Post by Slade on Mar 14, 2015 1:01:38 GMT -5
Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling presents
The Titans of Grand Prix
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
From the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine, USA
Live Attendance: 9 275
Tonight’s Announced Matches
“Superstar” Billy Graham & Leo Burke vs. Bret “The Hitman” Hart & Big E. Langston
Owen Hart & Tyson Kidd vs. Fabulous Rougeau Brothers
Christian Cage vs. Rusev
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 & Leo Burke vs. Bret “The Hitman” Hart & Big E. Langston
Owen Hart & Tyson Kidd vs. Fabulous Rougeau Brothers
Christian Cage vs. Rusev
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: Allison Danger defeated Portia Perez at 7:26 after executing Old School Expulsion.
Second Match: Kurrgan defeated Taka Michinoku by submission at 5:57 with the Kurrgan Claw.
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Owen Hart & Tyson Kidd vs. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers
This week’s show starts with this tag team match between rivals in the Canada vs. USA mid-card war that has been simmering in AGPW over the winter months. Owen Hart and Tyson Kidd team up for the first time, as Kidd’s long-time tag team partner, Lance Storm, recently decided to quit the team. The Rougeau Brothers have been angling for a shot at the North American Tag Team Champions and another win here would help their cause. Jacques and Raymond are aided by another Canadian defector, Test, who sneaks into the ring and runs over Hart with a running big boot while the referee is busy trying to stop the Rougeaus from double teaming Kidd on the floor. The Rougeaus take advantage of Test’s help and secure the victory when they give Hart the Bombe de Rougeau (a diving seated senton and powerbomb combo maneuver).
Official Decision: The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers win by pinfall at 8:44
Following the match, The Rougeaus announce that they deserve a shot at the North American Tag Team Championships as they remain undefeated in AGPW. They challenge Tazaro to put the gold on the line at HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015 or else they’ll know that Taz’s association with the ‘Swiss Wussy Man’ has drained his true fighting spirit, which all real Americans possess (like themselves, so they say). Tazaro comes out and responds to the challenge. Taz and Cesaro accept the challenge and warn the Rougeaus that a world of hurt is coming their way. They don’t call Cesaro the Swiss Superman for nothing and Taz has every intention of showing the Rougeaus what a real, tough as nails American grappler is made of, cautioning that their only hope of survival is whether Taz and Cesaro take pity on them.
*Commercial Break 1*
Samoa Joe vs. Tully Blanchard
Tully Blanchard steps out into singles action, tonight, but he is faced with the near impossible task of becoming only the third wrestler in AGPW history to defeat the Samoan Submission Machine, Samoa Joe. The match features some chain wrestling to start things off, but Joe gains firm control of the action with a gutwrench suplex followed by a dragon suplex. After being in the driver’s seat for a couple of minutes, Joe takes a boot to the face as he charges at Blanchard in the corner. Blanchard quickly hops onto the top turnbuckle and takes Joe down with a diving sunset flip that nearly wins the match. After that, Blanchard employs a run-and-gun attack to take control of the match. After he gets Joe down on the mat with something that looks like an Olympic Slam, he applies a Texas cloverleaf, but Joe makes his way to the ropes to force a break. Blanchard dropkicks Joe to the floor, then goes outside to try to do some damage, but it backfires on him. He gets sent into the guardrail. Down on the timekeeper’s seat, Blanchard eats a hard running big boot from Joe, who takes him back into the ring and puts him on the top rope. Blanchard fights him off and then takes Joe down with a missile dropkick. A few moves later, Blanchard looks to go for a slingshot suplex, but Joe stops it with some back elbow smashes to Blanchard’s face. Then, he drops him with a CCS enzuigiri kick! After that, Joe applies the Coquina Clutch and forces Blanchard to submit.
Official Decision: Samoa Joe wins by submission at 10:52
After the match, Bo Dallas cuts Samoa Joe’s victory celebration short by coming to the ring and congratulating him for getting his second win a row, which now means that Joe can claim to have a streak. Then, he says that with a little luck and a whole lot of BOLIEVING, he can set a new AGPW undefeated streak record! Joe asks Dallas what his problem is, to which he claims not to have one. Dallas is simply trying to inspire Joe to BOLIEVE in himself after suffering a catastrophic loss and failing to become the International Heavyweight Championship, something that he certainly would not have done had he just BOLIEVE in himself. Joe asks Dallas if he thought he could have done better, to which he responds affirmatively. Joe then challenges Dallas to prove that he can do better than him by facing him in a match at HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015. Dallas hesitates and then sheepishly agrees to do it. Then, as soon as Joe turns to leave, Dallas attacks him from behind, hitting him in the back of the head multiple times with the microphone. Then, he gives Joe a Bo-Dog before leaving the ring with his hands raised high in the air. Could Bo Dallas do the unthinkable and defeat Samoa Joe? Tune into HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015 to find out!
