Post by JJ on Dec 23, 2012 22:51:27 GMT
ROH – Final Battle: 12-21-12
Place: Chicago, Illinois
Arena: Allstate Arena
Theme Song: New Medicine – End Of The World
*Opening promo and pyro*
The Pyro goes off, actually forming a mushroom cloud on the ramp, when the smoke clears, the fans go crazy and we see the set, two big screens are on the right and left, and in the center is a recreation of the “doomsday clock” - Joey Styles now welcomes us…
Styles: “Welcome to Final Battle, it’s the End of the World at least as we know it tonight as Triple H and Austin Aries will beat each other to a pulp, Kurt Angle and Bryan Danielson end their feud one way or another, and 2 different companies tag team championships will be unified tonight.”
McGuinness: “Tonight is a huge night for Ring Of Honor, as much as I’d love to be on the card, just being here and on the show is no-pun-intended an honor, It’s not the end of the world just yet, but you never know so we might wanna get our bomb shelters and toilet paper ready, Heyman you’re a cockroach as it is, so you’ll be fine either way.”
Heyman just scoffs at this and it’s time for our first match.
*Tajiri vs. MVP – for the FTW Title*
Both men lock up, MVP has the strength advantage and pushes Tajiri back into the corner, the ref breaks the two up, as MVP hits a cheapshot, then drags Tajiri to the middle of the ring and smiles as he now grabs a headlock, Tajiri is able to get to his knees and elbow MVP, getting the hold broken, Tajiri whips MVP off the ropes and hits a spinning heel kick on the rebound, Tajiri covers for 1. 2. MVP kicks out
Tajiri then hits kicks to the legs, goes for a spin kick but MVP ducks and hits a few forearms, an uppercut and hits a spinning clothesline, MVP covers for a 1 count. MVP then picks Tajiri up and whips him off the ropes and goes for a backdrop but Tajiri turns, slides off the back off MVP, and school boys him for 1. 2. MVP kicks out and pulls Tajiri’s arm and turns it into a crippler crossface, after a bit of struggling Tajiri is able to crawl and grab the bottom rope.
Tajiri is still holding on to the ropes when MVP, comes in and pulls a leg of Tajiri, when he stands on the other leg and jumps with a kick, hitting a big enziguri, MVP is stunned and knocked down to a knee, when Tajiri comes over, grabs his head, lifts him up, and hits a brainbuster and quickly covers for 1. 2. MVP kicks out.
Tajiri waits for MVP to get up when he multiple kicks to the legs and side along with punches, that have MVP stumbling back, Tajiri then runs off the ropes but MVP stands his ground as Tajiri rolls up on MVP and gets on his shoulders in a powerbomb position, punches MVP some, sending him back, then flips over, hooking the arms with his legs and grabs the top rope, pulls MVP over and then locks in the Tarantula, The ref counts 1. 2. 3. When Scott Hall gets up on the apron distracting the referee MVP yells out to Teddy to “stop him” Teddy then grabs the FTW title and looks to hit Tajiri in the back but Nash grabs the title out of his hands, Teddy runs away from Nash and yells at MVP “I’m sorry, playa!” The referee then ejects Hall from ringside and now counts the rope break, 1. 2. 3. 4.
Tajiri lets go as MVP now falls holding his back in pain, Tajiri then springboards off the top onto the top rope on the other side and jumps off hitting a double springboard moonsault on the standing MVP and holding a cover for 1. 2. He kicks out.
Tajiri picks MVP and hits a German suplex, then floats over into a bridging cover for 1. 2. MVP kicks out, and has the wear-with-all to grab Tajiri’s arms and flip him over for the curbstomp but before he can stomp down Tajiri flips over and kicks back breaking the hold, MVP runs for a clothesline but Tajiri grabs the arm, and jumps into a crucifix position, then wraps on of his legs around MVP’s head and neck, then puts the other leg between MVP’s legs and pulls back, locking him in the Octopus hold, MVP looks like he’s gonna tap, but with a last gasp effort is able to move Tajiri’s leg as Tajiri uses that to now rolls MVP in a sunset flip pin for 1. 2. MVP rolls through and hits a big boot knocking Tajiri flat, MVP then runs off the ropes and goes for the Ballin’ Elbow but Tajiri gets up and hits a leg sweep then as MVP gets on one knee Tajiri runs off the ropes and hits a shining wizard, Tajiri covers for 1. 2. MVP kicks out.
Tajiri picks MVP up and looks to hit a suplex but MVP blocks and looks to hit one of his own but Tajiri lands on his feet, MVP turns around, and kicks Tajiri in the gut, MVP then gets in a fighting stance and goes for the Malicious Intent, a Spinning Capoeira kick, but Tajiri ducks and hits a back kick to the face ricking MVP and sending him to a knee, Tajiri runs off the ropes and across the ring then handsprings and bounces off the ropes with the handspring elbow but MVP ducks down and catches Tajiri in a reverse firemans carry, then drops down with a burning hammer, MVP rolls Tajiri over and covers him for 1. 2. Tajiri kicks out.
MVP looks desperate now as he picks Tajiri up an goes for another Burning Hammer but as MVP flips him over Tajiri sprays the green mist all over the place, including MVP’s face, the referee goes to DQ Tajiri when Nash gets on the apron and tells the ref, “it’s legal, he’s from Japan.” The ref can’t argue with that logic and the match continues.
Both men are down, Tajiri is drained and MVP is blinded, Long hands MVP a bottle of water, Nash takes exception to this and chase Teddy up the ramp, this distracts the ref, meantime MVP has used the water to get the mist out of his eyes as Tajiri is up and as MVP gets on his knees, Tajiri goes for the Buzzaw Kick but MVP ducks and spits out the black mist, Tajiri is blinded and bent over, the ref now turns around but has seen nothing, as MVP runs off the ropes and jumps and lands his foot on the back of Tajiri’s head, hitting the Swag Stomp then covers for the 1. 2. 3.
*Chris Jericho interview*
Coach: “I’m standing here with ‘Y2J’ Chris Jericho…”
Jericho: “Yes you are, and tonight I’m gonna teach that brat Richie about respect and honor, Richie can bring Eddie, Vickie, that waste of space Chavo, you can bring all 26 Guerrero’s, it doesn’t matter, I’m walking out with my hand raised.”
*Chris Jericho vs. Richie Steamboat (w/ Eddie & Vickie Guerrero)*
Jericho and Richie lock up, Jericho slaps Richie then drop toe holds him, then Oklahoma roll’s for a 1 count, Richie kicks out and as Jericho runs Richie hits an arm drag, he then holds on with an armbar, Jericho gets up to his feet and pushes Richie back in the ropes, Jericho whips Richie off, Richie shoulder blocks Jericho, runs off the ropes, Jericho flips over, Richie runs over him and comes back, Jericho leapfrogs, Richie runs off the other side and Jericho hits a big backdrop.
Jericho kicks Richie in the gut a few times, when Eddie gets up on the apron and distracts the ref, Jericho goes to pick Richie up when he pokes Jericho in the eye, then runs and hits a one handed bulldog, Richie poses then chops Jericho in the chest, another one, another one, he then whips Jericho and hits a spin wheel kick, Richie covers for 1. 2. Jericho kicks out.
Richie picks Jericho up and goes for a suplex, but Jericho blocks and punches Richie in the midsection, Richie lets go and goes for a dropkick, but Jericho catches it and turns it into the Walls of Jericho, but Richie counters into a small package for 1. 2. Jericho gets Richie’s shoulders down, 1. 2. Richie kicks out.
Both men get up and go for dropkicks at the same time, they get back up and lock up, and Jericho hits an arm drag, Richie gets up and hits an armdrag on Jericho, Jericho gets up and hits one on Richie, both men trade arm drags, Richie, Jericho, Richie, Richie runs in and Jericho goes for a dropkick, but Richie moves out of the way and hits an elbow to the back, Jericho gets up and Richie hits a back suplex, another one, and picks him up for the third one and as he drops Jericho down Richie turns it into a backcracker out of the back suplex, Richie covers for 1. 2. Jericho kicks out.
Richie hits a dropkick, then hits a kick to the gut, and hits a suplex on Jericho, swings his hips and hits a second, then hits the three amigo’s on Jericho, Richie taught and climbs up to the top rope, and jumps off with a frog splash, but Jericho gets his knees up, this allows Jericho to get some breathing room as he picks Richie up and goes for a bodyslam but Richie slides behind and attempts a hurricanranna but Jericho catches him and hits a double powerbomb, a momentum changing move.
Both men get up when Richie goes for a clothesline, but Jericho ducks, as Richie turns, Jericho goes for the Codebreaker, but Richie falls back and uses the momentum to lock in a Walls of Jericho, Jericho crawls over and gets the ropes, but Richie pulls Jericho off and back into the center, Jericho pushes up and gets back to the ropes, but Eddie pulls the ropes, making it harder for Jericho to reach them, however Jericho does eventually get to them, Richie attempts to pull Jericho back in the center, but Jericho is hanging on with everything he has, Richie is forced to let go, as Eddie punches at Jericho’s head and rakes his eyes, Richie goes over, pulls him by the legs and catapults him into the corner, Richie runs with a splash in the corner, but Jericho gets his foot up then runs and hits a one handed bulldog.
Jericho goes for the Lionsault as Eddie pulls the second rope down, but Jericho see’s this and baseball slides Eddie in the legs, sending his face into the apron, as Jericho stands up Richie hits a superkick, he covers for 1. 2. Jericho puts his foot on the rope, but Vickie knocks it off, fortunately for Jericho, the referee has seen this, The referee then throws Eddie and Vickie out of the ringside area, Richie is angered at the ref but the focuses his attention on Jericho, Richie hits an inverted atomic drop, then a dropkick, Richie runs grabs Jericho’s head, runs up the ropes, and hits a tornado DDT, Richie hooks the leg for the cover, 1. 2. Jericho kicks out, but it’s clear that he’s dazed.
Richie climbs to the top, and jumps off with a crossbody, 1. 2. Jericho rolls through, gets on his feet and goes for a kick but Richie lays flat then school boys Jericho, holding the tights for 1. 2. Jericho pushes Richie off.
Richie kicks Jericho in the gut and gets him in the Gory-bomb position, but Jericho elbows Richies side causing Richie to bend over, Jericho is able flip back, landing on his feet, then hits the Codebreaker, goes to cover, but decides against it and hits the Lionsault, puts his foot on Richies chest and poses for 1. 2. Jericho again lets up, he then goes over to the legs of Richie as Jericho locks in the Walls of Jericho, then drops down to one knee turning it into a Liontamer, almost bending Richie in half, Richie is trapped, and taps… the bell rings but Jericho keeps the hold on for a few more seconds, punishing the young man.
*Tazz/The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall)/Evan Bourne/Kofi Kingston vs. The Posse (Mark Henry/Michael Tarver/R-Truth/Cryme Tyme [JTG & Shad] w/ MVP, Teddy Long, “Little Jimmy”)*
Tazz starts off the match against Shad, Shad goes for a punch but Tazz ducks and irish whps Shad off the ropes, as he rebounds Shad goes for a big boot, but Tazz catches it and hits a capture suplex, Tazz then locks in the Tazzmission, Shad reaches for the ropes, but Tazz takes him down, Shad reaches, but can’t go anywhere and taps out.
JTG is up next, and runs in, but gets hit with a hard clothesline, Tazz puts JTG in the corner and hits a few more big corner clotheslines, then hits a hard T-Bone suplex, then runs off the ropes and knocks JGT out with the Brooklyn Boot and covers for 1. 2. 3.
R-Truth comes in and hits a lie detector, but instead of knocking Tazz down, it only stumbles him, Truth gets up and hits a kick to the gut, then runs off the ropes for a scissors kick, but Tazz moves out of the way, then locks in the Tazzmission, and hits the Tazz-plex, R-Truth lands hard on his neck, Tazz covers for 1. 2. 3.
Tazz then goes over and flips Tarver in the ring, Tazz goes for an exploder suplex, but Tarver elbows Tazz, then hits fast boxing jabs sending Tazz back against the ropes, Tarver hits a big uppercut that sends Tazz through the ropes and out of the ring, Mark Henry goes to roll Tazz back in the ring, when all 4 of Tazz’s partners get off the apron and go over to stop Henry, he decides against it and gets back up on the apron, Tarver goes out and rolls Tazz in the ring, Tarver cover for 1. 2. Tazz kicks out forcefully.
