Post by Eli Buchanan on Jan 29, 2018 3:06:10 GMT -5
PWGP “CHARGE” is live from ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta. As the crowd cheers, we’re welcomed to the show by our announce team, Greg Stradford and “Big Bad” Paul Carlyle. Stradford informs us that BUAC Spokesman, Robert Fredrick is no here tonight, as he is in Tokyo, Japan to attend BATTLE Japan’s “REBIRTH” event. This means that his assistant, Deedee Gagnon has been left in charge for tonight. We go straight to ring announcer, Nick Christoulos for the opening match.
Things Uno and Dos make their way down to the ring for their six-man tag team match and wow, they picked a hell of a partner to team with, Bryant Adam Thompson! They wait in the ring for their opponents, the Moondogs and the announcers speculate who The Guru has chosen to be their tag team partner.
The Moondogs come out next with their manager, The Guru. He states that when Robert Fredrick announced this match two weeks ago it was his plan to have the greatest professional wrestler in the world, The Technician, team with the Moondogs tonight, however, thanks to the actions of then Television Champion, Faititili, The Technician will be out of action for two months with a serious foot injury. The Guru introduces the man who will reek a terrible vengence on the whole roster, BOB!
Both the crowd and the announcers a like seem confused. Who is Bob? The answer becomes quite obvious, however, as a large man in green face paint rushes out from the back and charges the ring with his partners, taking the attack right to The Things and Thompson.
MATCH 1
Bryant Adam Thompson and Things Uno & Dos
vs
BOB And The Moondogs (Buster and Runt) w/ The Guru
Thompson and The Things are taken completely off guard by the raw intensity of BOB, and the Moondogs, who are more than willing to pick up the scraps from their monstrous partner. Thompson is tossed over the top rope by BOB, while Thing Dos is thrown out by the Moondogs. Referee Jose Doe finally gets control of the match and gets the Moondogs out of the ring while BOB beats down on Uno. There is nothing fancy at all about BOB’s offense, simply using his power and size to try to crush Thing Uno, while his partners watch from the apron.
The Guru orders BOB to toss Uno out of the ring. He lifts Thing Uno over his head and rushes to throw him clear into the second row, but Uno slips free and tags in Thompson. The Notorious B.A.T. comes flying off the top rope with a springboard drop kick, but BOB doesn’t go down. Thompson hits a second drop kick that knocks him into his corner and Runt is tagged in. Thompson immediately floors him with a spin heel kick. Buster is caught with a kick of his own, as he tries to enter the ring. Bryant hits a ran on Runt and looks to be going for the Bat Outta Hell, but BOB rushes back into the ring and attacks.
The action gets out of hand as The Things get into the ring and all six men go at it once more. Thing Uno, Thompson and the Moondogs all spill to the outside and only BOB and Thing Dos are left in the ring. Dos tries to stand up to the big man, but BOB is simply too much for him. BOB grabs a hold of him by the mask and begins headbutting him, yelling “BOB” as he hits each one. Dos is soon out on his feet but BOB continues to headbutt him. Jose Doe orders him to stop, but he seems oblvious and continues the assault.
Finally The Guru climbs up on the apron and calls BOB off and the big man lets go. Dos crumbles to the mat as BOB hits a running splash and goes for the pin. Thompson and Uno try to save their partner, but the Moondogs hold them at bay as Jose Doe counts three.
Winners: BOB and the Moondogs
Following the match, The Guru beckons BOB out of the ring and along with the Moondogs, they make their way to the back. Uno and Thompson are finally able to get in the ring to check on Dos, whose white mask was quickly becoming soaked with blood. Trainers and EMTs arrive to check on him as we go to break.
***
Hey, we’re back! The commentators tell us that Thing Dos was rushed to a local hospital during the break and a replay show BOB hitting over a dozen headbutts on Dos before finishing him off with a running splash. Early reports suggest that Dos might have suffered a serious head injury from the assault.
Saul Asper comes down to the ring by himself and says he’s come out here to call a few people out. No, it’s not Robert Fredrick who’s in Japan, or PWGP Global Champion, Eli Buchanan, who’s conveniently down in Las Vegas. No, the men he calls out are the Unknowns.
