Match
#1
Timothy
Thatcher vs. Drew Gulak
The
match started a little late for me due to issues with the WWN Live feed, but my
end of the action starts with Gulak catching Thatcher with a German suplex
before transitioning to an arm bar. Thatcher gets to the ropes to break the hold
and Gulak continues working over the arm, Thatcher goes for an arm bar on Gulak
and Gulak quickly grabs the ropes. Gulak regains control and he applies the
ankle lock to Thatcher, Thatcher tries to power out before getting to the
ropes.
Gulak
tries to get back on top of Thatcher and Thatcher gets him down, Thatcher tries
diligently to get an arm bar of his own on Gulak. Gulak does his best to escape
and Thatcher holds him on the ground, Gulak eventually reaches the ropes to
force Thatcher to let go of his arm. Gulak quickly latches onto the leg of
Thatcher and he looks for a figure seven ankle lock, Thatcher counters by doing
the same move to the free leg of Gulak. Gulak must be feeling more pain because
he goes for the ropes first, Thatcher takes Gulak down with a judo throw before
attempting a kimura. Gulak finds a way to stand while in the hold before
reaching for the ropes, Thatcher gets a near fall after a suplex on Gulak.
Thatcher
holds Gulak down before attempting an arm bar, Gulak breaks free and he locks
Thatcher in an arm bar of his own. Thatcher breaks free and he picks up Gulak
before slamming him back on the ground for a near fall, Thatcher shows his
strength by carrying Gulak around the ring before landing a dead lift suplex.
Thatcher backs Gulak in the corner to assault him with a few European uppercuts,
Thatcher puts Gulak on the top rope to go for the Tower Of McGuinness. Gulak
breaks free before catching Thatcher with a top rope shoulder block, Gulak is
the first to his feet and Thatcher winds up catching Gulak in another ankle
lock.
Gulak
stands to break the hold and he catches Thatcher in an arm bar before
transitioning to an ankle lock, Thatcher breaks free and looks for the arm bar.
Gulak counters with a roll up for the three count.
Winner:
Drew Gulak
Match
#2
Tommy
End vs. Biff Busick
The
match kicks off with End attacking Busick with a few kicks, Busick counters one
of those kicks to trip End and twist his leg a little bit. End gets up and locks
up with Busick, but Busick shows his speen by catching End with a roll up for a
near fall. End will gain a little edge with he catches Busick in a wrist lock,
Busick breaks free to create a little space and check on his wrist. They lock up
again and End uses a hip toss to take down Busick and work over his arm, End
backs Busick in the corner and the referee separates them.
Busick
is quick to whip End in the opposite corner before exchanging a few roll ups,
End then catches a charging Busick with a kick to the midsection. Busick tries
fighting back with a European uppercut and End halts his momentum by kicking him
in the face, End then hits Busick with a knee to the rib cage before catching a
near fall on him. End walks around Busick before deciding to just kick him in
the face once more, Busick tries fighting back and End kicks him in the face
once more.
The
wrestlers reverse a few holds before Busick puts End down with a hard clothes
line for the near fall, Busick misses a second rope dive and End makes him pay
with a running knee strike to the face. End misses a top rope double stomp, but
he catches a still hurt Busick with a few kicks. Busick tries fighting back
again and End kicks him in the head again for the two count, Busick blocks a
suplex and End catches him with another kick to the rib cage for another near
fall.
End
misses a running strike and Busick catches him in a modified rear naked choke
and End passes out after a long struggle.
Winner:
Biff Busick
After the match, Biff Busick grabs the microphone and says he will beat
Chris Hero tomorrow night like he defeated Tommy Endtonight because Hero fears Busick.
Prior
to the match, Ethan Page grabs the microphone and he thanks Johnny Gargano for
getting him into the WWN Live shows.
Match
#3
Ethan
Page vs. Chris Hero
The
match starts off with a gentlemanly handshake between the competitors, Hero gets
the early edge as he works over the arm of Page. Page uses his speed to grab an
arm on Hero and wrenching it behind his back, Hero shows his wrestling prowess
as he exchanges holds with Page. Page tries taking Hero down with some shoulder
blocks and Hero stands tall, Hero then fools Page by catching him with a running
knee strike. Page recovers quickly to take Hero down for a near fall before
locking him in a kravat, Hero breaks free and he catches Page with a boot to the
midsection.
Hero
sends Page to the corner before assaulting him with a few chops, Hero stops
chopping Page to just kick him in the head. Page eats a few more chops from Hero
before returning fire, Page tosses Hero in the corner before nailing him with a
flurry of punches. Hero is quick to respond by dropping Page with a boot to the
face, Hero stands over Page before hitting Page with a few more boots to the
head. Hero gets a near fall after hitting Page with a senton bomb, Hero
continues working over Page by catching him with an inverted jaw breaker and
running drop kick.
