Live from The Hammerstein Ballroom, New York/USA
As the show starts we get the news that WWE superstar Triple H will be guesting tonights show. Also, Brian Cage will be returning tonight. We cut to the Jamboree vignette.
Interesting HHH. Last person I’d expect actually I guess with the storyline it makes sense.
The commentators tell us that If Orange Cassidy does not cash in The Running Mate Championship tonight, he will be forced to defend it at the upcoming ppv in Turkmenistan. Also, another match has been made official, as The EAM Tag Team Champions; The Lucha Bros, will be defending their titles against The Colibri Coalition. And that will be a rematch from the last CrissCross Collision PPV actually.
Looking forward to Ppv gonna be weird for sure.
Music cranks the arena speakers, and the returning Bruan Cage makes his way out on the stage. He gets a good reaction as he makes his way out on the stage and down the rampway before he makes his way into the ring. He is handed a microphone and cut's a short promo on how good it is to be back. He also gives a little wink to his wife, EAM ring announcer Melissa Santos, who blushes. But he gets quickly interrupted as music cranks the arena speakers yet again, and one of the new guys on the roster walks out on the stage, getting quite a good cheer from the crowd. It ends with both men standing in the ring staring each other down, before Donovan tells Brian he is one of the new guys around here. And he is the kind of guy who has no problem whopping some ass to climb the ladder around here. So if Brian is fit for a fight, why not let's fight right now? Cage accepts, even tough Melissa tells him not to. She is concerned for him. But the match is made official and Brian makes himself ready. The bell rings and Donovan wasted no time!
Singles Matchup
Donovan Dijakovic Vs Brian Cage
Good build up and idea. Cage actually dominates the newer guy. Some good and big spots from the both of them. Signature moves as well. Some finishing moves attempted as well. Cage with a Weapon x for a 2 count. Donovan comes back with a yakuza kick and Spirit Bomb for the 3 count and big shock win!.
We get a backstage segment with Claudio and Hero arguing when Sara Del Rey suddenly walks by. This makes the guys stop arguing, and Sara says it's been a long time. Then, on a Tv screen not far away, a promo video from The Briscoe Brothers and ODB comes on. They cut a promo, challenging anyone who thinks they are though enough to take on the greatest tag team in professional wrestling, and the baddest woman in wrestling ever, ODB! Claudio, Chris and Sara look at each other and shrugs. We cut back to the arena for our next match of the evning.
Wow was gonna have Briscoes as a suprise at Grandslam. Should be good.
Singles Matchup
Jimmy Jacobs Vs Will Ospreay
Solid back and forth action from both men. Signature/finishing moves from both men. Jacobs with a slice bread number 2 but Will comes back with a front superkick. 630 splash for the 3 count right after that and my friends this motherfucker is done.
We get another backstage segments, this time with Maria & Mike Kanellis. Maria is the one who talks, and she is at one of her vintage ramblings about not being appreciated for her talent etc, before she focus on what concern her the most right now. And that is the fact that those low-life, redneck, white trailer-trash, scumbags made a mockery off not only her husband Mike, but of HER! The Queen of professional wrestling! So here is the deal. Maria and Mike challenge Dreamer and Beulah for a match at the upcoming PPV. And since they cannot play by the rules, let's make it no rules at all!
Never thought this would happen!.
Tag Team Matchup
EC3 & Gino Medina Vs Darby Allin & Jimmy Havoc
Two factions at war in this one. Allin with a coffin drop while Havoc nails a drop for a 2 count. EC3 with some big spots as well and Gino the power man with a delayed suplex. At the end Havoc tries to staple Gino leading to the roll up from Allin for the 3 count and UVS win.
We get a clip from a pre-taped interview with Ronda Rousey, where she talks abut the start of her career and how Judo made her the atlethe she is today. It was the gateway to stardom for her. She then talks about how she would like to walk the path backwards so say. Because as of late, she as lost a bit of the glow and the passion. She really would like to get that back. Maybe going back to the roots would be a good start to re-ignite? She wonder if it would be possible. It might just be... the interviewer asks Ronda what she's talking about, but Ronda smiles and says, " You'll have to wait and see "
No idea what’s planned. Maybe a Judo match.
