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Post by ________ has left the building on Jun 7, 2016 14:12:48 GMT -5
Getting some young Jon Moxley vibes from Darby Allin.
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Post by Starshine on Jun 7, 2016 19:13:52 GMT -5
These mini-docs are awesome. It's such a good way to get the angles across in a condensed form. while also building up anticipation for where things go next. Also helps that they're produced really well.
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Post by Dragonfly on Jun 10, 2016 20:47:23 GMT -5
Darby Allin is damn impressive. That guy is going to be huge one day.
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Post by lildude8218 on Jun 12, 2016 9:00:57 GMT -5
I went to the show last night. Jason Cade had the spot of the night jumping from the apron over the guardrail, grabbing the rim of a basketball hoop, hanging on it and then hitting a hurricanrana on one of the Bravados.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jun 12, 2016 11:44:58 GMT -5
Evolve 62 June 10th, 2016 | The Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida
Lenny Leonard and Rob Naylor were in the ring to open the show. They ran down some of the big matches for the Ybor City crowd.
Fred Yehi def. Anthony Nese in 16:04 I just love that Yehi is introduced as “angry, pissed off and short”. He came just shy of making the Cruiserweight Classic at Evolve 61. Since the split of the Premiere Athlete Brand, Nese has turned over a new leaf somewhat. They went back and forth early on, showing they had scouted each other well. Yehi wasn’t just content working the leg or the knee, he even worked the feet at times. That was certainly interesting. It was smart to take out the leg, since Nese uses high flying stuff to his advantage. Nese wasn’t as interested in selling the work as Yehi was in doing it though. Yehi used his trademark stomps to really put the pressure on the ankles of Nese. Nese had Yehi’s Koji Clutch scouted expertly, avoiding or countering it at every turn. However, he missed the 450 splash and Yehi locked it in to pick up his first singles win. Good stuff from both men. I was more impressed by Yehi, but Nese did pretty good too. ***¼
Anthony Nese asked for a microphone and said he had been in a rut for about a year. He claimed that he wanted the Premiere Athlete Brand to be about the best athletes, but it became a group of assholes. He said that Valifornia was dead and he wanted to revitalize his career with the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. Nese entered himself into the Cruiserweight Classic Flashpoint the next night and, after this show, it was announced that he was in the Classic.
Ethan Page def. Darby Allen in 9:20 This was a rematch from Evolve 59. Ethan Page had some new theme music. Allen was much different this time around, as getting mostly squashed in his debut seemed to have made him a little nuts. It really felt like Allen was resilient and determined to make up for Evolve 59. He started with some hot, fast paced offense, before Page press slammed him outside, where he took a rough landing. They sold it as if it could have ended things, but Allen got up and back inside. The match mostly slowed after that spot. Page hit the RK-Ego but Allen kicked out. Allen came close on a small package, but lost to a package piledriver as Page predicted. Fine little match here. Allen still has character work to do to nail it, but his ring work was mostly solid. **¾
Matt Riddle def. Cedric Alexander in 10:36 With him recently leaving ROH, Cedric Alexander made his Evolve debut here. Matt Riddle continued to be super over everywhere Evolve goes. They went to the mat, where Riddle had a clear upper hand, so Alexander went to using his speed for an advantage. Riddle came back with, as Naylor said on commentary, a German suplex that even Rick Steiner would be impressed with. Riddle locked in a Bromission only a few minutes in and I thought it could have ended there. That’s how well that move and Riddle in general, has been handled. Cedric came very close on a sick backbreaker but Riddle got his foot on the bottom rope. Alexander made a mistake on a high risk move, leading to another Bromission where he tapped out. Really good stuff. Riddle bumped and sold well for Alexander in his debut, Riddle continued to look like a star and Cedric had a good debut. All you could ask for. ***¾
Evolve Tag Team Championship: Drew Gulak and Tracy Williams (c) w/ Fred Yehi and TJP def. The Bravado Brothers in 27:27 The Bravados are fresh off of a heel turn. There was a rather long back and forth to open things. Neither team gained a real advantage for a while and though it wasn’t bad, it seemed to be taking a while to really get going. They weren’t doing anything bad, it just wasn’t anything too great either. There was an assisted back suplex spot that spawned a “better than Gable” chant. Thankfully, it didn’t catch on. They didn’t abide by typical tag formula, which was appreciated. The final few minutes were frantic, but I feel like they overdid it on the near fall barrage. The Bravados hit all of their fancy double team moves, though some didn’t come off as crisply as they probably wanted, but it was never enough. Finally, after almost a half hour, Williams used a top rope DDT to retain. There was certainly some good here, but it was rather uneven and definitely dragged at times. Cut it down and tighten it up and you’ve got a much better match. ***
Drew Gulak got on the microphone after the match and put over Catch Point. He then brought up the fact that he has the Evolve Title in the back and said that Timothy Thatcher, if he was a real champion, wouldn’t have let him physically take it. Drew wanted Thatcher to man up and give the Catch Point members the title shots they deserve. Thatcher showed up and knocked over the cardboard Evolve sign in the entrance. They seriously need to upgrade that. He said that he told them they would all get their shots eventually but tonight he faces Chris Hero and he tells them to leave his ring. Hero came out and called Catch Point the “kids” that will go to bed while the “men” fight.
