{"id":7367,"date":"2014-03-24T19:55:36","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T23:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/?p=7367"},"modified":"2014-03-24T21:36:27","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T01:36:27","slug":"fighting-spirit-review-wrestle-1-outbreak-on-3214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/reviews\/fighting-spirit-review-wrestle-1-outbreak-on-3214\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Spirit Review: WRESTLE-1 “Outbreak” on 3\/2\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Date: March 2nd, 2014
\nLocation: Sumo Hall
\nAnnounced Attendance: 5,800<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second super sized show of the year for any promotion, WRESTLE-1 invaded Sumo Hall for the first time on March 2nd. They knew they needed help, so they worked out a deal with Total Nonstop Action to have a joint show. Of the 11 matches, eight have at least one TNA wrestler in it so it was not a half-hearted effort… most of TNA’s biggest stars (for better or worse) are here. All the TNA Championships are on the line here as well, with Magnus and KAI in the main event. Here is the full card:<\/p>\n

– Kikutaro vs. Ryota Hama
\n– Manabu Soya and Seiki Yoshioka vs. Ryouji Sai and KAZMA SAKAMOTO
\n– Satoshi Kojima vs. Yasufumi Nakanoue
\n– WRESTLE-1 vs. TNA: Tanaka and Koji Kanemoto vs. Bad Influence
\n– Gail Kim vs. Madison Rayne
\n– WRESTLE-1 vs. TNA: Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Abyss
\n– WRESTLE-1 vs. TNA: Masakatsu Funaki vs. Bobby Roode
\n– WRESTLE-1 vs TNA Special Six Man Tag Match: Keiji Mutoh, Taiyo Kea, and Rob Terry vs. Samoa Joe, Masayuki Kono, and Ren\u00e9 Dupr\u00e9e
\n– TNA World Tag Team Championship: Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards vs. Robbie E and Jessie Godderz vs. Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo
\n– TNA X-Division Championship: Austin Aries vs. Seiya Sanada
\n– TNA World Heavyweight Championship: Magnus vs. KAI<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kikutaro vs. Ryota Hama<\/strong><\/h4>\n

<\/strong>Hama charges Kikutaro to start the match, Kikutaro moves but Hama knocks Kikutaro off his feet.\u00a0 Kikutaro goes off the ropes and runs into Hama, but neither man goes down.\u00a0 They both get into a sumo stance, and Hama throws Kikutaro to the mat.\u00a0 He does it a second time, Hama goes off the ropes but Kikutaro hits a drop toehold and gives him the Oil Check.\u00a0 Kikutaro knees Hama in the leg and hits the Flashing Elbow.\u00a0 Kikutaro picks up Hama and goes for a vertical suplex, but Hama reverses it into a suplex of his own.\u00a0 Kikutaro crawls into the corner, and Hama runs in with a butt smash.\u00a0 Body press by Hama, cover, but Kikutaro gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Hama picks up Kikutaro but Kikutaro grabs him by the balls and hits the dragon screw groin whip.\u00a0 Kikutaro goes for a sunset flip but Hama sits down on him with the Hama Ass for the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Ryota Hama<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 I swear that I have seen this exact same match before.\u00a0 So I read my play by play of their match on 1\/12\/14, and it pretty much is the exact same match.\u00a0 The last minute or so in fact is move for move pretty much identical.\u00a0 So obviously I am not going to say much good about this, they knew that match was taped, why not do something different?\u00a0 Repeating finishes on house shows is fine, but not in front of an audience on TV.\u00a0 I guess the match had its funny moments but it just struck too hard of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu for me.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 3.0<\/span><\/p>\n

Manabu Soya and Seiki Yoshioka vs. Ryouji Sai and KAZMA SAKAMOTO<\/strong><\/h4>\n

<\/strong>Soya and Yoshioka are attacked before the match starts, with KAZMA and Yoshioka remaining in the ring.\u00a0 Kicks by Yoshioka and he delivers a sliding kick to KAZMA.\u00a0 Irish whip to the corner, reversed, but Yoshioka moves when KAZMA charges in and hits a diving crossbody for a two count.\u00a0 Yoshioka punches KAZMA, he goes off the ropes but Sai kicks him from the apron.\u00a0 KAZMA tags in Sai, Sai picks up Yoshioka and hits a scoop slam.\u00a0 Cover by Sai but it gets two.\u00a0\u00a0Sai applies a crab hold to Yoshioka but Yoshioka makes it to the ropes to force a break.\u00a0 Sai picks up Yoshioka, he puts him on his shoulders and delivers a military press slam.\u00a0 Sai tags in KAZMA, KAZMA picks up Yoshioka, snapmare, and KAZMA runs crotch-first into Yoshioka.\u00a0 Yoshioka quickly rolls up KAZMA, but it gets a two count and KAZMA kicks Yoshioka back to the mat.\u00a0 KAZMA tags in Sai; Sai chops Yoshioka against the ropes and delivers a few kicks to the chest.\u00a0 Knee by Sai, he goes off the ropes but Yoshioka catches him with a jumping heel kick.\u00a0 Yoshioka crawls towards Soya but KAZMA comes in and grabs Yoshioka by the leg.\u00a0 Yoshioka hits an enzigieri onto KAZMA and makes the hot tag to Soya.\u00a0 Soya chops KAZMA out of the ring and then hits a chop onto Sai as well.\u00a0 Irish whip by Soya to the corner and he hits a lariat.\u00a0 Bulldog by Soya, he picks up Sai and hits a neckbreaker.\u00a0 Cover, but Sai kicks out.<\/p>\n

Soya picks up Sai and goes for a suplex, but Sai blocks it.\u00a0 Vertical suplex by Sai and he tags in KAZMA. KAZMA goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving chop to the head onto Soya.\u00a0 KAZMA taunts Soya, he goes off the ropes but Soya catches him with a spear.\u00a0 Yoshioka knocks Sai off the apron, double Irish whip to the corner but KAZMA fights them off.\u00a0 Enzigieri by Yoshioka to KAZMA, Soya picks him up and hits a vertical suplex.\u00a0 Cover by Soya, but Sai barely breaks it up in time.\u00a0 Yoshioka throws Sai out of the ring and hits an Asai Moonsault on him from the apron, while in the ring Soya picks up KAZMA and drops him a Death Valley Bomb.\u00a0 Cover, but KAZMA picks up.\u00a0 Soya waits for KAZMA to get up and nails him with the Wild Bomber, cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Manabu Soya and Seiki Yoshioka<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 I am glad to see Soya back in action, generally speaking I find him pretty entertaining.\u00a0 This was a solid match, nothing exciting but nothing bad either.\u00a0 They kept it to the normal tag formula, but it worked since Yoshioka is a little guy and Soya is the muscle.\u00a0 In a way this was a showcase for Soya (or a reintroduction) since he hit all his big moves and came away with the convincing win.\u00a0 It was a short match, but early on the card that isn\u2019t really an issue.\u00a0 Overall a good match that put over Soya well.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 6.0<\/span><\/p>\n