Tarver waits for Tazz to get up then throws another big punch, but Tazz counters into a judo arm throw, then a kick to the gut, then a belly to belly, Tazz runs and hits a huge clothesline, Tazz then hits a few hard kicks to the mid-section, Tazz then hits a normal suplex, Tazz goes for the Tazzmission, but Tarver bends over and snapmares Tazz off, Tarver picks Tazz up and goes for the backwards powerslam, but Tazz counters that into a small package for 1. 2. 3.
Henry now runs in and hits a clothesline, runs off the ropes and hits a big splash, Henry covers for 1. 2. Tazz kicks out, Henry picks Tazz up and goes for the World’s Strongest Slam, but Tazz slips behind Henry and locks in the Tazzmission, Henry has his hands in the air looking to tap, when he falls back, crushing Tazz, Henry picks Tazz up and puts him in the corner and runs to squash Tazz, but he moves out of the way and chop blocks Henry, Henry is down and Tazz starts stomping on Henry’s legs, Tazz then runs off the ropes and as Henry sits up Tazz hits a big boot to the face, Tazz then locks in the Tazzmission while Henry is on the ground, Henry rolls over and goes to stand when Kofi tags Tazz from behind Tazz lets go looking pissed when Kofi comes in, stares back at Tazz, but then runs and hits a Trouble in Paradise, knocking Henry flat, Kofi then tags in Bourne who climbs to the top and hits the Shooting Star Press, he thinks about covering but Tazz yell’s “I’ll kill you if you cover him” that gets Bourne’s attention as Kofi yells “just like we planned” Bourne then walks over and tags in Tazz, as he does this him and Kofi jump off the apron and walk up the ramp, Tazz doesn’t even bat an eye, as he waits for Henry to get up and locks in the Tazzmission, Henry goes down to a knee, and eventually is flat on the ground, Henry reaches for the ropes but fades, the referee raises his hand and it drops down once, twice, Henry’s hand drops down for the 3rd time.
The bell rings as Tazz stands with his hands in the air, when MVP rolls in the ring looking to hit Tazz with the belt, and swings, but Tazz ducks and locks in the Tazzmission, MVP is choked out then thrown out of the ring, Tazz then walks off, leaving The Outsiders as the only ones celebrating in the ring.
Backstage Coach asks for an interview with Tazz, but he just walks off.
*Hardy Boyz interview*
Coach: Ladies and Gentlemen I’m standing by with the NWA Tag team champions, Matt and Jeff Hardy.
Matt: Hello Coach, you’re probably wondering why we requested this interview time, what I wanted to do is remind you that I am a former champion of this place, but it seems the political system has infected even this place, so when I was blacklisted from this place, me and my bother enacted a plan to not just destroy the NWA, but ROH as well, when we convinced Daniels to join us and leave with the title, but where he failed, we won’t.
Jeff: I know people are wondering why we would put our championships on the line, and it’s quite simple, The Hardy’s always have a backup plan, if we, by some act of god lose tonight, that means the NWA’s tag team credibility goes down the drain, if we win, Ring of Honor’s tag team credibility is destroyed… either way, we get what we want.
*The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy) vs. Beer Money (James Storm & Bobby Roode) – for the ROH & NWA Tag Team titles*
Roode and Matt start off the match, Matt slaps Roode in the face as he tackles Matt down, Matt crawls to the ropes as the ref has to break the two up, but as the ref is pushing Roode away Matt rakes the eyes of Roode, then hits a clothesline, then a back suplex, then grabs a headlock, Roode pushes Matt off the ropes and sets up for a spinebuster but Matt counters that into a tornado DDT.
Matt climbs to the second rope, jumps off, and hits Roode with an elbow to the back of the head, then grabs Roodes head and goes for a twist of fate, but Roode counters into a reserve DDT, Roode crawls and gets the tag to Storm, as Matt tags in Jeff, Storm runs in and hits Jeff with a few punches, Jeff backs off into the corner as the referee backs Storm off Jeff tries to run to tag in Matt, but Storm punches Matt off of the apron, then hits Jeff with a double knee facebuster, Storm covers for 1, 2, Jeff kicks out, Storm then picks Jeff up and hits the Eight Second Ride facebuster, then kips-up and goes over to the corner, Storm goes for the Last Call when Jeff ducks down and hits a low blow, the referee didn’t get a good look so he doesn’t call for the bell, Jeff crawls over and tags in Matt, then drags Storm over, and as Matt gets on the second rope, Jeff hits a legdrop to the midsection as Matt hits a legdrop from the top at the same time and covers for 1, 2, Storm kicks out.
Jeff tags back in and locks in a sleeper hold wearing Storm down, the referee raises Storms hand once… twice… but Storm keeps the hand up the third time, Storm stands up and hits a jaw breaker, this sends Jeff back into the Hardy’s corner as Matt tags in.
Storm crawls over to his corner, Roode has his hand out, but Matt grabs Storms leg and pulls him back to the center and hits an elbow to the back, Matt waits for Storm to get up when he goes for a side-effect, but Storm elbows Matt, goes to tag Roode, but Matt pulls him by the tights and hits a forearm to the back, then whips him into the corner, runs and hits a corner clothesline-bulldog combo, Matt covers for 1. 2. Storm kicks out.
Matt picks up Storm and puts him in the corner and tags in Jeff, then gets on his hands and knees as Jeff runs from the far corner for the Poetry in Motion as Storm recovers and runs off the back of Matt hitting Jeff with a flying clothesline, Storm crawls over as Matt crawls to stop him but it’s too late as Roode gets tagged in, hits a clothesline on Matt, then Jeff, then hits a flapjack on Matt, then a spinebuster on Jeff, Roode then runs of the ropes going for the Northern Lariat on Jeff, but hit Matt instead who took the bullet for Jeff, Roode then turns around right into a Twist of Hate, Jeff covers for 1, 2, Roode kicks out.
Jeff pulls at his hair now as he drags Roode away from the ropes then climbs to the top and jumps with the Swanton Bomb, when Roode rolls out of the way, as Storm runs in and catches Hardy out of the air in a powerbomb position as Roode gets up quickly and hits a neckbreaker, Beer Money hitting the DWI combo as Roode goes into the cover for 1. 2...
Matt comes in and hits Roode in the back with a chair, The ref calls for a DQ, as Storm runs in he gets hit with a chair to the gut and back that sends him down to a knee, Jeff rolls out and comes back in the ring with a chair of his own, and both Hardy’s go for a con-chair-to when JBL and Ron Simmons run down to the ring, The Hardy’s back off, grab their titles, and back off up the ramp, holding their titles high in the air, in the ring Beer Money and the APA stare off, Beer Money hold their hands out but JBL and Ron walk off leaving Beer Money puzzled.
*Bryan interview*
Coach: I’m here with Bryan Dan-
Bryan: Coach, you don’t need to remind me, I know if I lose, I’m gone, and I know I’m going up against Kurt Angle, one of the best. But I also know that I can beat him, I’ve done it before, and I’ll do it again, twice… tonight I’m sure you’re gonna see the best of Kurt Angle, and I know you’re gonna see the absolute best of me.
*Kurt Angle vs. Bryan Danielson© – 2 out of 3 Falls, for the ROH Pure Championship*
Angle and Bryan lock up, Angle getting a firemans carry and headlock, but Bryan slips out and gets hammerlock, Angle reaches back and grabs Bryans head snapmaring him, Angle goes to hit a clothesline but Bryan ducks and goes behind Angle, running to the ropes, Bryan bounces off but Angle holds on, Bryan runs but Angle backdrops Bryan, Bryan holds on to the ropes and landing on the apron, hitting a shoulder block, then sling-shotting over Angle and landing on his feet, going for a roundhouse to the head, but Angle ducks, picks the leg and goes for the ankle lock, but before he gets it locked it, Bryan rolls over and Angle hits the middle turnbuckle hard.
Bryan kicks the second rope, sending the turnbuckle into Angles face, Bryan then hits an arm drag, then goes for another one but Angle blocks, and goes for a big clothesline, but Bryan ducks and grabs Angle’s arms for a tiger suplex but Angle jumps and rolls through with a victory roll, right into an Ankle Lock, but Bryan twists into the lock, bends his knees, sits up and pulls Angle’s arm, and turns into a Lebell Lock, but Angle flips over before he can lock it in, and gets a jackknife pin for 1, but Bryan gets his feet on the mat and pushes up, twisting into a backslide for 1.
Angle grabs Bryan for a belly to belly but Bryan elbows the inside of Angle’s arm then headbutts him, Angle goes to the but Bryan hits a drop toe hold and floats over into a headlock, Angle gets up and pushes Bryan back into the ropes and off, Bryan bounces off the ropes but Angle shoulder blocks him, Angle runs to the side but Bryan leapfrogs, then turns and hits a flying forearm smash sending Angle down, Bryan then kips-up, Angle gets up and Bryan grabs his head and leg for the Regal-plex, but Angle deadweights, grabs Bryans head and rolls over positioning his own leg and grabbing Bryan’s leg into a cradle pin for 1. 2. Bryan kicks out.
Angle then fireman carries Bryan over and hits knees to the back, Angle then underhooks Bryans arms in a butterfly lock, Bryan struggles then whips his head back, headbutting Angle forcing him to let go, Angle stumbles some as Bryan runs off the ropes but Angle catches him and goes for a sidewalk slam but Bryan flips over and lands behind Angle and hits a Regal-plex for 1. 2. 3!
Lillian: “Your winner of the first fall, Bryan Danielson”
The Ref waits for both Bryan and Angle to get up then rings the bell for the second fall.
Angle and Bryan lock up, Bryan drop toe holds him then locks in a headlock, Angle is able to roll over and get Bryan in a pin for 1 count as Bryan flips back over, still having the headlock locked in. Angle is able to get on his feet and whip Bryan off the ropes but Bryan hits a shoulder block, Bryan runs off the ropes again for a clothesline but Angle ducks, spins around, grabs Bryan by the waist and hits a big gutwrench suplex out of desperation.
This buys Angle some time, as Bryan gets up Angle chop blocks him, then stomps on the ankle a few times, Bryan rolls out on the apron, when Angle rolls out of the ring and punches Bryan in the face, Bryan is in the seated position on the apron, Angle grabs Bryans leg and slams it down against the apron, Bryan attempts to crawl back into the ring, when Angle pulls him by the leg and rams it against the ring post, Bryan crawls in the ring, holding his ankle.
Angle rolls in the ring and knees Bryan in the back, then punches at the ankle, Angle then wraps Bryan’s leg around his, almost in a deathlock position, and throws himself back bending Bryan’s leg backwards, Bryan crawls to the ropes, when Angle pulls him back, grabs him by the waist, picks him up, and hits a German suplex, a 2nd one, a 3rd one, a 4th one, a 5th one, a 6th one, a 7th one, an 8th one, a 9th one, and even hits a 10th one, Angle bridges with a cover for 1. 2. Bryan kicks out.
Angle is shocked, Bryan is weary, barely able to move as Angle now decides to go for an Ankle Lock, but Bryan rolls forward again as Angle smacks the top turnbuckle, Bryan hits a kick to the leg and one to the chest but Bryan holds his leg for a second, then goes for a head kick but Angle ducks, grabs Bryan from behind, and goes for an Angle Slam but Bryan lands on his feet and hits a big roundhouse kick, Angle is out cold but Bryan is still hurting from the attack on the leg, Bryan uses the ropes to pull himself up as Angle gets up and stumbles back as Bryan then grabs Angle’s arms from behind, hits a tiger suplex, flips over forcing Angle is his belly, then flips back over, bridging with the Cattle Mutilation submission.
