International Wrestling Cartel presents Super Indy III
Date: 5/8/2004:
From: West Miffin, PA
New Jack starts the show in the ring to be interviewed. Jack has been talent scouting in Pittsburgh to find a new posse. Jack says everyone knows him and his criminal history. Jack says he’s been to places that nobody wants to go to. Jack says he went to an elementary school to find his new posse. Several kids from a local elementary come out to join Jack in the ring. Jack rambles about something but the morale of the story is that Jack is kid friendly and I was not at all expecting this to be at the start. The kids do his arm taunt, too!
Opening Contest: Chris Sabin vs. Glenn Spectre in the first round: Sabin gains wrist control on Spectre, but that doesn’t last long as they counter each other. Spectre arm drags Sabin to the mat and keeps wrist control on the mat. Sabin head scissors Spectre on the mat, but Spectre breaks free quickly. Sabin takes Spectre down to the mat and keeps control on the ankle. Spectre counters with a wrist lock on the mat for a moment. Spectre takes Sabin over with a fireman’s carry and keeps wrist control. Spectre arm drags Sabin, but Sabin does the same and dropkicks Spectre to the floor. Sabin fakes a dive as Spectre regroups on the floor. Spectre shoulder rams Sabin followed by an uppercut and forearms in the corner. Spectre kicks Sabin over the back for a near fall. Spectre slams Sabin and hits an elbow drop for a two count. Spectre elbow strikes Sabin followed by a knee strike in the corner. Sabin nails Spectre with a kick in the corner and a middle rope spinning heel kick for a two count. Sabin forearms Spectre a few times, but Spectre drops Sabin over his knee followed by a forearm. Spectre tries for a cover, but Sabin kicks out at two. Spectre continues with snap suplex and locks in a modified dragon sleeper, but Sabin doesn’t give in. Spectre stomps on Sabin, but Sabin delivers a few forearms. Sabin dropkicks a seated Spectre to counter a sunset flip attempt. They trade forearm strikes with Spectre getting the advantage. Sabin avoids Spectre in the corner and delivers a kick to the head. Sabin spikes Spectre with a vertical suplex for a two count. Spectre nails Sabin with a backbreaker for a two count. Spectre works over Sabin in the corner and gets a rollup after a drop toe hold. They trade a couple of pin attempts. Sabin plants Spectre with the Cradle Shock to win the match. (**. It’s pretty clear just how great Sabin is and that Spectre is a little way behind Sabin in terms of in-ring ability. Sabin is so good in the ring and knowing we’ll get another match from him is only going to make this show better.)
Second Contest: Sonjay Dutt vs. CM Punk in the first round: Dutt controls Punk with a wrist lock on the mat for the early advantage. Punk tries to break free, but Dutt keeps the hold locked in. Dutt puts an octopus submission on Punk in the middle of the ring, but doesn’t get a submission. Punk hip tosses Dutt to the mat, but is met with a kick and an arm bar. Punk shoulder blocks Dutt, but Dutt hits a head scissors. Dutt head scissors Punk to the mat and clotheslines Punk over the top to the floor. Dutt tries for a baseball slide, but Punk decks Dutt on the floor. Dutt nails Punk with a modified 619. Sterling James Keenan accidentally clotheslines Punk. Dutt takes both men out with a somersault dive to the floor! Dutt rolls Punk into the ring and tries for a springboard, but is caught with a powerslam by Punk. Punk hits a double under hook backbreaker for a near fall. Punk forearms Dutt on the back leading to another two count. Dutt punches Punk, and is sent to the apron where Punk dropkicks Dutt to the floor. Keenan stomps Dutt on the floor to help Punk. Punk tries for a suplex into the ring, but Dutt counters. Punk stops Dutt with a tilt a whirl backbreaker for a near fall. Punk hooks Dutt and hits a delayed vertical suplex. Punk covers, but Dutt kicks out at two.
