AAW presents Path Of Redemption
Date: 1/24/2009
From: Berwyn, IL
Backstage, Jimmy Jacobs is about to go outside and see what weapons the fans brought. There’s a lengthy line to enter the venue. Jacobs checks out the weapons and tells the fans to not give the weapons to Ryan Boz in the main event.
Earlier today, CJ Esparza is interviewed regarding his loss to Danny Daniels recently. CJ says he has to start at the bottom and work his way to the top again. Nick Brubaker chimes in and says he’s tired of losing and tells CJ that CJ is teaming with Brett Gaykia tonight while Brubaker will take care of Daniels.
Prior to the opening match, Hunter Matthews is pissed that the match is non-title, but demands it is a title match because they are undefeated. Phoenix Twins decide to give them a title match.
Opening Contest: AAW Tag Team Champions Phoenix Twins (Dash & Tweek) vs. Hunter Matthews & Knight Wagner: Dash and Tweek start off hammering away on the challengers. Tweek forearms Matthews and Dash enters to deliver a double fist drop. Dash stomps Matthews in the corner, but Matthews bails to the floor. Wagner decks Dash from behind and Matthews gains control with strikes in the corner. Dash clotheslines Wagner after help from Tweek. Dash strikes Wagner over the back after a snapmare and Tweek enters the match to deliver several forearm strikes to the back. Tweek hits a back suplex on Wagner. Tweek forearms Wagner, but is tripped by Matthews. Wagner uppercuts Tweek followed by a running big boot. Matthews stomps Tweek on the mat and delivers forearm strikes in the corner. Matthews runs into an elbow by Tweek in the corner. Tweek tries to deliver a boot, but Matthews kicks Tweek and delivers a double stomp over the middle rope for a near fall. Wagner tags back into the match and Tweek is hip tossed. Wagner splashes Tweek with help from Matthews for a two count. Matthews tags back into the match and kicks Tweek in the ribs. Matthews slams Tweek and heads to the top rope. Matthews leaps off the top and misses a splash attempt. Dash gets the hot tag and knee lifts Matthews followed by a powerslam. Dash delivers a standing senton splash for a near fall. Wagner kicks Dash, but Tweek gets tagged in and hits a missile dropkick. Tweek hits a somersault dive to the floor onto Wagner for a near fall as Dash gets a two count on Matthews. Tweek sunset flips Matthews into a German suplex by Dash followed by a double superkick and that’s good enough for a three count. (**. It’s kind of a weak tag match in the sense of the challengers are not the highest of challengers. However, it wasn’t an awful match to kickoff the show. Phoenix Twins are a decent team in AAW.) After the match, Phoenix Twins call out the House of Truth and tell them to come for the titles face to face. Christin Able and Josh Raymond storm the ring leading to a pull apart brawl as several officials and other wrestlers attempt to keep them apart. The brawl quickly leads into the next match.
Second Contest: Krotch vs. Chandler McClure: McClure decks Krotch with a forearm strike and headbutts Krotch into the ropes. Krotch slides to the floor and goes under the ring. McClure searches for Krotch, but can’t find him. Jordan McIntyre accidentally stomps McClure on the floor and Krotch takes both men out with a dive to the floor. Krotch is decked by McIntyre on the floor and helps McClure. Krotch is dumped into the crowed, but Krotch rams McClure onto the railing. McClure catches Krotch, but Krotch hits a hurricanrana over the railing into the crowd. McIntyre misses a running attack. Krotch heads to the top rope, but McClure tosses Krotch off with a suplex for a two count. McClure clubs Krotch across the face several times and taunts the crowd. McClure delivers a kick to the face and chokes Krotch on the mat for a moment. Krotch tries to fight back, but runs into a big boot. McClure presses is knee into Krotch’s face and puts his knee over Krotch’s neck before driving Krotch down to the mat face first for a two count. McClure spits in Krotch’s face. Krotch avoids a neckbreaker and hits a jawbreaker. Krotch fires back with right hands to stagger McClure. Krotch connects with a clothesline, but McClure catches Krotch until Krotch breaks free and drops McClure to the mat from behind for a two count. Krotch stomps McClure in the corner and delivers a slingshot dropkick in the corner. Jordan McIntyre tries to get involved with a chair, but Nikki stops McIntyre and they hit stereo bronco busters in opposite corners. Krotch whacks McClure over the head with the steel chair, but only manages a two count. Krotch decks McIntyre off the apron. McClure hits the Miracle Maker for a near fall. McClure has the chair, but Nikki gets in the ring and jumps on McClure, but is knocked down to the mat. Krotch fights off both men with right hands. Krotch accidentally punches Nikki and McClure hits a cradle elevated DDT for the win. (**. McClure looked good in the match, but there wasn’t much going on here.)
