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AJPW Real World Tag League 2018 Results & Review Part 3
Another installment for the superior tag league ran by AJPW. Anyone still not convinced should read Mathew’s in depth coverage and see what a tag league with important participants looks like.
We’re back with more AJPW Tag League and the last five shows have been pretty stacked with great tag team action.
Right now, we only have two tag teams that are considered undefeated and only one of them claims the top spot in the standings, while The Bomber is close behind them with six points as well. As we do the next three shows here, we should be near the halfway mark of how we’re looking.
Who’s going to get more points? Let’s find out as we…dive right in.
11/23/2018
Real World Tag League 2018 Match
Jake Lee & Ryouji Sai vs. TAJIRI & Gianni Valletta
Review: We got only two matches for this show and our first one for this day is Sweeper once again being in the mix as they take on TAJIRI and Gianni Valletta. Sweeper has failed to win their last two matches, leaving them with zero points while TAJIRI and Gianni are considered undefeated with only two wins under their belt and if they win here, they’ll be tied with the Violent Giants. Do TAJIRI and Gianni tie up or will they be swept?
Soon as Sweeper made their way to the ring, their opponents would first attack Jake’s knee and left him in the ring while they attacked Ryouji on the outside of the ring. TAJIRI and Gianni would show nice heel work in the match by attacked Jake’s injured knee during the whole match while making sure he didn’t get a chance to tag in his partner, causing TAJIRI and Gianni to get heat from the crowd since that’s what you want. I’ve really been enjoying the team-up between these two since they just have that chemistry in the ring to connect with each other and know how to be humorous while also playing as the bad guys. Jake did his part with selling the injury given to him and getting the crowd behind him while he would eventually get the chance to tag in Ryouji for the hot tag. Gianni would attempt to try and hit Ryouji with the chain while the referee wasn’t looking but Ryouji was able to throw it out of his hand and hits the Brainbuster. Jake Lee is back in the match along with TAJIRI and once TAJIRI kicked Jake down to his knees, he would attempt a Buzzsaw Kick which Jake ducks and accidentally pushed him into the referee, which caused TAJIRI to spit red mist into Jake’s eyes this time instead of green. Gianni would try to use this time to hit Jake with the chain but Ryouji would knock him down and hits the Shining Wizard onto TAJIRI into the corner so Jake could try to pin him, but Jake picked him up and hits him with a knee to the jaw of his own and now he pins him to give Sweeper their first victory in a solid bout.
Rating: Eric Bischoff and a quarter
Real World Tag League 2018 Match
Naoya Nomura & Yumi Aoyagi vs. KAI & Kengo Mashimo
Review: This Yoshiken didn’t have a match scheduled for the league today, this final league match for this show wouldn’t main event it to close it out, but still doesn’t stop them for giving the fans a show at least. KAI and Kengo Mashimo were able to pick up their first victory together at the previous show and now look to get their second one as they take on the All Asia Tag Team Champions, Naoya Nomura and Yumi Aoyagi. Nomura and Yumi were unable to secure their first victory in the tournament yet and have three losses already under their belt, so they would need to pick up a win here to try and stay alive in the tournament. Can NEXTREAM get their first win or will Team Senpai get another win?
It’s the little things that I enjoy with KAI and Kengo before the bell where they would see who would be the one going first and when KAI decided to go first for the match, he would poke Kengo’s injured shoulder at the same time which gives Kengo with death glare towards him. Yuma and KAI started the match off with standard chain wrestling until Nomura got tagged into the ring and the fans chanted for Kengo to get involved into the match as well, so Kengo agrees by slapping KAI’s chest to get himself tagged in and the two would wrestle as the fans wanted. Seeing Nomura and Kengo square off in the ring made me wanna see a one on one match between the two since an opponent like Kengo would do wonders for Nomura and for his career.
I thought the match was nicely done with great wrestling, nice story, and just intensity between the two of these teams as they brought their game for this match-up. During the second encounter of Kengo and Nomura, the two would go back and forth with the punches until Nomura caught his injured arm to apply the Fujiwara Armbar to try and make him tap out but was unable to do so. When Kengo failed to get the Crucifix Pin on Nomura, he would roll it around to apply the Mudo but Yuma broke the hold before Nomura could tap out. Kengo accidentally kicked KAI in the face which gave NEXTREAM the opening they needed to take Kengo out of the equation and double team on KAI as Nomura hits the Splash and Yuma hits the Elbow Drop to go for the cover and Kengo breaks the count. NEXTREAM would come close to getting the victory but KAI would pick Yumi up for the Michinoku Driver and gets the pinfall victory, giving NEXTREAM four losses in a row. Great match, definitely worth checking out.
