KYLIE RAE VS. JOSH ALEXANDER & MORE: 10/11 FREELANCE WRESTLING 'I DON'T THINK WE'RE IN CHICAGO' IREPORT

Freelance Wrestling “I Don’t Think We’re In Chicago”

The Collective 2020: Part 8

10/10/20 - Indianapolis, IN

Let’s see if this actually starts at 11:59pm. FITE is live! “No Signal from venue” WELP. Not shocked considering how late Spring Break ran and how much blood and glass were left in the arena by the main event.

OK, I have a few minutes to breathe. OBVIOUSLY, the delay is not Freelance’s fault. *chugs caffeine*

12:31 and we’re liiiiiiiiiiive and kicking off with a wild one!

Match 1: Isaias Velasquez vs Lee Moriarty

Moriarty’s weekend of high-level matches takes him to Freelance against their first champion (now former). Lock up and Vasquez with a wrist lock but loses it. Isaias trying to trap Lee but get pretzeled instead. Pace picks up, Velasquez with a couple of quick pin attempts. Headlock takeover and Lee is getting neck cranked. Moriarty breaks free and hits some head scissors and a drop kick. COmmentary calls out the tape on Moriarty’s back as Isaias hits a big backbreaker. Shots to the spine and a back drop. Lee fires up with a kick to the face and a double stomp to the jaw of Velasquez. Springboard corkscrew flatliner for a two count stuns Isaias. Lee with a jumping back kick but Moriarty hurts himself too. Isaias to the top but misses the double stomp. Jumping knee and a spin driver for two. Lee with one quick pin attempts. Isaias connects with a kick and Hammer of Dawn double underhook spike piledriver for the win!

Winner: Isaias Velasquez

Good match. Lee was clearly hurting after his clash with Jonathan Gresham a few hours prior. Isaias smartly targeted that area and took him out. 

Match 2: Brothers of Funstruction (Ruffo & Yabbo) vs Warhausen (Danhause & WARHORSE) (for the Freelance Underground Tag Team Championships)

These are scary hobo clowns. They have a “box of fun” they bring into the ring. This is their second title defense. They recruit Danhausen. Danhausen tries to recruit WARHORSE. WARHORSE brings him back. The clowns take WARHORSE’s nose. THe clowns try to learn head banging. WARHORSE tries to instruct but they ambush WARHORSE. Juggling balls and thrown in WARHORSE’s chest. Danhausen is in and hitting the ropes....forever while WARHORSE waits in a camel clutch for his partner to stop and boom the clown. Yabbo with a sit out facebuster to Danhausen. Ruffo putting the giant clown boots to Danhausen. Danhausen gets a mouthful of popcorn for his trouble. Ruffo choking out Danhausen with a handkerchief. It turns out to be a very long chain of them. Yabbo gets germaned and Danhausen gets WARHORSE into the match. Time to rule some clown ass. Clowns down on the outside. Danhausen call for TEQUILA! WARHORSE getting into it as the clowns eat kicks. Danhausen with an up and over german suplex on Ruffo. Yabbo with the pull on the ref’s leg to break the pin. Yabbo brings in a crutch. WARHORSE takes it. Ruffo blasts WARHORSE with a cowbell from the box of fun. Ref rings the bell.

Winners (by DQ): Warhausen

This was silly fun and the right thing to keep the crowd hot in this late hour. DQ finish means the clowns keep the belts. SPEAKING OF CLOWNS...

Match 3: Effy vs Robert Anthony (w/ Frank the Clown) (for the Freelance Legacy Championship)

The crowd hates Frank the Clown. That’s fair. Intense scramble as Robert wants that belt. Effy introduces him to the grind and Robert needs a moment and pep talk from Frank. Effy gets the wrist and arm drags Robert out of the ring. Effy creates a little tension with Robert as he tries to pull his pants off. Anthony makes it to the top rope with his pants around his ankles and gets tossed off. Effy tries to take his own pants off but Effy gets thrown to the buckle. Robert gets his pants up and goes to work, suplexing Effy over and over. Robert with a chin lock and slows the pace down. Effy grabs the nipple and then bites it. Northern lights suplex that Robert has to kick out of. Frank hits Effy with a shoe and Robert gets a close two count. Frank the Clown has clippers to shave Effy’s moustache. Effy puts Frank over his knee and shoves the clippers up his butt. Effy with a big lariat and Robert kicks out. Frank grabs Effy’s foot, allowing Robert Anthony to hit a rolling DVD to win the Legacy Championship.