Page
attempts to fight back and Hero knocks him to the arena floor with a single
elbow strike, Hero follows Page to the floor to continue attacking him with
elbow strikes. Hero brings Page into the ring, Hero looks for another senton and
Page gets his knees up before rolling Hero up for a two count. Page then eats a
big boot from Hero, Page recovers in time though to catch Hero with a modified
suplex. Page starts making his comeback by hitting Hero with a clothes line and
back body drop, Page gets the two count after hitting Hero with a sit out power
bomb.
Page
drops Hero to the arena floor after nailing him with an inzaguri, Page then
catches Hero with a suicide dive. Page sends Hero in the ring before hitting him
with a springboard ace crusher, Hero quickly pops up to catch Page with a power
bomb for a two count. Page slows Hero down with a boot to the face and then a
leaping inzaguri for the two count, Hero tries to get a little time before
catching an unsuspecting Page with a pair of big kicks to the face for another
near fall.
Hero
gets tossed into the corner before hitting Hero with an elbow strike, Hero goes
for the moonsault and Page catches him on the way down with an ace crusher for a
near fall. Page looks for his finisher and Hero pops him with an elbow strike,
Hero then hits a kicking Page with a knee strike and elbow strike to the head.
Hero picks up Page to plow him with a roaring elbow for the three count.
Winner:
Chris Hero
After the match, Hero grabs the microphone and he addresses what Biff
Busick said earlier. Hero says that he is not afraid of Busick because he will
knock Biff out before he gets choked out. Busick comes to the ring and he gets
the microphone from Hero, Busick says Hero is afraid of him and he is afraid of
his choke hold. Busick then says that he will allow Hero to crack him with an
elbow strike for free, Timothy Thatcher comes to the ring to check out the
activities for himself. Hero says he will not hit him tonightbecause
he will kick his ass tomorrow, Hero
tries attacking Busick and Busick almost catches him in a choke. Hero winds up
escaping and Busick grabs the microphone once more to say that Hero is a dead
man, Busick turns to have a staredown with Thatcher.
Match
#4
Six
Man Tag Team Match
The
Premier Athlete Brand (Caleb Konley, Brian Cage & TJ Perkins) w/So Cal Val
& Andrea vs. Rich Swann, Ricochet & Uhaa Nation
This
bout begins with Swann and Konley representing their respective teams in the
ring, Swann tries to get in the head of Konley by doing a little dance number in
the ring. Konley gets the early edge by dropping Swann with a shoulder tackle,
Swann recovers by dropping Konley with a standing drop kick after a few
reversals by both men. Cage tags in and Nations gets the tag as well, each
team’s biggest members test their strength against each other. Nation walks away
with a moral win after clobbering Cage with a drop kick, Cage recovers well by
catching a kneeling Nation with a flat liner.
Nation
avoids a few clothes lines from Cage before nailing him with a big boot, Cage
recovers by nailing Nation with a 619. Ricochet and Perkins tag in and Ricochet
takes Perkins down with a head scissors, Perkins drops Ricochet with a head
scissors of his own before knocking him out of the ring. Ricochet folls Perkins
by quickly getting back in the ring to smash his face on the canvas, Nation tags
in and he drops Perkins with a clothes line. Swann and Ricochet team up to
attack Perkins with a series of kicks, Swann is the legal man and he exchanges
blows with Perkins.
Nation
and Cage come to the ring to confront each other, each wrestler takes turns
attacking the other members of their teams. Swann looks for a dive and Perkins
catches him with an assisted eat defeat, Perkins works over Swann with a few
suplexes. Perkins brings Swann to the corner before Cage tags himself in, Swann
tries attacking Cage and Cage nails him with a back breaker. Konley tags in and
Swann gets destroyed with a triple team maneuver, Konley slows things down by
locking Swann in the chin lock. Swann tries to build some momentum and Konley
slows him down again with a fore arm strike that is followed by a back body
drop.
Cage
tags back in and he wears down Swann with a standing moonsault press, Cage again
slows the action down with a chin lock on Swann. Perkins tags in and he puts
Swann in the corner before nailing him with a running clothes line, Perkins
locks Swann in a modified abdominal stretch. Perkins gets the near fall before
tagging Cage back in, Cage brings Swann to the corner before hitting him with a
few chops. Swann makes his comeback after nailing Cage with a trio of super
kicks, Swann tags in Ricochet and Ricochet takes out his opposition
quickly.