Rating: Bruce Prichard and a quarter
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11/25/2018
Real World Tag League 2018 Match
Jake Lee & Ryouji Sai vs. Naoya Nomura & Yumi Aoyagi
Review: Another show with only two matches in it as NEXTREAM are ready to go at it against for their fifth match as they take on Sweeper for this one. The Sweeper was able to secure their first victory at the previous show against TAJIRI and Gianni while NEXTREAM were unable to get their first victory in this tournament, so this is a critical point for them at this time or they would be considered eliminated from the tournament. Will they be able to get their first win or does Sweeper keep the ball rolling?
Bit of history for this once since Jake Lee left NEXTREAM when he made his return a few months ago, so both Nomura and Yumi seem to have a little bit of a resentment towards Jake for doing so and they get to take out that aggression in this match to hopefully give them the edge for the needed win. The match itself was standard but not a bad type of standard since it was just a straight tag team wrestling match and nothing more you could ask for in this type of bout. Naoya and Jake were the standouts for the match since you can see who are the more dominant ones in the tag teams while some can be equal, these two are just amazing while showing who the future really is. A lot of back and forth action to give both teams an equal amount of time together to add more depth to their match.
Nomura was on fire during the hot tag of the match and his encounter with Ryouji since it was almost non-stop with them. Nomura went for the Splash off the top rope but Ryouji puts his knees up before he could connect and when Ryouji tried to go for a German, Nomura turned it around for a Brainbuster. Nomura went to the top rope as Ryouji would stop him to do a Superplex and goes back up to attempt a Double Stomp but Nomura moved out of the way and hits him with a big forearm while Yuma comes in to hit a fisherman Suplex to help out his partner. Nomura would finally hit the Spear on Ryouji for a two count and now tries to do a Splash off the top for another kick out, but Nomura would have time to pick up Ryouji for a Death Valley Driver and NEXTREAM finally gets their first win!
Rating: Eric Bischoff and a half
Real World Tag League 2018 Match
KAI & Kengo Mashimo vs. Kento Miyahara & Yoshitatsu
Review: Our main event for the show and final match for this days edition of the tag league is KAI and Kengo Mashimo having another match as they take on the team of Kento Miyahara and Yoshitatsu. Kento and Yoshi are at the halfway point of their set of matches in this tournament with only two wins under their belt and three losses, so they would need to have a win here to have a little bit of room to keep alive in the tournament. KAI and Kengo won their last two matches and are still in a good spot in the tournament, but would need to win this won to solidify it a little bit better. Which of these two will win it?
Kento and KAI started the match off and they would go back and forth with the kicks to the face as it was a stalemate while the crowd gave the two a round of applause before they tagged in their respective partners. Kengo and Yoshi were also going back and forth with random kicks in the match until they were on the outside where KAI would hit a Suicide Dive onto his opponents and he seeks his senpai’s approval but Kengo would not shake his hand still. I honestly thought this match was great between the two teams as it had a lot that I look for in a match with a nice and slow build-up, in the beginning, to make it interesting until it would pick up near the end with the type of ending where it was the right way to do it for that type of pop which I’ll get to later on.
KAI really stepped up his game in this match, especially when he was in the ring with Kento when they did share one together but he also did a good job with Yoshitatsu in the match to make him look solid as well as Kengo did when he was in the ring with Yoshi. Both Kengo and KAI would have a big of a miscommunication once again when Kengo would kick KAI by accident and Kento hits KAI with a Blackout while Yoshi tops it off with a Tornado DDT right after for a two count. Yoshiken would do their Codebreaker of Jericho and German Suplex Hold combo for Keng o to break the pinfall in time. KAI would almost hit Kengo but stopped himself in time as they both would quickly work together to both kick Kento down as the fans start to love it and it looked like Kengo was gonna finally shake his hand to notice KAI, but he stopped himself and told him to go to the ropes.
Kento would hit a Blackout, German Suplex, and another Blackout all in a row onto KAI for him to kick out again when he did it and Kento starts to get all fired up now. It looked like Kento was going to end it with his Shutdown German Suplex Hold as he had it in but Kengo would kick Kento down before he could pick KAI up to save him from being pinned. KAI gets all fired up as he hits the Lariat for a two count and would pick him up for the Michinoku Driver and he gets the win over the Triple Crown Champion! I knew Kento would get pinned at least once in this tournament to help set up a future championship match once the tournament was over, but it looks like KAI was the one to get the pin and potentially has a future Triple Crown Championship match sometime in December if he and Kengo fail to win the league.
