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Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing coverage of CZW's Cage of Death 20 from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA!
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PRE-SHOW NOTES:
Pretty full house here in Philly...Bull James and Homicide are backstage visiting....Onita did a big autograph signing before the show...The locker room was told there will be no January event and they will return in February for their 20th anniversary show.
CZW Wired Champion Jordan Oliver vs. KC Navarroo.
They started out fast with some brawling outside, which led to Oliver’s entourage getting involved. Navarro was slammed hard into the ring steps. Oliver drilled him with a series of chops in the corner when they returned to the ring. Oliver controlled him in the ring. Navarro was bleeding from across the bridge of his nose but attempted to pull himself up with the ropes. Oliver kept unloading with hard chops. Navarro fired back and whipped him into the corner. Oliver was sent up and over but jumped right back into the ring, nailed a superkicked and caught Navarro with a German release Suplex.
Navarro caught Oliver with a Blackhawk DDT but Oliver kicked up. Oliver went for a springboard move but Navarro ducked and nailed a nice dropkick and a nice splash in the corner for a two count. Navarro ducked a clothesline and nailed a superkick to the stomach. He slammed Oliver with a Code Red for a close near fall. Navarro went to the ropes, but Oliver stunned him. Navarro continued to work over Oliver, who came back with a nice stunner off the ropes and leg lariat for the pin.
Your winner and still CZW Champion Jordan Oliver!
A good opener. A little too much with the interference for my taste for an opening match but they worked really hard and each showed a lot of promise.
A nice round of applause for Navarro as he exited.
TABLES MATCH: CZW Tag Team Champions BLK OUT vs. The Rep.
Everyone started brawling before they could ever get through the ring announcements. Dave McCall and Nate Carter worked over BLK Jeez, nailing a double knee strike in the corner. Ruckus put McCall through a table, driving him off the apron. Jeez nailed a tope con hilo to the floor on Carter. Chris Bishop tried to attack Ruckus but was flipped into an Ace Crusher, which was a cool spot. Jeez and Carter fought on the ring apron, above a table that was leaned against the guard rail. Carter put him through the table.
Chris Bishop tried to interfere but was hit with the T-Gimmick by Ruckus and Robby Mireno. Ruckus went to the top for a moonsault but BLK JEEZ attacked his own partner, then smirked and walked out. The Rep put Ruckus on the table, then picked up Mireno and drilled him through Ruckus, smashing them both through the table.
Your winners and new CZW Tag Team Champions, The Rep!
Fun match, but too short in my opinion. They tried to pack a LOT into what time they had. Jeez turning on Ruckus is interesting. I always feel like BLK OUT is way underutilized so hopefully if they are working against each other, they will have a storyline.
Anthony Gangone came out and said since he threw Joe Gacy off the Cage of Death last year, the office has dictated his destiny here but he's back and he's not coming alone. A video feature on the Amazing Red played, announcing his return. Red worked a lot here in 2001 when he was starting out. Gangone said he and Red are going to take the belts and when they are done, the Rep will go back to being the Dub Boys and DJ Hyde's b**ch.
Anthony Green with the Platinum Hunnies vs. David Starr.
Green had a big entrance set to Belinda Carlise's "Heaven is a Place on Earth" with a bunch of characters dancing.
They locked up and Starr tried to work over the arm, but Green grabbed him in a full nelson, making his arms wave back and forth. Green's retro character is pretty infectiously fun. Starr wasn't having any of his silliness and drilled him hard with some chops. Green drove him into the ropes and nailed a slide over his back to the floor. Starr nailed a tope suicida on Green to the floor and sent him into the guard rail. Green then grabbed one of the costumed characters and slammed them on the apron.
Starr took Green all around the ringside area, having fans hold his arms as he chopped him. They battled back to the ring, where Green nailed several chops and a dropkick. Green drilled him with several right hands and hard chops. Starr drilled with several big forearms and nailed a kick to the back. Starr beat Green down in the corner with chop after chop, then hit a low splash into the corner.
