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Change It Up. Hell In A Cell Match Originally Planned For WrestleMania 35.

Posted: 05 Jul 2019 11:05 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/change-hell-cell-match-originally-planned-wrestlemania-35/


That could have gone a very different way. Earlier this year at
WrestleMania 35, Triple H defeated Batista in what Batista has said will be
his final match. The match is part of a longstanding feud between the two, which started all the way back in 2005. The match was one of the bigger
parts of the card but as it turns out, things could have been even bigger
than it was.

Batista was a guest on Talk Is Jericho this week and mentioned that he and Triple H had hoped to have their match be inside Hell In A Cell but Vince McMahon turned the idea down. McMahon said that the match did not work
because Hell In A Cell is its own event and that he did not want the match taking place at WrestleMania. Batista defeated Triple H inside the Cell at Vengeance 2005. At the moment, Hell In A Cell is not currently scheduled
this year.

This is what we got instead. Check out the announcement of the kind of
match the two would have:
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Opinion: This isn’t the biggest surprise in the world as the match would
have made sense, but at the same time, it’s not like it would matter that much given how the match was worked. The No Holds Barred stipulation that
we got wouldn’t have changed that much inside the Cell and given the slow pace of the match, it’s not like this would have made the biggest
difference in the world.

Would you have preferred the Cell? Would the match have been better? Let
us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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Theyre At It Again. WWE Teases An Undertaker vs. Sting Match.

Posted: 05 Jul 2019 10:57 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/theyre-wwe-teases-undertaker-vs-sting-match/


They just can’t let it go. Over the years, there have been very few true dream matches in wrestling. These things have become fewer and further
between with so many matches taking place every week on Monday Night Raw or SmackDown Live, plus pay per views. However, there is one match that fans
have wanted to see for a very long time and WWE is still teasing things.

On Friday, WWE posted an image of Undertaker and Sting in the ring
together, seemingly teasing a future match between the two of them. At the moment, there is no word on a potential match between Sting and Undertaker, though such a match has been teased for years. Sting announced his
retirement from wrestling due to age and injuries in 2016 after wrestling a handful of matches for WWE.

Imagine pic.twitter.com/ubFnxF9aNW

- WWE (@WWE) July 5, 2019



WWE really has talked about this for years. Check out WWE looking at the
video years ago:
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Opinion: This match has been hinted and suggested and teased forever and I
just can’t imagine it actually happening. Both Undertaker and Sting are
over fifty and do you really want to see them out there embarrassing themselves? Consider how bad the Goldberg vs. Undertaker match was just
last month. Yes there was an injury, but how likely is that to happen
again on a bigger stage given the circumstances?

Do you think this match will happen? How do you want it to go? Let us
know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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The Bidding Begins. AEW In Hunt For This Former WWE Star.

Posted: 05 Jul 2019 10:53 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/bidding-begins-aew-hunt-former-wwe-star/


They have a target. The rise of AEW has started the first series of
bidding wars in wrestling in a very long time. You might get one every now
and then but with the two big companies, along with several of the smaller ones, going after talent, there are all kinds of ways to get more talent on more shows. One name is currently on AEW’s radar and it could be a
valuable pickup.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, AEW is interested in
bringing in Davey Boy Smith Jr, as are both Pro Wrestling Noah and All
Japan Pro Wrestling. Smith left New Japan Pro Wrestling in June and is currently under contract to Major League Wrestling. However, the same is
true of both Jimmy Havoc and Maxwell Jacob Friedman, both of whom have been featured in AEW. There is no reported interest from WWE, where Smith
wrestled 2006-2011.

Smith can be a heck of a power man. Check out some of his work in MLW:
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Opinion: Smith is a heck of a power guy and hopefully he gets to be out
there on a big stage and showing how good he really can be. The man is a powerhouse with a great look and experience. That’s something rather valuable and someone who could offer a lot to a bunch of promotions. Any
of the companies interested in him could use him and he seems to have his
pick of employers.

