Post by Slade on May 3, 2014 21:47:50 GMT -5
Dynamite Saturday Night
Saturday, May 3, 2014
From the Bell Centre in Montréal, Québec
Tonight’s Announced Matches
International Heavyweight Championship Match
Christian Cage vs. Yvon “Le Lion” Robert
North American Tag Team Championship Match
Bad Influence vs. Leo Burke & Rowdy Roddy Piper
The Hurricane & Rosey vs. The Blue Blazer & The Mountie
Plus Mash-Up World Heavyweight Champion “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is here!
“Houdini” by Teenage Kicks (of Toronto, Ontario), from the album Spoils of Youth (2014)
International Heavyweight Championship Match
Christian Cage vs. Yvon “Le Lion” Robert
North American Tag Team Championship Match
Bad Influence vs. Leo Burke & Rowdy Roddy Piper
The Hurricane & Rosey vs. The Blue Blazer & The Mountie
Plus Mash-Up World Heavyweight Champion “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is here!
“Houdini” by Teenage Kicks (of Toronto, Ontario), from the album Spoils of Youth (2014)
Tonight’s Broadcast Features the Ringside Commentary Teams of
Ed Whalen and Lord Alfred Hayes (English)
Marc Blondin and Jacques Rougeau (Français)
Ed Whalen and Lord Alfred Hayes (English)
Marc Blondin and Jacques Rougeau (Français)
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w/ VS.
The Hurricane & Rosey w/ Mighty Molly vs. The Mountie & The Blue Blazer
We open the evening with this hot contest, which was signed after last week’s singles bout between The Hurricane and The Mountie, which ended with The Mountie getting himself disqualified and then, with the help of the Blue Blazer, assaulting The Hurricane and Rosey with his cattle prod. The match begins with Rosey using his weight advantage to stifle the Blue Blazer’s offensive attack. Rosey and The Hurricane make frequent tags and keep their masked counterpart from getting any offense in until he rocks The Hurricane with a thunderous enzigurri kick! Both men tag out. Rosey runs in, but right into a dropkick from The Mountie! The Mountie keeps bringing the attack and even surprises the entire arena by executing a scoopslam on the big Superhero in Training! The Mountie goes for the first pinfall attempt of the contest after he executes a second rope diving leg drop on Rosey, but The Hurricane breaks it up. He’s immediately attacked by The Blue Blazer, who knocks him out of the ring and then performs a springboard body press on The Hurricane to the floor! Back in the ring, Rosey gets back into the contest by seeing The Mountie charging at him and executing a Samoan drop. The Mountie kicks out of his pinfall attempt.
On the outside, The Blue Blazer tries to rip The Hurricane’s mask off of his head until Mighty Molly provides a distraction that gets The Blue Blazer to chase her around the ring. This gets Rosey’s attention and he saves her from harm’s way by going out to the ring apron and knocking The Blue Blazer down with a diving clothesline! The Mountie comes out and they brawl around ringside. Meanwhile, The Hurricane comes over and starts pulling at the Blue Blazer’s mask. The fans are getting excited at the prospect of him ripping the mask off. The Blue Blazer scrambles to get away, but can’t. The Hurricane successfully rips the mask off of the Blue Blazer, but he quickly manages to avoid being seen by anyone except for The Hurricane and escapes by further detection by crawling under the ring. The Hurricane has a look of shock on his face.
Back in the ring, The Mountie tries to go for the Corotid Control Technique, but The Hurricane stops him and gives him the Eye of the Hurricane! Rosey pins. 1…2…3!
Official Decision: The Hurricane & Rosey win by pinfall
Following the match, The Blue Blazer re-emerges from under the ring, wearing a new mask, and makes his exit by running off through the crowd.
Before going to our first commercial break, we get a video montage of Jeremy Borash and SoCal Val talking to fans outside of the Bell Centre and along the incredibly busy Rue Ste-Catherines in downtown Montréal to get their pre-DSN thoughts about the arrival of Mash-Up World Heavvyweight Champion “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, in anticipation of his announced appearance at tonight’s show. La ville de Montréal is hyped up for Austin 3:16!
