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RADICAN'S PWG DVD REVIEW REVIEW SERIES: "DDT4 2013" - El Generico says farewell to PWG, loaded tag team tournament show, Callihan-Younger

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By Sean Radican, Torch columnist

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RADICAN’S PWG DVD REVIEW SERIES
“DDT4 2013”
JANUARY 12, 2013
RESEDA, CALIF.
BY SEAN RADICAN, TORCH COLUMNIST
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(1) The Inner City Machine Guns (Ricochet & Rich Swann) vs. The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) in a DDT4 2013 First Round match. The Young Bucks jumped Swann and Ricochet during the ring introductions after they did the Young Bucks pose when they were introduced. Swann and Ricochet sent the Young Bucks to the outside and nailed them with stereo flip dives to the outside on opposite sides of the ring and the fans went nuts. Ricochet and Swann then began working over Matt. Swann asked the fans if they wanted to see a dropkick before he whipped Matt of the ropes and nailed him with a big dropkick. The crowd wanted to see another dropkick, so Ricochet tagged in and hit a big dropkick on Swann. Ricochet did some break dancing as the fans went crazy. Swann and Ricochet then sent Matt of the ropes and nailed him with a double dropkick. Matt tagged out and Nick poked Swann in the eyes. Swann flipped over Nick coming off the ropes, but walked right into a superkick from Matt. Nick then covered Swann while doing crotch chops for a 2 count.

Nick asked the crowd to be quiet and he took out a piece of a guitar and began playing it. Apparently there was a laser pointer on it and he used it on Swann and the fans went nuts. Matt tagged in and hit a back rake on Swann before blowing kisses to Ricochet. Matt taunted Swann, who fired back and jumped up on his back before hitting a legdrop. Ricochet then got the tag and ran wild on the Young Bucks. They went to an incredible exchange that ended with Swann nailing Matt with a roundhouse kick after a big exchange of superkicks and the fans went nuts. The action continued at an insane pace and Swann hat to break up a pin on Swann after Matt hit a springboard splash. Swann and Ricochet ended up running wild and capped a big sequence with double standing SSPs on the Young Bucks for a double 2 count. Ricochet went up top and nailed Matt with a SSP. Swann went for a standing 450, but Nick grabbed his leg from the outside. Swann kicked him away and Ricochet nailed him with an incredible flip dive over the ringpost to the outside. Swann went for a standing 450, but Nick rolled him up for the win.

Winners: Nick & Matt Jackson

Star rating: (***3/4) – This was short, but the action was incredible while it lasted. They had some exchanges that had my jaw on the floor, especially Ricochet’s dive over the ringpost to the floor to wipe out Nick on the outside. I loved the rollup finish as well.

(2) PWG Tag Team Champions The Super Smash Bros. (Player Uno & Player Dos) vs. The Unbreakable F’n Machines (Brian Cage & Michael Elgin). Dos and Cage had a great exchange based around a test of strength and came to a stalemate. Elgin tagged in and wanted to do a test of strength, but Dos caught him with a jumping knee to the face. Elgin got upset and they went back and forth. Uno made a blind tag and sent Elgin into the corner with a hurricanrana. Elgin went for a kick, but Uno shoved his foot into the ref’s hands and hit a neck breaker. The pace picked up and Elgin and Cage ended up on the outside. Dos then wiped them both out with a sick dive to the outside. Uno asked the fans if they wanted to see something cool, so he slammed Elgin and posed with Dos. The fans chanted, “That was cool.” Elgin fired back and hit a double Alabama slam on the SSB and the fans lost their minds. Good lord! Cage and Elgin began working over Dos. Cage did curls while holding Dos before tossing him over his head to the mat. Elgin and Cage worked over Dos for a long period of time. Elgin lifted up Dos for his delayed signature suplex and the fans began counting. Cage tagged himself in and continued to hold Dos in the vertical suplex. The crowd continued to count as Elgin tagged back in and Cage passed Dos back to him and he continued to hold him in the vertical suplex position. Elgin finally dropped him down to the mat and covered him, but Uno broke up the pin.