Satoshi Kojima vs. Yasufumi Nakanoue<\/strong><\/h4>\n

<\/strong>Tie-up to start, wristlock by Nakanoue, reversed by Kojima and he hits a side headlock takedown but Nakanoue gets out of it and they return to their feet.\u00a0 Tie-up again, Kojima pushes Nakanoue into the ropes, Nakanoue reverses positions with him and chops Kojima in the chest.\u00a0 Shoulderblock by Kojima and he hits an elbow drop followed by rapid fire punches to the head.\u00a0 Stomp by Kojima, he picks up Nakanoue and throws him out of the ring.\u00a0\u00a0Kojima goes out after him and stomps on Nakanoue, and Kojima clubs Nakanoue in the back.\u00a0 Kojima Irish whips Nakanoue into the guard rail but Nakanoue fires back with an elbow.\u00a0 Nakanoue drives Kojima back-first into the guard rail and gets on the apron, but Kojima knocks his legs out from under him.\u00a0 Kojima picks up Nakanoue on the apron and hits a DDT.\u00a0 Kojima rolls back into the ring and waits for Nakanoue, and Kojima stomps Nakanoue as he slides back in.\u00a0 DDT by Kojima, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kojima picks up Nakanoue but Nakanoue slaps him in the chest.\u00a0 More slaps by Nakanoue but Kojima elbows him hard in the face, sending Nakanoue back to the mat.\u00a0 Kojima picks up Nakanoue and hits a neckbreaker.\u00a0 Cover by Kojima, but Nakanoue kicks out.\u00a0 Kojima picks up Nakanoue and applies a front chinlock before elbowing him in the back of the head.\u00a0 Chops by Kojima in the corner and he hits his rapid fire chops, Irish whip to the other corner, he throws Nakanoue to the mat and hits the Bakayaro Elbow.\u00a0 Cover, but it only gets a two count.<\/p>\n

Kojima picks up Nakanoue but Nakanoue chops him in the chest.\u00a0Kojima returns fire and the two trade blows, which Kojima initially gets the better of.\u00a0 Nakanoue quickly gets back to his feet and they trade elbows again, but Kojima floors Nakanoue with a roaring elbow.\u00a0 Kojima picks up Nakanoue and goes for a brainbuster, but Nakanoue blocks it.\u00a0 Nakanoue hits a vertical suplex onto Kojima, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and delivers the diving elbow drop.\u00a0 Cover, but Kojima kicks out at two.\u00a0 Nakanoue picks up Kojima and hits a backdrop suplex, cover, but that gets a two count as well.\u00a0 Nakanoue waits for Kojima to get up and goes off the ropes, but Kojima ducks the lariat attempt and hits the Koji Cutter.\u00a0 Kojima picks up Nakanoue and drops him with a brainbuster.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kojima goes off the ropes but Nakanoue elbows him in the arm when he goes for the lariat.\u00a0 Nakanoue goes off the ropes and hits a lariat, cover, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 Nakanoue goes off the ropes again and this time hits the Bombs Away, cover, but Kojima barely gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Nakanoue waits for Kojima to get up and goes for another lariat, but Kojima catches him with a lariat of his own.\u00a0 Cover by Kojima and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Satoshi Kojima<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Somehow I never noticed before that Nakanoue is a clone of Kojima.\u00a0 There was nothing overtly wrong with this match but it definitely was missing something.\u00a0 Maybe because there was no meaningful backstory but it felt random and without a real purpose.\u00a0\u00a0 Nakanoue got in his offense so it wasn\u2019t a squash or anything, but when a match has an inevitable conclusion it takes something special to get it to the next level and this match didn\u2019t have that.\u00a0 Plus I hate the end spot where a wrestler goes off the ropes and charges chest-first into their opponent\u2019s lariat.\u00a0 Did he have a move in mind?\u00a0 Because he sure didn\u2019t go for one.\u00a0 The great example of an average match, and one that is easily forgotten the moment the match is done.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 5.0<\/span><\/p>\n

Minoru Tanaka and Koji Kanemoto vs. Christopher Daniels and Kazarian<\/strong><\/h4>\n

<\/strong>Tanaka and Daniels start things off.\u00a0 Tie-up, Tanaka pushes Daniels into the corner and he gives a mostly clean break.\u00a0 Tie-up, this time Daniels pushes Tanaka into the corner and he gives a quick clean break.\u00a0 Tie-up, waistlock by Tanaka into a side headlock, but Daniels reverses it.\u00a0 Side headlock takedown by Daniels, but Tanaka gets out of it and dropkicks Daniels in the knee.\u00a0 Tanaka tags in Kanemoto, knees by Kanemoto but Daniels knees him back and tags in Kazarian.\u00a0 Kanemoto quickly elbows Kazarian but Kazarian returns fire, back kick by Kanemoto and he hits a side kick to Kazarian\u2019s head.\u00a0 Kanemoto picks up Kazarian and hits a strike combination in the corner.\u00a0 Facewash by Kanemoto but Daniels hits him from the apron when he goes for a second one.\u00a0 Daniels comes in the ring and tries to hit a facewash onto Kanemoto but Kanemoto moves and Daniels ends up eating the move.\u00a0 Kanemoto picks up Kazarian but Kazarian drives him back into the corner.\u00a0 Kazarian puts Kanemoto up on the top turnbuckle but Kanemoto kicks him back and then jumps off the turnbuckle with a dropkick to Daniels, knocking him off the apron.<\/p>\n

