EAM Promotions - Season 14

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Episode #147 - Taped in New York/USA


Show starts with the introduction of newly signed superstar Killer Kross. We go to the interview zone where Cathy Kelly are standing alongside Killer Kross who's more than ready to prove he's a force to be reckoned with. He cut's a promo, telling everyone, including Pride Champion WALTER, that he is the new beast on PRIDE, and if anyone wants to disprove him, they can go ahead! Music then cranks the arena speakers, here comes another one that wants to prove he is a beast! Khabib Nurmagomedov walks out on the stage. He gets good reaction from the crowd as he walks up to Killer Kross and Cathy at the interview stand. Kross and Khabib go straight into each other's face and have a stare down before Kross takes to the microphone again and says that he's heard about Khabib, but he gotta say he's not aware of his feats. But old history never really interested Kross, so he won't waste time on that. What matters is now, and right now it seems that Khabib has something on his mind. He gives the microphone to Khabib. Khabib tell Kross that he eats tougher guys than Kross to breakfast. Just sign him up and he'll prove it without spelling even a drop of sweat! Music then cranks the arena speakers again. This time it's the music of PRIDE general manager; Drake Younger. Drake walks up to the two men commenting that he see they already met. He knew neither would take long to approach the other. But, he also see something else. A possibility to book one hell of a match for Swimming With Sharks. Actually, he just found out, why the hell not? So, since it seems nobody has any problem with that. The audience does not seem to mind either, Drake tells everyone that Killer Kross will make his in-ring debut at Swimming With Sharks against Khabib! WOW! That's one hell of a debut for Kross! Kross smiles an evil laugh, but so does Khabib. Drake then tells both men that he just want to make one thing perfectly clear. He does not want any shenanigans before the PPV, so if either man so much as touches the other before the PPV, he will be fired! Drake then laughs, and welcomes Kross to EAM Promotions before leaving for the backstage, leaving Kross and Khabib to a stare off as we go to the PRIDE vignette.

Huge match for sure but tough choice. Good introduction.

Singles Matchup
Tripp Cassidy Vs Sonny Defarge

An okay match which lasts 5 minutes. Cassidy gets the win after a spinebuster takedown while Sonny gets some spots in as well.

We get to see a promotional video from Kazuchika Okada who talks about his upcoming match against WALTER. The promo is in japanese, but the production crew actually managed to text it, so we understand what Okada is saying. He talks about going down the king's road, and how japanese strongstyle will always be superior to the European version before he talks about his time in EAM and PRIDE, and how this is his chance to climb up on the ladder, as it's not really WALTER's title Okada wants the most, but the recognition as the greatest Puro in the history.

Good build up. First time ever match.

Singles Matchup
Timothy Thatcher Vs Aero Star

Star gets the win after a big free fall in the ring while Thatcher uses his strong style and technical style throughout. Aero with his usual Lucha style moves.

As we get back from commercial break, we get a promo from the #1 contenders for the PRIDE Tag Team Championships, The War Raiders. It's all coming full circle somehow at Swimming With Sharks, as Heavy Machinery's first title match in EAM was against The War Raiders for The PRIDE Tag Team Championships at Grandslam. Now the tables have turned, and it's Heavy Machinery who's the champions. But make no mistake about it, the results at Swiming With Sharks will be exactly the same as on Grandslam. With The War Raiders walking out of the PPV as The PRIDE Tag Team Champions!

It’s nice to have rematches sometimes.

Tag Team Matchup
The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) Vs The Broserweights (Pete Dunne & Matthew Riddle)

Pretty fun main event which lasts 15 minutes, both teams look good with some comedy throughout. Some 420 jokes. Riddle kicks and Dunne’s finger breaks that get the win and I think they are the number 1 contenders now after Raiders/Heavy match. They celebrate their win and do the strap taunt across the waist as we cut away.