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Kevin Steen d. Eddie Edwards in an Anything Goes Match – Match actually took place mostly in the ring, with crowd brawling only at the start. They only used steel chairs but worked all theirs spots really well and made them count. Steen won with a Package Piledriver through 4 chairs. ***1/4
Roderick Strong d. Nigel McGuinness – Match was really good, but you could tell they were trying not to outshine the main event. Nigel worked Strong’s arm over early, then they went back and forth hitting their big moves. Strong won clean after back to back Gibson Drivers. I had it just under 4 stars. Nigel made a short speech afterword thanking all the fans and Roderick.
Austin Aries & Rhett Titus d. Colt Cabana & Kenny Omega – Good tag match that really showcased Titus, wouldn’t be surprised if he’s in for a big push shortly. Rhett pinned Cabana after Aries kicked Cabana in the head.
Davey Richards d. Bryan Danielson – Match was fantastic. Started with some chain wrestling, then Davey beat on Dragon for a long time before Dragon made an awesome comeback. Crowd was totally with Danielson and Davey was playing it off for everything it was worth, getting great heat. Crowd did the boo/yay stuff when they were exchanging shots. After a heavy user of elbows and submissions by Dragon, Davey sent him into the turnbuckle. Dragon was acting like his arm was fucked up and sold it really well. After dropkicking the arm and hitting the shooting star press, Davey won with the kimura on the arm after Dragon tapped. Crowd chanted "Match of the year" chant afterwards. I’d say ****1/2.
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