*Commercial Break 1*
We come back from commercial break to find Jeremy Borash standing by with the King of the Jungle, Yvon “Le Lion” Robert and the Montréal Mafia’s spokesperson and business manager, Frenchy Martin. Robert responds to Borash’s questions in French, and Martin provides the English answers, as together they cut a promo promising that history will be made tonight when Yvon “Le Lion” Robert becomes the first 2-time International Heavyweight Champion in front of his hometown fans. Moreover, he will dedicate his victory to the entire Québecois nation, who stands united in the face of aggressive attempts by the English-speaking world to destroy Québec’s culture and replace its language with that of their own. The latest aggressor, of course, is the Illuminati’s tanned dude, like, whoa, whatever morons from California. By like all other Anglophones who try to ruin Québec, these inarticulate beach bums will learn that Québec cannot be conquered and the Montréal Mafia will forever stand as the most dominate force in professional wrestling.
The Million Dollar Man visits a public pool.
SoCal Val is standing by with AGPW International Heavyweight Champion, Christian Cage, to get his thoughts on facing the former champio, Yvon “Le Lion” Robert, tonight in his hometown. Cage says that he understands that he may not get the usual warm reception that he normally receives wherever he goes, including here in Montréal, but he’s okay with that. He understands that the fans are proud of Le Lion and of everything he’s accomplished in his career. However, he doesn’t regret to inform those very same people that there will be no happy ending for the hometown hero tonight because the Instant Classic is going to prove to them all that his win inside of the elimination chamber was no fluke by defeating Yvon Robert in a normal wrestling match because being the very best in the world at what he does is how he rolls!
*Commercial Break 2*
VS.
Ezekiel Jackson vs. “The Iceman” Dean Malenko
Dean Malenko uses his speed to get the early advantage on the enormously powerful Ezekiel Jackson. He grounds the big man and works on keeping him down by trying to do stretch his legs in ways that they weren’t meant to be stretched. Jackson uses his incredible power to still get to his feet and nearly destroys Malenko with one vicious lariat. He gets a 2-count pinfall attempt out of it. Jackson takes control of the match, but Malenko weathers his mid-match onslaught of power maneuvers to come back strong with quick attacks whether by running the runs or going to the top rope. In the end, Malenko gets the submission victory with his Texas Cloverleaf.
After winning the match, Malenko asks for a microphone and cuts a brief promo in which he states that it was so easy to force Jackson to tap out that he doesn’t see any reason why everyone in AGPW felt the need to toss heaps of praise on Samoa Joe for doing the same thing two weeks ago. He might’ve ended Jackson’s undefeated streak, but Malenko notes that he never faced upper card talent and so the only reason Joe made the big man tap out is because Malenko didn’t drop down the card to do it first. Malenko says that there’s nothing that anyone else can do that he can’t do. That’s why they call him the Man of 1000 Holds.
Official Decision: “The Iceman” Dean Malenko wins by submission
*Commercial Break 3*
w/ VS.
