Five Borough Wrestling presents Season’s Last Wish
Date: 12/18/2015
From: New York, NY
Opening Contest: Willow Nightingale vs. Brooke Danielle: Danielle gets a wrist lock to control the match early on, but Willow counters quickly. Willow takes Danielle down to the mat with a hammerlock and nearly wins with a rollup. Willow arm drags Danielle and keeps arm control on the mat. Danielle backs Willow against the ropes, but Willow keeps wrist control. Danielle counters, but Willow switches to a hammerlock and a headlock. Willow shoulder blocks Danielle for a two count. Willow arm drags Danielle and hits a snap suplex. Willow forearms Danielle in the corner several times. Danielle forearms Willow to the mat and delivers a stomp before wrenching Willow’s arm under the bottom rope. Danielle stomps Willow followed by an eye rake. Willow elbows Danielle out of the corner, but Danielle chops Willow in the corner. Danielle chokes Willow over the middle rope and argues with the referee. Willow forearms Danielle a few times to gain some momentum. Danielle messes up a move and covers for a two count. Danielle keeps Willow on the mat with a headlock. Danielle yanks Willow to the mat by her hair and delivers a kick. Danielle chokes Willow over the middle rope. Danielle misses a spear in the corner. Willow clotheslines Danielle followed by an elbow strike and kicks Danielle to the mat. Willow heads to the top rope hitting a missile dropkick for a near fall. Danielle eye pokes Willow and delivers a kneeling DDT for a two count. Willow plants Danielle with a spinebuster for a near fall. Danielle kicks Willow on the knee and delivers a step up senton splash. Danielle locks in a modified STF forcing a submission to win the match. (*1/2. Danielle is not very good, so naturally she goes over Willow. Willow even in 2015 has a ton of charisma and clearly a capable worker. Crowd didn’t seem to care for Danielle either.)
Second Contest; Alvin Alvarez vs. Logan Black vs. Masada vs. Matt Tremont: The fans chant for CZW at the start, but that ends quickly. Tremont goes after Black with strikes and stomps in the corner. Masada and Alvarez trade some holds. Masada drops Alvarez with a chop, but Alvin clotheslines Masada to the floor. Black forearms Alvin to the mat and kicks Alvarez to the floor. Black taunts the crowd and Tremont works over Black with strikes. Masada and Alvarez brawl on the floor while Tremont pummels Black in the ring. Tremont clotheslines Black, but Black fights out of the corner. Black scoop slams Tremont and heads to the top rope. Tremont stops Black with a strike and delivers a superplex for a two count as Masada breaks the cover. Masada confronts Tremont in the middle of the ring. Masada and Tremont trade strikes with Tremont trying a powerbomb, but Masada counters with a hurricanrana and they trade rollups. Tremont punches Masada into a corner. Tremont misses a splash, but elbows Masada. Tremont hits a Samoan Drop for a two count as Alvin breaks the cover. Alvin chokes Tremont over the middle rope. Alvin rams Tremont into the corner and delivers a few chops. Tremont chops Alvin in the corner several times. Tremont plays to the crowd while working over Alvin. Black gets involved and kicks Tremont. Black and Alvin double hip toss Tremont and Black senton splashes Tremont. Alvin does the same senton splash, but they argue on the pin.
Masada chops both Black and Alvin. Masada knee lifts Alvin coming off the ropes and delivers an uppercut. Black knee lifts Masada and hits a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Alvin sends Black into the corner, but misses a splash. Black elbows Alvin in the corner. Black runs into the corner and is slammed by Alvin. Masada nails Alvin with a big boot. Masada lifts Black up, but is sent into Tremont, who hits a Death Valley Driver. Black strikes Tremont a few times, but Tremont elbows Black several times. Tremont hits a Death Valley Driver on Black for the win. (*. This was incredibly boring and uninteresting. The fans chanting for CZW and proceeding to get nothing CZW related is a bit funny. There wasn’t anything memorable of this match.)