Punk keeps Dutt on the mat with a sleeper hold. Dutt fights out of the hold and gets a rollup for a one count. Dutt heel kicks Punk and continues with right hands. Dutt elbows Punk to the mat followed by a leaping neckbreaker for a two count. Dutt rams Punk into the corner and delivers an uppercut. Punk tries for a slam, but Dutt hits a tornado DDT for a near fall. Dutt heads to the top rope and misses the Hindu Press. Punk nails Dutt with a shining wizard. Punk goes for a cover, but Dutt kicks out at two. Punk climbs to the top rope, but is stopped by Dutt. Punk tries for the Pepsi Plunge, but Dutt counters. Dutt hits an incredible top rope hurricanrana. Dutt crawls over for the cover, but Punk kicks out at two. Dutt uppercuts Punk and runs into a backdrop to the apron. Punk tries for the Pepsi Plunge again and this time hits it! Punk covers and wins the match. (***. I feel like the Pepsi Plunge is not used on a regular basis and to use it here shows how important the tournament is especially to use it in the first round. Dutt is great and shined throughout the match. This was a good first round match for the tournament between two established indie names.)
Third Contest: Alex Shelley vs. Super Hentai in the first round: Hentai dropkicks Shelley to the floor and hits a springboard moonsault to the floor. Hentai rams Shelley into the ring post and continues with chops on the floor. Shelley snapmares Hentai on the floor followed by a kick to the back. Shelley rams Hentai face first onto the apron and continues with strikes on the floor. Shelley rams Hentai onto a chair in the crowd. Shelley double stomps Hentai off a chair. Hentai fights back with a few strikes as they brawl up the bleachers. Hentai headbutts Shelley as they return to the ringside area. Hentai uppercuts Shelley in the ring to maintain the advantage. Hentai misses a dropkick and Shelley delivers a superkick for a two count. Shelley chops Hentai against the ropes. Hentai tries for a sunset flip, but Shelley delivers a kick and tries for a suplex. Shelley low blows Hentai and manages to pin Hentai with a rollup. (*1/2. It’s a quick match, and considering Hentai is a former winner of the tournament I was not expecting a quick match. It wasn’t boring as they kept the action going at a decent pace.)
Fourth Contest: Onryo vs. Soldier in the first round: They lockup, but they don’t do anything. Onryo takes Solider down with a few headlocks and they have a standoff. Solider gets wrist control, but that’s countered quickly. Solider delivers a shoulder block, but Onryo comes back with arm drags. Onryo dropkicks Solider to the floor and hits a springboard somersault dive to the floor. Onryo sends Soldier into the ring post face first. Onryo strikes Solider in the ring and hits a spinning forearm strike. Onryo dropkicks Soldier and continues with strikes. Onryo puts Soldier in the tree of woe and delivers a few more stomps. Onryo chokes Solider in the corner and hits a sliding dropkick for a near fall. Soldier drop toe holds Onryo into the corner and wraps his knee around the ring post a few times. Onryo tries for a slam, but Solider counters with a cutter. Soldier hits a side Russian leg sweep and locks in a submission, but doesn’t get a submission. Soldier rams Onryo into the corner and hits a forearm smash. Soldier comes off the ropes to deliver a clothesline for a two count. Soldier slams Onryo and climbs to the top rope hitting an elbow drop for a one count. Soldier hits a sit down driver, but Onryo catches the referees hand from hitting the canvas a third time. Onryo runs into another clothesline, but kicks out at two. Onryo low blows Soldier and delivers a dropkick to the knee and gets a rollup for the win. (**. I’m not familiar with Onryo at all, but this was a decent match. Onryo showed off some good high flying offense and Soldier did well with his hard hitting moves.)
Jimmy Vegas comes out and cuts a promo wondering where his match on the card is at. Vegas says he’s a superstar and says he’s done more in the past year than anyone else. Vegas talks about taking out Mr. Pittsburgh. Vegas is scheduled to wrestle Shane Douglas on June 5th in a steel cage. In fact, Shane Douglas runs into the ring and attacks Vegas with his music playing. Douglas pummels Vegas in the corner, but runs into a boot. Vegas clotheslines Douglas to gain the advantage. Vegas tries for a slam, but Douglas breaks free and dropkicks Vegas. Vegas ends up bailing to the floor as Douglas plays to the crowd. Douglas grabs a microphone and says that Vegas has bitten off more than he could handle. Douglas proceeds to promote a steel cage match. (Douglas ended up missing the 6/5 show)
Prior to the next match, New Jack and Balls Mahoney cut a promo where Mahoney says after this done they’ll get drunk in the back.
