PWG Report
PWG All Star Weekend 2: Electric Boogaloo Night One Results
The best independent promotion in the country not run by Gabe Sapolsky held another typically strong show on Friday evening. The first half of the show was among the best shows I have seen all year, and among the best PWG has ever put out. Between the crowd being so into the first half, the show going long, and some problems with the finishing sequences, the post-intermission matches weren’t able to live up to the start. The best matches on the show were probably Chris Sabin vs. Petey Williams and El Generico vs. Jack Evans.
One of the things I really liked about this show is that the matches told distinct stories. One of the strengths of ECW as a sort of model for independent wrestling is that they would feature a number of distinct styles on the show so each match would feel different. This show had that vibe, with a comedy match (Excalibur/Disco Machine vs. Romero/Perkins), technical match (Williams vs. Sabin), brawl (S. Dragon/Richards vs. B-Boy/Ronin), high flying match (Evans vs. Generico), storyline feud (6-Man) and strong style match (Steen vs. Joe).
The crowd was strong, but didn’t look as overwhelming as some of the previous biggest cards. I would estimate in at around 400. As usual, the show got started late, 8:35PM, and ended late, 12:30AM. That’s the one thing PWG really needs to work on, because the late starts and really long cards burn out the crowd to some degree every single show. They had a ten bell salute for Eddie Guerrero prior to the show, and there were chants for Eddie.
1. Excalibur and Disco Machine beat Rocky Romero and TJ Perkins via disqualification. Excalibur at the start of the match was riding Romero verbally for his Black Tiger persona in New Japan. No attention was brought to the fact that Romero now uses the gimmick Guerrero once did. Rocky responded with kicks. Disco and Perkins tagged in. Perkins used a drop toe hold spot, and then set up Excalibur for a chase around the ring and over Disco, straight out of midget matches. Perkins applied a camel clutch, but Excalibur broke it up.
After an extended period of stalling by Excalibur and Disco, Excalibur received chops, punches and kicks from Romero. Perkins came in with a body slam and knee off the second rope for a two. He hit a fisherman suplex and swung into a side cradle for another two, and used a series of unsuccessful pinning attempts. Excalibur used some Muay Thai knees from the clinch and tagged in Disco. Disco used a scoop slam, a springboard moonsault, and a camel clutch of his own on Perkins.
Excalibur tagged in and used a double knee to the stomach, then Disco came back in with a snap suplex and chin lock. He hit an elbow drop for a near fall. Excalibur came back in with a nasty German suplex, but Romero broke up the pin. Perkins hit a brainbuster and made the tag. Romero hit a shining wizard and hard chops. He used a victory roll into an ankle lock on Excalibur, but Disco broke it up. Perkins tagged and applied the Texas cloverleaf to Excalibur. Excalibur tapped but the referee didn’t see it as Disco and Romero brawled on the floor.
Perkins went to hit a frog splash off the top, but Disco held him and prevented him from jumping. Eventually Perkins got free and hit the frog splash, but the referee called for the bell. He said Perkins was counted out on the top rope, which was a weak finish, particularly given PWG has 20 counts and it certainly wasn’t evident that the referee counted to 20.
2. Petey Williams beat Chris Sabin. Williams prior to the match took some shots at Canada, which was of course a setup for him going heel by refusing to use the Canadian Destroyer. He instead vowed to use the dreaded swinging neck breaker. Sabin and Williams used chain wrestling early, and Sabin went after the arm. Both went for pinning attempts, and they did a series of clever spots where they would go for the same move every time. Sabin used a spinning head scissors, and drop kick off the apron to the floor. He chopped Williams on the floor, and let members of the audience chop Williams. This one kid really walloped him. It was very amusing.
Sabin hit a drop kick off the top, but Williams turned the tide, sending Sabin to the floor. He hit a pescado into a huracanrana. He followed that up with a suplex, a northern lights suplex, and a back breaker. Sabin retaliated with forearms, but Williams hit a neck breaker and then the infamous swinging neck breaker. Sabin somehow kicked out. Williams put Sabin in the tree of woe, but as he climbed on the ropes to do unspeakable things, Sabin power bombed him off. They traded forearms. Sabin used an exploder, an enzuigiri and a Liger bomb, which was an awesome sequence.
