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EPW Live #96; Live from Bournemouth
Topic Started: Feb 20 2018, 08:53 AM (29 Views)
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RELOADED MATCH #1: Wolfgang defeated RJ Singh via pinfall when The Regulator executed the Wasteland on The Bollywood Dream and then followed up with the Howling from the top rope in just under two minutes.

RELOADED MATCH #2: Dahlia Black defeated Bea Priestley via pinfall with the Dark Side Of The Moonsault. The former champion didn't seem to miss a beat despite losing the gold to Awesome Kong last week.

RELOADED MATCH #3: Josh Bodom defeated Mike Bailey via pinfall when he avoided the Shooting Star Double Knee Drop from the top rope and pinned the import with his finishing move; the Bliss Buster.

EPW Live #96

We open the broadcast with a video recap of last week's two-hour special showing Pete Dunne winning a 4 Corner's Match to earn himself an EPW British Undisputed Championship at EPW Live #100: This Is England 2. We also saw Zack Sabre Jr. unsuccessfully challenge Mark Haskins for the most prestigious prize in the company, Awesome Kong win the EPW British Women's Championship, The C.C.K defeat Muscle, Steel and Sex Appeal with the losing team forced to disband, Travis Banks beat down TK Cooper in the backstage area following their loss to The Aussie Open and Bram attacked Jack Gallagher in the ring to form an alliance with Jimmy Havoc. Tonight's episode comes to you live from the Bournemouth International Centre. Mauro Ranallo and Nigel McGuinness welcome the viewing audience at home before running down the scheduled card which includes Xia Brookside vs. Nikki Cross, The C.C.K in non-title action and Travis Banks goes one-on-one with Noam Dar. The main event is yet to be announced.

We head back to the commissioner's office where William Regal has summoned Jimmy Havoc and Bram. Behind the boss is The Corporate Entourage which currently consists of Joe Hendry, Big Damo, Fit Finlay, Robbie Brookside and Dave Taylor. He saw what they did to Jack Gallagher last week and believes that they could come to some sort of arrangement. Mr. Regal asks them to ask if there's anything they desire and he will see what he can do to facilitate it. The King of the Goths responds by declaring that he wants what he deserves; a main event spot at EPW Live #100: This Is England 2. Last year he put himself through hell in the company's first-ever death match against Martin Stone and had nothing to show for it. He believes it is about time he collected what he is owed. The commissioner has a short think but is told by Havoc that he and Bram will ensure there won't be a main event if his demands are not met. Regal decides to meet him in the middle. He books a tag team main event for tonight pitting Havoc and Bram against reigning EPW British Undisputed Champion Mark Haskins and #1 contender Pete Dunne. If they can win the match and make sure The Bruiserweight goes out on a stretcher then The King of the Goths will receive his title shot. Regal holds his hand out to seal the deal. The sinister daredevil from Camden doesn't do handshakes however does tell the boss that he has himself a deal. Havoc and Bram then exit the room with William Regal looking satisfied with himself. It appears we have ourselves a main event.