Fifth Contest: New Jack vs. Balls Mahoney in a weapons match: The ring is full of weapons before the bell sounds, so it shouldn’t be a surprise as to how this is going to go. Jack uses a fork on Mahoney within ten seconds of the match starting and Mahoney is already busted open. Jack uses a sickle on Mahoney, too. Jack must like Mahoney at this point because he’s not literally scrapping Mahoney with the sickle. The commissioner comes out and yells with Norm Connors. New Jack ends up winning the match by smashing a guitar over Mahoney’s head from the top rope. It’s a shorter match than I was expecting, but there’s nothing to really describe here except for hardcore nonsense. After the match, Sebastian Dark comes out and ends up destroying Mahoney with a vicious chair shot. Mahoney no sells it, but Shirley Doe comes out and Dark whacks Doe with a chair shot. Doe fights out of a move and hits a fisherman buster. Mahoney has recovered and grabs a chair, but Dark bails to the floor.
Sixth Contest: CM Punk vs. Chris Sabin in the semifinals: They trade wrist control in the opening moments of the match. Sabin gains control on the mat with a front face lock. Punk controls Sabin with a wrist lock as Sabin drops to his knees. Sabin counters on the mat and controls Punk with a wrist lock, again. They do a test of strength with Punk gaining the advantage for a moment. Sabin rolls through and gains the advantage. Punk reaches the ropes to break the hold and regroups with Sterling James Keenan at ringside. Sabin controls Punk with a waist lock, but Punk counters quickly. Sabin drops down to put a headlock on Punk. Sabin shoulder blocks Punk and puts a hammerlock on Punk. Punk snapmares free and blocks a powerbomb, but Sabin sunset flips Punk and follows up with a dropkick. Sabin nails Punk with a running forearm smash in the corner. Punk dumps Sabin to the apron and Sabin monkey flips Punk out of the corner. Sabin tries for a cover, but Punk kicks out at two. Punk drives Sabin down with a single arm DDT followed by a slingshot senton to the left arm of Sabin. Punk yanks down on Sabin’s arm followed by another elbow strike. Punk lifts Sabin up by his arm and drops Sabin to the mat. Punk keeps control on the mat, but doesn’t get a submission.
Punk stomps on Sabin’s elbow to maintain control on the mat. Sabin dumps Punk to the apron and rolls through a sunset flip to dropkick Punk. Punk takes Sabin down with an arm bar, but Sabin doesn’t give in and reaches the ropes. They trade strikes until Punk delivers a backbreaker for a two count. Sabin avoids the Pepsi Twist and they trade strikes. Sabin nails Punk with a kick to the head. Sabin covers Punk for a two count. Sabin can’t hit a suplex and settles for a swinging neckbreaker for a near fall. Punk powerbombs Sabin and switches to a Crossface, but Sabin refuses to give up. Sabin reaches the ropes to break the hold. Punk gets a two count on a rollup, but Sabin counters with a bridge and manages to pin Punk for the win. (**. This didn’t feel like it got past the first gear and it may have been a matter of saving yourself for the finals. I’d be curious to see if the arm injury plays a factor for Sabin in the finals.) After the match, Sterling James Keenan tosses a shirt at Punk and walks out on Punk.
Seventh Contest: Alex Shelley vs. Onryo in the semifinals: The fans throw streamers into the ring, and the match starts with the ring full of streamers. Onryo hits a top rope hurricanrana and a missile dropkick for a two count. Onryo tries for a powerbomb, but Shelley counters with a backdrop and a step up kick. Shelley hits a backstabber for a two count. Shelley misses a clothesline and Onryo hits a spinning forearm smash for a two count. Onryo slams Shelley and heads to the top rope. Shelley dropkicks Onryo in midair and hits a tornado DDT for a near fall as Onryo stops the referees hand. Onryo dropkicks Shelley on the knee, but Shelley counters a rollup for a near fall. Shelley hits the Shell Shock and pins Onryo for the win. (*1/2. I’m convinced they are saving themselves for the final. Onryo still got to shine a little bit with his high flying moves. This wasn’t bad, just way too short to truly enjoy.)
Jimmy Vegas comes out before the next match starts and shoves Dean Radford. Vegas spits at Radford, as well. Vegas may be wanting a title shot against the winner. Radford shakes Eric Xtasy’s hand, but says he’s not losing tonight.