Rating: Bruce Prichard and a quarter
11/26/2018
Real World Tag League 2018 Match
Shuji Ishikawa & Suwama vs. TAJIRI & Gianni Valletta
Review: Violent Giants make their return to the league as they’re set to take on TAJIRI and Gianni Valletta. Violent Giants are still the only ones in the tournament that’s undefeated with only three wins and they would like to keep that ball running with another victory. TAJIRI and Gianni recently suffered their first loss against Jake Lee and Ryouji Sai and wish to make up for that loss as they take on the World Tag Team Champions. Will Violent Giants remain undefeated or will they lose their undefeated streak?
TAJIRI and Gianni would attempt a handshake with the Violent Giants before the bell would ring but Shuji and Suwama would not fall for it and shake each other’s hands instead while TAJIRI and Gianni do the same thing as the bell starts to ring. This match was a little more on the comedic side of things and that’s expected when TAJIRI and Gianni are involved since that’s their thing and nothing wrong with that at all as they do it well together, plus it makes the fans happy so that’s a win all on its own. The match itself wasn’t bad at all but also nothing special either since it was just a comedy match with regular wrestling, so not much to really to give it a high grade or anything but still worth watching if you’re into that.
TAJIRI would hit Shuji with a kendo stick when they were on the outside and even Gianni looked like he was biting his injured should like a crazy cannibal that he is…(I mean not that I would know or anything…) Suwama was finally able to get in the ring for a brief moment in here to give his partner a break from all of the abuse he took in the match until Gianni stopped his momentum and tagged TAJIRI in. Once TAJIRI was tagged in, Suwama hits him with a Shoulder Block on his injured arm and started pulling on it a few times before tagging in Shuji. The referee would accidentally be knocked out and TAJIRI hits Shuji with the kendo stick and held him in place for Gianni to hit him with the chain, but Shuji ducked and hits TAJIRI by accident. TAJIRI would hit himself with the kendo stick right after before collapsing in the ring as Shuji picked TAJIRI up for the Fire Thunder Driver and picks up the win, meaning Violent Giants are still undefeated! Can anybody in that league end this streak? Someone has to.
Rating: Eric Bischoff
Real World Tag League 2018 Match
Manabu Soya & Takao Omori vs. Naoya Nomura & Yumi Aoyagi
Review: Get Wild is back for action and looking to get another win under their plate as they take on NEXTREAM. NEXTREAM were able to pick up their first win at the last show when they defeated The Sweeper to keep themselves in the race a little bit longer, but a loss here would technically consider them to be eliminated. Can NEXTREAM get a second win in a row or will things Get Wild?
NEXTREAM has had a series of very solid to great matches in this tournament so far but it would be expected to see them have a weak bout coming and it would, unfortunately, involve Get Wild for that to happen. The match isn’t bad since it’s still solid enough to watch, but definitely one of their weaker ones at the same time and it could’ve been a lot better if they wanted to. My main problem with it was that it would feel pretty dull a few times and even when it was just standard wrestling action, wasn’t really enough to get fully invested into it either except for the last few minutes of the match. Yumi I feel like was the highlight of this match at least since he did try to keep it interesting for when he could when he was involved with Manabu and Takao in the ring. NEXTREAM would try to do their top rope combo but Yumi missed the Elbow Drop and Manabu gives Naoya a Superplex to take him down. Get Wild hits a Double Forearm onto Yumi to get him knocked out as Takao would attempt a Lariat onto Aoyga, but he blocked it and would get hit a few times before Takao tried again as he connected to give NEXTREAM another lose as things would Get Wild with another win for them.
Rating: Eric Bischoff
Real World Tag League 2018 Match
Joe Doering & Dylan James vs. Kento Miyahara & Yoshitatsu
Review: Kento Miyahara and Yoshitatsu are in the main event spot once again as they are set to take on The Bomber. Yoshiken has four losses now and only two wins still, so their position in the tournament isn’t looking too good but still not eliminated just yet as they have a chance to stay afloat, but they gotta beat the powerhouse gaijin team. Joe Doering and James Dylan are in a good position right now with three wins and one loss, so a win here would have them tied with Violent Giants again. Does the Bomber get it or will Yoshiken get a win?