Dos mounted and took both men out with a double Pele kick. Uno tagged in and Dos held the ropes open and Uno took out Elgin and Cage with a dive. He then lifted up Cage over his back and launched him down onto his knees. Uno got up with a separated shoulder. Uno tried to get a fan to help him pull his shoulder back into place, but he couldn’t do it. Dos was stuck in the ring with no help, but Uno helped catapult Cage into a suplex from Dos that sent him into Elgin in the corner. Uno was in bad shape, but did his best to keep going in the match. The SSB tried to set up for the fatality, but Uno couldn’t lift up Cage. Cage fired up and hit weapon x on Dos. Elgin followed up with a German. Elgin hit a sick neck breaker on Dos. Elgin then followed with the Elgin bomb for the win.

Winners: Michael Elgin & Brian Cage to become the new PWG Tag Team Champions

Star rating: (***1/2) – This was a really good match. Elgin and Cage’s power moves were awesome and Dos made a great fiery comeback at one point. It’s a shame that Uno’s shoulder popped out, as it hampered the match down the stretch. He deserves credit for gutting it through the end of the match.

(3) Future Shock (PWG Champion Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly) vs. The Dojo Bros. (Eddie Edwards & Roderick Strong in a DDT4 2013 First Round match. Cole backed Strong into the corner and told him to suck his d---, so Strong nailed him with a huge chop and Cole bailed to the floor. The fans chanted, “Suck his d---. Strong teased like he was going to take Cole up on his offer and Cole began undoing his tight. Strong got on his knees and ended up chopping Cole right in the junk. O’Reilly tagged in and went at it with Strong. Cole got into the ring and complained to the ref about Strong’s chop. Cole and O’Reilly ended up going at it a short time later. They exchanged holds on the mat before coming to a stalemate. They exchanged holds on the mat again and both men went for dropkicks at the same time before coming to another stalemate. Cole continued to sell the groin chop on the apron. Edwards got the upper hand on O’Reilly and nailed him with a shining wizard for a 2 count. Strong and Edwards took turns chopping O’Reilly in the corner and he ended up crumpling down to the mat. O’Reilly fired back a short time later and drove Edwards into his own corner. He tagged in Cole, who went to town on Edwards in the corner.

Cole and O’Reilly began tagging in and out to work over Edwards. Strong tagged in, but he got cut off. O’Reilly began working him over with kicks in the corner. Strong fired back and went O’Reilly into Cole on the apron. Strong then rolled up O’Reilly, but O’Reilly kicked out and sent Strong into Cole by accident. O’Reilly managed to tag in Cole, who continued to work over Strong. O’Reilly and Cole sent Strong off the ropes and nailed him with a big combinations of moves capped by a dropkick from Cole for a 2 count. Cole grabbed a chin lock on Strong and shouted, “Yeah.” The fans booed as Cole worked over Strong on the mat. The crowd tried to rally behind Strong, but Cole elbowed him back down to the mat. O’Reilly went for a charge into the corner a short time later, but Strong caught him and hit a back breaker. Strong tagged in Edwards, who ran wild on O’Reilly with chops in the corner. Cole tried to break it up, but Edwards put him on top of O’Reilly and nailed him with a series of chops. The pace picked up and Strong and Edwards hit stereo enzuguris on the top rope on O’Reilly before Edwards him down to the mat with a backpack chin breaker.

The pace picked up O’Reilly hit a series of butterfly suplexes on Edwards into a German from Cole for a nearfall. The fans chanted for Edwards after he kicked out of the pin. They went to a big exchange between all four men. Edwards and Strong hit a series of big moves on Cole in the corner. Strong nailed Cole with a gutbuster that sent him right into a huge clothesline from Edwards for a nearfall. Cole and O’Reilly nailed Strong with a combination of moves capped by a brainbuster over Cole’s knees for a nearfall. They then hit total elimination on Strong, but Edwards broke it up. Cole sent Edwards to the outside and nailed him with a huge suicide dive to the outside. Strong caught Cole with a knee lift and a huge back breaker. Edwards came off the top with a double stomp, but O’Reilly broke up the pin and the fans went nuts. Edwards suplexed himself and O’Reilly off the top to the outside. Cole ended up nailing Strong with the title behind the ref’s back for the win.

