AAA TripleMania XXX: Matt Hardy & John Hennigan team, Ruleta de la Muerta, Konnon honored
By: thecubsfan (Luchablog.com)
The second chapter of AAA’s TripleMania series took place Saturday night in Tijuana. AAA broadcast the show from the Estadio Caliente, the home stadium of Liga MX side Xolos. The soccer team was locally helping to promote the show, the first TripleMania in Tijuana and the highest capacity building AAA’s expected to run this year.
It didn’t appear to work out for AAA in Tijuana. AAA’s announcers made an early reference to “16,000” people in the building, but the shots of the crowd seemed to show significantly less. The hard camera was pointed at the emptiest area of the building, probably making it look worse than it was. AAA also continues to struggle to get their crowd noise to come across on streams; you could see people reacting, but rarely hear them.
The show itself delivered in match quality. A five-way match between Fenix, Taurus, Laredo Kid, Bandido, and Hijo del Vikingo will go down as one of the most spectacular bouts of the year. Villano IV continued his run of good performances built around very real-looking punches in his match with Psycho Clown. Blue Demon even did about as best as can be hoped from him in his tournament match with Pentagon Jr. A segment honoring Konnan was positive and surprisingly straightforward. The women’s match was enjoyable if you’re used to and accepting AAA’s patterns of interference. The women’s cage match and Copa TripleMania can easily be skipped by later viewers.
Most of the discussion about TripleMania this week was about how AAA would handle Jeff Hardy’s absence. AAA director Dorian Roldan stated at a Wednesday afternoon press conference that the promotion would announce a replacement later that night, which did not end up happening. On Friday, AAA said they’d keep Matt Hardy’s new partner a mystery. Konnan, in an interview with media partner TV Azteca, later explained AAA sought to bring in an AEW name only to find none were available. He was still happy with the replacement. That mystery wrestler ended up being AAA regular John Hennigan as “Johnny Hardy.” He literally played the role of Jeff in the main event, though in an annoying heel fashion. Dragon Lee, wrestling he believed he was one great performance from joining his brother Rush in AEW, worked exceptionally hard in a match that was otherwise a standard main event.
TripleMania aired live on FITE. An edited version will also appear on AAA’s YouTube channel sometime in July. The FITE broadcast began with the Spanish announcers on the English feed and vice versa; FITE has struggled a bit with dual language AAA feeds since they’ve come on board.
Flammer & Chik Tormenta lost a cage match also including Lady Shani, La Hiedra, Sexy Star (II), Maravilla, and Reina Dorada (23:32)
Multi-person cage matches in Mexican wrestling are escape rules, with escapes counting only after a pre-announced time period (five minutes here.) The final two people left in this cage match advanced to a standard 1v1 mask match later in the evening.
The match began as a typical slow chaotic cage match brawl, with the luchadoras using charis and cookie sheets left inside. The Toxicas team (Hiedra, Flammer, and Maravilla) worked with Chik Tormenta to take out the other three for the early minutes. Sexy Star briefly turned it around for the tecnicas after a missed cookie sheet swing by Maravilla, but the superior numbers helped the rudas. The four rudas betrayed each other for no reason, and the match shifted into more one-on-one. Luchadoras started to escape about five minutes into the match. Sexy Star and Reina Dorada battled near the top of the cage, Dorada knocked Star away and had an opportunity to escape. She instead leaped off the top for a plancha onto many of the women. Dorada made it back up to become the first person out of the cage. Referee Hijo del Tirantes, who had no actual reason to be in the cage since pinfalls or submissions didn’t exist in the match, prevented Lady Shani from escaping at one point. Sexy Star put down Flammer with a middle rope fireman’s powerbomb, then fought her way to the cage. The stream briefly died at this point as FITE fixed its audio issues. Lady Shani escaped third after the resumed, leaving all three Toxicas and Tormenta. Everyone fought everyone. Tormenta found a light tube to break and attempted to slice Maravilla and Hiedra’s heads. Both bled, though it wasn’t visible until much later. Flammer attacked Chik Tormenta and pounded on the mat as the other two escaped. Maravilla counter-productively attacked her friend Hiedra, stopping both of them from escaping, and the match was back to being a slow nonsensical brawl. They eventually got to the previous setup, Flammer, and Tormenta down in the ring and Hiedra and Maravilla fighting near the top of the cage. Flammer tried to climb up to join them, but her teammates knocked her back to the mat. Hiedra punched and kicked at Tormenta until she slipped back into the cage and escaped fourth. Tormenta and Flammer fought as Marvailla set up a plywood board in the corner, then powerbombed Flammer through it. Maravilla climbed about five times faster than anyone else had and escaped, becoming the fifth and final woman to do so. Tormenta attacked Flammer for a moment before Tirantes got between the women. Hiedra & Maravilla returned to the ring and hugged Flammer, apparently putting the match behind them immediately.
