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| EPW Live #76; Live from Cambridge | |
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| UK-Joe | Jan 4 2018, 07:00 PM Post #1 |
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RELOADED MATCH #1: Dahlia Black defeated Jinny Couture via submission when she counters the Running Big Boot in to an Ankle Lock. As she drops in to the grapevine position, her opponent taps out. This result tie the two at 2-2 in their Best Of Five Series. Next week's match will be the decider. RELOADED MATCH #2: Dave Mastiff defeated BT Gunn via pinfall when the super heavyweight catches his opponent when he attempts the Gunshot, launches him in to the turnbuckles with a German Suplex and follows up with the Running Cannonball in to the corner for the three count. RELOADED MATCH #3: Josh Bodom (with Nathan Cruz) defeated Chris Brookes (with Kid Lykos) via pinfall when Cruz pushed his partner out of the way of the Yakuza Kick to allow the cocky Southerner to drop him with his finishing move; the Bliss Buster. Nathan Cruz will go one-on-one with Kid Lykos next week. EPW Live #76 As Reloaded finishes, the Live broadcast begins with a video recap of last week's two-hour special where we saw The Dunne Brothers become the new EPW British Tag Team Champions which ensured Pete Dunne would get a full-time contract once again with the company. We also saw Jack Gallagher lose a title rematch against Big Damo with Martin Stone brawling with the reigning champion later on, Travis Banks win the Battle For The Briefcase Ladder Match to earn himself a title match whenever he sees fit to cash it in, Kay Lee Ray and Strangler Davis retain their respective titles in singles action and Will Ospreay defeat Mark Haskins despite The Hellbent Anti-Hero's foot being on the rope during the deciding pinfall. Tonight's show takes place from Cambridge. Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness and Joe Hendry welcome us to the show from behind the announce desk. The sold-out crowd are vocal this evening. The commentary team run down the scheduled card; The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. The Glaswegian Assembly, an Intergender Tag Team Match, Jimmy Havoc goes one-on-one with Mark Haskins and the reinvigorated Martin Stone and Will Ospreay join forces to battle Strangler Davis and Joseph Conners in tag team action before the four do battle in a 4 Corners Match next week with an EPW British Undisputed Championship match at stake. 'Bruiserweight' by CFO$ blares across the building to signify that Pete Dunne is on his way to the ring. The returning superstar stomps down the aisle with both EPW Tag Team Championship belts over his shoulders with a grin on his face. The Dunne Brothers won the gold in the main event ladder match last week at EPW Live #75: Ascension however the longest reigning EPW British National Champion dropped his brother with the Bitter End afterwards to walk away with both titles. He is handed a microphone as he steps in to the ring. After angrily telling the crowd to shut up, Dunne informs the crowd that it was him and him alone that won the main event last week and his brother was merely a stepping stone to getting him back in the mix here in English Pro Wrestling. The Bruiserweight calls the titles over his shoulder a stepping stone too. He has no intention of competing in the 'lowly tag team division' and claims that he is here to take what should be his; the EPW British Undisputed Championship. The disgruntled traitor drops both belts before unveiling papers from his back pocket. It is soon revealed to be his new full-time contract which he proceeds to disrespectfully place over the tag belts and signs it in front of the world. It appears that Pete Dunne is officially back in EPW. The fans, Mauro Ranallo and Nigel McGuinness don't like it one bit. Joe Hendry however displays his satisfaction at what has just gone down though saying that he is glad that Dunne is back to reclaim his place at the top. As he leaves the ring, he leaves the belts behind. Chief Deputy Dunne walks out to approach his brother half way up the aisle. The self proclaimed leader of The Anti-Fun Police questions the future of the status of the belts to which Pete just tells his brother to 'have them'. The opportunistic heel cowardly takes both belts for himself. He does a lap of the ring with a big smile on his face as we head to the first break of the evening. Intergender Tag Team Match Kay Lee Ray & Noam Dar vs. El Ligero & ??? The champion and her boyfriend make their way down to the ring after a successful title defence last week at EPW Live #75: Ascension. Her challenger came very close to winning the gold on several