Sunday, July 31, 2011

FCW TV 7/24

Your hosts are Matt Martlaro & S. William Regal. Martlaro again asks Regal about his dealings with Maxine Perez...Regal dodges the question to hype the main event...

We're introduced to the dean of the University Of Florida, "Dean Martin"...I suspect shenanigans. His purpose is to give an overblown introduction for U Of F alumnus Byron Saxton...ah, this is about Byron's recent issue with Titus O'Neil. Saxton comes out in a graduation cap and gown(arm still in a sling) to accept an award from the college, complete with WACKY~! video testimonials. Byron overacts like crazy, then gets serious and addresses O'Neil...Saxton yells at Titus to just leave and quit embarrassing him...of course this brings Titus out and he chases Byron out of the ring. James Bronson and Erick Rowan suddenly materialize to back up Byron...looks like he's got some new backup. Unfortunately, "Dean Martin" forgot to evacuate the premises and he gets decked by Titus.

Husky Harris vs. Monty Lynch: Haven't seen Lynch in a while...despite Regal talking up his new training regimen, I don't like his chances here. Harris overpowers him with a high-altitude spinebuster and uranagi, then finishes in short order with the senton.

Briley Pierce interviews newcomer Rick Victor...he's got a shot at FCW 15 Champion Seth Rollins next week.

Tito Colon vs. Dean Ambrose: Notably, Ambrose has been targeting Rollins' previous rivals in FCW 15 competition...first Hunico, now Colon. Tito has an early flurry but Ambrose cuts him off with a Union Jack Cutter(something Regal notes to be one of his moves). Colon is able to catapult Ambrose into the turnbuckles, kicking off an offensive rally ending in a suplex chain and corkscrew Lionsault...for two. Ambrose hangs onto the ropes to block a backcracker attempt, then kicks Colon in the shin and snaps his throat off the top rope. LARIATOOOOO~! follows and the Emerald Frosion ends it. Ambrose is not at a loss for words following his victory...Regal compares him to Rowdy Roddy Piper which has to be considered high praise.

Xavier Woods vs. Leo Kruger: Kruger uses the edge of the ring to his advantage and traps Woods' foot in the corner, doing a lot of damage in the process. As Kruger dominates the action, Ricardo Rodriguez makes his way to ringside for some apparent scouting...hmm. Woods fights back and pulls himself up to the second rope for a flying elbow, then follows up with a Codebreaker for a two-count. Kruger clips the leg but falls victim to a rollup for two...Woods goes straight into an Oklahoma roll attempt but Kruger blocks it and gets his own pinning combination for the quick three-count.

Briley Pierce interviews Damien Sandow...he feels that he's the uncrowned champion since he scored a visual fall on champion Bo Rotundo in their previous title match.

Heavyweight Champion Bo Rotundo, Richie Steamboat, & Roman Leakee vs. Tag Team Champions Calvin Raines & Big E Langston & Alexander Rusev(w/ Raquel Diaz): Quite the powerhouse trio on the heel side...and quite the jump for Rusev as he just debuted last week and he's already in a main event matchup. The face side has quite the family history with Rotundo, Steamboat, and Leakee(son of Wild Samoan Sika). Rusev starts with Steamboat in a classic power vs. speed matchup...the faces utilize quick tags to isolate the inexperienced Rusev and Regal comments on not just the family history but the tag team experience of the respective families. Despite the assault from all three faces, Rusev is NOT knocked off his feet and mows down Leakee with a clothesline. That leaves Leakee in the wrong part of town against the raw power of the opposing side.

Leakee finally gets away from Raines long enough to tag in Steamboat and he flies off the top rope with a huge chop. Shoutout connects but Rusev cuts off a turnbuckle climb, allowing Raines to slam Steamboat off the ropes. Now it's Richie in trouble at the hands of the heel trio...Martlaro brings up the fact that Raquel also comes from a wrestling family(daughter of Eddy & Vickie Guerrero) so she may be lending some insight. Big E lends a hand to Raines' abdominal stretch...OLDSCHOOL~! Steamboat finally stuns Langston with a jumping enzuigiri and tags in Rotundo...the house is on fire! It takes a sustained offensive to finally take Big E off his feet with a bulldog. Raines enters and gets backdropped, Rusev enters and Leakee springs off Langston's back with a Flying Jalapeno! Steamboat takes himself and Raines out of the game with a Cactus Clothesline as Leakee spars with Rusev on the floor...Langston catches Bo in an attempted Big Ending, but Bo elbows out of it and comes off the ropes with the SPEAR for the win!

Next week: Seth Rollins vs. Rick Victor for the FCW 15 Title plus Husky Harris vs. Lucky Cannon...and Martlaro says that Regal has been called to meet with FCW President Steve Keirn regarding his recent association with Maxine. So long from the Sunshine State!

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