Sabin went for the superplex but was thrown off, and Williams hit a huracanrana off the top. Sabin had Williams up for splash mountain but flipped him into a DDT. Williams came back with a side Russian leg sweep. Williams teased the Canadian Destroyer but used a stunner instead for a near fall. Williams rolled up Sabin and put his feet on the ropes, but Sabin kicked out. Sabin went for La Magistral but Williams countered and put his feet on the ropes again for the win. This was an excellent match.
3. Frankie Kazarian beat Christopher Daniels. They felt each other out early. Daniels used an arm drag, body slam and elbow drop. Kazarian came back with an arm drag, spinning toe hold, and head lock. They went out to the outside together, and Daniels tried to throw Kazarian into the post. Kazarian pulled up, but then pretended to run into the post. Daniels rolled back in the ring and celebrated, but Kazarian snuck in quickly and rolled him up for a near fall. I really liked that spot.
Kazarian hit a swinging neck breaker. Daniels went for the Angel’s wings “as seen on Spike TV,” but Kazarian got out and hit an enzuigiri. He followed that up with a DDT, but Daniels stopped him with a uranage. Daniels hit a crossbody off the top rope, but Kazarian rolled through for the pin. They shook hands after the match and did the Jeff Jarrett style strut together.
Daniels works much safer than most people on PWG cards, and takes it easy on his body. I don’t fault him at all for that, because he is on the verge of breaking out on the national scene, I think he is a phenomenal talent, and it is smart to keep his body from falling apart. However, the differences in what wrestlers are willing to do on these shows are often very evident.
4. Super Dragon and Davey Richards beat Ronin and B-Boy. Excalibur came out prior to the match and said that Gunning for Hookers were suspended for violating the PWG drug policy (which was a joke since their gimmick is that they are coke addicts). Excalibur said he hand picked two guys to soften Richards and Dragon up for their tag title match with Disco and Excalibur today. B-Boy was a former tag partner of Super Dragon in PWG, and Ronin is a typical ally of Excalibur and Disco Machine. This broke out into a brawl at the very beginning. Richards hit a tope. Richards and Dragon did simultaneous kicks and chops on Ronin on the outside.
Dragon hit a stiff chair shot on Ronin, and a suplex on the floor. He gave him another chair shot. Ronin came back with a back breaker on Richards and tagged B-Boy. He hit a chop and spit at Dragon. He used a suplex and went for the cover. B-Boy and Richards traded kicks. B-Boy hit an enzuigiri and tagged Ronin. Richards used a hand spring elbow into an enzuigiri of his own and tagged Dragon. Dragon hit a double foot stomp off the top on Ronin. He used a series of brutal chops and low blow. He hit a hard belly to back suplex, and was just brutalizing poor Hello Kitty, as Ronin is ineffectually, err, affectionately known.
Things didn’t get better, as Dragon delivered the curb stomp. Dragon knocked B-Boy off the apron, took his place, and pretended to be B-Boy calling for the tag. However, Ronin realized what was going on, slapping Dragon and hitting a DDT. He hit a forearm on Richards and tagged B-Boy. B-Boy hit a spinning heel kick and drop kick to Richards. B-Boy and Dragon traded chops. Dragon got the STF on B-Boy and Richards got the crippler crossface on Ronin. Ronin and B-Boy responded with stereo Spicolli drivers on Richards and Dragon.
B-Boy hit a scorpion death drop on the apron to Super Dragon. Richards hit kicks and a German suplex on Ronin in the ring. Dragon applied the dragon sleeper to B-Boy. They did a series of four clotheslines where each guy laid out another. Dragon hit a tiger suplex on B-Boy and the double foot stomp off the top to the head. He then ran across the ring into a somersault plancha to Ronin on the floor. In the ring Dragon went for the psycho driver, but B-Boy hit a shining wizard. Ronin hit a power bomb for a near fall.
Dragon put Ronin in a power bomb position, Richards dove off the top rope onto Ronin’s back, and Dragon power bombed Ronin into Richards’ legs. This was an awesome spot. Ronin kicked out. Dragon gave Ronin a psycho driver onto B-Boy and Richards hit a shooting star press on Ronin for the pin. These four worked really hard. Richards after the match returned to the ring to pay tribute to Eddie Guerrero. You could clearly see how much it meant to him, and that he wanted to do credit to Eddie’s memory.
5. Jack Evans beat El Generico. Evans has his limitations, but I don’t understand why he isn’t a special attraction for a major promotion. He is the most spectacular high flyer in North America by a wide margin. Prior to the match Evans did some really impressive break dancing. It was so good that it had a demoralizing effect on Generico. Generico responded with the worm. They used some mat wrestling early, with Evans going after an arm bar. Generico hit a back breaker and chop. Generico hit a somersault senton off the apron onto Evans for a two.