Non-Title Match
The C.C.K vs. The Second City Collective

Damian Dunne and Ryan Smile made it known in a backstage interview on last week's episode that The Anti-Fun Police crusade is now dead and buried. They will be taking a more serious stance going forward reverting to their real names and rebranding themselves as The Second City Collective. The crowd still don't take to the heels though who haven't lost their arrogant attitude. The pairing are kitted out in new ring attire and walk out to the sound of 'In The City' by Kevin Rudolf. Their opponents this evening are the reigning EPW British Tag Team Champions; The C.C.K. Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos retained their belts against Muscle, Steel and Sex Appeal last week but were attacked from behind by Austin Aries and Jay Lethal. The invaders jumped the barricade and were soon run off by security and several members of the roster. Ranallo and McGuinness have been doing a little digging to find out why they were here. They were unsuccessful in finding out any further details though. Extra security is on hand to ensure we don't see a repeat offence. The bout kicks off with Brookes trading holds with Dunne. The Number One manages to get the upper hand first of all however is sent down with a Dropkick, a Japanese Arm Drag and a Wheelbarrow DDT to gain momentum. The grappler from the Midlands tries to take things back down to the canvas. Dunne manages to rake the eyes and pulls off a Bulldog. He tags out to his partner. Ryan Smile immediately thrusts Brookes in to the corner. The All-Day Star delivers a Spinning Back Kick, a Snap Suplex and a Springboard Leg Drop for the first two count of the match. He remains in control by applying a Single-Leg Crab. His opponent eventually escapes by rolling him in to a School Boy and then nailing him with an Enzuiguri. Brookes tries to slowly crawl to the corner for a tag. Dunne illegally runs back in and pulls him back in to the opposite. The fans boo as the official stops Lykos from evening the odds. Whilst the referee's back is turned, The Second City Collective execute the Doomsday Dropkick. Smile tags out. Dunne flies off the top rope to nail a Diving Elbow Drop for another two count. The revitalised former champions have put on a great showing against the current champions. Nigel McGuinness believes a victory could put them back in the mix for a title shot. Dunne lines up for his finisher; the Springboard DDT. As he flies back through the air on the rebound, Brookes manages to catch him and executes a Bridging Northern Lights Suplex for a two count for his team. Smile breaks the pin. This causes Lykos to fly in and send The All-Day Star flying to ringside with a Springboard Dropkick. This high-octane match just took a turn. The babyfaces are now in control. Brookes scoops up Dunne and Lykos approaches. The champions pull off their double team finisher; the Wheelbarrow Basement Dropkick. They hold on for a pin. The referee counts three. The C.C.K win the match and have their arms raised in victory. After saluting the fans from the ropes, Chris Brookes requests a microphone which Jim Smallman hands in through the ropes. The co-champion doesn't beat around the bush. He addresses Aries and Lethal jumping them from behind on last week's episode. They want answers and call out the invaders to fight them face-to-face. There is no answer. Even if they are in the country they will have an issue getting past the security tonight. The champions then challenge their newfound enemies to confront them next week and explain their actions. The gauntlet has been thrown down. The C.C.K exit up the aisle together having issued a challenge to the North American invaders.

Jennifer Louise is in the backstage area for an interview. She is joined by Drew Galloway who successfully beat Zack Gibson on Reloaded last week. The interviewer asks her guest what his goals for the future are here in English Pro Wrestling. The Celtic Colossus makes it known that his goal is to become the EPW British Undisputed Champion. He didn't return to the United Kingdom for a vacation and is willing to beat anybody in the ring to prove that the most prestigious prize in this company should be around his waist. Galloway goes to continue when he is interrupted by William Regal's security team; Robbie Brookside, Fit Finlay and Dave Taylor. The trio surround the guest who wants to know what they want. The Belfast Bruiser is the first to speak up. He agrees that the Scottish heavyweight has a very bright future ahead of him however the only way he can truly reach his potential is to ensure he has the right people back him. Brookside tells Galloway that The Corporate Entourage could do with a man like him on side. The Wildcat steps aside as Taylor reveals an envelope from his black jacket and passes it to their adversary. The three of them walk away while Galloway rips open the envelope. Inside is a cheque. The well-travelled brawler's eyes light up when he looks at the numbers displayed on it. When asked what he felt about just went down, The Celtic Colossus has a second though before walking away to abruptly end the interview.