North American Tag Team Title Match
Bad Influence w/ “Classy” Freddie Blassie vs. Leo Burke & Rowdy Roddy Piper
Bad Influence w/ “Classy” Freddie Blassie vs. Leo Burke & Rowdy Roddy Piper
Here’s a big tag team title match to cap the first hour of our live broadcast. Bad Influence are the North American Tag Team Champions and arguably the best tag team in AGPW. Leo Burke and Rowdy Roddy Piper are only competing in their second match as a team. They give up the edge of tag team chemistry, teamwork and experience to the champions, but make up for it in some ways as being two parts magnificent wrestlers who should be considered a real threat to take the titles. The match starts off with the comedy antics of Piper slapping Christopher Daniels around the ring and making him look like an inferior competitor. Piper allows him to tag out to Kazarian and does the same thing to Kazarian, stifling his every attempt at offense and just generally making him look stupid. The champions put an end to their own embarrassment when Daniels makes a blind tag to Kazarian as he’s running the ropes. Kazarian ducks a clothesline and Daniels nails Piper between the shoulder blades with a springboard dropkick! He and Kazarian give him a double suplex. Then, Daniels goes to work on Piper’s left arm. He gives him a series of arm drags and armbars. He locks on a good one and twists it a lot. A tag to Kazarian sees him come off the top rope with a double axehandle smash to Piper’s left shoulder. Kazarian gives Piper a shoulderbreaker and starts working over his shoulder in an attempt to pop it out of place. More quick tags and double team moves sees the champions wearing down Piper quickly. They make their first attempt to score the victory after a slingshot elbow drop and slingshot leg drop combination, but Piper manages to kick out of it. Piper fights his way out of a headlock and runs to the ropes, but Daniels gives him a dropkick. Daniels whips him into the corner, then charges in and gets a foot to the face. Piper switches places with Daniels and gives him multiple boxing jabs, finishing off the flurry with a thumb to the eye. Piper heads to his corner to finally tag out, but Daniels recovers quickly enough to stop him. Daniels goes for a vertical suplex, but Piper slides through the back and lands on his feet, then rolls him up for a 2-count. Piper with a lariat attempt. Daniels ducks it, then goes for a spinning heel kick, but Piper catches him and counters by planting him into the mat and hooking the leg for a pin attempt. It gets two. Piper heads to his corner. Daniels grabs him by the foot and tries to drag him back, but Piper boots him in the face, then leaps over and makes the tag!
Burke comes in and takes care of business, hitting everything in sight with punches, chops, suplexes and dropkicks. Burke sends Kazarian flying over the top turnbuckle with a Greco-Roman toss, then runs at Daniels, who goes for a hurricanrana, but Burke is locked in and plants him with a sit-out powerbomb! 1…2… kick out! Burke picks up Daniels, takes him into the corner and puts him on the top turnbuckle. He starts climbing the turnbuckle, but then is grabbed from behind by Kazarian, who gives him a side belly-to-back suplex. Daniels comes off of the turnbuckle with a flying elbow drop! 1…2.. kick out! Meanwhile, Kazarian knocks Piper to the floor and then takes him out with a slingshot plancha! Back in the ring, Daniels sets up for Angel’s Wings, but Burke gets his arms free, sweeps Daniels legs, then catapults him into the turnbuckle! He grabs Daniels from behind and executes a bridging German suplex! 1…2… shoulder up! Burke picks up Daniels and gives him a bodyslam. He goes to the second rope and executes a diving elbow drop. He hooks the leg. 1…2… save by Kazarian. Burke and Kazarian exchange blows until Kazarian ducks a clothesline attempt and hits a superkick! Daniels crawls over to make the cover. 1…2.. Piper grabs him by the foot and drags him out of the ring. Short-arm clothesline drops him! Kazarian runs up the turnbuckle and flies at him, but Piper gets out of the way and Kazarian hits the guardrail! Piper picks up Daniels and rolls him into the ring. Burke tags him and they put Daniels on the top turnbuckle. Double superplex! Piper pins, but “Classy” Freddie Blassie distracts the referee! Piper goes over and threatens to slug him out, but Blassie threatens to strike him with his cane. Daniels gets up and charges at him from behind. Burke warns him and Piper steps out of the way. Daniels, ends up knocking Blassie off of the ring apron. Then, he gets pulled down into a school-boy roll-up by Piper. Kazarian enters the ring, but Burke does, too, and tackles him to cut him off. 1…2…3! We have new North American Tag Team Champions!