Cage
quickly drops a flying Ricochet with a standing shoulder tackle, Nation tags in
and he drops Cage with a few quick maneuvers. Nation then clobbers Cage with a
leaping elbow and a German suplex, Cage avoids an inzaguri before hitting Nation
with a wheel barrow slam. Konley tags in and he dropkicks Nation into the
turnbuckles, Nation then catches a flying Konley with a Samoan drop for a near
fall. Konley hits Nation with a few strikes before dropping him with a back
cracker, Swann tags in and he nails Konley with a back heel kick and then
rolling thunder.
Konley
recovers by catching Swann with a flapjack slam before locking him in the O-Face
submission, Ricochet breaks up the submission attempt. Ricochet, Swann and
Nation do stereo suicide dives on The Premier Athlete brand after they were all
knocked out of the ring. Swann brings Konley back into the ring before Perkins
gets the tag, Swann hits both Perkins and Konley with stereo ace crushers.
Perkins is then hit with a series of triple team maneuvers, Swann and Nation hit
Perkins with a double team wheel barrow DDT for the near fall. All six
competitors take each other out for a few near falls, Ricochet then hits a
swinging Cage with a 360 inzaguri. Ricochet knocks Cage out of the ring before
catching him with a suicide dive, Perkins accidentally nails Konley. Nation hits
Konley with the Uhaa Combination for the three count.
Winners:
Uhaa Nation, Rich Swann & Ricochet
After
the match, Andrea nails Swann and Nation with low blows that allows Cage to
dispose of Nation and Ricochet. Konley then cracks Swann with his title belt. So
Cal Val argues with Perkins and Perkins walks away in disgust.
Match
#5
Dragon
Gate USA Open The Freedom Gate Title Match
Johnny
Gargano (Champion) w/Ethan Page vs. AR Fox
The
match begins with Gargano and Fox going through a few reversals and holds,
Gargano drops Fox and he starts working over his arms. Gargano applies a few
head locks to Fox before dropping him with a shoulder tackle, Gargano looks for
the Gargano Escape early and Fox avoids it. The wrestlers exchange slaps before
Fox cracks Gargano with a kick to the face, Fox then hits Gargano with a
springboard bull dog. Gargano tries escaping to the floor and Fox follows him
out there, Gargano nails Fox with a few chops as he drags him around
ringside.
Fox
catches Gargano with a modified 619 as Gargano tried throwing him back into the
ring, Fox then takes out both Gargano and Page with a suicide dive. Fox takes
his chance to chop Gargano as he drags him around the ringside area, Fox tries
getting fancy and Gargano makes him pay with a super kick. Gargano then catches
Fox with a tornado DDT on the arena floor, Gargano finally brings Fox back into
the ring for a near fall. Gargano takes a shot at Fox by catching him in the
back of the head with a running drop kick, Gargano follows that up by catching
Fox with a double knee strike to the rib cage.
Fox
tries fighting back and Gargano slows him down with chips in the corner, Gargano
trips up Fox before locking him in a modified Texas cloverleaf. Gargano releases
the hold before manipulating the wrist of Fox, Gargano attempts a few rollups
before catching Fox with a rolling kick to the head. Gargano brings Fox to the
corner while catching him with a few punches, Fox makes the comeback after
nailing Gargano with a springboard drop kick. Fox continues his beat down on
Gargano by nailing him with a few clothes lines and a rope assisted neck
breaker.
Fox
gets Gargano on his shoulders, Gargano escapes to the ring apron and Fox knocks
him to the arena floor with a super kick. Fox misses his dive and Gargano makes
him pay with a super kick from the ring apron, Gargano then takes Fox out with a
suicide dive of his own. Gargano brings Fox back into the ring before hitting
Fox with a rope assisted DDT for a near fall, Fox counters a Hurts Donut attempt
with a roll up and then a springboard ace crusher. Fox gets a near fall on
Gargano after landing a swanton bomb, Fox stares down Page before missing a 450
splash. Gargano then catches Fox with a double stomped that is followed by a sit
out power bomb for a two count.
The
wrestlers are on their knees in the middle of the ring and the exchange of
forearm strikes takes place, the wrestlers get to their feet and continue
exchanging blows. Fox gets the upper hand by landing an inzaguri. Gargano
recovers by nailing Fox with a trio of moves that concludes with a discus
lariat, Fox eventually drapes Gargano along the middle rope before diving onto
his back. Fox then misses his guillotine leg drop and stumbles to the arena
floor, Gargano nails Fox with a suicide dive that breaks the ringside barriers a
half. Gargano hurt his knee on the dive after he wound up in the crowd, Gargano
recovers enough to toss Fox into the ring.
