In the preshow match, Akira Tozawa defeated Mat Fitchett(w/ Greg Jovi) to retain the ACW U-30 Title, getting the pin with the German suplex.
A ten-bell salute took place for "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
K.C. Karrington scored a cheap win over Christian Rose in the official show opener, rolling him up with a handful of tights. Rose protested the finish and decked Karrington, but Alexandre Rudolph jumped Rose from behind and laid him out.
Adam Raw issued an open challenge to any of the "newbies" in the locker room to knock him off his perch...he was answered by the debuting Aiden Young. Raw appeared to have things going his way, but pulled Young up from a pin attempt after hitting his modified Hellevator. Gorgeous Jordan Lacey's music played and Lacey came out to dance for the fans...distracting Raw long enough for Young to capitalize with a DDT variant for the upset win.
Dan Walsh faced Dorian Victor(w/ Gerald James & Mrs. Victor) in an impromptu matchup...the brawl spilled out of the ring for several minutes with both men using a steel chair to their advantage. Back in the ring, Walsh picked up the victory with a guillotine choke submission.
Davey Vega made his first defense of the ACW Heavyweight Title against trainer and rival Dingo. The two had a hard-hitting battle of attrition, ending with Vega edging out a victory after a flying tornado DDT off the second turnbuckle! Darin Childs confronted Vega after the match, reminding him that they would be facing each other in the near future...
Jordan Lacey was scheduled for a match prior to intermission but was attacked by Adam Raw who left him bloody in the ring...Raw challenged Lacey to a match at Circus Maximus.
Evan Gelistico defended the SLA Heavyweight Title against Shane Hollister...Hollister had another impressive showing but Gelistico made him tap out to the Gateway City Stretch. Gelistico answered Walsh's challenge from earlier in the show, saying he would face Walsh at Circus Maximus in a submission match.
Mat Fitchett faced a tough test in the form of Darin Corbin...after a highly competitive matchup, Fitchett took Corbin down off the top turnbuckle with a huge backcracker to notch the victory. Dingo and Arik Cannon jumped Fitchett after the match, but Davey Vega and Greg Jovi hit the ring with chairs to run them off. Dingo challenged Fitchett to a match at Circus Maximus...that card is already looking stacked.
RAJETT retained the ACW Tag Team Titles against The Kentucky Buffet(Matt Cage & Alex Castle) and the team of Super Electro & Jack O. Lantern. The masked duo was the first to be eliminated as Rachel Summerlyn and Jessica James got stereo rollup pins on Electro and Lantern(respectively). Cage and Castle seemed more intent on flirting with their opponents than defeating them...that attitude cost them the match as Jessica dove at the two with a cross-body from the second rope as Rachel got behind them for a schoolboy trip. That allowed Rachel to get the three-count on Cage, allowing RAJETT to hang onto the tag belts.
In the main event, Akira Tozawa defended the ACW U-30 Title in a four-way dance against former champion A.C.H., Arik Cannon, and Gerald James(w/ Dorian Victor & Mrs. Victor). James eliminated A.C.H. with the Michinoku Driver. Tozawa had a hard-hitting exchange with Cannon, ending in Tozawa pinning The Anarchist with the German suplex. However, Gerald James surprised Tozawa with a rollup and handful of tights to steal the belt! After the match, Vega and A.C.H. acknowledged that this would be Tozawa's final match with ACW/SLA for the time being and the roster members came out to applaud for him!
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