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Certain For Glory 2018Date: October 14, 2018Location: Melrose Ballroom, New York Metropolis, New YorkCommentators: Don Callis, Josh Matthews
It’s the most important evening of the yr and the cardboard is wanting fairly good this time round. The primary occasion is pretty lackluster with Johnny Impression difficult Austin Aries for the World Title, however the higher constructed match is LAX vs. the OGz, in a match that might go both method. You by no means can inform with this firm although so let’s get to it.
The opening video reveals photographs of the streets of New York with the photographs of the matches on partitions and clips of the construct in direction of the matches. LAX walks the streets, speaking about how it is a reload as an alternative of a rebuild.
The digital camera is dealing with the doorway and the ring seems a bit smaller than regular.
Willie Mack/Wealthy Swann vs. Ethan Web page/Matt Sydal
Attention-grabbing selection for an opener. Swann strikes away to begin and it’s Sydal telling him to open his third eye. As an alternative it’s off to the Mack for a heavy flying sort out to drop Sydal, which means Web page is available in to attempt his luck. Swann headscissors him down however a backdrop provides us a 450, sending Swann face first into the mat. Sydal comes again in to begin on the arm, together with a Fujiwara armbar.
An enormous boot from Web page and a kick to the face from Sydal ship Swann outdoors, the place there may be barely any room between the ring and the barricade. It doesn’t appear to trouble Mack, who cannonballs down onto the opposite three. That’s nonetheless not sufficient for the recent tag although as Sydal cranks on one thing like a cobra clutch again inside. A aspect slam cuts Swann off once more however he rolls over and brings in Mack to wash home. Which means a Cannonball within the nook and a German suplex to arrange a standing moonsault on Web page.
Swann comes again in for a flapjack/bulldog mixture earlier than taking Web page to the highest. That’s not one of the best concept, as Web page slams him down and hits a Swan Dive for 2 extra. Sydal knees Mack within the face and hurricanranas Swann off the highest, solely to have him land in a hurricanrana to ship Web page flying as an alternative for a cool spot. Every thing breaks down and it’s a collection of kicks to the face to place everybody down. Web page kicks Sydal by mistake and takes a Stunner, leaving Swann to hit a Deadly Injection. The Phoenix splash is nice for the pin on Sydal at 12:34.
Score: C+. Sensible choice for an opener right here with the followers loving Mack and Swann being his regular charismatic self. IT is sensible to have Sydal take the pin as properly with Web page being the newcomer and filled with potential. As regular, Sydal is way simpler to look at when he’s within the ring as an alternative of speaking in regards to the third eye stuff. Simply follow what you do finest.
Submit match the followers appear to love Mack, who grabs a mic and says there are two empty seats within the entrance row. Due to this fact, whoever cheers the loudest is getting an improve courtesy of the present’s sponsor. Nothing unsuitable with that.
The announcers plug swag from the sponsor.
Earlier this week Johnny Impression and Taya Valkyrie have been on TMZ as a result of Austin Aries made some jokes about Taya’s dimension. This led to a close to struggle at Abyss’ Corridor of Fame induction.
Konnan has been attacked. LAX is available in and Konnan says it was a few of King’s guys.
Right here’s Eli Drake for his open problem. The followers begin up the Y2J chants however Drake needs to speak to us. He’s right here in a city the place the declare to fame is pizza however he sees some New York Giants. They will’t be answering his problem as a result of they’re 1-5. The followers end his catchphrase…and James Ellsworth solutions the problem.
This does NOT go over properly with the followers beginning a DELETE chant. Ellsworth tries to suck as much as New York however Drake factors out that he’s not even from New York. That’s true, however he did date a lady from Staten Island (ERG) and lived in her basement for a bit. Followers: “PIZZA!” Additionally they have some very imply issues to say about Ellsworth so let’s do that, although after a Candy Chin Music joke.
