Post by Slade on Mar 7, 2015 1:19:03 GMT -5
Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling presents
The Titans of Grand Prix
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
From the Mile One Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador
Live Attendance: 7 100
Tonight’s Announced Matches
“Superstar” Billy Graham vs. Big E. Langston
Owen Hart & Tyson Kidd vs. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers
Ultimo Dragon vs. Test vs. Petey Williams vs. Magnus
Tonight’s Broadcast Features the Ringside Commentary Teams of
Ed Whalen and Lord Alfred Hayes (English)
Marc Blondin and René Goulet (Français)
“Superstar” Billy Graham vs. Big E. Langston
Owen Hart & Tyson Kidd vs. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers
Ultimo Dragon vs. Test vs. Petey Williams vs. Magnus
Tonight’s Broadcast Features the Ringside Commentary Teams of
Ed Whalen and Lord Alfred Hayes (English)
Marc Blondin and René Goulet (Français)
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The following matches were taped for Talking About the Titans, hosted by Ed Whalen, Marc Blondin and Jeremy Borash, and available exclusively on the Mash-Up Wrestling Network:
First Match: Nicole Matthews defeated Cherry Bomb, who was competing in a try out match, by pinfall at 4:21 after executing her Roll the Dice cutter.
Second Match: “Killer” Karl Krupp defeated Chris Candido by submission at 7:45 with the Iron Claw.
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Petey Williams vs. Ultimo Dragon vs. Test vs. Magnus
This hot show opener has become AGPW’s typical way of getting the crowd warmed up and ready to make some noise for the rest of the night. An interesting selection of wrestlers enter into this match, with long-time AGPW mainstay Magnus facing recent returnees Test and Petey Williams, as well as the Ultimo Dragon, who just had his debut one week ago. Test is the agile and speedy big man using his power to damage and punish his opponents. Magnus has decent power, too, and as the second largest man in the match, shows off what he’s capable of against his smaller opponents. Williams employs speed, finesse and a high risk-reward arsenal, while Ultimo Dragon mixes in a blend of martial arts kicks, with the exciting lucha libre style, and some surprisingly big power that comes out of such a small frame. Everyone has a chance to shine, but it is the Ultimo Dragon who shines the most throughout the match, like when he takes out everyone with a springboard moonsault press on the floor, gives Test a Dragonsteiner, Williams a Dragon Bomb, and when it counts the most, giving Magnus the Asai DDT and pinning him for the victory.
Official Decision: Ultimo Dragon wins by pinfall at 8:33
*Commercial Break 1*
Canadian Ninjas vs. Jazz & Charlotte Flair
Portia Perez and Nicole Matthews take on Jazz and Charlotte Flair, who have been working well together as a part-time unit over the course of the winter. Perez and Matthews are the first team they have faced that competes as a true tag team, and it shows. Perez and Matthews give Jazz and Charlotte the biggest challenge they have faced to date and it shows. The Ninjas work well as a unit. They make frequent tags and have little trouble executing double team maneuvers. They control long portions of the match, doing considerable damage to both Jazz and Charlotte at different times in the match. Jazz and Charlotte stay in the match for a long time due to sheer talent and at times appear poised to win it. However, in the end, miscommunication on their part leads to an inability to get on the same page for a double team move that results in Charlotte knocking Jazz out of the ring with a running high knee lift to the chin. After that, she gets hit with the Ninjas’ double team superkick into a bridging German suplex combo and gets pinned for the 1-2-3!
Official Decision: Canadian Ninjas win by pinfall at 9:50
After being momentarily knocked out and suffering the loss, Jazz enters the ring and attacks Charlotte from behind. She gives her the Jazz Stinger and puts her in the Bitch Clamp until a few officials show up to break it up. Before Jazz leaves, she talks trash to Charlotte and then spits on.
*Commercial Break 2*
Lance Storm vs. Bo Dallas
Before the match begins, Bo Dallas asks for a moment to speak. He takes a microphone from ringside to wish Lance Storm the best of luck as he leaves tag team competition for singles action, but predicts that his singles career will be just as big a failure as his now defunct tag team with Tyson Kidd was unless he improves his attitude and starts to BOLIEVE. This gets Storm to charge at Dallas as he hands the mic back to the ring announcer. Dallas turns just in time to see him and ducks Storm’s jumping clothesline attempt. Storm hits the turnbuckle and then Dallas winds his arm up in an arm ringer and drills him in the face with multiple back elbows before knocking him down with a short-arm clothesline. Dallas throws his arms in the air and screams, “Yeah, baby!” When he picks up Storm, he goes for a quick Bo-dog, but Storm counters with a high elevation belly-to-back suplex. When they both get back up Storm starts to get into a rhythm on offense. However, when he goes for a superkick, Dallas blocks it and then nails Storm with a hard lariat. Dallas mounts his own come back and nearly wins the match with a snap double-underhook DDT, but Storm gets a shoulder up. Dallas sends Storm into the corner and charges in, but Storm turns him around with a boot to the face. Then Storm gives Dallas a bridging northern lights suplex, but Dallas kicks out. They exchange punches and Storm gets the better of the exchange. After a few counters and missed maneuvers, Dallas executes a side belly-to-belly suplex. Then, he picks up Storm and gives him the Bo-Dog. He pins him for the victory.