Kazarian trips Kanemoto from behind and delivers a dropkick, and he hits a series of mounted punches.\u00a0 Kazarian throws Kanemoto into the corner and tags in Daniels.\u00a0 Double Irish whip to Kanemoto, lariat by Daniels and Kazarian hits a hiptoss.\u00a0 Cover by Kazarian, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kazarian picks up Kanemoto, Daniels comes in the ring and kicks Kanemoto in the chest.\u00a0 Daniels picks up Kanemoto and punches him in the head, snapmare, Daniels goes out to the apron and hits a slingshot elbow strike.\u00a0 Kazarian follows with a slingshot leg drop, cover by Kazarian but Tanaka breaks it up.\u00a0 Kazarian applies a front facelock to Kanemoto and then punches Tanaka off the apron.\u00a0\u00a0Tanaka gets in the ring but the referee pushes him back, while Kanemoto is double teamed in the corner.\u00a0 Snapmare by Daniels to Kanemoto and he hits a knee drop.\u00a0 Cover, but it only gets two.\u00a0 Daniels tags in Kazarian, double Irish whip from the corner but Kanemoto dropkicks both of them when they charge in.\u00a0 Kanemoto grabs Kazarian and drops him with a brainbuster, he picks up Daniels again and slams him in front of the corner.\u00a0 Kanemoto goes up to the\u00a0top turnbuckle but Kazarian rolls out of the way of the moonsault.\u00a0 Kanemoto lands on his feet however, Kazarian goes off the ropes and Kanemoto hits a big boot to Kazarian.<\/p>\n

Kazarian and Kanemoto trade shots and both men end up on the mat.\u00a0 Kazarian tags in Daniels while Kanemoto tags in Tanaka, Daniels goes off the ropes but Tanaka catches him with a dropkick.\u00a0 Daniels lands in the corner, kicks by Tanaka, Irish whip, reversed, but Tanaka kicks Daniels when he charges in.\u00a0Missile dropkick by Tanaka, but Kazarian runs in and dropkicks Tanaka.\u00a0 This brings in Kanemoto, who delivers a high kick to Kazarian.\u00a0 Daniels hits an STO onto Kanemoto, Kanemoto rolls out of the ring and from the apron Daniels hits a split-legged springboard.\u00a0 Daniels and Kazarian both club on Kanemoto on the outside, while Tanaka goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a moonsault down onto both of them.\u00a0 Tanaka slides Daniels back into the ring before getting in the ring himself along with Kanemoto, they pick up Daniels but Daniels chops them both back.\u00a0 Daniels goes off the ropes but is caught by a kick combination, Kazarian tries to get back in the ring but Kanemoto kicks him back to the floor.\u00a0 Kanemoto goes for a pescado onto Kazarian, but Kazarian moves out of the way.\u00a0 In the ring, Tanaka puts Daniels up on the top turnbuckle and hits an avalanche single armed suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but Daniels kicks out.\u00a0 Tanaka positions Daniels in front of the corner, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and nails the FIREBALL Splash.\u00a0 Cover, but Kazarian pulls the referee out of the ring.<\/p>\n

Kazarian gets in the ring and punches Tanaka, they pick up Tanaka, double Irish whip and they hit a powerbomb\/cutter combination onto Tanaka.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0Daniels picks up Tanaka and slams him in front of the corner, he goes to the corner and goes for the BME, but Tanaka gets his feet up.\u00a0 Kanemoto comes in the ring and puts Kazarian in an ankle hold, while Tanaka delivers a high kick onto Daniels.\u00a0 Minoru Special by Tanaka to Daniels, but while in the ankle hold, Kazarian is still able to reach over and rake Tanaka in the eyes.\u00a0 Daniels and Kanemoto trade kicks, elbow by Daniels and he hits a reverse STO.\u00a0 Daniels kicks Tanaka and with Kazarian they deliver the Bad Elimination.\u00a0 Cover by Daniels onto Tanaka and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners: \u00a0Christopher Daniels and Kazarian<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 An entertaining match from the quatro of veterans.\u00a0 While the action wasn\u2019t overly \u2018snug\u2019 so to speak, they still were hitting moves that belie the fact that all of them are over 40 years old except for Kazarian who is 36.\u00a0 Kazarian and Daniels have been tagging long enough now that their timing and delivery is great and it was a very smooth match.\u00a0 While some of the strikes could have been hit better as the seemed to be taking it easy on each other, overall it was a fun affair.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 6.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Gail Kim vs. Madison Rayne<\/strong><\/h4>\n

<\/strong>Tie-up to start, Kim pushes Rayne into the corner and goes for an elbow, but Rayne moves.\u00a0 Victory Roll by Rayne, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 She keeps her legs around Kim\u2019s head and rams it repeatedly into the mat.\u00a0 Northern Lights Suplex by Rayne but it gets a two count as well.\u00a0 Irish whip by Rayne, reversed, she goes for a kick but Kim catches her leg and snaps it across her shoulder.\u00a0 Kim goes off the ropes and hits a jumping lariat, cover, but it gets two.\u00a0 Kim picks up Rayne but Rayne elbows her back.\u00a0 Rayne goes off the ropes but Kim knees her in the midsection.\u00a0 Club to the back by Kim, she picks up Rayne and hits a backbreaker.\u00a0 Cover, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 Kim elbows Rayne into the corner, she gets a running start and hits a crossbody before slamming Rayne to the mat.\u00a0 Kim picks up Rayne but Rayne rolls up Kim for a two count.\u00a0 Elbows by Rayne and she hits a snap suplex.\u00a0 Kim goads Rayne in and slams her into the turnbuckles, she then pulls Rayne\u2019s legs outside the ring and applies the figure four leglock around the ring post.\u00a0 Kim gets back into the ring and charges Rayne in the corner, but Rayne moves and hits a spear.\u00a0 Both wrestlers slowly get up and they trade elbows, Irish whip by Rayne and she hits a lariat.\u00a0 Another lariat by Rayne and she goes for a tilt-a-whirl headscissors, but Kim pushes her off.\u00a0 Enzigieri by Rayne and she kicks Kim towards the corner.\u00a0 Rayne charges Kim but Kim moves and rolls her up for a two count.\u00a0 DDT by Rayne, cover, but Kim kicks out at two.\u00a0 Rayne goes for the Rayne Drop but Kim gets out of it and hits a Death Valley Bomb.\u00a0 Cover, but Rayne gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Kim goes to pick up Rayne but Rayne kicks her back, Rayne charges Kim but Kim hits a Stun Gun.\u00a0 Eat Defeat by Kim, cover, and she picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Gail Kim<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 This match actually fits W-1\u2019s theme of having a women\u2019s match from a different promotion on their cards, so it isn\u2019t as odd as it may sound on paper.\u00a0 Anyway I know they had time constraints but they did so much stuff in this match that none of it meant anything.\u00a0 Even the \u2018big spots\u2019 like the figure four around the goal most, elevated DDT, etc. didn\u2019t mean much as generally in 15 seconds or less the momentum had swung again.\u00a0 It was a classic \u2018you do a few moves, then I will do a few moves, then switch\u2019 type of match.\u00a0 Also they had a few moments of miscommunication\/bad execution that is more memorable in a short match.\u00a0 Just way too much going on here, sometimes less really is more.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 3.0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Abyss<\/strong><\/h4>\n