Third Contest: House of Truth (Christin Able & Josh Raymond) vs. Faith In Nothing (Christian Faith & Vincent Nothing): All four men are in the ring brawling to kickoff the match. Able and Raymound send Nothing to the floor, but Faith delivers a double clothesline. Raymond is hip tossed out of the corner and the same happens to Able. Raymond is double hip tossed and a double knee strike to the back causing the House of Truth to bail to the floor. Raymond eye rakes Nothing and delivers a boot scrape. Raymond tags in Able and they work over Nothing briefly. Able slams Nothing, but is kicked away and double teamed by Faith In Nothing delivering several forearms. Faith tries for a cover, but the referee is out of position and only manages a two count. Nothing returns to the match, but Able forearms Able before being kicked by Raymond on the apron. Raymond runs away and Able atomic drops Nothing leading to a running forearms mash by Raymond for a two count. Raymond chokes Nothing in the ropes and dropkicks Nothing to the floor. Raymond hits a springboard moonsault for a near fall on Nothing. Able fist drops Nothing followed by an elbow strike and a double axe handle off the apron. Able tries for a cocky cover, but only manages a two count. Nothing fights out of the corner with several strikes. Raymond dropkicks Nothing from behind to prevent the tag.
Raymond slams Nothing to the mat chest first while holding his arms up managing a two count. Able returns to the match and strikes Nothing several times. Nothing tosses Able with a German suplex. Nothing hits an overhead suplex on Raymond and makes the tag to Faith. Faith kicks Able and nails Raymond with a big boot. Faith backdrops Able and delivers a boot on the way down. Faith decks Raymond with a clothesline for a two count. Able avoids a rollup and Raymond superkicks Faith. Nothing clotheslines Able to the floor. Faith hits a somersault dive to the floor and lands on his feet. Martini crotches Nothing on the top, but backs into Faith. Martini backs off into the corner and Able hits a Death Valley Driver on Faith. Raymond hits a corkscrew dive off the top and pins Faith for the win. (**1/2. A solid tag match with a little bit of a weak finish. I’m not overly familiar with either team, but Faith In Nothing seemed to get over fairly well in their debut for AAW.) After the match, Truth Martini cuts a promo saying he’s insulted that House In Truth were challenged because he makes the challenges. Martini issues a challenge for a title match against the Phoenix Twins next month. The Phoenix Twins run into the ring and brawl with the House of Truth. Eventually, the locker room empties to restore order.
Backstage, The North Star Express are interviewed. Corbin can’t believe people would forget about the only former two time tag champs. They haven’t fallen completely off as people have suggested. They aren’t yesterday news. Corbin takes credit for being the reason people show up to the AAW shows. Arik Cannon chimes in and says that Corbin and Cruz will be tag champions for a third time. Cannon is confident that he’ll beat two of his opponents and notes he beat three opponents last month, which means he beat five guys. Cannon brags about beating five dudes while Tyler Black may only beat one. Cannon warns that he’s coming for the AAW Heavyweight Championship held by Tyler Black.
