The Kings of Wrestling w/ Sara Del Rey defeated The Young Bucks- Show stealer so far, as right before intermission we are given a classic by two of the best tag teams in the entire world. Despite having not teamed since 2006 in ROH, Hero and Castagnoli didn’t miss a beat. The energy in this match was off the charts, especially when the Young Bucks nailed More Bang for Your Buck on Hero. They were so close to winning, but Claudio broke up the count. The finish came after the Kings nailed the KRS-ONE on Nick. [****][Intermission]Larry Zbyszko defeated Scotty 2 Hotty- This wasn’t much of a match as Larry can’t do much at his age. This was a Special Attraction match for the benefit of the WrestleReunion 4 attendees. [/li][li][/b] The ROH World Tag Team Champions are now shown in their locker room. Jay Briscoe does most of the talking as he passionately calls out the Kings of Wrestling. He tells them if they wanted some they could’ve just asked. Since they attacked them from behind though, they’re about to get beat worse than they ever have.Kenny King & Rhett Titus defeated Jerry Lynn & Tyler Black- Probably the upset of the night as the young, brash, upstart team of King & Titus overcame the top contender to the ROH World Title and a former World Champion. This was tightly contested throughout, and Black really shined here. It was after Titus ran around the outside and hit Black with a low blow that we knew the end was near. Titus got inside and he hoisted Lynn on his shoulders. King climbed to the top and hit a Doomsday Blockbuster for the win. [***]Tyler Black helped Jerry Lynn up the entranceway and out of the arena, while King grabbed a microphone. He did an elaborate introduction for the ROH World Heavyweight Champion, Austin Aries.ROH World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries defeated Jushin “Thunder” Liger in a non-title match- Liger really showed that even though he’s getting up there in age, he can still go with the best of them. He went blow for blow and hold for hold with the ROH Champion. This angered Aries on numerous occasions and led him to get more physical. It cost him when he became too aggressive and Liger capitalized. He came close to victory on a few near falls after, but eventually fell victim to Aries’ 450 Splash. [***½]ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers [c] defeated The American Wolves w/ Shane Hagadorn to retain- Just like their match at Final Battle 2009, where the Briscoes ended the Wolves’ long reign as Champions, this was a classic. Both Edwards and Richards are poised to breakout sometime in 2010 and they shined once again here. At one point, Richards had the Kimura locked on Jay while Edwards had Mark in the Achilles Lock. Both Briscoes reached the ropes though. Mark hit the Cutthroat Driver on Davey, which allowed him and Jay to connect with the Springboard Doomsday Device on Edwards to retain. [****]Following the main event, before the Briscoe Brothers can even celebrate the Kings of Wrestling rush out and attack them. They hit Mark with the KRS-ONE and then nail Jay with a Big Swing from Claudio/Stiff Kick from Hero combination. The American Wolves begin to get up, but Edwards is hit with a European Uppercut and Davey is hit with a Roaring Elbow. The Kings raise the ROH World Tag Team Titles high, proving that for tonight at least, Kings do reign supreme.[/font][/center][/size]
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Jul 16, 2011 21:26:26 GMT -5
Solid start to the show with Generico and Cabana going over. Since they are ROH regulars them going over is the correct call. Butcher/Tornado is really, really odd. I think it would be funny to see them team, but it’s just weird to think about. Strong over Delirious seemed to be predictable. KOW/Buck would be an amazing tag match. I hope Hero and Claudio get singles pushes, though. While I know that the show has WrestleReunion ties, I didn’t like the choice of Zbyszko vs. Scotty (shouldn’t be considered a legend, anyway) to be on the show. All Night Express getting the win gets a thumbs up from me. I’m shocked that Aries/Liger didn’t main event even if it’s a non-title match. I’m sure the main event was stellar and hope that the Briscoe’s/KOW feud is cut down in length since their real life feud seemingly went on forever. Seemed like a solid show aside from Zbyszko/Scotty taking place.