Angle is tortured in the hold, but is able to turn himself and get a foot on the rope, 1. 2. 3. 4. Bryan has to let go of the hold, Bryan picks Angle up and pulls him into a snap suplex, Bryan the climbs to the top rope to jump off with a diving headbutt, but Angle gets up and crotches him, climbs up the ropes, puts his head between Bryans legs and goes for a super backdrop, but Bryan lands on his feet and pushes Angle, causing him to fall forward, his face hitting the ring post, and legs dropping down outside the ropes, crotching him on the turnbuckle backwards, Bryan then climbs up to the top rope, and grabs and locks in Angle’s neck and leg for a super Regal-plex, but Angle blocks and punches the head of Bryan, again, again, again, again, again, again, Angle fires off punches to Bryans head as he is now groggy, Angle now hits a big back elbow, another one, another one, another one, finally knocking Bryan off the turnbuckle crashing to the mat, Angle steps back onto the top rope, looks behind him and jumps off with a Moonsault, and hits it picture perfect, Angle covers for 1. 2. 3.
Lilian: “your winner of the second fall, Kurt Angle!”
Angle and Bryan back off to opposite corners, the then ref signals for the final fall to begin.
Angle hits a double leg take down, then hits big punches and elbows, Bryan is able to block some and get to the ropes as the ref now forces Angle to back off.
Angle runs and rams Bryan into the turnbuckles, the ref backs Angle off, Angle goes for a clothesline but Bryan ducks and hits multiple forearms, chops, and kicks to the gut that send Angle back in the corner, then backs up to the far corner, runs and hits the dropkick in the corner, Bryan covers for 1. 2. Angle gets his leg on the ropes, Bryan picks Angle up and goes for a suplex, but Angle blocks and hits one of his own, Angle picks Bryan up and ties up with Bryan pushing him back into the ropes hitting multiple knees to the gut, Angle whips Bryan off the ropes and hits a tilt-a-wirl backbreaker, Angle locks in a body scissors.
Bryan elbows Kurt in the side of the face, causing Angle to break the hold, both men get up as Bryan hits an armbreaker, Bryan runs a hits a knee to the back, sending Angle into the corner, Bryan runs a hits a big forearm smash in the corner, then runs off the ropes and hits the running elbow strike, Bryan covers for 1. 2. Angle kicks out.
Bryan then rolls Angle in an Oklahoma roll for 2, Angle grabs Bryans head and pulls him over in a cradle pin for 2, Bryan gets a crucifix pin for 2, Angle rolls over and gets on his knees and feet, using a bunch of his strength to get up, but Bryan slips out and school boys Angle, 1. 2. Angle twists and locks in Bryans arm, for a Lebell Lock of his own, but Bryan is able to flip over and grab the legs of Angle and catapults him into the corner, Angle stumbles on his feet as Bryan whips Angle out of the corner, but Angle counters and whips Bryan into the far corner, Bryan runs up the ropes to avoid Angle, but Angle runs up the ropes with him and German suplexes him off the top rope, Bryan lands on the top of his head, Angle crawls over, rolls Bryan over and covers Bryan for 1. 2. Bryan kicks out!
Angle and Bryan take a few moments to get up, Angle gets up first and waits, as Bryan gets up Angle goes for the Angle Slam but Bryan twists and lands on his feet, goes for a belly-to-belly of his own but Angle blocks, spins, and hits a belly to belly to the outside, Bryan lands hard, Angle goes out on the apron to go after Bryan, but stops, walks over to the turnbuckles, looks back at a rising Bryan, then climbs to the top rope, the crowd now goes crazy as Angle jumps off with a rolling senton on the standing Bryan, both men are down on the outside, The referee counts both men out, 1. 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10-both men pull themselves into the ring.
Bryan rolls back to the apron and goes to climb up the turnbuckle but Angle goes over as Bryan hits a forearm sending Angle back, Bryan climbs up as Angle runs up the ropes but Bryan hits a chop sending Angle back down, Bryan then gets on the tope rope and jumps off with a big dropkick, the momentum sends Angle back as he flips and ends up on his knees when Bryan kips up, runs and hits a kick to the chest, another one, another one, another one, another one, another one, another one, then reels back and hits a huge head kick, Angle is out, Bryan covers for 1. 2. Angle kicks out!
As Angle kicks out Bryan quickly grabs the arm and goes to lock in the Lebell Lock, Angle has his hand in the air, far away from the ropes, Angle now starts the long crawl to the ropes... Angle crawls a few feet when Bryan pulls back even harder, Angle crawls some more while Bryan is trying to pull back even more, Angle reaches his arm out, but can’t reach the ropes, Angle has his hand in the air, when it slowly drops down to the mat, the ref raises Angle’s hand, and it drops, raises it again and it drops again, he raises it a third time and it drops a third time… but during all of this Angle gets his foot on the rope.
Bryan is frustrated, but stays focused, picks up Angle and hits a northern lights suplex, Bryan holds the bridge for 1. 2. Angle kicks out by flipping over and locking his legs around Bryan, then twists on his own back and gets a leg free then locks in a triangle choke, Bryan has his hand in the air, tries to turn to get to the ropes, but he’s stuck in the middle of the ring, Bryan then jumps and flips over, still locked in the triangle chock upside down, but he gets Angle in a modified jackknife pin for 1. 2. Angle breaks the hold and kicks out.
Bryan goes for the head kick, but Angle ducks and hits a German Suplex, another one, and hits the third one, releasing Bryan as he hits the top rope and gets hung up gut first, Angle goes over and punches the head of Bryan, Bryan hits a forearm, Angle hits a punch, Bryan hits a forearm, Angle, Bryan, Angle, Bryan, the crowd booing Angle and cheering Bryan, Angle goes for a big haymaker, but Bryan ducks, hangs on to the arm of Angle, crucifixing Angle against the top rope, Bryan hitting a big series of elbows until the ref counts to 4, Angle stumbles and eventually falls to the mat, Bryan walks over, climbs to the top, and jumps with the dropkick but Angle catches his foot, turns over and locks in the Ankle lock, Bryan struggles in the hold, and crawls slowly towards the ropes.
Bryan is crawling towards the ropes when Angle falls back and grapevines the leg.
Styles: “oh no, Bryan is stuck in the center… this is not good.”
McGuinness: “c’mon Bryan, fight, find a way to get out, not this way!”
Bryan is trapped in the center, gritting his teeth, screaming out in pain, Bryan now begins the long, almost hopeless, crawl to the ropes. Bryan crawls some more and is finally able to grab the bottom rope, Angle breaks at 4 just before Bryan’s ankle would’ve been broken. Bryan pulls himself on one leg and leans on the top rope, when Angle runs in and chop blocks him, then picks Bryans leg and locks in the ankle lock with Bryan still holding on to the top rope, Angle pulls back as hard as he can when Bryan’s kickpad comes off, Angle holds in in his hand and looks at it possessed, then runs in erratically when Bryan catches him and counters into a small package with his feet on the ropes, the ref counts 1. 2. Angles kicks out, Bryans looks up disappointed, as if that was his last ditch effort, Angle pulls the straps down and as Bryan gets up, Angle grabs him for the Angle Slam, but in mid-air Bryan falls behind and flips over getting Angle in a sunset flip for 1. 2. Angle rolls through and grabs the ankle again, but Bryan very quickly grabs the ropes, but Angle still holds on till 4.
Bryan is in pain, holding his ankle, he pulls himself on the ropes and leans on them, he goes to walk, but collapses from the pain, Angle stands up straight from his wrestling stance, almost looking concerned, Bryan crawls over to Angle’s feet, Angle now has his hands on his hips, Bryan grabs Angles kneepads and singlet almost pulling himself up, Bryan even has some tears in his eyes as he looks up at Angle and tells him to “end it” Angle holds his hand out some as Bryan shakes it and nods as Angle lets go and grabs Bryan for the finishing Angle Slam, Angle lifts him up for it, when Bryan flips in mid-air, grabs Angle’s head and scissors his body, locking in a surprise Guillotine Choke, Angle tries to fight out of it, but Bryan is holding on for dear life, because of the positioning Angle can’t reach back and attack Bryan hurt ankle, Angle has his hand in the air when he drops down to a knee, the crowd now explodes thinking that Bryan might win, Angle now gets now on both knees and tries to spin towards the ropes, but he’s stuck in the center of ring, Angle now tries to push forward to grab the ropes and is able to move towards the ropes, he gets about half way still with his arms flailing, Angle tries to flip over but he doesn’t have the strength to do it, Angle still reaches for the ropes, but he’s stuck, right then his arm starts dropping slowly, and he slowly taps out.
The crowd goes crazy as the referee hands Bryan the title, Bryan holds the title in the air while sitting up, when Angle attacks Bryan and mounts him, hitting punches, Angle then stomps on the leg of Bryan, then grabs his leg for the Ankle lock, when Nigel McGuinness runs in the ring and hits Angle in the back, Angle rolls out of the ring and kick the ring steps and shakes the guard rail in frustration. Angle stomps up the ramp, turns around and gives Bryan and Nigel middle fingers as the turns around and walks through the curtain, in the ring Nigel helps Bryan up and helps him towards the back.
(*MSG Promo*)
*Triple H vs. Austin Aries – Last Man Standing*
Triple’s H entrance features a nice prelude of a couple of his old themes, during Metallica’s For Whom the Bell Tolls the lights start to flicker, and during the gongs the doomsday clock on the stage comes closer to striking midnight, also smoke appears and a giant king throne is seemingly hovering, making it’s way to the stage, on the last gong of the song, the clock goes to midnight and the lights in the arena go out….
Aries and Triple H stare off, Triple H punches Aries in the face, Aries fires back with a punch of his own, they trade a few punches, Aries goes for a punch, but Triple H ducks and hits a body shot, hits some more body shots that send Aries back on the ropes, Triple H whips Aries and hits the high-knee, Triple H runs off the ropes with a knee drop, but Aries move out of the way, runs off the ropes and hits a shining wizard, Triple H rolls out of the ring, Aries drives with a suicide dive, Triple H hits his back hard on the guardrail, then falls down to the floor, Aries then hits forearms to the back of the head of Triple H.
The ref now starts the count for Triple H 1. 2. Triple H isn’t down for long, as he finds his way up, just in time for Aries to come around with a chair, Aries swings but Triple H ducks, kicks Aries in the gut and grabs the chair for himself, Triple H goes to swing when Aries hits a dropkick, sending the chair back into Triple H’s face, Aries rolls Triple H in the ring then hits a rolling firemans carry, and transitions right into a double springboard moonsault, which he calls the Greatest Moonsault Ever, The GME.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Triple H gets up in the corner, Aries runs in and punches Triple H in the body and face, Aries then climbs to the second rope and punches him head 9 times, goes for the tenth, but Triple H grabs Aries legs and drops him down, Aries face hitting the top of the ring post, Triple H then hits a big DDT.
1. 2. 3. 4. Triple H gets up, 5. Aries gets up, Triple H runs and hits the facebuster with the knee, Triple H runs off the ropes and goes for a clothesline, but Aries grabs Triple H’s arm and counters with a crucifix driver, Triple H landing hard on his neck.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Aries runs and with a shoulder back, then hits 3 swinging elbows in succession.
1. 2. 3. 4. Triple H gets up, Aries hits a running DDT, holds on to Triple H’s head and neck, rolls over, then locks Triple H in a Last Chancery, Triple H reaches his arms out but can’t reach the ropes, the hands of Triple H go limp, the referee raises it, and he hand drops 3 times, the referee tells Aries that Triple H is knocked out and tells him to let it go, Aries lets the hold go and Triple H is out.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Triple H starts to stir, Aries is pissed and starts stomping him repeatedly Aries then goes out of the ring, and goes under the ring and pulls out, a sledgehammer, but Triple H grabs Aries by the arm and pulls him in the ring, Aries drops the hammer and leans it against the apron, Aries punches Triple H then runs off the ropes but Triple H hits a big clothesline, Triple H is down still recovering from the beating so far.
1. 2. 3. 4. Aries gets up, and goes after Triple H who now getting up off of the ropes, Triple H then kicks him in the gut and hooks his arm for the Pedigree but Aries pushes Triple H back into the corner and hits shoulder blocks, then a few headbutts, he puts Triple H in the tree of woe position as Aries goes back to the far corner and hits a running dropkick, after that Aries removes the turnbuckle padding, Aries then grabs his head and rams him into the exposed buckle, again, again, again, and again.