<\/strong>Abyss attacks Takayama before the bell rings and chokes him into the corner.\u00a0 Punches by Abyss and he chokes Takayama again, he gets a running start and delivers a running splash.\u00a0 Takayama rolls out of the ring but Abyss goes out after him.\u00a0 Club to the back by Abyss and he slams Takayama into the apron.\u00a0 Abyss goes for a punch but Takayama blocks it and delivers punches of his own.\u00a0 Takayama tries to Irish whip Abyss into the guard rail, but Abyss reverses it and\u00a0Takayama goes into the railing instead.\u00a0 Abyss slides Takayama back into the ring and follows him in, and Abyss clubs Takayama in the back.\u00a0 Punches by Abyss, Takayama fights back but Abyss punches him back down to the mat.\u00a0 Abyss picks up Takayama and they trade punches, Abyss gets the better of it but Takayama ducks his lariat and delivers a big knee.\u00a0 A second jumping knee by Takayama and he hits a belly to belly suplex.\u00a0 Takayama goes off the ropes and hits a leg drop, cover, but Abyss kicks out at two.<\/p>\n

Takayama picks up Abyss and goes for a suplex, but Abyss blocks it.\u00a0 Elbows by Abyss and he punches Takayama out of the ring.\u00a0 Abyss goes out after him and he throws Takayama on the stairs to the ramp leading to the ring.\u00a0 Abyss looks under the ring and gets a black bag full of thumb tacks.\u00a0 Abyss goes up the ramp to where Takayama is and punches him, but Takayama punches him back and they trade blows.\u00a0 Abyss throws Takayama towards the top of the ramp and gets the back of thumb tacks again, dumping them all on the ground.\u00a0 Abyss grabs Takayama for a chokeslam but Takayama elbows out of it.\u00a0 Takayama goes for a German suplex onto the tacks, but Abyss elbows out of it and scoop slams Takayama onto the thumb tacks.\u00a0 Abyss gets a running start and goes for a body press, but Takayama moves out of the way and Abyss goes into the tacks.\u00a0 They trade punches on their knees, the referee tries to stop them but they both push the referee away.\u00a0 The referee has seen enough and calls for the bell, ending the match in a Double DQ.<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well this match was something.\u00a0 Both of these wrestlers have lost a step (or two) since their primes and it wasn\u2019t really enjoyable to see them so immobile.\u00a0 They could have done just a classic clubbin\u2019 match and did for the bulk of it (what else can they do?), but the ending was just kinda sad.\u00a0 Not the thumb tacks part, that fit into Abyss\u2019 character and I enjoy seeing wrestlers out of their element, but the \u201csplash\u201d by Abyss just looked really bad as Takayama can\u2019t really roll out of the way quickly since he is Takayama.\u00a0 So Abyss had to wait until Takayama was completely out of the way to do the move, which made it just look really silly.\u00a0 I guess they did the double DQ to protect the wrestlers but I don\u2019t really think a loss hurts either of them at this point.\u00a0 Some of the back and forth early in the match wasn\u2019t bad, but it just went downhill from there and really I could do without seeing Takayama ever wrestle again.\u00a0 I like him a lot but he is just a shell of his former self at this point.\u00a0Score:\u00a0 3.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Masakatsu Funaki vs. Bobby Roode<\/strong><\/h4>\n

<\/strong>They circle each other to start, Funaki goes for a kick but Roode ducks it.\u00a0 Roode gets mad that Funaki is kicking but the referee tells him to fight.\u00a0 Waistlock by Roode, reversed by Funaki but Roode applies a wristlock.\u00a0 Side headlock takedown by Roode\u00a0and he keeps the hold applied on the mat, Funaki struggles back to his feet and Irish whips out of it, but Roode shoulderblocks him down.\u00a0 Funaki gets back up, wristlock by Roode but Funaki rolls out of it and reverses the hold.\u00a0 Side headlock takedown by Funaki, Roode gets back to his feet, Irish whip by Roode but this time Funaki shoulderblocks him down.\u00a0 They face off, Roode pushes Funaki but Funaki pushes him back.\u00a0 Elbow by Roode but Funaki kicks Roode in the chest and Roode rolls out of the ring to re-group.\u00a0 Funaki goes out after him after a bit but Roode throws Funaki into the guard rail.\u00a0 Roode picks up Funaki and rams him shoulder-first into the ring post.\u00a0 Roode then puts Funaki into the ring so that he can slam Funaki\u2019s arm into the ring post as well.\u00a0Roode gets back in the ring and stomps on Funaki\u2019s arm, he wraps Funaki\u2019s arm around the second rope and yanks on it until the referee gets him to break.<\/p>\n

Roode picks up Funaki and hits a vertical suplex, knee drop by Roode and a cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Roode goes for a cross armbreaker but Funaki blocks it until he can get a foot on the bottom ropes.\u00a0 Roode grabs Funaki\u2019s arm and yanks on it, he goes off the ropes but Funaki kicks him in the stomach.\u00a0 Funaki kicks Roode into the corner and hits repeated kicks to the chest, snapmare by Funaki and he delivers a running kick to the chest.\u00a0 Cover by Funaki, but it only gets two.\u00a0 Funaki goes for the Hybrid Blaster but Roode blocks it and they trade strikes.\u00a0 Armbreaker by Roode and he applies a crossface.\u00a0 Crucifix pin by Roode but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Single leg takedown by Funaki and he applies the Ankle Hold.\u00a0 Roode rolls out of it and goes back to the crossface, Funaki gets back up but Roode delivers an enzigieri.\u00a0 Funaki charges Roode but Roode plants him with a spinebuster, cover, but Funaki kicks out.\u00a0 Roode is up first, he grabs Funaki and puts him on his shoulders, but Funaki slides off and re-applies the Ankle Hold.\u00a0 Roode is inches from the bottom rope, but Funaki pulls him back to the middle of the ring and Roode is forced to tap!\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Masakatsu Funaki<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 A pretty standard match.\u00a0 By that I mean it had the heel being dastardly, some limb work that didn\u2019t mean a lot (no idea why Roode targeted the arm), but fundamentally sound.\u00a0 Probably due to lack of familiarity with each other they just kept things basic.\u00a0 Funaki really didn\u2019t do much to weaken up Roode, as the only work on the leg at all was the two Ankle Holds, it would have been nice if he had done something to weaken his leg up previously.\u00a0 Not a bad match, it just didn\u2019t do anything to make it memorable or stand out.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 5.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Keiji Mutoh, Kea, and Rob Terry vs. Samoa Joe, Kono, and Ren\u00e9 Dupr\u00e9e<\/strong><\/h4>\n