A Mexican military band played the Mexican National Anthem, and jets did a flyer over as AAA dissembled the cage. AAA then ran an in-ring promotion segment for los Xolos to reveal their kits for next year. This bit included a dog match, an actual dog, and luchador Rey Xolo. The actual dog seemed a bit distressed by the crowd and had to be convinced to leave the ring. AAA continued to stall until 10 pm CT, for no discernible reason. AAA held their traditional opening ceremony, then a dance performance by some LA Rams cheerleaders. After this 40 minutes intermission, match two took place.
Niño Hamburguesa defeated Rey Xolo, Mamba, Mr. Iguana, Dulce Kanela, Abismo Negro Jr., Heavy Metal, Charly Manson, Pagano, Cibernético, Mecha Wolf, Vampiro, Mecha Wolf in Copa TripleMania (21:57)
Copa TripleMania is AAA’s take on a Royal Rumble, with pinfall, submissions and over-the-top eliminations this time around AAA originally announced 12 wrestlers and a one mystery spot, though that changed to 11/2 when Dr. Wagner Jr. announced he was wrestling in Texas instead of this show. New wrestlers entered at one-minute intervals. Former WWE & Lucha Underground referee Marty Elias made his in-ring debut in this match.
Mr. Iguana & Abismo Negro Jr. started the match, with Iguana catching Abismo with flashy armdrags and a multiple spin tijeras. Mecha Wolf, a surprise, entered third and took out Abismo with a springboard DDT and Iguana with an uranage backbreaker. Dulce Kanela entered first, running down the ramp and launching into a tornillo on Mecha Wolf. Iguana blocked Kanela’s attempt at a kiss, then broke up Kanela’s try for the same on his stuffed pet Yeska. Kanela took down Abismo Negro, who existed simply to take everyone’s offense to this point. It didn’t get any better when Nino Hamburguesa entered fifth and squashed Abismo with a clothesline. Kanela was able to get that kiss on Nino but was knee smashed and pinned by Mecha Wolf for the first elimination. Vampiro entered sixth, soaking in the crowd as he slowly walked to the ring. Vamp took out Iguana and Hamburgusa before a dramatic staredown with the face painted Mecha Wolf. Dramatic punches followed, Vamp dropping Mecha Wolf with a spinning kick. Mecha Wolf’s partner Bestia 666 entered seventh as another surprise, and the crowd reacted notably for the hometown wrestler. He and Mecha double-teamed Vamprio while the rest fought in the corners. Mecha & Bestia took out Hamburguesa with a reverse neckbreaker and splash but posed instead of pinning. Rey Xolo entered eight (and appeared to be Extreme Tiger from the tattoos.) This period was slow battle royal brawling. The ninth entrant Heavy Metal attacked everyone. Vampiro and Mecha Wolf battled unsteadily on the top rope before Vampiro pulled off a top rope belly-to-belly superplex. Vamp superkicked Wolf out, which the announcers believed meant he was eliminated. Damian 666 came in, apparently not a participant, and started attacking people with a cane. Charly Manson, the actual 10th wrestler, was out soon after. Mecha Wolf briefly came back in and then went out of the ring, leaving it momentarily uncertain if he had been eliminated. (He was out at this point.) Mamba danced to the ring 11th. Bestia pinned Vampiro as the camera was focused on Mamba dancing, then shoved Heavy Metal off the top rope to eliminate him too. Pagano brought a chair to the ring, though he got attacked by Mamba before using it. Cibernetico was the final announced entrant. Mamba eliminated Rey Xolo with a kiss and a ram into the post. Pagano pinned Bestia 666 in something also missed mainly by the cameras. Cibernetico pinned nominal ally Abismo Negro to defeat him, and Mamba eliminated Charly Manson after a kiss and a cradle. The eliminations slowed down a bit at the moment, with wrestlers landing big moves but no one getting pinned or thrown out for a couple of minutes. Mamba got another elimination, this time kissing Iguana and slapping him off the apron. Ciber knocked down Hamburgesa and Pagano the same to Mamba, leaving the two rivals to fight. They battled on the ropes, leaning over the top, and Hamburgeusa & Mamba threw them out. Pagano & Cibernetico continued to fight to the back. Hamburugesa and Mamba exchanged chops, Mamba’s slap proving superior. Hamburguesa flipped Mamba to the apron and punched Mamba to the floor, winning the match.
