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    (VIDEO): Sad Yet Vengeful. Rey Mysterio Reacts To Being Unmasked On Raw
    And Takes A Shot At AEW Star.

    Posted: 29 Jul 2019 11:04 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/video-sad-yet-vengeful-rey-mysterio-reacts-unmasked-raw-takes-shot-aew-star/


    You can’t blame him for being upset. There are very few Hispanic stars, or stars in general, on the level of Rey Mysterio. He is one of the biggest
    names in the history of wrestling and a lot of that stems from his iconic
    mask. It is one of the most famous looks in wrestling and while he has
    been see wrestling without it, the idea of seeing it again is almost
    impossible to fathom. That’s why Monday was so surprising.

    During this week’s Monday Night Raw, Mysterio was defeated by Andrade in a gauntlet match. After the pinfall, Andrade ripped at Mysterio’s mask, exposing his face in the process. Ricochet made the save to prevent the
    entire mask from being removed. After the show, Mysterio discussed what it meant to have his mask ripped off, saying that only Eddie Guerrero and
    Randy Orton had done so in WWE. This is more interesting as he left off
    Chris Jericho, who unmasked Mysterio at Extreme Rules 2009.

    Mysterio wasn’t happy. Check out his reaction to the incident:

    This seems important too. Check out Andrade tearing the mask, with the
    shot of Mysterio’s face having been edited out:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: That sounds like a way to set up a mask vs. hair match at
    Summerslam, which would be a great culmination for the rivalry between
    these two. They have had some great matches in the past and having a big
    time match like this on the grand stage would be a nice moment. If nothing else, it would be nice to have a real possibility of Mysterio losing, which would have seemed unthinkable before.

    Would you like to see mask vs. hair? Should Mysterio unmask? 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 Unwritten Rules. NXT Star Asks Retired Wrestler For Permission To Use
    His Finisher, Triggering Interesting Discussion.

    Posted: 29 Jul 2019 10:57 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/unwritten-rules-nxt-star-asks-retired-wrestler-permission-use-finisher-triggering-interesting-discussion/


    It’s a respect thing. There are only so many wrestling moves to go around for people to use as finishers. At some point, you’re just going to see
    the same things done over and over again. That is the case now more than
    ever with so many wrestlers being allowed to win. If the move is a big
    one, it can be worth the time to ask the original user for their
    permission, which is the case now.

    NXT star Dominik Dijakovic recently posted a Tweet showing himself using
    the Tazmission in a match. This seems to be his new finisher, which
    warranted a mention from Taz himself. Taz said that Dijakovic did ask him
    for permission to do the move, though it was in public (in a since deleted Tweet) instead of in private as it should be. Various fan responses sent
    Taz into an explanation of how important the move is to him as well as how
    it is proper to ask for permission.

    Nobody will beat me. Nobody will survive.
    Feast Your Eyes on the Tazmission. pic.twitter.com/GfVv8jwxmm

    - Dominik Dijakovic (@DijakovicWWE) July 29, 2019



    I actually care very much, I appreciate you asking me.

    On twitter in a public forum is not the right way for this discussion to happen. Privately is the proper way. https://t.co/Qq67XvDKgg

    - TAZ (@OfficialTAZ) July 29, 2019



    ding. https://t.co/qiWoyuQox2

    - TAZ (@OfficialTAZ) July 29, 2019



    BULLSHIT. https://t.co/4Z9mr2oYNu

    - TAZ (@OfficialTAZ) July 29, 2019



    It’s KATA HA JIME.Yes it’s a judo, it’s been for centuries by judokas, no
    one has used it in the pro wrestling world do some homework before you come
    at me. https://t.co/l3Is9e574d

    - TAZ (@OfficialTAZ) July 29, 2019



    I need to say this. Every suplex I did was special to me and my finishing
    choke was well thought out and done with good logical reasoning and it’s still very near and dear to my heart. they weren’t just “moves” or a “holds”.

    BTW, new pod dropping today.

