Thursday, April 17, 2014

April 17th 2014 NRWL Event Results

Benjamin the Blessed def. Warlock
A highly physical match from the start. Both men trade blows, suplexes, and hip tosses to try and get offense going. Warlock uses some quick tosses to try and get an advantage but Benjamin stops his momentum with a brutal DDT. Both men counter each other's moves and keep the match fast paced. Benjamin drops Warlock with a german suplex from the top rope and follows up with a moonsault. Warlock kicks out but Benjamin nails a backbreaker on him. Benjamin covers for the pinfall victory.

Tommy V. def. Tornado
The match begins with an exchange of fists before Tornado dumps Tommy to the outside. Both men battle on the outside before Tornado rolls Tommy in the ring  drops an elbow on the apron followed by a leg drop. Back in the ring, Tornado starts to wear down Tommy V, showing a lot of aggression. Tommy turns the tables and begins to choke Tornado. Tommy takes control of the match. Tornado comes back with a piledriver. Tornado tries to throw Tommy V out of the ring but it's reversed. Tornado tries to hang onto the ropes but Tommy spears him to the outside. Tornado gets back in the ring and hits a Downburst on Tommy. Tommy comes back with Critical Silence on Tornado. Tommy covers for the pin for a victory.

Ash def. The Filthy Friar
Friar comes out first showing his strength advantage. Ash tries to fight back but is stopped every chance he gets. Ash gets his bigger opponent off of his feet and begins to work on his knees. Frist stops Ash's assault and continues to throw his smaller opponent around. Ash starts to break away with some offense of his own and gets two near falls. Ash slams Friar with a double underhook powerbomb pin but Friar kicks out. Ash follows up with a Fan's Favorite Finisher and pins Filthy Friar for the victory.

After the match, Ash offers to shake Filthy Friar's hand but it is slapped away

Muscle Bombers (Alex & Colt) def. MuscleGang (Fredrick St. Pierre & Lovable Liam)
Frederick starts with some good offense but Alex delivers a huge slam and attempts a pin. Colt runs into the ring and spears Liam out of the ring. Frederick kicks out and tags in Liam. Liam enters the ring but Frederick suddenly attacks his partner from behind and leaves the match!

Liam, alone against the Muscle Bombers. Liam holds his own in the match, showing impressive offense. Colt breaks through Liam's offense and both Muscle Bombers take turns wearing him down. Liam starts to come back, pulling off a huge powerbomb on Colt. Colt kicks out of the pin attempt and gets to his corner to tag in Alex. Alex slams Liam hard with an arm drag slam and pins him for the victory. Despite the loss, the fans are impressed with Lovable Liam's debut in NRWL.

Katsutoshi w/ Leiko def. Mr. Lifeguard w/ El Termitas
Mr. Lifeguard starts with a strong offense to start but Katsutoshi stops his momentum with kicks and high speed kicks. Both men trade strikes back and forth. Katsutoshi sets the pace with a faster style. El Termitas climbs up on the apron to argue with Katsutoshi. The ref is distracted and Katsutoshi uses the opportunity to get the upper hand on Mr. Lifeguard, pinning him for the victory.

Franco Marcini def. Hardcore Adam
Franco starts off with the first offense but Adam matches him. Franco is tossed over the ropes and tries to hold on. Adam spears him out of the ring and into the fan barricade. Franco throws Adam head first into the ring post before taking the action back inside. Franco uses his fists to wear down Adam, including body shots. Adam comes back with a strong barrage of slams and elbow strikes. Adam attempts a pin but Fronco kicks out and starts to mount an offense of his own. Both men start to trade blows. Adam wears down Franco with elbows to the back before following up with a neckbreaker and a Hardcore Throwdown. Franco kicks out at the count of one. Franco trips Adam to the mat and locks in a crossface submission. Hardcore Adam cannot reach the ropes and is forced to submit.

Jax Rivers def. Paul Priest
Both men trade offense in the early stages of the match. Jax begins to take control of the match before getting thrown to the outside. Priest follows him out of the ring but Jax slams him to the floor with a bulldog. Jax brings Priest back into the ring where Priest begins to use impressive speed to counter Jax and mount an offense. Jax comes back with some slams and tries to finish Priest off but Priest surprises him with a reverse hurricanrana. Priest attempts a pin but Jax kicks out. Jax and Priest trade off with many close pinfalls. Jax hits Priest with a facebuster leg drop that busts Priest's head open. Jax covers Priest for the victory.