EAM Primetime Bitch Championship Matchup
Penelope Ford (c) Vs Asuka
Asuka enters the ring in Blackhearts Tanks. During the matchup, Blackheart walks out on the stage and makes her way down to the ring. She is not happy with Asuka stealing her tanks, and she makes her way into the ring....
Haha good storytelling. Just as Asuka gets on the ring apron Shotzi gets in the tank and sprays something at Asuka using the tank which knocks her down. She’s rolling around and I’m not sure if it burns or is paint or most or smoke but it’s something. Ford just laughs at this as Shotzi drives off in her tank while Asuka screams in Japanese chasing after her as Ford just looks on like oook and I guess that’s it!.
EAM TV Title Matchup
MJF (c) Vs Andrade
The bell rings as Andrade nails a 619 for a 2. This infuriates MJF who comes back. Normal match for 10 minutes before Andrade looks for a moonsault. MJF reverses it and turns it into the Friedman Fall....1.....2....3...it’s over!. Mjf keeps the title but looks pissed at defending the belt so much.
As the main event ends, the winner doesn't get to celebrate for long, as music cranks the arena speakers. The EAM Champion gets the biggets pop of the evening as he walks out on the stage with the EAM Championship belt around his waist. He makes his way down the ramp and into the ring where he tells anyone who's still in there to scram! He then cut's a promo, talking about the situation that the EAM chairman and his wife is in right now, and how he was asked by the chairman himself to do him a favor..... And when the chairman of EAM Promotions asks you a favor, you do whatever you can to make it happen. So...he gets interrupted in mid-sentence as Triple H's familiar music cranks the arena speakers. Who would have believed this? Triple H walks out on the stage, getting a pretty big pop from the EAM audience actually. He makes his way down the ramp and into the ring, where he and HBK embraces in a hug. Triple H are then handed a microphone and he talks a little. He says it's pretty surreal to be out here. The last time Shawn and he was in a EAM ring together was the main event of Grandslam 7. That's seven years ago. How the time go by. Butt offcourse, as everyone knows, there are big reasons why he and Shawn never met eye to eye more than a couple of times in EAM. Because of reasons we are not going to talk about here tonight. Because that's not important right now. What's important, is to put up one hell of a wrestling show for that maniac down in Turkmenistan, and when your best friend asks you a favour, even if it is to help out your biggest enemy. This get a reaction from the crowd. Trips replies saying it's complicated- But that they will all understand. Trips then asks Shawn if the plan is for them to face off at this PPV or what? What is the deal? Shawn then tell him so everyone can hear, that this president guy really wants them to put up one hell of a wrestling show. But you see, wrestling is not very well known in their country, so therefore they need some famous names to appear. And what bigger than HBK Vs Triple H for The EAM Title? Triple H laughs, then says " hold on, hold on " so, what HBK are saying is that he should go ALL THE WAY to Turkmenistan. Put up a good show for those people, lose to HBK, only to help out his worst enemy? HBK replies with " Yah, pretty much " Triple H starts to phase around in the ring, asking HBK why.....Why would he do such a thing? All that hassle, going all the way, challenging for the EAM Title, lose....only to help out his worst enemy........ Only to lose...... HBK asks what Trips are mumbling, but before he manage to react Trips knocks him down with the microphone. He lifts HBk up and puts him in a pedigree. It connects! Shawn is out! What the hell did Triple H do that for? Trips picks up the EAM Title belt and looks at it. Then he says to the downed HBK. " You can count on me Shawn. I'll do it. And you can also count on one other thing. I will be taking this title belt back with me to WWE! " Triple H raises the EAM Title belt over his head as his music once again cranks the speakers. The EAM Champion are still down on the canvas as we fade to black and the show ends.
Wow awesome ending. One of the best. Makes perfect sense because you need a big match like the Saudi shows. Actually thought a NXT invasion was gonna happen for a second but most guys are in EAM. Wonder if this is just a one off or it will end in war with WWE or even buy each other. Thought this was gonna be the main event of Grandslam this year and don’t think that would have worked. Always hard to decide if they should team or fight each other. What if HHH actually wins...how embarrassing for EAM...