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PEDRO DONES VS. RAY JAZ STREET FIGHT WITH DONES' CAREER ON THE LINE & MORE: 11/23 WRESTLING OPEN AUTUMN CLASSIC II LIVE REPORT

Wrestling Open “Autumn Classic”

11/23/23 - Worcester, MA

Spotlight Match: Joey Conway vs Athan Promise

I walk into the Eagle mid-match to see Conway laying in a solid beatdown on Promise. Great looking hangman’s cannonball at one point. Promise fires back with a back breaker and a great German bridge. Conway catches Promise coming off the top and hits a yoshi tonic for the win. Impressive win and even the crowd had a hard time hating on Conway too hard. 

Winner: Joey Conway

 We’re live! I see Paul Crockett at the booth. I see Rich Palladino on the announcer’s mic. It’s Thanksgiving. It’s week 99. I get to watch Ray Jaz get beat up. What a holiday! Let’s do this!

Match 1: Turkey Day 10-Person Rumble

1. Shawn Knyte 
2. Jay Onyx

Oh s*** the Haven is facing off to start this rumble off?????? They try a thumb war? Knyte almost throws out Onyx and he feels the betrayal. They are still friends though as the third entrant come out. 

1. Massimo Pesca 

The Haven is back on the same page beating on Pesca, who is just heeling it up. 

1. JGeorge

JG saves Pesca and the odds have evened for a sec. 

1. DJ Powers

Haven with a step dropkick sends Pesca out of the ring. Eliminated. Powers with a tree of woe superkick and running dropkicks lay out both sides of the haven.

1. Wild Hound Johnny Rivera

Haven with a double superkick eliminates DJ Powers while Rivera goes after JGeroge.

1. Armani Kayos

Kayos with a rear view to Onyx! Jgeorge tries to capitalize. Onyx sent off the apron and is out! Rivera sends JGeroge flying!

1. Fancy Ryan Clancy 

Knyte tosses Rivera. Everyone collides and is down as the buzzer sounds.

1. Sea bass Finn

Finn rows on Kayos! Kayos eats some bass!

1. Hammer Tunis 

Final entrant Tunis with a reverse ddt drops Finn.  Armani with a butterfly knee strike! Rear view sends Finn to the floor. Clancy and Knyte working to eliminate Kayos and Tunis. Knyte put over the top and Tunis smashes him off the apron. Clancy fighting back two on one. Tunis with a back elbow and Kayos hits the split leg drop. Kayos comes running and Clancy one arm tosses him. Tunis is doing it for the ranch? Helllll noooo. Clancy dropping bombs but Tunis drops him to the top buckle. Tunis with a reversal and almost sends Clancy flying! Ryan is dangling! He slowly plexes Tunis to the apron. Hammer and Clancy battling to their feet but it’s precarious. Tunis takes the eyes! Clancy with a headkick and Tunis rebounds off the rope to the floor!!!

Winner: Fancy Ryan Clancy

 Match 2: Kennedi Copeland vs Paris Van Dale (Last Woman Standing)

Paris runs immediately at Kennedi hits the ring. Copeland landing hard, Paris trying to escape with her life and Copeland baseball slides out to her. Kennedi goes for a chair but Paris hits her from behind. Paris sent into the hard loose chairs of the White Eagle. Paris tosses her weighted jacket into Kennedi’s face and hits her short ddt. Ref Bill makes the count but Copeland is stirring quickly. Paris grabs some tape and ties up the wrists of Copeland. She can’t fight back and Paris chokes her on the corner with her belt. Hard belt whips to the back. These look like they suuuuuck. Kennedi with a thez press but her hands are still taped up. She’s got that belt those and breaks it across Paris’ body. Paris gets posted and I’m typing and almost die. Lol. Kennedi grabs the chairs again and Paris heads for the back. Time to take this street fight to the streets??? Paris pulled back through the curtain, she rips at Copeland’s nose ring and tosses her to the post. Kennedi still fighting…Paris still going for the nose ring and tries to choke out Copeland. Shannon Lavangie hits the ring and runs off Paris…and big boots Copeland in the face! Booooooo! Paris says Copeland has zero friends…they set up a chair to kill Copeland…hangman’s double ddt into the chair. Ref Bill makes the count and Kennedi is down for the ten as Paris and Shannon taunt the crowd. 

Winner: Paris Van Dale

 

 Paris covers Copeland’s head in makeup and gives her a different version of a crimson mask. What a terrible night to be Kennedi Copeland :(

 Match 3: TJ Crawford vs MORTAR

TJ thinks he can overpower Mortar. Nope. He just bounces off Mortar. TJ goes flying across the ring. High press slam and a senton to the back for two. He drags TJ around and chops the hell out of him. He finally dodges a flying Mortar and tries to gets some back…We think these chops are weeeeeak. Mortar catches him off the top and belly to bellies the silver sniper. Slingshot cross body! Hard kicks all over! Lionsault for two! TJ tries to roll up a discus lariat but Mortar’s out…hard lariat. He goes for the f5 but TJ rakes the eyes. Spinning head kick puts the lights out and sends Big Business home with their first W of the night. 