Tiger Johnson def. Travis 22
Travis 22 uses his speed to quickly take control of the match. Travis attacks the leg of Johnson, trying to keep the bigger man on the mat. Johnson starts a comeback using his strength advantage but Travis comes back with several flapjacks that bounce Johnson's head off the ropes. Johnson, infuriated, begins to pummel Travis with clotheslines, fists, and knees. Johnson locks in a front face lock submission but Travis slides out of it. Travis catches Johnson off guard with the Catch 22. Johnson manages to kick out of a pin attempt and comes back with a sitout powerbomb. Johnson covers for the pinfall victory. 

NRWL Tag Team Championship
Bruno Kowalski & Marty Anderson © def. The 4 Elements (Marcus & Mikey Armstrong)
Bruno begins an assault on Marcus with a flurry of boxing blows. Marcus tags out to Mikey. Mikey and Bruno trade moves back and forth until Bruno tags out to Marty Anderson. Anderson is kept down on the mat by Mikey's series of suplexes. Marcus is tagged in and continues the attack but Anderson fights out of it and tags in Bruno. Bruno go on the assault with bulldogs, elbow drops, and subplexes. Mikey is tagged back in and tries to break through Bruno's momentum but Bruno keeps Mikey in his teams corner. Mikey escapes and tags in Marcus who battles back and forth with Anderson in the ring. Both teams begin a series of tags until Anderson and Mikey end up in the ring together. Marcus and Bruno brawl outside the ring while Anderson hits a huge spinebuster on Mikey. Anderson covers for a pin a successful title defense against The 4 Elements.

After the match, Bruno joins Anderson in the ring. Max Destruction and Tommy V enter the ring and attack the tag team champions from behind.

Tornado-Tag No-Holds-Barred Losers-Leave-Town
The Sons of Darkness (Abbadon and Mastema) def. Apollyon & Fireburner
All four big men brawl with each other. Fireburner and Abbadon wrestle in the ring while Apollyon and Mastema fight outside the ring. Apollyon suplexes Mastema on the steel entrance ramp outside the ring. Fireburner applies a camel clutch to Abbadon in the ring. Mastema manages to get up and run to the ring in time to break it up. The action returns to the ring. All four men brawl in the ring but Fireburner is distracted by Mastema on one side of the ring while Abbadon pins Apollyon for the victory, forcing Apollyon to leave the NRWL.

Backstage One on Three Handicap Match
The Sons of Darkness and Nick Belhor def. Apollyon
Backstage, Apollyon is assaulted by The Sons of Darkness and Nick Belhor. Apollyon tries to put up a fight but is ultimately knocked out cold on the concrete.

NRWL Championship
Max Destruction def. Bruno Kowalski ©
These former tag team partners and friends collide for the NRWL Championship. Both men display their boxing experience by starting the match with a strike heavy offense. Max begins to slam Bruno with sidewalk slams and tackles. Bruno tries to fight through the offense but is kept down. Max nails Bruno with a strong backbreaker. Bruno comes out of nowhere with a  bulldog, a burst of punches, and a jaw jacker. Max returns to the offensive with a belly to belly suplex. Bruno, realizing his strategy isn't working, tries to go back to a strike offense. It begins to work but Max finds and opening and goes back to an offense of suplexes. Bruno begins to show signs of life but Max once again stops him in his tracks. Max locks Bruno's wounded back in with a backbreaker submission. Bruno refuses to give up and breaks free from the hold. Bruno, with a wounded back, tries to fight back but Max continues to punish him with suplexes and locks in a bearhug submission. Bruno tries to hold on but is forced into submission. Max Destruction wins the match and becomes the new NRWL Champion.

After the match, Scotty Paris surprises everyone by returning from injury and cashes in his guaranteed title match that he won in Season Four!

NRWL Championship
Scotty Paris vs. Max Destruction

Scotty begins to work on Max immediately. Scotty takes advantage of the champion, who is surely tired from his match with Bruno. Max still has adrenaline running through his body as he puts up a fight but Scotty, still the fresh man, levels Max with From Paris With Love. Max kicks out but Scotty locks in a cobra clutch, forcing Max to submit. Scotty Paris becomes the new NRWL Champion.