Posted on 4/27/125 by Bob Magee
Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness were the broadcast team
for tonight’s event.
It’s Saturday night and you know what that means! This is
for the Sickos!
Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana)
vs. Blake Christian (with Lee Johnson)!
Swerve was about to speak on the microphone before the
match, but the EVPs, The Young Bucks, Matthew and Nicholas
Jackson, came out before the match began!
Nicholas: “First of all, show some respect for your founding
fathers!”
Matthew: “I don’t think these people wanted to hear what you
had to say, Swerve. I know your scheduled for a match later
tonight, but we pulled some strings, and your match is going
to happen right here, right now.”
“This match isn’t supposed to happen until the second hour
of the program,” said Tony Schiavone.
Blake came out in his ring gear, meanwhile, Swerve was in
his street clothes.
The Young Bucks sat in chairs and watched the match at the
top of the ramp.
Lee tripped Swerve, grabbing his ankle, and Blake seized the
opportunity to stomp Swerve in the corner. Blake followed up
with a springboard from the middle rope. Blake hit a shotgun
dropkick. Lee Johnson pulled Swerve out of the ring and
Blake followed up with a dive over the top rope, wiping out
Swerve on the floor.
Swerve whipped Blake into the barricade. Blake shoved Swerve
into the ring post. Swerve blocked a spear on the apron and
countered with a neck breaker. Swerve blasted Blake with a
jumping House Call kick. Swerve planted Blake and scored the
pin!
“Didn’t need the Swerve Stomp on that,” said Schiavone.
Lee Johnson ambushed Swerve, but Swerve quickly fended him
off. Nicholas and Matthew Jackson jumped in and double
teamed Swerve. The Bucks cracked Swerve in the head with the
EVP Trigger! The Bucks were going to continue their assault
until Kenny Omega sprinted to the ring, coming to the aid of
Swerve! The Bucks ganged up on Omega. Kenny hit a snap
dragon suplex on Nicholas. Matthew pulled his brother out of
the ring and The Bucks walked away, sneering at Omega and
Swerve.
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator!
“Timeless” Toni Storm (c.) vs. Queen Aminata!
Queen Aminata hit a shoulder tackle on Toni. Aminata chomped
down on Toni’s forehead. Storm used a basement dropkick to
take the Queen down to the mat. Queen Aminata fired back
with a snap suplex. Queen Aminata headbutted Toni Storm.
Toni’s nose was busted open.
“The attitude of Queen Aminata and I guess you could credit
Serena Deeb for that,” said Tony Schiavone.
Toni and Queen Aminata headbutted one another, and both fell
to the mat. Toni got to her feet and took Queen Aminata off
her feet with a Thesz Press! The champion DDT’ed Aminata.
Toni locked in an STF, but Queen Aminata muscled her way to
the ropes, causing the ref to break the hold.
Queen Aminata charged at Toni Storm with a running foot to
the face! Queen Aminata whipped Toni into the guardrail.
Queen Aminata ran at Toni, but Toni dodged it. Toni went for
the hip attack, but the Queen rolled out of the way. Toni
connected with a flying cross body press for a near fall.
Queen Aminata blasted Toni with the Beach Break, but Toni
kicked out at the two-count. Storm power bombed the
challenger, poised to put this beyond the hopes of Queen
Aminata. But Aminata came back with a swinging neck breaker.
Toni German Suplexed Queen Aminata. Toni rammed Queen
Aminata with the hip attack and then finished off the Queen
with the Storm Zero, grabbing the pinfall victory.
“Best Wrestler Alive” Open Challenge Match!
“Platinum” Max Caster vs. Hologram!
“Hologram is 22-0 since making his debut,” said Tony
Schiavone.
Hologram took down Caster with a hurracanrana. Hologram hit
a Spanish Fly and followed up with a tope suicida headbutt!
Hologram spun Caster around, planted Caster with the Portal
Bomb, and picked up a decisive victory!
“23-0!” said Schiavone.
Anna Jay vs. Taylor Gainey!
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Anna walloped Taylor with a hook kick. Anna planted Taylor
with the Gory Bomb and picked up an explosive victory!
After the match, Penelope Ford came down to the ring!
Penelope got right into Anna Jay’s face and began to ground
and pound Anna Jay! Megan Bayne made her way to the ring
after Penelope’s cheap shot to Anna Jay. Megan Bayne
annihilated Anna Jay with Fate’s Descent!
Tornado Tag Match!
Top Flight—Dante & Darius Martin (with Leila Grey)
vs.
CRU—Lio Rush & Action Andretti!
“A tornado tag means anything goes,” said Schiavone.
“No tags needed,” added Nigel.