    - TAZ (@OfficialTAZ) July 29, 2019



    That was a devastating hold back in the day. Check out Taz using it in his most famous WWE match:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: I know it’s a bit of a strange tradition, but asking for
    permission when the hold is named after someone is probably a good idea.
    For the sake of wrestling, that was Tazz’s hold and it was nice of
    Dijakovic to think of asking Taz for permission. Now that being said, the Tweet that said a giant like Dijakovic shouldn’t be using a submission like that made a lot of sense. It’s a nice gesture, but maybe not the most logical choice.

    Do you like the idea of unwritten rules in wrestling? What should
    Dijakovic use as a finisher? 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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    Permission To Use His Finisher, Triggering Interesting Discussion. appeared first on WrestlingRumors.net.


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    Learn From His Experience. Former Impact Wrestling World Champion
    Seemingly Working For WWE.

    Posted: 29 Jul 2019 10:54 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/learn-experience-former-impact-wrestling-world-champion-seemingly-working-wwe/


    Always good to bring in some fresh perspective. The WWE Performance Center
    is one of the biggest changes in wrestling. The facility is like none
    other in the history in wrestling with all kinds of equipment, resources
    and coaches on hand to make everything work perfectly. While this does not make it the best training facility ever, it does open the door for more
    people to work, including a new one.

    Former Impact Wrestling World Champion Chris Sabin has posted a new Tweet showing a picture of a WWE Performance Center shirt. While not confirmed,
    this would heavily suggest that Sabin is going to be working as a trainer
    at the WWE Performance Center, in what could be a temporary or full time
    role. WWE has yet to officially announce Sabin as a member of the staff.

    pic.twitter.com/4vGzypJbsU

    - Sabin (@SuperChrisSabin) July 29, 2019



    Sabin was around Impact Wrestling for a long time. Check out a match
    between him and Rhyno:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: There’s nothing wrong with something like this as it helps to have someone offer a fresh perspective to the talent. Sabin has been around a
    long time and has found a lot of success both as a singles and tag team wrestler. That allows the students to learn from a different set of
    experience and that will help broaden their horizons a bit more. The
    permanent trainers are great, but you need to mix a few things up at times.

    Is Sabin a good choice for the spot? Who else would make a great trainer?
    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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    So Much For That. WWE Seems To Drop A Policy Which Didnt Last Long.

    Posted: 29 Jul 2019 10:50 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/much-wwe-seems-drop-policy-didnt-last-long/


    That didn’t last long. You never know when things are going to change in a hurry in WWE. They have a tendency to drop or add things at the drop of a
    hat and a lot of that is due to the whims of Vince McMahon. At the end of
    the day, he is the boss of the whole place and sometimes he gets an idea
    that makes little sense to anyone else and runs with it. That was the case
    a few weeks ago but now it might already be gone.

    During this week’s Monday Night Raw, multiple matches went to a commercial break with no stoppage in the action or a restart of the match. This would suggest that the policy of no wrestling between commercials has already
    been rescinded only a few weeks after it was put into place. The policy
    was never made public and there was never any mention of it on WWE
    television.

    The policy led to a lot of things like this. Check out one of the many 2/3 falls matches from the last few weeks:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: This is quite the relief as the ridiculous excuses to get to the breaks while pausing the matches were insane. There wasn’t much of a need
    to change things other than McMahon thinking that it was a good idea. It
    was a problem that did not need to be solved and the solution was a lot
    worse than the original situation. Hopefully everything settles down and
    gets back to normal, which is going to be a lot better.

    What did you think of the policy? Will things be better now that it is
    gone? 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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    Quite The Relief. Injured WWE Star Makes Quick Return To The Ring.

    Posted: 29 Jul 2019 10:47 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/quite-relief-injured-wwe-star-makes-quick-return-ring/


    At least it didn’t last long. You never know when you might have some kind of an injury that takes the wrestlers out of the ring. Some of them are
    going to be a lot worse than others but one of the bigger problems and
    worries about an injury is how long the wrestler is going to be out. It
    could be anywhere from a day to forever and now we know which is the case
    about one such wrestler.