Evolve Championship: Timothy Thatcher (c) def. Chris Hero in 22:50 Hero has been his usual great self in 2016 so far, while Thatcher has been a massive disappointment. Right off the bat, commentary sold it well that while Thatcher is champion, Hero might just be the best in the world. They also talked about his departure from WWE and what it would mean if he won the Evolve Title while partnered with the WWE. There was a methodical pace to this and it worked. Hero went after the elbow and used his vicious strikes, while Thatcher targeted the ankle. The shots delivered throughout this were almost all vicious. Hero abused Thatcher, including shots to his previously injured ear, but Thatcher manned up and wouldn’t go down. Hero stopped a headbutt with a sick elbow before nailing his own headbutt to the back of the head for a near fall. Thatcher finally struck with a big headbutt and applied the Fujiwara armbar. He perfectly transitioned it to the other arm to prevent Hero from grabbing the ropes and then into a different armbar variation to make him submit. Not quite as good as their BOLA match last year, but easily the best Thatcher showing of 2016. Physical, smart and all around great stuff. ****
Catch Point came back out. Tracy Williams said that they aren’t thieves and he likes to take things from people face to face. He requested a title shot at Evolve 63 the next night. Thatcher agreed and promised to hurt everyone who touched and disrespected his title while he was away. That includes Stokely Hathaway, who had the referee put it on him in front of Thatcher. He heard that and quickly got rid of it. Matt Riddle, who rubbed his junk on the title a while back, called Thatcher “trash” and they should be heading towards a third match.
Non-Sanctioned Street Fight: Drew Galloway and Ethan Carter III def. Johnny Gargano and TJP w/ Stokely Hathaway in 20:38 This is pretty much the coolest story going in wrestling right now. Galloway and Carter represent the people who have a disdain for the WWE and their partnership with Evolve, while Gargano and TJP represent the other side. Seconds after the bell, EC3 knocked out the referee, really giving this an unsanctioned feel. The fight spilled through the crowd like a street fight should. EC3 was sure to take a beer and do his best Yoshitatsu, spitting it like Triple H. Then, it spilled outside where Gargano and EC3 fought on a damn pedicab. It was great to watch them battle and throw each other into lamp posts and such in front of confused pedestrians. Back inside, Gargano and TJP did the Pee Wee Herman “Tequila” dance on the bar after taking out EC3. After TJP got powerbombed through a table, Drew Gulak showed up to check on him. Chris Hero then ran out and laid him out. He also attacked Gargano and TJP, which led to TJP taking a Tombstone and losing. This felt like a non-sanctioned match, which a lot of them don’t always accomplish. It was wacky in the best possible way and the addition of Hero was cool. ***½
Galloway grabbed the microphone after the bell and announced that Chris Hero was officially with them. He also stated that Cody Rhodes, who will be making his Evolve debut on August 19th, was on their side and will face Gargano in his debut. EC3 finished things off by plugging TNA Slammiversary, causing commentary to shout for the show to be shut down. Awesome stuff all around.
Overall: 7.5/10. 2016 seems to be a year full of good, but not great shows. This was another. Nothing on the card is bad at all. Page/Allen is passable and the Tag Title match drags but everything else is really enjoyable. You get a solid opener, great debut for Alexander, excellent Evolve Title match and a really fun main event punctuated by a great angle.
