Hirooki Goto vs Dalton Castle
Dalton’s got an entire parade of BOYS for his entrance. Basic feeling out process to start, and Dalton plays mind games with Goto to try and throw him off his game. It doesn’t seem to work, as Goto plows right over Castle with a shoulderblock, and Castle backs off to the corner to break the momentum. They go to the mat, but gets back to their feet and Goto rips Castle’s head off with a clothesline. Castle tries to go to the floor to catch a break, but Goto goes out after him and quickly throws him back in. Goto is in control, and starts to take his time picking Castle apart. Dalton mounts a comeback with several charging clotheslines in the corner, then bearhugs Goto and hits a sweet overhead release suplex. Castle tries to charge Goto again, but Goto moves and hits a corner leg lariat and a backdrop suplex for 2. They wind up on the floor where Castle hits a flying headscissors, then rolls Goto into the ring and hits a missile dropkick for 2. Castle hits the delayed German suplex for 2, then they trade shots, Castle gets the advantage, Goto no-sells and hits a fireman’s neckbreaker for 2. Goto hits a stiff kick, loses him on a suplex attempt, but gets him up the second time and converts it into a uranage for the win.
Winner: Hirooki Goto
Christopher Daniels vs Alex Shelley
Brian Kendrick has joined the announce team as Daniels stomps Shelley down in the corner, but Shelley fires back, hangs Daniels in the tree of woe, stands on his ding ding, then baseball slides him in the face. Shelley dumps Daniels to the floor, and Kazarian trips Shelley from the floor and holds him for Daniels, but Shelley moves and Daniels nails Kazarian by mistake. The Addiction both wind up out on the floor and Shelley takes them both out with a dive. He rolls Daniels into the ring, but Daniels kicks the middle rope into Shelley’s ding ding as he steps back into the ring and takes control. He works Shelley over for several minutes, but Shelley avoids a slingshot elbowdrop and starts to mount a comeback. Daniels hits a uranage, an Arabian moonsault, and gets a crossface submission, but Shelley makes it to the ropes. Kazarian cheapshots Shelley behind the referee’s back, but Shelley is pissed now and drills Daniels with a leaping enziguiri. Shelley cleans house on Daniels and connects with a top rope bodypress for 2, but Daniels catches Shelley with a northern lariat for 2. Shelley avoids a BME and hits a superkick, but Kazarian distracts the referee when Shelley goes for the win. Daniels gets a chain, but Chris Sabin runs in and hits Daniels with a leaping enziguiri and allows Shelley to crucifix Daniels for the win.
Winner: Alex Shelley
Sabin and Shelley clean house on Daniels and Kazarian, then they face off as the fans chant “Motor City” at them. Sabin does the pointing at the hand thing, and they embrace, and it looks like the Motor City Machine Guns are back together.
Jay & Mark Briscoe vs Michael Elgin & Hiroshi Tanahashi
Jay and Elgin start us off, and they start with a careful feeling out process, but soon start trading right hands. Elgin gets the advantage there, then he press slams Jay and pops him up for a delayed vertical suplex. Mark and Tanahashi tag in, and they trade shoulderblocks while playing air guitar and doing redneck Kung Fu. Mark winds up in the wrong part of town and has to fight both Tanahashi and Elgin off, and he takes Elgin out with a blockbuster to the floor on Elgin while Jay and Tanahashi go at it in the ring. Tanahashi winds up in trouble as the Briscoes trap him in their side of the ring for several minutes, with Mark hitting a rolling Samoan drop before Jay tags in and hits a Death Valley driver for 2. Tanahashi finally hits a crossbody out of the corner on Mark and tags in Big Mike, who comes off the top with a shoulderblock to Mark. Mark fires back with redneck Kung Fu, but Elgin fights through, knocks Jay off the apron, and starts unloading rolling German suplexes on Mark. Mark tries a crossbody, but Elgin catches him and hits a sitout uranage for 2. All heck breaks loose with all four men in the ring, the Briscoes get Elgin alone and work him over with Mark hitting a top rope splash for 2. More double teams, but Elgin nearly launches Mark into the crowd with a backdrop and is left alone with Jay. Elgin flattens Jay with a roaring elbow, then tags Tanahashi in to take over, but Mark hits a uranage on Tanahashi and then comes off the top with froggy bow for a really close 2. Briscoes go for Doomsday, Elgin breaks it up, and slams Jay on top of Mark. Elgin picks Tanahashi up and drops him on Mark for 2. Elgin dumps Jay to the floor as Tanahashi hits slingblade on Mark, Elgin powerbombs Mark, and Tanahashi comes off the top with the splash for the win.
Winners: Michael Elgin & Hiroshi Tanahashi
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
