International Wrestling Cartel presents Super Indy V
Date: 4/15/2006
From: Elizabeth, PA
Opening Contest: Glenn Spectre vs. Delirious in a first round match: Delirious tries to take Spectre as soon as the bell sounds, but Spectre is able to avoid the attempts. Delirious complains of a mask pull despite they haven’t touched yet. They are going the comedy route as Spectre samples on the referees hair by pulling his hair several times. Delirious takes Spectre down to the mat with a headlock to finally get the match started. Spectre knee strikes free to put a head scissors on Delirious, but Delirious kips up and Spectre taunts Delirious welcoming Delirious back to his crotch. Delirious powers out of a submission, but Spectre lets go and then does some dancing with Delirious before hitting an arm drag. Spectre prevents Delirious from escaping and rides Delirious back like he’s a horse. Delirious bails to the floor to regroup. Spectre trips Delirious to the mat and misses several stomp attempts causing Delirious to again escape to the floor. Delirious grabs a chair from a fan in the front row, but the referee stops Delirious. Delirious elbows Spectre from the apron and leaps off the top, but Spectre avoided the offense with a rollup for a two count. Spectre arm drags Delirious, but Delirious counters with a crucifix pin attempt for a near fall. Spectre plants a kiss on Delirious and plays to the crowd. Delirious acts dejected and Spectre plays to the crowd allowing Delirious to attack Spectre from behind. Delirious plants Spectre with a back suplex for a two count.
Delirious chops Spectre in the corner and delivers a headbutt in the corner. Spectre elbows Delirious and comes off the ropes, but is met with a knee lift to the midsection. Spectre forearms Delirious against the ropes followed by a chop. Spectre delivers a gut buster and a side suplex. Spectre delivers a delayed vertical suplex for a two count. Delirious boot a charging Spectre in the corner, but Spectre counters a tornado DDT attempt and dragon screw leg whips Delirious off the middle rope. Spectre locks in a leg lock, but doesn’t get a submission. Delirious and Spectre trade strikes until Spectre backs Delirious into the corner. Delirious boots Spectre in the corner and goes to the apron. Delirious hits a splash off the top to Spectre’s back and wins the match. (*1/2. The comedy bits went on for a little longer than they needed to. Thus, the actual wrestling wasn’t all that long and it was a short match. Delirious advancing is probably the right call and the finish was nicely done.)
Second Contest: Petey Williams vs. Matt Sydal in a first round match: Sydal puts a waist lock on Williams, but Williams reaches the ropes quickly to break the hold. Sydal takes Williams down with a side headlock, but Williams counters with a wrist lock. Sydal manages to break free with a wrist lock of his own and snapmares Williams to the mat. Sydal gets a two count with a rollup and they have a standoff. Williams knee lifts Sydal and comes off the ropes with a shoulder block. Williams runs the ropes, but Sydal arm drags Williams a few times. Sydal continues with a dropkick causing Williams to go to the corner to regroup. Sydal head scissors Williams to the floor, but Williams grabs Sydal’s boot from the floor. Sydal tries for a suplex into the ring from the apron, but Williams avoids it. Sydal attempts a sunset flip powerbomb to the floor, but Williams counters with a leg drop on the apron. They trade several chops on the floor until Williams rolls Sydal into the ring for a two count. Williams rams Sydal into the corner head first and delivers a dropkick to Sydal’s back on the mat. Sydal strikes free out of the corner, but Williams trips Sydal into the tree of woe and steps on Sydal’s groin. Williams drives Sydal to the mat with a backbreaker and presses his knee into Sydal’s lower back. Williams puts Sydal in a straight jacket choke, but doesn’t get a submission.