Kento and Joe starting off the match felt like it was the right move to give Kento that early start in the match and Kento does bring out the best in Joe and Dylan whenever he fights the both of them and just makes Joe more intense in the ring with how Kento sells the moves. Yoshitatsu would make it in the ring now to try and kick the big man down but not The Bomber starts to overpower Yoshi in the match to get the heat. Dylan really does have some stiff chops and Lariats in his arsenal, and while they’re no WALTER, they’re pretty close with the impact on them that you can hear the loudness of either strike he pulls. Bomber did well with the heat part of the match with dominating Yoshitatsu to get the fans to rally behind him and hits the Enziguri to Joe to tag in his partner, Kento.
Kento started coming in hot in this match but gets derailed by Dylan and the two started to work on him in the outside of the ring for a little bit. Joe would eventually try to pick him up for the Revolution Bomb but Kento would flip him over for a Hurricanrana as the both of them try to hit Kento with a Lariat and they missed to connect with each other by accident, enough time for Kento to tag back in Yoshitatsu. Yoshi would get some kicks into Dylan but would get hit with some stiff chops to take him down as Joe calls for the Double Piledriver but Kento hits Joe with the Blackout to get him out of the ring as he calls for Yoshi to try and take out Dylan, but Dylan hits both of them with a Double Lariat and hits a few more into the corners back and forth. Dylan picked up Yoshi for the Chokeslam and Yoshi turned it into the Codebreaker of Jericho just in time and now applies the Koji Clutch to knock Dylan out and give Yoshiken their third victory! Very solid match and a nice way to end it without making Dylan look weak.
Rating: Eric Bischoff and three quarters
Overall: Not a single bad match in these last three shows, which is rare to see in my coverage and is a nice treat for me to witness when I write these up. All of the matches were either solid or great and made me very hyped up for the next set of shows to watch, can’t wait to see how part 4 will go and I hope you guys do also.
Favorite Match: Naoya Nomura & Yumi Aoyagi vs. KAI & Kengo Mashimo
Least Favorite Match: Manabu Soya & Takao Omori vs. Naoya Nomura & Yumi Aoyagi
Score: 8.5/10
Current Standings
Violent Giants: (4-0) (8 Points)
The Bomber: (3-2) (6 Points)
Get Wild: (3-1) (6 Points)
Yoshiken: (3-4) (6 Points)
KAI/Kengo: (3-2) (6 Points)
Gianni/TAJIRI: (2-2) (4 Points)
Jun/Daisuke: (2-1) (4 Points)
The End: (1-2) (2 Points)
Sweeper: (1-3) (2 Points)
NEXTREAM: (1-5) (2 Points)
The Big Guns: (0-1) (0 Points)
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Will Daddy Magic earn a golden ticket?
Lee Moriarty is still ROH Pure Champion, but he’s looking for contenders! Will Matt Menard survive the Proving Ground? Or will he lose in ten minutes or less?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Dalton Castle & The Outrunners VS ???
- Ace Austin VS Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie; wins.
- Adam Priest & Tommy Billington VS The Premier Athletes; win.
- Alec Price & Jordan Oliver VS CRU; win(s).
- “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS ???
- Billie Starkz & Diamante w/ Athena VS Londyn Dior & Rachael Ellering; win.
- Satnam Singh VS ???
- ROH Pure Championship Proving Grounds: Lee Moriarty VS Matt Menard; wins and
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[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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Will there still be a Kali Connection in Evolve?
After falling short in the WWE Evolve Women’s Championship match, Kali Armstrong was taunted by Karmen Petrovic. Will Karmen eat her words tonight?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Evolve Women’s Championship: Kendal Grey VS Wendy Choo; Kendal wins and retains the title.
- Marcus Mathers VS Braxton Cole; Cole wins.
- Kali Armstrong VS Karmen Petrovic; Karmen wins.
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Karmen Petrovic walks ‘n’ talks.
“2026 has been a crazy couple weeks, right? WWE ID clashing with PC talent, Harlem Lewis is back, but I’m focused on the stacked and evolving Women’s Division. Tonight, I’m gonna handle Kali Armstrong. Cuz to me, you’ve just been coasting off being the first Evolve Women’s Champion, and pookie, that’s just so last year. You made your first and last mistake when you jumped me over the barricade last week. So tonight, I’m gonna make sure that the difference is made, just not by you.” The Blackbelt Beauty is ready to Shing-Shing, but will she back up everything she’s said? Or will she be hit with a Kali Connection?