*Commercial Break 2*
Courtney Rush vs. AJ Lee
Courtney Rush and AJ Lee have a very competitive women’s division match. Rush isn’t expected to win, but the fans get behind her as she threatens to pull off the upset a handful of times throughout the match. Meanwhile, AJ’s new ‘bestie’, former Women’s Champion Trish Stratus, joins Ed Whalen and Lord Alfred Hayes at commentary to hype the upcoming Women’s Title match at HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015. Whalen notes that it will be first time in AGPW history that the Women’s Championship will not be defended by the so-called “Big Event,” which results in Trish giving him quite an earful. Although Rush gets a few very long two counts, Trish stays put, calmly telling us that her ‘bestie’ AJ will win the match. Sure enough, AJ manages to stay out of trouble in the end of the match by sidestepping a spear and then executing a superkick on her. After that, she locks Rush in the Black Widow and forces her to submit.
Official Decision: AJ Lee wins by submission at 8:12
After the match, Trish Stratus leaves the commentary table to help her ‘bestie’ celebrate her victory. Part of helping her celebrate her win is adding insult to injury by giving Rush a Chick Kick. Stratus looks into the camera and says that she and AJ will make sure that Awesome Kong stays down and burns in hell at HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015. Then, as Trish joins AJ to skip away from the ring, just as they near the exit, Awesome Kong walks through the curtain. The Women’s Champion is here and just grimaces and points at the two of them, causing them to retreat back towards the ring and then hightail it through the crowd as Kong gets down to ringside. Kong enters the ring and tells the fans that she’s the new queen of the ring and there’s no way that AJ will knock her off the throne.
*Commercial Break 3*
The Gorgeous One! The King of Cuteville! The Definition of Delish! Prince Pretty!
Tyler Breeze: coming soon to Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling!
*Commercial Break 4*
Petey Williams vs. Test
Petey Williams and Test battle in a singles bout after having faced each other last week as two of the participants in a fatal fourway match. Neither man won the match, but neither of them were also pinned to lose it. They were busy fighting outside of the ring when Ultimo Dragon pinned Magnus for the win. On this night, Williams uses his speed to get the early advantage, but Test is really fast and athletic for a tall man and he eventually counters a diving hurricanrana into a powerbomb for a 2-count. Then, Test controls the match and nearly wins it off of a pump-handle slam. When Test goes to the top rope and attempts a flying elbow drop, Williams moves out of the way and begins to mount a comeback. Test nearly stops his momentum as he goes for a tilt-a-whirl slam, but Williams lands on his feet and counters with a Russian legsweep. A few moves later and Williams wins the match with his Canadian Destroyer piledriver! Although Test represents the United States, this Maple Leaf Muscle is cheered for his effort and scrappy victory.
Official Decision: Petey Williams wins by pinfall at 6:31
*Commercial Break 5*
Christian Cage vs. Rusev
There is a melee at the onset of this match. Rusev comes to the ring flanked by the entire IMF, and immediately the referee orders the “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, Virgil and Alberto El Patron to leave ringside. While they argue, Chris Jericho and Rhino run down and attack. The melee grabs Christian Cage’s attention and Rusev exploits the situation to start the match with the upper hand by attacking Cage with some punishing double axehandle smashes to the back of the head, neck and upper back region. Rusev takes firm control of the match, punishing the much smaller Cage. This puts Captain Charisma in the role of the underdog and as with all underdogs, he mounts a comeback after getting whipped into the corner. He stops himself from hitting the turnbuckle and then gives Rusev a back kick as he charges in. Then, Cage takes him down with a corner springboard sunset flip and nearly wins the match. Cage builds off of that move, avoiding all of Rusev’s strike attempts and instead taking down with a spinning heel kick, missile dropkick and falling reverse DDT, but none of those moves can put the Bulgarian Brute away. As he continues to build momentum, Cage signals that he’s going to finish the match with a frog splash, but as he climbs to the top turnbuckle, Prince Nana hops onto the ring apron and grabs his leg. He lets go just in time to avoid being caught by the referee and to allow Rusev to bounce into the rope, causing Cage to fall onto the top turnbuckle. Then, Rusev climbs the turnbuckle and gives Cage a big superplex, but only gets a 2-count off of it. Rusev waits to finish him off. He runs at Cage, going for the jumping side kick, but Cage ducks under it, runs to the ropes and executes a spear! He pins him 1…2… Nana puts Rusev’s foot on the ropes and the referee stops the count. Cage registers a complaint about Nana’s close proximity to the pinfall. Cage picks up Rusev and tries to give him the Unprettier, but Rusev breaks free and takes Cage down with a superkick. He picks him up and executes a swinging side slam, stomps on his back and applies the Accolade. Cage is stuck in the hold for nearly half a minute before finally submitting. Rusev wins the match, but not without a healthy amount of help from Prince Nana. Will the Super Athlete and the Ashanti Prince be the difference between an IMF victory or loss when they face Cage, Jericho and Rhino at HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015?