CRU pulled out kendo sticks but Top Flight stepped on the
sticks and retrieved them. Lio wrapped a chain around his
fist, but he ate a shot from Top Flight, their tandem
offense too much for Rush. Top Flight showed great synergy
against Action Andretti with a double back suplex.
Rush rocketed out of the ring at Dante with a tope suicida.
Action threw a garbage can into the ring. Rush put the can
over Darius’ head while CRU took cracks at it with kendo
sticks. Dante threw a trash can at Lio. Dante swung the
trash can lid at Action, knocking him right in the noggin!
Darius brought a black bag into the ring. CRU double teamed
Dante and Darius. Action poured out the black bag and it had
Mardi Gras beads in it. Top Flight regained control of the
match. Lio used a drop toe hold on Darius, smashing him
headfirst onto a steel chair. CRU suplexed Darius onto a
steel chair but Darius kicked out at the two-count!
Leila Grey jumped onto the ring apron and Action shoved
Dante into her, knocking her to the floor. Action nailed
Darius with a neck breaker. Lio Rush frog splashed Darius.
Action landed a 450 splash and pinned Darius!
ROH World Championship Match!
Bandido (c.) vs. LFI’s Dralistico!
Dralistico flew over the top rope with a tope con hiro,
crashing onto Bandido.
The fans chanted “Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!”
They traded chops, back and forth, on the ring apron.
Dralistico used a hurracanrana to take Bandido off the apron
and down to the arena floor. Bandido, back in the ring, took
flight with a tope suicida after connecting with a dropkick.
“Incredible!” said Nigel.
“This young man is electric, man,” replied Tony.
Bandido bashed Dralistico with a frog splash for a near
fall. Dralistico connected with a spin kick to Bandido’s
head. Bandido fired back with a PK to Dralistico. Dralistico
hit a springboard lung blower to Bandido. Bandido served up
the 21 Plex and dealt another winning hand in his first
title defense since becoming ROH World Champion at Dynasty!
AR Foxx vs. LFI’s Rush!
Rush sucker punched Foxx with a forearm. Rush whipped Foxx
into the guardrails. Rush splashed Foxx in the turnbuckles,
picking him apart. Foxx rolled up Rush for a near fall. Foxx
jumped over the top rope, getting hangtime, and connecting
with a flying cross body press. Rush smashed into Foxx with
the Bull’s Horns and picked up the 1-2-3!
Main Event Time!
FTR—Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler (with Stokely Hathaway)
vs.
The Paragon’s Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong!
Dax and Roddy exchanged chops. Dax hit a shoulder tackle.
Roddy dropkicked both members of FTR. The Paragon tried for
submission holds, but FTR took a powder, leaving the ring in
the nick of time.
Dax and Cash double teamed Kyle in their corner. Roddy
tagged in and rocked Cash with a back breaker. Kyle tagged
in and he kicked Cash while Roddy chopped Cash. Paragon
suplexed Dax onto Cash. Kyle connected with a knee drop on
Cash, good for a two-count.
FTR sandwiched Roddy’s leg between the ring and the steps
and did their best to crush his leg. Cash whipped Kyle into
the steel steps. Dax used a slingshot suplex on Kyle for a
near fall.
“Man, a slingshot suplex, you don’t see many of them
anymore,” said Tony Schiavone.
Kyle took turns waffling FTR with swift round kicks. Dax and
Kyle collided with lariats, both having the same idea, both
falling to the mat. Cash dropped Roddy across the steel ring
steps, knee first!
Kyle and Dax slugged it out. Kyle dropped Dax to the mat
with a suplex. Roddy tried to get to his feet, showing heart
and determination. Roddy made it back to the ring, grabbing
a tag and cleaning house on FTR! Dax grabbed Roddy’s leg and
wrapped it around the ring post, applying the figure four
leg lock!
Dax pulled Roddy back into the ring and put Roddy back into
the figure four. Kyle, from nowhere, jumped onto Dax,
breaking the submission hold. Kyle applied an ankle lock but
Cash splashed Kyle! FTR spiked Kyle with a stuff piledriver
and Cash pinned Kyle!
TNT Champion Adam Cole came down to the ring to check on his
Paragon partners. FTR ran down Roddy with the Shatter
Machine, and then they cornered Cole. Daniel Garcia sprinted
to the ring with a crowbar and quickly FTR and Stokely
retreated!
Garcia: “Hey, FTR! Two of the biggest, fakest pieces of
trash I’ve met in my entire life. You want to stab me in the
back? You didn’t dig the knife deep enough to finish the
job! Now it’s your problem because week after week after
week I will be after you until I get my hands on you and
make you pay!”
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