Nino Hamburguesa celebrated in the ring as Pagano & Ciberentico continued to brawl backstage. It appeared Cibernetico put Pagano through some glass, but we only saw the aftermath and then only briefly.
Fénix beat Hijo Del Vikingo, Laredo Kid, Bandido, Taurus to become the AAA Cruiserweight and Latin American Championship (20:37)
AAA announced this as a unification match of their two secondary men’s singles titles. Laredo Kid had won the Cruiserweight Championship on February 16th, 2019, from Sammy Guevera and had defended it thirteen times previously. Taurus won the vacant Latin American championship on May 1st, 2022, in a three-way with Octagon Jr. & Villano III Jr. when previous champion Daga could not travel to Mexico. Taurus had defended the title three times. It’s unclear if the titles will remain together past this; they’ve been unified and broken apart prior. Hijo del Vikingo is AAA’s Mega Champion, but his title was not on the line. Given Fenix’s limited Mexico schedule, it’s most likely they won’t be defended much in AAA for the moment.
Taurus wrecked everyone to start the match, including press slamming Vikingo onto the others from the ring to the floor. Since they were out there already, Taurus followed with a tornillo. Fenix and Vikingo superkicked Taurus, but Taurus flipped them out of the ring. Laredo and Bandido had better luck with enziguris. Laredo stopped Bandido with a quebradora con giro, faceslammed Vikingo, gave Fenix a neckbreaker and Taurus a tijeras. Laredo landed his Michinoku Driver and two straight moonsaults combo, but Vikingo broke up the pin and threw Laredo out. Bandido came in for a faceoff and a series of evasions. Bandido got caught in the ropes, and Vikingo came down on him with a springboard legdrop. Fenix stepped in, but Vikingo caught his plancha and dropped with a sidewalk slam. Taurus slapped around Vikingo until Vikingo caught him with swinging kicks. Vikingo head to the top rope and reverse moonsaulted into a tijeras. It sounds impossible, but he did it. Vikingo followed that incredible agile display by running up the ropes and springboard dropkicking Taurus. Vikingo climbed the top rope, climbed the post, leaped into the top rope, and attempted to springboard over the top rope for a plancha that didn’t quite work as expected but still looked crazy. Vikingo brought Fenix back in the ring and dropped him for a close two count. Taurus powerslammed Vikingo, with Laredo taking his turn to cut off Taurus. Taurus fought back with a slingblade and a powerbomb/backcracker. Taurus knocked down Laredo in the corner, then suplexed a charging Bandido into Laredo. Taurus treated Bandido to a crucifix driver and a Samoan drop for Fenix for a two count. Bandido and Fenix got Taurus out of the ring, Bandido backed up Fenix with uppercuts and launched into a tornillo on him. Laredo broke up that run, slapping Bandido with be back of the head. Bandido took over Laredo with a tijeras, then got Taurus with a three rotation headscissors. Bandido stopped to pose, leaving him open for a Vikingo forearm to the back of head. Vikingo convinced Taurus to help him with Bandido, which immediately backfired. Bandido knocked down Taurus, then Vikingo a cutter into a splash on Taurus. Fenix broke up the pin with a top rope dropkick. Laredo, Fenix, and Bandido fought to a double cutter by Fenix. Taurus took Fenix’s spinning heel kick, then Vikingo’s running knee smash. Vikingo turned into a Fenix superkick, and the match took a five-second pause for the first time in a while. Fenix gave Vikingo a backbreaker and powerbomb for a two-count, with Bandido getting involved. Fenix and Bandido exchanged chops. Laredo attempted to interrupt and took a double superkicked. Fenix and Bandido battled to the apron, then the entrance ramp beyond. Vikingo tried to springboard at Fenix, but Fenix ducks and kicked both hand Bandido down. Fenix charged in and approached Taurus and that didn’t work for him. Taurus tossed Badnido off the ramp, pounced Vikingo, then knocked Fenix off the rap into Bandido. Laredo put a stop to the bull with a springboard