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EVOLVE 62 results from PWTorch... {Spoiler}1 — FRED YEHI vs. ANTHONY NESE
The opening match of an EVOLVE iPPV means Premiere Athlete Brand. In this case, Nese was solo against Yehi. Nese went for a top-rope 450 splash, but Yehi avoided and immediately applied a Koji Clutch. Nese tapped out, giving Yehi the opening win. Announcer Lenny Leonard said it was Nese’s first singles win in EVOLVE.
After Yehi left, Nese asked for the mic. He told the crowd to stop clapping for him – clap for Fred – because he has been stuck in a rut for a year. Nese said when he came to EVOLVE, he decided to make a name for himself by creating the PAB. But, it turned into a bunch of a-holes. Nese said the PAB is done with. But, Tony Nese is still here.
Nese said there’s a thing coming up from WWE called the Cruiserweight Classic. Nese said he wants an opportunity to be in the tournament. No, he’s taking his opportunity tomorrow night.
WINNER: Yehi in 13:00.
2 — ETHAN PAGE vs. DARBY ALLIN
Allin does a goofy gimmick like Crazzy Steve, but he suddenly displayed some strong athleticism unexpected for the character. Page had enough of his antics, so he ran across the ring and just chucked him clear over the top rope to the floor. Big sell-job by everyone, with refs spilling out to check on Allin to see if he could continue the match. Allin eventually made his way back into the ring for the match to continue.
Page told Allin that he can stop the match right now, but Allin gave him a chop. So, Page no-sold and booted him in the face. Page toyed with Allin, then nailed a leaping RKO, but Allin kicked out again. Allin suddenly got a small package roll-up, but Page kicked out. Page angrily ended Allin with a Package Piledriver for the pin and the win.
WINNER: Page at 9:20. A memorable match with the big mid-match injury angle enhancing Page as a vile man and Allin as a scrappy underdog in defeat. Well done.
3 — CEDRIC ALEXANDER vs. MATT RIDDLE
This was ROH mainstay Cedric Alexander’s EVOLVE debut. Riddle, looking like a Von Erich with long hair and wrestling barefoot, shook hands with Cedric to adhere to the Evolve of Honor. This was a battle from the start with the two men trading bombs throughout. Alexander delivered a nasty fall-away backbreaker that sent Riddle flying into the air, but Riddle rolled under the ropes to avoid a three count.
As the crowd roared, Riddle returned fire with a mat submission bending Alexander’s neck in an awkward position like a neck crank. Alexander was forced to tap out. Afterward, the crowd applauded both men, then Riddle approached Alexander for a post-match handshake and embrace. Riddle left, then Alexander told the crowd that he is here to stay.
WINNER: Riddle via submission at 10:37. Strong match with two strong competitors battling in a respect match. This brought the show to the next level.
4 — EVOLVE tag champions CATCH POINT (DREW GULAK & TRACY WILLIAMS w/TJP and Fred Yehi) vs. BRAVADO BROS. — EVOLVE Tag Title match
This was a lengthy tag match that started with both teams evenly matched tagging in and out. The crowd hated the Bravados, who scored a ridiculous number of close calls. Lenny Leonard declared “new tag champions” several times in the match, but Tracy or Drew broke up multiple pinfall or submission attempts. Eventually, all four men collapsed to the mat in a pile of exhaustion. They built to more nearfalls before Tracy eventually smashed Lancelot Bravado with a DDT into a brainbuster suplex for the pin and the win. Slow-building battle going nearly 30 minutes.
WINNERS: Catch Point at 27:30 to retain the EVOLVE Tag Titles. The outcome didn’t seem to be in doubt, but they created some strong nearfalls to give the Bravados a credibility boost pushing Catch Point to the limit.
Post-match, Harlem Bravado asked for some space for his brother as he recovered from the battle. Gulak and Tracy approached the Bravados for a post-match handshake, but Catch Point pulled away to rub it in the faces of the losing tag team. Gulak then took the mic to address still being tag champions.
Gulak also addressed having the EVOLVE Title belt in his bag right now. Gulak said Timothy Thatcher should not let another man sleep with his title belt. He said he wakes up with that title belt and kisses it good morning. Gulak called Thatcher a champion with no title. “Where is Thatcher?” chant from the crowd.
Thatcher’s music eventually played to bring out the EVOLVE champion to address Gulak and Williams. Thatcher stared down Gulak. Long stare down. Thatcher bent down to pick up the mic while continuing to glare at Catch Point. Thatcher said he has to face Chris Hero tonight, but they will all get their title shots in due time. So, leave his ring.