Blood is now coming from Triple H’s head as he falls down to one knee and falls flat to the ground, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Triple H now stirs as Aries kicks him in the head, Aries then puts Triple H in the sitting position and hits elbows to the top of the head, Aries then picks Triple H up for the Brainbuster, but Triple H blocks, and hits a suplex of his own, Aries gets up first up Triple H then Irish whips Aries hard into the exposed turnbuckle, then whips him into the far corner, then whips him hard again into the exposed buckle, Aries holds his back and walks right into a ‘double A’ spinebuster.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Both men get up as and punches away at Aries, , Irish whips into the ropes then hits the high knee, Triple H then sends Aries back into the turnbuckles, Triple H then lifts Aries to the top rope, and hits a superplex from the top rope.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Triple H gets up then throws Aries out of the ring, but Aries rakes the eyes and sends Triple H’s head into the ring post, again and again.
Aries then goes to whip Triple H into the steps but Triple H counters and sends Aries into the steps back first, Triple H then rams his head into the steps, then the post, then rams Aries head off the announce table, Triple H clears the table then grabs a pen off the table, and headlocks Aries then punches him in the head with the pen, Aries now has blood pouring from his head, both men are busted open bad.
Heyman: “oh my god, the ref needs to stop this - that was too far”
Styles: “I hate to agree Paul, but we may need to stop this one”
McGuinness: “not yet guys, this is just getting good, it’s only a 0.7 on the Muta Scale”
“Just a 0.7!?” Styles replies shocked.
Triple H throws Aries onto the table, climbs up, then goes for the pedigree on the table, but Aries counters into a firemans carry, looks to go for a rolling firemans carry off the table, but Triple H slides off, Aries turns around but Triple H grabs him in a spinebuster position, Triple H then turns around, and runs off the table with a spinebuster-spear combo, crashing onto a guardrail, collapsing that section.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Triple H gets up breaking the count on his end, 7. Aries starts to crawl out towards the crowd and is able to get on his feet, Triple H grabs the section of guardrail and throws it at Aries, knocking Aries down, Triple H then mounts Aries and punches his head, then picks him up and rams him into a wall, Triple H then clotheslines Aries.
Tripe H grabs Aries but he pulls Triple H’s tights and forces him into the wall, Aries walks down the isle towards the stage and production area, Triple H runs after him, Aries grabs a fans soda and spills it on the floor, Triple H slips on the Soda, Aries climbs up into tech pit, then motions for Triple H to come after him, even calling him a ‘pussy.’
Triple H climbs up and runs after Aries, Aries grabs a bottle of water from a producer, then throws water onto some equipment, which causes sparks to fire right in Triple H’s face, then the equipment explodes, the explosion sends Triple H back into the wall hard.
Officials come with fire extinguishers and put out the flame, meanwhile in all the confusion Triple H has slumped down to the ground, the ref has been detracted by the small fire, but Aries grabs him and tells him to count Triple H out.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Triple H starts to stir and gets on his knees, Aries is shocked, goes over to attack Triple H but he pushes Aries back so hard that Aries falls off the production stand, landing on his feet but falling down, Triple H then grabs a TV monitor off a table, then gets off the production stand, and goes after Aries, Triple H lifts the big monitor over his head and wait for Aries to turn around, Aries turns as Triple H swings the TV down on Aries, the screen breaking over Aries head as his head and neck are stuck in the TV, we see even more blood pouring out of the TV set.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Aries crawls to a guardrail and uses it to get on his feet, as he leans on it, Triple H runs in and hits a clothesline sending Aries over the guardrail to the entrance way, Aries crawls on his hands and knees towards the ring, Triple H climbs over the guardrail goes after Aries and kicks him in the head, then headlocks him and pulls him to ringside, both men’s blood pouring down the aisleway.
Triple H then hooks Aries arms for the Pedigree, but then let’s go, and undoes the mat around the ring and grabs Aries for another Pedigree but Aries runs and Triple H’s back hits the ring, Aries then backdrops him on the bare floor, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Triple H stirs to get up when Aries whips Triple H into the steps, then rams his head into them, Aries pulls Triple H by the hair then throws his head into the ring post on the opposite side, he then whips him into another set of steps, Aries unhinges them, then hits a bodyslam onto the steps, Aries grabs the ring bell and once Triple H gets up, Aires hits him in the head again when Triple H kicks him in the gut, Aries swing the ring bell again but Triple H moves out of the way, the bell hits the table when Triple H hits a facebuster with his knee with Aries holding the bell Aries’s face smashing into the ring bell.
Triple H goes under the ring and pulls out a 2x4 with barbed wire, he swings it and hits Aries in the top of the head, Aries is now flat and face down on the table, when Triple H hits Aries back with the barbed wire, Aries screaming out in pain, Triple h hits him a second time, and a third, Aries back is now bleeding, Triple H climbs up on the table and grabs Aries head, then hits a Pedigree through the announce table.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Triple H crawls over to the ring, stands and leans on the apron. 7. 8. 9. Aries uses the guardrail to pull himself up.
Triple H says “you tough son-of-a-bitch” to himself and goes over to attack Aries when Aries grabs the 2x4 and hits Triple H in the gut with it, and hits him over the back, Triple H is down as Aries pushes the barbed wire into his head, then flips over, locking in the Last Chancery, with the barbed wire board digging in the head of Triple H, blood pours from his head when Aries picks him up and rams Triple H’s head into a guardrail, then goes and rolls him in the ring, Aries grabs a chair from under the ring, and throws it in the ring, as Aries goes to hit him with the chair, he hits Triple H in the gut, and hits a big shot to the back, Triple H is now down on the ground, Aries swings and Triple H again, again, again, again, and again, Triple H is out as Aries rolls him over and places the chair on top of him, climbs to the top and hits the 450 splash on Triple H driving the chair into him.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Triple H gets on his knees as Aries goes over and punches at his head repeatedly, now drawing blood from Triple H’s head, Aries moves the chair then goes for the brainbuster on it, but Triple H drops down and hits a neckbreaker to Aries on the chair, Triple H pulls Aries up, hooks the arm and hits a Pedigree on the chair.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Aries pushes up with his hands, and gets on his knees, and then points at Triple H then crotch chops him, Triple H runs in to punish Aries when Aries hits a low blow, Triple H falls down to his knees and rolls out of the ring.
Aries crawls to the ropes, and grabs a sledgehammer that is leaning on the apron from earlier in the match and uses the ropes to get up, meanwhile on the outside, Triple H has gone under the ring and taken out a sledgehammer of his own, Triple H gets in the ring with a Sledgehammer in his hand, Triple H then swings the hammer at Aries head, but Aries swings at Triple H and hits his ribs, both men hit the other at the same time, and they are down in the middle of the ring.
The ref counts as Triple H and out of breath while Aries is just out cold. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Triple H starts stirring 8. Triple H rolls over, crawls and gets to the ropes and grabs the bottom rope 9. Triple H gets on his feet as Aries is still out cold, 10!
Triple H has won but falls back down on the mat, The Prophecy come out and carry Aries off as Triple H sits in the corner and after a few seconds stands back up and poses, Triple H has finally gotten revenge, and returned to the top of the mountain.
*Angle-Lesnar Backstage*
Angle is seen walking backstage, still shaken up from his loss when he runs into Brock Lesnar.
Brock: “Kurt, Kurt, look at you, you used to be someone, you and me have traded wins back and forth, but back then we were both at the top of our game, and while I’m still in peak condition, but you? now you’re just a B-Player in a B-company of a B-sport”
Angle looks dejected as Brock walks off and we fade to the announce table.
*Brock Lesnar vs. Edge© – for the ROH World Championship*
Edge goes to lock up, but Lesnar takes down Edge with double leg takedown, then gets in the mount position and starts punching him, Edge rolls over to crawl but Lesnar then goes for a rear naked choke and gets in locked in, but meanwhile Edge has grabbed the ropes, Lesnar goes for a hard clothesline, but Edge ducks and backdrops Lesnar over the ropes, he lands on the apron but Edge shoulder blocks Lesnar as the falls off, Edge then runs off the ropes and hits a baseball slide sending Lesnar back some.
Lesnar shakes it off and smiles at Edge, then does his signature jump onto the apron as Edge runs in for a spear through the ropes but Lesnar moves out of the way, Edge crashing to the floor, Brock picks Edge up and puts him on his shoulder, then rams his back into the post a few times, then rolls him in the ring, Edge is face down, Brock then locks in a facelock and hits knees to the head.
Brock then gets on his feet and lifts Edge up with a suplex, holds it, then drops down hard, Brock then gets in a half nelson, and hits knees to the body, Brock then picks him up, runs off the ropes and goes for a big clothesline, but Edge gets his foot up and hits Lesnar with a big boot, then a closthesline, Lesnar runs and Edge hits the half nelson facebuster, Edge then kicks Lesnar in the gut and goes for the Edgecution DDT, but Brock twists out and goes for a clothesline but Edge ducks and hits the Edge-o-matic, holds the leg for 1. 2. Lesnar kicks out, Edge then hits a back suplex, and covers for 2, Edge gets up and stomps Lesnar, then gets in the corner, sets up and runs for the spear but Lesnar ducks and picks Edge up in the F-5 position, spins and hits it, Lesnar covers for the 1… 2… Edge gets the shoulder up.
Lesnar’s eyes grow wide, he then mounts Edge and punches him repeatedly, then locks in a cross armbar, Edge has his hand out, then flips back and gets on his feet, but Lesnar’s strength is too much and Lesnar forces Edge back on his back, but Edge has been able to get his foot on the ropes, Lesnar is forced to break the hold, Lesnar picks Edge up and puts him in the corner and hits punches and knees to the body Edge, Lesnar then hits a big belly to belly, he picks Edge up, hammerlocks him and runs him into the post, Lesnar then hits another belly to belly, Lesnar puts Edge between his legs and hits a powerbomb, holds on and hits another one, holds on again, lifts and spins for a third on but Edge flips over and sunset flips Lesnar into a pin, 1. 2. Lesnar kicks out.
Edge rolls on his hands and feet to get up when Lesnar runs in and hits a big German suplex, Lesnar drags Edge over to the corner then climbs to the top, then jumps off with a shooting star press, but Edge rolls out of the way, Lesnar lands bad on his head…
“oh god no! no! no!” Heyman screams on commentary, he then runs in the ring as the ref is checking on Lesnar, Heyman is on his knees and looks concerned, Edge crawls and gets up in the corner, and looks to set up for the spear, Heyman has his hands out and begs for mercy, Heyman stands as Edge runs and hits a spear on Heyman, then kicks him out of the ring.
Meanwhile, Lesnar has yet to move, Edge rolls him over and covers for 1. 2. Lesnar gets his foot on the rope, Edge then walks over to the far corner as Brock takes a while to get up and he’s dazed, Edge sets up and goes for another Spear, but as Edge hits it, Lesnar grabs Edge’s arm and locks in a Kimura Lock, Edge is able to grab the ropes, but Lesnar still has it locked in, and pulls back hard, Edge screams out in pain, Lesnar lets go at 4, Edge is holding his arm, leaning up against the ropes on his knees.
The ref asks Edge “how are you? Can you continue?”
Edge replies “it’s broken, I can’t move it”
“That’s it, I’m calling the match”
“No! No! he’ll have to pin me to win that title”
Lesnar runs to the corner and punches Edge a few times, then picks him up in the F-5 position, spins around, but Edge counters it into a DDT, Edge gets the arm over for 1. 2. Heyman uses all of his strength to pull the referee out of the ring. Nigel McGuiness gets up from his seat and looks to attack Heyman, but Heyman backs off and walks around the ring away from McGuinness, when Kurt Angle runs down with a chair and hits McGuinness in the back knocking him out.
Edge stirs and pulls on the bottom rope, as Brock starts to stir, Angle looks aggressive and stares a hole in Lesnar, the referee is still down when Angle goes in the ring with the chair in hand as Brock is using the ropes to pull himself up when Angle hits Edge in the head! Lesnar laughs and crawls for the cover as Angle throws the ref towards the cover, he counts for 1. 2. 3.
Styles: “No! No! Angle just cost Edge the match, Heyman and Angle cost Edge the title, dammit.”
Heyman grabs the championship and hands it to Lesnar, Angle and Heyman raise Lesnar’s hands in the air, trash being thrown in the ring.