    Ricochet returned to the ring on Monday Night Raw, meaning that his recent elbow infection has been cleared up. The infection kept him out of the
    ring for a little over a week and made him miss last week’s Raw Reunion, where Seth Rollins took his place. Ricochet was in action this week on
    Monday Night Raw, winning a five man gauntlet match to earn a United States Title shot against AJ Styles at Summerslam.

    See for yourself. Check out Ricochet back in the ring on Monday Night Raw: [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: That’s quite the relief as Ricochet is one of the fastest rising stars in recent WWE history. That doesn’t work if he is out of the ring
    and off the show, so thankfully this was just a week off instead of
    anything that major. There is even a good chance that he could win the US Title back at Summerslam, which would probably be the biggest win of his career.

    What is next for Ricochet? Will he ever be World Champion? 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 Next Part Of The War. Another Former WWE And Ring Of Honor Star Signs
    With Impact Wrestling.

    Posted: 29 Jul 2019 10:45 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/next-part-war-another-former-wwe-ring-honor-star-signs-impact-wrestling/


    The talent race continues. AEW debuted earlier this year and changed all
    kinds of things about the wrestling world. In addition to offering the
    other wrestling companies more competition, they have also offered the wrestlers another place to go. That is one of the best things about the addition of AEW as it has made the wrestlers more valuable to each company
    and has caused some roster changes. That is the case again as the pieces
    move again.

    As announced on the company’s official Twitter account, Tenille Dashwood
    has officially signed with Impact Wrestling. Dashwood, formerly and better known as Emma in WWE, recently left Ring of Honor after about fourteen
    months with the company. As announced on Impactwrestling.com, Dashwood
    will make her official debut with the company on August 15 in Mexico City.

    BREAKING!@TenilleDashwood signs with IMPACT Wrestling! pic.twitter.com/InzvhbHOIy

    - IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 30, 2019



    In case you forgot about her. Check out one of Dashwood’s bigger moments
    on Monday Night Raw:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: Dashwood is someone who should be on a big show and it’s nice to
    see her get hired somewhere else. She is naturally talented and can talk
    quite well, so having her around is going to help the Knockouts division.
    The company has been doing a nice job of building the division, as they
    have managed to have multiple stories going on without having to focus on
    the title. Dashwood can make a nice addition and that’s never a bad thing.

    Is this a good fit for Dashwood? Who do you want to see her 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: WWN Mercury Rising 2018: The Quality Rises Too

    Posted: 29 Jul 2019 10:40 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/wwn-mercury-rising-2018-quality-rises/


    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?
    Mercury Rising 2018

    Date: April 6, 2018

    Location: Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center, Kenner, Louisiana