<\/strong>Kea and Joe start things off.\u00a0 Tie-up, wristlock by Joe but Kea reverses it.\u00a0 Hammerlock by Joe and he applies a side headlock, Kea wrestles Joe to the mat but both men return to their feet.\u00a0 Kick to the stomach by Kea and he gets Joe into the corner.\u00a0 Elbow by Kea but Joe switches positions with him and hits a series of punches.\u00a0 Kea pushes Joe and they trade elbows, Kea goes off the ropes and hits a big boot to the face.\u00a0 Joe comes back with an elbow and both men are on their feet again.\u00a0 Kea tags in Terry as Joe tags in Dupr\u00e9e.\u00a0 Dropkick by Dupr\u00e9e and he tags in Kono, they grab Terry and go for a vertical suplex but Terry reverses it and suplexes both of them.\u00a0 Terry tags in Mutoh, Mutoh kicks Kono in the stomach and hits the Flashing Elbow.\u00a0 Mutoh applies an STF to Kono but Kono makes it to the ropes.\u00a0 Mutoh tags in Kea, kick to the arm by Kea and he chops Kono against the ropes.\u00a0 Irish whip by Kea and he delivers a dropkick, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kea picks up Kono and tags in Terry.\u00a0 Club to the back by Terry and he applies a wristlock onto Kono.\u00a0 Shoulderblock by Terry, he picks up Kono and throws him into the corner.\u00a0 Punches by Terry and he tags in Mutoh.\u00a0 Irish whip by Mutoh to Kono and Mutoh applies a sleeper.\u00a0 Kono Irish whips out of it and Dupr\u00e9e hits Mutoh from the apron.<\/p>\n

Kono stomps Mutoh and tags in Dupr\u00e9e.\u00a0 Double stomp by Dupr\u00e9e, he picks up Mutoh, snapmare, and Dupr\u00e9e hits a falling fist drop.\u00a0 Dupr\u00e9e rolls Mutoh out of the ring, but Joe doesn\u2019t like all these shenanigans and he throws Mutoh back in.\u00a0 Cover by Dupr\u00e9e, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Dupr\u00e9e tags in Joe, Joe picks up Mutoh and delivers a headbutt.\u00a0 Chop by Joe and he hits a senton.\u00a0 Cover, but Mutoh kicks out.\u00a0 Joe sits up Mutoh and applies the Coquina Clutch, but Kea comes in and breaks it up.\u00a0 This brings in Kono and Dupr\u00e9e and a brawl erupts, Joe picks up Mutoh \u00a0and slams him near the corner.\u00a0 Knee drop by Joe, cover, but Mutoh gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Joe picks up Mutoh and hits a series of elbows, Irish whip by\u00a0Joe but Mutoh rolls under the lariat and hits a dropkick.\u00a0 Mutoh makes it to his corner and tags in Kea, Kea elbows Joe into the corner, Irish whip, and Kea hits a jumping elbow.\u00a0 Lariat by Kea and he applies an elbow drop.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Side Russian leg sweep by Kea, another cover, but again it gets two.\u00a0 Headbutt by kea, he goes off the ropes but Joe catches him with a powerslam.\u00a0 Joe tags in Kono, Kono throws Kea into the corner and hits a high knee followed by a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Irish whip by Kono, but Kea ducks the lariat and hits a jumping DDT.\u00a0 Kea makes the tag to Terry, lariats by Terry to Kono and he hits a running splash in the corner.\u00a0 Vertical suplex by Terry to Kono and he hits an elbow drop.\u00a0 Terry waits for Kono to get up and hits a fallaway slam.<\/p>\n

Terry waits for Kono to get up and charges him in the corner, but Kono moves and tags in Dupr\u00e9e.\u00a0 Dupr\u00e9e chops Terry into the corner, he attempt an Irish whip but Terry reverses it and hits a back bodydrop.\u00a0 Terry tags in Mutoh, Mutoh dropkicks Dupr\u00e9e in the knee twice and then gives dragon screw leg whips to Dupr\u00e9e, Joe, and to Kono.\u00a0 Mutoh applies the figure four leglock to Dupr\u00e9e, but Kono breaks it up.\u00a0 Mutoh throws Dupr\u00e9e into the corner and he hits a Shining Wizard.\u00a0 Dragon screw leg whip by Mutoh, he measures up Dupr\u00e9e and hits another Shining Wizard.\u00a0 Cover, but the referee is pulled out of the ring.\u00a0 Kono comes in the ring and knocks Kea and Terry off the apron, Ohara and KAZMA get in the ring and everyone takes turns hitting Mutoh in the corner.\u00a0 When it is Joe\u2019s turn he won\u2019t do it, and walks out of the ring.\u00a0 Dupr\u00e9e gets a chair but Joe grabs it out of his hands and headbutts Dupr\u00e9e.\u00a0 Superkick by Kea to Kono, but Kea is thrown out of the ring.\u00a0 Terry comes in and hits a lariat onto Ohara and KAZMA, then Kea hits the TKO onto Dupr\u00e9e.\u00a0 Mutoh waits for Dupr\u00e9e to get up to one knee and he nails the Shining Wizard, cover, and Mutoh picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Keiji Mutoh, Taiyo Kea, and Rob Terry<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 This was a fun match all the way around.\u00a0 Kea was the big surprise entry into the match, and for once the surprise was a good one as this was Kea\u2019s first match in W-1 and no one knew that he was no longer wrestling in All Japan.\u00a0 All the wrestlers played their roles well here, you had the old favorites, the muscle wrestlers, and Joe being the \u201cbut I\u2019m not a bad guy why am I on the wrong side\u201d guy.\u00a0 And of course the favorites overcome the odds and get the win to make everyone happy.\u00a0 Obviously not a classic match by any means but the crowd stayed into it and it was a solid effort by all those involved.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 7.0<\/span><\/p>\n