Winners: Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly

Star rating: (***1/2) – The match started a little slowly, but they built up to some great exchanges down the stretch. Cole plays his heel character well in PWG and he was hilarious selling his groin after Strong chopped him during the early stages of the matches. The action down the stretch was really good and although I wasn’t a huge fan of the finish, it makes sense given Cole’s character.

The crowd appeared to be unglued chanting for El Generico’s entrance. The announcers said this could be Generico’s final night. Kevin Steen slumped in the corner and faced away from Generico. The ring was covered in streamers. The Briscoes got a big pop during the formal ring introductions. Steen and Generico got a big pop when they were introduced, but Steen didn’t look very happy. The crowd chanted, “Ole, ole, ole” for Generico.

Steen and Generico stared at each other in the corner. The crowd wanted them to hug it out. The fans chanted about how awkward the situation was.

(4) The Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe) vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico in a DDT4 2013 First Round match. Steen and Jay shook hands and immediately began exchanging blows. Jay hit a hurricanrana on Steen and Generico blind-tagged himself into the match. Mark and Generico went at it. Mark and Generico went to a fast-paced exchange. Generico bailed out when he saw Mark standing in the crane kick stance. Generico caught Mark’s kick and flipped him over, but Mark ended up wiping him out with a big kick. The Briscoes then began working Generico over. Steen ended up blind-tagging himself into the match. Jay nailed Generico with a kick while he glared at Steen. Steen ended up dragging Jay back-first over his knee and he began working him over. Steen tagged Generico in and he continued to work over Jay with a chop in the corner. Steen and Generico reluctantly worked together to continue working over Jay.

Jay fired back, but Generico shoved him out of the way and he tripped Jay. Steen then hit his flipping leg drop for a 2 count. The crowd cheered as Steen and Generico showed more signs of working together as a unit. The fans tried to rally behind Jay, but Generico drove him into the corner and tagged in Steen. Jay fought his way out of the corner and hit a big dive to tag in Mark. Mark ran wild with his redneck kung-Fu on Steen and Generico. The Briscoes isolated Generico and hit a tandem ace crusher. Mark went up top, but Steen shoved him to the mat. Generico nailed Mark with a tiger suplex 85 for a 2 count. The fans started a big chant for Generico, but Mark countered the brainbuster. Steen tagged in and hit Mark with a powerbomb into a sharpshooter after he kicked out of a bridging pin. Generico tried to keep Jay away from Steen, but Jay shoved him into Steen to break up the submission. Jay went to town on Steen and Generico. Steen blocked a Jay-driller attempt. Generico made a clean blind tag and went for a Yokuza kick with Steen holding Jay, but Jay got out of the way. Generico managed to not kick Steen and they began arguing. Jay ended up shoving Generico into Steen. The Briscoes went for the doomsday device, but Generico ducked the clothesline from Mark and pinned Jay with a victory roll.

The crowd popped huge for the finish.

Winners: Kevin Steen & EL Generico

Star rating: (***1/2) – The storytelling in this match was really good as the foundation was laid for Steen and Generico tagging on Generico’s last night in PWG, but not being able to get along. They worked some really good spots playing into the dynamic from Steen and Generico and the crowd was way into the action. The match wasn’t very long, but the storytelling was nicely executed.

(5) PWG Tag Team Champions The Unbreakable F’n Machines (Brian Cage & Michael Elgin) vs. The Young Bucks in a DDT4 Second Round World Tag Team Title match. Cage and Elgin isolated Matt during the early stages of the match and nailed him with a combination of maneuvers. Nick then tried to come off the top and attack him and got the same exact treatment from Elgin and Cage. Matt pulled the ropes down on Cage. The Young Bucks then sent Elgin to the outside. Nick wiped both of them out with a springboard flip dive to the outside. The fans were split chanting for and against the Young Bucks. Matt worked over Cage and locked him in a leg submission. Matt flexed and played guitar while he held the submission. They continued to work over Cage in the ring while targeting his leg. The Young Bucks locked in a double leg submission and hit their pose as the crowd booed. Matt worked over Cage and played guitar before spitting in Elgin’s face. The ref kept Elgin from coming into the ring, which allowed the Young Bucks to work over Cage without making a tag.