Third Contest: HOG Elite Champion Anthony Gangone vs. Sonjay Dutt: Dutt tries to shake hands, but Gangone kicks Dutt’s hand away. Dutt backs Gangone into a corner and backs off cleanly. Gangone backs Dutt into a corner and also backs off cleanly. Gangone gets wrist control to gain the advantage. Dutt takes Gangone to the mat to control with a headlock. Dutt shoulder blocks Gangone and Gangone bails to the floor to regroup. Gangone puts a headlock on Dutt, but Dutt is met with a shoulder block. Dutt floats over and hits a hurricanrana to send Gangone to the floor. Dutt baseball slides Gangone into the railing. Dutt hits Gangone with a drink at ringside followed by a few chops. Gangone knee lifts Dutt and delivers a strike Gangone misses a chop hitting the post. Dutt rolls Gangone into the ring and heads to the top rope. Gangone avoids a clothesline and drops Dutt over the top rope. Gangone stomps Dutt’s hand on the mat from the apron. Gangone sends Dutt shoulder first into the ring post. Gangone pulls Dutt into the ring and wrenches on the arm. Gangone tries for a cover, but Dutt kicks out at two. Gangone chokes Dutt with a sleeper. Dutt gets to his feet and elbows free. Dutt kicks Gangone, but is met with a forearm for a two count. Gangone delivers a side Russian leg sweep for a two count. Dutt delivers a pump kick, and drives Gangone into the corner followed by a kick. Dutt missile dropkicks Gangone for a two count.
Dutt tries for a tornado DDT, but is met with a strike. Dutt counters a knee strike with a rollup. Dutt leg sweeps Gangone and hits a standing moonsault followed by a middle rope moonsault for a two count. Dutt forearms Gangone and they trade a few blows in the middle of the ring. Gangone uppercuts Dutt, but Dutt gets a rollup for a two count. Gangone counters with a chicken wing submission. Dutt manages to roll to the ropes to force a rope break. Gangone uppercuts Dutt into the corner. Gangone sits Dutt on the top turnbuckle and delivers a strike. Gangone sits Dutt on the top turnbuckle. Dutt headbutts Gangone and knocks Gangone off the ropes. Dutt misses a double stomp, but rolls through. Gangone puts the referee in the way and gets a rollup on Dutt to steal the victory. (**1/2. This was enjoyable largely because of Dutt. Gangone didn’t do a whole lot to get any kind of shine. It was enjoyable to watch Dutt hit his key spots and the crowd honestly ate it up. The finish is a bit weak, but at least it’s a clean win for the heel. Dutt is incredibly under appreciated.)
Fourth Contest: Papadon vs. Jigsaw: Papadon puts a wrist lock on Jigsaw, but it gets countered quickly. Papadon regains control with a wrist lock. Jigsaw drop toe holds Papadon, but Papadon reaches the ropes quickly. Jigsaw gets a front face lock on Papadon. Papadon counters with a wrist lock, but Jigsaw takes Papadon to the mat with a fireman carry. They have a standoff. Papadone kicks Jigsaw, but Jigsaw chops Papadon a few times in the corner. Jigsaw arm drags Papadon out of the corner and gets a rollup for a two count. Papadon bails to the floor to avoid a suplex. Jigsaw follows to the floor, but Papadon stomps Jigsaw on the mat followed by chops against the ropes. Jigsaw sends Papadon through the ropes to the floor. Papadon avoids a baseball slide and traps Jigsaw in the apron to deliver several strikes. Papadone taunts the crowd and clubs Jigsaw over the back. Papadon kicks Jigsaw in the corner and sends Jigsaw hard across the ring into the corner. Papadon continues with an elbow drop to the lower back. Papadon suplexs Jigsaw and covers for a two count. Papadon is dumped to the apron where Jigsaw strikes Papadon. Papadon kicks Jigsaw from the apron and slingshots Jigsaw into the ring. Papadon hits a standing senton splash for a near fall and locks in a headlock. Papadon keeps Jigsaw on the mat for a few moments.
