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A video feature on Moose vs. Ken Shamrock.
Backstage, Moose said he has been preparing for this moment his entire life. He ran down his NFL accomplishments. He said he's beaten Bobby Lashley and Stefan Bonner.
Ken Shamrock vs. Moose with Frank Trigg
They began slugging it out. Shamrock evaded a slam and took him down to the mat. He went for a cross armbreaker but Moose blocked it. Shamrock went for an anklelock but Moose grabbed the ropes to force a break. The announcers talked about how Ken wasn’t used to such a thing, completely forgetting he wrestled for years.
Moose went to the floor and Shamrock hit a freaking tope to the floor. That was crazy. Moose chopped Shamrock on the floor and it didn’t do much but piss Ken off. Moose raked his eyes and attempted a suplex on the floor. Shamrock blocked in and tried to reverse but Moose avoided it. Moose charged him but was backdropped onto the steel entrance ramp.
Shamrock locked a rear chinlock on the floor but when he released it, Moose shoved him forward into the ring post. Moose sent him to the ring but Shamrock shocked him with a slingshot plancha to the floor. As Shamrock returned to the ring, Trigg grabbed his leg. The referee saw it and moved him away. Moose nailed Shamrock, who was half into the ring and Shamrock went down grabbing at his groin and leg.
As the referee checked on Shamrock, Trigg removed onto the turnbuckles. Shamrock blocked being sent into it and hit a rana on Moose, then a belly to belly suplex. He locked the anklelock on Moose but Moose pulled the referee into Ken. Shamrock let the move go to check on the referee as Moose recovered. Shamrock tried to rouse the referee but was nailed in the groin by a Moose lowblow.
Trigg slid a chair into the ring. Moose told him he wasn’t the “World’s Most Dangerous Man”, Moose was. Shamrock told him to bring it. Moose swung but Shamrock moved. Moose charged and was backdropped into the exposed turnbuckle. Shamrock locked on the anklelock. Moose teased tapping. Trigg hit the ring but ate a right hand.
Moose nailed a pumpkick on Shamrock but limped towards Shamrock. Moose went for a springboard moonsault but Shamrock stepped out of the way. Shamrock locked in another anklelock in the center of the ring. Moose finally rolled through and the idea was that Ken would hit the exposed buckle but he missed it and acted like he did. Moose hit the spear and pinned Shamrock.
Your winner, Moose!
This wasn’t perfect but was way better than it had any right to be - but if you were looking for a classic grappling match, this was never going to be it. It was meant to be a physical spectacle and that's what it was, good and bad. Shamrock is still a freak athlete at 54 and I suspect this will get him a hell of a lot of independent bookings. As a way to add some storyline credibility to Moose, this was laid out perfectly.
They officially announced their next PPV would be "Hard to Kill" in January 2020, but did not announce a date or location.
They aired a good vignette on Sami Callihan, talking about how the company he quit (WWE) failed him and he didn't fail anyone else. He got emotional talking about how all he wanted was to be the best and to be accepted but things just keep getting out of hand. He said this isn't the Sami Callihan that he didn't want the world to see, but it's the Sami that the world created. He said that people don't have to cheer or boo him but after he cripples Cage, everyone will have to acknowledge that's he's the best. If that's too real for you, "sorry, but you can go f*** yourself."
Impact Champion Brian Cage vs. Sami Callihan - NO DQ.
Cage came out dressed like Wolverine as Weapon X.
They said this was the first time Cage has been 100% healthy in months.
They ignored the ring introductions and began brawling as soon as Cage hit the ring. Callihan spit in his face so Cage bit him in the face. Callihan told him, “F*** you, b**ch” so Cage used a double leg takedown and beat him down. Callihan was busted open in the forehead and drilled him with a big boot.
Cage grabbed the Weapon X Wolverine claw that he wore as a prop and raked it over Callihan’s forehead. They went to the floor and as they returned to the ring, Callihan knocked him off the apron and nailed a dive to the floor. Cage drove Callihan down but was hit with another Callihan dive. He tossed Cage in but Cage popped up and nailed a tope con hilo to the floor. Cage smashed him into the apron. Cage, who's lip was now busted upon, used a chair. Callihan grabbed it and smashed him with the chair. Sami argued with the referee on the floor. Cage battled back and powerbombed him into the ring post. They are beating the crap out of each other.
Cage sent up several chairs near the ring steps but Callihan charged and dove off the stairs, drilling Cage into the barricade. Cage grabbed Callihan and slammed him into the timekeeper's table. It didn't even budge so he nailed a back suplex on it and it bent but didn't break. Cage bridged a piece of guard rail across the top of the ring steps. He set up a powerbomb but Callihan used a testicular claw and nailed a piledriver on the guard rail. Callihan began beating the hell out of him with the chair.
Callihan brought Cage back into the ring. Callihan nailed a running kick to the face. Callihan followed up with additional kicks to the head. He charged but Cage popped up and slammed him into the buckles and nailed a series of strikes and hit a superplex out of the corner. They continue going back and forth just trashing each other. Callihan caught him with a big lariat for a two count. He scored several additional near falls. Cage came a comeback and brought the bent up piece of guard rail into the ring.
They battled back to the ropes, where Callihan bit Cage's ear as they were on the top. Callihan attempted a sunset flip powerbomb off the top but Cage held on. Callihan lowblowed him and hit a powerbomb on the gyuard rail for a close two count. Callihan went under the ring and poured out a sack full of thumb tacks across the mat. He nailed a piledriver on the tacks but Cage kicked out at the one count. Cage fired up and nailed a powerbomb and a Drill Claw on the tacks for the pin.
Your winner and still Impact Champion, Brian Cage!
If you were looking for a perfect back and forth match, this was never going to be it. The idea here was a war to blow off this entire storyline where they beat the living hell out of each other and Cage absorbed all the punishment before finally having enough, losing it and destroying Callihan. This made perfect sense from a storyline perspective.
Cage celebrated with his wife Melissa Santos as they went off the air.
Overall, an entertaining PPV.
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