Eighth Contest: IWC Heavyweight Champion Dean Radford vs. Eric Xtasy: They shove each other and have a stare down in the middle of the ring. Xtasy shoves Radford to the mat and taunts the champion. Radford shoves Xtasy to the mat out of a lockup. Radford puts a headlock on Xtasy and comes off the ropes with a shoulder block. Xtasy hip tosses Radford and delivers a side slam. Xtasy hits a back splash in the corner, but Radford comes back with a big boot to drop Xtasy. Radford clubs Xtasy over the back with a strike. Xtasy grabs a microphone and I have no idea what he’s saying because of the quality of microphone. Xtasy challenges Xtasy to fight in the crowd. They brawl on the floor for a few moments. Xtasy sends Radford into the chairs as they continue to brawl into the crowd and Radford is sent into the bleachers. Xtasy slams Radford on the floor and sends Radford into the doors, but Radford delivers a clothesline. Radford sends Xtasy into the doors and they almost brawl into the hallway. Radford sends Xtasy into the wall face first and they brawl back towards the ringside area. Radford stomps on Xtasy and goes to the top rope hitting a leg drop. Radford goes for a cover, but Xtasy kicks out at two. Radford hooks Xtasy hitting a brainbuster in the middle of the ring. Radford goes for the cover, but only manages a two count.
Radford kicks Xtasy over the back a few times and puts a chin lock on Xtasy. Xtasy comes off the ropes and is stopped by an abdominal stretch. Radford plants Xtasy with a spinebuster but Xtasy kicks out at two and gets a second wind. Xtasy begins to no sell strikes and is Hulking Up. Xtasy jabs Radford several times and delivers an elbow strike. Xtasy clotheslines Radford a few times. Radford hits a spinning heel kick on Xtasy and goes to the top rope. Radford leaps off the top hitting an elbow drop for a two count. Radford heads to the top again and misses an elbow drop attempt. Xtasy hits a Rock Bottom of sorts and signals for something in the corner. Xtasy heads to the top rope, but slips off and crotches himself. Xtasy hits the Happy Ending, but Radford kicks out at two. Xtasy tries for a slam, but Radford counters. Xtasy hits the STD Driver, but the referee got knocked down by Radford’s legs. Radford stops Xtasy on the top rope and hits a Death Valley Driver onto the referee! A masked wrestler slides into the ring and whacks Radford with a chair. It’s JT Rogers and they hit Strawberry Surprise. Xtasy covers and wins the title. After the match, Jimmy Vegas appears and embraces the new champ and returning JT. (**1/4. Xtasy slipping off the ropes was not a botch, but rather a clear part of the match. It’s kind of a bummer that the title change takes place with the interference, but the return of JT Rogers with Xtasy clearly was a big moment for IWC fans. Sexual Harassment were a notable team for the company and would continue to be so afterward. The match decent, but the wrestling in the crowd wasn’t so great.)
Ninth Contest: Chris Sabin vs. Alex Shelley in the finals of the Super Indy: They trade wrist locks in the opening moments of the match with Shelley gaining control with a hammerlock. Sabin drop toe holds Shelley to the mat and backs off as Shelley reaches the ropes. Shelley takes Sabin down to the mat and puts a head scissors on for a few moments. Sabin counters with a headlock on the mat. They collide on shoulder blocks, but neither man goes down. They both try drop downs and dropkicks leading to a standoff. Shelley flips off Sabin as they circle the ring. Shelley works over Sabin’s arm on the mat, but doesn’t get a submission. Shelley sends Sabin into the ropes, but Sabin responds with chops. Sabin tries for a sunset flip, but settles for a dropkick after Shelley countered. Sabin springboard dropkicks Shelley to the floor. Sabin goes to the top rope, but Shelley cuts Sabin off with strikes. Shelley drops Sabin’s injured arm over the top rope. Shelley kicks Sabin over the back and delivers a dropkick to the face. Sabin tries to kick Shelley away, but Shelley delivers a kick. Shelley leg drops Sabin on the arm and controls the arm. Shelley locks in an arm bar, but Sabin refuses to give in. Shelley wraps Sabin’s arm on the rope and delivers a shoulder block. Shelley nails Sabin with a running double knee strike. Sabin dropkicks Shelley on the knee and Shelley hits the corner chest first.