occasions throughout the match though. Noam Dar has had his fair share of problems with El Ligero with them battling each other in several exciting contests since the relaunch of the company with mixed results. The masked high-flyer has been given the challenge to find a female partner to join him in this intergender tag bout. His partner of choice is a mysterious masked lady by the name of El Motho. When her name is announced, it becomes very clear that her identity is Session Moth Martina. Kay Lee Ray is fuming as the masked duo enter the squared circle. The prospect of having to battle her former challenger again has filled her with rage. Her boyfriend attempts to calm her down. As he does so, Ligero and Motho drill them with in-synch dropkicks. The Mexican Sensation begins in the ring with The Scottish Supernova in a fast-paced wrestling exchange. Dar tries to apply an Abdominal Stretch. Ligero powers his way out of it and manages to pull off a Wheelbarrow Bulldog. He tries to follow up with a Running Leg Drop. The wiley Scot rolls away to then drill his rival in the back of the head with a shoot kick. Once he gets up, he lines up for the Nova Roller. Noam Dar charges forward but the move is countered in to a Sit-Out Powerbomb transitioned in to a Surfboard Stretch. Ligero eventually releases the hold. El Motho is calling for the tag and he gives it to her. The Queen of Sesh Style takes to the top rope for a high-risk move. She pulls off a Frog Splash and hooks the leg. Noam Dar kicks out with authority. Motho tries to follow up with a Monkey Flip but is caught with a right hand to reverse it. Noam Dar then executes a Running European Uppercut. Kay Lee Ray then tags herself. The champ goes to town on her arch-enemy and wants to teach her a lesson for even daring to challenge her for the gold last week. She delivers a Sit-Out Jawbreaker before following it up with a Fallaway Slam for a near fall. As El Motho sits up, she is nailed with repeated shoot kicks to the back. KLR then throws her in to the corner and nails her with a Running Spear. The champ now takes to the top rope herself for the Swanton Bomb. She dives. Her opponent moves. The Scottish beauty still manages to roll through and finds her feet though. El Motho knocks her down with three clotheslines. She runs the ropes to attempt her finisher; the Satellite DDT. Kay Lee Ray pushes out of it at the point of execution. The champion then tries to pull off the mask to expose the identity of her opponent. Instead, she is rolled up in to a Small Package. El Ligero nails Noam Dar with the El Booto to stop him breaking the fall. Jessika Carr counts to three. El Motho scores the three count. The masked babyfaces win the bout and have their arms raised in victory. The EPW British Women's Champion cannot believe it. She rolls out to ringside to join her fallen boyfriend. They slowly make their way to the back and are forced to watch El Ligero and El Motho celebrate in front of the cheering fans. William Regal is in his office being informed by staff that Pete Dunne has left the building against the orders of manager. It becomes apparent that the returning superstar is not here to tow the company line and is once again defying authority. The commissioner is already in a bad mood when Mark Haskins walks in to the room. The Hellbent Anti-Hero is joined by his wife Vicky and expresses his frustration at being screwed out of his match last week due to the referee not being able to do his job properly. He demands that disciplinary action be taken against Steve Lynskey who officiated the contest. Regal informs Haskins that he has enough on his plate. He will look at the situation when he gets round to it. The response is not good enough for the disgruntled superstar. He slams his fist down on the commissioner's desk and refuses to be overlooked once again. The wrestler then tells his boss that he refuses to compete until action is taken meaning his match with Jimmy Havoc will not be going ahead. William Regal watches as Haskins storms out of the office. Vicky Haskins warns the commissioner that he is going to regret crossing them. He doesn't seem phased by the threat and turned back to the staff behind him to discuss the Pete Dunne situation. The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. The Glaswegian Assembly Joe Coffey and Wolfgang stated their intentions to re-align themselves as a duo in the tag team division and put everybody on notice. They have a big challenge in their comeback match as a team against strong contenders in The Grizzled Young Veterans. Zack Gibson doesn't look in the best of shape after competing in the brutal Battle For The Briefcase Match last week. It seems that James Drake is going