Fourth Contest: Mason Beck vs. Nick Brubaker: Beck offers a free shot and Brubaker forearms Beck a few times. Beck blocks a shot and misses a clothesline. Brubaker misses a springboard heel kick, but dumps Beck to the floor and follows up with a baseball slide. Brubaker takes Beck out with a somersault dive to the floor. Brubaker kicks Beck several times and forearms Beck, but misses a dropkick. Beck catches Brubaker on a crossbody to hit a fallaway slam. Truth Martini comes out to ringside to watch the match and seemingly scout talent. Beck press slams Brubaker to the mat for a two count. Beck stomps Brubaker over the back and continues with stomps on the mat. Brubaker is stopped by a knee lift. Beck sends Brubaker into the corner back first and drags Brubaker to the middle for a two count. Brubaker kicks Beck to avoid a backdrop. Beck nails Brubaker with a clothesline for a near fall. Brubaker tries for a hurricanrana, but Beck counters and tosses Brubaker to the mat chest first leading to a near fall. Beck stomps Brubaker in the corner, but misses a spear in the corner. Brubaker kicks Beck several times. Brubaker nails Beck with a springboard kick to the face for a two count. Brubaker heads to the top rope, but Beck shoves the referee into the ropes knocking Brubaker off. Beck plants Brubaker with a powerbomb for the win. (*1/2. I’m assuming that Martini is scouting Beck for the House of Truth. Beck seems to be the next big guy that AAW will push to some degree similar to Keith Walker in the early days.)
Backstage, Hunter Matthews and Knight Wagner are interviewed regarding their title match loss that they had requested. Wagner blames Matthews for losing the match. Wagner yells at Matthews for blowing the match and says he hate shim. Matthews is left stunned.
A video package promoting the AAW Heritage Championship match is shown. AAW Heritage Champion Arik Cannon cut a promo saying that tonight is not the night for Shane Hollister to win the title from him. Matt Cross also says that Hollister is a good wrestler, but made a mistake getting involved in his match and Hollister will learn from his mistake. Cannon says that Cross can do all the flips he wants to do, but it is a wrestling match and he’s going to pin Cross and the high risk moves will not get him the win. Hollister mentions the accidental strike recently and now there’s a problem between them. Hollister doesn’t start shit or take shit, so he’ll standup for himself and Cross is in his way. Hollister says Cannon was a guy that he looked up to before he met him in the wrestling business. Hollister got soured on Cannon because Cannon is a cocky dude. Cross puts over Cannon a good athlete, but that’s about it. Cross believes the fans deserve a real champion like himself. Cross talks about going all over the world and he brings home gold. It bugs him that he hasn’t won a title in AAW. Hollister blames Cannon for costing him the tag titles. Cannon holds the AAW Heritage Championship in high regard and cares about the title more than the AAW Heavyweight Championship. Cannon promises to make the AAW Heritage Championship one step above Tyler Black and the AAW Heavyweight Championship. Cross promises to come out on top because he’s the best athlete. Hollister talks about the struggle of a three way dance and notes that he wants to beat Cannon because he’s the champion. Hollister is gunning for Cannon and knock him out. Cannon isn’t use to three way dances with two other dudes, but he’s going to do everything he can to win the match. Cannon isn’t letting anyone take the belt from him.
Fifth Contest: AAW Heritage Champion Arik Cannon vs. Matt Cross vs. Shane Hollister in an elimination match: Of course, all three men kickoff the show putting holds on each other, which is a trademark thing to do in these matches. Cannon slaps Cross into the corner and takes Hollister to the mat to get a rollup for a two count. Cross gets a rollup on Cannon for a two count. Cannon knee lifts Cross and delivers a few strikes against the ropes. Cross head scissors Cannon to the floor and tries for a slingshot, but Hollister slaps Cross across the face. Hollister uppercuts Cross against the ropes. Cross backdrops Hollister to the apron and leg sweeps Hollister to the floor. Hollister gets up and suicide dives onto Cannon as Cross attempted a fake dive. Cross hits a handspring dive to the floor onto both men and plays to the crowd. Cross chops Cannon against the railing. Cross kicks Cannon in the ribs, but the North Star Express come out and attack Hollister on the floor. Hollister is sent into the ring steps. Cross spikes Cannon with a tornado DDT and a standing moonsault for a two count. Cross strikes Cannon over the middle rope and delivers a few strikes to the back. Cross knee lifts Cannon against the ropes and hits a standing dropkick, but the referee is helping Hollister to the backstage area.