Evans came back with a neck breaker, a chop and an elbow. He hit a handspring elbow, but Generico fought back with a chop and a double jump moonsault to the floor. At this point they went balls to the wall. Evans hit a handspring elbow across the ring into a moonsault over the ropes, catching Generico in a huracanrana on the floor. At least that’s the best way I can describe it. Back in the ring Evans hit a standing 450 splash. Generico went for the top rope brainbuster, but Evans got out. Generico hit two consecutive running boots to the face. He lifted Evans for a brainbuster which he turned into a Michinoku Driver.
Generico evoked Konnan, as he took off and threw Evans’ shoes. Evans wrestled the rest of the match in his socks. Generico hit a power bomb for a near fall. Generico went for the top rope brainbuster twice, but Evans hit a reverse huracanrana off the top for a near fall. Evans hit a 360 rotation dive off the top into a DDT for another awesome two. Finally he hit a 630 splash for the pin. The crowd chanted “that was awesome,” and gave both a standing ovation. This was the show stealer.
6. Jimmy Yang beat Bryan Danielson. Danielson plays his role of subtle 70s heel champion ala Dory Funk, Jr. or Nick Bockwinkel so well. Yang was wearing an armband for Eddie Guerrero. Yang and Danielson traded arm drags early. Danielson hit a drop kick, and Yang used an enzuigiri. Danielson teased walking out, and informed the referee he had a 20 count. Yang hit a crescent kick for a near fall, and continued the offensive with a suplex. Danielson hit the European uppercut, and Yang in trying to respond ran into the post and went to the outside. Danielson went to the outside and threw Yang into me. I’m not sure if he was aiming for the seat next to me or not.
Danielson back in the ring hit a belly to back suplex and worked on the arm. They traded chops. Danielson used la tapatia. He teased doing another, but then refused. He got into a series of arguments with the referee, reminding the referee that he has a 5 count to break. Yang kicked Danielson as he was coming into the corner, and hit a moonsault. He went for another, but he got crotched by Danielson. Danielson hit a belly to back suplex off the top. They traded forearms, with Danielson bleeding from the mouth. Danielson hit a clothesline. He went for cattle mutilation, but Yang was able to escape.
Danielson did a 30 revolution airplane spin, and then stumbled around in a comedic manner. He missed a splash off the top and Yang hit a corkscrew moonsault. Danielson applied the crossface chicken wing and locked his arms, but Yang got to the ropes. Danielson went for a belly to back suplex off the top again, but it was reversed by Yang in mid-air. I think this was supposed to be the finish, because Danielson didn’t kick out, but the referee stopped the count at two anyway. Yang quickly composed himself, slammed Danielson, and hit a corkscrew splash for the pin.
7. Scorpio Sky, Quicksilver and Dino Winwood beat Chris Bosh, Joey Ryan and Scott Lost. Bosh has inexplicably become one of the most over faces in the promotion, and was the biggest face in this match despite being in a heel faction. Scorpio and Ryan started. Ryan worked on the arm, and Scorpio applied a crossface. Scorpio got full mouth and hammered Ryan with forearms, before attempting an arm bar. Ryan was able to avoid having the arm extended. Both went for drop kicks, and made the tag to Bosh and Quick.
Bosh and Quick had a test of strength. Quick climbed up Bosh onto his shoulders, and then hit a huracanrana, which was impressive. Scorpio tagged in and hit a sunset flip on Bosh for a near fall. He cranked Bosh’s neck for a Quick drop kick. Lost came in with a spear, and Bosh applied the testicular claw to Quick. He tagged Ryan, who used an elbow to the back and drop kick to Quick. Lost tagged in for a head lock, Bosh came in with a fisherman suplex, Lost came back for a choke, and Ryan tagged back in to brawl and choke. Quick got Ryan up in a fireman carry into a Michinoku Driver and tagged Scorpio.
Scorpio came in with knees to the midsection of Bosh. He hit a back breaker on Bosh and forearms and drop kicks on Lost. Ryan gave Scorpio a superkick, and dove to the outside on Quick. Scorpio tagged Dino. He used the flip, flop and fly on Bosh, and a spine buster on Lost. He traded forearms with Ryan. Ryan raked his face, but Dino did the matrix move and hit a spear. He hit a power bomb, but Bosh gave him an ace crusher. Quick and Scorpio threw Bosh and Lost to the outside, and hit stereo planchas. Dino dove off the top to the floor with a crossbody on the other five, which was quite the spectacle given Dino is a short, obese 280 pound man.