Cage tried to fire back, but Nick nailed him with a leg lariat. Matt tagged in and continued to work over Cage. Cage tried to fire back again, but Matt went after his leg and he went down. Nick mocked Cage and flexed. Nick went for a suplex, but Cage blocked it. Matt tagged in and the fans tried to rally behind Cage. Cage ended up countering a double suplex attempt from the Young Bucks and he suplexed both of them at the same time. Cage finally made the hot tag and Elgin ran wild. The fans chanted for Elgin, but Nick caught him with an enzuguri. Elgin caught Nick going for a springboard and then he picked up Matt. Elgin then tossed both of the Young Bucks over his head and the fans went nuts. Cage and Elgin hit a combinations of moves on Matt. Elgin hit the corkscrew senton off the top on Matt and Cage covered him, but Nick broke up the pin. Nick tried to hit a handspring moonsault onto Elgin, but Elgin caught him and drove him into the ringpost. Matt nailed Elgin with a dropkick to the floor and set up for a dive, but Cage cut him off and began working him over. Matt caught Cage with a flipping ace crusher off the top, but Elgin broke up the pin. Elgin hit Matt with a series of forearms, but he countered the buckle bomb into a hurricanrana into the corner where Nick nailed him with a kick from the apron. They nailed Elgin with a series of superkicks. They then hit Cage with stereo superkicks, but Cage popped up and wiped them out with a double clothesline. Elgin then hit a double belly-to-back suplex on both Young Bucks. Cage and Elgin hit a series of moves on the Young Bucks capped by an Elgin air raid crash on Matt, but he kicked out. Cage went for a dead-lift vertical suplex on Matt off the apron, but Nick nailed him with a low blow. Nick nailed Elgin with a spin kick, but Elgin countered more bang for your buck. Elgin and Cage then hit stereo dead-lift German suplexes on the Young Bucks and the fans exploded. Elgin and Cage set up for stereo dead-lift vertical suplexes from the apron for a double nearfall and the fans exploded. Elgin caught Matt with a spinning back fist, but Nick rolled him up with Matt sitting on top of him for the cheap win.

The crowd was mixed after the Young Bucks won the match. The Young Bucks celebrated with the tag titles on the outside.

Winners: Matt & Nick Jackson to become the new PWG Tag Team Champions

Star rating: (***3/4) – This was a really good match. My only problem was the Young Bucks worked over Cage’s leg forever and he never sold it after making the hot tag to Elgin. The action was red hot down the stretch with Elgin and Cage hitting some incredible power maneuvers. The crowd was way into the big exchanges leading to the Young Bucks getting the cheap win in the end.

The fans once against showered the ring for El Generico’s entrance. O’Reilly & Cole were booed when they were introduced. Steen stared down Cole during the formal introductions. Steen suddenly ran to the apron and knocked Cole to the floor.

(6) Future Shock (PWG Champion Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly) vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico in a DDT4 Second Round match. The action spilled to the floor and Steen drove Cole crotch-first into the ringpost. Steen tossed Cole into the ring and continued to put a beating on him. This was a really good start to the match with Steen going after Cole after he beat him for the PWG Title at “Mystery Vortex.” The fans went nuts as Steen humbled Cole inside the ring. Steen bit Cole’s face and the fans chanted, “Eat Steen, eat!” O’Reilly ended up sweeping Steen’s leg out from under him from the outside and Cole stood on his head near the ropes. O’Reilly tagged in and continued to put a beating on Steen. O’Reilly and Cole worked over Steen for several minutes. Steen tried to fire back, but Cole cut him off with a blow from the apron. Cole taunted Generico and the fans booed. Steen fired back and sent O’Reilly to the floor. He hit a lung blower on Cole, but O’Reilly dragged Generico off the apron. Steen connected with a headbutt and then the Rock bottom on Cole a short time later and both men were down. Generico got the hot tag and ran wild on O’Reilly. The fans fired up as Generico continued to run wild on O’Reilly and he capped a big sequence with a step up tornado DDT on O’Reilly off the ropes. Generico set up for a dive on O’Reilly, but Cole grabbed him. Steen ran in and kicked the ropes into Cole’s crotch.