tijeras. Vikingo treated Laredo to a poison rana on the stage, then leaped off the ramp with a diving tijeras on Bandido. Vikingo backed up on the ramp, took a running start, and landed a springboard into the ring into a 630 senton on Laredo. He landed very hard, but it wasn’t enough for three. Taurus grabbed Vikingo and brought them both to the top rope. Vikingo fought Taurus off, straddled the ropes – and got taken to the floor by Laredo using Taurus as a boost into the craziest tijeras to the floor you’ll see. Both men seemed shaken up. The other three fought in the ring, Taurus dropping Bandido with a german suplex. Fenix posting Taurus and dropping Bandido for a powerbomb for another two-count. Taurus headbutted Fenix to put him down, then went to the top rope. Fenix and Bandido failed to get him off, but Laredo and Vikingo returned to the dead to stop Taurus. All four other wrestlers attacked Taurus, then teamed up for a stacked up superplex. All five were down, which a ringside person decided was a good time to climb to the apron to fix a camera mounted to a post. The wrestlers returned to their feet just long enough to knock each other down, Taurus getting a two count on a spear of Vikingo. Taurus returned to his plan of going to the top rope, only to be cut off by a Vikingo swinging kick. Both men climbed up top, and Taurus press slammed Vikingo back to the mat. Taurus’ cover was broken up by both Laredo and Bandido. This match was very exciting but it was also unclear what it would take to end it at this point. Laredo and Bandido battled to the top rope, Fenix joined them. Fenix pulled Bandido off in a tijeras into Taurus, who caught Bandido awkwardly, then put him on his shoulders. Laredo Kid came off the top rope for a sort of Doomsday plancha, where the idea was for Bandido to turn into a super powerslam. That also didn’t go well, and Bandido appeared to land on his head. Bandido stayed a two count and was somehow not crippled – he knocked Laredo out of the ring and launched himself into a dive, ending both of their participation in the match. Fenix & Vikingo battled to top. Vikingo fought off Fenix and landed a 630 senton for a certain victory. Fenix broke it up with a top rope frog splash on both, shoved Vikingo out of the way, and then pinned Taurus. Taurus kicked out, so Fenix leaped to the top rope, landed a double stomp, and covered for a three count.
Bandido needed medical assistance and was taken to the back via stretcher. He later reported on Instagram that there was no fracture and he was just told to rest. Laredo handed his belt to Fenix. Fenix took the Latin American championship as well and faced off with Vikingo in a tease of a winner takes all match.
Taya, as a surprise, came to the ring with the Reina de Reinas belt. Taya explained that AAA was always within her heart, even when she was working for “another” promotion. Taya complained about the lack of respect Deonna Purrazzo had shown for Mexico and Mexicans as champ and was glad to restore respect to the Reina de Reinas champ. Taya teased the new La Familia group with herself and the Lucha Brothers and offered a title match to whichever woman won the mask match. Taya also challenged Thunder Rosa, wanting to prove who is the best luchadora in Mexico. (Thunder Rosa, at a watch party in Los Angeles, accepted the challenge.)
Konnan came to the ring for a video honoring him and his career. Konnan dropped his usual heel character to thank Tijuana for supporting him at the start of his career and Marisela Pena for the great video. Damian 666, Mecha Wolf, Bestia 666, Rey Horus, Fenix, and Taya came to the ring to congratulate him. Fenix put his belts on Konnan’s shoulders. Damian presented Konnan with a ceremonial plaque, though most of his promo was inaudible on the English feed. AAA couldn’t get the microphone to play over the English feed as Konnan appeared to thank the fans and Marisela again; the English announcers noted Konnan specifically thanked Antonio Pena. It stood out that Konnan usually books these segments for a heel to interrupt but not his own.