Cannon strikes Cross with a right hand and spikes Cross with a brainbuster for a near fall. Cannon continues with forearm strikes, but runs into a boot and a standing shooting star press for a near fall. Corbin gets in the ring to attack Cross while Cruz distracts the referee. Cross boots Cannon and elbows Corbin. Cross sends Cannon and Corbin into each other and hits a double stomp off the top. Cross drops Cruz over his knee neck first. Cannon distracts the referee to allow Corbin to kick Cross in the nuts and Cannon gets a rollup on Cross for the first elimination.
Cannon believes he’s won the match since Hollister had been brought backstage. Hollister makes his way back towards the ring crawling on the aisle. Hollister has been busted wide open due to the ring steps shot. Hollister fires away on Cannon with right hands and delivers a running knee strike for a near fall. Hollister forearms Cannon in the corner, but is dumped to the apron. Hollister strikes Cannon, but is stopped on a springboard attempt with a right hand. Cannon dropkicks Hollister while he’s over the ropes leading to a near fall. Cannon taunts the crowd while delivering strikes to Hollister. Cannon drops Hollister with a right hand. Cannon gouges the wound on Hollister’s forehead. Cannon puts Hollister in a tree of woe and chokes Hollister for a moment. Hollister tries to break free, but is kicked over the back. Hollister drops out of the tree of woe and Cannon bites Hollister’s bloody forehead. Cannon tries for a brainbuster, but Hollister counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Cannon cuts Hollister off with an elbow strike for a two count. Cannon keeps a chin lock on Hollister and gouges the forehead. Hollister prevents his arm from dropping three times and fights free with elbow strikes. Hollister blocks a boot and elbows Cannon followed by a kick and delivers a curb stomp for a two count.
Hollister is sent chest first into the middle turnbuckle and Cannon chokes Hollister on the mat for a few moments. Cruz chokes Hollister on the mat in the corner. Cannon drags Hollister to the middle of the ring and delivers a right hand. Cannon continues to strike the wound and headbutts Hollister. Cannon chops Hollister against the ropes and taunts the crowd. Cannon sends Hollister into the ropes and Hollister collapses to the mat. Hollister kicks out of a cover attempt. Cannon strikes Hollister in the corner. Cannon kicks Hollister in the corner followed by right hands. Hollister strikes Cannon over the middle rope for a two count. Hollister strikes Cannon several times followed by forearms. Hollister counters a clothesline, but misses a kick and Cannon clotheslines Hollister. Hollister fires up and gets up, but Cannon clotheslines Hollister followed by a shining wizard for the win. (**. Part of me thought that they’d do the babyface overcomes the odds and wins the title, but I guess that may have been too predictable. I was a bit underwhelmed by the match, and I think a lot of that has to do with Hollister being at the disadvantage of an injury. The crowd seemed to be a bit bummed that Cannon retained, too.)
Sixth Contest: Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya & CJ Esparza) vs. North Star Express (Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz): Cruz and Brett kickoff the tag match. Cruz keeps wrist control on Brett, but Brett counters with a wrist lock. Brett misses a kick off the ropes, but head scissors Cruz followed by an arm drag and a heel kick. Brett forearms Cruz against the ropes and CJ tags in to deliver a double drop toe hold. CJ hip tosses Brett onto Cruz. Cruz stops CJ and rams CJ into the corner where Corbin tags into the match. Corbin strikes CJ, but misses a slam attempt. CJ delivers a facebuster and a spinning heel kick. Brett springboards off the top to axe handle Corbin over the shoulder. Corbin eye rakes Brett to regain control of the bout. CJ double stomps Corbin over the back followed by a splash for a near fall. Corbin decks CJ with a clothesline after Cruz dumped CJ over the top rope from the apron. CJ tries to fight back, but Cruz cuts him off quickly. Cruz elbows CJ coming off the ropes for a two count. Cruz taunts CJ to make a tag, but Corbin tags in and stomps CJ on the mat. Corbin puts a sleeper on CJ, but doesn’t get a submission. CJ fights free and ducks a clothesline to hit a springboard forearm strike. Brett tags in and forearms Cruz off the apron. Brett drop toe holds Corbin and kicks Cruz. Cruz misses a splash in the corner. Brett head scissors Cruz out of the corner followed by an arm drag. Brett drops Cruz on his head, but Corbin stops the cover. CJ hits a springboard crossbody on Corbin for a two count. Corbin avoids a standing moonsault and works over Brett in the corner. North Star are sent into each other and nearly get pinned after stereo dropkicks. CJ holds Cruz over the top turnbuckle, but Corbin crotches Brett and shoulder blocks CJ into the corner. Corbin hits a rolling fireman carry on Brett. Cruz barely hits a top rope splash for a two count as Corbin splashed CJ in the corner.