The heels brought a steel chair into the ring and tried to get Scorpio disqualified, but the referee wouldn’t call for the DQ. He then looked away when Scorpio hit Lost with the chair. Scorpio hit a reverse huracanrana on Ryan. Quick hit a spine buster on Bosh. Finally, Dino hit a swinging neck breaker off the top, which took forever to setup, on Ryan for the pin. After the match Scorpio brutally attacked Lost with the chair. They seem to be teasing some form of a double or triple turn.
8. Kevin Steen retained the PWG Title by defeating Samoa Joe. Joe slapped Steen at the onset, and used head butts to Steen’s hand. He applied a hammerlock/arm bar/half crab combination. Steen tried to knock down Joe twice with shoulder blocks unsuccessfully, so he slapped Joe twice. Joe used a bunch of slaps, and hit a superkick on the floor. He followed up with kicks, and they traded chops. Steen began bleeding from the mouth. Steen hit a somersault plancha from the ring to the outside. Back in the ring he hit a standing somersault leg drop.
Steen choked Joe, but Joe came back with a uranage, punches, kicks, and a knee drop. He used a crucifix cradle for a two. Steen used a head butt but hurt himself. Steen used a superkick and heel kick. Steen missed an elbow off the second rope. Joe went for a kick to the head, but Steen rammed his leg into the post. He went after the leg with a leg drag and half crab.
Joe came back with chops, a jaw breaker, and senton. He hit a power bomb for a near fall, and then turned the position into an STF. Joe continued with stiff forearms and chops. Steen hit the downward spiral, and two moonsaults, but Joe kicked out. Joe went for the muscle buster, but Steen got out. Steen went for the pile driver, but Joe got out. Joe hit the Spicolli driver, and they traded forearms. Joe applied the Kokina clutch but Steen broke it with a low blow. Steen went for the pile driver again. Joe got out and went for the Samoan drop, but Steen rolled through for a sloppy pin.
The best independent promotion in the country not run by Gabe Sapolsky held another typically strong show on Friday evening. The first half of the show was among the best shows I have seen all year, and among the best PWG has ever put out. Between the crowd being so into the first half, the show going long, and some problems with the finishing sequences, the post-intermission matches weren’t able to live up to the start. The best matches on the show were probably Chris Sabin vs. Petey Williams and El Generico vs. Jack Evans.
One of the things I really liked about this show is that the matches told distinct stories. One of the strengths of ECW as a sort of model for independent wrestling is that they would feature a number of distinct styles on the show so each match would feel different. This show had that vibe, with a comedy match (Excalibur/Disco Machine vs. Romero/Perkins), technical match (Williams vs. Sabin), brawl (S. Dragon/Richards vs. B-Boy/Ronin), high flying match (Evans vs. Generico), storyline feud (6-Man) and strong style match (Steen vs. Joe).
The crowd was strong, but didn’t look as overwhelming as some of the previous biggest cards. I would estimate in at around 400. As usual, the show got started late, 8:35PM, and ended late, 12:30AM. That’s the one thing PWG really needs to work on, because the late starts and really long cards burn out the crowd to some degree every single show. They had a ten bell salute for Eddie Guerrero prior to the show, and there were chants for Eddie.
1. Excalibur and Disco Machine beat Rocky Romero and TJ Perkins via disqualification. Excalibur at the start of the match was riding Romero verbally for his Black Tiger persona in New Japan. No attention was brought to the fact that Romero now uses the gimmick Guerrero once did. Rocky responded with kicks. Disco and Perkins tagged in. Perkins used a drop toe hold spot, and then set up Excalibur for a chase around the ring and over Disco, straight out of midget matches. Perkins applied a camel clutch, but Excalibur broke it up.
After an extended period of stalling by Excalibur and Disco, Excalibur received chops, punches and kicks from Romero. Perkins came in with a body slam and knee off the second rope for a two. He hit a fisherman suplex and swung into a side cradle for another two, and used a series of unsuccessful pinning attempts. Excalibur used some Muay Thai knees from the clinch and tagged in Disco. Disco used a scoop slam, a springboard moonsault, and a camel clutch of his own on Perkins.