Confused, Unknowns 1 and 2 come out to the ring. Asper apologizes to them for what happened last week to them and tells them he feels sorry for what happened. He informs them that Ms Gagnon has permitted him to give these two an opportunity here tonight. If they can win a two-on-one handicap match, they will become the newest members of Asper’s Army.
The Unknowns quickly agree and referee, Mark Lindsey comes out to officiate the match. The two men’s excitement quickly turns to fear though as Kraken’s theme music starts playing and the French-Canadian Colossus comes down to the ring.
MATCH 2
Kraken (5 points) w/ Saul Asper
vs
The Unknowns 1 and 2
As soon as the bell rings, Kraken is all over both of the Unknowns, taking them both down with a double clothesline. He slams them both before tossing them into the corner and squashes them in the corner with an avalanche splash. Grabbing one of them, he hits a leg-trap chokeslam. Kraken grabs the other Unknown and power bombs him on top of his partner before pinning them both at the same time.
Winner: Kraken (7 points)
Following the match, Asper gets back in the ring and congratulates Kraken on the victory. Greg Stradford puts out the obvious, this was a set up to get Kraken two easy points to get him closer to a PWGP Global Title shot. Carlyle calls the move ingenious.
Before going to a break, we see highlights from BATTLE Japan’s “REBIRTH”. Clips are shown of several matches on the show featuring some familiar talent, including “Iron” Mack Brody, Cielo Guerrera, and La Mosca de Loca. We're told that later in the night we’ll see the conclusion of the show’s event, where BATTLE crowned its first heavyweight champion in nearly five years.
***
Nick Christoulos is standing in the ring, ready to make the announcements for the next match as we return from break.
Out first are The East K Connection, Sweet Daddy and Easy E. Before they even make it to the ring they are attacked by Surf ‘n Turf from behind. Vod and Zaros throw them in the ring and the referee, Alan Hunter calls for the bell to begin the match.
MATCH 3
East K Connection (Sweet Daddy D and Easy E)
vs
Surf ‘n Turf (Vos and Zaros)
The masked rookies try to maintain their advantage, dumping Easy E to the floor and concentrating their assault on Sweet Daddy D. They isolate him in their corner, making frequent tags to keep each other fresh, whil concentrating their attack on the Sweetner’s upper body. Zaros goes for a pin fall after hitting a modified “Bombs Away” from the top rope, but Easy E makes the save before being toss from the ring again by Vos.
The tide turns when Vos tries to help set up Sweet Daddy D for Zaros’s finisher, Life Tree Down, only to get hit with the move instead, when Sweet Daddy D pulled him in the way. Sweet Daddy D would then hit a desperation super kick to lay out the goblin and with both opponents down, make it to his corner to tag in Easy E.
Easy E would come in like a ball of fire, taking both opponents down with clotheslines and slamming Vos on top of Zaros. He would get a near fall when he hit a Yakuza kick to Vos in the corner, only for Zaros to break up the pin. This would lead to Sweet Daddy D coming back into the match and the fight would begin to break down momentarily before Vos was dumped to the arena floor. The East K Connection would hit a modified crucifix driver (Easy E) and super kick (Sweet Daddy D) combination to put Zaros away and secure themselves the victory.
Winners: The East K Connection
Following the match The East K Connection celebrated in the ring, while Surf ‘n Turf scurried off to the back to lick their wounds. The announcers put over Zaros and Vos’s efforts but noted that the two off them simply weren’t enough for one of the company’s most established tag teams.
***
In the back Surf ‘n Turf meet up with Vlars, walking out of a bathroom. He claims that their match made a lot of people sick to their stomach and he had to clean it all up. They try to apologise to him, but the so-called “mop bucket god” is having no part of it. He tells them unless they find a way to turn things around, they can find another “deity” to harass, before walking off.
The two of them watch after him in forlorn as we go to a break.
***
As we come back from the break, we find True North Ant getting ready for his Televison Title defence tonight against former champion, Faititili. His manager Saul Asper comes in with Kraken. TNA congratulates his team mate on his victory and calls their manager a genius. Asper tells him he did well last week, even with Jose Doe trying to stick his nose where it didn’t belong. Neither of them have a clue why Doe seems to be out to get True North Ant, but Asper informs him that Doe will not be officiating his match tonight.