    Attendance: 1,000

    Commentators: Lenny Leonard, Ron Niemi
    This is the WWN (World Wrestling Network) Supershow, which is a bunch of smaller promotions (Evolve, Shine, Full Impact Pro and more). The thing is, I’ve never actually seen anything from the majority of them. I’ve always wanted to check them out but the schedule never worked or I was just too
    busy to get there. This year though I’ve done a little bit of everything
    from almost every big promotion over Wrestlemania weekend so I might as
    well try it now. Let’s get to it.
    I’m coming into this virtually blind as I only somewhat follow this promotion, meaning I’m likely not going to know a lot of people and stories. Ad for Club WWN, their version of the Network.
    Host Trevin Adams is in the ring to welcome us to the show and run down the card. There’s a pretty good sized crowd if nothing else.
    DJZ/AR Fox/Trey Miguel vs. Austin Theory/Travis Banks/Zachary Wentz
    Lucha rules so I hope I can tell who everyone is. If I’m right, Theory is
    the current FIP (Full Impact Pro, a promotion under the WWN banner) and WWN
    (as in the whole thing, kind of like the NWA World Champion, which he won earlier in the night) Champion while Banks is the Progress World Champion. Commentary just jumps in and starts talking about the history of six man
    tags on this show without even saying hello or saying who is who.
    Theory tells DJZ to play his horn to start and forearms him in his
    distracted face. Fox and Wentz come in with Wentz snapping off a
    hurricanrana, meaning it’s Miguel replacing Fox as the fast start continue. With the announcer saying they haven’t seen either guy before, it’s off to Banks for a running knee but DJZ comes back in for an Indian deathlock, including the horn from the floor. DJZ sends Theory to the floor for a big springboard dive but Wentz dives onto everyone else.
    Miguel hits another dive of his own so Fox follows him with a springboard imploding 450. Now maybe it’s just the audio, but you would expect a much stronger reaction (or at least a louder one) than any of those dives
    received. Fox brings Theory back in and it’s a human centipede of dragon sleepers. Miguel comes in and kicks everyone down and it’s a bit of a breather.
    Banks is up first with kicks to Miguel and Fox, followed by a Cannonball to both. Miguel 619s Banks in the ribs but misses a top rope double stomp,
    only to hit a….springboard crotch to the face? It was either supposed to be
    a seated senton, a hurricanrana or reversed into a powerbomb but it didn’t really resemble any.
    Theory is back with a powerbomb to Fox but DJZ gives him one of his own.
    Banks gets in a spinning fisherman’s driver as the pace has gone through
    the roof. Wentz drops Miguel on his head and a Roll of the Dice sets up a Swanton to give Fox two. DJZ hits a 450 on Wentz as Fox and Miguel nail
    suicide dives for the pin at 8:24.
    Rating: B-. Some insanely fast paced offense but they’re not doing a great job of laying things out for a new fan. I was trying to keep track of who
    was who and why they were fighting each other but that’s the case with most shows at this level. Still though, very fun opener and the kind of match
    you want on a show like this. I’d assume this sets up some sort of a title shot down the line, or else why have a double champion’s team lose?
    Indeed, Fox motions that he wants the title.
    Jason Kincaid comes out for a match but Jarek 1:20 jumps him from behind
    and beats him down. That’s not it as Jarek handcuffs him to the barricade, meaning it’s time to mention the Louisiana State Athletic Commission. Jarek kicks him in the face and chokes a lot as Kincaid screams a lot. Apparently this is part of a heel turn as Jarek wants to be a bigger deal around here. Makes enough sense and the announcers explained it to us so well done,
    though telling us a bit more about Jarek and/or Kincaid would have helped.
    Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Munenori Sawa
    Sawa is a striker/shoot submission guy who is back after a fairly lengthy retirement. Sabre on the other hand is a submission master who does things
    that I can’t even describe most of the time. He also lost the Evolve Championship the night before so he’s on a bit of a downswing. Sawa slaps
    him in the face to start and we’re ready to go in the technical style match of the night.
    The announcers explain Sawa’s Japanese pedigree (good) as Sabre takes him down into a double armbar which is quickly escaped. They grapple on the mat
    and Sawa has to bail to the ropes again. Both guys head outside for a slap