During Dallas’ post-match victory lap, he stops at the commentary table for a moment to tell Ed Whalen and Lord Alfred Hayes that he dedicates his victory to his new friend, Samoa Joe, who can look to Dallas’ current winning streak as inspiration to start his own brand new winning streak because all he has to do is BOLIEVE!
Official Decision: Bo Dallas wins by pinfall at 7:35
*Commercial Break 3*
We go to a scene in the Office of the Commissioner, where Billy Two Rivers explains to Big E. Langston the importance of tonight’s main event match, which he will compete in against “Superstar” Billy Graham. Two Rivers reminds him that, two weeks ago, Graham destroyed the International Heavyweight Championship title belt, thus making a mockery of the title, AGPW, the Commissioner and AGPW owner Emile Duprée. He ordered this main event so that Big E can do what he was hired to do and that is to take care of problems like Graham. Big E tells Two Rivers that he understands and, tonight, he’ll punish Graham for his transgressions.
*Commercial Break 4*
The newly formed International Ministry of Finance takes over the ring. Its members include Prince Nana, the wealthy heir to the Ashanti Kingdom, an area of Ghana rich in gold deposits and cocoa plantations; “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, a self-made millionaire from the United States, who uses his vast wealth to buy anything and anyone he wants; DiBiase’s personal assistant and bodyguard, Virgil; Alberto El Patron, a second generation wrestler and Mexican aristocrat born into riches and fame, whose father Dos Caras and uncle Mil Mascaras are self-made millionaires and legends of lucha libre; and Prince Nana’s prized fighter, Rusev, a Super Athlete with a background in competitive rowing, weightlifting, muay thai and sumo, who hails from Bulgaria.
They’ve come to the ring to boast about their historic alliance and how their decision to work together will transform them into the most dominant force in professional wrestling, which will in turn bring them greater fame and riches than they already possess. El Patron, being the new man on the block, says that he understands that he’s unknown commodity in this territory, but he assures us that he belongs with this group and brings plenty of money, class and a wrestling pedigree second to none to the table. And if no one believes him, he will gladly prove it. El Patron makes an open challenge to face absolutely anyone in the building, right here, right now, and he promises victory because when he steps through the ropes, he becomes the boss of that ring!
Who should answer the challenge but THE MAN BEAST RHINO! He comes to the ring, showing no fear as he faces this formidable group. Rhino tells El Patron that he’s here to accept his challenge and dares him to survive their match without getting the Gore! Then, he warns DiBiase and Rusev that if they try to interfere in the match, he’ll do to them what they did to his friends Chris Jericho and Christian Cage last week. It’s time for these moneymen to suffer in the absolute goriest way imaginable, starting with El Patron right now!
Rhino vs. Alberto El Patron
The crowd is hot for the debut of both Rhino and Alberto El Patron. Each wrestler comes to AGPW with hefty resumes. They’ve each fostered an international following. Rhino is the clear fan favourite coming into this match. However, he’s at a bit of a disadvantage with the other members of the IMF milling around ringside. Rhino is as tough as they come, but El Patron’s credentials are also well earned and he boasts a winning record in mixed martial arts competition, in addition to having held every major World Championship in North America. It’s a back and forth affair that sees Rhino gain the momentum on more than one occasion. However, each time he starts to go on a role, someone at ringside finds a way to help El Patron regain the advantage. The match eventually turns into a brawl after Rhino decides to climb the turnbuckle. He crouches on the top turnbuckle, waiting for El Patron to get up. However, when he does, he moves too quickly for Rhino to act. Instead, El Patron performs a step-up enzuigiri kick! Then, he tries to set up Rhino for a superplex, but he shoves El Patron off of the turnbuckle. When he falls, he inadvertently takes out the referee. This brings Virgil, DiBiase and Rusev into the mix, which eventually draws out Jericho and Cage. Through the wild fracas, Jericho and Cage end up taking care of DiBiase and Virgil. Plus, Rusev ends up going down with a GORE! GORE! GORE! But then, Rhino gets a backstabber followed by the cross armbreaker from El Patron. He’s not close enough to the ropes to force a break and ends up tapping out after about 20 seconds. After the match has ended and Rusev recovers, he is clearly pissed off. He adds insult to injury by putting Rhino in the Accolade. Jericho and Cage come to his aid. It takes all of the referees and security officials in the back to put an end to the brawling going on inside and out of the ring. One thing is for certain, though: the war is far from over!
Official Decision: Alberto El Patron wins by submission at 7:03
*Commercial Break 5*
We go to a scene inside of a locker room where Lance Storm is packing his gear. Tyson Kidd comes in and offers condolences for Storm’s loss and tells him that he’s sure that Storm will win his next match. Storm tells Kidd, seriously, that his words of encouragement didn’t help them win when they were a tag team and they aren’t helping him to win now that their team is over. He tells Kidd to leave him alone because he is not helpful in the least bit, and then he gets up and leaves the locker room. Outside of the locker room, Storm runs into Steve Corino and Test, who congratulate him on severing ties with the Hart Family, going as far as to say that they think they were a negative influence on him. Then they tell him that he should consider moving to the United States. Storm reaffirms his love of his country, but they tell him that leaving Canada was the best thing for their careers. USA is the land of freedom and opportunity and it will give plenty of riches to Storm if he were to move south of the border.
