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Out came the Bravado Brothers, who now sport better physiques and shorter haircuts. They called themselves the world traveled Bravados and they came back to win the Invitational and then the DGUSA Tag titles.
The Bravados vs. The Shard & Jigsaw
Shard and Jigsaw claimed they were the CHIKARA tag champs forever since the company has "closed." Jigsaw kept going "FOREVER!" like Terry Funk did during his retirement.
The Shard controlled Lancelot Bravado early. The Bravados made a comeback after Jigsaw was tagged in. Harlem hit a dive to the outside. He rolled Shard back in, but Jigsaw swept his feet out from under him. He worked over Bravado on the outside as the referee was caught up trying to keep the other one from leaving the ring to help.
The Shard and Jigsaw continued the assault. Shard began working over Bravado's ankle. Jigsaw and Shard tagged in and out working on the ankle. Bravado used a sunset flip to score a two count on Jigsaw, then tried to scramble for a tag. He was pulled away and back to the opposition, where Shard nailed a double stomp.
Jigsaw finally missed a running dropkick and took a bump out of the ring to the apron, then to the floor. The hot tag was made and Harlem worked over the Shard. He pressed and slammed Shard. Jigsaw returned to the ring but was drop-toehold'd into the buckles, then suplexed for a two count.
The battle went back and forth. Jigsaw held Bravado on his back for a Gori Guerrero Especial and Shard came off the top driving both knees int him. All four began battling in the ring. Shard was him with a head and arms suplex into Jigsaw in the corner.
Bravado sent Shard off the apron to the guard rail. He brought him into the ring and then came off the top. They all battled in the ring and wiped each other out. Bravado locked in a cross armbreaker on Shard, who turned it into a rollup. Jigsaw broke up the submission when Shard wasn;t going to be able to escape.
Bravado tossed Jigsaw to the floor. They doubled on Shard with some nice maneuvers but Jigsaw returned to break it up. Jigsaw and Bravado began chopping the hell out of each other. Jigsaw was nailed with a sitdown powerbomb for a two count. Shard hit the ring and began drilling one of the Bravados with kicks to the chest but the other nailed an enziguiri.
Jigsaw nailed a brainbuster on one of the Bravados. Shard superkicked him in the face as he was dropped down. Bravado kicked out at the last minute. The crowd thought that was the finish.
Shard was sent into Jigsaw and they worked over Shard, who kicked out at the last minute. They drilled Shard again and finally scored the pin.
Your winners, The Bravados!
Matt Jackson said that once again there were no superkicks from The Bravados. He then claimed Jigsaw and Shard won because they used "multiple superkicks." The Bravados warned Jackson they were coming for the belts.
Really entertaining tag match!
Earl Cooter vs. Brian XL
Cooter attacked XL as he entered the ring and worked him over. XL nailed a bodypress as he rebounded off the ropes for a two count, then nailed another.
XL nailed a slingshot senton off the apron, then tossed Cooter out of the ring. He nailed a dive to the outside. On the outside, XL chopped Cooter hard several times. The last one sounded like a shotgun and literally stunned me it was so hard.
Cooter nailed XL as he returned to the ring and nailed a flying clothesline for a two count. XL tried to small package him but Cooter kicked out and nailed a suplex, dropping XL across his knee. Cooter began ripping at XL's arms.
Cooter dropped a knee and choked XL on the mat. Cooter nailed a right hand. Cooter did this weird move where he ran XL into the ropes like a DVDR then tossed him over, snapping him down like a neckbreaker. XL returned to the ring, where Cooter worked him over. XL made a comeback with some stiff shots.
XL nailed a springboard splash into the ring for a two count. He went for a bodypress but was caught and nailed with a Fallaway Slam. Cooter nailed a quebrada for a two count. Cooter worked XL over in the corner and bulldogged him for a two count.
Cooter went for a belly to back suplex but XL landed on his feet and nailed a dropkick. He then hit a twisting springboard into a tornado DDT for the pin.
Your winner, Brian XL!
Larry Dallas came out with a new protege that he announced as Caleb Konley's new partner. He told the new protege Mike (I didn't catch the last name) to attack XL and destroy him. Mike said he;'s be fined and suspended. Dallas said he didn't care and would pay him to make it up. Mike attacked XL and worked him over as XL tried to wave them off like they were no one and leave. He beat down XL until an official came out to ward them off.
Style Battle: Four Way Elimination Match: Lince Dorado vs. Drew Gulak vs. Shane Strickland vs. Mr. Touchdown
Gulak and Strickland started with Gulak controlling the action early. Lince blind tagged himself in and he and Strickland went back and forth with a nice series of near falls and reversals. The crowd was really into this one and into Lince's cat like Lucha character.
Dorado used a bow and arrow and rolled up Strickland for a two count. The crowd is Meowing. Mr. Touchdown tagged in and rolled up Strickland. He cinched in a side headlock and shoulderblocked Strickland down hard. He cinched in an armbar but it was reversed. Strickland was backed into the ropes and nailed with a back elbow. Strickland regained control and worked over Football, who became flustered and tagged in Gulak.
Dorado tagged back in and the crowd was back to Meowing. Gulak was worked over for a bit but cut him off with some hard chops in the corner. Gulak missed a charge in the corner and was hit with a Lucha takedown. Strickland tagged in. He and Lince chopped the hell out of each other. Dorado nailed a reverse rana for a two count. The crowd was yelling "Meow" with every move like ECW fans would yell "Shah!" for Hack Myers.
Mr. Football tagged in and cleaned house on Strickland with some hard shots to the back. They battled over a suplex but Strickland turned it into a small package. Dorado tagged in and nailed a back senton splash on Strickland for a two count.
They went into a series of cool sequences and Strickland was eliminated. He had a good showing.
Dorado and Gulak went back and forth. Linde went for a moonsault but was caught and nailed with a spinning tombstone for a pin. So, Dorado, who got really over here, was eliminated.
Touchdown worked over Gulak with chop and went for a charge but was elbowed in the face. Touchdown caught him with a powerslam for a two count. They went back and forth with some nice sequences. Football nailed an over the shoulder powerslam.
Touchdown came off the top with a splash but Gulak pulled his knees up. Gulak locked him in a Boston Crab. Touchdown tried to make it to the ropes but was pulled into the center. Gulak let the move go but began kicking the hell out of him before cinching in an anklelock. Touchdown finally made it to the ropes.
Gulak chopped him hard several times in the corner. Touchdown returned the favor. Gulak nailed a charging headbutt in the corner as Touchdown was on the top. Gulak nailed a big superplex. Gulak rolled up Touchdown then pulled him into a Dragon Sleeper and scissored Touchdown's body. Touchdown gave up.
Your winner, Drew Gulak!
As an introduction for a lot of these players, it was excellent. Lots of really good wrestling plus Touchdown and Dorado's personalities really shined.
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