Excalibur tagged in and used a double knee to the stomach, then Disco came back in with a snap suplex and chin lock. He hit an elbow drop for a near fall. Excalibur came back in with a nasty German suplex, but Romero broke up the pin. Perkins hit a brainbuster and made the tag. Romero hit a shining wizard and hard chops. He used a victory roll into an ankle lock on Excalibur, but Disco broke it up. Perkins tagged and applied the Texas cloverleaf to Excalibur. Excalibur tapped but the referee didn’t see it as Disco and Romero brawled on the floor.
Perkins went to hit a frog splash off the top, but Disco held him and prevented him from jumping. Eventually Perkins got free and hit the frog splash, but the referee called for the bell. He said Perkins was counted out on the top rope, which was a weak finish, particularly given PWG has 20 counts and it certainly wasn’t evident that the referee counted to 20.
2. Petey Williams beat Chris Sabin. Williams prior to the match took some shots at Canada, which was of course a setup for him going heel by refusing to use the Canadian Destroyer. He instead vowed to use the dreaded swinging neck breaker. Sabin and Williams used chain wrestling early, and Sabin went after the arm. Both went for pinning attempts, and they did a series of clever spots where they would go for the same move every time. Sabin used a spinning head scissors, and drop kick off the apron to the floor. He chopped Williams on the floor, and let members of the audience chop Williams. This one kid really walloped him. It was very amusing.
Sabin hit a drop kick off the top, but Williams turned the tide, sending Sabin to the floor. He hit a pescado into a huracanrana. He followed that up with a suplex, a northern lights suplex, and a back breaker. Sabin retaliated with forearms, but Williams hit a neck breaker and then the infamous swinging neck breaker. Sabin somehow kicked out. Williams put Sabin in the tree of woe, but as he climbed on the ropes to do unspeakable things, Sabin power bombed him off. They traded forearms. Sabin used an exploder, an enzuigiri and a Liger bomb, which was an awesome sequence.
Sabin went for the superplex but was thrown off, and Williams hit a huracanrana off the top. Sabin had Williams up for splash mountain but flipped him into a DDT. Williams came back with a side Russian leg sweep. Williams teased the Canadian Destroyer but used a stunner instead for a near fall. Williams rolled up Sabin and put his feet on the ropes, but Sabin kicked out. Sabin went for La Magistral but Williams countered and put his feet on the ropes again for the win. This was an excellent match.
3. Frankie Kazarian beat Christopher Daniels. They felt each other out early. Daniels used an arm drag, body slam and elbow drop. Kazarian came back with an arm drag, spinning toe hold, and head lock. They went out to the outside together, and Daniels tried to throw Kazarian into the post. Kazarian pulled up, but then pretended to run into the post. Daniels rolled back in the ring and celebrated, but Kazarian snuck in quickly and rolled him up for a near fall. I really liked that spot.
Kazarian hit a swinging neck breaker. Daniels went for the Angel’s wings “as seen on Spike TV,” but Kazarian got out and hit an enzuigiri. He followed that up with a DDT, but Daniels stopped him with a uranage. Daniels hit a crossbody off the top rope, but Kazarian rolled through for the pin. They shook hands after the match and did the Jeff Jarrett style strut together.
Daniels works much safer than most people on PWG cards, and takes it easy on his body. I don’t fault him at all for that, because he is on the verge of breaking out on the national scene, I think he is a phenomenal talent, and it is smart to keep his body from falling apart. However, the differences in what wrestlers are willing to do on these shows are often very evident.
4. Super Dragon and Davey Richards beat Ronin and B-Boy. Excalibur came out prior to the match and said that Gunning for Hookers were suspended for violating the PWG drug policy (which was a joke since their gimmick is that they are coke addicts). Excalibur said he hand picked two guys to soften Richards and Dragon up for their tag title match with Disco and Excalibur today. B-Boy was a former tag partner of Super Dragon in PWG, and Ronin is a typical ally of Excalibur and Disco Machine. This broke out into a brawl at the very beginning. Richards hit a tope. Richards and Dragon did simultaneous kicks and chops on Ronin on the outside.