Winner (and new champ): Robert Anthony

Everyone is horrified that Frank is left happy at the end of this contest, despite have clippers up there. Fun contest. Got weird.

Match 4: Blake Christian vs Storm Grayson vs Elayna Black vs Alex Zayne vs August Matthews vs Davey Bang

We have a scramble happening! Elayna and Christian go fast at the bell, sweeps and pin attempts. Popup legdrop and she gets a two count. Storm Grayson in with a saito suplex and a running knee sends her out. August Matthews in with a mule kick. Zayne in to clear out Matthews. Davey Bang trying shoulder blocks but Zayne just chops him down. Bang with a spring board clothesline. Blake with a rolling DVD and a running shooting star for two on Bang. Elayna Black in and gets wrapped into a wrist lock and he stomps her arm to the canvas. Zayne cuts him off and tosses him out, following with a dive over the top. Bang springboards out after him. Matthews dives. Coffin drop from Black but they catch up. Christian dives into them all . Grayson with a backpack stunner and piledriver combo on Matthews and Bang. Christian with a handspring kick to the back of Grayson’s head. Zayne has Christian in an electric chair. Bang/Matthews drop kick and it turns into a poisonrana. Matthews and Bang go at it. Bang with a frog splash but Matthews kicks out. Christian with a running back elbow to Bang. Storm Grayson with a powerbomb from the top but Black breaks it up. Black with a destroyer to Grayson but he rolls out of the ring. Zayne with a shooting star double knees. Christian breaks up the pin. Springboard 450 and Zayne kicks out. Matthews with a crucifix driver for two. Elayna is swinging her coffin, Blake ducks and wraps her into a head and arm choke. Elayna Block is forced to tap out.

Winner: Blake Christian

Good high-velocity scramble here. Lots of wild high-flying stuff and fun to watch.

Match 5: Laynie Luck vs Faye Jackson (for the Freelance Underground Independent Championship)

Faye is wearing Kobe Bryant’s number as well as purple and gold gear, trying to get that belt. Faye with a headlock takedown. Luck with a Lucha arm drag and they trade twerks at each other. Faye thrusts Luck to the ropes and smashes. her down on the rebound. Drop kick sends Faye outside. Luck dives to the outside with a Lou Thesz Press. Faye is just annoyed now as she rains down clubbing blows....and makes a point to grind all over her. Faye with a sunset flip pin attempt. Samoan drop for another pin attempt. Faye with knees to the gut and a boot to the chest. Laynie firing back up and uses a head scissors to drive Faye’s heck to the canvas. Faye to the corner but crashes into Laynie with a seated senton. Faye misses a Vader bomb. Frog splash from Laynie but Faye kicks out. Luck pulls her unicorn mask in the ring and she now is at full power, no selling and hits a German on Faye. Faye caught in the mouth with a kick and Laynie hits a uni-cutter from the second rope to get the pin.

Winner (and still champ): Laynie Luck

Faye matches are always fun and Laynie was along for this ride. The unicorn mask hulk up gimmick is a good goof. I blink and the world disappears a moment. I may be slightly tired. Lol.