to have to carry the majority of this bout for his team. Mr. Mayhem treads carefully as he is forced to go toe-to-toe with Wolfgang in the early stages. He tries to out-wrestle The Regulator however the heavyweight uses his strength advantage to dominate the early stages. Drake is soon dropped with a Spinebuster/Running Clothesline combination from his opponents after a tag is made. Gibson is still pretty demanding on his partner despite not getting involved himself. Joe Coffey executes the Big Swing in the middle of the ring. The crowd have great fun counting along each time James Drake is spun round which totals up to fifteen. The Iron Man doesn't even seem phased as he follows up with a Running Corner Splash and a Bridging German Suplex for a two count. The big man winds up for his finisher; the Discus Lariat. Mr. Mayhem quickly rushes to his corner and tags out before rolling out to ringside. Liverpool's Number One was adamant that he didn't want to get his hands dirty. It looks like he is going to have to now. Coffey is waiting for him in the ring with a grin on his face. Zack Gibson does manage to get some offence when he pulls off a Chop Block followed by a Forward Somersault Cutter. After delivering a Running Knee Drop, he makes a cover however The Iron Man kicks out with authority at one. Gibson has a look of fear as his larger opponent finds his feet immediately. He turns to tag in James Drake who shakes his head and takes a step back. Joe Coffey then waffles his opponent with the Discus Lariat with absolutely zero give. The loudmouth from Liverpool hits the mat hard. After Coffey tags out to his partner, Wolfgang climbs up top to deliver the Howling. He lands it. The Regulator hooks the leg. The three is counted and The Glaswegian Assembly pick up their first victory on their path to tag team gold. Coffey and Wolfgang have their arms raised. Joe Coffey stands on the turnbuckles whilst his partner yells 'WE'LL TAKE ON ANYBODY. THOSE BELTS ARE OURS!' in to a nearby camera. RJ Singh is standing by backstage for an interviewer. His guests are Travis Banks, TK Cooper and Dahlia Black; The South Pacific Power Trip. The trio look a united front despite taking very individual career paths as of late with Dahlia Black competing in a Best Of Five Series against Jinny Couture on Reloaded and more importantly Travis Banks winning the Battle For The Briefcase. TK Cooper however hasn't had much luck yet on his own but looks a promising prospect. Cooper and Dahlia once again congratulate their ally on winning the briefcase. He now has a guaranteed shot at the EPW British Undisputed Championship whenever he chooses to take it. The Kiwi Buzzsaw doesn't want it just to be about him. When he wins the title and Dahlia Black wins her Best Of Five Series to become the EPW British Women's Championship, he wants TK Cooper to be the very first to have a shot at the title. He reminds them that they started this journey together and they are going to get to the very top together too. The South Pacific Power trip seem more unified than ever. RJ Singh ends the segment by thanking them for their time. Martin Stone & Will Ospreay vs. Strangler Davis & Joseph Conners Every man gets his own entrance. First out is the EPW British Hardcore Champion who is still showing scars from his title defence against Sabu last week. Strangler Davis will have the chance to add to his title collection when he competes in a 4 Corners Match with a shot at Big Damo's gold on the line. Next up is his partner; Joseph Conners. The Righteous Killer may not have won the Battle For The Briefcase however he had a strong showing which has obviously caught the eye of management. Will Ospreay has the crowd behind him as he makes his way down to the ring. The Aerial Assassin comes off a controversial win over Mark Haskins. He looks to follow up his recent form by securing himself the #1 contender spot. Last out is Martin Stone who butted heads with the champion last week. The Guvnor wants revenge on The Beast From Belfast however a chance to become champion once again is a hell of a bonus alongside that. The match begins with some chain wrestling between Ospreay and Conners. The Essex born high-flyer gets the better of the ruthless heel. The Righteous Killer quickly tags out to his partner. The self-proclaimed lord of hardcore comes in and immediately takes it to his opponent. He takes it to the fan favourite with repeated stomps, a Running Corner Clothesline and a Bulldog. After laying in with some knife-edge chops, the London based brawler drops Ospreay with a Vertical Suplex Powerslam for the first pinfall. The kick out comes at two. The champ tries to follow up with a High Knee but misses. He gets caught