Where do you think Smith will wind up? Who do you want to see him face?
Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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REVIEW: Lockdown 2014: Uncaged Potential Wasted

Posted: 05 Jul 2019 10:49 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/review-lockdown-2014-uncaged-potential-wasted/


Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net, starting today. It could be anything from modern WWE
to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using
letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be?
Lockdown 2014

Date: March 9, 2014

Location: BankUnited Center, Miami, Florida

Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
Its been five months since the last pay per view so this isnt something TNA
is used to anymore. We have a double main event tonight with Magnus
defending the World Title against Samoa Joe and Team MVP vs. Team Dixie in Lethal Lockdown for control of the company. The Lethal Lockdown match also
has Jeff Hardy returning for the first time in a few months. All of the
matches tonight are in the cage so lets get to it.
We see Magnus arriving earlier today.
The opening video talks about being alone with your greatest enemies inside
the cage.
Bad Influence/Chris Sabin vs. Great Muta/Sanada/Yasu
Daniels and Kazarian come out in Great Muta garb circa 1989. Sanada took
the X Title from Austin Aries a week ago in Japan. Sabin and Sanada get
things going and fight over hiptosses before Sanada grabs an abdominal
stretch. Its quickly off to Muta to drop some fast elbows on Sabin followed
by a crossface hold. Daniels makes the save but we get the Green Mist from Muta.
Back to Yasuyuki who gets taken into the wrong corner with Daniels
dropping him with a belly to back suplex, setting up a slingshot legdrop
from Kaz for two. Daniels suplexes Kaz onto Yatzu, setting up a springboard moonsault for two from Christopher. Back to Kaz who misses a top rope
legdrop, allowing the hot tag off to Sanada.
He cleans house until Bad Influence hits a quick High/Low for two. Daniels takes Sanada down for a second but a hot tag brings in Muta to really clean house with dragon screw leg whips all around. The Mist puts Daniels down
and theres the Shining Wizard, setting up a moonsault from Sanada for the
pin on Daniels at 9:22.
Rating: C. Not a bad match and a good choice for an opener, but its also a
good example of whats wrong with the all cages gimmick. The cage added absolutely nothing here and theres no reason for the cage to be there at
all. The fans reacted well to the Japanese guys so it certainly wasnt a terrible idea.
You might know these guys:
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Heres Spud to introduce Dixie as real royalty. She calls herself a real
queen, unlike that stupid King James. Dixie rants about how MVP and the
people have driven her to do something shes going to regret. She built this company into the international success that it is. Earlier this week she
went to New York to get a little insurance policy to ensure victory
tonight. Jeff Hardy walked out on this company and therefore breached his contract. Therefore, hes banned from the building tonight and now we can
enjoy the rest of the show.
Velvet Sky and Eric Young are answering internet questions. Eric thinks everything changes after tonight.
We recap Shaw vs. Anderson. Shaw is obsessed with Christy Hemme and
Anderson is protecting her from harm. Samuel thinks this means Anderson is preventing him from being with Christy and has been attacking him as a
result.
Mr. Anderson vs. Samuel Shaw
This is escape only. Before Anderson comes out, Shaw climbs to the top of
the cage and says if Christy doesnt come out, hes going to professionally
end it all. Before he can jump though, Anderson comes out and points out
the obvious: the cage isnt high enough to do a lot of damage. All that will
do is break his ankle and make Shaw look even goofier. Anderson offers to
beat Shaw up a bit and then take him somewhere really high to jump.
Were finally ready to go with Anderson taking over for a few moments but running into a boot in the corner. Christy is at ringside now. An early Mic Check is blocked but Anderson takes him down with a gutwrench suplex. Shaw chokes Anderson in the corner but cant quite get over the cage. Anderson
goes after him but gets rammed face first into the cage a few times and
knocked down to the mat. Shaw still cant climb fast enough though and
Anderson runs the corner for a belly to back superplex.
Shaw sends him face first into the cage but Anderson sends him into the
cage door, knocking it open and drilling Earl Hebner in the process. Theres
the Mic Check to Shaw and a second one sends him face first into the
buckle. Anderson calls him a frickin weirdo and climbs the cage but Shaw reaches through a hole in the cage and pulls Christy in.
Shaw starts crawling on the mat ala Kevin Sullivan at the 1988 Great
American Bash. Anderson makes it to the floor but theres no referee. Mr.
gets the key from Hebner and opens the door for the save but Shaw hits
Anderson low and chokes him out before leaving for the win at 10:12.
Rating: C. I liked this a lot more than I was expecting to with Shaw
getting creepier and creepier every week. The longer this story goes the