True North Ant is thrilled to hear that but Asper tells him he better be ready for his match tonight. Asper doesn’t care if he defeats Faititili tonight or not, the goal is to keep the Television Championship in Asper’s Army so they can use it as a way to fast track Kraken or Brody to a Global Title shot if necessary. TNA seems offended that Asper doesn’t have faith in him to be able to earn a Global Title shot. Asper ignores this comment and once again reminds him keeping the title is more important. Kraken gets in his face to further press the point and TNA agrees.
He looks less than happy after Asper and Kraken leave and vows that he’s going to win tonight, no matter what.
***
Vlars is already making his way to the ring as we return to ringside for our next match. Alan Hunter comes out next and Nick Christoulos makes the formal introduction.
MATCH 5
PWGP Television Title #1 Contender Match
Alan Hunter (1 point)
vs
Vlars (0 points)
Alan Hunter’s ribs and shoulder are still tapped up from last week’s assault by Vlars and Surf ‘n Turf, and Vlars immediately tries to go after them the moment the bell rings. To his credit though, Hunter is ready and is able to fend the bald haired man off. It’s clear though that the injuries are bothering him because he can’t get his move set off as crisp as he usually does. His high-octane offense is able to wear Vlars down, but his strikes and kicks aren’t causing as much damage as they normal would, and worse yet, are wearing him down as well.
Vlars is finally able to take control of the match by ramming Hunter shoulder first into the ring post. He controls the next several minutes, hitting a series of power moves meant to wear Hunter down for his Puke Bucket Stunner. He intentionally goes for several pin attempts, not so much looking for a quick victory, as much as to wear Hunter further down by forcing him to use up his precious energy kicking out of the fall attempts.
Alan Hunter manages to reverse an attempt at the Puke Bucket into a reverse ddt. Jose Doe starts the count on both men and they slowly get to their feet, with Hunter up a little quicker. He takes the fight right back to Vlars, using s spin heel kicks and some arm drags to frustrate his opponent.
It’s a missed shoulder block into the ring post by Vlars that has Alan Hunter thinking he might have the victory in the bag. He goes to the top rope looking for a Swanton Bomb, when Surf ‘n Turf run down to ringside to distract him. This allows Vlars time to get up and crotch Hunter on the top rope and hit a Tower of London style Puke Bucket Stunner to pick up the victory.
Winner: and Television Title #1 contender, Vlars
As Vlars rolls out of the ring to celebrate his victory with Surf ‘n Turf, we go to the back and see that security and officials are working to free The Easy K Connection from their locker room, which has been barricaded by a forklift and it becomes clear what’s happened. Alan Hunter sits up, looking frustrated as he watches Vlars walk away victorious.
We’re told that when we return from break we’ll see clips of the tournament finals to crown the new BATTLE Japan Heavyweight Champion.
***
Back from break and we immediately go to the promised footage from BATTLE Japan’s “REVIVAL” main event. It’s Takeshi Morimoto, a veteran of the original promotion, versus Jin Hirai, who fans of Pollomania and Lion’s Road might be familiar with.
The footage shows the match going back and forth, with Jin using a combination of unorthodox break dance offense and high risk manoeuvres, and Takeshi’s “in your face” Strong Style move set. The finish comes when Jin misses a Shooting Star Press and Takeshi puts him away with a belly-to-back suplex, followed up with a double arm ddt for the win.
Stradford and Carlyle congratulate the new champion on the big win and they wish BATTLE Japan a great deal of success from everyone at PWGP.
***
This leads us to our main event of the evening. Television Champion, True North Ant makes his way down to ringside with Saul Asper for the former’s first defence of his title. As they enter the ring we’re told we have to go to one last commercial break so that we can show you the Television Title match in it’s entirety.
***
Back from break and former Television Champion, Faititli makes his way down to the ring. Greg Stradford reminds us that Faititili never lost the championship, that he forfeited the title after earning the ten points needed to challenge for Eli Buchanan’s PWGP Global Championship, and that Faititli’s first successful defence of the Television Title actually came against True North Ant. Paul Carlyle fires back that was back the debut episode of “CHARGE” and a lot has changed since then. It’s True North Ant walking into this match, not only as champions, but with the momentum of two victories last week, while Faititli was unsuccessful in his bid to win the Global Championship from Eli Buchanan.
Nick Christoulos makes the opening introductions and Andrew Roller calls for the bell, getting this title match on its way.