Steen powerbombed Cole into the apron on the outside. Generico hit a blue thunder powerbomb on O’Reilly inside the ring, but he kicked out at 2. Generico went for a Yokuza kick in the corner, but O’Reilly fired back and hit a backdrop suplex for a 2 count. The pace picked up and O’Reilly blocked another running Yokuza kick in the corner and turned it into a tandem backbreaker and then a lung blower from Cole. Generico fired up and went for the super brainbuster, but O’Reilly cut him off. They went to a big sequence with all four men that ended with a Steen cannonball in the corner on O’Reilly. Cole went for a belt shot on Steen, but he ducked it and hit the package piledriver into the brainbuster from Generico for the win.

Winners: Kevin Steen & El Generico

Star rating: (***1/4) – This was short, but it was really good while it lasted. Steen and Generico got along better during this match and they continued to build the feud between Cole and Steen during the match. The finishing sequence was really good, but they didn’t get the chance to build the match to a crescendo before it ended.

(7) Willie Mack vs. B-Boy. The fans chanted for Mack after the opening bell sounded. Mack took B-Boy down with a shoulder tackle. B-Boy got up and slapped him in the face. Mack sent B-Boy to the outside, but B-Boy tripped him on the apron and followed up with a running flat liner from the floor that sent Mack crashing into the apron. B-Boy teased tossing Mack into a pile of chairs, but he tossed him back into the ring instead and the fans booed. Mack tried to fire back, but B-Boy poked him in the eye. Mack finally caught B-Boy with a big forearm as he came off the ropes and both men were slow to recover. Mack fired up and went on the attack. He hit a big exploder that sent B-Boy to the outside. Mack went for a dive through the ropes, but B-Boy tossed a chair right into his face.

B-Boy went for a sunset flip, but Mack countered it into a Samoan drop and followed up with a standing moonsault for a 2 count. B-Boy fired back and hit a big jumping DDT off the turnbuckles for a 2 count. B-Boy charged at Mack, but Mack caught him and hit a spinning flatliner for a 2 count. The fans chanted for both men. B-Boy blocked a charge in the corner from Mack and tossed Mack right onto his head. That looked ridiculous to the point that the crowd was hushed. B-Boy set up for a dropkick into the corner and nailed Mack with it in the corner. Mack fired up and went face-to-face with B-boy. Mack hit a huge kick to B-Boy’s head. They went back and forth and B-Boy connected with a Superman punch that left both men down on the mat. Both men got to their knees and began exchanging big forearms. They got to their feet and continued to exchange blows. B-Boy went for a discus lariat, but Mack caught him and hit the chocolate thunder powerbomb for the win.

Winner: Willie Mack

Star rating: (**1/2) – The first half of the match dragged. The crowd woke up for the final minutes of the match and the pace picked up with Mack and B-Boy hitting some nice exchanges leading into the finish.

Callihan pie-faced Younger during the introductions. Excalibur mentioned that the winner of their three match series would become the #1 contender to the PWG World Title.