Gargano
goes for his springboard spear and Fox kicks him in the head, Fox then hits
Gargano with a Canadian destroyer for the near fall. Fox then places Gargano on
the top turnbuckle and Gargano avoids whatever move he was going for, Gargano
then propels Fox into the middle turnbuckle twice for the near fall. Gargano
picks up Fox and he places him on the top rope, Gargano sets up for a move and
Fox escapes to catch Gargano with a one man Spanish fly. Fox goes back up to
catch Gargano with a 450 splash for a two count, Fox waits for Gargano to stand
before nailing him with a pair of running kicks to the face. Fox gets trapped in
the ropes and Gargano cracks him with a super kick,
Gargano
puts Fox on the top rope to catch him with a top rope Hurts Donut. Gargano
instantly applies the Gargano Escape and Fox taps out.
Winner:
Johnny Gargano, still your Dragon Gate USA Open The Freedom Gate Champion
After
the match, Lacey interview Johnny Gargano, who says that his knee is badly hurt
and he will be watching Galloway defend the title next. Gargano said that he
wants Galloway to retain his belt so he can defeat him and lead WWN Live into
the future.
Main
Event
Evolve
Championship Match
Drew
Galloway (Champion) vs. PJ Black
The
main event kicks off with a gentlemanly handshake that turns into a sneak attack
attempt by both men, Galloway locks up with Black and he holds him against the
turnbuckles. Black goes to the top rope before catching Galloway with a leaping
arm drag, Black uses his speed to catch Galloway with a roll up for a two count.
Galloway grabs a hold of Black and he uses his power to slam Black a few times,
Black eventually tosses Galloway out of the ring. Galloway quickly returns to
the ring and Black gets clobbered with a clothes line, Galloway gets a near fall
before attacking Black with some chops.
Black
gets angry and he assaults Galloway with a plethora of chops and a leg kick,
Black’s momentum is cut short when Galloway catches him with another clothes
line. Galloway wraps Black in the ropes before pounding on his chest with fore
arm strikes, Galloway catches Black with a double under hook suplex for a near
fall. Black uses his speed again to catch Galloway with a guillotine choke,
Galloway breaks free by placing Black on top rope before knocking him to the
arena floor with a chop.
Galloway
follows Black to the arena floor and Black propels him into the crowd, Black
then dives off the ringside barrier onto Galloway. Black tosses Galloway back
over the barricade before nailing him with forearm strikes, Galloway responds by
catching a running Black with a back body drop on the arena floor. Galloway
brings Black back into the ring and the two exchange blows when Galloway returns
to the ring.
Galloway
drops Black with a punch before choking him in the corner, Galloway continues
punishing Black by nailing him with a suplex. Galloway gets the near fall before
applying a modified cross face on Black, Black tries moving to safety and
Galloway kicks him in the face for his efforts. Galloway starts stomping on the
ankle of Black to slow him down, Black uses a springboard head scissors to knock
Galloway out of the ring.
Black
follows that up by nailing Galloway with a pair of suicide dives, Black brings
Galloway into the ring and quickly knocks him back out before landing a few more
suicide dives.
Black
throws Galloway into the ring before going to the top rope, Galloway quickly
trips up Black to crotch him on the top rope. Galloway looks for a superplex
before Black trips him up, Black causes Galloway to get caught up in the ropes.
Black then lands a top rope double stomp on Galloway, Black goes back to the top
rope with Galloway still tangled in the ropes. Galloway grabs a hold of Black
and he propels him to the ground with a rope assisted German suplex. The
wrestlers meet in the middle of the ring to trade strikes, Galloway then
clobbers Black with an inverted Alabama slam for the near fall.
Galloway
drops Black along the top turnbuckle before assaulting him with a running kick,
Black is quick to recover before nailing Galloway with a trio of super kicks.
Black follows that near fall up by hitting Galloway with a tornado DDT, Black
then catches Galloway with a rope assisted tornado DDT. Black escapes the grip
of Galloway to hit him with a springboard side kick, Galloway gets his feet up
on a Black moonsault attempt. Galloway gets another near fall after crushing
Black with a pile driver, Galloway brings Black back to the top rope. Galloway
crushes Black with a middle rope air raid crash for another near fall, Black
gets up to just slap Galloway. Galloway responds by laying out Black with a
double under hook DDT for the three count.
Winner:
Drew Galloway, still your Evolve Champion
After the match, Lacey asks Drew about his match with Johnny
Gargano on Saturday Night, Drew first thanks Black for the match
they just had. Galloway puts over the wrestlers and how they must always prove
themselves, Galloway says that he will continue to bust his ass for all the fans
out there. Galloway says that the fans should support shows like Evolve and the
week should not be Wrestlemania Week, but simply Wrestle Week. Galloway then
says that he respects Gargano, but he has beaten far better competition that
Gargano has and he will take the gold from him on Saturday Night to become the best in the world.
Gargano comes to the ring with his title belt in hand, the two champions have a
staredown and exchange some words. The talk turns physical and a bunch of
wrestlers hit the ring to separate everybody.
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