Official Decision: Leo Burke & Rowdy Roddy Piper win by pinfall
*Commercial Break 4*
The Rattlesnake has arrived! Mash-Up World Heavyweight Champion “Stone Cold” Steve Austin” hits the ring to thunderous applause from the fans in the Harbour Station! He gives double bird salutes to the fans, flings his championship title belt in the air and guzzles down half a dozen cans of beer. Then, he proceeds to cut a promo talking about how he doesn’t give a shit about AGPW – What? – it’s upcoming 1-year anniversary – What? – a show they call JOURNEY TO GREATNESS – What? – Moncton, New Brunswick – What? –or that he has to defend his title at JOURNEY TO GREATNESS – What? – against the “Macho Man” Randy Savage – What? – he said the “Macho Man” Randy Savage – What? – the guy who eats Slim Jims – What? – wears retarded looking clothing – What? – and pink tights with stars on them – What? – and inexplicably points to the heavens an awful lot – What? – while saying, “Oh yeah!” – and finishes his matches with the universally revered flying elbow drop – What? – a move that is too lame to defeat a true champion – What? – he said the move sucks – What? – it’s a crap move – What? – anyone can do it – What? – but no one can win with it – What? – because the move is weak – What? – it can’t keep “Stone Cold” down for the count of three – What? – it won’t prevent “Stone Cold” from kicking out of a pinfall attempt – What? – it’s not going to take the Mash-Up World Heavyweight Championship off of Stone Cold’s waist – What? – he said the “Macho Man” can’t beat him – What? – he said the “Macho Man” will lose to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin at JOURNEY TO GREATNESS – What? – and that’s the bottom line because…
Before Austin can finish that thought, out walks his JOURNEY TO GREATNESS challenger, the “Macho Man” Randy Savage, who receives an equally thunderous reception from the fans inside of Harbour Station. As soon as his music finishes playing and before he can even say a word, Stone Cold runs his mouth off at the Macho Man for coming out to the ring and interrupting him. The Macho Man tells Austin that he interrupted him because nothing he just said is truly the bottom line because all of Stone Cold’s grandstanding and hot-dogging doesn’t amount to a lick of truth. According to the Macho Man, the truth is that the best wrestler in the world is standing inside of this very ring, but he’s the one not holding onto the Mash-Up World Heavyweight Champion – at least, not yet, anyway. And at JOURNEY TO GREATNESS, Macho Man is going to show Stone Cold that Macho Madness cannot be stopped when he defeats him and becomes the Mash-Up World Heavyweight Champion! Stone Cold asks him if that is so and the Macho Man responds by telling him that he might be the best wrestler standing inside of the ring on most nights, but that is not something that he can ever claim to be as long as he’s looking at the “Macho Man” Randy Savage standing across the ring from him.
Stone Cold delivers a Stone Cold Stunner! He quickly grabs a mic, gets down in the Macho Man’s face and says that it looks like he isn’t standing anymore! Stone Cold throws the microphone down. We hear the familiar sound of shattering glass as Stone Cold collects his title and a few beers for the road. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin versus “Macho Man” Randy Savage will happen four weeks from tonight at JOURNEY TO GREATNESS! Don’t miss it!
*Commercial Break 5*
Jeremy Borash is with Lance Storm and Tyson Kidd and asks them for their thoughts about having to face the AWA Tag Team Champions, the Miracle Violence Connection, last week! Storm wants to be serious and tells us that they weren’t prepared for that match at all. It is no excuse for losing, but says that they weren’t prepared and he feels that it put them at a disadvantage against one of the most formidable tag teams in the Mash-Up Universe. Kidd adds that they weren’t particularly pleased with being volunteered for an open challenge. Borash asks them where Owen Hart is and they tell him that they don’t know. He hasn’t been seen since before their match against the Miracle Violence Connection.
Suddenly, a group of superheroes flies in from stage right! Storm and Kidd just stare blankly at them, wondering what they are doing here, when finally The Hurricane introduces his crew of super sleuths. Then, he says that he has come with information that they might find to be of utmost interest to them. Storm says he has no time for clowns, but Kidd asks what it is and The Hurricane reveals that when he pulled the mask off of the Blue Blazer in their match earlier in the evening, he got a look at the Blazer’s face and discovered his true identity. He then states that the Blue Blazer is in fact Owen Hart! Storm and Kidd don’t know what to say and ask if he is for real and The Hurricane says that he is 100% serious! A shocking revelation from the mouth of The Hurricane! What will Owen Hart or the Blue Blazer have to say about this accusation?
VS.
Samoa Joe vs. Cuban Assassin Jr.