Chris Hero’s music played to bring out Hero for the title shot against Thatcher. Hero told the kids to get out of his ring and go to bed while the men battle for the title. Gulak and Co. took exception, but Gulak said in the spirit of competition, they’ll let this match happen. Before the bell sounded, Hero quipped about fighting for the title without a belt present.
5 — EVOLVE champion TIMOTHY THATCHER vs. CHRIS HERO — EVOLVE Title match
As the champ and challenger felt each other, Leonard talked about Hero’s attempted WWE run, which pre-dated WWNLive’s relationship with WWE. Leonard said if Hero wins the title, he’s going to show it off to the first WWE official he finds. Hero slowed the pace and dominated the weary champion, including blasting him to the floor, where he punched him out of a front-row chair.
Back in the ring, Hero just kept toying with Thatcher, smashing him over and over with forearms and strikes. Suddenly, Thatcher just grabbed Hero and dropped him with a Saito Suplex to get a breather. Hero responded with more roaring elbows. Thatcher no-sold, slowly got up, took another one, no-sold, slowly got up, and repeat until Hero finally smashed him to the mat for a close two count. Hero followed with a running senton, but Thatcher caught his arm and locked in an armbar submission. Hero had no escape, and he was forced to tap out.
WINNER: Thatcher at 22:50 to retain the EVOLVE Title. Thatcher wrestled a different kind of match doing his “selling” by allowing Hero to land so much offense, which he promptly no-sold by slowly getting up and grimacing. Hero was a beast in the ring, but EVOLVE continued Thatcher’s journey to earn the respect of the roster.
Post-match, Matt Riddle hit the ring along with Catch Point to stare down Thatcher. Drew Gulak had the EVOLVE Title belt with him. Tracy Williams told Thatcher to put the title on the line tomorrow. Drew Gulak spoke that Catch Point will do what Chris Hero was unable to do tonight. Stokely Hathaway then took the mic on behalf of TJP to declare Perkins the un-crowned EVOLVE champion. He said he digs Catch Point, but it’s TJP’s time. Hathaway put the belt around his waist right in front of Thatcher. Thatcher said he’ll defend against Tracy tomorrow. That’s fine. He said he will hurt every single person who has touched the title belt. Hathaway was like, “I got nothing to do with this” and put the belt on the mat.
Matt Riddle told Thatcher that he’s nothing but trash. He vowed to beat him again and take the belt. Riddle held up the title belt right in Thatcher’s face. Thatcher didn’t move, just glared down each member of Catch Point to close the post-match activity. Thatcher bowed to all four corners of the ring before leaving to the back.
Time for the Main Event – an unsanctioned Street Fight between Team TNA and Team EVOLVE.
6 — TNA Hvt. champion DREW GALLOWAY & ETHAN CARTER III vs. JOHNNY GARGANO & T.J. PERKINS (w/Stokely Hathaway) — unsanctioned Street Fight
Galloway entered the arena sans TNA Hvt. Title belt. After the bell sounded, ECIII and Galloway decided to knock out the referee to begin the brawling. The fight moved to the floor to the back of the building in a darkened part of the bar area. Suddenly, they brawled through the back door of The Orpheum onto the street. Gargano and ECIII fought into the back-seat of one of those biker guys transporting people around town. TJP joined Gargano to superkick ECIII after they brawled around a poor bystander trying to walk her dog. Fans gathered around the giant brawl before it spilled back inside the building.
Gargano wiped out both ECIII and Galloway with a suicide dive from the ring. It’s unclear how this was going to end with the referee knocked out in the opening seconds. Back to the bar area, where TJP slid ECIII down the bar into a superkick from Gargano. The duo danced on the bar, then Gargano splashed ECIII. TJP tried it on Galloway, but Galloway caught him in mid-air and bodyslammed him onto the merch table. That turned the tide of the match.
ECIII and Galloway isolated Gargano, delivering a double suplex. ECIII then sent Galloway to the back to find a referee. Galloway grabbed ref Brandon Tolle from the back to get in the ring and start counting. But, Gargano kicked out of a pin. TJP re-entered the ring to even the odds and set up Team EVOLVE for a comeback. Suddenly, Gargano caught Galloway in Gargano Escape and TJP followed with a crossface to ECIII, putting Team TNA in double jeopardy. But, Team TNA eye-gouged to escape.
