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Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing coverage of All In from the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, IL!
PRE-SHOW NOTES:
We have been told to expect cameos and surprise run-ins on the PPV....Ed Nordholm and Scott D'Amore of Impact Wrestling are at the show....there were a ton of people outside trying to buy last minute tickets....ROH management are there as they are running production and logistics....Scott Hall is in the crowd and we are told is "enjoying himself"
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ALL IN-ZERO HOUR COVERAGE
All-In Zero Hour (aka, did anyone not wear a Bullet Club shirt in the crowd?) opened with a crowd shot of the 10,000 fans in attendance.
The “Being the Elite” logo appeared on the stage’s screens and the place went nuts and chanted “Be Elite!” Out came The Young Bucks and Cody. Cody welcomed everyone to the show and joked they only had 90 seconds because they had commercial breaks.
Matt Jackson said they should blow the budget and asked everyone if they wanted to see pyro. They counted down and nothing happened. They joked it was their first show and then they counted down again and some pyro happened.
They then said there had to be a legends appearance on a PPV and Cody asked Matt to give everyone a hint. Matt said, “Ohhhhh what a rush!” and out came Road Warrior Animal on a motorcycle. Well, it is Chicago!
They asked Chicago if they wanted free merch and tossed some stuff out as they went to commercial. It was a commercial for www.ProWrestlingTees.com.
So Cal Uncensored’s Scorpio Sky & Kazarian vs. The Briscoes.
The announcers are Excalibur (making his national TV debut), Ian Riccaboni and Don Callis.
Kaz and Sky came out dressed like Apollo Creed and Rocky Balboa. Sky said that Chicago was the worst crowd he has ever seen, but tonight they are part of history and a revolution because they are “All In.” The Briscoes came out. The crowd chanted ALL IN at the bell. Very physical match right out of the gate. Jay and Sky went back and forth. The Briscoes cut Sky off in their corner and worked him over.
Mark Briscoe chopped the hell out of Sky in the corner and tossed him to the floor. Sky tried to fight his way out and make the tag but the Briscoes cut him off, pulled him back to the corner and continued the beating.
The Briscoes continued manhandling Sky. Kazarian finally made the tag and scored a two count on both Briscoes at once, hitting a Fallaway slam with a bridge on one at the same time he hit a Backlund Bridge on the other. They whipped out some big dives.
Sky hit a slingshot cutter for a two count. SCU locked on stereo Dragon Sleepers on the Briscoes. Jay Briscoe was able to rake Kazarian’s eyes to force him to let Mark go. Kaz and Jay battled back and forth with punches as the crowd cheered and booed.
The Briscoes regained control and nailed The Redneck Boogie on Kazarian but Sky made the save. They tossed him to the floor. The crowd chanted, “SCU.” Sky tossed Jay into the barricade. Mark was working over Kazarian on the top rope but Sky nailed a rana off the top. SCU double-teamed Mark with a big DDT.
Jay caught Kaz with a Jay-Driller. Mark nailed the Froggy Elbow but Sky broke up the pinfall at the two count. Briscoes went for the Doomsday Device but Kazarian turned it into the Flux Capacitor In mid-air and scored the pin.
Your winners, SCU!
Fun match with some really strong action.
The live atmosphere is a ton of fun and will probably make everything seem even better tonight.
The announcers reviewed the card for the PPV and gave it a hard sell.
Alicia Atout interviewed Kenny Omega backstage. They had some sound issues early. Omega said he was ready for the challenge tonight and said he wanted Pentagon to make it one for the ages. He said that he knows Pentagon is a killer and is hardcore, but said he wanted to make tonight a night we all remember. This didn't come off well and made Kenny Omega look like just another guy. It was just an OK interview (not Atout's fault) but if you didn't know who Omega was, you wouldn't think he was one of the most charismatic people in the business, much less one of the top wrestlers.
They aired a music video on Nick Aldis vs. Cody without any sort of explanation as to what it was going into it.
Dalton Castle joined the announcmers.
15 Man "Over Budget Battle Royal" featuring Jordynne Grace, Moose, Rocky Romero, Colt Cabana, Hurricane Helms, Bully Ray, Ethan Page, Tommy Dreamer, Brian Cage, Billy Gunn, Jimmy Jacobs, Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta, Marko Stunt, Austin Gunn (Billy Gunn's son), Brandon Cutler, ROH TV Champion Punishment Martinez and more with the winner facing Jay Lethal later in the night for the ROH Championship.
Everyone battled. Bully put some masked guy through a table on the floor. Grace hit a tope but was hit with a running big boot on the floor by Page. Cabana nailed an Asai moonsault on everyone. Dreamer and Gunn teased stereo dives. Dreamer battled everyone. Gunn gave everyone a crotch chop but was kicked in the face by Moose. Moose began laying everyone out with big rights but was jumped by everyone. Moose tried to hit a bodypress on everyone but was caught and tossed over the top. He landed on the apron and fought everyone off but Marko Stunt dropkicked him off the apron to the floor.
More battling all over the place. Way too much to cover. Austin Gunn suplexed Beretta into the ring. Brian Cage elevated Dreamer from the outside into the ring. Brandon Cutler nailed a running elbow strike. Best Friends started whipping out all sorts of double-team offense. They hugged but Martinez shoved them over the top to the floor. Romero whipped out a series of running clotheslines. Cage and Martinez battled in the center like Godzilla vs, King Kong. Cage whipped out a rana. He grabbed a chokeslam. Punishment broke free and went for one of his own, but Hurricane got involved and nailed one. He went to do one on Page, who broke free. Dreamer grabbed Page for the Spicoli Driver but he landed on the apron. Martinez did the same to Helms. He and Page battled on the apron. Helms was knocked to the floor. Cabana hit the flying a-hole on Page, knocking him off the apron.
Dreamer tossed weapons into the ring. MASSIVE ECW chant. He begins using them but Martinez grabbed him for a chokeslam. Dreamer bit hit hand and broke free, hit some clubbering shots and nailed the Spicoli Driver. Bully nailed Dreamer with a trash can and tossed him out. Marko Stunt went after Bully with chops. Bully went to powerbomb him but Billy Gunn caught him and used him as a weapon, setting up his son Austin to nail Bully with a clothesline. Jacobs attacked Austin and went to hit a pedigree on him but that enraged Billy who attacked Jacobs and tossed him over the top. Austin Gunn tossed Punishment, which is a big upset surprise. Bully attacked him and tossed him out. Billy nailed him with the Famouser.
It came down to Cabana, Bully, Gunn, Cage and Grace.
Cage pressed and tossed Gunn out. Marko Stunt attacked him but Bully tossed him out. They built to a big spot where Grace showed her power lifting Cage on her shoulders but he escaped and hit her with a bucklebomb. She rebounded by grabbing him with a running powerbomb and clotheslined him over the top. Builly waited to attack her but she challenged him to bring it. He teased chopping her but instead raked her face. He set her up for a superplex but was shoved off. Cabana held her legs, allowing her to hit the Wazzup headbutt. She whipped him into the ropes but he reversed and tossed her. It came down to Cabana and Ray.
They battled and Cabana used a chair but Ray still tossed him over the top. It appeared Bully won, but the masked guy returned and tossed Ray over, then unmasked to reveal Flip Gordon. He's booked!
Your winner, challenging Jay Lethal for the ROH title, is Flip Gordon!
Way too much going on to really take it in, but you could tell the crowd loved it.
They went off the air pushing the PPV.
Coverage continues on Page 2!"All In" will broadcast live on PPV, FITE.tv and ROH's Honorclub.
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