The Samoan Submission Machine is in prime form right here. Cuban Assassin Jr. gets a couple of cheapshots in early, but Joe turns the table on him, by getting out of the way of a charging attack in the corner and then executing the CCS enziguri kick. After that, he gives CA Jr. a chop to the back, a shoot kick to the chest and then a running senton. He’s about to go for the pin, but sees Cuban Assassin Sr. climbing the turnbuckle. He meets him in the corner and hits a single leg dropkick to trip him up on the turnbuckle. Then, he gets up and pulls him off of the turnbuckle, executing the Muscle Buster! CA Jr. tries to attack, but Joe gives him an inverted atomic drop and a single leg dropkick to knock him down. Then, he applies the Coquina Clutch to secure the submission win!
Following the match, Joe asks for a microphone and addresses Dean Malenko’s earlier comments, questioning why he feels the need to disparage Joe’s accomplishments and wondering if the Iceman feels threatened by Joe’s steady rise up the card. He finishes off by telling Malenko that if he wants to find out what all of the hype is about, he’ll be ready and waiting for him, but warns him that if he wants to try to prove to the world that Joe is nothing special, he’d better get ready to be killed.
Official Decision: Samoa Joe wins by submission
SoCal Val is standing by with “Superstar” Billy Graham. The Man of the Hour, Tower of Power, Too Sweet to Be Sour says that there have been some unfortunate setbacks in the Illuminati’s planned conquest of AGPW, referencing Goldust’s loss to Tajiri last week and Bad Influence’s loss of the North American Tag Team Titles earlier tonight. However, the goal remains unchanged and the plan is still intact. These are temporary setbacks and promises that the Californiacation of AGPW is inevitable. He gets some incredible heel heat when he says that the key to bringing AGPW into the McMahon family empire is to eradicate Californiacation’s main competition – the Montréal Mafia! She asks him if that means that Californiacation will be targeting Yvon “Le Lion” Robert to cost him his title rematch in tonight’s main event. Graham tells her that he guarantees that Californiacation will not get involved in tonight’s main event because Commissioner Billy Two Rivers has signed a match between “Superstar” Billy Graham and Yvon “Le Lion” Robert, next week, and if Robert regains the title, then he’ll have to put it on the line against the Tower of Power. “Superstar” Billy Graham faces Yvon “Le Lion” Robert in next week’s main event (and the International Heavyweight Championship could be on the line)!
*Commercial Break 6*
VS.
Chyna vs. Allison Danger
This is a relatively quick match that showcases Chyna’s excellent wrestling skills and proves that she’s more than a formidable opponent and a very real threat to become the Women’s Champion at some point in the future. Allison Danger puts up a good fight, hitting Chyna with some hard power moves, but it is Chyna who ultimately conquers on this evening, hitting her signature moves like a back handspring elbow, gorilla press slam, DDT and the Pedigree, which secures her the victory.
Official Decision: Chyna wins by pinfall
Following the match, Awesome Kong attacks Chyna from behind. She gives Chyna a wicked chairshot and then another while she’s down. She then proceeds to drive the spine of the chair into Chyna’s lower back. Then, Kong throws Chyna out of the ring and continues the assault by driving Chyna’s head into the turnbuckle post several times before finally knocking her down with a hard short-arm clothesline. Chyna’s been busted open. She finishes off the attack by putting Chyna through the French announce team’s table with an Awesome Bomb! “Classy” Freddie Blassie, who was cheering on the assault the entire time, grabs a microphone and tells Chyna that this is what she gets for constantly trying to stand up to the awesome force of Awesome Kong! But she needs to learn that Awesome Kong will always be the last woman standing, and if this lesson wasn’t learned today, then she can get a repeat lesson at JOURNEY TO GREATNESS!
