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Welcome to PWInsider.com's ongoing coverage of the 2022 Wrestlecon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Show.
- A video package airs celebrating the late Mark Hitchcock.
“Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Bandido
The match begins with both shaking hands before both attempt to take the other out, the duo battles to the ring apron. Bandido gets back in the ring before nailing Bailey with a super kick, Bandido slides out of the ring and Bailey avoids him before taking him out with a moonsault dive. Bailey gets Bandido up before attacking him with some kicks, Bailey gets Bandido back in the ring before kicking him in the back. Bandido fights back and he exchanges chops with Bailey, Bandido avoids a clothesline from Bailey before nailing him with a super kick. Bandido corners Bailey before landing a clothesline followed by a delayed falcon arrow, Bailey fights back and Bandido cracks him with a right. Bailey recovers and he nails a charging Bandido with a flying kick, Bailey follows up by landing a variety of kicks on Bandido. Bailey leaps off the back of Bandido before landing a splash for a near fall, Bandido blocks a kick and launches Bailey into the air before making him crash to the mat below.
Bandido follows up by nailing Bailey with a trio of suplexes, Bandido goes to the top rope and he nails Bailey with a frog splash for a near fall. Bandido goes for the X Knee and Bailey blocks it before nailing Bandido with a plethora of kicks, Bailey and Bandido exchange kicks until Bandido nails Bailey with a pop up cutter. Bailey leaves the ring and he avoids a suicide dive from Bandido, Bailey then hits Bandido with a suicide dive. Bandido recovers and he quickly nails Bailey with his own suicide dive, Bailey recovers and he trades even more suicide dives with Bandido. Bandido and Bailey make it to the ring apron before trading chops, Bailey trips up Bandido before landing a moonsault double knee strike. Bailey goes to the top rope before missing the Ultimate Weapon, Bandido then hits Bailey with a modified falcon arrow. The battle resumes on the ring apron as Bandido nails Bailey with a pop up cutter, Bandido gets Bailey back in the ring before landing a 21 Suplex for a near fall. Bandido gets Bailey on the top rope and he follows him up there, Bailey fights back and he gets off the ropes before kicking Bandido down with a head kick.
Bandido avoids the Ultimate Weapon again before eating another moonsault double knee strike, Bailey then hits Bandido with the Ultimate Weapon for a near fall. Bailey corners Bandido before landing a tornado kick, Bailey then hits Bandido with a Flamingo Driver for another near fall. Bailey then hits Bandido with a spinning head kick, Bandido catches a leaping Bailey before landing the X Knee and a double knee strike. Bandido then hits Bailey with a 21 Suplex before getting him to the top rope, Bandido follows him up there before landing a moonsault power slam for a three count.
Winner: Bandido
- Bret Hart comes to the stage as the Wrestlecon Special Ambassador for 2022, Hart says it is great to be here tonight. Hart wants everybody to enjoy ‘Mania week and have a great time tonight as well.
Athena vs. Mia Yim
The match begins with Yim and Athena exchanging some arm drags, a test of strength takes place and Athena trips up Yim before going for a few pin attempts. Yim bridges and Athena tries to break that bridge, Yim gets up and she works over the arm of Athena. Athena gets free and Yim quickly drops her with an arm drag, Athena gets up and Yim drops her with a shoulder tackle. Athena recovers to drop Yim and land a cartwheel knee drop for a near fall, Athena holds Yim down while applying a chin lock to her. Yim gets free and she looks for an ankle lock, Athena gets free and she goes for a guillotine choke. Yim gets free and she takes Athena down with a headlock, Athena gets free and she nails Yim with a side kick to the midsection. Yim gets up and she nails Athena with a chop block before knocking her out of the ring with a drop kick, Yim chases Athena around the ringside area before Athena traps her near the ring post. Athena then smashes Yim’s knee on the ring post, Athena then hits Yim with a twisting splash for a near fall. Yim fights back and a striking exchange breaks out with Athena, Athena gets angry and she drops Yim while landing a plethora of strikes.
Athena holds Yim down while applying a chin lock to her, Yim briefly gets free and Athena gets her in an arm trap standing cross face. Yim gets free after biting Athena and she rolls her up for a near fall, Athena recovers to exchange some strikes with Yim. Yim traps Athena near the ropes before getting her in the tarantula, Yim breaks the hold before missing a drop kick. Athena then hits Yim with a standing moonsault followed by a kneeling flat liner, Athena then locks Yim in the Koji Clutch. Yim gets free and she immediately applies the Boston crab to Athena, Athena gets free and she exchanges a few pin attempts with Yim before a double cross body block puts them both down. Athena gets up first and Yim quickly drops her with a back drop driver, Yim then corners Athena before landing a face wash followed by a cannonball for a near fall. Yim sets up for a package pile driver and Athena escapes before landing an Alabama Slam, Athena goes to the top rope and Yim quickly crotches her. Yim meets Athena on the ropes and Athena blocks her super rana attempt, Athena then hits Yim with a super sit out power bomb for a near fall.
Athena argues with the ref before shoving her over a kneeling Yim to take him out, Athena leaves the ring and she returns with a steel chair. The ref takes the chair from Athena and that allows Yim to hit her with a package pile driver for a three count.
Winner: Mia Yim
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Timothy Thatcher
The match begins with Thatcher backing Ishii into the corner, Ishii gets out of the corner and Thatcher briefly applies a nerve hold to him. Thatcher gets Ishii in a headlock and Ishii gets free before trading shoulder tackles with him, Thatcher ends that by taking Ishii down with a headlock. Ishii gets out of the headlock and he takes Thatcher down while working over his arm, Thatcher gets up and he backs Ishii into the ropes. Thatcher and Ishii have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Thatcher ends the exchange by nailing Ishii with a belly to belly suplex. Thatcher keeps Ishii down while working over his arm, Ishii kicks his way to freedom while also reaching the ropes. Thatcher continuously lands strikes to the injured arm of Ishii, Thatcher kicks Ishii through the ropes and onto the ring apron. Ishii fights back and he exchanges strikes with Thatcher in the middle of the ring, Ishii eventually drops Thatcher after landing a clothesline. Thatcher quickly recovers and he catches Ishii in a knee bar, Thatcher transitions to an ankle lock. Ishii gets free and he manages to get Thatcher in an ankle lock of his own, Thatcher gets free and he rolls up Ishii for a near fall.
Ishii then hits Thatcher with an enziguri, Ishii goes for a lariat and Thatcher counters with a butterfly suplex for a near fall. Thatcher goes for an arm bar and Ishii tries getting free, Thatcher keeps Ishii down while applying a Fujiwara Arm Bar to him. Ishii eventually makes it to the ropes to get free from the submission attempts, Thatcher keeps Ishii down while stomping away on his injured arm. Ishii gets up and he starts cracking Thatcher with strikes of his own, Ishii follows up by nailing Thatcher with a release German suplex. Ishii goes for a lariat and Thatcher avoids it before eating an enziguri, Ishii then cracks Thatcher with a sliding lariat for a near fall. Ishii goes for a brain buster and Thatcher counters with a Fujiwara Arm Bar. Ishii gets free and he trades headbutts with Thatcher before landing a lariat for a near fall, Ishii follows up with a brain buster on Thatcher for a three count.
Winner: Tomohiro Ishii
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