Matt Cross comes out to distract the referee. CJ hits a hurricanrna on Cruz off the top, and lands on Corbin. CJ hits a shooting star elbow drop on Corbin as Brett hit a dive onto Cruz. CJ covers Corbin and wins the match! (**1/2. CJ and Brett have a ton of potential to be an entertaining high lying underdog team. Corbin and Cruz are a solid heel team, and Corbin has a level of charisma that makes him even more entertaining. I understand Cross involvement, but I’d much rather Brett and CJ pull off the upset for a more shocking victory.)
Earlier today, Ryan Boz was interviewed about the main event. Boz says that Jimmy Jacobs is going to enter his world. Danny Daniels enters the scene and Boz pushes Daniels against the wall saying that Daniels has been saying he’s not valuable and broken down for the past few months. Daniels tells Boz that he misunderstood him. Boz wants Daniels in the ring, but Daniels says he has a doctors note. Boz calls Daniels a pussy, which Daniels agrees and walks off.
Seventh Contest: AAW Heavyweight Champion Tyler Black vs. Davey Richards: Black backs Richards into a corner, but Richards counters and slaps Black across the face. Richards keeps wrist control on Black, but Black kips up and maintains control with a wrist lock of his own. Black holds Richards on the mat with a top wrist lock. Richards drop toe holds Black and keeps control with an arm bar. Richards nails Black with a kick to the shoulder and they have a standoff. Richards shoulder blocks Black, but Black hip tosses and arm drags Richards before keeping control with an arm bar. Black pulls back on Richards wrist and yanks down on the arm a few times. Richards backs Black into a corner and delivers a chop followed by a boot to the midsection. Black avoids Richards in the corner and runs the ropes. Black snapmares Richards and stomps Richards on the face. Richards shoves Black and is met with a slap. Black arm drags Richards and keeps arm control on the mat. Black dropkicks Richards into the corner and Richards asks for a timeout. Richards is claiming a shoulder injury. Richards kisses Black’s boots and spits at Black before running around ringside. Dave Prazak tries to clothesline Black, but that doesn’t work at all. Prazak begs off and Richards knee lifts Black from behind sending Black into the railing face first. Richards rolls Black into the ring and delivers several elbow strikes. Richards keeps an arm bar on Black. Richards stomps Black on the arm. Black responds with chops, but Richards drop toe holds Black and pulls back on Black’s wrist before yanking down on the arm and taunts the crowd.
Richards clotheslines Black coming off the ropes and keeps control with an arm bar. Richards nails Black with a handspring corkscrew kick for a near fall. Richards locks in an arm bar, but Black is able to reach the ropes to break the hold. Richards kicks Black over the chest several times. Black responds with right hands, but Richards spin kicks Black to the midsection. Richards snapmares Black and puts a chin lock on Black. Richards elbows Black over the head. Richards taunts the fans and Black responds with a chop. Richards headbutts Black and tries for a dropkick, but Richards held onto the ropes. Black atomic drops Richards and delivers a heel kick to send Richards into the corner. Richards sidesteps Black in the corner and delivers a snap suplex. Richards heads to the top rope hitting a diving headbut. Richards tries for a cover, but Black kicks out at two. Richards puts a key lock on Black, but Black refuses to submit and reaches the ropes to break the hold. Prazak is on the apron and is nearly hit by Richards. Black backdrops Richards and delivers right hands against the ropes. Black stops Richards with a neckbreaker for a two count. Black springboards off the ropes, but Richards rolled away. Black hits a standing shooting star for a near fall.