Sydal avoids a backbreaker, but Williams tosses Sydal with a German suplex. Williams goes for the cover, but Sydal kicks out at two. Williams knee strikes Sydal on the mat. Williams nails Sydal with a dropkick for a two count. Sydal chops Williams a few times, but is met with a boot to the midsection. Sydal avoids a dropkick by holding the ropes. Williams forearms Sydal, but runs into a spinning heel kick. Sydal hammers away on Williams, but Williams misses a clothesline leading to Sydal deck Williams with several clotheslines. Sydal nearly wins with a backslide and another rollup. Sydal counters a slam with a reverse DDT/leg drop combo for a two count. Sydal tries for a shooting star press, but Williams moved. Williams hits a side Russian leg sweep and signals for the Canadian Destroyer. Williams tries for it, but Sydal counters, only for Williams to hit a swinging neckbreaker for a near fall. Williams sends Sydal into the corner and is met with a boot. Sydal kicks Williams away, but Williams takes Sydal down and locks in the sharpshooter. Sydal struggles towards the ropes and reaches the bottom rope to force a rope break. Williams sits Sydal on the top turnbuckle, but Sydal elbows Williams off to the mat. Williams meets Sydal on the middle rope trying for a sunset flip powerbomb, but Sydal hits a hurricanrana instead for a near fall. Williams kicks Sydal and tries for the Destroyer, but Sydal counters hitting a standing moonsault to pickup the win! (***. A good match between these two. The pace was constant and they didn’t over do it with big spots to kill the crowd for the other the matches. I like Sydal a lot and I’m glad he gets to advance.)
Third Contest: Troy Lords vs. Claudio Castagnoli in a first round match: They lockup and Castagnoli takes Lords down to the mat to get headlock control. Castagnoli keeps control on the mat for a few moments, but Lords gets a wrist lock on Castagnoli before switching to a headlock on the mat. Castagnoli breaks free from the headlock and they have a standoff. Castagnoli drop toe holds Lords and gets a rollup for a two count. Lords gains control putting a leg lock on Castagnoli, but doesn’t get a submission and Castagnoli quickly counters with a rollup for a near fall. Lords rolls through an arm drag and keeps an arm bar on Castagnoli. Lords comes off the ropes and arm drags Castagnoli followed by a tilt a whirl head scissors and a heel kick. Lords overhand chops Castagnoli in the corner and boots a charging Castagnoli in the corner. Castagnoli drops Lords to the mat chest first and delivers and elbow drop for a two count. Lords elbows Castagnoli to break free, but is met with a clothesline. Castagnoli hooks Lords for a suplex and drives Lords to the mat with a delayed vertical suplex after a minute of holding Lords for a near fall. Castagnoli uppercuts Lords into the ropes and drops Lords to the mat for a near fall. Lords gets on Castagnoli’s back, but is driven into the corner and Castagnoli nails Lords with a running uppercut. Castagnoli tosses Lords with a fallaway slam and manages a two count.
Lords elbows Castagnoli a few times, but Castagnoli responds with uppercuts. Lords kicks Castagnoli on the back of the head and both men are down. Castagnoli uppercuts Lords, but Lords responds with chops. Lords dropkicks Castagnoli on the knee and delivers another dropkick to Castagnoli on the mat. Castagnoli goes to the floor, but Lords climbs to the top and leaps off to the floor to take out Castagnoli with a crossbody. Lords heads to the top rope hitting a missile dropkick for a near fall. Lords goes to the top rope, but is crotched by Castagnoli. Castagnoli uppercuts Lords on the back and hits a reverse suplex for a two count. Lords kicks Castagnoli a few times, but Castagnoli hits a swinging slam for a near fall. Lords surprises Castagnoli with a rollup and manages to pickup the three to advance in the tournament. (**1/2. The fluke nature of the win makes sense considering Lords did not come across anywhere near the level of Castagnoli. This has to be a major upset for the time.)
Fourth Contest: Ricky Reyes vs. Alex Shelley in a first round match: They trade wrist locks to kickoff the match, but Shelley gains control by taking Reyes to the mat. Reyes manages to counter with a drop toe hold. Shelley gains control on the mat with a leg lock, but Reyes reaches the ropes. Reyes kicks Shelley on the thigh followed by a chop. Shelley arm drags Reyes, but misses a clothesline. Shelley comes off the ropes to head scissors Reyes. Reyes avoids a superkick by delivering a knee lift to the midsection. Shelley drives Reyes face first into the corner and dropkicks Reyes into the corner. Shelley continues with a neckbreaker for a one count. Shelley locks in a modified hammerlock submission, but Reyes doesn’t submit. Reyes counters with a stretch muffler, but Shelley reaches the ropes quickly. Reyes snapmares Shelley, but Shelley regains control with a knee drop to the back. Shelley delivers a spinebuster and hits a springboard moonsault for a two count. Shelley decks Reyes with a strike. Reyes spin kicks Shelley to the midsection and delivers a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. Reyes kicks Shelley on the mat followed by an overhand strike. Reyes plants Shelley with a back suplex for a one count.