more likely it seems that Christy joins Shaw at some point, but it doesnt
have quite the impact since she and Anderson are just friends. Not much of
a match but the story and characters are good. Its very nice to see someone like Anderson go from one feud right into another like people did back in
the day instead of just floating around and doing nothing at all.
Team Roode isnt sure what the insurance policy is and argue about who will
own what percentage of the company after they win.
We quickly look at Ethan Carter III injuring Kurt Angle, putting Kurt out
of the match tonight.
Heres Ethan who has issued an open challenge for Angles spot. Ethan talks
about growing up wanting to be the best and to beat the best. In 1996, Kurt Angle was the best and Ethan took him out twice now. The fans say he cant wrestle but Ethan comes back with chants of “Im very good” and “I disagree.” By the way this is our third promo tonight and its getting clear that theyre stalling, despite having eight matches. He asks anyone to come
out here but warns the fans not to hijack this show.
Ethan Carter III vs. Bobby Lashley
Well thats a surprise. Ethan insists that Lashley isnt on the roster but
Bobby powerslams him down and hits a big spear. There was no bell so it
wasnt a match, meaning Ethan is still undefeated.
Kenny Kings King of the Night promo.
Magnus says hes all alone tonight but hes used to that. He has to battle against Joe on his own tonight and hes fighting a lone crusade. Something doesnt sit well with him tonight because everyone is talking about what Joe
is going to do to him. No one has asked what Magnus is going to do to Joe. Tonight, Joe bows down to the reign of Magnus.
Manik vs. Tigre Uno
Pin/submission to win here. Tigre Uno is Extreme Tiger from AAA. They trade some very fast wristlocks to start before they both go for dropkicks and
crash to the mat. Back up and they miss each other a few times until Tigre dropkicks Manik down. Manik comes out of the corner with a headscissors
before throwing him to the top rope, only to have Tigre catch himself on
the cage. A moonsault gets two on Manik but Tigre misses a charge and goes flying into the steel.
Manik gets two off a belly to back suplex and drives some knees into Tigres back. Theres a surfboard hold from Manik and he drops Tigre backwards for
two. Manik gets two more off a dropkick and a backbreaker gets the same.
Tigre comes back by jumping up to the top rope and coming down with a hurricanrana.
A spinwheel kick and running DDT drop Manik again but he cant get a sunset
bomb off the top. Instead Manik dropkicks him in the back and gets two of
his own off a sitout powerbomb. They trade standing switches and Tigre
tries a capture suplex, only to drop Manik down onto his head. A quick Sabretooth (moonsault into a 450) Splash is enough to give Tigre the pin at 7:48.
Rating: C+. Take two guys and let them fly around the ring for eight
minutes. It worked every night in WCW and its going to work every single
time you use it in wrestling. Tigre Uno looked good out there and will be a nice addition to the division, bringing the roster up to what, five people? Good stuff here but this show needs something that matters soon.
We recap Gunner vs. Storm. Gunner took the Feast or Fired briefcase from
him and Storm was livid, eventually turning on Gunner to cost him the World Title match against Magnus. Tonight its last man standing.
James Storm vs. Gunner
New music and long tights for James tonight. They start fighting on the
ramp and Storm gets in a good shot early. Gunner rams him into the cage and suplexes him on the floor before going to get some chairs. He throws three
of them into the cage but Storm sends him into the steps to slow Gunner
down. Storm sends him into the cage and slams the cage door on Gunners
head. He demands a count and we get the opening bell followed by a four
count.
Storm wedges a chair into the corner and takes Gunner down with a jumping
DDT for five. Gunner tries to get up but gets choked down by a tag rope and dropped throat first across the top rope. James ties the rope around
Gunners throat and ties it to the rope but Gunner rips it away, only to be taken down by a low blow. Gunner no sells some ramming into the buckle and
rams his own head into the same buckle for good measure.
Some running knees including one to Storms head have Storm in trouble and Gunner pulls the top of the steps into the ring. A hard shot to James head
gets eight but he comes back with a quick Closing Time (Codebreaker) before ramming Gunner into the chair in the corner. James blasts him in the back
with the chair but Gunner is getting that look in his eyes. He fights up
and scores with a spear and an F5 as the fans think this is awesome. Storm tries to grab the chair but Gunner stands on it to thwart the Cowboys plans. Gunner slams him down again and goes up, only to have Storm throw the chair
at Gunners head on the way down for seven. Another hard shot to the back
gets five and Storm sets up some chairs in the ring. He loads up the Eye of
the Storm but Gunner gets to the ropes in the corner. Both guys climb to
the middle rope and ram each other into the cage until Gunner superplexes
him through the chairs for the win at 12:02.