(c) American Wolves vs. The BroMans vs. Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo<\/strong><\/h4>\n

<\/strong>This match is for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.\u00a0 Robbie, Hayashi and Richards start off in the ring first.\u00a0 Richards elbows Hayashi and they trade elbows, then they look over at Robbie, and Hayashi chops Robbie in the chest.\u00a0 Robbie rolls out of the ring, Richards rolls up Hayashi but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Irish whip by Richards to Hayashi and they collide with no result.\u00a0 Hayashi goes off the ropes and again they run into each other.\u00a0 This time Richards goes off the ropes, Hayashi catches him and goes for the Final Cut but Richards blocks it.\u00a0 Richards goes for the brainbuster but Hayashi gets out of it, Richards goes off the ropes but Hayashi kicks him in the stomach and hits a spinning heel kick.\u00a0 Robbie comes back into the ring but runs out of it when Hayashi turns around.\u00a0 Robbie attacks Hayashi from behind, Irish whip by Hayashi and he hits an atomic drop.\u00a0 Kondo comes in and hits a DDT onto Robbie and they hit Richards with a Samoan drop\/neckbreaker combination.<\/p>\n

Robbie rolls out of the ring to re-group, leaving Hayashi and Kondo alone in the ring.\u00a0\u00a0Hayashi goes off the ropes but Robbie grabs him from the floor and pulls him outside.\u00a0 Kondo is pulled to the outside too and both men are dropped onto the railing.\u00a0 Robbie gets back into the ring along with Jesse and Richards.\u00a0 They go for a double suplex but Edwards comes in the ring to prevent the move.\u00a0 Jesse and Robbie charge the American Wolves but they duck and the BroMans fall out of the ring.\u00a0 They get back on the apron but are booted back out to the floor.\u00a0 Robbie and Edwards then get running starts and sail out of the ring on the other side, out onto Kondo and Hayashi.\u00a0 Robbie goes for a pescado down onto them, but everyone moves and he eats the floor.\u00a0 The American Wolves then get back in the ring and hit stereo tope suicidas down onto everyone.\u00a0 They return to the ring with Jesse and hit a drop toehold\/dropkick combination.\u00a0 Hayashi comes in the ring and he is knocked into the corner.\u00a0 Double Irish whip by the American Wolves on Hayashi and they hit a splash\/kick combination.\u00a0 Edwards slams Hayashi to the mat and Richards comes off the top turnbuckle with a missile dropkick, cover, but it gets a two count.<\/p>\n

Richards and Edwards get up on different turnbuckles \u00a0but the BroMans knock them off.\u00a0 They then get in the ring and beat on Hayashi, double Irish whip and they hit a double flapjack.\u00a0 Kondo runs in the ring but he gets the same thing, and Kondo is kicked out of the ring.\u00a0 Robbie kicks Hayashi in the ankle and leg, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Robbie tags in Jesse, double Irish whip to Hayashi into the corner and Jesse hits a lariat.\u00a0 Spear by Robbie and the both kick Hayashi while his head is hanging over the turnbuckle.\u00a0 Jesse kicks Hayashi, he picks him up and delivers a military press slam.\u00a0 Robbie is tagged in, Richards runs in the ring and he hits a press slam as well from Jesse.\u00a0 Robbie comes off the top turnbuckle with a diving forearm shot to Richards, Robbie picks up\u00a0Hayashi and with Jesse they go for a double lariat, but Hayashi ducks it.\u00a0 Hayashi pushes Jesse into Robbie and hits a jawbreaker.\u00a0 Richards runs in the ring and boots Kondo off the apron, he Irish whips Hayashi into the corner but Hayashi kicks him as he charges in.\u00a0 Reverse STO into the turnbuckles by Hayashi and he makes the tag to Kondo.\u00a0 Richards tags in Edwards, Kondo throws Edwards into the corner and hits a lariat followed by a bulldog.\u00a0 Kondo waits for Edwards to get up and hits the Lanzarse, cover, but Jesse breaks it up.\u00a0 Jesse and Robbie come in the ring but Kondo hits the Original II onto Robbie, throwing him onto Jesse.<\/p>\n

Kondo waits for Jesse to get up but Jesse dropkicks him as he charges in.\u00a0 Richards comes in the ring and attacks Jesse, Irish whip by Richards, reversed, but Richards hits the springboard rebound kick.\u00a0 Hayashi is back in, he goes off the ropes and does the same move to Richards.\u00a0 Robbie is up and he kicks Hayashi, hitting an elevated DDT.\u00a0 Edwards superkicks Robbie but Kondo runs in and gives Edwards an over the shoulder powerslam.\u00a0 All six wrestlers are down hurt but Kondo makes the tag to Hayashi.\u00a0 The give Edwards a lariat\/kick combination, cover, but he gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Hayashi waits for Edwards to get up, Hayashi goes off the ropes, Edwards avoids their first few attacks but Hayashi hits a superkick.\u00a0 Cover, but Richards breaks it up.\u00a0 Richards fights off both Kondo and Hayashi, and then Richards trades elbows with Hayashi.\u00a0 Hayashi goes off the ropes but Richards catches him with a high kick, enzigieri by Edwards to Hayashi and Richards hits a German suplex onto Hayashi.\u00a0 Edwards floats over with a jackknife hold to Hayashi, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 Edwards picks up Hayashi and they hit a powerbomb\/backstabber combination, cover, but multiple people break it up.\u00a0 Robbie throws Richards out of the ring, so it is just the BroMans and Hayashi in the ring.\u00a0 Jesse picks up Hayashi for Robbie, but when Robbie goes off the ropes he is caught by a Kondo lariat.\u00a0 Hayashi quickly rolls up Jesse, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kondo grabs Jesse and punches him, he goes off the ropes, but The American Wolves are back in the ring and Edwards kicks Kondo in the head.\u00a0 Jesse lariats down both of them, and Jesse hits a lariat onto Hayashi.\u00a0 Cover, but Hayashi barely gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Jesse picks up Hayashi and they deliver the Bro Down, cover, and Jesse picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners and new champions:\u00a0 The BroMans<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well a lot happened in this match, that is for sure.\u00a0 It helps having established tag teams in matches like these and not two wrestlers just thrown together as generally speaking the action was really smooth and there were some neat spots throughout the match.\u00a0 Logically a match like this would never end as there should always be someone available to break up a pinfall, but I thought the match ended at the right time as if it went much longer with the chaos it likely would have lost my interest.\u00a0 I enjoyed it for what it was; the structure was similar to that of a Dragon Gate match which is fun to watch in small doses.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 6.5<\/span><\/p>\n