They begin to trade strikes until Reyes eye rakes Shelley to the mat. Shelley avoids a back suplex and heel kicks Reyes before dumping Reyes to the floor. Shelley takes Reyes out with a suicide dive to the floor. Shelley climbs to the top and leaps off, but is met with a dropkick in midair. Reyes slams Shelley to the mat and comes off the ropes to deliver a knee drop. Reyes controls Shelley on the mat with a nerve hold. Shelley strikes Reyes and is met with a forearm. Shelley nails Reyes with a kick to the head. Reyes nails Shelley with series of kicks to the chest and a shoulder ram in the corner. Reyes misses a splash in the corner and Shelley delivers a backstabber over the middle rope. Reyes stops Shelley with a jawbreaker and several kicks to the chest. Shelley nails Reyes with a double knee strike in the corner and a dropkick. Shelley has Reyes on his shoulders, but Shelley elbows free. Shelley strikes Reyes and hits a slingshot DDT from the apron for a two count. Shelley locks in a Regal Stretch, but Reyes doesn’t give in and manages to reach the ropes. Shelley kicks Reyes in the midsection and tries for the Shell Shock, but Reyes counters with a neckbreaker followed by a fisherman buster for a two count. Shelley dragon screw leg whips Reyes before delivering an elbow strike. Shelley superkicks Reyes and spikes Reyes with a brainbuster. Shelley hits a top rope frog spalsh for a near fall. Reyes counters a slam by locking in the dragon sleeper and forces Shelley to submit for the win. (***1/2. That was a very enjoyable bout. The best match of the first round and far exceeded my expectations. Reyes looked great in there and they had several great near falls. Reyes has the style that I tend to enjoy and seems to be the forgotten one out of the Rottweilers group.)
Before the next match, Jimmy Vegas is revealed as the third member of the Unholy Alliance for the night.
Fifth Contest: The Unholy Alliance (Jimmy Vegas, Sebastian Dark & IWC World Champion Shirley Doe) vs. Team IWC (Dean Radford, Dennis Gregory & Jon Bolen) in a no disqualification elimination match: Unholy Alliance leave the ring to start the match backstage, but Team IWC is ready for the fight and the brawling starts on the floor. Bolen and Doe start the match with Bolen slamming Doe in the ring. Gregory enters to assist Bolen on punching Doe several times. Radford knee drops Doe and delivers another scoop slam. Radford hits a middle rope leg drop for a two count. Gregory sends Doe into the ropes to deliver a backdrop. Gregory continues with an elbow drop for a near fall. Radford enters the match and delivers a strike from the middle rope. Radford nails Dark with a big boot for a near fall. Gregory returns to the match and kicks Doe in the ribs. Gregory delivers a snap suplex for a near fall. Doe kicks Gregory, but misses a big boot off the ropes and Gregory nearly wins with a rollup. Vegas tags into the match to try his luck with Gregory. Vegas knee lifts Gregory and tries for a slam, but Gregory counters with a rollup off the ropes and switches to the Billy Goat’s Curse. Dark sunset flips Gregory to assist Vegas. Gregory is triple teamed until Bolen helps out. The referee tries to stop Bolen, but it’s no disqualification. Dark tries for a suplex, but Gregory kicks Dark and comes off the ropes to deliver a flying forearm smash for a two count. Gregory puts Dark on the top turnbuckle, but Doe runs over to make the save and holds Dark for a moment. Bolen ends up hitting a tower of doom to knock Dark to the mat with the superplex by Gregory.