Wendy Choo is here!
The fans cheer the formerly Sleepy Psycho who is now positive and confident in herself. She grabs the mic to say, “Hey, y’all. New Year, New Me! Do I look good or what? Sheee~!” The fans cheer that. “But in all seriousness, I have three New Year’s Resolutions this year. And that’s to be unbothered, unfiltered, and unapologetic. And let’s be real for a second, it’s been almost a whole year, and I never had a real shot at the WWE Evolve Women’s Championship. So, I’m calling out the woman who opened up Pandora’s Box, and the person you can blame for having me never shut up again, Kendal Grey.” The fans cheer that!
And with that, here comes the Evolve Women’s Champion! Chuey Martinez catches up to Kendal and says wait, she was given the week off given her title defense. What’s she doing already in her gear? Kendal asks why she would need a break. If Wendy wants it, she can get it! Kendal will defend this title right now even! The fans cheer that! Chuey asks if they can do this, and a ref is already sent out here. The ref lets them know, the match is now official! Then okay, Kendal VS Wendy for THE Evolve Women’s Championship! Let’s do it! What a way to OPEN the show! Will the Grey Area stay golden? Or will Wendy catch Kendal off guard?
WWE Evolve Women’s Championship: Kendal Grey VS Wendy Choo!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s really ready for anything!
The bell rings and the two circle while the fans rally and duel. They tie up, Kendal waistlocks, and she SLAMS Wendy down. Kendal holds on as Wendy moves around, and she goes for the ARMBAR! Wendy high stacks, TWO! DIRTNAP, but Kendal rolls back to a cover! TWO! Both women back off and the fans cheer the standoff. Wendy and Kendal reset, tie up, and Kendal waistlocks. Wendy arm-drags free, ROCKS Kendal in the corner, then runs side to side for a YAKUZA KICK! Wendy snapmares Kendal, then SHOTGUNS! The fans cheer while Kendal flounders and Wendy heads after her.
Wendy brings Kendal up but Kendal ROCKS her! And SMACKS her off buckles! Kendal slips under, redirects, then ducks the boot! SHOTGUN! The fans fire up while Wendy bails out. Wendy cools off, then storms up to the apron. She avoids the baseball slide to CANNONBALL! The fans fire up again and Wendy is feeling it! Wendy storms over to Kendal while Evolve goes to break.
Evolve returns and Wendy has Kendal in a Tree of Woe! The fans duel as Wendy runs, and she DROPKICKS Kendal outta the Tree! Cover, TWO! Kendal survives but the fans rally up again. Wendy brings Kendal up, suplex, but Kendal fights it to a cradle! TWO, and Wendy has it! TWO and both women stand. Kendal trips Wendy, high stacks, TWO! Wendy tucks Kendal for a cover, TWO! Kendal sits on it, TWO! Wendy has it again, TWO! The fans cheer as both ladies kick low! Then double forearm! Then DOUBLE LARIATS! Both women are down and the fans fire up! The ref checks and both women are okay to continue.
Kendal and Wendy sit up, and Kendal fires a forearm. Wendy fires back, so Kendal fires another. They stand up to throw bigger shots! The fans rally, Wendy CHIPOS, Kendal KICKS and CHOPS and CHOPS! But Wendy CHOPS, CHOPS, and kicks! Kendal ducks the roundhouse to GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Kendal runs up, trips Wendy, and spins her around for the slingshot STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Wendy stays in this but Kendal stays on her for a fireman’s carry. Wendy fights free, shoves her away, but Kendal runs up. Wendy pops Kendal to the apron, then avoids a lariat! And another!
Wendy ROUNDHOUSES Kendal, then has her in the ropes! Wendy brings Kendal in, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Kendal survives, Wendy is frustrated, but the fans fire up again! The dueling continues as Wendy hauls Kendal up. Kendal fights the nelson, but Wendy stops the victory roll! DIRTNAP!! Kendal flails and fights around! Kendal arm-drags free, then wrenches Wendy, ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Wendy clasps hands to fight it off, but Kendal pries at that grip! Wendy stacks her again, TWO! Both women stand, Kendal SUPERKICKS Wendy! Kendal hurries to the apron, then up the corner.