up in the ropes. The Aerial Assassin then hooks him up in to a tree of woe before blasting him with the Cheeky Nandos Kick. He takes the opportunity to tag in his partner and Martin Stone charges in with several clotheslines, a Scoop Slam and a Lou Thesz Press. The Guvnor then follows up with a Running Elbow Drop with the fans right behind him. The champ manages to crawl over for the tag. Joseph Conners charges in but is sent straight down to the canvas with a back elbow. Stone lifts him for a Powerbomb. The Righteous Killer does manage to escape though and runs the ropes to deliver a Flowing DDT. He makes a cover. His team get another two count but his opponent kicks out at two. After keeping control for a while, Conners sets up for his finisher; the Hammerlock Cradle DDT. The Guvnor manages to counter the move in to a Back Suplex. He follows up with a Running Lariat to get his team their first two count. The Nottingham born technician attempts a comeback after raking the eyes however Stone catches him with a Bicycle Kick to the jaw and then his Rope-Hung DDT finisher; the London Bridge. Ospreay is then tagged in and takes to the ropes. Strangler Davis sees his partner is in trouble so rushes in. He shoves the high-flyer off the ropes. A melee breaks out with Martin Stone charging in. The multi-time champion wipes Davis out with a Running Spear before sending both himself and his opponent to the floor with a Cactus Clothesline. Meanwhile in the ring, Conners has the Hammerlock Cradle DDT in mind once again. He goes to execute it, Ospreay escapes under his legs and then pulls off the Silent Whisper Superkick to the back of the head. His opponent falls flat on his face. The Aerial Assassin manages to deliver a 630 Senton from the top rope. He hooks the leg and scores the three count to win the match for his team. Martin Stone soon joins Will Ospreay in the ring to have their arm raised. The two shake hands however engage in a brief stare-down in the middle of the ring. Next week there will be no allies to turn to when it's Martin Stone vs. Will Ospreay vs. Strangler Davis vs. Joseph Conners in a 4 Corners Match with an EPW British Undisputed Championship match up for grabs. As we return from our final commercial break, Jimmy Havoc makes his way out in his wrestling gear. His match with Mark Haskins appears to have been cancelled due to his opponent's refusal to compete however The King of the Goths still intends on competing tonight. Once he gets to the ring, he informs the fans in Cambridge that he didn't come here to watch a show from the back. He came here to compete so has a very special challenge. Everyone knows his fondness for all things hardcore. Everyone knows his love for all things extreme. He was watching the EPW British Hardcore Championship match last week and he liked what he saw. Havoc goes on to explain that Sabu was his hero growing up. This was an age before YouTube and on demand streaming services so he spent hours emailing on his dial-up internet to wait weeks for video tapes for independent promotions to watch his favourite wrestler compete all around the world in the most brutal death matches he had ever seen. The death match warrior from Dartford has emulated his career after his hero and he is desperate to go to war with him in the ring. He finally officially lays down a challenge to Sabu. Havoc wants he and his idol to tear the house down right here in Cambridge in a Hardcore Match. The crowd go nuts at the prospect of this match. The lights cut out. As they turn back on a few seconds later, Sabu is standing at the opposite side of the ring with his finger pointing high in the air in his signature pose. These two maniacs slowly meet in the middle of the squared circle. Jimmy Havoc mutters some words at his idol before both men charge out of the ring to retrieve some weapons. It seems we are going to see a dream match right here. Senior referee Chris Roberts then jobs down to the ring not to enforce any rules but simply to make the count or confirm a submission before ringing the bell. The commentary team all agree that these guys could near on kill each other given what they are both capable of. Hardcore Match Sabu vs. Jimmy Havoc Various weapons are launched in to the ring as the crowd go nuts. In flies steel chairs, a couple of tables, a singapore cane, a wooden board covered in barbed wire, a crowbar, a bag with the word tacks written on it, a staple gun, light tubes, a pane of glass and even a kitchen sink. The two get back in to the ring. Sabu picks up a steel chair. He swings it but Havoc blocks it with the kitchen sink and then charges his opponent in to the corner with it. After throwing it at him, he then delivers a Step-Up High