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GM Max McGillicutty kicks off the show by announcing that today will be
the tournament to see who goes on to the PPV to challenge King Damian Sandow
for the “King” crown. Max says that no
one will be able to advance on a countout or DQ win so there will be winners in
each level of the tourney. Max leaves as
pyro goes off and the show is ready to kick off.
Match
1: The first match of the night is Zack
Ryder taking on Dr. Red Fang. Zack
seemed really pumped up for this this match and took the match to the Dr. but
no matter what he did, he could not keep Fang down for the 3 count. Ryder began
to get frustrated and Fang capitalized on it.
Ryder went for the Flapjack but Fang neutralized it. Ryder then went for the Broski Boot Running
Facewash but Fang reversed it and nailed the Transylvania Piledriver. Ryder was out. Fang went for the cover and with his feet on
the ropes, he got the 1-2-3. Dr. Red
Fang moves on in the tournament. (19 min
[Score Ryder 112, Fang 76])
Max
comes out and congratulates Fang on his win but like the jerk he is, all he did
was snarl at the GM. Max shrugs it
off. He then says that, at the PPV, Bray
Wyatt will be in the corner of his team the Desperados and Undertaker will be
in the corner for the Forgotten. He
leaves so the next match can begin.
Match
2: Prince Devitt vs Lucas Johnston. Because these matches were no DQ, it was
inevitable that someone would interfere.
This time, Dr. Red Fang ran down and blasted Lucas with a chair and the
wrapped the chair around the ankle of Lucas and then stomped hard. The ref gave Lucas a few moments to try to
recover but he never did. Devitt ended
up locking Lucas in an ankle lock and Lucas, screaming in pain, had no choice
but to tap out. Dr. Red Fang caused
Lucas to lose this one. Prince Devitt
moves on in the tournament. (13 min
[Johnston 57, Devitt 103])
Match
#3: The Axe vs Dolph Ziggler. The Axe comes out first and introduces his
“special” referee (‘Slow Count Sam’) and he is booed. Ziggler comes out next and the fans pop for
him. Axe goes old school and just brawls
with the pretty boy. At one point,
Ziggler almost gets counted out but barely makes it back in much to Axe’s
chagrin. The fans popped again for Dolph
and he took the match to the Axe turning the tide in his favor. All of a sudden, in from the crowd comes Dirk
‘the Pick’ Devon. Devon nailed the Axe
with the Pearl drum drop and Axe was hurting after that. He managed to make it back into the ring
finally and Dolph turned up the intensity.
After stunning the Axe with lots of dropkicks, Dolph connects with the
Zig Zag (reverse bulldog) and he makes the cover and gets the 1-2-3. Dolph Ziggler gets the win and moves on in
the tournament. On the outside of the
ring, Dirk Devon smiles evilly before departing through the crowd. (21 min)
Undertaker
is back in the interview area and says that he is a man of few words as his
actions speak for themselves. He says
that Bray will Rest in Peace and this will be an easy match for the Deadman.
The
tournament continues with the final match of the first round. Match #4:
CJ vs the Savior. The Savior
starts off by tossing CJ out of the ring after being on the receiving end of a
superplex. CJ is back in and nails a
second one but Savior hits a package DDT for a 2 count. Savior dazzles CJ with the Laying of the
Hands and CJ stops that with a handstand headlock. Savior nails a Holy Uppercut and CJ drops him
with a dropkick. The Savior hits two
consecutive Brain Busters but CJ has the wherewithal to know where he is and
reaches the safety of the ropes. As the
Savior goes to pull him back into the middle of the ring, CJ locks in a
guillotine choke and the Savior, with nowhere else to go, taps out. CJ gets the win and advances after this
awesome (but short) 9 minute match.
Max
comes back out and says that if Lucas is up to it, he will have 2 days to rehab
his leg/ankle and he can have Fang in any type of match he wants at the PPV.
After
a brief intermission, Match #5 begins:
Dr. Red Fang vs Prince Devitt.
This one went a bit longer than the last and saw Devitt and Fang trade
control of the match numerous times.
