The Continetnal Classic continued with two great matche on paper at least. Additionally Adam Cole is fighting in the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal in order to get his hands on MJF. The action comes from Fisher, Indiana.
Wow! What a way to start off the night with a first ever wrestling match. It would be hard to predict the winner of this match. Both men could realistically win the whole thing. Methodical start to the match. Shelton Benjamin pushed Kyle Fletcher into the corner. Kyle beat down Shelton. Both men lay on the top corner. Shelton does a go behind and Kyle grabs the rope. Shelton has control of the match. He is using his technical background to keep it. The two start to exchange blows. Fletcher is almost counted out. Kyle moved the stairs. Shelton then got ran into that post. Benjamin then almost failed to meet the ten count. Back to exchanging blows. Tony Schiavone on commentary is discussing the international participants in the Continental Classic. Silly Excalibur says not to forget Daniel Garcia. Powerbomb by Shelton gets a two count. Benjamin then puts Kyle Fletcher in a submission cranking back on the neck. Fletcher escapes and takes Shelton Benjamin down. An elbow drop gets a two count. Thrust kick into Kyle Fletchers mush and Benjamin is now in control again. Fletcher finds himself on the receiving end of three German Suplexs. Fletcher somehow stays in it. Fletcher cheats by grabbing the rope to get 3 points. Kyle Fletcher's point total is 6. The max he can earn is 15.
Hook comes out to call out Nick Wayne and Challenge Christian at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Kip and Nick attack from behind as Christian's music plays. A conchairto to the wrist of Hook.
Several members of this battle royal are definitely just fodder. Evil Uno is first eliminated by Mark Davis. Top Flight is taken over the top by Archer and Cage but Top flight fight back inside the ring. Lio Rush and Action Andretti eliminated Top Flight. Lio Rush attempted to eliminate Brain Cage. Action Andretti with a springboard clothesline to Rocky Romero. Both men then end up on the apron. Kyle O'Reilly eliminated Andretti. Rocky eliminates Lio Rush. Six people left. I seem to have missed Mark Davis being eliminated. Rocky eliminated with a chokeslam. Buter and Adam Cole square off. Cole eliminated Butcher. Murder Machine is the only team still in there. Low bridge nearly eliminated Brain Cage. Cole and Cage now both endangered of being eliminated. Murder Machine eliminated almost at the same time. Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly will face off at Winter is Coming to face MJF.
Swerve attack Max as Max was getting in the ring. Bell rings and Max is slow to get up. Swerve continues to dominate. Caster tries to turn the tide by pulling Swerve into the stairs. Max with a springboard drop kick. That just got Max two House Calls. A third House Call gets Strickland the win. Swerve Stomp after the match punctuated the beat down before calling out Lashley again.
It is official, Juice Robinson is out of the tournament due to injury.
PAC is being used as a mini-boss. Jay White is all alone but holding his own against PAC for now. White goes for the Blade Runner early. Jay White appears a bit cocky. Pac has a nasty cut on his shoulder blade. PAC received a Face plant on the apron. Wheeler Yuta finally makes his presence known in the match by pulling White off the apron. PAC follows up on the outside. Yuta's interference was just what PAC needed to continue a prolonged offensive streak. White is able to dodge PAC and hit a Half and Half Suplex into the corner. Pac barely kicks out after a massive DDT. PAC executed a powerful Rebound German Suplex; Jay White then hits a Urinagi. PAC breaks the 10 count at seven. Shooting Star Press attempt but White moves and PAC lands on his feet. Action is picking up the end must be near. Standing Brutalizer from a Blade Runner attempt. White falls down and breaks the count by grabbing the rope. Buziko knee from Wheeler Yuta. Blade Runner out of no where from Jay White wins the match. Death Riders attack after the match and beat down the victorious Jay White. Adam Page comes out. Orange Cassidy dressed as a camera man attack Mox with a cord. Orange Punch to Mox followed by a Blade Runner. Adam Page also hits his finisher. Death Riders retreat. The fans are behind this with "AEW" chants.
Bandido returning is cool. Not happy that they called him the Most Wanted Man as that is what Nic Nemeth is using.
Anna Jay versus the Superbad Penelope Ford time to renew a vicious rivalry. Anna reaches out for a handshake. Ford denies it. The two ladies start to exchange forearms. Ford is definitely playing heel here. Anna sweeps the legs out from under Penelope Ford to stop the offense that has been happing for the majority of the match. Pump kick slows Anna. Thrust kick stops Penelope. Queenslayer countered by Ford. Stunner almost wins the match for Penelope Ford. Penelope Ford misses. Anna wins the match.
This should be hard hitting. The two bulls lock horns and push each other back and forth. Once they notice that is a deadlock the two men start to trade massive hard hitting blows. Castagnoli targets the arm of Brody King. That takes no power from King's arm as he backhanded Claudio to the mat. Castagnoli continues to target the arm. Castagnoli slams Brody King's arm into the steel pole of the corner. The two men start to trade blows once again. Brody King hits a Death Valley Driver for a two count. Castagnoli with his own Death Valley Driver. After a pin attempt, Claudio delivers hammer and elbow smashes. Back to the exchanges of punches. Cannonball by Brody King. Brody misses a crossbody into the barricade. Claudio gets to the ring. Brody King barely beats the count. Claudio Castagnoli escapes the Gonzo Bomb. Low blow allows Castagnoli to hit the Equalizer. Claudio Castagnoli now has 6 points.
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