Styles: “is this the revolution that Brock alluded to at the contract signing? It looks like him, Heyman and Angle are in cahoots, this may not be the end of the world, but it is the end of a great title reign, and may be the beginning of our worst fear… goodnight everyone”
Place: Chicago, Illinois
Arena: Allstate Arena
Theme Song: New Medicine – End Of The World
*Opening promo and pyro*
The Pyro goes off, actually forming a mushroom cloud on the ramp, when the smoke clears, the fans go crazy and we see the set, two big screens are on the right and left, and in the center is a recreation of the “doomsday clock” - Joey Styles now welcomes us…
Styles: “Welcome to Final Battle, it’s the End of the World at least as we know it tonight as Triple H and Austin Aries will beat each other to a pulp, Kurt Angle and Bryan Danielson end their feud one way or another, and 2 different companies tag team championships will be unified tonight.”
McGuinness: “Tonight is a huge night for Ring Of Honor, as much as I’d love to be on the card, just being here and on the show is no-pun-intended an honor, It’s not the end of the world just yet, but you never know so we might wanna get our bomb shelters and toilet paper ready, Heyman you’re a cockroach as it is, so you’ll be fine either way.”
Heyman just scoffs at this and it’s time for our first match.
*Tajiri vs. MVP – for the FTW Title*
Both men lock up, MVP has the strength advantage and pushes Tajiri back into the corner, the ref breaks the two up, as MVP hits a cheapshot, then drags Tajiri to the middle of the ring and smiles as he now grabs a headlock, Tajiri is able to get to his knees and elbow MVP, getting the hold broken, Tajiri whips MVP off the ropes and hits a spinning heel kick on the rebound, Tajiri covers for 1. 2. MVP kicks out
Tajiri then hits kicks to the legs, goes for a spin kick but MVP ducks and hits a few forearms, an uppercut and hits a spinning clothesline, MVP covers for a 1 count. MVP then picks Tajiri up and whips him off the ropes and goes for a backdrop but Tajiri turns, slides off the back off MVP, and school boys him for 1. 2. MVP kicks out and pulls Tajiri’s arm and turns it into a crippler crossface, after a bit of struggling Tajiri is able to crawl and grab the bottom rope.
Tajiri is still holding on to the ropes when MVP, comes in and pulls a leg of Tajiri, when he stands on the other leg and jumps with a kick, hitting a big enziguri, MVP is stunned and knocked down to a knee, when Tajiri comes over, grabs his head, lifts him up, and hits a brainbuster and quickly covers for 1. 2. MVP kicks out.
Tajiri waits for MVP to get up when he multiple kicks to the legs and side along with punches, that have MVP stumbling back, Tajiri then runs off the ropes but MVP stands his ground as Tajiri rolls up on MVP and gets on his shoulders in a powerbomb position, punches MVP some, sending him back, then flips over, hooking the arms with his legs and grabs the top rope, pulls MVP over and then locks in the Tarantula, The ref counts 1. 2. 3. When Scott Hall gets up on the apron distracting the referee MVP yells out to Teddy to “stop him” Teddy then grabs the FTW title and looks to hit Tajiri in the back but Nash grabs the title out of his hands, Teddy runs away from Nash and yells at MVP “I’m sorry, playa!” The referee then ejects Hall from ringside and now counts the rope break, 1. 2. 3. 4.
Tajiri lets go as MVP now falls holding his back in pain, Tajiri then springboards off the top onto the top rope on the other side and jumps off hitting a double springboard moonsault on the standing MVP and holding a cover for 1. 2. He kicks out.
Tajiri picks MVP and hits a German suplex, then floats over into a bridging cover for 1. 2. MVP kicks out, and has the wear-with-all to grab Tajiri’s arms and flip him over for the curbstomp but before he can stomp down Tajiri flips over and kicks back breaking the hold, MVP runs for a clothesline but Tajiri grabs the arm, and jumps into a crucifix position, then wraps on of his legs around MVP’s head and neck, then puts the other leg between MVP’s legs and pulls back, locking him in the Octopus hold, MVP looks like he’s gonna tap, but with a last gasp effort is able to move Tajiri’s leg as Tajiri uses that to now rolls MVP in a sunset flip pin for 1. 2. MVP rolls through and hits a big boot knocking Tajiri flat, MVP then runs off the ropes and goes for the Ballin’ Elbow but Tajiri gets up and hits a leg sweep then as MVP gets on one knee Tajiri runs off the ropes and hits a shining wizard, Tajiri covers for 1. 2. MVP kicks out.
Tajiri picks MVP up and looks to hit a suplex but MVP blocks and looks to hit one of his own but Tajiri lands on his feet, MVP turns around, and kicks Tajiri in the gut, MVP then gets in a fighting stance and goes for the Malicious Intent, a Spinning Capoeira kick, but Tajiri ducks and hits a back kick to the face ricking MVP and sending him to a knee, Tajiri runs off the ropes and across the ring then handsprings and bounces off the ropes with the handspring elbow but MVP ducks down and catches Tajiri in a reverse firemans carry, then drops down with a burning hammer, MVP rolls Tajiri over and covers him for 1. 2. Tajiri kicks out.
MVP looks desperate now as he picks Tajiri up an goes for another Burning Hammer but as MVP flips him over Tajiri sprays the green mist all over the place, including MVP’s face, the referee goes to DQ Tajiri when Nash gets on the apron and tells the ref, “it’s legal, he’s from Japan.” The ref can’t argue with that logic and the match continues.
Both men are down, Tajiri is drained and MVP is blinded, Long hands MVP a bottle of water, Nash takes exception to this and chase Teddy up the ramp, this distracts the ref, meantime MVP has used the water to get the mist out of his eyes as Tajiri is up and as MVP gets on his knees, Tajiri goes for the Buzzaw Kick but MVP ducks and spits out the black mist, Tajiri is blinded and bent over, the ref now turns around but has seen nothing, as MVP runs off the ropes and jumps and lands his foot on the back of Tajiri’s head, hitting the Swag Stomp then covers for the 1. 2. 3.
*Chris Jericho interview*
Coach: “I’m standing here with ‘Y2J’ Chris Jericho…”
Jericho: “Yes you are, and tonight I’m gonna teach that brat Richie about respect and honor, Richie can bring Eddie, Vickie, that waste of space Chavo, you can bring all 26 Guerrero’s, it doesn’t matter, I’m walking out with my hand raised.”
*Chris Jericho vs. Richie Steamboat (w/ Eddie & Vickie Guerrero)*
Jericho and Richie lock up, Jericho slaps Richie then drop toe holds him, then Oklahoma roll’s for a 1 count, Richie kicks out and as Jericho runs Richie hits an arm drag, he then holds on with an armbar, Jericho gets up to his feet and pushes Richie back in the ropes, Jericho whips Richie off, Richie shoulder blocks Jericho, runs off the ropes, Jericho flips over, Richie runs over him and comes back, Jericho leapfrogs, Richie runs off the other side and Jericho hits a big backdrop.
Jericho kicks Richie in the gut a few times, when Eddie gets up on the apron and distracts the ref, Jericho goes to pick Richie up when he pokes Jericho in the eye, then runs and hits a one handed bulldog, Richie poses then chops Jericho in the chest, another one, another one, he then whips Jericho and hits a spin wheel kick, Richie covers for 1. 2. Jericho kicks out.
Richie picks Jericho up and goes for a suplex, but Jericho blocks and punches Richie in the midsection, Richie lets go and goes for a dropkick, but Jericho catches it and turns it into the Walls of Jericho, but Richie counters into a small package for 1. 2. Jericho gets Richie’s shoulders down, 1. 2. Richie kicks out.
Both men get up and go for dropkicks at the same time, they get back up and lock up, and Jericho hits an arm drag, Richie gets up and hits an armdrag on Jericho, Jericho gets up and hits one on Richie, both men trade arm drags, Richie, Jericho, Richie, Richie runs in and Jericho goes for a dropkick, but Richie moves out of the way and hits an elbow to the back, Jericho gets up and Richie hits a back suplex, another one, and picks him up for the third one and as he drops Jericho down Richie turns it into a backcracker out of the back suplex, Richie covers for 1. 2. Jericho kicks out.
Richie hits a dropkick, then hits a kick to the gut, and hits a suplex on Jericho, swings his hips and hits a second, then hits the three amigo’s on Jericho, Richie taught and climbs up to the top rope, and jumps off with a frog splash, but Jericho gets his knees up, this allows Jericho to get some breathing room as he picks Richie up and goes for a bodyslam but Richie slides behind and attempts a hurricanranna but Jericho catches him and hits a double powerbomb, a momentum changing move.
Both men get up when Richie goes for a clothesline, but Jericho ducks, as Richie turns, Jericho goes for the Codebreaker, but Richie falls back and uses the momentum to lock in a Walls of Jericho, Jericho crawls over and gets the ropes, but Richie pulls Jericho off and back into the center, Jericho pushes up and gets back to the ropes, but Eddie pulls the ropes, making it harder for Jericho to reach them, however Jericho does eventually get to them, Richie attempts to pull Jericho back in the center, but Jericho is hanging on with everything he has, Richie is forced to let go, as Eddie punches at Jericho’s head and rakes his eyes, Richie goes over, pulls him by the legs and catapults him into the corner, Richie runs with a splash in the corner, but Jericho gets his foot up then runs and hits a one handed bulldog.
Jericho goes for the Lionsault as Eddie pulls the second rope down, but Jericho see’s this and baseball slides Eddie in the legs, sending his face into the apron, as Jericho stands up Richie hits a superkick, he covers for 1. 2. Jericho puts his foot on the rope, but Vickie knocks it off, fortunately for Jericho, the referee has seen this, The referee then throws Eddie and Vickie out of the ringside area, Richie is angered at the ref but the focuses his attention on Jericho, Richie hits an inverted atomic drop, then a dropkick, Richie runs grabs Jericho’s head, runs up the ropes, and hits a tornado DDT, Richie hooks the leg for the cover, 1. 2. Jericho kicks out, but it’s clear that he’s dazed.
Richie climbs to the top, and jumps off with a crossbody, 1. 2. Jericho rolls through, gets on his feet and goes for a kick but Richie lays flat then school boys Jericho, holding the tights for 1. 2. Jericho pushes Richie off.
Richie kicks Jericho in the gut and gets him in the Gory-bomb position, but Jericho elbows Richies side causing Richie to bend over, Jericho is able flip back, landing on his feet, then hits the Codebreaker, goes to cover, but decides against it and hits the Lionsault, puts his foot on Richies chest and poses for 1. 2. Jericho again lets up, he then goes over to the legs of Richie as Jericho locks in the Walls of Jericho, then drops down to one knee turning it into a Liontamer, almost bending Richie in half, Richie is trapped, and taps… the bell rings but Jericho keeps the hold on for a few more seconds, punishing the young man.
*Tazz/The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall)/Evan Bourne/Kofi Kingston vs. The Posse (Mark Henry/Michael Tarver/R-Truth/Cryme Tyme [JTG & Shad] w/ MVP, Teddy Long, “Little Jimmy”)*
Tazz starts off the match against Shad, Shad goes for a punch but Tazz ducks and irish whps Shad off the ropes, as he rebounds Shad goes for a big boot, but Tazz catches it and hits a capture suplex, Tazz then locks in the Tazzmission, Shad reaches for the ropes, but Tazz takes him down, Shad reaches, but can’t go anywhere and taps out.
JTG is up next, and runs in, but gets hit with a hard clothesline, Tazz puts JTG in the corner and hits a few more big corner clotheslines, then hits a hard T-Bone suplex, then runs off the ropes and knocks JGT out with the Brooklyn Boot and covers for 1. 2. 3.
R-Truth comes in and hits a lie detector, but instead of knocking Tazz down, it only stumbles him, Truth gets up and hits a kick to the gut, then runs off the ropes for a scissors kick, but Tazz moves out of the way, then locks in the Tazzmission, and hits the Tazz-plex, R-Truth lands hard on his neck, Tazz covers for 1. 2. 3.
Tazz then goes over and flips Tarver in the ring, Tazz goes for an exploder suplex, but Tarver elbows Tazz, then hits fast boxing jabs sending Tazz back against the ropes, Tarver hits a big uppercut that sends Tazz through the ropes and out of the ring, Mark Henry goes to roll Tazz back in the ring, when all 4 of Tazz’s partners get off the apron and go over to stop Henry, he decides against it and gets back up on the apron, Tarver goes out and rolls Tazz in the ring, Tarver cover for 1. 2. Tazz kicks out forcefully.