MAIN EVENT
MATCH 5
Televison Title Bout
(Champion) True North Ant (2 points) w/ Saul Asper
vs
Faititili (0 points)
Faititili wants to go right after the champion, very well aware of the ten-minute time limit, but True North Ant bails to the floor to slow the match down. Despite his earlier protests about wanting to prove he’s capable of earning ten points, he seems fine in delaying the match and running down the clock.
The former champion final has enough of this gives chase around the ring, only for True North Ant to roll into the ring and out the other side before Faititili can catch him. He was feeling so smug about how he was outsmarting the Samoan that he doesn't see the suicide dive until Faititili came crashing into him.
Faititli would toss him back into the ring and start stringing together some offense before getting a near fall following a super kick. He would try to follow up, but True North Ant would rake his eyes while Andrew Roller was busy arguing with Saul Asper and the masked man would take control of the match. Keeping the pace slow, TNA would work over the former champion with a side headlock on the mat. The announcers reminded us it was up to the challenger to beat the champion, a time limit draw would lead to the champion retain and in Carlyle’s opinion, True North Ant’s strategy was sound.
Faititli would start fighting back and eventually would overcome the side headlock, despite a blatant hair pull by TNA at one point. Using several elbow shots he would break out of the mover and get back on the offense, using a series of chops and kicks to wear the champion down. In the process though, he accidently struck Andrew Roller with a spin heel kick, knocking the referee down. This only temporarily stopped him, as seconds later he would hit a super kick to knock True North Ant down, followed by another to knock Asper off the apron. Faititili would climb the top rope and hit the splash for the pin fall, but there was no referee to make the count!
Suddenly BOB was sliding into the ring and levelled Faititi with a big boot. With the crowd screaming their displeasure, BOB would hit a pair of running splashes at The Guru’s command and slide out of the ring. When Andrew Roller came to he only saw True North Ant’s arm draped across Faititili and slowly made the three count.
Winner: and still PWGP Television Champion, True North Ant
True North Ant had no idea what had happened as he was handed the Television Championship. Not that he cared, as he acted like he had done it all by himself and celebrated with Saul Asper at ringside. Meanwhile The Guru stood up on stage, laughing at Faititili, as the former champion started to finally come to.
We go off the air with one last look at Faititili trying to recover in the ring, while The Guru stands on the stage lifting his new client’s arm up in victory.
Thank you for read, I hope you enjoyed. So, in the meantime and in between time, good night, God bless and may the Force be with you.
Things Uno and Dos make their way down to the ring for their six-man tag team match and wow, they picked a hell of a partner to team with, Bryant Adam Thompson! They wait in the ring for their opponents, the Moondogs and the announcers speculate who The Guru has chosen to be their tag team partner.
The Moondogs come out next with their manager, The Guru. He states that when Robert Fredrick announced this match two weeks ago it was his plan to have the greatest professional wrestler in the world, The Technician, team with the Moondogs tonight, however, thanks to the actions of then Television Champion, Faititili, The Technician will be out of action for two months with a serious foot injury. The Guru introduces the man who will reek a terrible vengence on the whole roster, BOB!
Both the crowd and the announcers a like seem confused. Who is Bob? The answer becomes quite obvious, however, as a large man in green face paint rushes out from the back and charges the ring with his partners, taking the attack right to The Things and Thompson.
MATCH 1
Bryant Adam Thompson and Things Uno & Dos
vs
BOB And The Moondogs (Buster and Runt) w/ The Guru
Thompson and The Things are taken completely off guard by the raw intensity of BOB, and the Moondogs, who are more than willing to pick up the scraps from their monstrous partner. Thompson is tossed over the top rope by BOB, while Thing Dos is thrown out by the Moondogs. Referee Jose Doe finally gets control of the match and gets the Moondogs out of the ring while BOB beats down on Uno. There is nothing fancy at all about BOB’s offense, simply using his power and size to try to crush Thing Uno, while his partners watch from the apron.
The Guru orders BOB to toss Uno out of the ring. He lifts Thing Uno over his head and rushes to throw him clear into the second row, but Uno slips free and tags in Thompson. The Notorious B.A.T. comes flying off the top rope with a springboard drop kick, but BOB doesn’t go down. Thompson hits a second drop kick that knocks him into his corner and Runt is tagged in. Thompson immediately floors him with a spin heel kick. Buster is caught with a kick of his own, as he tries to enter the ring. Bryant hits a ran on Runt and looks to be going for the Bat Outta Hell, but BOB rushes back into the ring and attacks.