Nikki Cross vs. Xia Brookside
The women's division was rocked to the core last week when Awesome Kong defeated Dahlia Black to win the gold in convincing fashion. This set the bar to a whole new level and will no doubt force the female roster to up their game to attempt to pry back their gold from the North American import. Viper certainly made her feelings known when she came down after the match to start a fight with the newly crowned champion. They brawl for a moment before a fleet of security separated the brawlers. The two competitors in tonight's bout haven't had many chances on the main show recently. Xia Brookside has been growing up in front of the fans' eyes over the past several months with some great performances on Reloaded. The 18 year old from Leicester is certainly doing her father proud but is yet to come close to title contention. The fans have certainly taken to her and she is welcomed to the ring with cheers. Nikki Cross is of course a 10 year pro who is no stranger to the audience. The chaotic Glaswegian has challenged for the title on numerous occasions. Most recently she has aligned with Bea Priestley to form The Demonic Sisterhood who have had varying success in tag team action on Reloaded. The momentum is back and forth in the early stages. Cross keeps attempting to take things to the mat because she knows she can out-wrestle her much younger opponent. Brookside keeps making hearty comebacks though but is repeatedly cut off. Eventually Xia turns the tables with a Running Single Leg Dropkick on the rebound and then pulls off a Suicide Dive when her adversary escapes the ring. As The Wildcat tries to roll Nikki back in, she is thrusted in to the ring canvas and repeatedly punched in the chest. Cross rolls her back in before they are counted out. The veteran from Scotland executes a Fisherwoman's Suplex for a near fall when they re-enter. She then places Brookside in the corner to deliver some knife-edge chops. Xia fights back with some forearms to the skull and executes a Bridging German Suplex for a near fall. The two are laid out on the canvas. 'Empire March' by Dale Oliver begins to play over the speakers to signify our champion has arrived. Awesome Kong marches down the aisle with an eye on the ring and her title over her shoulder. When she reaches ringside, she dumps the gold down. Kong then slides in and decks both women with a Clothesline. Jessika Carr throws this one out for a no contest. The new champ is quickly to lay Cross and Brookside out with the Implant Buster. As the champion stands tall in the middle of the ring, we cut to an image of the women's division watching on worryingly on a monitor in the backstage area. The new EPW British Women's Champion's quick ascension to the top has obviously instilled fear in to her peers.

Earlier in the week, Nigel McGuinness sat down with Marty Scurll for an interview. The Villain is dressed up in his finest suit with sunglasses on. We throw back to last week's episode where the inaugural champion choked out Zack Sabre Jr. during his match with Mark Haskins to cost him his opportunity to become EPW British Undisputed Champion. Scurll brings up the storied 10 plus year history between himself and Sabre Jr. The two started out as a tag team collectively known as The Leaders of the New School. They went on to win title belts up and down the country before eventually splitting when Zack began to find success in singles competition. Marty quickly turned on him to then force a successful singles career of his own. More recently, The Villain's reign as the first EPW British National Champion was ended when his best friend turned bitter enemy made a short-lived return to the company to beat him for the gold whilst still being under contract with Global Championship Wrestling. This has always been a tough pill for Scurll to swallow despite his rival's reign only lasting a couple of weeks. As Nigel relayed all of this, The Villain managed to stay calm and collected. He didn't even flinch. The emotionless scoundrel is asked about the challenge posed to him last week by The Technical Wizard. He smiles and declares that Sabre Jr. may think that his anger is going to lead to him getting redemption for what happened at EPW Live #95: Winds Of Change but this is exactly the reaction he is looking for. Scurll continues by stating that he is now in the head of his adversary and is ready to play mind games with him until he cracks. Throughout his career he has been able to come out on top against the many rivals he has had over the years all except for Zack Sabre Jr. The grappler from Kent always seems to get the better of him. Marty demands that this time will be different. It is his time to finally end this. He accepts the challenge and announces that the match will take place at EPW Live #100: This Is England 2. The guest finishes the interview by once again claiming that he will end this next month by proving that he may not be the better man however he is the better wrestler. McGuinness thanks The Villain for his time before we head back to the show.