Vegas tags into the match to confront Bolen. They collide on shoulder block attempts, but neither man budges. Bolen slams Vegas coming off the ropes followed by an atomic drop and a leaping clothesline out of the corner. Vegas eye rakes Bolen against the ropes and drives Bolen to the mat with a side slam for a two count. Bolen sunset flips Vegas, but Vegas avoid going down. Bolen ends up taking both Vegas and Dark to the mat. Vegas gets a rollup on Bolen for the first elimination. Gregory quickly gets a rollup on Vegas for the second elimination. Vegas and Bolen trade strikes and Bolen clotheslines Vegas over the top to the floor. Doe and Dark brawl with Gregory and Radford in the ring. Gregory clotheslines Dark over the top to the floor. Gregory takes Dark out with an insane dive into the crowd! Dark presses Radford’s throat into a chair as Gregory covers Dark for a two count. Doe has a chair and is met with a spear by Gregory instead. Gregory climbs to the top rope, but Dark sends the referee into the ropes to crotch Gregory. Dark punches Gregory on the top turnbuckle and hits a superplex, but Gregory holds onto Dark’s legs for another elimination. Doe drops Gregory onto the chair with a driver for an elimination.
That means we’re down to Shirley Doe and Dean Radford. Doe forearms Radford and ducks a clothesline to hit a standing hurricanrana. Radford powerslams Doe coming off the ropes. Radford misses a double springboard leg drop off the top. Radford hits a Death Valley Driver, but Hentai leaps off the top to double knee Radford and Doe covers Radford to steal the match. (**. It drives me nuts when they make a match no disqualification and the referee enforces rules. I’m not entirely sure why there’d even be tags in this match since there’s no rules to enforce. Luckily, this didn’t overstay it’s welcome and they did a fine enough job to provide entertaining brawling.)
Sixth Contest: Low Ki vs. Abyss: Ki kicks Abyss away in the corner and avoids a clothesline to deliver a few kicks to Abyss’s thighs and chest. Abyss throws Ki to the floor and follows to maintain the advantage. Abyss forearms Ki over the back and press slams Ki into the ring, but Ki nails Abyss with a baseball slide and leaps off the apron to forearm Abyss. Ki kicks Abyss several times and Abyss rolls back into the ring. Ki nails Abyss with several kicks to the face. Abyss nails Ki with a big boot to stop Ki in his tracks. Abyss overhand strikes Ki over the back and rams Ki into the corner to continue and pummel Ki with strikes. Ki shoves Shirley Doe away to avoid being attacked. Ki dropkicks Abyss followed by chops, but Abyss clotheslines Ki to the mat. Abyss elbow strikes Ki to the mat. Abyss chokes Ki on the mat. Ki elbows Abyss, but Abyss strikes Ki to the mat. Abyss sends Ki into the corner and misses a splash. Ki tries for a splash, but is caught and Abyss tosses Ki overhead with a suplex. Abyss chokes Ki over the middle rope and distracts the referee to allow Doe to choke Ki. Abyss clubs Ki over the back and delivers shoulder rams to Ki’s back in the corner. Abyss chops Ki in the corner. Abyss overhand strikes Ki in the corner and taunts the crowd. Ki responds with chops and staggers Abyss. Ki kicks Abyss, but Abyss press slams Ki to the mat chest first for a two count. Abyss grabs Ki looking for the Shock Treatment, but Ki fights free and puts a dragon sleeper on Abyss. Abyss staggers and can’t reach the ropes. Abyss drives Ki into the corner back first.
Abyss strikes Ki against the ropes and knocks Ki to the mat. Ki nails Abyss with a springboard kick to knock Abyss to the mat. Ki chops Abyss several times. Ki ducks a clothesline and forearm smashes Abyss to the canvas. Ki tries to kick a kneeling Abyss, but Abyss counters and tries for a powerbomb, but Ki elbows free and double stomps Abyss. Ki kicks Abyss several times on the chest. Ki nails Abyss with a kick to the head for a near fall. Ki goes to the corner and climbs to the top miss a double stomp attempt. Abyss drives Ki to the mat with the Shock Treatment for a near fall. Abyss waits in the corner and misses a splash. Abyss remains seated on the middle rope and is met with a dropkick to the back by Ki. Ki climbs to the top rope and double stomps Abyss in the tree of woe. Ki tries for the cover, but Abyss puts his boot on the bottom rope. Shirley Doe gets on the apron allowing Jimmy Vegas and Sebastian Dark to get in the ring, but Ki takes care of them with a dropkick. Doe enters the ring and begs off. Ki charges towards Doe, but is met with the Black Hole Slam and Abyss pins Ki for the win. (**1/2. This is the one match on the card that I quickly got drawn to. It’s a clash of styles with the drastic size difference. It’s their first match between each other and it’s a decent encounter overall. Ki’s double stomp out of the corner got a big pop from the crowd. The finish was a bit disappointing, but understandable considering the major angle involving the Unholy Alliance running wild in IWC.)