Blue Demon Jr. beat Pentagón Jr. in a semifinal of the ruleta de la muerte tournament (12:03)
This match is part of a “losers advance” tournament. Back at TripleMania Monterrey, Demon lost to Rayo de Jalisco, while Pentagon lost to Ultimo Dragon. Pentagon briefly trained under Blue Demon Jr. early in his career.
Demon attacked Pentagon as he approached the ring, beating him down on the ramp, then brought him in to rip up Penta’s mask. Demon grabbed his trusty hammer, though it gave Penta enough time to escape the ring. Demon followed and got superkicked. The two men fought to the floor, where Penta got ahold of the hammer but connected with the post instead of Demon. Demon threw Penta over the barricade and into some very unsuspecting fans and followed with some punches. The two brawled back in the ring, Demong going after the mask again. Demon went after Petna’s writ, which didn’t stop him from coming back with a couple of sling blades. Demon went out, and Penta launched onto him with a tope con giro. Penta celebrated with a metal garbage can, then bounced it off Demon’s head. A cookie sheet was next, then Penta brought in Demon and the can. Penta ripped up Demon’s head, then threw the can at Demon again. The cameras showed the San Francisco 49ers’ George Kittle, a big fan of Pentagon Jr., watching the match from the crowd. Penta hung Demon in the ropes and dropped him with a double stomp. Penta went for the Fear Factor, but Demon escaped and landed a DDT for a two count. Demon took long to follow up and got superkicked. Penta struggled to fit a cookie sheet between the ropes, with Demon coming over just in time to run into it. Penta took him with a backcracker for two. Demon pulled out a spinning move that doesn’t quite look right but still looked impactful for a two-count. Demon bought himself some time by tying Penta’s mask to the ropes and brought a table into the ring. Demon threw the can at Penta as referee Tirantes Sr. worked to untie Penta. Demon got the table legs propped open, threw the fan out of his way (and out the ring), and set the table up in an unusual location. Demon fouled Penta, then pulled out a surprise Canadian Destroyer for a two count. Demon placed Penta on the table, set up at an odd angle to the ropes. Penta got up before Demon made it to the top rope, grabbed him for a superplex, but Demon pulled out the hammer and hit Penta one more time. Demon pulled out another Canadian Destroyer, sending Penta through the table. That was enough for three, sending Penta to the mask match.
Medical staffers quickly came to the ring, though it appeared Penta was selling the devastating move more than hurt.
Flammer defeated Chik Tormenta in a mask versus mask match (13:01)
AAA’s never before held a women’s mask versus mask match on a TripleMania event. The promotion did not push women strongly during many periods, and many of their most famous luchadoras have been unmasked women. Past TripleMania shows have seen hair/hair and hair/mask matches between women, but no women unmasked. Chik Tormenta’s husband (Guadalajara indie wrestler Reycko) and Flammer’s second (former AAA wrestler The Tiger) seconded their spouses.
Chik Tormenta attacked Flammer before the official start, but it didn’t work out for her; Flammer landed a plancha off the top rope to the ramp. Tormenta was able to turn it around in the ring, clotheslining and dropkicking Flammer in the corner. Flammer escaped a pin by grabbing the ropes, but Tormetna didn’t let up, throwing her out of the ring and booting Flammer down. Tormenta suplexed Flammer on the ramp and pounded her with forearms. Tormenta brought Flammer back in and knocked with clotheslines for two. Flammer stopped Tormenta with a dropkick, only for Tormetna to trip her on the apron. The two exchanged forearms, Tormetna stopping Flammer with a faceslam. Tormenta brought Flammer in, Flammer blocking referee Mary Elias’ count at three. Flammer rallied back with a missile dropkick, covered, and Reykco brought up the pin. Both husbands fought, only for the wives to dropkick them and tell them to get out of the ring so they could handle this themselves. Tormenta landed a powerbomb and a running knee smash for two. Toxin and Latigo walked to the ring as Flammer reversed charging double knees into a Boston crab. Toxin and Latigo took out Tiger and Flammer with chair shots, and Tormetna seemed happier with this interference. Las Otixas made the save, Heirdra dropkicking out the male Vipers and Marivlal following with a moonsault. Las Toxias pulled Flammer out of the ring to save her, then cut off a Tormenta dive with a chair. Abismo Negro showed up to support his team as the match descended into chaos. Flammer and Tormenta made it back in the ring to exchange forearms, Tormenta missed on a punch, and Flammer dropped her with a Rosa Driver. Reycko brought up the pin, powerbomb Flammer, and Tormetna landed a flying double knee. The Tiger broke up a pin and dropkicked Reycko off the apron, following with a dive. It came back to Flamemr and Tormenta aback in the ring Flammer got a top rope tijeras for a two count, though it looked all the world like a three-count from what we saw. It didn’t appear to be the finish, as Flammer went to the apron and pulled another particle board into the ring to lean in the corner. Tormenta forearmed Flamemr repeatedly but overswung again and got caught by Flammer again. Flammer drove Tormenta into the corner with a death valley driver, enough for the pin.