The action gets out of hand as The Things get into the ring and all six men go at it once more. Thing Uno, Thompson and the Moondogs all spill to the outside and only BOB and Thing Dos are left in the ring. Dos tries to stand up to the big man, but BOB is simply too much for him. BOB grabs a hold of him by the mask and begins headbutting him, yelling “BOB” as he hits each one. Dos is soon out on his feet but BOB continues to headbutt him. Jose Doe orders him to stop, but he seems oblvious and continues the assault.
Finally The Guru climbs up on the apron and calls BOB off and the big man lets go. Dos crumbles to the mat as BOB hits a running splash and goes for the pin. Thompson and Uno try to save their partner, but the Moondogs hold them at bay as Jose Doe counts three.
Winners: BOB and the Moondogs
Following the match, The Guru beckons BOB out of the ring and along with the Moondogs, they make their way to the back. Uno and Thompson are finally able to get in the ring to check on Dos, whose white mask was quickly becoming soaked with blood. Trainers and EMTs arrive to check on him as we go to break.
***
Hey, we’re back! The commentators tell us that Thing Dos was rushed to a local hospital during the break and a replay show BOB hitting over a dozen headbutts on Dos before finishing him off with a running splash. Early reports suggest that Dos might have suffered a serious head injury from the assault.
Saul Asper comes down to the ring by himself and says he’s come out here to call a few people out. No, it’s not Robert Fredrick who’s in Japan, or PWGP Global Champion, Eli Buchanan, who’s conveniently down in Las Vegas. No, the men he calls out are the Unknowns.
Confused, Unknowns 1 and 2 come out to the ring. Asper apologizes to them for what happened last week to them and tells them he feels sorry for what happened. He informs them that Ms Gagnon has permitted him to give these two an opportunity here tonight. If they can win a two-on-one handicap match, they will become the newest members of Asper’s Army.
The Unknowns quickly agree and referee, Mark Lindsey comes out to officiate the match. The two men’s excitement quickly turns to fear though as Kraken’s theme music starts playing and the French-Canadian Colossus comes down to the ring.
MATCH 2
Kraken (5 points) w/ Saul Asper
vs
The Unknowns 1 and 2
As soon as the bell rings, Kraken is all over both of the Unknowns, taking them both down with a double clothesline. He slams them both before tossing them into the corner and squashes them in the corner with an avalanche splash. Grabbing one of them, he hits a leg-trap chokeslam. Kraken grabs the other Unknown and power bombs him on top of his partner before pinning them both at the same time.
Winner: Kraken (7 points)
Following the match, Asper gets back in the ring and congratulates Kraken on the victory. Greg Stradford puts out the obvious, this was a set up to get Kraken two easy points to get him closer to a PWGP Global Title shot. Carlyle calls the move ingenious.
Before going to a break, we see highlights from BATTLE Japan’s “REBIRTH”. Clips are shown of several matches on the show featuring some familiar talent, including “Iron” Mack Brody, Cielo Guerrera, and La Mosca de Loca. We're told that later in the night we’ll see the conclusion of the show’s event, where BATTLE crowned its first heavyweight champion in nearly five years.
***
Nick Christoulos is standing in the ring, ready to make the announcements for the next match as we return from break.
Out first are The East K Connection, Sweet Daddy and Easy E. Before they even make it to the ring they are attacked by Surf ‘n Turf from behind. Vod and Zaros throw them in the ring and the referee, Alan Hunter calls for the bell to begin the match.
MATCH 3
East K Connection (Sweet Daddy D and Easy E)
vs
Surf ‘n Turf (Vos and Zaros)
The masked rookies try to maintain their advantage, dumping Easy E to the floor and concentrating their assault on Sweet Daddy D. They isolate him in their corner, making frequent tags to keep each other fresh, whil concentrating their attack on the Sweetner’s upper body. Zaros goes for a pin fall after hitting a modified “Bombs Away” from the top rope, but Easy E makes the save before being toss from the ring again by Vos.