Sabin kicks Shelley a few times, but Shelley comes back with a kick to Sabin’s injured arm. Shelley locks in another arm bar. Sabin kicks Shelley a few times to knock Shelley to the corner. Shelley kicks Sabin on the shoulder. Sabin forearms Shelley a few times, but Shelley drops down with Sabin’s arm. Shelley continues to control Sabin with an arm bar. Shelley controls Sabin with a hammerlock. Shelley kicks Sabin and hits a top rope knee strike for a two count. Sabin nails Shelley with a kick to the head. Sabin chops Shelley a few times, but Shelley runs into a spin kick and clothesline. Sabin plants Shelley with a modified DDT for a two count. Shelley slips on a tornado arm breaker attempt, but switches to a submission. Sabin breaks free from the submission. Sabin catches Shelley in the corner and hits the Cradle Shock, but Shelley kicks out at two. Sabin hooks Shelley and hits a Tiger Driver for the win. (***. A good match to conclude the tournament. The arm angle did play a factor for a little bit, and I’m totally fine with maintaining a story. Tournaments can be a bit of a drag because you’ll see people three times in one show, but I didn’t feel annoyed by it.)
Tenth Contest: IWC Super Indy Champion AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels: They lockup, but nothing happens and they have a standoff. Styles takes Daniels down to the mat, but they counter some mat wrestling for a few moments and have a standoff. They lockup and remain locked up on the mat. Styles takes Daniels down to the mat and keeps control on the mat. They have another standoff. Daniels gains control with a top wrist lock, but Styles counters with a hammerlock and gets a two count with a rollup leading to another standoff. Styles puts a top wrist lock on Daniels. Daniels counters Styles with a go-behind and they have a standoff. Styles goes to the floor to regroup before returning to the ring. Styles controls Daniels with a wrist lock on the mat. Styles puts a hammerlock on Daniels, but Daniels manages to quickly get out of the hold. Daniels arm drags Styles, and kicks Styles away and they proceed to miss several strikes leading to another standoff. Styles snapmares Daniels and keeps control with a headlock on the mat for a few moments. Daniels counters with an arm bar on the mat. Daniels keeps Styles on the mat with a top wrist lock, but Styles isn’t going to give in. Daniels controls Styles with a wrist lock on the mat for a few moments. Daniels arm drags Styles and keeps amr control on the mat for a few moments.
Styles takes Daniels down with a head scissors and puts an arm bar on Daniels before switching to a headlock. Styles shoulder blocks Daniels and they trade leapfrogs until Daniels avoids a dropkick. However, Styles hits a dropkick on a second attempt for a two count. Styles spikes Daniels with a brainbuster for a near fall. Styles chops Daniels to maintain the advantage. Styles drives Daniels down with a backbreaker. Styles forearms Daniels into a corner and runs into an elbow. Daniels misses a clothesline, but nails Styles with a gut buster to counter a springboard crossbody attempt. Daniels rams Styles into the apron and rams Styles ribs into the ring post before returning to the ring. Daniels rams Styles into the corner delivering a few shoulder rams. Daniels switches a vertical suplex into a gut buster leading to a near fall. Daniels delivers a second gut buster and kicks Styles in the ribs. Daniels continues with another backbreaker. Daniels knee strikes Styles several times, but Styles fires back with chops. Styles backdrops Daniels and tries for a hip toss, but Daniels counters with an abdominal stretch. Styles forearms Daniels several times, but Daniels drops Styles chest first over the ropes. Daniels kicks into the corner as Styles struggles to remain on his feet.
Daniels kicks Styles through the ropes to the floor. Daniels sends Styles ribs first into the apron and hits a moonsault to the floor. Daniels takes some time to play to the crowd. Daniels hits a slingshot elbow drop from the apron for a two count. Daniels puts a kneeling abdominal stretch on Styles, but doesn’t get a submission. Daniels hits another moonsault leading to a near fall. They begin to trade chops in the middle of the ring. Styles elbows Daniels and delivers a swinging backbreaker. Styles forearms Daniels followed by a spin kick. Styles head scissors Daniels and hits a standing hurricanrana sending Daniels to the floor. Styles takes Daniels out with a somersault dive to the floor! Daniels avoids a springboard, but Styles hits a springboard reverse DDT for a two count. Styles hits a neckbreaker out of a vertical suplex for another near fall. Daniels ducks a clothesline and hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Daniels slams Styles to the mat and signals for a BME, but Styles moves. Styles elbows Daniels in the corner and hits a German suplex followed by a facebuster out of a back suplex for a near fall. Styles tries for the Styles Clash, but Daniels drops to his knees. Daniels ducks a kick attempt, but Styles rolls through a rollup attempt. Daniels counters a springboard reverse DDT with a northern lights suplex for a two count. Daniels hits a Samoan Drop and hits the BME for a near fall. Styles nails Daniels with a kick to the head.