Seventh Contest: Matt Sydal vs. Delirious in the semifinals: Sydal gains control with a waist lock, but Delirious counters and takes Sydal to the mat with a headlock. Sydal counters with a head scissors on the canvas, but Delirious breaks free and they have a standoff. Delirious shoulder blocks Sydal and taunts Sydal on the mat. Delirious gets a rollup on Sydal, but Sydal quickly counters with a cover for a two count. Sydal takes Delirious over with an arm drag and keeps arm control on the mat. Sydal keeps Delirious on the mat with an arm bar for a moment. Delirious kicks Sydal into the corner and rubs Sydal in the face. Sydal fires back with chops in the corner. Sydal punches Delirious in the corner, but Delirious responds with right hands. Sydal sends Delirious into the corner and hits a monkey flip out of the corner. Sydal stomps Delirious on the mat several times. Sydal misses a baseball slide attempt. Delirious clotheslines Sydal back in the ring. Delirious throws his elbow pads at Sydal managing a two count. Delirious chops Sydal followed by a headbutt and works over Sydal with a kick in the corner. Sydal responds with a strike in the corner several times. Delirious strikes Sydal, but Sydal delivers a knee strike in the corner. Sydal heads to the middle rope to hit a leg drop for a near fall. Sydal stomps Delirious on the mat followed by an overhand strike to the back. Sydal backs Delirious into a corner and strikes Delirious several times. Sydal nails Delirious with a clothesline in the corner. Sydal is stopped on the top and yanked to the mat. Delirious nails Sydal with a running knee strike in the corner.
Delirious chops Sydal and delivers a strike over the back. Delirious snapmares Sydal followed by a kick to the back. Delirious covers Sydal for a two count. Sydal sends Delirious into the corner and tries for a splash, but Delirious catches Sydal and drops Sydal to the mat. Delirious heads to the top rope trying for a splash, but Sydal counters with a cutter in midair. Sydal nails Delirious with a kick to the head a few times. Sydal chops Delirious in the corner and is met with a kick. Sydal takes Delirious off the top rope with a hurricanrana for a near fall. Sydal strikes Delirious over the back, but Delirious breaks free. Sydal plants Delirious with the Here it Is Driver, but Delirious powers out at two. Sydal attempts a standing moonsault, but Delirious gets his knees up. Delirious drops Sydal to the mat chest first and delivers a running kick to Sydal’s face. Delirious climbs to the top rope hitting a splash over Sydal’s back while hunched over, but Sydal kicks out at two. Delirious tries for a suplex, but Sydal counters and tries for a rollup, but Delirious held onto the ropes. Sydal sends Delirious to the floor and hits a top rope moonsault to the floor! Sydal sunset flips Delirious into the ring and they trade several pin attempts. Delirious headbutts Sydal, but runs into a spinning heel kick. Sydal heads to the top rope, but Delirious strikes Sydal several times. Delirious manages to hit the Chemical Imbalance Driver and pins Sydal for the win. (***1/2. Another good match in the tournament. I kind of wish that Sydal prevailed, but Delirious was a hot commodity on the indies at the time so I’m not too surprised by the result.)