Tarver waits for Tazz to get up then throws another big punch, but Tazz counters into a judo arm throw, then a kick to the gut, then a belly to belly, Tazz runs and hits a huge clothesline, Tazz then hits a few hard kicks to the mid-section, Tazz then hits a normal suplex, Tazz goes for the Tazzmission, but Tarver bends over and snapmares Tazz off, Tarver picks Tazz up and goes for the backwards powerslam, but Tazz counters that into a small package for 1. 2. 3.
Henry now runs in and hits a clothesline, runs off the ropes and hits a big splash, Henry covers for 1. 2. Tazz kicks out, Henry picks Tazz up and goes for the World’s Strongest Slam, but Tazz slips behind Henry and locks in the Tazzmission, Henry has his hands in the air looking to tap, when he falls back, crushing Tazz, Henry picks Tazz up and puts him in the corner and runs to squash Tazz, but he moves out of the way and chop blocks Henry, Henry is down and Tazz starts stomping on Henry’s legs, Tazz then runs off the ropes and as Henry sits up Tazz hits a big boot to the face, Tazz then locks in the Tazzmission while Henry is on the ground, Henry rolls over and goes to stand when Kofi tags Tazz from behind Tazz lets go looking pissed when Kofi comes in, stares back at Tazz, but then runs and hits a Trouble in Paradise, knocking Henry flat, Kofi then tags in Bourne who climbs to the top and hits the Shooting Star Press, he thinks about covering but Tazz yell’s “I’ll kill you if you cover him” that gets Bourne’s attention as Kofi yells “just like we planned” Bourne then walks over and tags in Tazz, as he does this him and Kofi jump off the apron and walk up the ramp, Tazz doesn’t even bat an eye, as he waits for Henry to get up and locks in the Tazzmission, Henry goes down to a knee, and eventually is flat on the ground, Henry reaches for the ropes but fades, the referee raises his hand and it drops down once, twice, Henry’s hand drops down for the 3rd time.
The bell rings as Tazz stands with his hands in the air, when MVP rolls in the ring looking to hit Tazz with the belt, and swings, but Tazz ducks and locks in the Tazzmission, MVP is choked out then thrown out of the ring, Tazz then walks off, leaving The Outsiders as the only ones celebrating in the ring.
Backstage Coach asks for an interview with Tazz, but he just walks off.
*Hardy Boyz interview*
Coach: Ladies and Gentlemen I’m standing by with the NWA Tag team champions, Matt and Jeff Hardy.
Matt: Hello Coach, you’re probably wondering why we requested this interview time, what I wanted to do is remind you that I am a former champion of this place, but it seems the political system has infected even this place, so when I was blacklisted from this place, me and my bother enacted a plan to not just destroy the NWA, but ROH as well, when we convinced Daniels to join us and leave with the title, but where he failed, we won’t.
Jeff: I know people are wondering why we would put our championships on the line, and it’s quite simple, The Hardy’s always have a backup plan, if we, by some act of god lose tonight, that means the NWA’s tag team credibility goes down the drain, if we win, Ring of Honor’s tag team credibility is destroyed… either way, we get what we want.
*The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy) vs. Beer Money (James Storm & Bobby Roode) – for the ROH & NWA Tag Team titles*
Roode and Matt start off the match, Matt slaps Roode in the face as he tackles Matt down, Matt crawls to the ropes as the ref has to break the two up, but as the ref is pushing Roode away Matt rakes the eyes of Roode, then hits a clothesline, then a back suplex, then grabs a headlock, Roode pushes Matt off the ropes and sets up for a spinebuster but Matt counters that into a tornado DDT.
Matt climbs to the second rope, jumps off, and hits Roode with an elbow to the back of the head, then grabs Roodes head and goes for a twist of fate, but Roode counters into a reserve DDT, Roode crawls and gets the tag to Storm, as Matt tags in Jeff, Storm runs in and hits Jeff with a few punches, Jeff backs off into the corner as the referee backs Storm off Jeff tries to run to tag in Matt, but Storm punches Matt off of the apron, then hits Jeff with a double knee facebuster, Storm covers for 1, 2, Jeff kicks out, Storm then picks Jeff up and hits the Eight Second Ride facebuster, then kips-up and goes over to the corner, Storm goes for the Last Call when Jeff ducks down and hits a low blow, the referee didn’t get a good look so he doesn’t call for the bell, Jeff crawls over and tags in Matt, then drags Storm over, and as Matt gets on the second rope, Jeff hits a legdrop to the midsection as Matt hits a legdrop from the top at the same time and covers for 1, 2, Storm kicks out.
Jeff tags back in and locks in a sleeper hold wearing Storm down, the referee raises Storms hand once… twice… but Storm keeps the hand up the third time, Storm stands up and hits a jaw breaker, this sends Jeff back into the Hardy’s corner as Matt tags in.
Storm crawls over to his corner, Roode has his hand out, but Matt grabs Storms leg and pulls him back to the center and hits an elbow to the back, Matt waits for Storm to get up when he goes for a side-effect, but Storm elbows Matt, goes to tag Roode, but Matt pulls him by the tights and hits a forearm to the back, then whips him into the corner, runs and hits a corner clothesline-bulldog combo, Matt covers for 1. 2. Storm kicks out.
Matt picks up Storm and puts him in the corner and tags in Jeff, then gets on his hands and knees as Jeff runs from the far corner for the Poetry in Motion as Storm recovers and runs off the back of Matt hitting Jeff with a flying clothesline, Storm crawls over as Matt crawls to stop him but it’s too late as Roode gets tagged in, hits a clothesline on Matt, then Jeff, then hits a flapjack on Matt, then a spinebuster on Jeff, Roode then runs of the ropes going for the Northern Lariat on Jeff, but hit Matt instead who took the bullet for Jeff, Roode then turns around right into a Twist of Hate, Jeff covers for 1, 2, Roode kicks out.
Jeff pulls at his hair now as he drags Roode away from the ropes then climbs to the top and jumps with the Swanton Bomb, when Roode rolls out of the way, as Storm runs in and catches Hardy out of the air in a powerbomb position as Roode gets up quickly and hits a neckbreaker, Beer Money hitting the DWI combo as Roode goes into the cover for 1. 2...
Matt comes in and hits Roode in the back with a chair, The ref calls for a DQ, as Storm runs in he gets hit with a chair to the gut and back that sends him down to a knee, Jeff rolls out and comes back in the ring with a chair of his own, and both Hardy’s go for a con-chair-to when JBL and Ron Simmons run down to the ring, The Hardy’s back off, grab their titles, and back off up the ramp, holding their titles high in the air, in the ring Beer Money and the APA stare off, Beer Money hold their hands out but JBL and Ron walk off leaving Beer Money puzzled.
*Bryan interview*
Coach: I’m here with Bryan Dan-
Bryan: Coach, you don’t need to remind me, I know if I lose, I’m gone, and I know I’m going up against Kurt Angle, one of the best. But I also know that I can beat him, I’ve done it before, and I’ll do it again, twice… tonight I’m sure you’re gonna see the best of Kurt Angle, and I know you’re gonna see the absolute best of me.
*Kurt Angle vs. Bryan Danielson© – 2 out of 3 Falls, for the ROH Pure Championship*
Angle and Bryan lock up, Angle getting a firemans carry and headlock, but Bryan slips out and gets hammerlock, Angle reaches back and grabs Bryans head snapmaring him, Angle goes to hit a clothesline but Bryan ducks and goes behind Angle, running to the ropes, Bryan bounces off but Angle holds on, Bryan runs but Angle backdrops Bryan, Bryan holds on to the ropes and landing on the apron, hitting a shoulder block, then sling-shotting over Angle and landing on his feet, going for a roundhouse to the head, but Angle ducks, picks the leg and goes for the ankle lock, but before he gets it locked it, Bryan rolls over and Angle hits the middle turnbuckle hard.
Bryan kicks the second rope, sending the turnbuckle into Angles face, Bryan then hits an arm drag, then goes for another one but Angle blocks, and goes for a big clothesline, but Bryan ducks and grabs Angle’s arms for a tiger suplex but Angle jumps and rolls through with a victory roll, right into an Ankle Lock, but Bryan twists into the lock, bends his knees, sits up and pulls Angle’s arm, and turns into a Lebell Lock, but Angle flips over before he can lock it in, and gets a jackknife pin for 1, but Bryan gets his feet on the mat and pushes up, twisting into a backslide for 1.
Angle grabs Bryan for a belly to belly but Bryan elbows the inside of Angle’s arm then headbutts him, Angle goes to the but Bryan hits a drop toe hold and floats over into a headlock, Angle gets up and pushes Bryan back into the ropes and off, Bryan bounces off the ropes but Angle shoulder blocks him, Angle runs to the side but Bryan leapfrogs, then turns and hits a flying forearm smash sending Angle down, Bryan then kips-up, Angle gets up and Bryan grabs his head and leg for the Regal-plex, but Angle deadweights, grabs Bryans head and rolls over positioning his own leg and grabbing Bryan’s leg into a cradle pin for 1. 2. Bryan kicks out.
Angle then fireman carries Bryan over and hits knees to the back, Angle then underhooks Bryans arms in a butterfly lock, Bryan struggles then whips his head back, headbutting Angle forcing him to let go, Angle stumbles some as Bryan runs off the ropes but Angle catches him and goes for a sidewalk slam but Bryan flips over and lands behind Angle and hits a Regal-plex for 1. 2. 3!
Lillian: “Your winner of the first fall, Bryan Danielson”
The Ref waits for both Bryan and Angle to get up then rings the bell for the second fall.
Angle and Bryan lock up, Bryan drop toe holds him then locks in a headlock, Angle is able to roll over and get Bryan in a pin for 1 count as Bryan flips back over, still having the headlock locked in. Angle is able to get on his feet and whip Bryan off the ropes but Bryan hits a shoulder block, Bryan runs off the ropes again for a clothesline but Angle ducks, spins around, grabs Bryan by the waist and hits a big gutwrench suplex out of desperation.
This buys Angle some time, as Bryan gets up Angle chop blocks him, then stomps on the ankle a few times, Bryan rolls out on the apron, when Angle rolls out of the ring and punches Bryan in the face, Bryan is in the seated position on the apron, Angle grabs Bryans leg and slams it down against the apron, Bryan attempts to crawl back into the ring, when Angle pulls him by the leg and rams it against the ring post, Bryan crawls in the ring, holding his ankle.
Angle rolls in the ring and knees Bryan in the back, then punches at the ankle, Angle then wraps Bryan’s leg around his, almost in a deathlock position, and throws himself back bending Bryan’s leg backwards, Bryan crawls to the ropes, when Angle pulls him back, grabs him by the waist, picks him up, and hits a German suplex, a 2nd one, a 3rd one, a 4th one, a 5th one, a 6th one, a 7th one, an 8th one, a 9th one, and even hits a 10th one, Angle bridges with a cover for 1. 2. Bryan kicks out.
Angle is shocked, Bryan is weary, barely able to move as Angle now decides to go for an Ankle Lock, but Bryan rolls forward again as Angle smacks the top turnbuckle, Bryan hits a kick to the leg and one to the chest but Bryan holds his leg for a second, then goes for a head kick but Angle ducks, grabs Bryan from behind, and goes for an Angle Slam but Bryan lands on his feet and hits a big roundhouse kick, Angle is out cold but Bryan is still hurting from the attack on the leg, Bryan uses the ropes to pull himself up as Angle gets up and stumbles back as Bryan then grabs Angle’s arms from behind, hits a tiger suplex, flips over forcing Angle is his belly, then flips back over, bridging with the Cattle Mutilation submission.