James Ellsworth vs. Eli Drake
Ellsworth tries an affordable shot however will get caught in a flapjack because the followers are all behind Drake. Candy Chin Music is countered with a spinebuster, which earns a thanks from the gang. Ellsworth masses up a Types Conflict however will get countered into the Gravy Prepare. The followers need yet another so Drake obliges earlier than the pin at 2:12. Simply….push Drake to the moon as an enormous face already. Please. It’s WAY overdue, whilst a former World Champion. And maintain Ellsworth out. That felt just like the outdated days of TNA and that’s not a great factor.
Submit match Drake says he needs higher competitors so right here’s Abyss to destroy him. A Black Gap Slam units up a chokeslam by means of a desk for Abyss’ Corridor of Fame second. Nothing unsuitable with that, however he couldn’t beat up somebody apart from Drake?
Earlier as we speak, Tessa Blanchard stated she’s the true wrestling royalty.
We recap Blanchard vs. Valkyrie. Mainly Blanchard was out of challengers so Valkyrie is again to return after the title. It does at the very least tie into Blanchard dealing with a bunch of luchadoras and Taya saying she’s lucha royalty.
Knockouts Title: Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya Valkyrie
Taya is difficult and has new gear, making her seem like an old-fashioned Natalya cosplayer. Tessa works on a wristlock to begin and the followers are behind the champ. A headscissors takes Tessa down and Taya kicks her within the head within the nook. Taya will get in a not nice spear to place Tessa on the ground however a neckbreaker onto the apron has Taya in hassle. Again in and a Codebreaker out of the nook provides Tessa two however it’s method too early for the Buzzsaw DDT.
Taya is true again with some Spanish shouting and operating knees within the nook. A guillotine choke with a bodyscissors must be damaged up by a Tessa lifeless carry and the followers chant one thing in Spanish that’s fully ignored. They slug it out and the Buzzsaw DDT is damaged up once more however Taya can’t hit Street to Valhalla. As an alternative Taya chokeslams her all the way down to arrange a moonsault.
A stomp units up the STF however Tessa is simply too near the ropes. The referee stops to FIX THE RING SKIRT, which means there’s no depend off the Street to Valhalla. It’s a delayed two, which means Tessa is true again up with the Buzzsaw DDT for 2 of her personal. Taya is again up once more so Tessa sends her face first into the center buckle, establishing Magnum to retain the title at 10:44.
Score: C+. Good energy brawl right here with Tessa lastly having somebody who can go transfer for transfer along with her. The ending was the one solution to go as Taya hasn’t been round within the higher a part of six months so altering the title was nearly out of the query. Now you possibly can construct another person as much as problem Tessa for the title, as a result of the division has been all however cleaned out in the meanwhile.
Earlier as we speak Moose, sporting what seems like an African king outfit, says he’ll present why he’s a legend.
We recap Moose vs. Eddie Edwards. Moose was placed on the shelf with a concussion however got here again and joined forces with Austin Aries. This consists of serving to to beat down Edwards, who by no means even visited him within the hospital. Moose is now a part of the evil trio together with Aries and Killer Kross, so Edwards is out for revenge as a result of a collection of beatdowns.
Eddie Edwards vs. Moose
Moos has fortunately modified his garments and comes out with a bunch of enticing girls. They begin quick with Eddie going proper after him however getting knocked away. The Boston Knee Social gathering drops Moose and it’s time for the kendo stick…however right here’s Killer Kross from the gang (in a shirt and tie) for the DQ at 58 seconds.
Submit match Tommy Dreamer runs in for the save so let’s have a No DQ tag match. BECAUSE WE NEEDED TOMMY FREAKING DREAMER ON THE SHOW!
Tommy Dreamer/Eddie Edwards vs. Moose/Killer Kross
No DQ and it’s a brawl to begin (in fact) with Dreamer spitting one thing into Kross’ eyes. That’s not sufficient although as he takes one other drink, spits it into Edwards’ mouth, after which has Edwards spit it into Moose’s eyes. That’s a visible I actually didn’t want. Moose and Dreamer slug it out inside with Moose shouldering him down however lacking the backsplash. The followers chant for Low Ki (truthful sufficient) as Kross makes the save, solely to get elbowed down.