Rating: B. Good but not great last man standing match here as they beat a
lot of tar out of each other. Gunner getting a win over a former world
champion on pay per view isnt going to hurt anything but I just dont see a
top level guy in him. The ending spot and chair pelting spot looked good
and the match was a lot of fun, which is what matters here.
We look at Dixies promo again because thats what we do in TNA.
Team MVP is ready for revenge but dont like the idea of being patient.
Richards wants to get Aries for injuring his shoulder but MVP tells him to
keep his composure. MVP promises to unleash the Wolves and the hunt will be
on.
We recap Gail Kim vs. Madison Rayne. They used to be best friends but
titles came between them. How many times has TNA used that story for this division in recent years?
Knockouts Title: Gail Kim vs. Madison Rayne
Rayne is defending. Gail quickly takes her down to start and chokes with a
boot but Madison gets a quick rollup for two. Kim fakes her out on a middle rope cross body and tries to leave, only to have Madison get above her and
use her legs to ram Gails head into the cage. Madison gets pulled off the
cage and down to the mat in a crash for two but shes still able to make a
save as Gail tries to leave.
Kim bends her over a knee for a backbreaker but Rayne stretches her legs up
for a kick to the head. Madison sends her face first into the cage and
drops her with some forearms and a low dropkick. Both girls climb the cage
but Gail brings her down with a neckbreaker in a big crash. Madison makes a save to prevent an escape but gets leveraged into the cage for two. They
both climb again and Gail is sent down, setting up a top rope spear for the
pin to retain Madisons title at 8:55.
Rating: C. Madison is getting better in the ring and is of course very nice
to look at so the match wasnt all that bad. The cage added something with
the collisions here but its still nothing that blew me away. The division
is dying for some fresh stories but thats been the case for years now.
These were always highlights:
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Joe says hes dominated the last few months to earn this shot. He once considered Magnus to be a brother but now Magnus has thrown that away for
the quick and easy path to the title. Joe will make the pain tangible and
bash it into Magnus skull over and over again.
We recap Joe vs. Magnus which was already covered in Joes promo. Magnus was part of the Main Event Mafia but joined Dixie Carter to become champion. Tonight its knockout or submission only to win.
TNA World Title: Samoa Joe vs. Magnus
Magnus is defending. Joe gets in the first offense with a hard kick to the thigh but the champion takes him down with a headlock. In a unique move,
Joe grabs a wristlock and headbutts Magnus hand before putting on a
hammerlock. A hard back elbow to the jaw drops Magnus again and Joe peppers
him with right hands in the corner. Joe chops him down in the corner and
hits the Facewash.
Magnus avoids the running backsplash and hammers away before raking Joes
eyes. The champion misses a charge and goes into the cage so Joe rams him
face first into the steel over and over. The ramming draws blood and Joe
goes right after it but misses a charge, allowing the Englishman to send
him face first into the steel over and over. Now Joe is busted open and
Magnus locks on the Figure Four.
Joe turns it over but Magnus immediately lets go and puts on a camel
clutch. Thats powered out of as well but Magnus slaps on a sleeper. Joe
picks him up into the air and drops Magnus down onto his back, putting both guys down. Magnus loses a forearm slugout but gets a boot up in the corner
to stop a charging Samoan. Joe comes right back with a slam and the
backsplash followed by a cross armbreaker.
Magnus rolls out and heads up top and shoves Joe down before dropping the
big elbow. Joe gets back to his feet and wins a slugout with his hard slaps before crotching Magnus down on the top. Theres the MuscleBuster and the Koquina Clutch but Abyss hand comes up through the ring and pulls Joe
through the mat. After a few seconds, a furious Joe slowly comes up through
the ring and chokes Magnus in the corner. Abyss comes up through the hole
and hits Joe in the stomach with Janice before a Black Hole Slam sets up
the Koquina Clutch from Magnus for the win at 19:28.
Rating: B-. Well the Authority has its Kane now. I dont think it was a big surprise that there were shenanigans at the end but the question was what
would happen. Abyss being the corporate monster gives him something to do
but its not exactly something new. Then again, this is TNA where we have to have an evil alliance on top of the company because thats almost all they
know how to do.
Post match Eric Young asks Abyss what hes thinking but Magnus says get him
out of here.
Dixie sends Spud to get the insurance policy.  Roode comes in and says hes nervous but Dixie says theres insurance.  They tell each other not to screw this up.
We recap Lethal Lockdown with both teams fighting for control of the
company.  Aries swerved MVP to join Team Roode but MVP brought back Jeff
Hardy to even things out.
Team MVP vs. Team Roode
MVP, Wolves, Jeff Hardy
Bobby Roode, Bro Mans, Austin Aries
Its Lethal Lockdown, meaning WarGames and the winner gets control of TNA