Dragon hit a stiff chair shot on Ronin, and a suplex on the floor. He gave him another chair shot. Ronin came back with a back breaker on Richards and tagged B-Boy. He hit a chop and spit at Dragon. He used a suplex and went for the cover. B-Boy and Richards traded kicks. B-Boy hit an enzuigiri and tagged Ronin. Richards used a hand spring elbow into an enzuigiri of his own and tagged Dragon. Dragon hit a double foot stomp off the top on Ronin. He used a series of brutal chops and low blow. He hit a hard belly to back suplex, and was just brutalizing poor Hello Kitty, as Ronin is ineffectually, err, affectionately known.
Things didn’t get better, as Dragon delivered the curb stomp. Dragon knocked B-Boy off the apron, took his place, and pretended to be B-Boy calling for the tag. However, Ronin realized what was going on, slapping Dragon and hitting a DDT. He hit a forearm on Richards and tagged B-Boy. B-Boy hit a spinning heel kick and drop kick to Richards. B-Boy and Dragon traded chops. Dragon got the STF on B-Boy and Richards got the crippler crossface on Ronin. Ronin and B-Boy responded with stereo Spicolli drivers on Richards and Dragon.
B-Boy hit a scorpion death drop on the apron to Super Dragon. Richards hit kicks and a German suplex on Ronin in the ring. Dragon applied the dragon sleeper to B-Boy. They did a series of four clotheslines where each guy laid out another. Dragon hit a tiger suplex on B-Boy and the double foot stomp off the top to the head. He then ran across the ring into a somersault plancha to Ronin on the floor. In the ring Dragon went for the psycho driver, but B-Boy hit a shining wizard. Ronin hit a power bomb for a near fall.
Dragon put Ronin in a power bomb position, Richards dove off the top rope onto Ronin’s back, and Dragon power bombed Ronin into Richards’ legs. This was an awesome spot. Ronin kicked out. Dragon gave Ronin a psycho driver onto B-Boy and Richards hit a shooting star press on Ronin for the pin. These four worked really hard. Richards after the match returned to the ring to pay tribute to Eddie Guerrero. You could clearly see how much it meant to him, and that he wanted to do credit to Eddie’s memory.
5. Jack Evans beat El Generico. Evans has his limitations, but I don’t understand why he isn’t a special attraction for a major promotion. He is the most spectacular high flyer in North America by a wide margin. Prior to the match Evans did some really impressive break dancing. It was so good that it had a demoralizing effect on Generico. Generico responded with the worm. They used some mat wrestling early, with Evans going after an arm bar. Generico hit a back breaker and chop. Generico hit a somersault senton off the apron onto Evans for a two.
Evans came back with a neck breaker, a chop and an elbow. He hit a handspring elbow, but Generico fought back with a chop and a double jump moonsault to the floor. At this point they went balls to the wall. Evans hit a handspring elbow across the ring into a moonsault over the ropes, catching Generico in a huracanrana on the floor. At least that’s the best way I can describe it. Back in the ring Evans hit a standing 450 splash. Generico went for the top rope brainbuster, but Evans got out. Generico hit two consecutive running boots to the face. He lifted Evans for a brainbuster which he turned into a Michinoku Driver.
Generico evoked Konnan, as he took off and threw Evans’ shoes. Evans wrestled the rest of the match in his socks. Generico hit a power bomb for a near fall. Generico went for the top rope brainbuster twice, but Evans hit a reverse huracanrana off the top for a near fall. Evans hit a 360 rotation dive off the top into a DDT for another awesome two. Finally he hit a 630 splash for the pin. The crowd chanted “that was awesome,” and gave both a standing ovation. This was the show stealer.
6. Jimmy Yang beat Bryan Danielson. Danielson plays his role of subtle 70s heel champion ala Dory Funk, Jr. or Nick Bockwinkel so well. Yang was wearing an armband for Eddie Guerrero. Yang and Danielson traded arm drags early. Danielson hit a drop kick, and Yang used an enzuigiri. Danielson teased walking out, and informed the referee he had a 20 count. Yang hit a crescent kick for a near fall, and continued the offensive with a suplex. Danielson hit the European uppercut, and Yang in trying to respond ran into the post and went to the outside. Danielson went to the outside and threw Yang into me. I’m not sure if he was aiming for the seat next to me or not.
Danielson back in the ring hit a belly to back suplex and worked on the arm. They traded chops. Danielson used la tapatia. He teased doing another, but then refused. He got into a series of arguments with the referee, reminding the referee that he has a 5 count to break. Yang kicked Danielson as he was coming into the corner, and hit a moonsault. He went for another, but he got crotched by Danielson. Danielson hit a belly to back suplex off the top. They traded forearms, with Danielson bleeding from the mouth. Danielson hit a clothesline. He went for cattle mutilation, but Yang was able to escape.