Papadon gouges at Jigsaw’s mouth while keeping a headlock on Jigsaw. Jigsaw elbows free, but Papadon delivers a back suplex. Papadon covers for a near fall. Papadon keeps control while taunting the fans. They trade uppercuts in the middle of the ring. Jigsaw gains the advantage following a flurry of uppercuts and runs the ropes to uppercut Papadon to the mat again. Jigsaw elbows Papadon in the corner followed by a boot. Jigsaw hits a head scissors off the middle rope and suicide dives onto Papadon on the floor. Jigsaw heads to the top rope hitting a missile dropkick. Jigsaw waits in the corner and uppercuts Papadon in the corner followed by a kick to the head for a near fall. Jigsaw tries for a suplex, but settles for a back elbow. Papadon elbows Jigsaw in the corner and hits a middle rope uppercut for a near fall. Papadon gets in the referees face disagreeing with the count. Papadon casually boots Jigsaw on the mat and slaps Jigsaw across the face. Papadon kicks Jigsaw on the chest and delivers a kick to the back. Papadon taunts the crowd some more. Jigsaw avoids a kick and double stomps Papadon on the back. Jigsaw waits in the corner and elbows Papadon. Jigsaw tries for a tornado DDT, but Papadon avoids it. Jigsaw hits the tornado DDT on a second attempt for a near fall. Jigsaw waits on the apron and shoulder rams Papadon. Jigsaw slingshots into the ring, but Papadon kneels down and tries to use the ropes for leverage, but the referee saw it. Jigsaw gets a two count on a pin attempt. Papadon delivers a tilt a whirl backbreaker and a reverse DDT for a near fall. Papadon tries for a piledriver, but Jigsaw avoids it. Jigsaw Pele kicks Papadon followed by a superkick and a brainbuster for the win. (***. That was a good match and far exceeded my expectations. The action was consistently good and they didn’t have a lull for the most part. The closing minutes were a highlight, but it’s a good overall match.)
Fifth Contest: Kevin Matthews vs. Drew Gulak in a FBW Heavyweight number one contenders match: They show respect by shaking hands at the start of the bout. Gulak gains the advantage with a headlock, but they have a standoff quickly. Matthews shoulder blocks Gulak and they have another standoff. Matthews backs Gulak into a corner and delivers a boot to the midsection. Gulak avoids Matthews in the corner and delivers a dragon screw leg whip. Gulak keeps leg control on the mat for a moment. Gulak bridges backward while keeping a figure four on Matthews, but doesn’t get a submission. Gulak snapmares Matthews and keeps headlock control. Gulak clubs Matthews over the back, but Matthews battles back with strikes. Gulak kicks Matthews in the corner followed by a chop to the chest. Matthews chops Gulak to a knee. Gulak leg sweeps Matthews and keeps ankle control. Matthews kicks Gulak away, but is clearly favoring his knee. Gulak keeps the advantage with stomps in the corner. Gulak strikes Matthews to the mat and keeps a waist lock. Matthews breaks free by rolling Gulak to the mat. Gulak strikes Matthews into the corner and tries for a fisherman suplex, but Matthews suplexs Gulak into the corner! Matthews tries for a sit out slam, but Gulak counters with a boot for a near fall. Gulak tries for a piledriver, but Matthews backdrops free. Matthews tries for a powerbomb, but Gulak counters with a German suplex for a near fall.
They trade a few strikes until Matthews hits a sit out slam for a near fall. Gulak boots Matthews in the corner followed by an elbow. Gulak heads to the top rope hitting a flying clothesline for a near fall. Gulak spikes Matthews with a piledriver, but Matthews is too close to the ropes. Gulak tries for a cover, but Matthews kicks out at two. Gulak puts a triangle choke on Matthews, but doesn’t get a submission. Matthews hits the powerbomb backbreaker for the win. (**. The finish seemed a bit abrupt, but I like how it felt that Matthews was at a disadvantage and pulled the match out with his finisher out of nowhere. This is a bit of a styles clash, but it was a decent encounter.)