Angle is tortured in the hold, but is able to turn himself and get a foot on the rope, 1. 2. 3. 4. Bryan has to let go of the hold, Bryan picks Angle up and pulls him into a snap suplex, Bryan the climbs to the top rope to jump off with a diving headbutt, but Angle gets up and crotches him, climbs up the ropes, puts his head between Bryans legs and goes for a super backdrop, but Bryan lands on his feet and pushes Angle, causing him to fall forward, his face hitting the ring post, and legs dropping down outside the ropes, crotching him on the turnbuckle backwards, Bryan then climbs up to the top rope, and grabs and locks in Angle’s neck and leg for a super Regal-plex, but Angle blocks and punches the head of Bryan, again, again, again, again, again, again, Angle fires off punches to Bryans head as he is now groggy, Angle now hits a big back elbow, another one, another one, another one, finally knocking Bryan off the turnbuckle crashing to the mat, Angle steps back onto the top rope, looks behind him and jumps off with a Moonsault, and hits it picture perfect, Angle covers for 1. 2. 3.
Lilian: “your winner of the second fall, Kurt Angle!”
Angle and Bryan back off to opposite corners, the then ref signals for the final fall to begin.
Angle hits a double leg take down, then hits big punches and elbows, Bryan is able to block some and get to the ropes as the ref now forces Angle to back off.
Angle runs and rams Bryan into the turnbuckles, the ref backs Angle off, Angle goes for a clothesline but Bryan ducks and hits multiple forearms, chops, and kicks to the gut that send Angle back in the corner, then backs up to the far corner, runs and hits the dropkick in the corner, Bryan covers for 1. 2. Angle gets his leg on the ropes, Bryan picks Angle up and goes for a suplex, but Angle blocks and hits one of his own, Angle picks Bryan up and ties up with Bryan pushing him back into the ropes hitting multiple knees to the gut, Angle whips Bryan off the ropes and hits a tilt-a-wirl backbreaker, Angle locks in a body scissors.
Bryan elbows Kurt in the side of the face, causing Angle to break the hold, both men get up as Bryan hits an armbreaker, Bryan runs a hits a knee to the back, sending Angle into the corner, Bryan runs a hits a big forearm smash in the corner, then runs off the ropes and hits the running elbow strike, Bryan covers for 1. 2. Angle kicks out.
Bryan then rolls Angle in an Oklahoma roll for 2, Angle grabs Bryans head and pulls him over in a cradle pin for 2, Bryan gets a crucifix pin for 2, Angle rolls over and gets on his knees and feet, using a bunch of his strength to get up, but Bryan slips out and school boys Angle, 1. 2. Angle twists and locks in Bryans arm, for a Lebell Lock of his own, but Bryan is able to flip over and grab the legs of Angle and catapults him into the corner, Angle stumbles on his feet as Bryan whips Angle out of the corner, but Angle counters and whips Bryan into the far corner, Bryan runs up the ropes to avoid Angle, but Angle runs up the ropes with him and German suplexes him off the top rope, Bryan lands on the top of his head, Angle crawls over, rolls Bryan over and covers Bryan for 1. 2. Bryan kicks out!
Angle and Bryan take a few moments to get up, Angle gets up first and waits, as Bryan gets up Angle goes for the Angle Slam but Bryan twists and lands on his feet, goes for a belly-to-belly of his own but Angle blocks, spins, and hits a belly to belly to the outside, Bryan lands hard, Angle goes out on the apron to go after Bryan, but stops, walks over to the turnbuckles, looks back at a rising Bryan, then climbs to the top rope, the crowd now goes crazy as Angle jumps off with a rolling senton on the standing Bryan, both men are down on the outside, The referee counts both men out, 1. 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10-both men pull themselves into the ring.
Bryan rolls back to the apron and goes to climb up the turnbuckle but Angle goes over as Bryan hits a forearm sending Angle back, Bryan climbs up as Angle runs up the ropes but Bryan hits a chop sending Angle back down, Bryan then gets on the tope rope and jumps off with a big dropkick, the momentum sends Angle back as he flips and ends up on his knees when Bryan kips up, runs and hits a kick to the chest, another one, another one, another one, another one, another one, another one, then reels back and hits a huge head kick, Angle is out, Bryan covers for 1. 2. Angle kicks out!
As Angle kicks out Bryan quickly grabs the arm and goes to lock in the Lebell Lock, Angle has his hand in the air, far away from the ropes, Angle now starts the long crawl to the ropes... Angle crawls a few feet when Bryan pulls back even harder, Angle crawls some more while Bryan is trying to pull back even more, Angle reaches his arm out, but can’t reach the ropes, Angle has his hand in the air, when it slowly drops down to the mat, the ref raises Angle’s hand, and it drops, raises it again and it drops again, he raises it a third time and it drops a third time… but during all of this Angle gets his foot on the rope.
Bryan is frustrated, but stays focused, picks up Angle and hits a northern lights suplex, Bryan holds the bridge for 1. 2. Angle kicks out by flipping over and locking his legs around Bryan, then twists on his own back and gets a leg free then locks in a triangle choke, Bryan has his hand in the air, tries to turn to get to the ropes, but he’s stuck in the middle of the ring, Bryan then jumps and flips over, still locked in the triangle chock upside down, but he gets Angle in a modified jackknife pin for 1. 2. Angle breaks the hold and kicks out.
Bryan goes for the head kick, but Angle ducks and hits a German Suplex, another one, and hits the third one, releasing Bryan as he hits the top rope and gets hung up gut first, Angle goes over and punches the head of Bryan, Bryan hits a forearm, Angle hits a punch, Bryan hits a forearm, Angle, Bryan, Angle, Bryan, the crowd booing Angle and cheering Bryan, Angle goes for a big haymaker, but Bryan ducks, hangs on to the arm of Angle, crucifixing Angle against the top rope, Bryan hitting a big series of elbows until the ref counts to 4, Angle stumbles and eventually falls to the mat, Bryan walks over, climbs to the top, and jumps with the dropkick but Angle catches his foot, turns over and locks in the Ankle lock, Bryan struggles in the hold, and crawls slowly towards the ropes.
Bryan is crawling towards the ropes when Angle falls back and grapevines the leg.
Styles: “oh no, Bryan is stuck in the center… this is not good.”
McGuinness: “c’mon Bryan, fight, find a way to get out, not this way!”
Bryan is trapped in the center, gritting his teeth, screaming out in pain, Bryan now begins the long, almost hopeless, crawl to the ropes. Bryan crawls some more and is finally able to grab the bottom rope, Angle breaks at 4 just before Bryan’s ankle would’ve been broken. Bryan pulls himself on one leg and leans on the top rope, when Angle runs in and chop blocks him, then picks Bryans leg and locks in the ankle lock with Bryan still holding on to the top rope, Angle pulls back as hard as he can when Bryan’s kickpad comes off, Angle holds in in his hand and looks at it possessed, then runs in erratically when Bryan catches him and counters into a small package with his feet on the ropes, the ref counts 1. 2. Angles kicks out, Bryans looks up disappointed, as if that was his last ditch effort, Angle pulls the straps down and as Bryan gets up, Angle grabs him for the Angle Slam, but in mid-air Bryan falls behind and flips over getting Angle in a sunset flip for 1. 2. Angle rolls through and grabs the ankle again, but Bryan very quickly grabs the ropes, but Angle still holds on till 4.
Bryan is in pain, holding his ankle, he pulls himself on the ropes and leans on them, he goes to walk, but collapses from the pain, Angle stands up straight from his wrestling stance, almost looking concerned, Bryan crawls over to Angle’s feet, Angle now has his hands on his hips, Bryan grabs Angles kneepads and singlet almost pulling himself up, Bryan even has some tears in his eyes as he looks up at Angle and tells him to “end it” Angle holds his hand out some as Bryan shakes it and nods as Angle lets go and grabs Bryan for the finishing Angle Slam, Angle lifts him up for it, when Bryan flips in mid-air, grabs Angle’s head and scissors his body, locking in a surprise Guillotine Choke, Angle tries to fight out of it, but Bryan is holding on for dear life, because of the positioning Angle can’t reach back and attack Bryan hurt ankle, Angle has his hand in the air when he drops down to a knee, the crowd now explodes thinking that Bryan might win, Angle now gets now on both knees and tries to spin towards the ropes, but he’s stuck in the center of ring, Angle now tries to push forward to grab the ropes and is able to move towards the ropes, he gets about half way still with his arms flailing, Angle tries to flip over but he doesn’t have the strength to do it, Angle still reaches for the ropes, but he’s stuck, right then his arm starts dropping slowly, and he slowly taps out.
The crowd goes crazy as the referee hands Bryan the title, Bryan holds the title in the air while sitting up, when Angle attacks Bryan and mounts him, hitting punches, Angle then stomps on the leg of Bryan, then grabs his leg for the Ankle lock, when Nigel McGuinness runs in the ring and hits Angle in the back, Angle rolls out of the ring and kick the ring steps and shakes the guard rail in frustration. Angle stomps up the ramp, turns around and gives Bryan and Nigel middle fingers as the turns around and walks through the curtain, in the ring Nigel helps Bryan up and helps him towards the back.
(*MSG Promo*)
*Triple H vs. Austin Aries – Last Man Standing*
Triple’s H entrance features a nice prelude of a couple of his old themes, during Metallica’s For Whom the Bell Tolls the lights start to flicker, and during the gongs the doomsday clock on the stage comes closer to striking midnight, also smoke appears and a giant king throne is seemingly hovering, making it’s way to the stage, on the last gong of the song, the clock goes to midnight and the lights in the arena go out….
Aries and Triple H stare off, Triple H punches Aries in the face, Aries fires back with a punch of his own, they trade a few punches, Aries goes for a punch, but Triple H ducks and hits a body shot, hits some more body shots that send Aries back on the ropes, Triple H whips Aries and hits the high-knee, Triple H runs off the ropes with a knee drop, but Aries move out of the way, runs off the ropes and hits a shining wizard, Triple H rolls out of the ring, Aries drives with a suicide dive, Triple H hits his back hard on the guardrail, then falls down to the floor, Aries then hits forearms to the back of the head of Triple H.
The ref now starts the count for Triple H 1. 2. Triple H isn’t down for long, as he finds his way up, just in time for Aries to come around with a chair, Aries swings but Triple H ducks, kicks Aries in the gut and grabs the chair for himself, Triple H goes to swing when Aries hits a dropkick, sending the chair back into Triple H’s face, Aries rolls Triple H in the ring then hits a rolling firemans carry, and transitions right into a double springboard moonsault, which he calls the Greatest Moonsault Ever, The GME.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Triple H gets up in the corner, Aries runs in and punches Triple H in the body and face, Aries then climbs to the second rope and punches him head 9 times, goes for the tenth, but Triple H grabs Aries legs and drops him down, Aries face hitting the top of the ring post, Triple H then hits a big DDT.
1. 2. 3. 4. Triple H gets up, 5. Aries gets up, Triple H runs and hits the facebuster with the knee, Triple H runs off the ropes and goes for a clothesline, but Aries grabs Triple H’s arm and counters with a crucifix driver, Triple H landing hard on his neck.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Aries runs and with a shoulder back, then hits 3 swinging elbows in succession.
1. 2. 3. 4. Triple H gets up, Aries hits a running DDT, holds on to Triple H’s head and neck, rolls over, then locks Triple H in a Last Chancery, Triple H reaches his arms out but can’t reach the ropes, the hands of Triple H go limp, the referee raises it, and he hand drops 3 times, the referee tells Aries that Triple H is knocked out and tells him to let it go, Aries lets the hold go and Triple H is out.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Triple H starts to stir, Aries is pissed and starts stomping him repeatedly Aries then goes out of the ring, and goes under the ring and pulls out, a sledgehammer, but Triple H grabs Aries by the arm and pulls him in the ring, Aries drops the hammer and leans it against the apron, Aries punches Triple H then runs off the ropes but Triple H hits a big clothesline, Triple H is down still recovering from the beating so far.
1. 2. 3. 4. Aries gets up, and goes after Triple H who now getting up off of the ropes, Triple H then kicks him in the gut and hooks his arm for the Pedigree but Aries pushes Triple H back into the corner and hits shoulder blocks, then a few headbutts, he puts Triple H in the tree of woe position as Aries goes back to the far corner and hits a running dropkick, after that Aries removes the turnbuckle padding, Aries then grabs his head and rams him into the exposed buckle, again, again, again, and again.