Danielson did a 30 revolution airplane spin, and then stumbled around in a comedic manner. He missed a splash off the top and Yang hit a corkscrew moonsault. Danielson applied the crossface chicken wing and locked his arms, but Yang got to the ropes. Danielson went for a belly to back suplex off the top again, but it was reversed by Yang in mid-air. I think this was supposed to be the finish, because Danielson didn’t kick out, but the referee stopped the count at two anyway. Yang quickly composed himself, slammed Danielson, and hit a corkscrew splash for the pin.
7. Scorpio Sky, Quicksilver and Dino Winwood beat Chris Bosh, Joey Ryan and Scott Lost. Bosh has inexplicably become one of the most over faces in the promotion, and was the biggest face in this match despite being in a heel faction. Scorpio and Ryan started. Ryan worked on the arm, and Scorpio applied a crossface. Scorpio got full mouth and hammered Ryan with forearms, before attempting an arm bar. Ryan was able to avoid having the arm extended. Both went for drop kicks, and made the tag to Bosh and Quick.
Bosh and Quick had a test of strength. Quick climbed up Bosh onto his shoulders, and then hit a huracanrana, which was impressive. Scorpio tagged in and hit a sunset flip on Bosh for a near fall. He cranked Bosh’s neck for a Quick drop kick. Lost came in with a spear, and Bosh applied the testicular claw to Quick. He tagged Ryan, who used an elbow to the back and drop kick to Quick. Lost tagged in for a head lock, Bosh came in with a fisherman suplex, Lost came back for a choke, and Ryan tagged back in to brawl and choke. Quick got Ryan up in a fireman carry into a Michinoku Driver and tagged Scorpio.
Scorpio came in with knees to the midsection of Bosh. He hit a back breaker on Bosh and forearms and drop kicks on Lost. Ryan gave Scorpio a superkick, and dove to the outside on Quick. Scorpio tagged Dino. He used the flip, flop and fly on Bosh, and a spine buster on Lost. He traded forearms with Ryan. Ryan raked his face, but Dino did the matrix move and hit a spear. He hit a power bomb, but Bosh gave him an ace crusher. Quick and Scorpio threw Bosh and Lost to the outside, and hit stereo planchas. Dino dove off the top to the floor with a crossbody on the other five, which was quite the spectacle given Dino is a short, obese 280 pound man.
The heels brought a steel chair into the ring and tried to get Scorpio disqualified, but the referee wouldn’t call for the DQ. He then looked away when Scorpio hit Lost with the chair. Scorpio hit a reverse huracanrana on Ryan. Quick hit a spine buster on Bosh. Finally, Dino hit a swinging neck breaker off the top, which took forever to setup, on Ryan for the pin. After the match Scorpio brutally attacked Lost with the chair. They seem to be teasing some form of a double or triple turn.
8. Kevin Steen retained the PWG Title by defeating Samoa Joe. Joe slapped Steen at the onset, and used head butts to Steen’s hand. He applied a hammerlock/arm bar/half crab combination. Steen tried to knock down Joe twice with shoulder blocks unsuccessfully, so he slapped Joe twice. Joe used a bunch of slaps, and hit a superkick on the floor. He followed up with kicks, and they traded chops. Steen began bleeding from the mouth. Steen hit a somersault plancha from the ring to the outside. Back in the ring he hit a standing somersault leg drop.
Steen choked Joe, but Joe came back with a uranage, punches, kicks, and a knee drop. He used a crucifix cradle for a two. Steen used a head butt but hurt himself. Steen used a superkick and heel kick. Steen missed an elbow off the second rope. Joe went for a kick to the head, but Steen rammed his leg into the post. He went after the leg with a leg drag and half crab.
Joe came back with chops, a jaw breaker, and senton. He hit a power bomb for a near fall, and then turned the position into an STF. Joe continued with stiff forearms and chops. Steen hit the downward spiral, and two moonsaults, but Joe kicked out. Joe went for the muscle buster, but Steen got out. Steen went for the pile driver, but Joe got out. Joe hit the Spicolli driver, and they traded forearms. Joe applied the Kokina clutch but Steen broke it with a low blow. Steen went for the pile driver again. Joe got out and went for the Samoan drop, but Steen rolled through for a sloppy pin.
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