Winner: TJ Crawford

 Match 4: The Love Doctors (Landon Hale & Love Doug) vs YDNB (Griffin McCoy & Ellis Taylor) 

The winner of this match will challenge Brick City for the Eliminator Cup championships. Doug is ready to love McCoy. Griffin does not want this love and hits a huge German out of corner. Taylor with a back suplex for two. YDNB isolating and beating down our Cupid. Sudden dive and Tag to Landon! Double dropkick! Hale storming through the pair. Rana to McCoy. Backbreaker cutter combo to Taylor. Ellis feigns injury and McCoy plays the distraction. YDNB really showing their tag team chemistry honed over several years as an alliance. They trap Landon in the rope and pummel the good doctor with kicks and chops before planting his face into the mat for two. Doug sent off the apron! Hale popped up into a powerbomb. Landon with a double rana! Tag to Doug! Griffin getting lit up! Smooches for everyone! Bulldog lariat combo! Hale is still down and can’t prevent Taylor from blocking the finish. Doug eats another German. A half and half! Hale is back up and breaks up the pin! Double seated superkick for Douglas! They go for the finish but Landon with a blind tag… I Heart Ur Spine!!! Hale hits a back stabber and Doug blasts Taylor with the rebound lariat for the win! The Love Doctors will challenge for the title!!!

Winner: Love Doctors

 Match 5: Steven Stetson vs Gal

Gal is a big bull and I guess we’re about to see if he’s learned anything on that ranch in New Jersey. Gal is handling the big cowboy early. Stetson needs him a timeout. Gal still unloading. Snap powerslam! Chops! Toss out of the corner. Stetson ducks a discus and Chop blocks the knee. Back suplex to the action figure. Gal is getting beat up. Stetson threatens to throw him at me. Gal coming back. Double cross body! They trade chokeslam attempts. Gal hits a clubbing lariat. Stetson barely kicks out! Steve planted on the top…Gal heads up there but Stetson drops him. He misses a splash completely. Gal puts him in a deep crab. Hammer Tunis hits the ring to distract and Stetson hits the northern Jersey lariat for the win. Boooooooo.

Winner: Steven Stetson

 Match 6: Big Bacon Brad Hollister vs Dustin Waller

Brad is ready to destroy another hero. Will one half of the IWTV tag team champs be that victim? Brad runs him right into the corner. Bacon bowls him right over and he starts taunting Flash. Bacon even steals Waller’s tranquilo spot??? Waller with a basement dropkick and unloads a beating on Hollister. Hard double chops and a high cross body! Plancha over the top! He tries to slingshot into the ring but lands in a backbreaker. Bacon is back and hits a high angle German. Dustin reverses but gets whipped hard to the buckles. Bacon still all over Flash. He curls flash into a snap brain buster. Sick spot honestly. Dustin with a tilt a while armbreaker reversal! Bacon runs into a head kick! Flash speeding this up! Running shooting star for two! Waller heads up top….Bacon rolls away. Flash misses another running shooting star…Bacon goes for the jackhammer…back and forth reversals….Flash with a Michanoku driver for two! Ten punches! Mizline! Bacon catches the handspring out of the air for a German! Hard lariat for two! Bacon talking smack. Flash fighting back…Bacin with a hard headbut to the ribs! Flash flies in with a forearm! Bacon with a sitout bomb for two! Bradly riling up the crowd as Waller struggles. He sets up the jackhammer…Waller out…he catches a rana off the top! Handspring cutter! Bacon rolls away but Flash hits the splash from across the ring! Kick out! This match rules. Flash misses a 450…Bacon catches a kick in the corner…tornado jackhammer connects and Bacon gets the three in a barnburner. 

Winner: Big Bacon Brad Hollister

Hollister says that if THAT Dustin Waller shows up against Swipe Right…we’re gonna have new tag champs. Bacon promises that next week, we will NOT leave happy. This moment will be for him and he will be the king of wrestling open. 

Main Event: Ray Jaz vs Pedro Dones (Street Fight)

This could be it for Pedro. If he can’t the job done tonight, he goes home forever and retires from professional wrestling. Dones will be Done. 

Unsurprisingly, Dones tackles Jaz right during the entrance. Dones sends the Jazman to the floor. Hard suplex to the boards. Jaz posts the shot caller? Blocked! Cross slam into the post! They fight to the bar… this is just a war! Dones gets put through Jaz’s merch display. Jaz drags him back to the apron for a leg drop. Time for some plunder. It’s time for a chair fight! Dines eats a FIRM chair shit to the back. And another! These are f***ing brutal. He tells Dones to not make him do this. The shot caller is hurting but reverses a whip and Jaz eats a chair propped in the corner. He gives Jaz a hell of a receipt for that shot. He pulls out a literal kitchen sink and Batters Jaz with a chair with him under that hardware. We got a door in this house!!! Dones firing up and pummeling Jaz! That door has another door strapped to it??? Jaz with a back suplex to avoid eating the door. Second rope famouser for two! He slowly wraps up the legs…he whips Dones with his belt and starts to choke him with it. Dones bites free! Hard belt whips from Pedro! These are helllllacious! Dones sets up the door on Chairs. Jaz lays him out in the door…Ray to the top and drops an elbow on the shot caller! Kick out! Jaz is frustrated. He brings out a…beach chair? Is this a Jersey thing? Dines gets planted into the chair and Jaz hits a VAN TERMINATOR into Pedro!!!! Dones is part of that beach chair now as Jaz drags him out for the pin….kick out! Jaz grabs the mic and begs Pedro to go home to his kids. He says he’s got something will make Pedro give. He brings out Pedro’s son again. Jaz puts him and hopes to replicate the spot from last week…Pedro’s son gives Ray a shot in the nuts!!!! Pedro with a stiff ddt! Jaz is down for the three!!!!! He hugs his son and we go off the air with Pedro Dones celebrating with his two young sons. This was incredible. 

Winner: Pedro Dones

 

 

 

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