(c) Austin Aries vs. Seiya Sanada<\/strong><\/h4>\n

<\/strong>This match is for the TNA X Division Championship.\u00a0 Armbar by Aries to start the match but Sanada reverses it. Armdrag by Aries and both men return to their feet.\u00a0 Front facelock by Sanada but Aries reverses it into an armbar.\u00a0 Sanada armdrags Aries to the mat and both wrestlers are back up again.\u00a0 Tie-up, side headlock by Aries, reversed by Sanada, Aries Irish whips out of it and he goes for a hiptoss but Sanada blocks it and does an Oklahoma Roll for a two count.\u00a0 Tie-up, waistlock by Aries and he takes Sanada to the mat.\u00a0 Cover by Aries but it gets a one count, crucifix cover and a backslide by Aries but they get a two count as well.\u00a0 Aries grabs Sanada but Sanada wiggles to the ropes to force a break.\u00a0 Tie-up, wristlock by Aries but Sanada rolls out of it and reverses the hold.\u00a0 Aries returns the favor, side headlock takedown by Aries, Sanada gets out of it with a headscissors but Aries dropkicks Sanada.\u00a0 Side headlock by Aries, Sanada Irish whips out of it and Sanada delivers a dropkick of his own.\u00a0 Aries rolls out of the ring, Sanada gets a running start but Aries slides back in and then knocks Sanada off the apron.\u00a0 Aries gets a running start in the ring but Sanada hits him just as he is going through the ropes.<\/p>\n

Sanada returns to the ring and he punches Aries into the corner.\u00a0 Mounted punches by\u00a0Sanada and he throws Aries on the mat.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Reverse chinlock by Sanada, Aries gets back to his feet and elbows out of it, he goes off the ropes but Sanada catches him with an elbow.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Sanada picks up Aries and punches him into the corner, knocking him down to a seated position.\u00a0 Sanada picks up Aries, Irish whip, reversed, Sanada flips himself out to the apron but as he goes for a springboard move he is knocked out of the ring by Aries. Aries then goes up to the top turnbuckle and jumps down onto Sanada with a chop to the head.\u00a0 With Sanada lying on the floor, Aries gets up on the ramp and hits a diving elbow drop.\u00a0 Aries throws Sanada back in the ring and hits a slingshot senton, he then goes off the ropes and hits another elbow drop.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Aries picks up Sanada and elbows him in the back of the head, snapmare by Aries and he hits a diving elbow drop to Sanada\u2019s back from the second turnbuckle.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets two.\u00a0 Aries applies a leg lock to Sanada and then applies a single leg crab hold.\u00a0 He releases the hold after a moment, cover, but Sanada kicks out.\u00a0 Aries picks up Sanada but Sanada chops him off.\u00a0 Aries returns with elbows and the two trade blows.\u00a0 STO by Aries and he hits an elbow drop.\u00a0 Cover, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 Aries picks up Sanada but Sanada fights back and they trade chops.<\/p>\n

Sanada goes off the ropes and hits an elbow smash.\u00a0\u00a0He waits for Aries to get up and puts Aries on his shoulders, but Aries pushes him off and elbows Sanada in the face.\u00a0 Sanada falls out of the ring and Aries sails out onto him with a tope suicida between the bottom and middle ropes.\u00a0 Aries throws Sanada back into the ring, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Sanada falls back into the corner, Aries charges him but Sanada gets the boot up.\u00a0\u00a0 Sanada goes off the ropes, he gets Aries onto his shoulders and hits a cutter.\u00a0 Cover, but Aries kicks out.\u00a0 Sanada picks up Aries and goes for a double underhook, but Aries drives him back into the corner.\u00a0 Elbow by Aries, Sanada goes for the underhooks again but Aries gets out of it and hits a kneebreaker into a suplex.\u00a0 Aries charges Sanada in the corner and hits the dropkick.\u00a0 He goes for a brainbuster but Sanada blocks it.\u00a0 Aries elbows Sanada in the corner, he gets a running start again and delivers another dropkick.\u00a0 Aries goes for the brainbuster again but Sanada knees out of it.\u00a0 Aries knocks Sanada into the corner, he charges him and hits a third dropkick.\u00a0 He goes for another one and hits a fourth dropkick, he grabs Sanada and goes for a brainbuster but Sanada reverses it into a vertical suplex.\u00a0 Both wrestlers slowly get up, elbows by Sanada but Aries fires back with an elbow of his own.<\/p>\n

Aries gets up Sanada and nails the brainbuster, cover, but Sanada barely gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Aries applies the Last Chancery, but Sanada gets to the ropes to break the hold.\u00a0 Aries goes up to the top turnbuckle but Sanada rolls out of the way of the 450 Splash.\u00a0 Aries charges Sanada but Sanada armdrags him into the turnbuckles.\u00a0 Backdrop suplex by Sanada and he follows that with a dragon suplex and a tiger suplex hold for a two count.\u00a0 Sanada positions Aries, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a moonsault.\u00a0 Cover, but Aries kicks out.\u00a0 Sanada quickly goes up to the top turnbuckle again and hits a second moonsault, cover, and this time he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner and new champion:\u00a0 Seiya Sanada<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When the full card was announced this was the match I was looking forward to the most, and to say I was disappointed would be an understatement.\u00a0 I really don\u2019t know what they were thinking here, both of these wrestlers are capable of having entertaining matches but this was certainly not one.\u00a0 I could overlook the meaningless early mat work, or Aries randomly going for the leg if the second half of the match made up for it, but it was some odd structure where they were repeating moves, not really selling some of the big moves (Sanada came back way too easily after the tope suicida\/missile dropkick combination), and then the quick ending after Aires had generally been controlling the match.\u00a0 The match definitely had its cool spots here and there, but all that did was tease me as it was a reminder how entertaining they can be.\u00a0 A real disappointment overall even if it did have a few good moments.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 4.0<\/span><\/p>\n