Travis Banks vs. Noam Dar
The South Pacific Power Trip found themselves on the losing end of an Aussie Rules Tag Team Match last week however their troubles did not end there. Later that night, Travis Banks decided that he was finally done with his long-time tag team partner and beat him down backstage. Many were shocked by The Kiwi Buzzsaw's actions which results in him getting booed on his way down the aisle. The Battle For The Briefcase winner was a fan favourite until all this went down. He doesn't seem to phased by the negative reaction and looks more focused on the task at hand. Noam Dar is welcomed with cheers. As he slides in to the ring and steps up to the ropes, the fans in Bournemouth let out an almighty roar for The Scottish Supernova. The fan base were never that keen on him until recent performances where he has really started to show some passion. These two are both technical high-flyers which should make for a great bout. The match begins with some fast paced chain wrestling. The momentum is balanced until Banks drags his opponent down to the canvas with aggression. They then begin to trade holds on the mat and it is Dar that comes out looking stronger. He thrusts the New Zealand warrior in to the corner before drilling him with several shoot kicks to the gut. Banks fires back with some knife-edge chops and cuts him down to size with a Discus Forearm Smash to send his opponent loopy. As Noam staggers, Travis springs off the ropes to drop him with the Slice Of Heaven for the first two count. He continues to control the match for a while using stiff strikes and rest holds to wear down The Scottish Supernova. Banks lifts him for the Kiwi Crusher. Dar escapes, lands on his feet and turns the tables with a Running Leg Lariat. He follows up with a Running European Uppercut in to the corner, throws him down with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip and applies the Champagne Super Kneebar. The people go nuts. The protagonist makes the mistake of sitting up though. He is hammered with several elbows causing him to release the hold and then Banks quickly drags him up to drop him back down with the German Suplex. Boos fill the arena. The Kiwi Buzzsaw slowly looks back at the crowd with a look of disdain to rile them up even more. He then looks back down at his opponent who is slowly finding his feet. Noam Dar is in in trouble. The New Zealand warrior executes the Kiwi Crusher before transitioning in to the Lion's Clutch immediately. He aggressively pulls back to apply pressure on the hold. The Scottish Supernova tries to hold on but the pain is too much. He taps. The referee calls for the bell. The match is awarded to Travis Banks and his arm is raised. The Kiwi Buzzsaw shoves the referee away after a moment to retrieve a microphone from ringside. Banks is amused that TK Cooper hasn't even turned up to the building because he's finally realised what a failure he has become. He then reveals that he has found himself two men that share his vision. Last week, they proved to him that they are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve success here in English Pro Wrestling. The technician from Auckland then surprisingly welcomes out The Aussie Open. His former rivals join him in the ring before he announces that we must now refer to them as Australasian Strong Style. The people do not approve. Banks doesn't care. He drops the microphone as his music begins to play and he leaves the ring alongside his new associates. This must be a kick to the gut for TK Cooper who is watching from home.

We return from the final break to see Drew Galloway in the ring with a microphone. The Celtic Colossus was approached by The Corporate Entourage with an offer to join the group and a cheque which by his reaction looked like a shock to the system for him. He pulls the cheque out from his pocket and admits that the amount on this cheque is substantial. The heavyweight turns it round to a nearby camera to show £50,000 written with William Regal's signature scribbled under it. Galloway states that every wrestler dreams of earning this kind of money and he is sure Regal has a lot more where that came from however he declares that he didn't come back to English Pro Wrestling to be a corporate sell-out. He didn't come back to be anyone's 'chosen one'. As he begins to fire up, he yells that he came here to become the greatest EPW British Undisputed Champion of all time. This is a statement the people can get behind. Drew then rips up the cheque before telling Mr. Regal and his band of stooges to stick their offer where the sun doesn't shine. William Regal then walks out on to the stage shaking his head with Damo, Hendry, Finlay, Brookside and Taylor following behind. The commissioner tells Galloway that he's made a huge mistake and gives him one final chance to change his mind. The brawler from Scotland once again gives them a strong rejection. The boss orders his men down to the ring however their newfound enemy is sucker punched from behind. His attacker is none other than Nathan Cruz who follows up with a Double Knee Backbreaker. The Prima Donna is dressed up in a suit. The rest of The Corporate Entourage watch on from ringside while the former EPW British 15 Champion pulls out some brass knuckles from his suit pocket and drills Galloway in the skull with them. The Celtic Colossus drops to the canvas with a thud. He looks knocked out and Cruz shows no remorse when exiting the ring. He makes a slow walk up to Regal who he then passes the brass knuckles back to. Mr. Regal then responds by shaking his head and announcing Nathan Cruz as the newest member of The Corporate Entourage. The rest of the group give him a warm welcome. As Galloway still lays motionless in the ring, the corporate faction all stand together on the stage whilst the crowd hurl abuse at them.