Gargano and TJP followed with superkicks to Team TNA, then Gargano called for a table. TJP obliged, but they turned around to take simultaneous low-blows from ECIII and Galloway. Gargano fell to the floor, then Team TNA put Perkins through the table with a double powerbomb. They weren’t done. Galloway went looking for Gargano, who desperately chucked a chair into Drew’s face.
Suddenly, Drew Gulak came out to check on TJP. As Gulak checked on Perkins, Chris Hero stormed the ring and piledrove Gulak. Hero then blasted Gargano. Hero wasn’t done, though. He lifted up TJP and chucked him toward Galloway to deliver a Tombstone Piledriver. Hero smirked toward Drew and ECIII, who slowly picked up the scraps of TJP to deliver the One-Percenter. ECIII covered a lifeless Perkins for the pin and the win.
WINNERS: Galloway & ECIII at 20:38. This was a wild brawl completing a six-match card where each match was different than the others. Well done.
Post-match, ref Brandon Tolle reluctantly awarded the victory to ECIII and Galloway. And, they promptly punched Tolle in the face. Drew took the mic and said this company needs some heroes. He said this is a case of we’re right, they’re wrong. Galloway said they’re making a statement bigger than the Cruiserweight tournament. Now, with Chris Hero on their side, no one can stop them.
Galloway said now that one guy who used to wear the facepaint is coming. Co-col-Cody Rhodes! Galloway claimed Rhodes is on their side. He said Rhodes is coming for Gargano on August 19. And now the moment they’ve all been waiting for. Galloway said it’s the main event of the evening… ECIII on the mic.
Carter took the mic, but Ethan Page suddenly hit the ring. And, Galloway dropped him with Future Shock. Carter began his promo. ECIII said talk is what he has done. But, apparently there was a reprimand from the office, but he does not work for EVOLVE. He said you can’t dangle a carrot in front of him like the rest of the locker room because that carrot stinks. Suddenly, the feed cut out. And it did not come back on. So, apparently that’s the end of the show. At least they got in the big news of Rhodes vs. Gargano on August 19.
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EVOLVE 63 results from PWTorch... {Spoiler}(1) Cedric Alexander beat Fred Yehi in the opener after a delay at the building.
(2) Bravado Bros. beat Darby Allin & Jason Cade. Bravados got a win back after losing the EVOLVE Tag Title match on Friday night.
(3) Matt Riddle beat Trevor Lee (TNA X Division champion). Riddle took an enormous amount of punishment before winning. Riddle brought the EVOLVE Title belt with him to the ring, leading to…
(4) EVOLVE champion Timothy Thatcher beat Tracy Williams via armbar submission to retain the EVOLVE Title.
This led to Riddle wanting the next EVOLVE Title shot, but Stokely Hathaway vouched for T.J. Perkins to get the next title shot. It will be TJP first, then Riddle in a No Holds Barred match.
(5) Anthony Nese beat Johnny Gargano, Lince Dorado, Drew Gulak, and TJP in a Cruiswerweight Flashpoint match to qualify for WWE’s cruiserweight tournament.
(6) Drew Galloway (TNA Hvt. champion) beat Ethan Page in an Anything Goes match. This was a giant brawl like the main event on Friday night.
TNA star Ethan Carter III’s Open Challenge was accepted by Johnny Gargano…
(7) Johnny Gargano beat Ethan Carter III in a Last Man Standing main event. Catch Point helped Gargano fend off Team TNA to win. Plus, referee Brandon Tollee gave ECIII payback with a Stunner.
Gargano, Gulak, TJP, and ref Tolle stood tall to close the show.
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Post by lildude8218 on Jun 12, 2016 13:55:22 GMT -5
also, Joe Coffey defeated Rory Gulak in a dark match prior to last night's show
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2016 15:04:10 GMT -5
I watched 62 today. Damn solid show, especially the title matches. The main event brawl was fun. I love Hero turning. It just adds to the confusion of everything.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jun 14, 2016 19:39:40 GMT -5
Oh no, Matt Riddle is now Gabe's new Johnny Gargano. I think dude's a standout and going to be big once he graduates to NXT but Gabe's hype machine is going to turn people to hate him.
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Post by sonofsharknado on Jun 15, 2016 1:56:34 GMT -5
f***, I really like Matt Riddle, but Gabe has almost ruined him for me with this "behind the curtain" horseshit.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jun 15, 2016 13:20:18 GMT -5
Female MITB? I'll take it. And poor Taylor Made is losing her title because of politics.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2016 16:40:28 GMT -5
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