Black waits in the corner and forearms Richards in the corner. Black heads to the apron looking for a springboard, but Richards sidesteps and locked in a bridging arm bar. Richards nearly pins Black with a rollup. Richards works over Black in the corner with body shots. Richards nails Black with a spin kick to send Black into the corner. Richards forearms Black in the corner, but is met with an elbow strike. Richards kicks Black, but Black responds with a pele kick and both men are down. They begin to trade right hands in the middle of the ring. Black forearms Richards into the ropes. Richards stops Black with a headbutt, but Black delivers a lifting reverse DDT for a near fall. Black heads to the corner and climbs to the top rope. Richards stops Black with a kick to the head. Richards chops Black on the top turnbuckle and hooks Black looking for a suplex. Black fights Richards off and headbutts Richards to the mat. Black misses a missile dropkick and holds his knee. Richards locks in the Texas Cloverleaf and drags Black to the middle of the ring. Black counters with an inside cradle for a near fall. Black delivers a rolling kick, but Richards avoids a superkick with a dragon screw leg whip. Richards puts the Texas Cloverleaf on Black again. Black manages to reach the ropes to break the hold.
Richards signals for the end and waits in the corner. Richards kicks Black and tries for the DR Driver, but Black kicks free and tosses Richards to the mat gut first for a near fall. Black buckle bombs Richards for another two count. Prazak is hanging out over the middle rope and Black kicks the ropes. Black superkicks Richards and picks up the win. (***1/2. A good match and easily the best match on the show to this point. These two would have classics in ROH a little later on, and this isn’t to that level, but still a good bout regardless.)
Backstage, Jimmy Jacobs is interviewed regarding the main event. Jacobs admits that he wasn’t close friends with Boz, but thought there was some respect there. Jacobs knows that Boz doesn’t respect him and Boz thinks Jacobs belongs in the business. Jacobs says anything can be a weapon and suggests that he could use the microphone or a rope to hurt Boz. Jacobs doesn’t think the fans will want to give Boz their weapons. Jacobs thinks the fans would love for Jacobs to bash Boz with all the weapons. Jacobs doesn’t promises that Boz will learn to never get in a fight with him again.
Main Event: Jimmy Jacobs vs. Ryan Boz in a fans bring the weapons match: Jacobs attacks Boz from behind during Boz’s entrance. Jacobs hits Boz with a trash can before they enter the ring where Boz kicks Jacobs. Boz whips flowers into Jacobs face instead of using the pipe. Jacobs low blows Boz and grabs the pipe to hit Boz in the corner. Jacobs chokes Boz over the middle rope. Jacobs goes to the floor and grabs a cooking sheet to smash Boz over the head. Jacobs pulls Boz to the floor and sends Boz into the railing. Jacobs tries to use a kendo stick, but Boz grabs the stick and whacks Jacobs over the head. Boz grabs a shovel and chokes Jacobs with it. Boz grabs a toy bunny, but Jacobs hits Boz in the midsection with a kendo stick. Jacobs tosses Boz over the railing into the crowd. Jacobs hits Boz over the head with the bunny. Jacobs chokes Boz over the railing. Boz grabs the timekeepers table to hit Jacobs as they brawl into the crowd. Jacobs backdrops Boz on the floor. Jacobs has a traffic cone and hits Boz with a stick over the head. Jacobs whacks Boz over the back with a guitar. Boz kicks Jacobs and hits Jacobs with a cart or something, but it’s difficult to see due to the lighting. Jacobs uses a roller with tacks on it and scrapes Boz over the forehead. Jacobs uses a tool on Boz’s groin area and chokes Boz in the crowd. Jacobs whacks Boz with a golf club. Boz knee lifts Jacobs followed by a chop in the crowd. Boz hits Jacobs over the back with a piece of wood. Boz chokes Jacobs as the fans want Jacobs to die. Commentary can’t see what’s happening and they just talk about other stuff.
A female fan tries to give Boz a pie, but Boz pie faces the female fan instead. They return to ringside where they both grab wooden chairs, but they smash the chairs. Boz is given a sex doll, but Jacobs chokes Boz with a belt. Jacobs rams Boz with a shovel to the midsection. Jacobs tosses a bunch of weapons into the ring. Boz locks in abdominal stretch with a hockey stick and throws Jacobs into the crowd. Boz powerbombs Jacobs into the wall. Boz has a fork, but Jacobs nails Boz with the ring bell. Jacobs grabs the fork and jabs Boz several times with it. They return to the ring where Boz has been busted wide open from the fork. Jacobs has the guitar, but misses a running strike in the corner. Boz strikes Jacobs to the midsection. Boz uses a staple gun on Jacobs. Boz uses the staple gun on the blowup sex doll, too. Boz slams Jacobs onto the Christmas tree. Boz wedges a hubcap in the corner and sends Jacobs head first into the hubcap. Boz grabs the guitar, but misses a swing against the post. Jacobs chokes Boz with a cord, but lets go. Jacobs is also bleeding at this point.