    off, which isn’t exactly Sabre’s strong point. Sawa knocks him into and out of a chair before they fight over abdominal stretches back inside. Very technical so far and it’s mostly even in the early going. Sawa starts in on the leg but Sabre slaps his way out of an early leglock.
    A power drive elbow (ala Great Muta) has Sabre in more trouble and it’s
    time for the rapid fire strikes in the corner. They head to the apron with
    Sawa grabbing an ankle lock but getting reversed into a nasty armbar.
    That’s broken due to the ropes so Sawa is right back on the leg. Sabre isn’t about to be out technicaled so he pulls Sawa into an STF and then a headscissors with an armbar.
    Another rope break saves Sawa so it’s off to an Octopus Hold with Sabre having to fall into the ropes for the break. Sabre counters a punch into a cross armbreaker (with a middle finger to the fans, as is his custom) but
    Sawa reverses into a choke of his own. That earns Sawa a Pele and a leglock/Brock Lock on the mat (Orienting With Napalm Death. Seriously,
    though not the same move with the same name from Strong Style Evolved) for
    the tap at 13:22.
    Rating: B. Sabre fascinates me more every time I watch him as some of those holds defy the laws of physics. I can see why he’s such a star on shows
    like this as he’s just a treat to watch. Sawa isn’t someone I’m overly familiar with but he was fine here, albeit not someone who really stood out. Post match Sawa gets the big ovation. It wasn’t that great of a match.
    The End vs. James Drake/Anthony Henry vs. Tracy Williams/Dominic Garrini
    Street fight and the End is Odinson/Parrow. I have no idea who any of these people are so I’m going to be in some trouble here. Williams and Garrini, part of the Catch Point stable (albeit with Garrini as hired muscle and not
    a full member), seem to be faces and have former ROH manager Stokely
    Hathaway with them. Stokely says he accepted this match to show how great
    Catch Point is a national treasure and takes a seat at ringside. Actually
    hang on as Drake and Henry come out, sending Stokely running to the back.
    The End, with their unnamed manager, comes in and starts the brawl with
    Catch Point (seemingly the feud the match is built around) but Garrini hits
    a big flip dive off the top to take everyone down. The announcers recap the backstory (Drake/Henry challenged the End and Catch Point jumped in to get their hands on the End) as the End’s theme song goes on for a long time. Garrini gets beaten down inside and Williams sets up a table on the floor. Williams and Garrini get back up and double team Henry in the corner but
    the End come in and take over.
    A ladder is brought in to cut Odinson off and another shot drops Parrow but
    the manager (Drenin) gets inside. That earns him a kick to the head and
    some running chops in the corner to get us back to the regular six.
    Williams and Henry slug away on the End but Williams makes the save with a chair. The huge Parrow takes the chair away from Williams but gets
    powerbombed onto (not through) the table at ringside. There’s another table in the ring and a double suplex puts Odinson through for another near fall. Garrini’s armbar on Williams is quickly broken up and Henry and Anthony put his bare feet in the ladder for a series of chair shots. Williams saves
    Garrini from a double superplex but the End comes back in for stereo Towers
    of Doom. They’re not done though as it’s a Super Collider for two each on Henry and Drake. Another table is loaded up in the corner and a Pounce puts Garrini through it in short order.
    The End takes Williams down with Henry making the save before taking Drenin
    out again. The good sized Drake hits a nice moonsault but Drake wants more violence instead of the pin. That means a bunch of chair shots and yet
    another table being brought in because we haven’t had one of those in a while. Henry hits a Coup de Grace onto Odinson through the table (well kind
    of as the legs broke but the middle held) for the pin at 13:24.
    Rating: D+. Well that happened. This was far from good with only some
    energy throughout the whole thing. I still have very little idea of who
    these people are or why they’re fighting in the first place. Again, I know the regular fans know who they are but could we get a little more for the
    new fans? On top of that, the action wasn’t very good with no real story
    and very few near falls. It just felt like people hitting each other with weapons for the sake of hitting each other with weapons, which has been
    done far better before.
    We take a quick break for the sake of clearing the ring. This includes the
    ring crew sweeping, earning a SWEEP FOREVER chant. So they’d rather watch sweeping than the wrestling they paid for? Indy fans are weird.