The tide turns when Vos tries to help set up Sweet Daddy D for Zaros’s finisher, Life Tree Down, only to get hit with the move instead, when Sweet Daddy D pulled him in the way. Sweet Daddy D would then hit a desperation super kick to lay out the goblin and with both opponents down, make it to his corner to tag in Easy E.
Easy E would come in like a ball of fire, taking both opponents down with clotheslines and slamming Vos on top of Zaros. He would get a near fall when he hit a Yakuza kick to Vos in the corner, only for Zaros to break up the pin. This would lead to Sweet Daddy D coming back into the match and the fight would begin to break down momentarily before Vos was dumped to the arena floor. The East K Connection would hit a modified crucifix driver (Easy E) and super kick (Sweet Daddy D) combination to put Zaros away and secure themselves the victory.
Winners: The East K Connection
Following the match The East K Connection celebrated in the ring, while Surf ‘n Turf scurried off to the back to lick their wounds. The announcers put over Zaros and Vos’s efforts but noted that the two off them simply weren’t enough for one of the company’s most established tag teams.
***
In the back Surf ‘n Turf meet up with Vlars, walking out of a bathroom. He claims that their match made a lot of people sick to their stomach and he had to clean it all up. They try to apologise to him, but the so-called “mop bucket god” is having no part of it. He tells them unless they find a way to turn things around, they can find another “deity” to harass, before walking off.
The two of them watch after him in forlorn as we go to a break.
***
As we come back from the break, we find True North Ant getting ready for his Televison Title defence tonight against former champion, Faititili. His manager Saul Asper comes in with Kraken. TNA congratulates his team mate on his victory and calls their manager a genius. Asper tells him he did well last week, even with Jose Doe trying to stick his nose where it didn’t belong. Neither of them have a clue why Doe seems to be out to get True North Ant, but Asper informs him that Doe will not be officiating his match tonight.
True North Ant is thrilled to hear that but Asper tells him he better be ready for his match tonight. Asper doesn’t care if he defeats Faititili tonight or not, the goal is to keep the Television Championship in Asper’s Army so they can use it as a way to fast track Kraken or Brody to a Global Title shot if necessary. TNA seems offended that Asper doesn’t have faith in him to be able to earn a Global Title shot. Asper ignores this comment and once again reminds him keeping the title is more important. Kraken gets in his face to further press the point and TNA agrees.
He looks less than happy after Asper and Kraken leave and vows that he’s going to win tonight, no matter what.
***
Vlars is already making his way to the ring as we return to ringside for our next match. Alan Hunter comes out next and Nick Christoulos makes the formal introduction.
MATCH 5
PWGP Television Title #1 Contender Match
Alan Hunter (1 point)
vs
Vlars (0 points)
Alan Hunter’s ribs and shoulder are still tapped up from last week’s assault by Vlars and Surf ‘n Turf, and Vlars immediately tries to go after them the moment the bell rings. To his credit though, Hunter is ready and is able to fend the bald haired man off. It’s clear though that the injuries are bothering him because he can’t get his move set off as crisp as he usually does. His high-octane offense is able to wear Vlars down, but his strikes and kicks aren’t causing as much damage as they normal would, and worse yet, are wearing him down as well.
Vlars is finally able to take control of the match by ramming Hunter shoulder first into the ring post. He controls the next several minutes, hitting a series of power moves meant to wear Hunter down for his Puke Bucket Stunner. He intentionally goes for several pin attempts, not so much looking for a quick victory, as much as to wear Hunter further down by forcing him to use up his precious energy kicking out of the fall attempts.
Alan Hunter manages to reverse an attempt at the Puke Bucket into a reverse ddt. Jose Doe starts the count on both men and they slowly get to their feet, with Hunter up a little quicker. He takes the fight right back to Vlars, using s spin heel kicks and some arm drags to frustrate his opponent.
It’s a missed shoulder block into the ring post by Vlars that has Alan Hunter thinking he might have the victory in the bag. He goes to the top rope looking for a Swanton Bomb, when Surf ‘n Turf run down to ringside to distract him. This allows Vlars time to get up and crotch Hunter on the top rope and hit a Tower of London style Puke Bucket Stunner to pick up the victory.