Sixth Contest: Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts & Randy Summers) vs. Stockade & TJ Marconi: Watts and Marconi kickoff the tag match. Marconi shoulder blocks Watts and tags out to Stockade quickly. Watts decides to tag out to Summers. Summers tries to shoulder block Stockade, but isn’t successful. Stockade pie faces Summers and they trade strikes. Summers forearms Stockade into the corner. Stockade catches Summers in the corner and sits Summers on the top rope. Stockade catches Summers, but Summers breaks free to dropkick Stockade to the floor. Marconi enters the match to try his luck. Watts also returns to the match. Watts forearms Marconi, but is shoved to the mat. Marconi laughs at Watts, but Watts responds with a series of jabs. Watts avoids a big boot and nails Marconi with a kick and a dropkick to send Marconi reeling to the floor. Watts dropkicks Stockade into the ropes and Summers tags into the match. Summers strieks Stockade and Watts delivers a kick to the head. Watts dropkicks Stockade in the corner and Summers delivers a boot. Watts knee strikes Stockade leading to a near fall. Marconi trips Summers from the floor and Watts kicks Marconi. Watts tries for a crossbody, but Marconi catches Watts and powerbombs Watts onto the apron. Summers punches Marconi off the apron, but Stockade forearms Summers.
Stockade strikes Summers in the corner and Marconi delivers a strike. Marconi chokes Summers over the middle rope and taunts the crowd. Marconi yells at the referee. Marconi sends Summers hard into the corner and tags in Stockade. Summers is double teamed with clotheslines. Stockade slams Summers and delivers an elbow drop for a two count. Stockade keeps Summers on the mat with a sleeper. Stockade keeps control with a back suplex and tags in Marconi. Marconi slams Summers for a two count. Summers tries to fight free, but Marconi delivers a backbreaker and Stockade comes off the middle rope to elbow drop Summers. Stockade covers for a near fall. Stockade sits Summers on the top rope. Stockade strikes Summers and tries for a suplex, but Summers fights free. Summers hits a crossbody, but doesn’t go for a cover. Watts gets the hot tag and forearms Stockade a few times. Stockade dumps Watts to the apron where Watts kicks Stockade. Watts leaps off the top to forearm Stockade for a near fall. Watts waits in the corner, but Stockade avoids a superkick. Watts hits a hurricanrana to send Stockade to the floor. Watts heads to the top rope hitting a somersault dive onto Marconi and Stockade on the aisle!
Watts tries to cover Stockade and manages a two count. Stockade misses a double clothesline and is met with a double cutter and dropkick. Marconi prevents a cover from being made. Summers nails Marconi with a superman punch and Watts does the same. They hit a double spear on Marconi knocking Marconi to the flor. Stockade knocks Watts to the floor and hits a lifting DDT on Summers for a two count. Watts clubs Stockade over the back. Marconi nails Watts with a big boot. Summers is driven down by a powerbomb/neckbreaker combo. Stockade covers Summers to win the match. (***1/2. This may be the best match I’ve ever seen Stockade or Marconi ever in. I thought this was a really good tag match. Summers and Watts are a great team and the crowd loved their act. It was a lot of fun.)