Dreamer pulls again the padding on the ground, leaving Moose to dropkick Eddie off the center rope. Moose follows him out and hits a operating….I do not know truly because the digital camera switched angles. Or did Eddie do one thing to him? Both method it’s dangerous digital camera work and Eddie comes again in to cut Kross. A center rope hurricanrana drops Kross however Moose hits the Recreation Changer on Dreamer.
Moose and Eddie chop it out with Eddie hanging in there till he can hit the Blue Thunder Bomb. Dreamer cutters Kross and grabs the kendo stick, solely to get caught with the Doomsday Saito. A clothesline places Kross on the ground and Moose provides Eddie a pop up powerbomb. It’s time to get the stick once more, however Eddie rolls Moose up for the pin at 8:41.
Score: D+. I’m break up on this one as there was no have to put Dreamer on the present, however there was a have to put Kross on there. That being stated, if you wish to do the tag match, simply announce it as a tag match. Promoting Moose vs. Edwards as a featured match on the cardboard after which switching issues up is somewhat annoying and one thing that shouldn’t be occurring. On prime of that, it wasn’t even an excellent brawl as Dreamer ought to NOT be going transfer for transfer with both of those monsters. No less than the ending went properly sufficient.
Submit match Kross and Moose wreck Edwards, together with an assisted apron bomb.
OVE is able to take a chunk of the Large Apple and spit it within the Machine’s face. They’re the rankings attracts and are going to place Ohio on the map.
We recap OVE vs. Brian Cage/Lucha Bros. Sami Callihan and Pentagon have been feuding for months and since Sami has the Crist Brothers, Pentagon introduced in his brother Fenix after which Cage simply joined in as a bonus. You need to get Cage on the present so this makes logical sense. I’d actually take that over a nothing X-Division Title protection.
OVE vs. Lucha Bros/Brian Cage
OVE guidelines, which means something goes, for the second match in a row. Fenix is launched as “The Mexican”. Cage has a taped up leg coming in so he may want some repairs. Everybody else is cleared out in a rush and it’s Pentagon vs. Callihan within the massive showdown. They commerce photographs to the face till Pentagon scores with the Sling Blades to take over. Cage comes again in however will get despatched shoulder first into the publish.
Fenix replaces him and speeds issues up however a tiger suplex takes him down as properly. Callihan kicks away at varied individuals and Jake posts Cage head first. The Bros are again up with Pentagon holding the ropes open for a dive from Fenix, leaving Cage to toss Jake excessive off a fall away slam. The lifeless carry superplex will get two on Callihan and everyone seems to be again in. Double superkicks get two on Dave and the Alberto double stomp will get two. Callihan has to save lots of Jake from the Drill Claw however Callihan sends Cage outdoors.
Which means Fenix runs down the ramp for a diving cutter for 2 extra on Callihan. The Pentagon Driver will get the identical on Dave and it’s time for a parade of individuals knocking one another down. Cage throws Callihan into the nook to arrange the spike Concern Issue however the Crists make the save. The autumn away slam/Samoan drop mixture takes Jake and Dave down, adopted by a Codebreaker to Dave.
Fenix will get on Pentagon’s shoulders however it’s Jake springboarding in for the All Seeing Eye. Okay so he slipped a bit however it nonetheless appeared ok. Callihan piledrives Pentagon on the apron however Cage is all fired up once more. Home is cleaned however a collection of kicks rock Cage. The All Seeing Eye solely makes him adder so OVE kicks him within the face a few dozen instances, establishing the Cactus Piledriver for the pin on Cage at 13:28.
Score: B. Simply the match of the evening up to now and the ending was a pleasant shock. It additionally units up Callihan as the subsequent challenger to the X-Division Title, which is hopefully turning into the midcard title that it ought to have been a very long time in the past. Cage bought to remain robust in defeat, because it took three individuals unloading on him without delay to lastly put him away. That doesn’t damage him within the slightest and this was an entertaining struggle all through.
Aries got here again to this firm to show it into one thing particular. Impression reveals up when he has time and that’s not cool with the champ. Now that Impression’s actuality present is airing, he’s again to make one thing out of it. Impression has Boone the Bounty Hunter and all of the final names on the planet. Aries says after final evening on the press convention, his boys can be at ringside wit him. Extra great things from a not too long ago impressed Aries right here.