Eighth Contest: Ricky Reyes vs. Troy Lords in the semifinals: Reyes attacks Lords from behind and delivers several kicks in the corner. Reyes sends Lords into the corner and continues with forearm strikes, but Lords responds with forearms of his own. Reyes runs into a dropkick by Lords. Lords takes Reyes over with a snap suplex and baseball slides Reyes to the floor. Lords tries for a baseball slide, but Reyes sidesteps it and sends Lords into a bunch of chairs in the crowd. Reyes rolls Lords into the ring and tries for a cover managing a two count. Reyes stomps Lords on the mat a few times. Reyes forearms Lords against the ropes followed by a chop against the ropes. Reyes tosses Lords with a double under hook suplex for a two count. Reyes works over Lords in the corner with strikes to the midsection. Reyes tosses Lords with a gut wrench suplex for a two count. Lords sunset flips Reyes for a two count, but Reyes quickly regains control with a running clothesline. Reyes kicks Lords over the back several times. Reyes slams Lords and comes off the ropes to deliver a knee drop. Reyes casually steps on Lords face and kicks Lords a few times. Reyes avoids a splash in the corner, but Lords kicks Reyes on the apron and moonsaults Reyes over the middle rope into the ring. Lords kicks Reyes and spikes Reyes with a brainbuster for a near fall.
Lords signals for the end and heads to the top rope. Lords is stopped by Reyes with a few strikes on the top turnbuckle. Reyes hooks Lords to hit an overhead belly to belly suplex. Reyes plants Lords with a fisherman buster for a near fall. Reyes drives Lords down with a spinning sit down powerbomb for a near fall. Reyes continues to work over Lords with kicks to the chest. Lords ducks a kick and nails Reyes with a kick to the head. Lords comes off the ropes to nail Reyes with another kick for a near fall. Lords tries for a suplex, but Reyes counters with a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. Lords hits a standing hurricanrana for a two count. Reyes kicks Lords in the midsection and tries for a fisherman buster, but Lords counters with an inside cradle to pickup the win! (***. Reyes has stood out as a guy that I’ve probably under appreciated in the past. Lords picking up the win is fine and he’s had two big wins now. This could be a breakout night for Lords to potentially win the tournament. Lords worked better with a guy Reyes size compared to Castagnoli earlier in the night.)
Ninth Contest: IWC Tag Team Champions The Gambino Brothers Moving Company (Marshall & Mickey) vs. The Burning River Brigade (Josh Prohibition & M-Dogg 20): Prohibition and Mickey kickoff the tag match with Prohibition backing Mickey into a corner, but backs off cleanly. Mickey shoves Prohibition, but Prohibition manages a two count on a rollup. Mickey backslides Mickey, but Mickey breaks free and bails to the floor to regroup. Mickey returns to the ring, but Dogg tags into the match. Marshall sends Dogg to the floor, but Dogg quickly returns and drop toe holds Marshall managing a one count on a rollup. Dogg dropkicks Marshall coming off the ropes and delivers a few strikes. Dogg ducks a clothesline and kicks Marshall to the mat. Mickey is sent through the ropes to the floor, as well. Prohibition sends the champs into each other as Dogg runs the ropes and hits a handspring dive over the ropes to the floor onto the champs to hype up the crowd. Mickey is rolled back into the ring where Dogg gets a near fall. Prohibition tags back into the match and chops Mickey against the ropes. Prohibition elbows Mickey coming off the ropes for a two count. Prohibition takes Mickey over with a suplex for a two count. Prohibition knee lifts Mickey coming off the ropes for another two count. Dogg returns to the match and chops Mickey in the corner. Dogg decks Marshall off the apron, but Mickey nails Dogg with a forearm strike to the chest and a vertical suplex for a one count.
Marshall tags into the match and delivers a backbreaker followed by a side slam onto Dogg for a two count. Marshall chops Dogg a few times followed by a headbutt. Marshall catches Dogg off the ropes to hit a suplex for a near fall. The champs hit a double slingshot suplex onto Dogg for a near fall. Mickey strikes Dogg a few times, but Dogg comes back with a standing moonsault for a two count. Mickey nails Dogg with a clothesline. Marshall comes off the middle rope to deliver an axe handle to Dogg’s back. Marshall splashes Dogg over the middle rope and delivers a dropkick into the ropes. Marshall tries for a back suplex, but Dogg breaks free and tags in Prohibition to clean house. Prohibition hits a suplex on Marshall and a reverse DDT on Mickey. Prohibition puts a half Boston Crab on Mickey and Dogg hits a springboard leg drop for a two count. Prohibition kicks Mickey in the corner and puts a head scissors in the ropes. Marshall clubs Dogg and Prohibition. Mickey splashes Dogg and Marshall pounces Dogg into the corner for a near fall. Marshall stops Prohibition, but Prohibition sends Mickey into Marshall. Prohibition has Mickey on his shoulders to allow Dogg to double stomp Mickey, and then Prohibition slams Mickey onto Marshall’s back on the mat. They go for a double cover, but they can’t get a three count. Prohibition spikes Mikey with the Drunk Driver. Dogg hits a shooting star press, but Jimmy DeMarco comes out and attacks Dogg to cause a disqualification. After the match, DeMarco is beaten up and sent to the floor. (**1/2. The finish is lame, but the action was solid enough throughout.)