Blood is now coming from Triple H’s head as he falls down to one knee and falls flat to the ground, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Triple H now stirs as Aries kicks him in the head, Aries then puts Triple H in the sitting position and hits elbows to the top of the head, Aries then picks Triple H up for the Brainbuster, but Triple H blocks, and hits a suplex of his own, Aries gets up first up Triple H then Irish whips Aries hard into the exposed turnbuckle, then whips him into the far corner, then whips him hard again into the exposed buckle, Aries holds his back and walks right into a ‘double A’ spinebuster.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Both men get up as and punches away at Aries, , Irish whips into the ropes then hits the high knee, Triple H then sends Aries back into the turnbuckles, Triple H then lifts Aries to the top rope, and hits a superplex from the top rope.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Triple H gets up then throws Aries out of the ring, but Aries rakes the eyes and sends Triple H’s head into the ring post, again and again.
Aries then goes to whip Triple H into the steps but Triple H counters and sends Aries into the steps back first, Triple H then rams his head into the steps, then the post, then rams Aries head off the announce table, Triple H clears the table then grabs a pen off the table, and headlocks Aries then punches him in the head with the pen, Aries now has blood pouring from his head, both men are busted open bad.
Heyman: “oh my god, the ref needs to stop this - that was too far”
Styles: “I hate to agree Paul, but we may need to stop this one”
McGuinness: “not yet guys, this is just getting good, it’s only a 0.7 on the Muta Scale”
“Just a 0.7!?” Styles replies shocked.
Triple H throws Aries onto the table, climbs up, then goes for the pedigree on the table, but Aries counters into a firemans carry, looks to go for a rolling firemans carry off the table, but Triple H slides off, Aries turns around but Triple H grabs him in a spinebuster position, Triple H then turns around, and runs off the table with a spinebuster-spear combo, crashing onto a guardrail, collapsing that section.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Triple H gets up breaking the count on his end, 7. Aries starts to crawl out towards the crowd and is able to get on his feet, Triple H grabs the section of guardrail and throws it at Aries, knocking Aries down, Triple H then mounts Aries and punches his head, then picks him up and rams him into a wall, Triple H then clotheslines Aries.
Tripe H grabs Aries but he pulls Triple H’s tights and forces him into the wall, Aries walks down the isle towards the stage and production area, Triple H runs after him, Aries grabs a fans soda and spills it on the floor, Triple H slips on the Soda, Aries climbs up into tech pit, then motions for Triple H to come after him, even calling him a ‘pussy.’
Triple H climbs up and runs after Aries, Aries grabs a bottle of water from a producer, then throws water onto some equipment, which causes sparks to fire right in Triple H’s face, then the equipment explodes, the explosion sends Triple H back into the wall hard.
Officials come with fire extinguishers and put out the flame, meanwhile in all the confusion Triple H has slumped down to the ground, the ref has been detracted by the small fire, but Aries grabs him and tells him to count Triple H out.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Triple H starts to stir and gets on his knees, Aries is shocked, goes over to attack Triple H but he pushes Aries back so hard that Aries falls off the production stand, landing on his feet but falling down, Triple H then grabs a TV monitor off a table, then gets off the production stand, and goes after Aries, Triple H lifts the big monitor over his head and wait for Aries to turn around, Aries turns as Triple H swings the TV down on Aries, the screen breaking over Aries head as his head and neck are stuck in the TV, we see even more blood pouring out of the TV set.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Aries crawls to a guardrail and uses it to get on his feet, as he leans on it, Triple H runs in and hits a clothesline sending Aries over the guardrail to the entrance way, Aries crawls on his hands and knees towards the ring, Triple H climbs over the guardrail goes after Aries and kicks him in the head, then headlocks him and pulls him to ringside, both men’s blood pouring down the aisleway.
Triple H then hooks Aries arms for the Pedigree, but then let’s go, and undoes the mat around the ring and grabs Aries for another Pedigree but Aries runs and Triple H’s back hits the ring, Aries then backdrops him on the bare floor, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Triple H stirs to get up when Aries whips Triple H into the steps, then rams his head into them, Aries pulls Triple H by the hair then throws his head into the ring post on the opposite side, he then whips him into another set of steps, Aries unhinges them, then hits a bodyslam onto the steps, Aries grabs the ring bell and once Triple H gets up, Aires hits him in the head again when Triple H kicks him in the gut, Aries swing the ring bell again but Triple H moves out of the way, the bell hits the table when Triple H hits a facebuster with his knee with Aries holding the bell Aries’s face smashing into the ring bell.
Triple H goes under the ring and pulls out a 2x4 with barbed wire, he swings it and hits Aries in the top of the head, Aries is now flat and face down on the table, when Triple H hits Aries back with the barbed wire, Aries screaming out in pain, Triple h hits him a second time, and a third, Aries back is now bleeding, Triple H climbs up on the table and grabs Aries head, then hits a Pedigree through the announce table.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Triple H crawls over to the ring, stands and leans on the apron. 7. 8. 9. Aries uses the guardrail to pull himself up.
Triple H says “you tough son-of-a-bitch” to himself and goes over to attack Aries when Aries grabs the 2x4 and hits Triple H in the gut with it, and hits him over the back, Triple H is down as Aries pushes the barbed wire into his head, then flips over, locking in the Last Chancery, with the barbed wire board digging in the head of Triple H, blood pours from his head when Aries picks him up and rams Triple H’s head into a guardrail, then goes and rolls him in the ring, Aries grabs a chair from under the ring, and throws it in the ring, as Aries goes to hit him with the chair, he hits Triple H in the gut, and hits a big shot to the back, Triple H is now down on the ground, Aries swings and Triple H again, again, again, again, and again, Triple H is out as Aries rolls him over and places the chair on top of him, climbs to the top and hits the 450 splash on Triple H driving the chair into him.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Triple H gets on his knees as Aries goes over and punches at his head repeatedly, now drawing blood from Triple H’s head, Aries moves the chair then goes for the brainbuster on it, but Triple H drops down and hits a neckbreaker to Aries on the chair, Triple H pulls Aries up, hooks the arm and hits a Pedigree on the chair.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Aries pushes up with his hands, and gets on his knees, and then points at Triple H then crotch chops him, Triple H runs in to punish Aries when Aries hits a low blow, Triple H falls down to his knees and rolls out of the ring.
Aries crawls to the ropes, and grabs a sledgehammer that is leaning on the apron from earlier in the match and uses the ropes to get up, meanwhile on the outside, Triple H has gone under the ring and taken out a sledgehammer of his own, Triple H gets in the ring with a Sledgehammer in his hand, Triple H then swings the hammer at Aries head, but Aries swings at Triple H and hits his ribs, both men hit the other at the same time, and they are down in the middle of the ring.
The ref counts as Triple H and out of breath while Aries is just out cold. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Triple H starts stirring 8. Triple H rolls over, crawls and gets to the ropes and grabs the bottom rope 9. Triple H gets on his feet as Aries is still out cold, 10!
Triple H has won but falls back down on the mat, The Prophecy come out and carry Aries off as Triple H sits in the corner and after a few seconds stands back up and poses, Triple H has finally gotten revenge, and returned to the top of the mountain.
*Angle-Lesnar Backstage*
Angle is seen walking backstage, still shaken up from his loss when he runs into Brock Lesnar.
Brock: “Kurt, Kurt, look at you, you used to be someone, you and me have traded wins back and forth, but back then we were both at the top of our game, and while I’m still in peak condition, but you? now you’re just a B-Player in a B-company of a B-sport”
Angle looks dejected as Brock walks off and we fade to the announce table.
*Brock Lesnar vs. Edge© – for the ROH World Championship*
Edge goes to lock up, but Lesnar takes down Edge with double leg takedown, then gets in the mount position and starts punching him, Edge rolls over to crawl but Lesnar then goes for a rear naked choke and gets in locked in, but meanwhile Edge has grabbed the ropes, Lesnar goes for a hard clothesline, but Edge ducks and backdrops Lesnar over the ropes, he lands on the apron but Edge shoulder blocks Lesnar as the falls off, Edge then runs off the ropes and hits a baseball slide sending Lesnar back some.
Lesnar shakes it off and smiles at Edge, then does his signature jump onto the apron as Edge runs in for a spear through the ropes but Lesnar moves out of the way, Edge crashing to the floor, Brock picks Edge up and puts him on his shoulder, then rams his back into the post a few times, then rolls him in the ring, Edge is face down, Brock then locks in a facelock and hits knees to the head.
Brock then gets on his feet and lifts Edge up with a suplex, holds it, then drops down hard, Brock then gets in a half nelson, and hits knees to the body, Brock then picks him up, runs off the ropes and goes for a big clothesline, but Edge gets his foot up and hits Lesnar with a big boot, then a closthesline, Lesnar runs and Edge hits the half nelson facebuster, Edge then kicks Lesnar in the gut and goes for the Edgecution DDT, but Brock twists out and goes for a clothesline but Edge ducks and hits the Edge-o-matic, holds the leg for 1. 2. Lesnar kicks out, Edge then hits a back suplex, and covers for 2, Edge gets up and stomps Lesnar, then gets in the corner, sets up and runs for the spear but Lesnar ducks and picks Edge up in the F-5 position, spins and hits it, Lesnar covers for the 1… 2… Edge gets the shoulder up.
Lesnar’s eyes grow wide, he then mounts Edge and punches him repeatedly, then locks in a cross armbar, Edge has his hand out, then flips back and gets on his feet, but Lesnar’s strength is too much and Lesnar forces Edge back on his back, but Edge has been able to get his foot on the ropes, Lesnar is forced to break the hold, Lesnar picks Edge up and puts him in the corner and hits punches and knees to the body Edge, Lesnar then hits a big belly to belly, he picks Edge up, hammerlocks him and runs him into the post, Lesnar then hits another belly to belly, Lesnar puts Edge between his legs and hits a powerbomb, holds on and hits another one, holds on again, lifts and spins for a third on but Edge flips over and sunset flips Lesnar into a pin, 1. 2. Lesnar kicks out.
Edge rolls on his hands and feet to get up when Lesnar runs in and hits a big German suplex, Lesnar drags Edge over to the corner then climbs to the top, then jumps off with a shooting star press, but Edge rolls out of the way, Lesnar lands bad on his head…
“oh god no! no! no!” Heyman screams on commentary, he then runs in the ring as the ref is checking on Lesnar, Heyman is on his knees and looks concerned, Edge crawls and gets up in the corner, and looks to set up for the spear, Heyman has his hands out and begs for mercy, Heyman stands as Edge runs and hits a spear on Heyman, then kicks him out of the ring.
Meanwhile, Lesnar has yet to move, Edge rolls him over and covers for 1. 2. Lesnar gets his foot on the rope, Edge then walks over to the far corner as Brock takes a while to get up and he’s dazed, Edge sets up and goes for another Spear, but as Edge hits it, Lesnar grabs Edge’s arm and locks in a Kimura Lock, Edge is able to grab the ropes, but Lesnar still has it locked in, and pulls back hard, Edge screams out in pain, Lesnar lets go at 4, Edge is holding his arm, leaning up against the ropes on his knees.
The ref asks Edge “how are you? Can you continue?”
Edge replies “it’s broken, I can’t move it”
“That’s it, I’m calling the match”
“No! No! he’ll have to pin me to win that title”
Lesnar runs to the corner and punches Edge a few times, then picks him up in the F-5 position, spins around, but Edge counters it into a DDT, Edge gets the arm over for 1. 2. Heyman uses all of his strength to pull the referee out of the ring. Nigel McGuiness gets up from his seat and looks to attack Heyman, but Heyman backs off and walks around the ring away from McGuinness, when Kurt Angle runs down with a chair and hits McGuinness in the back knocking him out.
Edge stirs and pulls on the bottom rope, as Brock starts to stir, Angle looks aggressive and stares a hole in Lesnar, the referee is still down when Angle goes in the ring with the chair in hand as Brock is using the ropes to pull himself up when Angle hits Edge in the head! Lesnar laughs and crawls for the cover as Angle throws the ref towards the cover, he counts for 1. 2. 3.
Styles: “No! No! Angle just cost Edge the match, Heyman and Angle cost Edge the title, dammit.”
Heyman grabs the championship and hands it to Lesnar, Angle and Heyman raise Lesnar’s hands in the air, trash being thrown in the ring.
Styles: “is this the revolution that Brock alluded to at the contract signing? It looks like him, Heyman and Angle are in cahoots, this may not be the end of the world, but it is the end of a great title reign, and may be the beginning of our worst fear… goodnight everyone”