The Vipers protested, but Tormenta gave Flammer credit for a fair win. Chik Tormenta told her husband to undo her mask. Tormenta is Cristina Azpeita Ramírez, 16 years a wrestler, from Guadalajara.
Psycho Clown defeated Villano IV in a semifinal of the Ruleta de la Muerte tournament (17:19)
Villano IV previously lost to LA Park, while Canek beat Psycho Clown. A 1988 Los Villanos (I, IV, V) triple mask match victory over Los Brazo (Oro, Plata, El) is one of the most enduring matches in Mexican Vwrestling history despite the event being a business disaster at the time. Psycho Clown is the son of Brazo de Plata and so was trying to avenge his father’s most significant loss. Psycho Clown wore a Brazos tribute shirt for the match. Many fans assumed this would be the tournament final before AAA had released a bracket.
Psycho Clown wisely sent his children to the back before getting close to the ring. Villano IV met him on the apron with punches, brawled with him outside, and ripped up Psycoh’s mask in the ring. The two went out, where V4 clotheslined Psycho Clown into row 1. V4 grabbed a chair and smacked Psycho Clown, then found a beer bottle somewhere. V4 threw Psycho Clown into the ring and shattered the bottle over Psycho’s head. Psycho desperately crawled out of the ring to recover, V4 following him and batting him around with cookie sheet shots. Ringside people swept the ring of bottle shards as V4 knocked Psycho around the ring. The two came back in the ring to scare the works out, V4 continuing to after Psycho’s forehead cut and punch him around. Psycho collapsed through the ropes to the apron so V4 decided to smash the back of Psycho’s head into the ramp repeatedly. V4 picked Psycho up just to DDT him on the ramp. The match was about six minutes old and all Villano IV. Psycho finally rallied with a series of punches, a kneelift, and a dropkick for a two count. Psycho rolled out, grabbed a chair, and gave V4 an unprotected chairshot the head. It was half speed but still looked very unfun. Psycho retrieved a beer bottle for the crowd, getting a revenge spot on Villano IV (and soaking V4 with the beer from the full bottle.) Psycho drove the remaining beer bottle handle into V4’s head to cut him open farther, then took him outside and sat him in a chair beyond the barricade. V4 wasn’t moving much, so Psycho launched himself over the apron into a tope. A fan had left a noisemaker on the ground, and Psycho used anything in reach to hit V4. He also confiscated the broom from the ringside crew, breaking it over V4’s back after two tries. Both men went wild one at each other with hard punches, the shots remaining equally but Villano IV starting to tire up. Psycho put V4 on the top rope, tossed him off, and used a casita for a near fall. Psycho fired up but charged into V4 in the corner, and V4 caught him with a surprise bodyscissors cradle for two. V4 put Psycho Clown in a tirabuzon and rolled back into a cradle, the same move Villano V successfully used to unmask Blue Panther in a famous CMLL match, but Psycho Clown kicked out at two. Psycho battled back to trap V4 in a double armbar, but V4 refused to give up. Psycho floated over into a pin, but V4 kicked out. Psycho went ut to break in a particle board, only to get caught in an ocuptus hold. Psycho escaped, then painfully powerbombed. V4 into the board. Somehow, V4 kicked out again. Psycho grabbed a small bag from ringside and littered the mat with thumbtacks. Psycho and V4 exchange strikes, V4 getting the best o fit, Psycho putting his hands to break his fall and landing in the tacks. Psycho fired back, the two exchanging some very realistic-looking punches and a scrum. V4 almost completely lost his mask at one point. Piero grabbed Psycho to break it up, V4 knocked them both over, then accidentally elbow dropped Piero. Psycho charged Vi4 and got backdropped in the thumbtacks. V4 fouled Psycho and covered him, but Piero was til down. V4 tried covering his own pin, but that wasn’t going to work. Psycho recovered, punched V4 in the face, and gave him an Air Raid Crash on the thumbtacks. Piero recovered as Psycho covers, and that was the end for Villano IV on this show.