(7) Drake Younger vs. Sami Callihan in a KO or Submission match. Callihan hit a big headbutt that sent Drake into the corner. Callihan nailed Younger with a series of kicks in the corner and Excalibur said the match was No DQ, but the ref ended up dragging Callihan off of Younger. Callihan hit a pair of powerbombs on Younger and tossed him to the floor. Callihan nailed Younger with a big dive through the ropes. Callihan lifted up Younger on the outside and powerbombed him into the ringpost. The fans chanted for Callihan as he stood tall in the ring. The ref administered the standing 10 count on Younger, but he got to his feet. Younger came up busted open and caught Callihan with a lariat on the apron. He followed up with a Michinoku driver on the ring apron and the fans fired up. They went back and forth on the outside. Callihan drank some beer and spit it into Youngers face. Younger fired up and slapped Callihan in the face. They brawled up to the announcer booth. Younger got on the commentary mic, but Callihan nailed him with the ring bell and hit a DVD off the stage into the chairs and the fans went nuts. Younger struggled, but beat the ref’s count.

Younger began grabbing chairs and tossed them into the ring at Callihan. They traded unprotected chair shots to the crown of the head with plastic chairs. Younger threw more chairs into the ring. Younger and Callihan went back and forth before Younger hit a backbreaker on a chair on Callihan. Younger began setting up several chairs on top of each other in the ring. The ref applied the count to Callihan, but he made it back to his feet. Younger tilted the chairs sideways before grabbing another chair. He nailed Callihan with the chair across the back and the fans chanted, “This is awesome.” Younger slammed Callihan on two chairs that had been twisted together and went up top. Callihan nailed Younger with another unprotected chair shot to the head and tossed him off the top onto the chair stack. Callihan tied up Younger’s leg inside a chair and began hitting it with another chair. Callihan grabbed a figure 4 and the fans chanted, “Please don’t tap.” Younger grabbed a chair and nailed Callihan with it several times to break free. Younger set up a chair upside down with the legs sticking up. He went for a suplex onto the chair, but Callihan slipped out. They went back and forth near the chair. Callihan hit a bicycle kick followed by an exploder onto the chair legs. Strong said, “F--- that” on commentary after that spot.

Callihan put another chair on top of Younger’s ankle before slamming it with another chair. Callihan applied the stretch muffler, but Younger eventually countered it into a border city stretch using the chair for leverage. Younger eventually let go of the hold. Callihan went after Younger on the outside, but he nailed him with a traffic cone. Younger eventually hit an atomic drop on the traffic cone followed by a northern lights bomb on a chair. Younger grabbed a camel clutch, but Callihan stood up and drove Younger into a chair on the mat. The fans chanted, “This is awesome.” The fans chanted for both men. Callihan got up and told Younger to quit. Younger flipped him off and Callihan broke a chair over his head. Callihan nailed another unprotected chai shot. Callihan hit another chair shot and Drake got his arm up. Younger fired up and hit a series of forearms on Callihan and the ref called for the bell. The series is now tied 1-1.

Winner: Drake Younger

Star rating: (n/a) – The crowd really enjoyed this, but it was hard to watch. They used plastic chairs and hit several unprotected chair shots to the head throughout the match. Given what is known about concussions and the dangers of blunt force trauma to the head, I’m surprised they would even attempt to do what they did in this match. They also did a number of scary spots throughout the match, but I don’t think the risks they took were worth were smart.

(8) PWG World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico in a DDT4 Final Round World Tag Team Championship match. Nick ran right into the ring and nailed Steen with the title. Matt nailed Generico with his title on the outside. Generico fired back on Matt on the outside. Nick hit Steen with a belt shot to the head on the outside. The bell rung and Steen whipped Nick over the ringpost to the floor. Generico hit Matt with a purse and then a chair shot to the back. Nick missed a dive off the apron when Steen got out of the way. All four men ended up going at it on the outside. Steen crotched Matt and Nick on the ringpost. Generico then nailed Nick with a chair shot to the back. Matt hit Steen with a chair shot to the back. Steen fired up and nailed Matt with a chair several times. Nick then came off the top and took out Steen and Generico with a splash over the ringpost to the outside. Generico countered Nick on the apron and hit a back drop. Matt pounded on Steen on the floor. The fans fired up and chanted for Generico. Nick begged Generico for mercy in the corner and eventually drove him into the turnbuckles. Nick hit a big running knee lift to the chin in the corner. He followed up with two more running knee lifts and Generico went down.