(Roode is fighting for Dixie and gets 10% ownership if his team wins). Two
men start for five minutes followed by a member of Team Roode (due to
winning a match on Impact) enters for a two minute advantage. After two
minutes a member of Team MVP enters to even things out for two minutes.
This alternates until all eight are in when a roof with weapons is lowered
and then its one fall to a finish, including pins.
Aries and the hometown boy MVP get things going with MVP kicking Aries in
the face. Austin comes back with a bulldog and the Last Chancery before
laying on the ropes. A missile dropkick doesnt work as MVP catches him in
an exploder suplex and the Ballin Elbow but Aries takes him out before it lands. Aries hits a running dropkick but MVP slams him down and hammers
away. Austin escapes an arm hold but misses an elbow drop as Robbie E comes
in for the advantage after four minutes.
MVP immediately drops him on his face but Aries gets in a cheap shot and
the heels take over. A top rope ax handle puts MVP down and E drops a
middle rope elbow to the face. They talk trash to MVP until Eddie Edwards
ties things up. Eddie cleans house as you expect a fresh man to do in a
Lethal Lockdown match. DJ Zema Ion tries to interfere but gets knocked off
the cage wall in a big bump. The good guys control for a bit until the
clock runs out with Jesse Godderz giving Team Roode a 3-2 advantage.
The Bro Mans take over without much happening until Davey Richards and his
bad arm ties things up. Davey of course gives his team the advantage again
with the fast paced double team offense as the WarGames formula is firmly
in place here. Stereo half crabs have the Bro Mans in trouble until Aries clotheslines the Wolves from behind. Roode and his awesome sleeveless coat makes it 4-3. The captains go face to face until Roode takes MVP down with
a spinebuster.
The heels take complete control until the clock comes on and its Willow
(Jeff Hardys new gimmick, which looks like a black and white Ultimo Dragon
mask and really high pants) to tie things up and complete both teams. He
comes in as the lights are out and dives off the top of the cage. If they
dont want us to know hes Hardy, they might have wanted to give him a full
body suit to cover the big green tattoo. Thankfully Taz and Tenay drop
hints about who it is as the roof with the weapons lower..and heres Dixie.
She introduces the insurance policy as the special referee: Bully Ray. As
in the guy that spent a year and a half trying to destroy her company. Team
MVP waits for Ray at the door but Team Roode jumps them from behind. The weapons are brought in with Ray finding a table under the ring. Dixie sits
in a chair on the stage to watch the carnage as its all Team Roode. Bobby
puts Daveys bad arm in the Crossface with Bully asking if he wants to give
up and talking trash at the same time.
Team Roode all has front facelocks on their opponents but a triple backdrop breaks them free. Richards is broken out quickly and MVP makes sure to hit
the Ballin Elbow on Roode. The weapons are used more extensively and Willow loads up a powerbomb on Aries but throws him face first into the cage
instead. Robbie is tied up in the Tree of Woe as Ray is just standing in
the corner watching. The Wolves set up a trashcan in front of Robbies face
for an AWESOME double Van Terminator.
Aries is sat in a chair and kicked over and over until he grabs Richards
for a BRAINBUSTER THROUGH THE CHAIR. Willow breaks up the save but Aries
puts him on a trashcan, only to have Willow move before the 450 only hits
the can. A Twist of Fate and Swanton gets a very delayed two on Aries as
Roode makes the save and sends Willow into the cage. The table is set up in
the cage but Ray gets in the way of the Roode Bomb to MVP. Ray and Roode
stare each other down until Ray gives him a Bully Bomb. MVP hits a quick
Drive By on Roode for the pin at 26:53.
Rating: B+. The match started slowly but those big spots at the end were
great. MVP winning is the right call and fairly obvious (I dont believe
heels have EVER won Lethal Lockdown) but at least there was some drama in there. I dont get the point of having Hardy be Willow if theyre going to
just acknowledge hes Hardy in a costume. Good main event and a match the
show needed.
For power:
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Dixie and Spud go to the cage but Spud pulls her away from Ray. Bully puts Roode through a table to end the show.
Overall Rating: B. The show was entertaining but the ending didnt do much
for me. The New York thing was pretty obvious if you thought about it long enough and Lethal Lockdown was the same as it always was. Overall it wasnt
bad, but like everything else with TNA it didnt feel like it made things better.
The company is still in the same place: a promotion with a not bad story
but nothing all that exciting because its most of the same guys just being rotated into different spots with about one new guy being added to the main event every year. At least the Authority is broken (for now) and we dont
have some evil owner. Then again this is TNA so I give them until June to
have Dixie back on TV and in power.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since
2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