Wendy UPPERCUTS Kendal first! Wendy climbs, brings Kendal up, SUPERPLEX! But that’s not all, Wendy rolls it through to BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Kendal survives again and Wendy is beside herself! “This is Awesome!” Wendy looms over Kendal, snatches her into the nelson, but Kendal breaks again! Wendy blocks the superkick to spin and SLAP Kendal! Then the TWIST- NO, Kendal slips through! SHADES OF GREY!! Cover, Kendal wins!
Winner: Kendal Grey, by pinfall (still WWE Evolve Women’s Champion)
Wendy wanted her match, she got her match, but she could not take the title from Kendal! The Grey Area stays golden, but for how much longer?
Kali Armstrong finishes watching the match.
She nods and tells Kendal to keep doing her thing as champ, cuz their paths will cross again. Tonight, Kali is focused on Karmen. Karmen keeps asking how Kali gets all these opportunities, but Kali doesn’t see Karmen doing nothing trying to work her way to the top. Other than running her mouth! Damn right Kali carried Evolve as the first Women’s Champion. Karmen must’ve forgotten, Kali already ran through her once. And tonight, it ain’t be no difference. All gas, no brakes ’til she gets that title back! Now get outta her way. Kali is ready to put pedal to the metal, but will Karmen run her off the road?
Nikkita Lyons & Arianna Grace visit a psychic…?
They enter the mysterious mystic room, and Lyons asks Grace how she found out about this place. Grace had a giant stack of fan mail, and inside was a coupon for a free psychic reading. And then the lights turn on and the psychic is at her table. “I’ve been waiting for you.” She knew they were coming? Oh, of course, psychic, duh. Grace & Lyons sit at the table, and Lyons asks if she makes her first million this year or next year. And who will she sit next to at the Grammy’s? Oh, wait, is she going to be champion soon? The psychic does palm reading, and says, “Oh. Oh! Oh, my… Ooh…” Is this good or bad?
There is much darkness in their lifelines. OH NO! What does that mean? Let us ask the tarot cards. Five of Swords, conflict and hollow victories. The TEN of Swords, suffering and pain. And lastly… The Tower! Sunset Tower? No, reversal! Destruction! Grace & Lyons freak out, but the psychic says to change their ways! Okay, yes, they will! They will! The psychic keeps telling them to change their ways or else! Does that mean Grace & Lyons will have to… be nice to people?!
Evolve congratulates their first graduates!
Eli Knight, Keanu Carver, Sean Legacy, and all three members of The Vanity Project, Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor, and Ricky Smokes, are all officially signed to the NXT roster, as we saw just last night. But even so, Jackson Drake still has a hard road ahead of him with next week’s 3v1 Handicap Match, followed by his title defense against Kam Hendrix on February 4th. Will the Carolina Reaper survive to bring the Evolve Championship to NXT? Or will Wednesdays soon be about Lights, Kam-era, Action?
Marcus Mathers VS Braxton Cole!
The war of WWE ID VS WWE PC continues as Philly’s Finest takes on the newest addition to the Evolve roster. Will Mathers make his teammates proud with a big win? Or will Mr. Letterman lead the way into next week’s takeover?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two feel things out. Cole corners Mathers, gets a leg, but Mathers dodges the lariat to fire haymakers and CHOPS! The fans fire up but Cole shoves Mathers away. Mathers dodges the lariat to DROPKICK! And DROPKICK! And- NO, Cole catches him with both hands! Cole TOSSES Mathers to the corner, but Mathers ELBOWS Cole away. Mathers goes up, but Cole trips him off the ropes! Cole runs for a NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans applaud, and Cole clamps onto Mathers to HAMMER him with elbows! Cole grinds Mathers down, then CLUBS him down! And CLUBS him again!
Mathers snarls as he rises up, and the fans rally, only for Cole to CLUB Mathers again. Cole whips Mathers and LARIATS, then covers, TWO! Cole pushes Mathers around, talks trash on him, then drags him up. But Mathers fires body shots! The fans rally for Mathers but Cole UPPERCUTS him down! Cole drags Mathers up, puts him on the ropes, and goes to the apron for a HOTSHOT! Mathers flounders away, but Cole brings him up for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Mathers survives but Cole drags him up for a neck wrench! The fans rally for Mathers as he endures, but Cole puts on the pressure.
Mathers fights up, claws at the grip, and refuses to give up. The fans rally even more, and Mathers fires body shots. Cole UPPERCUTS Mathers down and the fans boo. Cole pushes Mathers around, then stands him up, but Mathers holds ropes to deny the neckbreaker! Cole flounders, comes back, but Mathers dodges the splash! And he BOOTS Cole back! Mathers goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up again, and Mathers CHOPS, ROCKS and CHOPS Cole on repeat! Cole shoves Mathers, but Mathers ducks ‘n’ dodges to LEAPING LARIAT! The fans fire up with Mathers and he goes up, up, and FLYING STUNNER!