Winner: and Television Title #1 contender, Vlars
As Vlars rolls out of the ring to celebrate his victory with Surf ‘n Turf, we go to the back and see that security and officials are working to free The Easy K Connection from their locker room, which has been barricaded by a forklift and it becomes clear what’s happened. Alan Hunter sits up, looking frustrated as he watches Vlars walk away victorious.
We’re told that when we return from break we’ll see clips of the tournament finals to crown the new BATTLE Japan Heavyweight Champion.
***
Back from break and we immediately go to the promised footage from BATTLE Japan’s “REVIVAL” main event. It’s Takeshi Morimoto, a veteran of the original promotion, versus Jin Hirai, who fans of Pollomania and Lion’s Road might be familiar with.
The footage shows the match going back and forth, with Jin using a combination of unorthodox break dance offense and high risk manoeuvres, and Takeshi’s “in your face” Strong Style move set. The finish comes when Jin misses a Shooting Star Press and Takeshi puts him away with a belly-to-back suplex, followed up with a double arm ddt for the win.
Stradford and Carlyle congratulate the new champion on the big win and they wish BATTLE Japan a great deal of success from everyone at PWGP.
***
This leads us to our main event of the evening. Television Champion, True North Ant makes his way down to ringside with Saul Asper for the former’s first defence of his title. As they enter the ring we’re told we have to go to one last commercial break so that we can show you the Television Title match in it’s entirety.
***
Back from break and former Television Champion, Faititli makes his way down to the ring. Greg Stradford reminds us that Faititili never lost the championship, that he forfeited the title after earning the ten points needed to challenge for Eli Buchanan’s PWGP Global Championship, and that Faititli’s first successful defence of the Television Title actually came against True North Ant. Paul Carlyle fires back that was back the debut episode of “CHARGE” and a lot has changed since then. It’s True North Ant walking into this match, not only as champions, but with the momentum of two victories last week, while Faititli was unsuccessful in his bid to win the Global Championship from Eli Buchanan.
Nick Christoulos makes the opening introductions and Andrew Roller calls for the bell, getting this title match on its way.
MAIN EVENT
MATCH 5
Televison Title Bout
(Champion) True North Ant (2 points) w/ Saul Asper
vs
Faititili (0 points)
Faititili wants to go right after the champion, very well aware of the ten-minute time limit, but True North Ant bails to the floor to slow the match down. Despite his earlier protests about wanting to prove he’s capable of earning ten points, he seems fine in delaying the match and running down the clock.
The former champion final has enough of this gives chase around the ring, only for True North Ant to roll into the ring and out the other side before Faititili can catch him. He was feeling so smug about how he was outsmarting the Samoan that he doesn't see the suicide dive until Faititili came crashing into him.
Faititli would toss him back into the ring and start stringing together some offense before getting a near fall following a super kick. He would try to follow up, but True North Ant would rake his eyes while Andrew Roller was busy arguing with Saul Asper and the masked man would take control of the match. Keeping the pace slow, TNA would work over the former champion with a side headlock on the mat. The announcers reminded us it was up to the challenger to beat the champion, a time limit draw would lead to the champion retain and in Carlyle’s opinion, True North Ant’s strategy was sound.
Faititli would start fighting back and eventually would overcome the side headlock, despite a blatant hair pull by TNA at one point. Using several elbow shots he would break out of the mover and get back on the offense, using a series of chops and kicks to wear the champion down. In the process though, he accidently struck Andrew Roller with a spin heel kick, knocking the referee down. This only temporarily stopped him, as seconds later he would hit a super kick to knock True North Ant down, followed by another to knock Asper off the apron. Faititili would climb the top rope and hit the splash for the pin fall, but there was no referee to make the count!
Suddenly BOB was sliding into the ring and levelled Faititi with a big boot. With the crowd screaming their displeasure, BOB would hit a pair of running splashes at The Guru’s command and slide out of the ring. When Andrew Roller came to he only saw True North Ant’s arm draped across Faititili and slowly made the three count.
Winner: and still PWGP Television Champion, True North Ant
True North Ant had no idea what had happened as he was handed the Television Championship. Not that he cared, as he acted like he had done it all by himself and celebrated with Saul Asper at ringside. Meanwhile The Guru stood up on stage, laughing at Faititili, as the former champion started to finally come to.
We go off the air with one last look at Faititili trying to recover in the ring, while The Guru stands on the stage lifting his new client’s arm up in victory.
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