02/02/2019, Coventry
By Ciaran James@TheCiaranJames
Dereiss def. Danny Jones
The opening contest was an excellent exhibition between two the United Kingdom’s most promising wrestlers, Danny Jones the Welsh native has been cutting his teeth in Dragon Pro, Chaos and Attack, as well as a trip to Japan. Dereiss has been slowly working away on the Independent scene in the Midlands, working with Kamikaze Pro, Nothing But Wrestling, Hope and many more. They are two of the best and brightest, both have come through the academy system and flourished. Both were extremely good here, their styles complemented one another and in turn in produced a really decent contest. The audience were pro Dereiss, due to him being from Birmingham, Danny was given the heel reaction but he took it and just seemed to laugh it off. This was a really tight, close fought match, it went back and forth with both getting in some great offence, and this was the best version of Danny Jones I have seen. Matches against someone of a similar size and style, it brought out the best in him which also was good for Dereiss. Danny seemed the aggressor and I thought was personally the better of the two, however Dereiss survived the onslaught before capturing an impressive win.
Shigehiro Irie def. Kay Jutler
To see this live you would have surely bet on Kay to take the victory, Jutler was mightily impressive here and was the default winner of this match. He took the fight to Irie and never slowed down, his offence, movement and energy was stunning, he certainly looked the more confident of the two. Shigehiro arrived with huge fanfare but overall, he wasn’t as good as the hype, Jutler had him beat on speed and power. Kay controlled the majority of the match and at no point did he look in danger, Irie mounted some offence and hit some impressive crowd pleasing moves but again it was Kay who took back control and came close with many near falls. For the amount of offence Kay had it obvious to most that Irie was taking the win, the finish although strong was against the run of play. Solid match and an amazing performance from Kay Jutler.
Gisele Shaw def. Veda Scott
From the training academy of Lance Storm, came the impressive debut of Gisele Shaw. Wowing the crowd with her entrance, Gisele made an impressive debut, well to be honest it wasn’t hard to look good against the always mediocre Veda Scott. But to her credit, Veda was actually okay here, she worked well with Gisele and allowed the debutant some good ring time to show off her skills. The audience were well and truly behind Gisele. She has a great look and for someone relatively new to the wrestling world, she looked very accomplished in the ring. Veda worked her opponent with some solid kicks before Gisele downed her for a well-deserved debut win.
Kamikaze Pro Tag Team Titles
Anti-Fun Police © def. CCBLAAAAHH
The reigning champions, Chief Dunne & Los Federales Jr took on the challenge of Chris Brookes and Lucky Kid, who was a substitute for the injured Kid Lykos. The match as you would except from these two teams was exceptional, even more impressive was the performance of Lucky Kid, who alone stole the show. Any tag match involving these two teams was always going to yield something special, as good as AFP were, the team of Brookes and Lucky were very good. Chris Brookes is unarguably one of the most underrated technical wrestlers in the country, and again here he proved it. His ring work and combination team work with Lucky was a pleasure to watch, the erratic but organised way Lucky Kid moved around the ring was another highlight of the contest. Momentum swung back and forth in a very competitive match, CCK controlled the second half of the match before AFP rallied and fought back, they combined to take out Brookes and then hit Lucky with a Codebreaker to retain the titles.
Millie McKenzie def. ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey
This was one of the most anticipated matches of the evening, and I can assure you that it did not disappoint. The wrestling as one would expect was exceptional, Bailey who is usually a well-received crowd face was given the heel treatment and played to it, and he was methodical and deadly. Millie you could argue was facing one of her toughest opponents, however the resilient young lady took the beating and kept going, her attitude definitely stunned ‘Speedball’ who looked on shockingly. Millie originating from Coventry was super over, her mixture of character, reactions and ring work instantly points towards how talented she is now, and how good she will become. She rallied against the over confident Bailey, who became obviously frustrated at not being able to put McKenzie down. They exchanged a frenzy of chops, kicks and Suplexes before Millie caught Speedball with a perfectly executed German Suplex for the win. Bailey’s frustrations were evident as he stormed off
Relentless Division Title
The Elliott Jordan Experience w/Luke Douglas © def. Sean Kustom
After successfully cashing in on David Starr in December, Elliott Jordan faced his first challenger. That came in the form of Sean Kustom, who lost the title to David Starr in November, therefore without Starr around Sean was the obvious choice. The match was technically sound, but when you have Elliott Jordan in the ring it’s not the ring work you actually take notice of. ‘The Experience’ is such a rounded character that you have to respect him, in the last 18 months he has evolved into one of the most established heels on the UK independent scene. His interactions with the audience throughout make the match special, he commands the attention of the room and make’s sure to get on everyone’s nerves. With fellow ‘The Bled’ stablemate Luke Douglas alongside him this was always going to be a huge challenge for Kustom. This was a good back and forth tussle with Douglas attempting to get involved when he could, Kustom fought off the interference as much as he could but as always, the numbers game became too much to handle. Against the frustrations of Kustom and the audience, Douglas did enough to allow Jordan to capitalise and retain his title.
Chantal Jordan def. Yuu
The heavily pushed Chantal Jordan continues to climb the ladder in Kamikaze Pro, the young graduate of their dojo is sure being put through the paces. She faced and defeated the visiting Yuu, which to some was a disappointment. This was a technical, tough brawl, they traded stiff strikes and submissions, the bigger Yuu overpowered Chantal during the bout. Yuu took lots of punishment from Chantal and struck back with a Senton and stiff chops, Jordan was feeling the strikes. As the match went on Chantal rallied and persevered, she hit a patented stiff kick to the head and secured victory. A big win for Chantal Jordan.
Kamikaze Pro Title – No Disqualification
Clint Margera © def. Dan Moloney
Clint Margera is very reminiscent of John Cena circa 2002 – 2011, he rarely loses. Flanked or supported by fellow Bled members Elliott Jordan and Luke Douglas, the reigning champion seems to have the luck of the draw. His challenger, similar to Sean Kustom in the odds game was always going to have to battle more than one person, Dan Moloney however wasn’t concerned, and he just loves a good scrap. Dan took the fight to Margera, he out powered and beat his opponent down for long periods, Clint took a lot of punishments before hitting a low blow to level the playing field. The chairs came into play as Margera looked to turn the tables on Moloney, of course when Dan looked to rally, The Bled got involved, they attempted to put him down but he again fought back. In the end it was the combined efforts of Margera, Douglas and Jordan that sealed Dan’s fate, once again The Bled stand tall to Kamikaze Pro.
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