The fans fire up again as Mathers waistlocks! GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Cole survives and Mathers is frustrated, but the fans continue to rally. Mathers clamps onto Cole, drags him up, and CLUBS away on Cole. Mathers winds up to ROCK Cole, and then brings him back around. But Cole suplexes for the X PLEX! Cover, TWO! Mathers survives and the fans fire up again! Cole is frustrated but he vows to finish this. Cole drags Mathers up, fireman’s carries, but Mathers fights with elbows. Mathers HAMMERS away on Cole, but Cole powers up again. Cole UPPER- NO, Mathers hooks the arm!
Mathers and Cole fight for control! Mathers almost has Cole, but he powers up out of the backslide! Cole flips Mathers over, blocks a kick, but not the ENZIGIRI! And the HOOK KICK! Mathers hurries to the apron, hurries up the corner, but Kam Hendrix shows up just to distract Mathers! Mathers leaps, Cole dodges! Mathers runs up, Cole dodges, and Kam is there! Cole rolls Mathers up, high stack! Cole wins!!
Winner: Braxton Cole, by pinfall
Speaking of handicap, Cole only won because of Kam! And then Kam CHOP BLOCKS Mathers! The fans boo as these two are basically just high school bullies! Team ID says nuh-uh, but Cole hits a DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Wait, someone locked the WWE ID door?! Kam puts a chair on Mathers’ leg! DIVING STOMP!! The fans boo, but Team PC doesn’t care what anyone thinks, only that they get results! Even Brooks Jensen likes how that went. But Keanu Carver’s the one who questions Jensen even being here. Riggins says easy, Keanu. Riggins assures Jensen that Keanu isn’t really a people person, but he’s a stone cold killer.
Jensen says yeah, it’s all good. Now, everyone knows they- Keanu again questions Jensen, how is he part of this? Riggins calms Keanu down again, but Jensen says when Team PC has control, they’re also looking for people to inflict pain on the ID clowns. So hear Jensen out: Let Jensen be one of those guys. Let him inflict pain on Cappuccino Jones. That little punk, what he did to Jensen in the gauntlet, not only will Jensen win, he’ll knock Jones’ freakin’ head off his freakin’ shoulders! Riggins likes that! Presley likes that! Even Keanu likes that. They can make that happen, and more. They’ve got some things cooking.
Jensen heads out, Team PC is starting to like where he’s coming from. Will the Lost Cause get himself a big win on the Performance Center takeover? Or will he fail to bring Cappuccino Jones down from his caffeine high?
Harlem Lewis speaks.
“Do you think I give a damn that Kam Hendrix, Keanu Carver, and all those stooges are running the show next week? That doesn’t matter to me. But I heard that Jackson Drake will be here next week. Which means I will be here next week. Team PC and Team ID, they can tear each other to shreds, they can do whatever they wanna do. But while they’re fighting for control, I’ll be fighting for gold. Cuz mark my words, Harlem Lewis IS the next Evolve Champion.” He has put all of Evolve on notice, but who will heed his warning?
Kali Armstrong VS Karmen Petrovic!
The inaugural Evolve Women’s Champion has been without that title for almost 100 days, and she is hungry for her second taste. But will she eat up the competition and go right back to the top? Or will is the Shing-Shing about to Evolve?
The big fight introductions are made, and we see who truly holds the “title” of Difference Maker!
The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. The two tie up, Kali drop toeholds, then she slaps Karmen around. Karmen is mad already but the fans cheer. Karmen waistlocks, but Kali THROWS her off! The fans chant, “Too Strong, Armstrong!” Karmen goes for a leg, but Kali THROWS her away again! Kali then whips Karmen to ropes, but Karmen dodges the shot to fire off KICK after KICK! Karmen SOBATS, eggs Kali on, then dodges her! Karmen swings around, crucifix takedown, TWO, but into body scissors! Kali endures the squeeze, and we see Tyra Mae Steele is not only back in Evolve, but she’s watching from the VIP Lounge.