Green was forced into a surfboard. Green came back with a rana and a big right hand. Starr was sent into the middle rope, hitting it rudely. Starr took a moment before he returned to his feet. They battled back and forth with punches. Green caught him with a jawbreaker into a neckbreaker. Green went to the top for a twisting bodypress off the top for a two count. Green went for a piledriver but Starr escaped. Green went for a rollup but Starr kicked up. Green was caught with a hard back suplex for a two count.
Green went for a Tomakaze but was sent into the ropes. Starr rolled him up for a two count. Starr kicked him hard in the side of the head but Green shoved him into the ring. Green went for a DDT off the ropes but Starr evaded and nailed a dropkick. He nailed a great leaping leg lariat in the corner but didn't get the pin. The fans started dueling chants for each man. They turned up the pace here, drilling each other hard with chops. Starr nailed some hard clotheslines but met a big back elbow. They just kept hitting each other with big bombs. Starr nailed a lariat, sending Green inside out for a two count. Starr followed up with another backbreaker for a two count.
They battled back and forth until Green caught Starr with a piledriver and scored the pin.,
Your winner, Anthony Green!
This was a really, really entertaining physical match and you could see that the crowd really got into this as the crowd's interest rose the longer this went. It felt like they had Starr trying to give Green the rub to make him a bigger part of CZW going forward. The Arena gave Starr, who is slated to be moving to Europe soon, a nice ovation after the bout, which was his first CZW appearance in some time.
Leyla Hirsh (with DJ Hyde) vs. Mercedes Martinez.
Lufisto and Steve Mack are here, doing commentary for this match.
Hirsh walks and acts like a MMA fighter. You can tell just by watching her live that she's got something.
Hirsh went to the leg for a takedown early. They went to the mat with Hirsh controlling her early but Martinez reversed. Hirsh grabbed a leg and tried to work on the ankle. Mercedes got to her feet and shoved Hirsh down. They went back to the mat with Hirsh riding her back. Martinez flipped her over but was caught in a leg scissor. Hirsh looked really smooth on the mat, likely due to her amateur wrestling background.
Martinez had enough of the grappling and began drilling her with chops. Hirsh fired back with a nice overhead suplex. Hirsh nailed a series of forearms but ate a spinebuster. Martinez forced her shoulders to the mat and drilled a series of right hands. Martinez shot her into the ropes, then into the corner and drilled her with a big chop that made me cringe. Martinez worked her over with kicks and used her boot to smother Hirsh in the corner.
Hirsh was sent into the buckles but flipped off. Hirsh ducked a clothesline and nailed a leaping elbowsmash in the corner, using the ropes for leverage. Martinez went to the floor, where she was drilled with a tope suicida. She nailed another. Hirsh went for a third but was drilled with a punch to the face. Martinez continued the assault, working over Hirsh's kidneys. Hirsh was hit with an elevated hanging suplex after placing her across the top rope, scoring a two count.
Martinez placed her on the top but Hirsh knocked her off and nailed a nice moonsault press for a two count. They battled back and forth with forearms and punches. Some of Hirsh's punches looked really good. Hirsh went sent into the ropes and flipped upside down. Martinez nailed a kick to the throat, stunning her. She nailed a big throw superplex for a close two count. Martinez tied her up in a bow and arrow, turning it into a submission attempt. Hirsh fired out of it with elbows and went for an armbar. Martinez grabbed the ropes, forcing the break.
Martinez nailed a knee strike. Martinez went for a Fisherman's suplex but Hirsh caught her with a small package. Hirsh drilled her with a lariat and stunned her for the pin.
Your winner, Leyla Hirsh!
A good match. Martinez did a great job here making Hirsh look strong and putting in a great competitive bout. Hirsh has a world of potential and if she keeps improving at this rate, she's going to be on a lot of radars real quick. Martinez did her a really nice favor in putting her over in the manner she did. This was super enjoyable and a good physical bout.
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