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Post by Red Dragon on Jul 22, 2011 11:35:27 GMT -5
PWG - Kurt RussellMania 1) The Cutler Brothers, Super Crazy and Johnny Goodtime vs. Austin Aries, Scott Lost, Brian Kendrick and Malachi Jackson: This was a really odd eight man tag match. Super Crazy got a good reaction since he is a special guest while Aries also got a good pop from the crowd but looked confused why he was booked in the opener. There was plenty of good action and they somehow managed to give everybody time in the ring. The heels kept Goodtime in their own half, keeping him from making the tag. This led to Goodtime kicking away Kendrick and making the hot tag to Crazy. Crazy came in high flying hitting ariel attacks on all four men on the opposing team. The numbers soon overcame Crazy and the Cutlers made the save. The Cutlers took Lost and Kendrick to the outside and Aries soon followed with a Heat Seeking Missile wiping out all. Crazy joined in the fun hitting an Asai Moonsault to all on the outside. Back in the ring Goodtime rolled up Jackson with a Sunset Flip to earn his team the win. Following the match Super Crazy thanked his partners and the crowd for being so supportive and left with the rest of the face team. The heel team remained and Aries shouted at his partners, mocking them all. Jackson hit Aries with a Superkick and left upset at Aries shouting at him. Lost then helped Aries up, before hitting him with a Big Fat Kill and leaving. Kendrick then helped Aries up but Aries told him not to attack. Kendrick said he wouldn’t and helped Aries to his feet. Aries then attacked Kendrick but it backfired as the previous moves had weakened Aries enough for Kendrick to fight back and leave Aries knocked out with a Sliced Bread no.2. 2) Paul London vs. Roderick Strong: The clash of the Hybrid Dolphins was up next, neither man had hate towards one another but joked about it to the crowd to make it seem more rivaly-ish. This was perhaps London’s best bout yet in PWG since leaving WWE. Strong kept up the intensity with his hard chops and stiff throws but London broke it down with some comedy to lighten the crowd. The fans got really behind London, who used his pace to quicken the match and keep himself in control. Strong fired back and went into full dominance, further lighting London’s chest bright red with his chops. In the end Strong lined up for the Sick Kick then followed up with a Gibson Driver for a 2-count. Strong then attempted the Death by Roderick but London countered and hit a London Star Press to win the bout. Following the bout, London and Strong shook hands. London took the mic and entertained the crowd and seemed to say that the Hybrid Dolphins are becoming extinct. Strong left and London took too long leaving which interrupted El Generico’s entrance for the next match. London and Generico had a brief stare down before they both shouted phrases in Spanish. 3) El Generico vs. Chuck Taylor vs. Colt Cabana vs. Joey Ryan: A really fun four way bout with comedy and action galore. All four are known for using comedy in matches and the jokes were in full swing tonight. It doesn’t mean that this wasn’t a highly competitive match since all wanted management to see that they wanted a shot at Omega’s championship. The end of the match was your typical multi-man indy-fest with all four men outdoing each other with their finishers. First a Flying ***hole onto Generico slumping him in one corner, then a Superkick from Ryan onto Colt, followed by a Awful Waffle from Chuck onto Ryan. It looked like Chuck had won it but as he picked himself up in the corner, Generico run over and hit a Yakuza kick and followed up with a Brainbuster for the win. 4) Davey Richards vs. Kevin Steen: A real hard hitting no nonsense bout. Both men turned the intensity up to full and went all out to destroy the other. Both men had the crowd behind them despite the wrestlers themselves paying no attention to the crowd, with the exception of a crowd member shouting “Steen’s fat” which Steen stopped and insulted him back and so did Davey. Davey was really kicking the pace up and Steen was with him every step of the way making this a real show stealer. Steen attempted the Package Piledriver but Richards flipped out from it and went straight back to the stiff kicks. A missed moonsault from Steen led to a combo of big kill moves; head kick, DR Driver and finally the Kimura. Rob Van Dam own awful band played a strange theme for his entrance. Despite this Rob Van Dam got a huge pop from the PWG fans in his real wrestling return. Equally Hero got a good response as usual. Hero motioned post match that he’d knock RVD out. 5) Chris Hero vs. Rob Van Dam: A good but not overly amazing match. The match worked more like a WWE bout than something you’d see in the Indy’s. Rob Van Dam worked over his usual spots and Hero fed in his own work. Hero laid down the foundation of the bout allowing RVD to hit his spots. Another obnoxious fan attempted a “Boring” chant but was told to shut up by the rest of the fans who enjoyed Hero’s technical work which got him a record breaking PWG World Heavyweight Championship. The end period of the bout was perfectly worked. Rob Van Dam attempted a Frog Splash only for Hero to pop up and hit and Elbow in mid-air. Following the bout Hero took the house mic and made his intentions clear that he was wrestling for the title, not for the fans or the internet reviews. He aims on becoming a 2 time PWG World Heavyweight Champion this year and beating his previous record. Japanese Legend, Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger made his way out for the first of two title matches. He got an amazing response, easily the loudest all night. Upon entering the ring Liger was covered in streamers. PWG Champion, Kenny Omega made his way out to a lesser applause and when he entered the ring he asked “Where’s my streamers?” prompting one fan to throw a lone streamer into the ring. PWG World Championship6) Kenny Omega vs. Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger: The time for joking was over as this match was for the title. Omega had just won the belt after defeating all comers to earn the vacated title at the 2009 Battle of Los Angeles. Although getting on in years Liger was still in fine form, keeping up the pace with Omega and pushing the champion to his very limits. The match itself wasn’t a masterpiece but still was highly entertaining mainly due to the rarity of seeing Liger compete in North America. Both men hit their usual spots including a fun exchange from Omega’s “STOP” enziguri where Liger just slapped him. Liger looked like he had Omega on the ropes with the champion worn down and looking beaten. But somehow Omega fought back hitting a Hadouken (which was sold like crazy) followed by the Croyt's Wrath (no selling required... ouch) which put Liger down for the count. Following the bout Omega and Jushin shook hands and then bowed. The crowd thanked both men for their match and Liger for his appearance. Straight from NJPW in Japan came Apollo55 of Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi and all the fans loved them. The Young Bucks then made their way out calling themselves Generation Me. The Jacksons acted cocky pretending to be big time superstars since making it on the big time. PWG World Tag Team Championships7) The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. Apollo55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi): This is exactly what tag team wrestling should be; drama, fast action and plenty of near falls. The Jackson’s were on top form as usual with their quick pace. The match started off eveningly with the Jacksons playing full heels. Recently the fans have turned on the Bucks due to their long title reign and the Jacksons have turned this to their advantage calling themselves big superstars since appearing on TV. Apollo55 were great from the get go. Ryusuke was jokey to start off playing around with the Bucks but as the match progressed he became serious and Devitt was on fire. The Irish born Devitt became a victim to the Jackson’s double team and despite his best efforts couldn’t make the tag. After a great fight back Devitt made the tag to Ryusuke, bringing him into destroy the Bucks. Devitt bairly joined in on the assault on the Brothers to hit the Black Sunday combination only for Matt to break up the pin. Devitt fought back valiantly with everything he had but fell once again to the Bucks only to catch them off guard with the overhead Pele kick. The “Irish Young Gun” hit the Brainbuster then followed up with the Devitt’s End submission. However this was once again broken up and led to the Bucks attempting the More Bang for your Buck. Ryusuke made the save for his partner before Devitt crotched Nick on the ropes with a rope assisted kick. Apollo55 focused on the elder Jackson brother almost knocking him out cold with the Black Hole Vacation. However Nick who was stuck on the top rope broke up the pin with a sick 450 Splash. The end stretch came as all four stood slugging it out in the ring before the ref was distracted leading to a low blow from Matt and a quick roll-up on Devitt. The fans were in riot mode after such a brilliant main event was ruined by cheating from the Bucks. The fans were now hating them even more as Apollo55 pleaded their case to the referee in the ring. The Bucks’ celebration was halted as the fans started throwing rubbish at the PWG World Tag Team Champions, which caused the Jackson brothers to high tail it to the back. Back in the ring the fans gave Devitt and Ryusuke a loud “Please Come Back” chant.
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Jul 22, 2011 14:47:52 GMT -5
There looks to be an incredible amount of talent on this card. I don’t nearly the amount of info about PWG as I should but I know quite a few guys on this show. The aftermath of the first contest was interested and believe we will see an Aries/Kendrick program. London beating Strong works for me. Generico winning makes sense, considering a Generico/London feud may have been teased the prior segment. Richards is awesome so anytime he goes over, it gets a thumbs up from me. Surprised to see that RVD lost to Hero but that is a huge win for Hero moving forward. I like that the home talent goes over brought in talent. Surprised that Omega/Liger didn’t main event, really feel that it should’ve. I’m sure it was a good match and Omega going over is perfectly fine. Enjoyed the main event and having the Bucks cheating to retain the titles. Honestly, this was a very good show and it was stacked show. Nice job.
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