Mark Haskins (with Vicky Haskins) & Pete Dunne vs. Jimmy Havoc & Bram
The main event for EPW Live #100: This Is England 2 appeared to be set in stone when Mark Haskins retained his gold and Pete Dunne became #1 contender by winning a 4 Corner's Match on last week's episode. This has now been thrown up in the air now with William Regal throwing a spanner in to the mix. Following a discussion with the new pairing of Jimmy Havoc and Bram, if they can put The Bruiserweight on the injured list and win this match then The King of the Goths will take Dunne's place in the main event at the company's biggest show of the year. Ranallo and McGuinness both agree that there is a lot on the line in this match. Jimmy Havoc and Bram make their way down to the ring being announced collectively as The Sanguinary. The bloodthirsty heels took out Jack Gallagher last week to make an impact in their first appearance together. This is Bram's debut match with the company. No man in the locker room will be rushing to step in to the ring with this 240lb savage. Pete Dunne however is no normal man. The former champion stomps down the aisle with a scowl on his face and an eye on his opponents. The crowd are really behind Dunne as of late. The anti-authority renegade is desperate to get his title back. He has a challenge on his hands with his opponents looking to put him out as well as defeat him tonight. As he steps through the ropes, they get right to work before his partner's music can even play. Mark Haskins eventually makes his way down the aisle and approaches the heels who decide to bail. The Sanguinary decide to talk tactics on the outside for a moment while Dunne and Haskins have a tense moment together in the ring. The champion signals that it is time for him and the #1 contender to go grab their opponents themselves. The Bruiserweight goes first. He is suddenly pulled back round by Haskins, kicked between the legs and dropped with a Leaping Piledriver. Haskins wastes no time locking Dunne in his finishing submission; the Low Sharpshooter. Havoc and Bram then quickly rush back in to the begin to start stomping on the back of the #1 contender's head. It becomes clear that these three were in this together all along. After Haskins releases the hold, Bram executes the Bright Side of Suffering before Havoc dives off the ropes to drill Dunne with a Diving Double Foot Stomp. Vicky Haskins has passed her husband in a steel chair. He swings it towards the referee who has been trying to get these men to back off. The official quickly manages to escape the ring just in time but the trio turn their attention back to the victim. Haskins repeatedly blasts his grounded 'tag team partner' with the weapon. Shot after shot after shot, The Bruiserweight fades more and more until he is slumped in the corner. Jimmy Havoc and Bram slide to the outside to hold back an arm of Dunne each. The show closes with Haskins holding his EPW British Undisputed Championship belt in the face of his upcoming challenge whilst yelling trash talk in his face. The three men then leave together united. Mauro Ranallo closes the show by declaring that 'alliances are forming here in EPW and it's becoming a very unsettling to be!'
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While he didn't get the win, good to see Bailey getting some work in the UK. I heard he is trying to appeal is US travel ban, but haven't heard any update on that since news of it broke out this time two years ago. On that note, important win for Bodom to get the momentum going.

Nice segment with Regal and Havoc/Bram to set the mood for the main.

Drew Galloway's arrival is fitting to the EPW roster, though it's a bit of a surprise, but also not surprising that Regal woul try to recrut him upon arrival. Question remains is does Drew have a price? Looks like he just might.

While not expected, Kong's appearance to show her dominance wasn't nessesarly a bad thing, though I feel kinda bad for the rest of the roster. Have a feeling Kong and Viper will at it soon, but the question remains who will seek the other out for said match?

£50,000 (around $88k CND) is a lot of money to toss away, but some may say he did the right thing...until the newest member of Regal's crew took him out. I wonder if Regal will be like this to anyone who shows up in EPW either for the first time or upon returning.

Dunne got made a fool of in the main on this night, but he might be the one who gets the last laugh at #100.
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