Seventh Contest: FBW Tag Team Champions Flawless & Lawless (Blake Morris & Rex Lawless) vs. Team Tremendous (Bill Carr & Dan Barry): Barry and Morris kickoff the tag title match. Morris takes Barry to the mat, but Barry counters quickly with a wrist lock. Morris takes Barry down to the mat and Barry breaks free to regroup in the corner. Barry arm drags Morris to the mat and keeps arm control. Morris backs Barry into a corner and delivers a strike. Morris misses a strike in the corner and Barry heel kicks Morris. Carr tags into the match and strikes Morris in the corner several times. Carr continues to club Morris with short arm clotheslines. Carr delivers an overhand chop in the corner. Carr scoop slams Morris and Barry hits a slingshot moonsault from the apron for a near fall. Carr tags into the match as Barry suplexs Morris. Carr comes off the ropes to deliver a leg drop for a two count. Carr puts Morris in a tree of woe and Barry hits a slingshot dropkick. Barry covers for a near fall. Morris stops Barry with a neckbreaker and tags in Lawless. Lawless plants Barry with a side slam for a two count. Lawless stomps Barry and hits a slingshot senton splash for a near fall. Morris tags back into the match and hits a neckbreaker as Lawless side slams Barry for a two count.
Morris strikes Barry in the corner. Barry tries to tag in Carr, but Lawless prevents the tag. Morris forearms Barry in the corner and Lawless big boots Barry leading to a near fall. Morris keeps Barry on the mat with a sleeper. Barry boots Morris in the corner and elbows Lawless. Carr gets the tag and cleans house with clotheslines to Morris. Carr backdrops Morris and Lawless enters the ring to confront Carr. They trade a few blows in the middle of the ring. Carr plants Lawless with a swinging side slam. Carr holds Morris and Barry hits a Codebreaker for a two count as Lawless made the save. Lawless sends Carr to the floor. Barry chops Lawless, but Lawless hits a head scissors. Carr head scissors Lawless to the floor. Morris superkicks Carr. Morris has Barry on his shoulders, but Barry counters with a rollup for a two count. Morris manages to rollup Barry and pins Barry for the win. (**. Well, the referee counted a three count despite that not supposing to be the finish. You can’t blame the referee for counting the fall if the guys weren’t in position to break the cover. The energy for the match wasn’t there compared to the previous tag match anyway. There was some decent action, but nothing too great.)
Eighth Contest: Dan Maff vs. Darius Carter: Carter bails to the floor to stall for a bit. Carter drops Maff over the top rope throat first. Maff responds with chops and a standing senton splash. Maff chops Carter over the back followed by a chop in the corner. Maff continues to chop Carter in the corner. Maff nails Carter with a chop after a running start. Maff boot scrapes Carter in the corner a few times. Maff backdrops Carter coming out of the corner. Maff kicks Carter over the back and tries for a senton splash, but Carter got his knees up. Carter knee drops Maff over the back and delivers a double stomp to the back. Carter taunts the crowd before getting a two count on Maff. Carter stomps on Maff’s hand. Carter sends Maff hard into the corner back first. Carter taunts the crowd a bit as Maff gets to his feet. Carter knee lifts Maff a few times into the corner. Carter punches Maff several times in the corner. Maff kicks Carter onto the middle rope and delivers a neckbreaker. Maff misses a cannonball splash in the corner. Carter knee drops Maff on the lower back and locks in a chin lock for a moment. Maff backs Cater into a corner, but Carter chop blocks Maff and goes back to the chin lock. Maff rams Carter into the corner, but Carter regains control. Maff delivers a running cannonball splash into the corner with Carter on his back.
They trade strikes in the middle of the ring. Carter throat chops Maff, but Maff delivers a chop. Carter big boots Maff against the ropes. Maff forearms Carter and delivers a sit down powerbomb for a near fall. Maff chops Carter over the back and tries for the Burning Hammer. Carter breaks free and runs into a chop. Maff ends up spiking Carter with the Burning Hammer, but the referee is pulled out by Stockade. TJ Marconi enters the ring and chokeslams Maff. Carter is put on top and pins Maff to win the match. After the match, Raven comes out and raises Stockade’s arm. Raven ends up hitting drop toe holds on Stockade and Marconi onto the steel chair. Raven high fives Maff. I’m so confused. Mike Verna comes out and backs Gangone into the ring where Maff has recovered. Verna powerbombs Gangone and stands tall with Maff and Raven. (**1/4. A decent match with a lame finish. I guess there’s no way that Maff could have cleanly loss to Carter thus they went with the interference? The action was solid enough once they got going and got done with the stalling. Raven’s appearance and swerve felt a bit odd, but whatever it’s random indie wrestling.)