Official Decision: Rusev wins by submission at 11:16
*Commercial Break 6*
Steve Corino comes to the ring to espouse the virtues of living in America, where freedom and liberty reign supreme. His speech goes over extremely well because we’re in Portland, Maine. Corino presents himself as an example of someone who found a better life for himself by leaving the frozen tundra of his home country behind and moving stateside. Then, he says that Lance Storm is the perfect example of someone who would benefit greatly from moving south of the border, stating that staying in Calgary would keep him too close to the Hart Family, who are like a bunch of balls and chains that keep tying him down. Then, he calls on Storm to come out and taste the freedom that the fans in Portland experience every day of their lives as natural born citizens of the greatest country in the world – U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Storm comes out and tells Corino that he won’t turn his back on Canada, his home and native land. He has true patriot love, something that Corino clearly doesn’t possess. He calls Corino a turncoat and phony peddler of a commercialized brand of Americana. Of course, this prompts the fans to shower him with boos and Corino to attack him. Corino’s assault on Storm prompts Tyson Kidd to make the save. However, after he does, Storm gets seriously angry and tells him that his help wasn’t needed. Then, he says that Corino was right about one thing: the Hart Family is like a giant ball and chain holding him back from the success he knows he can achieve. With that in mind, he says that he’ll show Kidd just how good he can be without him by challenging him to a match at HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015. Kidd reluctantly accepts the challenge. The Stampeders will go face-to-face for the first time this Sunday!
*Commercial Break 7*
VS.
Bret “The Hitman” Hart & Big E. Langston vs. “Superstar” Billy Graham & Leo Burke
Tonight’s tag team main event was set up last week, after “Superstar” Billy Graham defeated Big E. Langston via countout. He took the easy win after repeatedly bashing Big E’s head off of the ring steps. Bret “The Hitman” Hart came to Big E’s aid when Graham decided to continue the attack after the match had ended. Graham is set to challenge Hart for the International Heavyweight Championship at HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015 after Graham destroyed the championship belt. Leo Burke is teaming up with a long-time enemy to face his new enemies, who he alleges are agents and friends of ownership and, consequently, receive preferential treatment from the Commissioner’s Office. This one is a long match that features some excellent wrestling with copious amounts of brawling, both inside and outside of the ring. The advantage breaks in favour of Graham and Burke when the referee is trying to force Graham out of the ring while Hart dodges a spinning heel kick from Burke, which ends up clipping the referee in the back of the head. With the referee down, a wild brawl ensues. It looks like the good guys will triumph over the bad guys, but Burke is able to pull Graham off of Big E’s shoulder to avoid receiving the Big Ending and then he whacks him in the face with his favourite pair of brass knuckles! Hart also gets a hard shot right in the kisser, allowing Graham to pin the International Heavyweight Champion for the win. After winning the match, Graham wants to repeat his actions from last week and enlists Burke’s help. Together, they put Big E and the Hitman each through a ringside commentary team’s table with a double-team powerbomb! Will Big E get his revenge on Burke and will the Hitman squash Graham’s desire to once again become the International Heavyweight Champion? Tune in to HELLFIRE IN HALIFAX 2015 on March 15 to find out!
Official Decision: “Superstar” Billy Graham & Leo Burke win by pinfall at 13:49
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