*Commercial Break 6*
Awesome Kong vs. Allison Danger
Allison Danger is as tough as they come, but Women’s Champion Awesome Kong is bigger, meaner, tougher, and stronger than any other woman in wrestling. Danger doesn’t shy away or try to back down from a fight, so she meets Kong head on and engages her in a slobberknocker. However, Danger’s strategy proves unwise, as Kong outlasts her early aggressiveness and makes her pay dearly for it in the end, when she gives her a two-handed sit-out chokeslam and then an Awesome Bomb to win the match.
Official Decision: Awesome Kong wins by pinfall at 5:39
After the match, AJ Lee skips down to the ring to deliver a message to Awesome Kong from her new bestie, the former Women’s Champion, Trish Stratus She simply wishes to congratulate Kong on her first and only successful title defence because she can fully expect to lose it to my new bestie, AJ Lee, at HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015. Kong reacts by grabbing a handful of Lee’s hair and telling her that she just made the colossal mistake of getting in the champ’s face. Kong pulls Lee into the set up position for an Awesome Bomb, but then take a hard shot to the back of the head from the Women’s Championship title belt by Trish Stratus! Kong lets go of Lee as she falls to a knee. She gets up and faces Stratus, who backs up and cowers until Lee jumps on Kong’s back and locks in the Black Widow! She holds it just long enough for Stratus to clock Kong in the face with the Chick Kick! Together, Stratus and Lee have put the women’s division killer down to rest. Stratus lets Lee grab her by the hand and they skip off together. Will they be able to do it again at HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015 when AJ Lee challenges Awesome Kong for the Women’s Championship?
*Commercial Break 7*
VS.
Big E. Langston vs. “Superstar” Billy Graham
Our main event features the Office of the Commissioner’s hired problem solver against AGPW’s biggest problem. These are two, big bodybuilder types. It’s brawn versus brawn; power versus power. An opening match test of strength sees them both looking powerful. Ultimately, it is Big E who wins the test of strength, bringing Graham all the way to the mat and getting his shoulders down for a one count. Graham breaks it up with some kicks to Big E’s left knee and then escapes the ring to drawn Big E into a game of cat and mouse, which puts the Tower of Power into firm control when he clubs Big E down with a clothesline after returning to the ring, then drops an elbow right into his sternum and starts cutting off his air with a variation of a headlock. Graham stays in control of the match for a few minutes. However, Graham spends a bit too much time showboating as a cocky heel. It gives Big E a chance to recover before Graham can finish him off with his bearhug. When the Superstar starts to pick him up from the mat to apply the hold, Big E stops him with multiple punches to the abdomen. This kick starts a comeback. Big E uses his speed in combination with his power to turn the tide. He gives Graham a pair of running clotheslines, followed by a pair of E-Train splashes in opposite corners of the ring. An overhead belly-to-belly suplex and a big running splash later sees Graham barely getting a shoulder up from a Big E pinfall attempt. Big E’s on fire, but he can’t execute the Big Ending, as Graham slips off of Big E’s shoulder, kicks the big man in the abdomen and then pulls him in for a piledriver. However, Big E counters it with a back body drop, which sends Graham rolling out of the ring in a scramble to get away. Big E follows him out of the ring and catches up to Graham. They exchange blows. Big E goes for a whip, but Graham reverses it and sends Big E crashing into the ring steps. He goes over and repeatedly slams Big E’s head off of the steel steps until the referee has nearly counted him out, then enters the ring to accept the cheap countout victory.
Official Decision: “Superstar” Billy Graham wins by countout at 8:50
After he wins, Graham leaves the ring to continue his attack on Big E, but then Bret “The Hitman” Hart runs out to ringside to make the save. He scares off Graham, but only long enough for the Superstar to return and bend a chair out of shape on the Hitman’s back. Graham continues to assault Hart until Big E steps in, but then Leo Burke comes out and thwarts his efforts to stop Graham. He knocks out Big E with a hard punch from a fist covered in brass knuckles. Then, Burke helps his former enemy, Graham, to put Hart through the ringside English commentary team’s table with a powerbomb to end the show!
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Unhappy with what transpired in the main event, during the Titans of Grand Prix evening in review show, Commissioner Billy Two Rivers announces that Big E. Langston will meet Leo Burke in a singles match at HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015 and orders up a huge tag team main event for next week’s Titans, featuring Bret Hart and Big E against Billy Graham and Leo Burke. The Commissioner also reveals that at HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015, Chris Jericho, Christian Cage and Rhyno will face Alberto El Patron, Ted DiBiase and Rusev in a 6-Man Tag Team Match and Jazz will battle Charlotte Flair in singles competition.
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