Match 6: Shane Mercer vs Ethan Page vs Colby Corino

All Ego is blown away that it’s 2am. Right? I hear you, man. Page lays down and uses the apron as a blanket before getting up into the match. Mercer is overpowering at the start. Corino with a roll up pin attempt. Mercer tosses Corino across the knee of Page. Mercer picks up Page. “why are you so strong?!?!” Screams Page as Corino runs into a clothesline. Head scissors from Corino sends Mercer to the floor. Page with a flapjack suplex and Corino is back on the defensive. Superkick to Mercer and Page suplexes Corino onto Mercer’s back. Owwwww. Corino tries a springboard but slips and Page tries for the pin. Up on the corner, moonsault cutter from Corino drops Page for a moment. Mercer tosses Corino and catches him into a spinning powerslam. Page breaks up the pin. Page with a big boot to drop the iron demon. Shane back up with an enziguri as All Ego is trying to come off the top. Page with a scoop slam off the top. Corino wipes out Page but Shane hits a moonsault powerslam for the definitive pin.

Winner: Shane Mercer

Fast and furious. Everyone showing off here in this sprint of a match. Mercer is such a BEAST. Time for the final match of the show and day!

Main Event: Kylie Rae vs Josh Alexander (for the Freelance World Championship)

Kylie brought a box of munchkins to bribe Josh. He smacks them away as the bell rings. BOOOOOOOOO WASTE OF DONUTS BOOOOOOO WHAT A MONSTER!!!! Alexander slams Kylie and she immediately knows the Walking Weapon (and waster of donuts) is a force to be reckoned with. Kylie tossed to the outside. Kylie mocking the fan as Kylie puts on headgear to match Josh. She is super intense now and shoving him back. Josh with a go behind and rag dolls the champ. She pops up and germans him. He rips off the headgear and tears it apart with his teeth. SURE, HE’LL EAT HEADGEAR BUT NOT DONUTS. to the outside, Josh hits an electric chair facebuster to the apron. Kylie’s in trouble but she gets up to the apron and hits a kick to the face. Kylie raging as she walks him down with kicks and forearms and clubbing blows. Kylie with a dive but is caught into a backbreaker. Alexander picks her up for another emphatic backbreaker and a two count. He scoops her up but she slips free. She wants a backslide but he overpowers her into a gory special. Her head is nearly touched her feet, she’s stretched so far. Josh drops her and sends a knee to follow. Roll through driver but Kylie turns it into a crucifix pin and a cross face. Alexander escapes but Rae gets room to breathe. Alexander cuts off another roll up and starts wrenching the head of Kylie Rae. Kylie dodges and hits a boot. Tilt a whirl head scissors, European uppercut and corner cannonball. Kylie trying to pick him but her back to shot. German suplex from Alexander. Ankle lock but she kicks her way out. Josh with a giant swing for 12 revolutions. Ankle lock again but Kylie staggers him with a kick to the face. She stumbles to the corner but eats a boot. Battling to the top, Kylie hits a superplex and a superkick for a near fall. Rae locks In the cross face again. Alexander flips it. Rae with more kicks to the head and flip powerbomb pin attempt. Josh wants a shot to the face. He drops her with a strike. 2.9! Butterfly spike piledriver and Kylie kicks out! Josh stomping out the ankle and wraps in an ankle lock. Kylie drags them both to the ropes. Josh coming in for the kill but Kylie starts landing punches in bunches. She wants a superkick but her ankle gives out. Crawling away, Josh catches up but Kylie catches the cross face. Battle to the rope, Kylie rolls it back to the center. Josh Alexander has nowhere to go and is forced to tap out!

Winner (and still champ): Kylie Rae

Waaaaaaaaaaaaoooooooow. Epic main event level main event here. Kylie and Josh were trying to kill each other by the end of this. Great drama (heightened by the good storytelling on commentary).

That’s it for Freelance’s “I Don’t Think This is Chicago”. What a close to The Collective's Day 2! Truthfully, I was exhausted walking into this but every match was engaging and kept my attention. Everyone was showing out and that is always great to see. Show ran slightly over 2 hours (greatly appreciated after Spring Break’s epic length). Easily worth checking out, especially the scramble, triple threat and main event. 

Tomorrow at 12pm is Black Label Pro’s “Threat Level Noon”. Time for the sleep thing and then we close the weekend out strong. Until then!

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