Fang visited the outside of the ring a few times and Prince almost got
caught staring at the lights while trying to kick out of pin attempts. As we expected, Lucas Johnston hobbled down
to the ring and stood just beyond the ring.
Dr. Red Fang saw him and snarled and hissed at him. Devitt catches Fang with a midsection kick
and Fang hits the Transylvania Piledriver.
He laughs at Lucas before making a sloppy cover. Lucas runs over and puts Devitt’s foot on the
ropes. He yells to the ref to stop the
count. Fang is furious. Devitt reverses a bodyslam attempt and nails
one of his own. He then hits Fang with
the Prince’s Throne and makes the cover to barely get the win. Prince Devitt is the winner and advances in
the tournament. Lucas grabs a chair and
chases Fang from the ring. He meets GM
Max McGillicutty in the back and says he will take the match at the King of the
Ring PPV and wants ECW Rules. (20 min)
Match
#6: CJ vs Dolph Ziggler. Dolph continues his dominance by hitting CJ
right off the bat with a flying dropkick.
CJ struggled after that. Dolph
goes for 5 minutes without CJ putting up any offensive. Finally, CJ connects with a superplex but
Dolph traps him in a body scissors sleeper hold but CJ won’t quit. Dolph hits multiple jumping elbow drops and
then gets sent over the top rope by CJ who uses this time to regroup. After the much needed break, CJ found his groove
and took control. CJ thought he had it
locked up when he locked Dolph in a guillotine choke but Ziggler somehow made
it to the ropes. Both men ended up on
the outside a few more times and finally, Ziggler, setting up for a top rope
bulldog, gets tripped and he falls into the ring. CJ sets him up and nails a dropkick. He securely hooks the leg and miraculously
gets the 1-2-3. CJ is moving to the
finals of the KotR tournament. (14 min)
It
is Bray’s turn in the interview area and he challenges Undertaker to put his
in-ring career on the line if he is so sure he will win. Bray says that he will even put up a title
match for the Undisputed Heavyweight title if Undertaker agrees to the
stipulation AND defeats him. Bray says
the buzzards will feast on the carcass that will be Undertaker’s career.
It
is time for the final match of the tournament.
Match #7: CJ vs Prince Devitt. Even though CJ just got done with a battle
against Ziggler, you couldn’t tell that by watching this match. CJ seemed fresher (did he take something?)
than Devitt appeared. CJ controlled the
match but Devitt would get in a few shots that almost took CJ out. CJ hits Davitt with a dropkick but gets sent
to the outside. He rethinks his strategy
and re-enters the ring. CJ immediately hits a bulldog and then sets up for the
guillotine choke. He locks it in and a
weary Devitt taps. HOLY CRAP! CJ is the winner of the tournament and will
go on to the PPV to take on King Damian Sandow for the “King” crown. CJ celebrates with the fans before heading to
the back exhausted. (10 min)
The
show is getting ready to end but out comes Bray Wyatt. He calls out the Undertaker who also comes
out to the ring. Bray asks for an answer
and Undertaker agrees. Bray goes for a
sneak attack but Taker chokeslams him.
He then nails a Tombstone Piledriver and stands over Bray as the show
comes to an end.
Here
is the match listing for the King of the Ring PPV.
Reid
Rothchild vs the Wraith in a rematch for the Elitist title
King
Damian Sandow vs CJ for the “King” crown
Madame
Jade & Taylor Bella vs Charlotte & Sasha for the Women’s tag team
titles
The
Steel Curtain vs the Ascension – Steel cage match
Lucas
Johnston vs Dr. Red Fang – ECW Rules
The
Desperados (w/ Bray Wyatt) vs the Forgotten (w/the Undertaker) – Lights Out
rules
Ethan
Carter III vs Sonic Blade in a rematch for the IC title
Bray
Wyatt vs the Undertaker. If Taker wins
the title, he will be granted a title shot at the Undisputed Championship. If he loses, his in-ring career is over.
Stay
tuned. The PPV is NEXT!
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