Knee in to the corner. The King of the Goths picks up a singapore cane and begins to whack his hero across the back with it. Sabu eventually turns to grab the weapon. He then wraps it around the neck of his opponent to choke him down to the canvas. The Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal, Death-Defying Maniac has turned the tables and begins to pour tacks over the floor. The extreme icon tries to slam Havoc on to them however he escapes. As he lands on his feet, the two begin to trade stiff closed fists. The death match warrior from Dartford kicks his opponent down low before wrapping a chair around the head of his hero. It is a very unorthodox way of showing your respect to someone you looked up to as a child. He then launches Sabu neck first in to the top turnbuckle with the chair still wrapped around his neck. Once he pulls the chair off, Havoc executes the Acid Rainmaker for a near fall. He knows he has to do more to put away the hardcore legend. Jimmy picks up a staple gun from the canvas. He begins to deliver fatal shots with it in to the back of his opponent before trying to follow up with a German Suplex on to the thumb tacks previously poured out on to the canvas. Sabu elbows his way out and flips Havoc on to them with a Back Body Drop. As Havoc hits them though, his hero quickly adds salt to the wounds by locking on the Arabian Clutch. The referee asks Havoc if he wants to submit. There isn't an ounce of quit in him though. He bites the fingers of his opponent to release the hold. Jimmy responds with a Discus Elbow Smash and then sets up a table in the corner. Sabu finds his feet. Havoc charges forward for the Running Spear however misses and crashes through the table himself. The extreme icon follows up by placing the barbed wire wooden board on top of his opponent. He then pulls off a Senton on top forcing the barbed wire on to the body of Havoc. The skin is pierced. The referee counts however The King of the Goths finds the space to get his shoulder up. With blood pouring out from both men's bodies, they each find their feet. They begin to swing at one another armed with a steel chair each. Sabu then wraps it around Havoc's head to send him down to the mat. The Human Highlight Reel follows up with the Triple Jump Moonsault to hook the leg. The referee counts. He reaches two but Havoc shows major resilience by kicking out again. Everybody is shocked at the amount of damage he has endured. As Sabu pulls him up, Havoc has a crowbar in hand and waffles it across the jaw of his opponent. The hardcore legend drops to the canvas. Jimmy has evil intentions as he sets up a pane of glass over two folded out steel chairs. He then places Sabu up on the ropes. The former EPW British Hardcore Champion then joins his opponent up top, cradles him in to a back-to-belly position and sends him through the glass with his finisher; the Go Home Driver. The fans are going nuts. The commentary team are left gob smacked. Mauro Ranallo calls the move without a doubt the most brutal display we have seen in the history of this company. Nigel McGuinness is no expert in hardcore wrestling but knows that was extreme. Joe Hendry has no words and just sits with his mouth wide open. Eventually, Havoc rolls over for a cover. The referee counts. He reaches three. Jimmy Havoc is the winner. What a display of sheer brutality from these two warriors. They lay in the middle of the wreckage for a good minute until Havoc shows signs of life. He uses the ropes for leverage to help him up from the canvas. The victor still has to hold on as his arm is raised. Sabu is eventually helped up his opponent and shows his respect by raising the arm of his opponent. The icon was defeated tonight by the new face of hardcore. The show closes with him leaving the ring and the crowd giving Havoc a standing ovation. Edited by UK-Joe, Jan 11 2018, 08:17 PM.
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| Maxy | Jan 14 2018, 12:07 PM Post #2 |
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Not surprised to see the best of five series forced to go the distance. Glad to see Bodom get the win, it's been a while. Dunne's actions at the start of the show would have gotten his butt kicked if he was elsewhere. Using the belts as desk a good way to piss the wrong people off. Wouldn't want Regal's job at the moment. Surprised he didn't blow up on Haskins there. Nice setup by Havoc before challenging and beating Sabu. As much of a maniac he is, hopefully Sabu can get at least one W before his time in EPW is up. Havoc's display of respect post bell was a bit of a surprise, but a welcomed sight. Edited by Maxy, Jan 14 2018, 12:08 PM.
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