King says LAX can study what they grew up with as a result of it’s 3-2.
We recap the OGz vs. LAX. The groups have been warring for months now however their bosses have ordered a ceasefire. That ends tonight, with the OGz wanting to point out LAX what it actually means to struggle within the streets.
LAX vs. OGz
Non-title. This can be a Concrete Jungle Dying Match, which means all turnbuckle pads are off and the mat itself has been eliminated, leaving solely the boards. It’s additionally a handicap match to begin with King teaming with the OGz however Konnan being laid out. A band performs LAX to the ring and says that is for Konnan. You do know he was awake and speaking after being attacked earlier proper? LAX begins swinging garbage can lids to begin and Hernandez is busted open lower than thirty seconds in.
King breaks up a dive and Rock Bottoms Santana onto the wooden because the referee tries to maintain the boards collectively. Ortiz is again in with one other lid shot however the numbers recreation takes him down, permitting Murder to bash his head in with lid photographs of his personal. Some painted tables are despatched in however Santana is shipped outdoors. King dives out onto him however slams face first into the barricade for a foul wanting crash.
Hernandez isn’t performed although and Border Tosses Murder onto LAX. Again in and Ortiz suplexes Murder on the boards however will get Pounced by means of a desk by Hernandez. Santana sends King into the nook and maybe into the publish, drawing Hernandez again in for the save. A double superplex onto the wooden (nice visible) takes Hernandez down…and right here’s Konnan for some low blows and blackjack spots to wash home. The Avenue Sweeper finishes Murder at 10:39.
Score: C+. It was good, however they’ve performed these violent brawls a number of instances now. This time round, the OGz even had a bonus for a lot of the match and have been even at finest till Konnan got here in. As soon as the outdated man who can barely transfer got here in, he beat the trio up nearly on his personal. There may be zero cause for this feud to proceed, although I do not know who is meant to take the titles from LAX anymore.
We glance again at Allie making a cope with James Mitchell to enter the Undead Realm to save lots of Kiera Hogan.
Allie, wanting like she’s a Buffy the Vampire Slayer cosplayer (I feel we have now a theme tonight), walks right into a room and shuts herself inside a coffin. The Bray Wyatt freaky photos montage comes up and he or she will get out, with Mitchell ready on her. Allie can go as much as the chapel to seek out Kiera, however her soul stays right here. Carrying a hatchet, Allie is attacked by an undead bridesmaid, who’s HACKED TO DEATH, full with blood splattering up onto Allie’s face. Nicely this simply bought a little bit extra severe.
One other bridesmaid assaults and will get hacked (within the neck this time) however Allie finds a 3rd….which is her with black eye shadow and lipstick. Allie walks away and finds the chapel, which has one other coffin. Kiera is inside however right here’s Su Yung with an ax for an additional struggle. The ax is dropped so Su hits her a couple of instances with a ball bat and knocks her out with the Mandible Claw.
Allie pops again up although and hatchets her within the neck. She runs over and awakens Kiera however can’t open the casket they used to get within the first place. A laughing Mitchell seems and says he by no means promised them a method out. Su is again and Allie and Kiera are surrounded so right here’s the returning Rosemary (Rosemary: “Hello buddy!”) to punch the villains within the face.
They pry the coffin open however right here’s Su with power balls popping out of her palms. Rosemary has lightning popping out of hers, however the Bridesmaids pull her down as Allie and Kiera escape. Again in the true world, Kiera is completely happy to flee however Allie, sounding like a demon, says that was NOT okay.
So…..yeah this occurred. The thought they have been going for was high quality (although it doesn’t work as properly when Yung is dropping as usually as she’s successful) and it match the Halloween time interval, however having this stuff on an in any other case severe present (just like the one with the Mexican mafia bossing individuals round) makes it stick out very badly. It’s not even a foul concept, however it doesn’t match with the remainder of the present. Now can we have now Allie dressed as Buffy extra usually?
The subsequent pay per view is Homecoming in Nashville on January 6.
Johnny Impression says perhaps Aries would have been on TMZ if he wasn’t such a jerk. This isn’t all about Aries so Impression goes to remove what issues most to him.