(c) Magnus vs. KAI<\/strong><\/h4>\n

<\/strong>This match is for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.\u00a0 Tie-up to start, Magnus pushes KAI into the corner and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Tie-up again, waistlock by KAI, Magnus reverses it into a wristlock but KAI reverses it back.\u00a0 Hammerlock by KAI and he gets Magnus to the mat, but Magnus gets out of it.\u00a0 Side headlock by Magnus and he hits a side headlock takedown.\u00a0 KAI struggles back to his feet, KAI tries to Irish whip out of it but Magnus keeps the hold clamped on.\u00a0 KAI gets back up again, Irish whip by KAI but Magnus shoulderblocks him down.\u00a0 Magnus goes off the ropes but KAI delivers a trio of dropkicks.\u00a0 Magnus rolls out of the ring to re-group, KAI goes off the far ropes but Magnus catches him with an uppercut as he dives through the ropes. Magnus takes KAI up onto the stage area and goes for a suplex, but KAI blocks it.\u00a0 Magnus manages to hit the suplex anyway, Magnus takes KAI back into the ring and covers him but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Magnus picks up KAI and hits a vertical suplex, elbow drop by Magnus and he goes for the cover but KAI kicks out.\u00a0 Magnus applies a reverse chinlock but KAI gets up, he goes off the ropes but\u00a0Magnus catches him with a drop toehold and applies a camel clutch.\u00a0 Magnus jumps down onto KAI\u2019s back and hits an elbow drop.\u00a0 Cover but KAI quickly kicks out.<\/p>\n

Back up, elbows by KAI but Magnus hits him back and delivers a gutwrench suplex.\u00a0 Magnus picks up KAI, snapmare, and he knees KAI in the back before applying the reverse chinlock.\u00a0 KAI gets out of it with a jawbreaker, elbow by KAI but Magnus elbows him back and they trade blows.\u00a0 Magnus throws KAI into the corner and charges him, but KAI delivers a kick to the head followed by a dropkick.\u00a0 Magnus slides\u00a0out of the ring and KAI sails out onto him with a tope suicida.\u00a0 KAI slides Magnus back into the ring and hits a swandive missile dropkick.\u00a0 KAI picks up Magnus and goes for a powerbomb, Magnus goes to back bodydrop out of it but KAI falls to the mat.\u00a0 Big boot by KAI and he hits a second one, but Magnus comes back with a boot of his own.\u00a0 Magnus picks up KAI and goes for a slam, but KAI goes around his back.\u00a0 Magnus goes off the ropes, KAI does as well and goes for the springboard rebound kick but Magnus ducks it and hits a side slam.\u00a0 Cover by Magnus, but KAI kicks out at two.<\/p>\n

Magnus goes up to the top turnbuckle but KAI rolls out of the way of the diving elbow drop.\u00a0 Big boot by KAI, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 KAI picks up Magnus and hits the LAT, cover, but Magnus barely kicks out.\u00a0 KAI goes up to the top turnbuckle but Magnus has recovered and uppercuts KAI.\u00a0 KAI climbs up to the top turnbuckle with KAI and hits a superplex.\u00a0 Both wrestlers slowly get up and they trade elbows, uppercut by Magnus and he goes off the ropes but KAI catches him with a kick.\u00a0 Springboard heel kick by KAI and he hits a superkick.\u00a0 Cover, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 KAI picks up Magnus and nails a powerbomb, cover, but again Magnus gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 KAI goes up to the top turnbuckle but Magnus gets his knees up when he goes for the Splash Plancha.\u00a0 Both wrestlers slowly get up, KAI ducks a Magnus lariat and hits a release German suplex.\u00a0 KAI charges Magnus but Magnus catches him with the Magnus Driver.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets two.\u00a0 Magnus goes up to the top turnbuckle and delivers the diving elbow drop, cover, but KAI barely gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Magnus drags KAI to his feet, KAI gets away from him and he rolls up Magnus for a two count.\u00a0 KAI goes off the ropes but so does Magnus and Magnus floors him with a lariat.\u00a0 Cover, but KAI kicks out.\u00a0 Magnus picks up KAI and hits another Magnus Driver, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits the diving elbow drop.\u00a0 Cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner and still champion:\u00a0 Magnus<\/p>\n

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\nMatch Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t expecting a lot in this match and it lined up with my expectations.\u00a0 They kept it really basic, as there were more rest holds then you\u2019d normally see in a match that wasn\u2019t too long and they repeated the same moves a lot.\u00a0 Magnus even did the finishing combination twice in the match and KAI did more dropkicks then I care to count.\u00a0 There were a few miscommunications here and there and I wouldn\u2019t consider the match as being very smooth.\u00a0 KAI continues to show a lot of fire which is a plus, but it just wasn\u2019t a good pairing between these two and a flat way to end the event.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 4.0<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Thoughts:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Best Match:<\/strong>\u00a0Keiji Mutoh, Taiyo Kea, and Rob Terry vs. Samoa Joe, Masayuki Kono and Ren\u00e9 Dupr\u00e9e<\/strong>. I know this is an odd pick, but this match really embodied more of what an event like this is supposed to do.\u00a0 They didn\u2019t try to put on a wrestling clinic, but they managed to mix in various stories throughout the match and kept things entertaining.\u00a0 All the wrestlers played their roles well and the action was smooth throughout.\u00a0 Not a classic, but an inter-promotional match that had the \u2018fun\u2019 factor that a lot of other matches were missing.<\/p>\n

MVP:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Manabu Soya<\/strong>.\u00a0 Another odd pick I realize, but Soya was the only wrestler on the card that really stood out.\u00a0 The title matches weren\u2019t good matches, so I couldn\u2019t justify having a MVP from there and the tag team match was too chaotic to just pick one.\u00a0 Soya though dominated his match both in and out of the ring and it left me wanting to see more of him.<\/p>\n

Overall:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 When a card is billed as one promotion against another promotion, obviously some things are going to get lost along the way.\u00a0 Wrestlers in a promotion are familiar with each other because they talk backstage, watch each other wrestle, wrestle each other, or even travel together.\u00a0 On this event you had wrestlers that probably met the day before for the first time so obviously there is very little chemistry there and since TNA vs. W-1 is a new feud there wasn\u2019t really a \u2018revenge\u2019 factor that can spruce up the action.\u00a0 A few of the matches had the right idea \u2013 don\u2019t try to do anything special, just put on a fun match that the crowd enjoys.\u00a0 Others though were just bland as they had to tone down their move set but they didn\u2019t replace it with anything entertaining so it was just \u2018there\u2019.\u00a0 For seeing matchups you may never see again I would recommend the event, but as far as in-ring the action overall was average at best.<\/p>\n

Grade: \u00a0C<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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