Generico tried to fire back, but Nick nailed him with a kick to the gut. Matt nailed Steen with a basement dropkick to send him to the floor. The majority of the fans chanted, “F--- the Young Bucks,” but there was a small group of fans chanting for them. Nick hit a couple of back rakes on Generico. He then hit a third back rake. Matt then held Generico in the corner and Nick hit a handspring back rake and the fans booed. The Young Bucks continued to tag in and out to work over Generico inside the ring. The crowd seemed to die down a bit as The Young Bucks maintained the advantage. Generico tried to fire back on Nick, but he sent him into the corner and nailed him with several kicks. Matt charged at Generico in the corner, but he caught him and suplexed him into the turnbuckles. Generico finally made the hot tag and Steen ran wild on Matt. The fans fired up as Steen sent Matt to the outside. He set up for a dive, but Nick cut him off. Steen hit a running Senton on Nick and sent him to the floor. Nick tripped Steen, but Generico got a running start and jumped over Nick on the apron and hit Matt on the outside when Nick ducked. Steen then hit a DDT through the ropes on Nick.

Matt saved Nick from a super brainbuster. Nick tried to come off the top with a splash on Steen, but Steen caught him and applied the sharpshooter. Generico then applied a sharpshooter on Matt, but Matt and Nick ended up getting the ropes. The Young Bucks began nailing Steen with superkicks, but he wouldn’t go down. Steen finally went down after a double superkick. The Young Bucks hit Generico with stereo superkicks, but he wouldn’t go down. Matt and Nick then took turns hitting him with superkicks. The fans chanted for Generico, who finally went down after a double superkick. Nick covered him, but Generico kicked out and tried to get to his feet before collapsing. The fans chanted for Generico as the Young Bucks hit a double superkick on Generico was on his knees for a nearfall. Nick wiped out Steen with a flip dive and the Young Bucks hit more bang for your buck, but Generico kicked out and the fans went nuts. Matt and Nick looked super angry. The Young Bucks hit a double superkick on the ref and Strong said, “I hate that ref.” The fans chanted for referee Rick Knox to come out. Steen spit at the Young Bucks with Generico down on the mat and told them to bring it. Steen caught a superkick from Nick and sent his foot into Matt’s head. He hit the Steenalizer on Matt. Generico then hit a Yokuza kick on Nick followed by the super brainbuster, but the ref was out. Knock ran down and Matt dragged him out of the ring. Knox hit a superkick on Matt and slid back in to count the fall, but Nick kicked out. Steen set up for the package piledriver on Nick, but Matt ran in. Steen then hit the package piledriver on Matt and rolled him to Generico, but Matt rolled him up for the win.

Generico and Steen argued with the ref after the match, but he told them it was a three count. The fans applauded for Steen and Generico after the Young Bucks left the ring. The fans began chanting “Ole, ole, ole.” The fans then chanted, “Please don’t go.” Generico offered Steen a handshake. The fans chanted for Steen to shake his hand. Steen teased shaking his hand, but then left the ring. The fans booed. Steen turned around and got back into the ring and hugged Generico. The fans went nuts and applauded and threw streamers into the ring as they hugged. Steen got teary eyes while they embraced.

Steen told Generico that no matter where he goes, he’d be nothing without him. Steen then left the ring and joined the fans in pounding the mat. Several wrestlers came down to the ring and joined Generico in the ring. The fans chanted, “We love you.” Generico hugged several wrestlers as they entire building stood and applauded. The Briscoes lifted Generico onto their shoulders and Generico appeared to cry. Everyone got on their knees and the fans chanted, “You deserve it.”

Generico got on the mic and said the fans have heard the rumors. He said his name is El Generico and the fans applauded. He said the truth is he’s going to Mexico to take care of his orphans. He then began naming the orphans and the fans applauded. Generico said wherever he goes and whatever he does, this has been the best time of his life. The fans went nuts. He said this was his home and the fans are his family. He then said thank you and the fans applauded and chanted, “Thank you.” Generico said if his bus crashed with his orphans, he would come back.

