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RICH SWANN VS. MICHAEL OKU & MORE: COMPLETE WRESTLECON U.S. VS. THE WORLD COVERAGE FROM DALLAS, TX

Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing coverage of Wrestlecon's final event for 2022, U.S. vs. The World from Dallas, Texas!

Sam Adonis vs. La Hiedra vs. Mr. Iguana vs. Abismo Negro Jr.

They all face off and shake hands.  Adonis shoved Iguana down on his rear.  Iguana tried to nail him with the stuffed iguana but he ducked and Hiedra got nailed.  They faced off with the iguana harassing Hiedra.  Iguana charged her but she ducked and he flew over the top, taking out Negro.  Adonis faced off with Hiedra and nailed her.  She yelled "F You" and kicked him hard and worked him over.  He went to the floor.  She walked the ropes and hit a dive.  Negro and Iguana battled back and forth.   The others got involved.  Lots of near falls and spots.  Hiedra drilled Negro coming off the ropes with a kick.  Iguana drilled him with a big DDT.    In the end, Adonis scored the pin.

Your winner, Sam Adonis!

A very enjoyable opener.

USA -1, The World - 0

Rachael Ellering vs. Jessica Troy.

Troy is repping Australia.  She did some nice moves off the ropes.  Ellering used her power to work her over, drilling Troy with some hard chops.  The crowd loved that and chanted for one more.  Ellering kept beating her down but Troy kicked out.  Ellering was nailed with a series of shots to the mid-section but was caught, slammed down and hit with a back senton splash for a two count.  Troy fired away with forearms but was stopped and beaten over her back.  Ellering missed a leap into the corner.  Troy nailed a double knee strike to the back.  Troy nailed a rolling DDT off the ropes and covered Ellering, who kicked out at two.  

Troy drove Ellering's arm down to the mat with her knee and began working over an manipulating her arm and fingers.  She cinched on a Fujiwara armbar but Ellering powered her up and slammed her down.  Ellering nailed a spinebuster but Troy kicked up at the last second.  Ellering nailed a big clothesline but was too spent to cover her.  They fought to their feet and drilled each other with strikes and running boots.  They battled to the outside, where Troy was drilled back first into the apron.

Ellering nailed a spinning Black Hole Slam but Troy kicked up at the last second.  Ellering went for a powerbomb but Troy rolled through into an armbar.  Ellering escaped and rolled her into a pinning combination.

Your winner, Rachael Ellering.

This was a damn good match.

USA -2, The World - 0

Troy got a nice ovation after recovering.

Davey Richards vs. Mike Bailey.

As you might imagine, some really good mat wrestling back and forth.  How Bailey is still standing after the weekend he's had, I have no idea.  Richards worked over Bailey.  He finally made a comeback with a series of kicks, drilling Richards to the floor.  Bailey hit a dive to the outside.  Back in the ring, he drilled Davey with a series of different kicks.  Richards finally took him down and tied up Bailey on the mat, grapevining his leg and trying to make him tap out.  Bailey fought his way to the ropes and went outside to the apron.  Richards followed him and nailed a series of hard kicks to the chest, over and over.

Bailey fired back with kicks of his own and they went back and forth until Richards grabbed his leg, pulled it into the ring and snapped it.  Richards went for a move on the apron but Bailey grabbed a leg and snapped him down to the apron, then hit a backflip into a kneedrop.  Bailey went to the top, where Richards met him.  They battled with headbutts.  Richards won the exchange, snapping him over and over with them. He finally nailed a big superplex into the ring.

Richards waited for Bailey to rise to his feet, then kicked him down after they exchanged words. It broke down into a series of punches and kicks.  Bailey went for his spinning roundhouse kicks but Richards grabbed an anklelock.    Richards nailed a top rope doublestomp but Bailey somehow kicked up.  Richards nailed a brainbuster but again, he kicked out. Bailey came back with several kicks and moves, culminating with a KO kick to the head for another two count.  Bailey nailed a shooting star knee strike and scored the pin.

Your winner, Mike Bailey!