They begin to trade strikes in the middle of the ring with Styles getting the advantage. Daniels forearms Styles several times. Daniels tries for a backslide, but Styles kicks out and almost wins with a cradle. Daniels avoids the Pele Kick and almost wins with a Oklahoma roll. Styles plants Daniels with a Styles Clash after rolling out of a sunset flip, but Daniels kicks out at two! Daniels almost wins with a rollup, but Styles decks Daniels with discus lariat to win the match. (****. A great match and it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone at this point. Two of the best delivering a great indie match. TNA wouldn’t even expose these two and their great talents against each other for nearly another year.)
Chris Sabin joins the ring after the match and is awarded the IWC Super Indy Championship. I’d have to think there would be a match between Sabin and Styles because it makes a lot of sense to do so.
Main Event: IWC Tag Team Champions Josh Prohibition & Matt Cross vs. Tracy Smothers & Chris Hamrick: All four men start the match brawling until the challengers gain the advantage. Smothers hits a flatliner on Prohibition and they dump Prohibition to the floor after a double dropkick. Cross is sent to the floor and accidentally takes Prohibition out with a suicide dive. Smothers fakes a dive to the floor and delivers a double baseball slide. Smothers fakes another dive and plays to the crowd. Smothers kicks the champs on the floor and plays to the crowd. Hamrick takes the champs out with a somersault dive to the floor. Smothers sends the champs into each other and returns to the ring for a near fall on Prohibition. Hamrick enters and they hit a double side Russian leg sweep and double elbow drop. Hamrick slams Prohibition and puts a submission on Prohibition. Smothers elbows Prohibition and Hamrick hits a superkick for a two count. Smothers forearms Prohibition and Hamrick delivers a running boot in the corner. Hamrick chops Prohibition in the corner a few times to maintain control of the bout. Hamrick sends Prohibition into the corner, but Hamrick falls over the ropes to the floor. Prohibition strikes Hamrick as Cross hits a handspring dive to the floor. Prohibition tries for a cover, but Hamrick kicks out at two. Prohibition backdrops Hamrick coming off the ropes leading to a near fall. Cross tags into the match and forearms Hamrick.
Cross dropkicks Hamrick coming off the ropes leading to a near fall. Hamrick atomic drops Cross, but Cross recovers to hit a snap suplex and tags in Prohibition. Prohibition chokes Hamrick in the corner with help from Cross as Smothers distracts the referee. Hamrick plants Prohibition with a DDT, but the referee doesn’t see the tag. Hamrick is double teamed in the corner. Prohibition hits a butterfly suplex and chokes Hamrick. Prohibition controls Hamrick with a sleeper on the mat. Hamrick spikes Prohibition with an over the shoulder piledriver. Hamrick hits a fisherman suplex on Cross while dropping a leg on Prohibition. Smothers gets the hot tag and cleans house with clotheslines to the champs. Smothers dropkicks and heel kicks the champs. Smothers clotheslines Cross and spears Prohibition. Smothers slams Cross, but Prohibition makes the save. Prohibition hits a t-bone suplex on Smothers. Prohibition spikes Hamrick with a piledriver. Cross hits a top rope swanton on Smothers, but only gets a two count. Hamrick hits a springboard dropkick to Prohibition. Cross drops Hamrick over his knee and heads to the top rope. Hamrick crotches Cross and hits the Dixie Driver. Hamrick covers and pins Cross to win the tag titles! (**1/2. A fine main event and the crowd popped for the title change. I don’t think it should have been the main event and being directly after the Daniels/Styles match probably impacted my view of the match. I’m a fan of the Smothers/Hamrick team and it’s great they got a tag title run in IWC.)
Final Thoughts:
I’m going to give this a mild thumbs up. Daniels/Styles is a standout match and the tournament itself is mostly average wrestling with nothing standing out as being must-see. The crowd never seemed to die down and remained energetic throughout the whole show, which also helped the viewing experience.
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