Winners: Matt & Nick Jackson to win DDT4 2013 and retain the PWG Tag Team Championship

Star rating: (****) – This was a really good match. The crowd was a little flat during the early stages of the match, but Generico refusing to be pinned down the stretch really set the crowd on fire. I really liked the rollup finish as well, as it establishes the Young Bucks as heels. They pulled out all the stops at the end with Generico having Nick pinned, but the ref was out. This was a nicely told story throughout the night.

Overall thoughts: (8.5) – This was a fantastic show. DDT4 2013 served as El Generico’s farewell to the independent scene before signing with WWE or as I like to believe, going back to Mexico to take care of his orphans. The show was not as strong in the ring as DDT4 tournaments have been in recent years, but the storytelling on the show tied to Generico & Steen teaming up for DDT4 2013 will make this show memorable for years to come. The only down note on the show was the brutal Callihan-Younger match, which went way over the line in terms of what should be acceptable in the ring in 2013 given what is known about concussions.

The DDT 4 opening round matches were all very good. The Inner City Machine Guns vs. The Young Bucks tore it up in the opener and although the match was short, the action was incredible. PWG Tag Team Champions The Super Smash Bros. ran into a bit of bad luck when Player Uno’s shoulder popped out during their title defense against Michael Elgin & Brian Cage. The match was going really well until Uno’s shoulder popped out and hampered him from executing his spots down the stretch, although I give Uno a ton of credit for gutting it out until the finish, which saw Elgin & Cage capture the PWG Tag Team Titles due to the titles being on the line in every match the champions were in during the tournament.

Adam Cole continued to shine throughout the night and Cole & O’Reilly vs. Edwards & Strong showcased Cole’s heel character, but the highlight of the show was the story of Kevin Steen and El Generico teaming again. In the first round, they didn’t get along during their match against the Briscoes. They bickered during the match, chopped each other to make tags, but they managed to get the win when Generico countered the doomsday device into a victory roll on Jay for the pin.

In the second round, the story got even more intriguing with The Young Bucks cementing their heel act while beating Cage & Elgin for the PWG Tag Team Titles. Cage & Elgin vs. The Young Bucks was a really good match with Elgin & Cage displaying their power and setting the Reseda crowd on fire until the Young Bucks got a cheap roll up victory when Nick rolled up Elgin with Matt sitting on top of him for the cheap win.

Steen & Generico began working together during their Second Round match against Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly. Steen went right after Cole, who beat him for the PWG World Title at the last show and the crowd was really into the match. The match was short, but it continued the Steen-Cole storyline and showed that Steen & Generico were now getting along as they advanced to the finals. The finishing sequence for this match was fantastic.

As I said before, the Callihan-Younger KO or Submission was brutal and hard to watch. They took a ton of risks and incorporated a lot of big bumps into the match. The most disturbing thing was the amount of unprotected chair shots to the head during the course of the match. Callihan and Younger should know better given what is known about concussions in 2013. Although they used plastic chairs, this match was still uncomfortable to watch. Both men are talented enough to have a wrestling match and not have to escalate things to this level to garner attention for their best of three series to determine the #1 contender to the PWG Title.

The main event, which featured the Young Bucks defending the PWG Tag Team Titles against Steen & Generico, was fantastic. The crowd was a little worn out, but they really got into the match as it went on. The finishing sequence with the tease of Steen & Generico going out on top as the PWG Tag Team Titles was really well-executed after a ref bump. When the Young Bucks won the match after Matt took the package piledriver for Steen and then countered the brainbuster into a rollup, it was like the crowd took a punch to the gut.

After the match, Steen teased bailing on Generico before running back into the ring and giving him a big hug. The entire locker room then came down to the ring and the fans went nuts chanting for Generico. Generico’s farewell speech was fantastic and will go down as one of my favorite moments of 2013 given that the emotion from the wrestlers and the fans was real.

This is a show that is well-worth ordering. Generico’s farewell to the independents made for an emotional night. Although the matches weren’t quite as good as they have been in previous editions of DDT4, this was still an awesome tournament that told a great story.

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