Arena Reports SHOW RESULTS - 9/5 to 9/7 AIW "WrestleRager" in Cleveland, Ohio: Elgin forced to vacate AIW Title, plus Cabana, Crimson, Gargano, Abyss, more stars on three-night tour
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AIW "WrestleRager" Report
September 5-7, 2014
Cleveland, Ohio at Turners Hall
Night 1 - Friday, September 5
(1) Brent Banks beat Bolt Brady.
(2) Eddie Kingston & The Duke beat Ethan Page in a handicap match. Before the match, Duke announced that he called in a favor and had Seleziya Sparx held at the U.S./Canada border.
(3) Colt Cabana pinned Dick Justice. After the match, Gregory Iron and the Iron Curtain attacked Dick Justice and proclaimed he was out of the group.
(4) In what was billed as Josh Prohibition's Last Stand, Johnny Gargano beat Josh Prohibition. After the bout, Ray Rowe returned to AIW for the first time in seven years and challenged Prohibition to a match when Rowe is healed from his injuries. Prohibition declined the match but said he'd accept a challenge for a fight.
(5) Colin Delaney pinned Abe Jackson to win a six-way Scramble. Other participants included Tyson Dux, Veda Scott, Bobby Beverly, and Cheech.
(6) AIW Intense Champion Davey Vega successfully defended his title against Pete Dunne.
(7) AIW Tag Team champions The Forgotten (Jimmy Jacobs & B.J. Whitmer) successfully defended their titles against The Hooligans (Mason & Devin Cutter) after interference from Tommy "Crimson" Mercer. After the match, The Boys from Jollyville (Nasty Russ & T-Money) attacked The Forgotten.
(8) Rickey Shane Page pinned Candice LeRae.
(9) AIW champion Michael Elgin vs. Josh Alexander vs. Tim Donst went to a 60-minute draw in a three-way match for the AIW Title. After the match, Elgin proposed a re-match on Sunday, September 7 with no time limit.
Night 2 - Saturday, September 6
(1) Pete Dunne pinned Ricky Shane Page. After the match, Page announced that Sunday's match between Christian Faith and Abyss would be a Monster's Ball match.
(2) Eddie Kingston pinned Bobby Beverly.
(3) Tommy "Crimson" Mercer pinned Brent Banks to win a six-way Scramble. Other participants included Bolt Brady, Marion Fontaine, Dick Justice, and the returning Eric Ryan.
(4) AIW Intense champion Davey Vega pinned Louis Lyndon to retain his title.
(5) The Boys from Jollyville (Nasty Russ & T-Money) won a four-way tag team
match against The Hooligans (Mason & Devin Cutter), Colin Delaney & Cheech, and the Iron Curtain (Martini & Boone) after Nasty Russ pinned Boone.
(6) Colt Cabana beat Tyson Dux.
(7) Candice LeRae pinned Johnny Gargano.
(8) Cliff Compton beat Tracy Smothers via disqualification after interference from Jock Samson. Colt Cabana ran in for the save. A match was made for Sunday, September 7th - Colt Cabana and Cliff Compton vs. Tracy Smothers and Jock Samson
Night 3 - Sunday, September 7
(1) In an impromptu match, Ethan Page beat Eddie Kingston. After the match, Kingston attacked Page with a chain. After recovering, Page challenged Kingston to a dog collar match at "Hell on Earth" on Black Friday November 28.
AIW president Matt Wadsworth announced that due to U.S./Canada border issues, AIW Absolute champion Michael Elgin would not be here tonight. He vacated the title and announced the winner of the Josh Alexander vs. Tim Donst match would be crowned the new champion.
(2) Veda Scott pinned Candice LeRae.
(3) AIW Intense champion Davey Vega retained his title in a four-way match against Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne, and Tyson Dux.
- What started as Colin Delaney's birthday bash turned into an eight-man tag team match...
(5) The Iron Curtain (Gregory Iron & Martini & Boone & Jerry) beat the Justice League (Dick Justice & Colin Delaney & Cheech & Bobby Beverly) after Iron pinned Justice.
(6) Alex Daniels pinned Joshua Singh.
(7) Abyss pinned Christian Faith in a Monster's Ball match.
(8) Tim Donst beat Josh Alexander via submission to win the vacated AIW Absolute Championship.
[ FYI: AIW returns to Turners Hall in Cleveland on Saturday, October 4 for a "Girls Night Out" doubleheader starting at 4:00 p.m. Then, it's back at Turners Hall for "Hell on Earth" on Black Friday, November 28 at 7:30 p.m. Show information will be released through AIWrestling.com and on Facebook and Twitter. ]
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