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This is Maria's first match since leaving WWE. Tara said that she said it was a huge honor to see that Maria wanted to wrestle her in her comeback match since WWE. She noted that it was also Maria's birthday and sanf Happy Birthday to her, then attacked her. That was great. Tara worked her over in the corner and drilled her with shoulderblocks.
Maria came back with a series of armdrags and a twisting headscissors. Maria nailed her with the Bronco Buster in the corner. Tara rolled out of the ring to clear her head. Maria followed her to the floor. Tara took the mic and ripped on NYC. She returned to the ring and kicked Maria, who was on the apron, hard in the gut and Maria flew off to the floor. Back in the ring, she covered Maria for a two count.
Tara mocked her, telling Maria to smile as she worked her over. She used an over the shoulder backbreaker. Tara locked her in a side chinlock, trying to force a submission. Maria fired back with several elbows but was nailed and sent back to the mat. She whipped Maria into the ropes and went for a clothesline but Maria nailed one at the same time, so they both landed on the mat, out of it. The referee began counting them both out but they returned to their feet and began battling back and forth.
Maria got the better of the exchange, nailing several clotheslines. She went to the top and nailed a flying bodypress for a two count. Tara cut her off and nailed a TKO for a two count. Tara went the Widow's Peak but Winter ran out and grabbed Maria's leg, preventing the move. Tara and Winter had a faceoff and Winter backed out of the ring. Maria rolled up Tara for the pin.
Your winner, Maria Kanellis!
It will be Kanellis vs. Winter later on tonight in the finals.
The match was fine but the finish was a little goofy. We'll see if the Winter-Maria thing pays off later.
Mike Bennett vs. Wes Draven vs. Matt Taven (with Casey Ray) vs. Firebird Jorge Santi
They started fast with Draven and Santi cleaning house on the heels, then they went back and forth with a series of hot near falls. Taven and Bennett returned but were dropkicked out of the ring. All three ended up battling on the floor, leading to Draven hitting a springboard into a spinning dive on all three. Back in the ring, Bennett caught Draven with a spinebuster for a two count. Taven caught Santi with a spinning kick. They all went back and forth, building to a Tower of Doom spot. Bennett cut off Draven but was caught with a tornado DDT. Bennett finally caught Santi and rolled him up with the pin. LOTS of hot spots here that went so quick I couldn't catch it all.
Your winner, Mike Bennett!
Bennett took the mic and again announced himself as the winner, putting himself over for being from Boston.
Good match with lots of hot spots. Draven does some nice flying spots. Santi was solid. Taven looked really good and this was one of the strongest performances overall I've seen from Bennett.
Big Daddy V vs. Malta The Damager - Tables Match
This is the first Tables bout in the promotion's history.
Ryan Moehring sent word this was V's first match since December 4th, 2010 when he toured for All Japan.
The crowd chanted, "We want Mo." That's awesome. They faced off at the bell. Matla is actually taller than V. V shoved him backward into the turnbuckles. Malta shoved him back but V didn't budge as much. They locked up and V backed Malta up into the corner. Malta went from a back suplex but V backed him up into the turnbuckles. He chopped Malta hard across the chest. Malta fought back with one of his own. V reversed him and drilled him with another chop.
V hiptossed Malta across the ring and chopped him again against the turnbuckles. He whipped Malta into the corner, where he took a crazy bump over the top to the floor. It was pretty impressive to see a guy of that size doing the Ray Stevens/ Justin Credible style bump. Malta recovered and walked around ringside, looking for tables. He went for a sunset flip into the ring but V, who's facial expressions were great here, fought it off and went for the sit down splash. Malta moved, so there was no water in the pool. He worked over V, nailing several legdrops and stomped and worked him over with clubbing across his back.
Malta rebounded off the ropes but was caught with a sideslam. They battled to the floor. V set up Malta in front of a ringpost and charged, but Malta moved so V hit the post head-on. The crowd began chanting for tables. Malta set up a table in the ring. Malta went to suplex him but V was too large to get over. Malta sold that his back was hurt. V grabbed him and nailed a Samoan Drop through the table for the win.
Your winner, Big Daddy V!
Decent back and forth battle between monsters.
Coverage continues on Page Three!
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