The fans rally as Kali endures, but Karmen shifts to a LEG HOOK NELSON! Kali endures, powers up, and pushes back to a high stack! TWO, and Karmen turns Kali over for a leg clutch cover, TWO! Karmen is right back on with the body scissors, but Kali elbows free! Kali kicks and whips, but Karmen goes up to SOBAT! Karmen runs, tilt-o-whirl SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Karmen CLUBS Kali down and clamps on with the armlock. Karmen gets the fans to chant, “SHING SHING! SHING SHING!” Is that something she learned from Natalya? Kali fights up, fights around, but Karmen grinds her back down to the mat.
The fans rally as Kali endures, and Kali fights back up. Kali pulls hair, KNEES low, and then scoops, only for Karmen to slips free! Kali bucks the O’Conner, but Karmen dodges Kali! Kali tumbles out of the ring, and Karmen builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Kali at the ramp! The fans fire up with Karmen, and she dares Kali to make a difference now! Karmen stands tall while Evolve goes to break.
Evolve returns once more as Kali runs up to RAM Karmen in the corner! Kali RAMS Karmen again and again, stops as the ref counts, and then runs corner to corner to RAM Karmen again! The fans fire up while Karmen slumps down. Kali eggs Karmen on now, then runs around the world to BOOT WASH! Karmen sputters and even Tyra Mae is stunned seeing that. Kali runs again, but Karmen KNEES Kali! Karmen then JUMP KICKS, and she dodges the splash! ELBOW and run, FLYING FOREARM! And another! Then a wrench and SOLE FOOD! The fans fire up as Karmen keeps moving, SLIDING KICK against the ropes!
Kali staggers, Karmen ROUNDHOUSES, and then Karmen runs up to SHING-BLADE! Cover, TWO! Kali survives and Karmen is shocked, but Tyra Mae applauds along with the fans. Karmen suplexes but Kali blocks! Kali wrenches out, kicks low, then whips Karmen. Karmen goes up but gets caught! Kali runs, Karmen slips free, O’Conner Roll, TWO! Karmen rebounds, Kali scoops, POWERSLAM! The fans fire up with Kali, and she starts building speed! Karmen stands, but dodges! Kali hits ropes and stumbles, into the PETROFIER! Karmen reloads, PETROFIER AGAIN!! Cover, KARMEN WINS!
Winner: Karmen Petrovic, by pinfall
Kali’s momentum came back to bite her and Karmen arguable scored the biggest win in her career! Even Tyra Mae Steele is impressed. Karmen grabs the mic to say for herself that this is her biggest win in Evolve! Now, it seems to her that the gold blooded killer is #1 contender to the Evolve Women’s Championship! So Kendal Grey, Karmen’s got next! Kendal makes her way back out here, and she applauds Karmen’s win. Kendal has the mic to say they can go next week! She doesn’t stop, she will do it all day! Karmen says okay then! And so, is it official?
We check in with Team PC, as they will be in charge next week. Kam says nah, that ain’t happening next week. PC runs things! And WWE ID got a preview of when Marcus Mathers went down. It will be a full-blown nightmare for them next week. Presley says everything that will happen is justified. Riggins says that reminds him of that clown, Tate Wilder. The cowboy’s gonna learn there are consequences. Kam says the table is set. They take care of Jackson Drake and he’ll become Evolve Champion. Then they’ll control everything! Team PC is ready to do whatever they want, whenever they want, to whoever they want! But will it all go according to plan?
My Thoughts:
A very good but also very strange episode. I suppose Evolve is in an adjustment period given all the “graduations” to NXT. Like, I thought them giving us Wendy VS Kendal outta nowhere was to give us a surprise title change, but apparently not. It was a great showing for the new Wendy Choo, though this doesn’t really help her if even her new form isn’t enough to be champion. Kali VS Karmen was a very good main event, but was there some weird editing magic to make it seem as if Kendal accepted the title challenge? And even then, they wouldn’t claim they want the match next week if they knew Team PC wasn’t gonna honor it.
Though that does put good Heel heat on Team PC for saying “LOL No.” I suppose the whole point of PC winning over ID has been to get them big Heel heat, which they have. Them screwing Mathers over was also good Heel heat, really gets you to dislike Kam and Cole. I wonder if the chair spot on Mathers’ leg is to excuse him from Evolve tapings for a minute while he does indie dates. Jensen also wanting credit for being Team PC was a clever promo, and he’ll have a great match with Cappuccino Jones. And at this rate, it does seem Kam will take the Evolve title off Drake, setting him up as the new Heel champion for a Face Harlem Lewis to challenge.
My Score: 8.5/10
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