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Sunday, May 11 – Sussex, New Brunswick
Thursday, May 15 – Montague, Prince Edward Island
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Sunday, May 4 – Longueuil, Québec
Thursday, May 8 – Saint Stephen, New Brunswick
Friday, May 9 – Saint John, New Brunswick (DSN TV tapings)
Saturday, May 10 – Quispamsis, New Brunswick
Sunday, May 11 – Sussex, New Brunswick
Thursday, May 15 – Montague, Prince Edward Island
Friday, May 16 – Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (DSN TV tapings)
Saturday, May 17 – Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Sunday, May 18 – Tignish, Prince Edward Island
Saturday, May 31 – Moncton, New Brunswick (AGPW: Journey to Greatness – Live on PPV)
*Commercial Break 7*
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Before the main event begins, the “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and his bodyguard, Virgil, come down to ringside to join Ed Whalen and Lord Alfred Hayes on colour commentary. Whalen seems genuinely perplexed as to why he is here, but Hayes his pleased to see him and offers him a very regal greeting, to which DiBiase is very much appreciative. As the challenger and champion both make their entrances, the Million Dollar Man explains to Whalen and Hayes that the primary reason he’s joined them is so that he can sit at ringside and congratulate the winner of tonight’s match and to give him a gift that he simply cannot refuse – however much of DiBiase’s money he wants in exchange for the International Heavyweight Championship title belt!
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International Heavyweight Championship Match
Christian Cage vs. Yvon “Le Lion” Robert w/ Frenchy Martin
Christian Cage vs. Yvon “Le Lion” Robert w/ Frenchy Martin
As the match gets underway, chants of “Le Lion” echo throughout the arena. Yvon Robert is the hometown hero and favourite. Meanwhile, Christian Cage receives a mixed reaction, as some fans still cheer him. However, one gets the sense that those fans cheering up on are cheering both men on, while those fans jeering him are do so mostly because he’s not the hometown ‘guardian de la lute québecoise.’ They grapple to begin. Cage’s early strategy is to use his speed and strike Robert. Conversely, Robert’s early strategy is to do throw Cage onto the mat and wear him down with submission holds. Cage occasionally employes his speed to strike Robert and knock him down, but Robert sometimes catches Cage coming and gives him a hip toss, arm drag or even leg drags to drop him into the mat before jumping on him and applying some kind of hold to weaken his shoulders and neck. This is how the first five minutes of the match are played out, until Cage wiggles free of a hold, takes Robert down with a drop toehold and applies an indian deathlock. Robert is in the hold for nearly half a minute before he reaches the ropes for a break. When he gets up, Cage lays into him with some chops. He goes for a whip, but Robert reverses it. He goes for a running clothesline, but Cage ducks it. Both men are on the run and Cage knocks Robert down with a flying forearm (shades of Tito Santana). Robert gets up in a daze and Cage takes him over with an arm drag and then locks on an armbar. Robert works his way to his feet and, with a hairpull, backs into the ropes to break free. Cage pushes him off and Robert is on the run. Cage goes for a dropkick, but Robert clutches the ropes. Cage gets up and Robert runs him over with a running clothesline. He goes for the cover. Cage kicks out after one. Robert tries to apply a headlock, but Cage is quick to slide out of it and get Robert in a wristlock from behind. Robert reverses that into one of his own. Cage tries to throw some back elbows at Robert’s head to break it, but he avoids them, releases Cage, then gives him a side belly-to-belly suplex and hooks his leg for the pin. Cage kicks out at two. Robert hooks both legs and, again, Cage kicks out at two. Robert sends Cage into the corner. He walks in, turns to his side and strikes with five back elbow shots to the side of the head. Robert gives him a cross-corner whip and follows close behind. Cage catches Robert by surprise with a corner springboard sunset flip that gets a 2-count. They get up and Robert tries to hip toss him, but Cage holds his ground, knees him in the abdomen, flips out of the hip toss hold and drops Robert with a clothesline. He tries for a pin, but Robert kicks out at two, then wisely rolls out of the ring and onto the floor.