We recap the World Title match. Aries has been the dominant champion and Impression is the one who has by no means received the massive one. Impression needs to be the wrestler, however Aries thinks Impression doesn’t take something critically. A few of the promos for this have been excellent, with Aries doing a few of the finest mic work I’ve ever seen from him.
Impression Wrestling World Title: Johnny Impression vs. Austin Aries
Aries is defending, Taya, Moose (within the King outfit once more) and Killer Kross are right here and we get Large Match Intros. Johnny goes for a takedown however will get caught in a guillotine choke with Aries grabbing the ropes for some illogical cause. Aries will get taken down by a choke as properly and the followers chant 205. Impression modifications plans by plodding away and knocks him to the ground with a dive to observe.
Again up and Aries tries to whip him into the barricade however Johnny jumps up with one foot on the barricade and the opposite on the apron for a moonsault. You understand, as a result of he can simply try this. They head again in with Aries pounding away and obtrusive over at Taya. That earns him a rolling slap to the face however Aries knocks him down once more and lays on the highest rope. Some exhausting knees within the nook look to arrange the Flying Chuck, solely to have Aries knock him out to the ground. A springboard corkscrew crossbody provides Impression two however Aries is true again up with a Final Chancery try.
That doesn’t work both so Impression hits the Flying Chuck for 2 extra. Impression takes him up prime however will get shoved down, establishing a center rope hurricanrana. The neckbreaker over the center rope connects however Aries takes method too lengthy going up (out of character for him) and will get caught in an excellent Spanish Fly.
The Countdown to Impression misses (Does it ever hit?) so that they struggle to the apron with Aries hitting a Dying Valley Driver for a sick crash. Aries’ 450 will get two so it’s time to yell on the ref. A superkick units up Starship Ache for 2 as Aries has to seize the rope. The roaring elbow units up the nook dropkick and the brainbuster to knock Impression foolish however he’s nonetheless high quality sufficient to get a boot on the ropes.
Taya celebrates so Aries yells at her, permitting Impression to seize a backslide for 2. The Final Chancery is damaged up and so they slug it out till Aries hits a suicide dive to ship Taya into the barricade. That’s too far and Impression kicks Aries within the head (with the digital camera on Moose laughing) and offers him a brainbuster of his personal. Starship Ache is nice for the pin and the title at 21:00.
Score: B. The ending was the appropriate name and so they beat the heck out of one another, making this a somewhat robust essential occasion. Now the issue right here is the Taya stuff, which whereas making it really feel private, got here off as pressured. It was like they didn’t have sufficient within the story to make it work so that they wedged that in there on the final second, nearly like Aries’ heel flip in opposition to Jeff Hardy in 2012. It labored for the match, however it will have been higher as a part of the construct over a couple of weeks, not a couple of days.
Aries is on his toes earlier than Impression and flips off the gang as he leaves. Hopefully that’s simply him being a jerk and never some dangerous angle in regards to the workplace going with the unsuitable man. Impression helps Taya up and celebrates to finish the present.
Total Score: B. Finest Certain For Glory in a couple of years, although that’s actually not a excessive bar to clear. I do know it’s their largest present of the yr, however I don’t bear in mind the final time that Slammiversary didn’t beat it. This present was positively extra good than dangerous and was price seeing, although it wanted a couple of extra tweaks. One among Impression’s largest points has all the time been creating the massive second on the massive stage and this present once more didn’t ship in that space. The title change simply felt like a factor that occurred somewhat than a altering of the guard and that’s been the case for a very long time now.
I preferred the present properly sufficient and the wrestling was good, however it nonetheless simply wasn’t something nice. There was no massive blow away match or second and stuff like Ellsworth and Dreamer made me roll my eyes exhausting. It felt like a present that wanted somebody to cease them and say “no, we’re not doing that” when their concepts bought a little bit too far out of hand. That being stated, I’ll take a present like this over a few of their wretched efforts by a mile.
Thomas Corridor has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has additionally been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full reveals coated. You’ll find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or try his Amazon writer web page with 28 wrestling books. His newest ebook is the Historical past Of In Your Home.
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