Tenth Contest: John McChesney vs. Chris Sabin vs. Colt Cabana vs. HENTAI in an elimination match: These are the first four winners of the tournament squaring off here. McChesney and Sabin square off to kickoff the match with both men trading holds in the middle of the ring. McChesney takes Sabin down to the mat with a drop toe hold, but Sabin counters with a wrist lock. McChesney flips free out of the hold, but Sabin counters with a wrist lock. Sabin hip tosses McChesney coming off the ropes and counters a hip toss attempt with a backslide for a two count. Sabin snapmares McChesney and delivers a dropkick to the back of the head for a near fall. McChesney delivers a jawbreaker and tags in Cabana to continue the match. Sabin avoids Cabana in the corner and is upside down on the apron. Cabana puts a hammerlock on Sabin, but Sabin counters with a hammerlock. Cabana rolls through several times and breaks free from Sabin’s grip. Cabana ducks a clothesline and gets a rollup on Sabin for a two count. Sabin locks in a modified surfboard, but doesn’t get a submission. Sabin takes Cabana down to the mat and keeps control on the mat. Cabana kicks free from Sabin and they have a standoff. Hentai tags into the match and tries his luck with Cabana. Hentai controls Cabana with a wrist lock, but Cabana kicks free. Cabana takes Hentai down to the mat and keeps leg control, but Hentai reaches the ropes quickly. Hentai puts a head scissors on Cabana, but Cabana rolls through and manages a two count. Hentai arm drags Cabana, but Cabana responds with an arm drag and tags in McChesney. McChesney leaps off the top to axe handle Hentai followed by a dropkick for a two count. McChesney hits a northern lights suplex for another two count on Hentai.
Hentai elbows McChesney followed by a running double knee strike in the corner. Hentai chops McChesney against the ropes and tags in Cabana. Cabana uppercuts McChesney several times. Cabana elbows McChesney coming off the ropes and delivers an elbow drop. Cabana covers for a two count, but McChesney fires back with right hands to stagger Cabana. Cabana prevents Sabin from tagging in and Hentai returns to the match. Hentai drops a forearm onto McChesney followed by a scoop slam for a two count. Hentai takes McChesney over with a snap suplex for a near fall. Hentai maintains control with a sleeper on the mat. McChesney elbows Hentai and tries to run the ropes, but is yanked down to the mat. Cabana returns to the match and Hentai misses a splash. Sabin gets the hot tag and cleans house on Cabana and Hentai. Sabin kicks the other two and plants Cabana with a tornado DDT for a two count. Hentai uppercuts Sabin in the corner, but Sabin responds with a running boot in the corner. Sabin puts Hentai in the tree of woe and hits a running dropkick. Sabin kicks McChesney and puts McChesney in the tree of woe in the same corner. However, Cabana trips Sabin.
Cabana hits a springboard moonsault on Sabin and McChesney. Cabana delivers a gut buster to Sabin and goes to the top, but McChesney dropkicks Cabana. McChesney hits a middle rope cutter on Cabana and dropkicks Hentai for a near fall. Sabin tries for Cradle Shock, but Hentai avoids it and kicks Sabin. Hentai heads to the top hitting a splash on Sabin for a near fall. Cabana pulls the ropes down to send Hentai crashing to the floor. McChesney somersaults over the ropes to take Hentai out with a dive on the floor. Sabin grabs Cabana, but Cabana manages to hold Sabin down for a cover, but Cabana kept his shoulders down on accident and the referee counts both Cabana and Sabin out of the match. That leaves McChesney and Hentai.