Ninth Contest: FBW Heavyweight Champion Brian Myers vs. David Starr: Myers quickly spears Starr and picks up the win about six-seconds. (NR. The crowd had no idea how to react to this. Quite an easy day at the office for Myers.)
Main Event: Kenny Omega vs. Tony Nese: Omega backs Nese into a corner, but cleanly backs off. Nese avoids a wild strike and taunts Omega. Nese puts a headlock on Omega, but Omega shoves Nese into the ropes and Nese shoulder blocks Omega. Nese proceeds to taunt Omega by doing jumping jacks. Omega controls Nese with a headlock in the middle of the ring. Omega kicks Nese coming off the ropes followed by a chop and forearm against the ropes. Nese kicks Omega to avoid a backdrop attempt. Omega boots a charging Nese in the corner. Omega avoids Nese and they both do backflips off the middle rope. Nese offers a handshake saying he’s better than Omega, but Omega wants a too sweet instead. Omega eye pokes Nese and does a few jumping jacks. Omega avoids a stomp while doing exercises on the mat. Nese baseball slides Omega off the apron to the floor. Nese forearms Omega around ringside. Nese sends Omega into the ring post shoulder first. Nese rolls Omega into the ring and continues with a forearm strike. Omega strikes Nese several times followed by a chop. Omega delivers a bulldog to send Nese to the floor. Nese nails Omega with a heel kick to avoid a dive attempt. Nese chokes Omega in the corner to maintain the advantage. Nese chokes Omega over the middle rope and taunts the crowd. Nese chops Omega in the corner and sends Omega chest first into the corner.
Nese leg drops Omega and gets a two count. Omega strikes Nese, but Nese knee strikes Omega into the corner. Nese nails Omega with a running knee strike in the corner for a two count. Nese knee lifts Omega coming off the ropes and tries for a suplex. Nese counters Omega, but Omega elbows Nese. Nese trips Omega while sliding to the floor. Nese hits a springboard moonsault for a near fall. Nese body scissors Omega in the middle of the ring to maintain the advantage. Nese switches to a headlock as Omega tried to break free from the body scissors. Omega elbows Nese to break free from the hold. Omega briefly has a headlock on Nese. Nese counters a sleeper hold, but Omega climbs the corner with Nese on his back. Nese tries for a back suplex, but Omega lands on his feet and kicks Nese to the mat. Omega axe handle strikes Nese, but and hits a rolling fireman carry slam. Omega hits a standing moonsault for a near fall. Nese elbows Omega to break free and forearms Omega over the back. Nese kicks Omega coming off the ropes. Nese avoids a German suplex and dropkicks Omega on the mat for a near fall. Nese elbow strikes Omega a few times and tries for a pump handle slam, but Omega counters with a suplex. Nese kicks Omega several times and hits a German suplex for a near fall.
Nese chops Omega against the ropes. Omega avoids being sent into the ropes. Omega chops Nese several times. Omega knee strikes Nese and tries for the One Winged Angel, but Nese counters with a powerbomb into the corner for a near fall. Omega fights free with strikes in the corner. Nese hits a tilt a whirl tombstone piledriver for a near fall. Nese heads to the top rope, but misses a 450 splash. Omega nails Nese with a knee strike. Omega hits the One Winged Angel for the clean win. (***. A basic match that didn’t have too much going for exciting action as it was a bit obvious that Nese never had a chance to beat Omega here.)
Final Thoughts:
I’m going to give this a mild thumbs up as there was enough solid action to make this an overall enjoyable show. The Milk Chocolate tag match was the match of the night, which is not something I expected to say when Omega is on the same card. A good showing by FBW.
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