Get the latest and greatest in professional wrestling news by signing up
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Major League Wrestling Fusion Results - June 29, 2019

Posted: 05 Jul 2019 03:41 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/major-league-wrestling-fusion-results-june-29-2019/


If you would like to see the show, you can watch it in full for free right here:

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Fusion #64

Date: June 29, 2019

Location: Waukesha County Expo Center, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Commentators: Jim Cornette, Rich Bocchini

It’s another Contra show here and that means things could get interesting again. This time around it’s Josef Samael vs. World Champion Tom Lawlor as Lawlor gets ready for his showdown with Jacob Fatu for the World Title next week. Samael is the designated fall guy so you can probably guess what is coming tonight. Let’s get to it.

We open with a video from Contra, threatening to destroy Lawlor tonight.

Opening sequence.

Marshall and Ross Von Erich come to commentary to say they’ll have Lawlor’s back.
Adam Brooks vs. Austin Aries

The hometown boy Aries now has a thicker beard and is in the long tights
this time. Aries catches a kick to the leg to start and takes Brooks to the
mat as we go with some amateur stuff. Brooks gets a hammerlock but Aries reverses into a front facelock. A hard armdrag puts Brooks back down and
it’s a basement dropkick to send him outside. Brooks sends him into the corner and hits a sliding dropkick of his own.

A springboard Stunner gives Brooks two and a low superkick keeps Aries down
on the floor. Back in and Aries gets in a shinbreaker into a belly to back suplex to put Brooks in trouble. Some knees to the head keep Brooks down
and Aries hits the middle rope elbow to Brooks’ seated back. The
neckbreaker over the ropes sends Brooks to the floor but the suicide dive
is blocked with a forearm.

Brooks gets in a slingshot DDT but can’t follow up. Aries is right back
with the Horns of Aries (Last Chancery) until Brooks makes the rope. Brooks sends him to the apron but dives into a Death Valley Driver onto the apron, with Cornette going into a rant about how dangerous that is. He’s right you know. The 450 hits Brooks’ knees though but his Swanton hits Aries’ knees. A discus forearm sets up the brainbuster to give Aries the pin at 12:00.

Result: Austin Aries b. Adam Brooks Brainbuster (12:00)

Post match Aries is interviewed by says don’t interrupt the fans, who

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