The USA -2, The World - 1

Really damn good match.

Gringo Loco & Flip Gordon & Caleb Konley vs. Aeroboy & Aramis & Arez. 

Some fun stuff here.  Gringo Loco has really improved over the last year.  Nice to see Konley in this since Impact usually just uses him for sillier fare.  This was really too much to do PBP on but if you enjoy lucha, there were a lot of submissions and multi-person spots before setting up a series of fast dives and moonsaults to the floor.  Konley was triple-teamed and covered under a pile but Loco made the save.    They went into ANOTHER series of dives.  Really, really fun stuff.  Team Mexico triple-teamed Gordon.  They nailed Team U.S. with finishers at the same time and scored triplicate pins.

Your winners, Aeroboy & Aramis & Arez!

U.S. -2, The World -2 (tied)

Bandido & Extreme Tiger vs. JD Drake & Anthony Henry.

Henry and Tiger started off.  Drake tagged in, so Bandido tagged in.  Drake said, "I don't do your lucha sh**" which elicited a "Lucha sh**" chant.  Bandido tried to do some lucha takedowns, to which Drake argued he doesn't lucha.  Drake finally ended up doing a lucha roll during an exchange and the place popped.  Then, he whipped out a hurancanrana, which everyone went nuts for.  He then dropped and locked on a chinlock, which the crowd booed.

Henry and Tiger tagged in and battled back and forth.  He and Drake doubleteamed Tiger, who kicked up.  Drake nailed a big headbutt for a two count.  He missed a Vader Bomb off the buckles.   Henry and Bandido tagged in.  Bandido nailed a spinning corkscrew dive.  He then followed up with a running flip dive to the floor.  Lots of back and forth kicks and moves and pinfall attempts.

Drake began unloading big chops on everyone.  Lots of nearfalls with everyone breaking them up.  Henry was elevated into a cutter by Bandido.  Bandido pressed and slammed Drake.  Bandido hit the springboard back suplex on Henry and scored the pin.

Your winner, Bandido & Extreme Tiger!

The World -3, U.S. - 2

Big Damo vs. Calvin Tankman.

Damo is the former Killian Dane.  They tested each other's strength early on, trying to shoulderblock the other down.  Damo was knocked to the outside and didn't like it, kicking the guard rail.  They began beating each other with hard chops and forearms around ringside.  They battled back to the ring, where Tankman nailed a big clothesline in the corner.  Damo came back with a big dropkick and worked over Tankman.  They kept laying it back in on each other, drilling forearms, strikes and clotheslines.  Tankman finally nailed a driver for the pin.

Your winner, Calvin Tankman!

This ties up the series at 3-3.

Rev Pro Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion Michael Oku vs. Rich Swann.

Nice entrance with Swann to Lionel Richie's All Night Long.

They had some nice back and forth action early.  Swann scored with a dropkick.  Swann worked over Oku, kicking him hard between the shoulder blades.  They battled to the floor, where Swann charged around and ring and drilled Oku.  He went for a repeat performance but Oku sprung up and kicked him in the face.   Oku controlled Swann in the ring for a long time, drilling him with a big DDT.  Oku ascended to the top and hit a big missile dropkick for a close two count.

Swann fought back but was caught with a dropkick in the corner.  Oku locked on a half crab but Swann escaped.  They went into a nice series of dives.  Swann drilled him with a kick to the face off the apron and hit a splash to the floor.  Oku snapped Swann with a kick but Swann responded in kind.  Oku drilled him with a leaping knee.  Swann nailed a spinning heel kick for a close two count.  They battled back and forth with right hands.  It got hot and heavy.  Oku leapt with a knee strike and then drove Swann's head into the mat.  Great stuff.  

Oku nailed a top rope frog splash for a close near fall.  Swann was superkicked hard in the mouth but fired back with one of his own, catching Oku on the top.  He nailed a top rope rana.  Swann went for a move but was caught in mid-air in a crab and tapped.

Your winner, Michael Oku!

The world defeats The U.S.!

Really fun show to close Wrestlecon out.

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