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COMPLETE EVOLVE 49 COVERAGE: JOHNNY GARGANO'S LAST STAND?

By Mike Johnson on 2015-10-17 21:50:00
Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing coverage of EVOLVE 49 from Queens, NY tonight!

Josh Higham reporting:

Four Way Freestyle: Peter Kaasa vs. Andrew Everett vs. Matt Cage vs. Anthony Nese w/ So Cal Val -- Andrew Everett pinned Matt Cage, while Anthony Nese standing on the outside, not wanting to break up the pin. Lenny Leonard made note on commentary that Nese avoided any contact with Everett throughout the match. Kaasa and Everett faced off after the match, building to their bout tomorrow.

Matt Riddle defeated Jonathon Gresham with a heel hook. Gresham tried to break the hold by going after the barefoot Riddle's toes, but couldn't get a good grip. Which led to Dickinson confronting Riddle....

Mike Johnson from this point on.

Thanks to Josh for filling in the stuff I missed.

My stream started with Chris Dickinson confronting the debuting Matt Riddle, a former UFC fighter.   He complained that Riddle thinks he can walk in and get a spot on the roster.  Riddle said he doesn't know who Dickinson is and he doesn't care because no one can stop him from getting what he wants.  Dickson slapped him hard in the face.  Larry Dallas, who was trying to sign Riddle, got in between them.  Dickson laid him out.  Security had to hold Dickson back from trying to get in Riddle's face.

Tracy Williams got in Dickson's face.  Drew Gulak came out and said something to Riddle, who left with him.

There are some skeletons hanging above the ring.  Not sure if that was the venue or EVOLVE's idea but it's pretty cool.  Viva la Halloween Havoc!

Tracy Williams vs. Chris Dickinson

They locked up.  Williams rolled Dickson up for a two count.  He went for an anklelock but Dickinson broke free.  Williams went for another and Dickson retreated to the floor.  Williams followed and got the upper hand.  He grabbed a chair from a ringside fan, placed Williams in it and charged with a kick to his ankle. 

Back in the ring, Dickinson used an ankle lock to control Williams.  Dickinson rolled through an cinched in a grapevine of the legs.  Williams made it to the ropes.  Dickinson placed Williams' leg in the ropes and kicked the ropes.  He continued working him over.  Dickinson whipped him into the ropes but was nailed with a dropkick.

Williams nailed a shoulderbreaker for a two count.  He followed up with several kicks and forearms.  He brought Dickinson down to the mat and drilled him with a kick before cinching in a rear chinlock variation.  Dickinson fired away with chops but was caught in a sleeper.  Dickinson dropped down to escape but is nailed with a snapmare and another rear chinlock.

Dickinson nailed a series of chops but was nailed with several right hands in the corner.  Dickson drilled him with a running clothesline and nailed a series of chops.  He worked over Williams with right hands in the corner and went for a power bomb.  Williams fought his way out but was hit with a sunset flip over the ropes.  They went back and forth with several near falls until Williams was caught in a figure four leglock.

Dickinson continued working over Williams' ankle and leg.  Williams locked in a crossface after escaping an attempted move off the ropes.  Dickinson went for the ropes but Williams rolled through to avoid it.  Dickinson rolled him up or a two count.  Dickinson nailed a 360 enziguiri and cinched in a trailer hitch submission, pulling Williams away from the ropes.  Williams tapped!

Your winner, Chris Dicksinson!

Drew Gulak came out and said to Williams that he could have done better and will prove it right now against Trevor Lee.

Winner Receives EVOLVE title shot tomorrow: Trevor Lee vs. Drew Gulak

They had some really nice back and forth counter-wrestling measures against the other early.  Lenny Leonard noted there was no number one for the company's most recent top ten list and that will change when the victor is determined here.

Gulak uses some pretty smooth mat wrestling to take Lee over and lock him in some arm submissions.  Gulak is so smooth, it's ridiculous.  They go through a series of reversals until Gulak uses the ropes to break the momentum.  They go into a knucklelock and Gulak uses the ropes to drive a knee into Lee.  Lee tries to use some mat wrestling but Gulak escapes and gets to his feet.  They face off as the crowd goes back and forth with dueling chants.

Lee catches Gulak with a dropkick and uses some big chops in the corner.  Gulak fires back with strikes of his own.  Lee gains control.  He dumps Gulak over the top to the floor and charges across the apron, nailing a kick to the face.  Lee worked him over on the floor.  He went to the top but Gula avoided his move and backdropped him back over the top to the apron.  Lee was stepping into the ring when Gulak dropkicked him in the knee.  Lee went backwards and hut his knee.

Gulak began controlling Lee and came off the ropes with a knee across the leg.  Lee tried to kick him away but failed and was tied up in a bridging leg submission.  Gulak continued to control the pace, snapping Lee over with a Dragon Screw Legwhip.  Lee began fighting back but Gulak snapped his ankl and used a leglock, bridging over Lee for a pinfall combination at the same time for a two count.

Lee went for a victory roll but Gulak rolled through for a two count.  Lee nailed a Uranage followed by a superkick for a two count.  They battled to the ropes, where Drew snapped Lee over with a superplex.  They exchanged punches while on their knees.  They fought to their feet with back and forth strikes.  Lee caught Gulak as he executed a high cross bodyblock and flipped over for a two count, then hit a really nice rolling German suplex for a two count.  Lee nailed another running German suplex and cinched in the legs, scoring the pin.

Your winner, Trevor Lee!

Lee will challenge Timothy Thatcher for the EVOLVE title tomorrow at EVOLVE 50.

Good match if you like mat wrestling and reversals.  Very well put together.

After the match, Tracy Williams took the mic and reminded Gulak of what he said about not losing to these guys. Gulak praised Lee's work on the mic.

Tony Nese & Caleb Konley came out with So Cal Val. Konley said he hasn't lost a match in a WWN ring for the past six months. He said that those in charge don't even give him a match tonight and questioned why. He said they gave Trevor Lee and Drew Gulak a match for the EVOLVE title, while he's been overlooked for the last four years. He demands to be made the number one contender.

Val took the mic and said Konley should be the EVOLVE champion while he and Nese should be the EVOLVE Tag Team champions.

Out came Milk Chocolate, making their EVOLVE debuts.

Brandon Watts and Randy Summers introduce themselves.  Anthony Nese says no one cares who they are and challenges them to a match right now so he can wipe the ring with them.

Milk Chocolate vs. The Premiere Athlete Brand (with SoCal Val)

Nese and Konley attacked Milk Chocolate from behind, knocking Summers out of the ring.  They hit a double hiptoss into the ring on Summers.  Nese and Konley took turned tagging in and out, controlling the young star.  Summer and Watts made a comeback and hit an awesome flurry of offense.  Nese took out Summers when he was on the top.  On the floor, Konley held up Watts, allowing Nese to hit a dive, sending him into the guard rail.  Nese nailed a Michinoku Driver off the ropes and scored the pin on Summers.

Your winners, Tony Nese & Caleb Konley!

Short but good match.  Milk Chocolate, one of the best kept secrets in the NYC area, looked really good.  Val did a nice job on the mic and Nese and Konley did a great job as the brash heels.

Val cut a promo ripping on RPG Vice, promising Nese and Konley were the best tag team in the world.

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