Villano IV and Pentagon Jr. will meet in a mask match on October 15th. Villano IV has been the overwhelming favorite to lose his mask since the concept was announced and remains so.
Dragón Lee & Dralistico beat “Johnny Hardy” & Matt Hardy (13:35)
Johnny did the Jeff Hardy juke about a dozen times before the match actually started to everyone’s annoyance. Matt even sided with Dragon Lee & Dralistico for a moment.
Dralistico and Johnny started, Dralistico sending Johnny through the ropes to the floor with a kick. Matt overpowered Dragon Lee with forearms, but Lee fought back and landed his swinging corner kick. Johnny cut Dragon Lee off, and they got a near fall with a double cradle powerbomb. Dralistico came back in to help, only to get cut off. Johnny did the Jeff Hardy double legdrop spots, then teamed up with Matt for Poetry in Motion for two. The Lees turned the tables landing their drop toe hold/dropkick combo on Johnny, then a couple of corner splashes. Johnny avoided another charge to tag in Matt, who threw out Dralistico and smashed Dragon Lee into the buckles. Dralistico made it back in for the same treatment. A Side Effect on Dragon Lee got a two count when Drailstilco broke it up. Matt Hardy signaled Delete and went for the Twist of Fate, but Dragon Lee escaped. Matt slammer Dragon Lee and went for the legdrop, only for Dralisitco to surprisingly cut him off with a springboard tijeras. Dralistico covered, only got 2. All four men faced off in the ring, with the Americans getting the best of the Mexicans in the slugging battle. All four went outside. A fan handed Johnny a beer to throw at Dragon Lee, but Johnny opted to drink it instead. Dragon Lee turned the tables, left Johnny seated on the barricade, rushed back in, and went even faster back out to tope both of them into the front row. After a replay, Dralistico did a top rope plancha onto the other three in the crowd. Dralisico threw Dralistico back into the ring and landed a springboard senton for two. Johnny got back in control, only to do the Jeff Hardy dance again, giving Dralistico the time to kick him around. Matt hardy and Dragon Lee made it back in, Matt Hardy again getting the best of Dragon Lee with forearms. Lee went for a ripcord knee, and got caught by a Matt DDT instead. Dragon Lee turned it around and went up top, only to be pulled off by Matt Hardy Splash Mountain powerbomb. Hardy covers, only getting 2. Dragon and Matt battled to the corner and then up the ropes. The two battled carefully on the ropes, both men seated. Dagon Lee knocked Matt over and double-stomped him off, then leaped over the top rope for a tijeras on Johnny. Dragon Lee fired up, landed the Bull’s Horns dropkick, picked up Matt, and dropped him with a powerbomb for a very close two count. Hermanos Lee tried to double suplex Matt, but Johnny broke it up. Johnny took out Dragon Lee, but ran into a belly-to-belly suplex into the corner. Matt went for Twist of Fate on Dralistico, Dralistico blocked it and shoved him off into Johnny, then scooped and slammed him. A Dralistico moonsault missed, and Matt called for Twist of Fate again. This time, Johnny came back in fouled Matt from behind. Hermanos Lee took advantage. Dralistico gave Matt a double underhook face crusher and Dragon Lee followed with a running knee to the face. At this point, it was the two brothers who were on different pages. Dragon Lee covered for the win, but Dralistico apparently thought he was supposed to finish off the match with a moonsault. Dralistico did the moonsault onto both his brother and Dragon Lee. Lee no-sold it and both he and Dralistico recovered Hardy for the win.
Johnny came back in to taunt and attack Hermanos Lee, but Matt put him down with a Twist of Fate. He shook hands with both Hermanos Lee. He went to cut a promo, but the fireworks went off instead. The show ended there.
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