McChesney leaps off the top to leg drop Hentai over the middle rope for a two count. McChesney pummels Hentai with right hands in the corner and a chop to the chest. Hentai knee lifts McChesney and strikes McChesney followed by an uppercut. Hentai counters a tilt a whirl and spikes McChesney with a spinning tombstone piledriver for a two count. Hentai strikes McChesney, but runs into a strike in the corner. McChesney missile dropkicks Hentai for a near fall. McChesney forearms Hentai in the corner and sits Hentai onto the top turnbuckle. McChesney tries for a suplex, but Hentai shoves McChesney away. McChesney attempts a suplex out of the corner, but Hentai shoves McChesney off. Hentai leaps off for a sunset flip, but McChesney counters with a rollup and wins the match. (***. The way that Cabana and Sabin were eliminated was a bit disappointing, but the action here was good throughout. All four guys held my interest and they put forth an enjoyable four way.)
Low Ki comes to to vacate the IWC Super Indy Championship since that’s the tradition of the championship. John McChesney calls Ki into the ring and notes that they are tied up at one in the IWC. McChesney notes that Ki beat him for the IWC Super Indy Championship the last time the met. It’s not over between them and McChesney needs to prove that he can beat Ki any night of the week. McChesney says there’s one match that he’s undefeated in and defeated Christopher Daniels last year. McChesney challenges Ki to a steel cage match for June. Ki asks that McChesney wants to put them inside a cage and asks if that’s what McChesney truly wants. Ki accepts the challenge. Ki offers his hand and they shake hands.
Prior to the main event, Hentai attacks Troy Lords sending Lords knee first into the ring post and Delirious gets out of the ring to scare Hentai to the backstage area. They try to say that Lords can’t compete, but Lords insists that he can compete.
Main Event: Delirious vs. Troy Lords in the finals for the vacant Super Indy Championship: Lords can’t stand on the injured knee and Delirious quickly goes to work on the knee with stomps and a knee drop. Delirious delivers several kicks to the injured knee. Lords kicks Delirious away, but can’t get to his feet quick enough. Delirious chop blocks Lords leg and gets a two count. Delirious kicks Lords knee over the middle rope. Delirious puts a spinning toe hold on Lords, but doesn’t get a submission. Lords almost wins with a rollup, but Delirious stomps Lords on the knee. Delirious bites the injured leg in the corner. Lords kicks Delirious again, but can’t recover quick enough. Delirious drives Lords down to the mat knees first. Delirious stomps Lords on the knee and delivers a knee drop to the injured knee. Delirious wrenches on Lords leg and drives Lords to the mat knee first several times. Norm Conners, the promoter, has a white towel in his hand at ringside. Delirious wraps Lords leg around the ring post. Delirious strikes Lords, but Lords fights back with right hands to the midsection. Delirious knee strikes Lords to the face. Delirious rams Lords knee into the top turnbuckle and wrenches Lords knee over the ropes, but the referee forces the rope break. Norm tossed the towel into the ring, but the referee was dealing with Delirious. Lords fires back with right hands, but a kick to the knee stops Lords. Lords avoids a dropkick with a heel kick and both men are down.
Delirious stops Lords with a dragon screw leg whip. Delirious goes to the top rope, but is stopped by Lords. Lords forearms Delirious on the top turnbuckle. Delirious knocks Lords off, but Lords strikes Delirious to crotch Delirious. Lords takes Delirious off the top with a superplex and is agony. Delirious takes Lords down and locks in a single leg Boston Crab. Delirious pulls Lords to the middle of the ring, but Lords doesn’t give up. Delirious sits down, but Lords passes out instead of giving up. Delirious wins the tournament. (***. It’s a good match and they did good playing into the knee angle. However, I personally hate the angle. I think they should have just had the straight up match and Hentai get involved afterward. I’m especially surprised that they would do this knee angle and then not have Lords prevail in the end. If Lords had prevailed I think the fans would have gone nuts for it. So, it’s a good main event, but potentially a missed opportunity.)
Final Thoughts:
For a show that is just over three hours, I thought this was a good show. There was plenty of quality action throughout the show with a couple of near hidden gems. I left the show wanting to see more of several guys including Lords and Reyes. They setup several matches for the future, as well. A good show by IWC and the Super Indy Tournament continues to produce quality results.
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