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Out came Earl Cooter. I have to tell you, I popped. Cooter is a great throwback wacky carny character.
Willie Mack vs. Earl Cooter
Cooter tried to get one over on Mack, who looked to be in really great shape, but was nailed with a leg lariat. Mack nailed a nice standing moonsault for a two count. Cooter snapped Mack's leg on the ropes and choked him with his boot. He nailed some nice moves including a snap suplex. Cooter dropped a kneedrop and ascended to the top and went for a Bombs Away kneedrop but missed.
Mack cleaned up with a clothesline and a back elbow. He slammed Cooter with authority and nailed a big legdrop. He went for the Chocolate Thunder Driver but Cooter avoided it and nailed an Unprettier for a two count. The crowd wasn't happy it was only a two and gave the referee static.
Mack came back with a big German suplex and a Fall Away Slam. He pulled Cooter to the corner and nailed an awesome corkscrew senton for the pin.
Your winner, Willie Mack!
Good showcase for Mack.
I am told the reason EVOLVE switched up the lineup is that Mack arrived very late due to American Airlines being delayed taking off.
EVOLVE Champion Timothy Thatcher & TJ Perkins vs. RPG Vice of Trent Baretta & Rocky Romero
They are billing this as a "Super Tag Team match." Perkins and Romero went back and forth with some solid action while feeling each other out. Baretta and Thatcher each tagged in. Baretta did some stalling to play mind games with the EVOLVE champion, then tagged out to Romero. There was a LOT of back and forth action early on, all of it good.
Thatcher controlled Romero and tagged out to Perkins, who nailed a series of hiptosses and armbars. Baretta distracted Perkins, allowing Romero to nail a dropkick that sent him to the floor. The crowd chanted for Baretta to take a fan's chair, so he did then tossed down. RPG controlled the bout, tagging in and out.
Baretta nailed a Northern Lights suplex for a two count. Romero tagged back in and scored with a superkick. Thatcher finally tagged in and locked in a Fujiawara armbar. Romero went for a kick but was caught in a Fujiwara armbar of his own. Perkins used a springboard into stereo Japanese armbars. Romero nailed a leaping knee off the apron onto Thatcher on the floor.
Perkins and Thatcher locked on stereo submissions. Romero fought Thatcher off and sent him into Perkins. The partners had words but cleaned house on Perkins. Perkins scored a pin on Romero but Baretta got past Thatcher to break it up. All four brawled and again Perkins was nailed by Thatcher accidentally. Baretta grabbed Perkins and drilled him with the Dudebuster for the pin.
Your winners, RPG Vice!
Good back and forth bout. Lots of nice, physical action.
Perkins and Thatcher faced off before Perkins left the ring. Thatcher avoided RPG his hand in respect and they took it.
Tony Nese and Caleb Konley were shown watching the scene. RPG challenged them to come to the ring. So Cal Val said that as a woman, she knows how to be a tease and promised them they would have to wait until tomorrow to face Konley and Nese.
I have to say, Lenny Leonard has done a hell of a job calling this show alone, especially when it came to bringing up past occurences as exposition.
I Quit: Johnny Gargano vs. Ethan Page - if Gargano loses, he leaves WWNLive.
The ring announcer Joanna Rose said that she's been instructed to make an announcement and that is that a special individual is here. She said they were about to make history. HHH's theme song played. No way. Nope. Out came Ethan Page, doing all of HHH's mannerisms. The crowd crapped all over him and chanted, "A**hole" at him. He told them not to hate the player, but to hate the Game. He said that he's shocked they fell for that even if they are from NYC. He promised it was the final match for Johnny Gargano in WWNLive.
They brawled to the floor and into the crowd. Page nailed Gargano and took the belt from the referee's waist, whipping Gargano. Gargano got the strap and returned the favor. Gargano grabbed a stack of chairs and threw them down on Page over and over again. They continued to brawl around the building.
Gargano nailed a tornado DDT off the wall on Page, who refused to quit. Gargano peppered him with right hands on the stage of the venue. They returned to the ring. Gargano called for chairs and fans handed a ton of them over. For a second, I thought it was going to be some chair throwing time from the crowd! Page caught Gargano with a chair. A table was brought into the ring and was shattered. Good brawl.
Page went for a Pedigreee but Gargano backdropped him across some chairs. They exchanged left and right hands. Gargano nailed an enziguiri and a superkick. They exchanged a series of kicks with both nailing KO kicks at the same time. They battled to the apron. Gargano went for a DVDR but Page nailed a series of elbow to block it. Page went for a DVD but Gargano slipped out and landed in the ring. Page nailed an Ace Crusher onto a chair but Gargano would not quit.
Page forced a ringside worker to unscrew one of the turnbuckle pads and shoved the referee down. He nailed Gargano with a chair. He followed up with a Pedigree. Another table was brought into the ring. Page nailed Gargano in the head with a chair. Page set up the table and placed Gargano facedown on the table. Page went to the top but Gargano caught him and nailed a series of right hands. He nailed a tornado DDT off the top through the table on Page.
Gargano worked over Page with right after right hand. Page made a comeback and demanded Gargano say I Quit. Gargano responded that Page would have to kill him. He spit in Page's face. Page drilled him and pulled out a rope that Gargano had used in the past as a weapon. Page grabbed the loose ring rope and tried to put it around Gargano's throat but Gargano escaped and wrapped it around Page's throat, then locked in a submission. Page quit.
Your winner, Johnny Gargano!
A fun, frenetic and violent main event. Really fun stuff.
Gargano cut a promo promising that his path to the EVOLVE title starts right now. EVOLVE went off the air.
Overall, a solid show.
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