Jacobs uses a cheese grater on Boz, but Boz digs a fork into Jacobs hand to break free. Boz uses a toilet brush on Jacobs. Boz tries to use a fork, but Jacobs has a spike. They proceed to jab each other several times. Jacobs whacks Boz with a 2×4 and smashes a keyboard over Boz’s head for a near fall. Jacobs chokes Boz with a rolling pin and shoves a dildo into Boz’s face. Boz digs a wire brush into Jacobs forehead. Boz tries for a suplex, but Jacobs counters and whacks Boz with a kendo stick over the back. Jacobs has a chair, but Boz staples Jacobs knees. Boz chokes Jacobs with a thigh master in the corner. Boz spikes Jacobs with a piledriver onto a steel chair for a two count. Boz grabs a board with mouse traps attached to it. Boz sets it up in the corner, but Jacobs avoids a powerbomb and shoves Boz into the mousetraps chest first. Jacobs heads to the top rope hitting a senton splash for a near fall. Jacobs grabs a kendo stick, but Danny Daniels comes out and low blows Jacobs followed by a kendo stick shot and piledrives Jacobs. Daniels pulls Boz onto Jacobs for the win. (**1/2. It’s hardly a wrestling match as they went the route of just using weapons the entire time. Which, for the live audience it probably a lot more entertaining than viewing at home. The finish is a bit of a downer for Daniels to cost Jacobs the match. Why not just have Boz win clean and be a monster in the process? There wasn’t anything too wild in the match, but there were a few comedic moments, which I’d prefer a more violent match rather than be sitting here giggling at these two destroying themselves.)
Backstage, Nikki is on the phone trying to avoid being interviewed. Nikki leaves the arena without talking about anything.
Backstage, Truth Martini says everyone has a destiny and knows Mason Beck’s destiny. Martini tells Beck with the HOT he’d have power and fame. Martini will be there to save Beck any time he were to be lost. Martini tells Beck that tonight is the first night of his life. Christin Able recalls being in the same spot at Beck. Able needed someone to guide him to the top and accepted Martini. Able says Martini delivers on his promises. Able was promised gold and next month they will get the gold. Beck asks what Martini sees in him. Martini grabs Beck by the face and Able gets in Beck’s face (or chest) and proclaims that the Phoenix Twins and Tyler Black will fall. Able welcomes Beck to the House of Truth. Martini laughs.
Backstage, Ryan Boz is sitting down and doesn’t want to cut a promo for the website. Danny Daniels comes up and Boz asks Daniels what is going on with him. Daniels figured that Boz would appreciate what he did for Boz. Daniels believes the business has crapped on them. Daniels knows that their bills aren’t being paid by the business they’ve given their bodies to. Daniels says they got nowhere for wrestler in front of nobody for no money. Daniels says that Jacobs is living the good life at 24-years old and doesn’t think Jacobs is owed anything. Daniels notes that Boz had to put over half the guys on the roster. Daniels mentions Jay Bradley is off doing things now too. Daniels thinks they should take out Tyler Black and Jimmy Jacobs. When they come to their town they make them pay. Nobody cares about them, but they beat them into caring about them. Daniels wants to take Black’s belt and Jacobs pride to get them out of AAW. Daniels asks if Boz is with him and tells Boz to think about it.
Final Thoughts:
Black/Richards is an enjoyable match, but not at a must-see level. There’s some decent wrestling throughout the show, but I can’t recommend the show as a whole. It’s not a bad show by any means, it’s just not something I’d go out of my way to watch again. I had been interested in the final two matches, but was hopeful for a stronger undercard that didn’t exceed expectations. At best, it’s an average wrestling show.
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