    Shine Championship: LuFisto vs. Holidead
    Shine is an offshoot of Shimmer and LuFisto is defending. Holidead is
    something like a zombie and has appeared in ROH and Impact. LuFisto heads
    into the corner to start but misses a charge and gets rolled up for two. A missed big boot allows LuFisto to tie her into the Tree of Woe for a
    Cannonball (looks better with the upside down part). It’s time to work on
    the knee with Holidead’s leg being wrapped around the post, followed by a rather long chinlock.
    Holidead fights up and slugs away with a neckbreaker getting two. To mix
    things up a bit, she licks LuFisto’s face and gets two more off a side
    slam. A spinebuster plants LuFisto again but she takes her into the corner
    for a quick Facewash. Holidead is right back with a Samoan drop but LuFisto
    is back on the knee with a spinning toehold and an inverted Figure Four.
    That means a rope break and Holidead is right back with something like
    White Noise for two more. A guillotine legdrop misses (would have missed no matter what happened) and LuFisto grabs a Burning Hammer to retain at 8:13. Rating: D. This was two women doing moves to each other for eight minutes
    until one person hit a big move for the win. It’s not a good match with neither of them really standing out and both of them just kind of being
    there instead of doing something special. I don’t know if this is a big
    draw for the show, but this did nothing for me whatsoever.
    Post match LuFisto says she’s tired of Barbie dolls and is going to hold
    this title until she retires. She wants to fight someone special at Shine
    50 so cue Kimber Lee (formerly Kimberly Frankele/Abbey Laith in NXT) and
    the match seems to be made.
    Keith Lee vs. Daisuke Sekimoto
    I’ve heard of Sekimoto (a big guy named the Muscle Monster) before but, again, have never actually seen him. Lee is a big deal around here (losing
    the WWN Championship earlier in the day) so this is probably one of the
    biggest matches on the show. They trade big shoulders to start with
    Sekimoto going back a few steps.
    Lee, who makes Big E. look small, snaps off a passable hurricanrana because
    he can. An exchange of forearms has Sekimoto down and we hit a neck crank.
    Back up and a hard right hand rocks Sekimoto so it’s time for the big,
    heavy slugout. Sekimoto muscles him up for a slam and we hit an abdominal stretch as the video and audio are out of sync.
    A big suplex sets up a missile dropkick to rock Lee for two but he’s back
    up with a crossbody for two. Lee grabs a sitout Sky High for the same and
    hits middle rope moonsault….hits? It grazed Sekimoto but apparently he
    moved in time. A bridging German suplex puts Lee away at 13:38.
    Rating: B. Now that was fun in the hoss battle sense with both guys beating
    the heck out of each other. Sekimoto has a great look and is far more
    muscular than most guys you would see on a show like this, making him all
    the more entertaining to watch. I could have gone for more of this and
    that’s a good thing. Well done and I’m not surprised that Lee signed with WWE.
    Post match hardcore “wrestler” Nick Gage comes in to clean house. He’ll be
    in the parking lot if anyone wants a fight. Gage leaves and Lee gets up as
    the fans….kind of cheer? Lee is ready to face Gage at an upcoming show. Evolve Tag Team Titles: Chris Dickinson/Jaka vs. Ringkampf
    Dickinson and Jaka (part of Catch Point with Hathaway at ringside) are defending and Ringkampf is Walter (not doing the all caps thing) and
    Timothy Thatcher (the longest reigning Evolve Champion ever. Walter is
    another guy I’ve never actually seen wrestle before and is a monster by comparison at 6’4 and probably 300lbs. Thatcher and Jaka start things off
    and it’s already time to go after Jaka’s arm.
    That’s broken up so Thatcher goes after the leg and draws Dickinson in, allowing the tag to Walter. The challengers take turns on Jaka’s arm with Walter kicking Dickinson off the apron. Hathaway is arguing with the fans
    as Jaka gets chopped into the wrong corner. A missed charge allows the hot
    tag off to Dickinson so the pace can pick up a bit. Dickinson hits a
    running corner clothesline for two and the champs start taking turns on Thatcher in the corner.
    A rather twisty leglock keeps Thatcher in trouble so Walter comes in for
    the save like a good partner should be doing. Thatcher gets away with a
    belly to belly and the tag brings the monster back in. That means big old
    chops and a big boot to Dickinson. Walter and Dickinson slug it out with Dickinson even gyrating the hips a bit. Thatcher and Jaka come back in with

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