Robert doesn’t get much of a breather, though as he holds a short conference with Frenchy Martin to discuss strategy. That conference is ended when Cage attacks with a springboard plancha from out of the corner of the ring! Cage picks up Robert and goes to send him into the ring, but he elbows Cage and slams his face off of the ring apron, instead. Robert then whips him into the guardrail. He grabs Cage and drops him over the guardrail before throwing him into the ring. Robert comes in and, with Cage, down looks to be going for the arm-trap headscissors, but Cage wisely backs into the ropes and gets his feet around the bottom rope. Robert lets him go, but immediately pounces, hammering away at Cage’s back with thunderous forearm shots. Robert has him up against the ropes and lays into him with some knife-edge chops before going for a whip. He gives Cage a flapjack and a leg drop to the back of the head and neck! He then locks on the arm-trap headscissors! Cage is in trouble as no one has been able to escape this book without a rope break, and he’s out of reach. Robert figures to be about to regain the International Heavyweight Championship. However, Cage instead manages to roll over enough, while still locked in the hold, to get Robert’s shoulders on the mat. The referee counts it to two before Robert breaks the hold so as to spare himself from losing by pinfall! Cage only gets a brief reprieve before Robert attacks his arm and shoulder and then grabs hold of Cage to give him a fall-forward side slam, but Cage elbows him in the side of the head to break free, gets him in a waistlock from behind and takes him over with a roll-up that Robert kicks out of at two. Cage runs to the ropes and returns with a cross-body block attempt, but Robert catches him and gives him a fall-away slam that sends Cage rolling right out to the floor.
Robert goes to the outside and stomps on him a few times before rolling him back into the ring. He grabs him by the arm and drags him to the centre of the ring, but there, with his back on the mat, Cage kicks him in the head twice before Robert can try to apply the arm-trap headscissors again. Cage gets up and Robert tries to hit him with a running clothesline, but he ducks it, then hits him with a low dropkick to the mid-section that sends Robert back into the corner. Cage is slow to get up, though. When he does, Robert comes out of the corner and Cage quickly runs at him and takes him down with a spear! He’s still slow to react. He pins but Robert kicks out at two! Cage’s inability to pin him immediately may have cost him there. Cage starts picking up Robert, but ends up on the receiving end of a bridging northern lights suplex. 1…2… no! Cage’s foot is on the bottom rope! Robert argues with him out of frustration. He picks up Cage and shoves him into the corner. He lays into him with a few chops, then lifts him onto the top rope. He climbs up, but Cage fights him off and knocks him to the mat. Cage gets poised and waits. Robert gets to his feet. Cage hits him with a diving crossbody and hooks the leg for the pin. 1…2… kick out! They both get up. Cage goes for the Unprettier, but Robert shoves him away. Cage nearly collides with the referee, but stops short. He turns around and Robert looks to be going for the spear. Cage and the referee move out of the way and Robert nails the turnbuckle. Cage executes the Unprettier! He pins. 1…2…3!
The crowd reaction was building steadily towards the end. A hushed boo is the immediate response, but then the fans cheer and applaud both men for their gutsy effort in that match. Christian Cage retains the title and leaves no room for doubt that he deserves to be the International Heavyweight Champion!
Official Decision: Christian Cage wins by pinfall
Just as he promise during the match, the “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and Virgil enter the ring with a briefcase full of cash and DiBiase offers to hand over the briefcase full of crisp $100 Canadian dollar bills to Christian Cage to sell away his title reign to him. Cage looks at the title and the briefcase and declines. Virgil shoves the briefcase into his hands, but he forcefully returns it just as quickly. DiBiase tells him that Cage has forced him to play hardball. By that he means that he’s going to have to force Cage to sell, but at a much lower price. At DiBiase’s signal, Virgil clocks Cage in the head with the hard Samsonite case! Together, DiBiase and Virgil put the boots to him. Virgil opens the case for DiBiase. He takes out a single $100 bill and shoves it into his mouth. Then, DiBiase puts the International Heavyweight Championship title around his waist, Virgil collects the briefcase full of cash and they leave as the show goes off the air.
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Join us next week for another edition of
Dynamite Saturday Night
featuring
“Superstar” Billy Graham vs. Yvon “Le Lion” Robert
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Dynamite Saturday Night
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“Superstar” Billy Graham vs. Yvon “Le Lion” Robert
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