PRESENTS ....
CHAMPS -vs- ALL STARS IV
LOCATION: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
ARENA: Coleman Coliseum (University of Alabama)
ATTENDANCE: 14,449As always, tonight's show is being brought to you with limited commercial interruption .... It is also streaming live on the ESPN and WatchESPN app .... INTRODUCTION - MAURO RENALLO & THE COACH
We start off with a highlight package of previous Champs vs All Stars events and past winners that have gone on to make major impacts in the UWF (Austin Aries, Antonio Cesaro, Finn Balor) .... They announce that EC3 is out tonight as part of the All Stars team, and we haven't gotten word on who will replace him yet .... We've also got 2 big title matches plus The Samoan Power Trip vs Styles, Rollins & Ambrose in the main event .... they encourage the fans to follow the show on social media and say that #ChampsvsAllstars4 is already trending worldwide ....Sanity (Alexander Wolfe & Killian Dain) w/ Nikki Cross & Eric Young def. The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) ----The rest of Sanity unmask before the match to reveal Killian Dane, Alexander Wolfe and Nikki Cross .... The Revival are actually cheered in this match .... Young tries to interfere several times, but while the ref is distracted by Young, Nikki Cross comes in and hits Scott Dawson with a missile dropkick .... this happens as the Revival is about to finish Wolfe off with the Shatter Machine .... this allows Dane and Wolfe to hit a double team suplex/ running powerslam combo to win the match ....
PROMO ---- WRESTLE KINGDOM 'CHAMPIONS' TEAM
We get a promo from the Champs team for tonight .... Roode takes point on this interview, claiming himself as the leader of the team and saying they are a united front .... he says to follow his lead and they will be splitting the 1 million dollar prize money ....(c) Finn Balor def. 'Fallen Angel' Christopher Daniels to retain the UWF Junior Heavyweight championship ----Balor explodes out of the gate with a dropkick and then hits the coup de grace within the first 30 seconds! Despite this Daniels comes back to control much of the match until Balor makes his comeback .... Daniels misses the BME, allowing Balor to score with the slingblade .... Balor misses a 2nd Coup De Grace and Daniels takes him out with the running STO .... Daniels goes for the Angels Wings, but Balor blocks it with a double leg takedown and gets a jackknife pin for the 3 count to retain the title ....
Balor points at the Wrestlemania sign hanging above the arena, saying he is ready to defend his title against Chris Candido ....
PROMO ---- WRESTLE KINGDOM 'ALL STAR' TEAM
We get a promo from the All-Star team, led by Sami Zayn .... Zayn talks about getting his hands on Bobby Roode tonight .... He calls American Alpha the best tag team in Wrestle Kingdom and there is no one he would rather have by his side in this match .... he introduces the substitute for EC3 in this match, and it will be Jack Swagger .... they will be the one taking home the 1 million dollar prize .... IN-RING SEGMENT ---- MIZ TV w/ THE MIZMiz once again claims his segment is 'must see' and he asks the tough questions .... he says his guest made his return to Wrestle Kingdom last week, which would have been a big deal if it wouldn't have been overshadowed by the return of the Miz! He brings out Baron Corbin ....
Miz makes little remarks that take jabs at Corbin, but he treads carefully and is obviously intimidated .... Corbin is very angry .... he cuts a promo and says no one in this company wanted him, but now that he's gone somewhere else and created some buzz for himself then Wrestle Kingdom comes calling .... well, this time he made Dana White do the talking with his check book .... now that he's got that check with all those zeroes on it, it's his turn to talk but his talking is going to be done in the ring and on his own terms .... So now the entire Wrestle Kingdom roster is gonna be paying the price .... he's the lone wolf, he's at the top of the food chain here now, and sooner or later everyone in Wrestle Kingdom will see the End of Days ....
This image appears with a Shimmer logo ....
(Interim Women's champion) Charlotte def. (United States Women's Champion) Ivelisse to become the undisputed champion ----This is probably the stiffest match of the night as these two generally seem to not like each other .... Charlotte targets the knee, which negates Ivelisse's striking ability somewhat .... Charlotte pulls out every dirty trick in the book but Ivelisse keeps surviving and nearly submits Charlotte on several occasions .... Charlotte kicks out of the vertigo kick, which surprises everyone as that is the move that won Ivelisse the title from Charlotte last year .... the turning point is when Charlotte connects with a natural selection on the ring apron, which bloodies Ivelisse's nose .... Ivelisse manages to lock on the guillotine choke, but Charlotte reaches up and twists her injured bloody nose which causes her to release the hold .... Charlotte strikes with a 2nd natural selection to finally put Ivelisse away and become the undisputed US Women's champion ....
Charlotte celebrates with BOTH titles as trainers tend to Ivelisse, who likely has a broke nose ....
We get a promo for the Return of Shimmer ....
already signed to appear on the show are:
- Shimmer champion Bayley defends the title against former champion Sasha Banks
- Charlotte confronts Awesome Kong
- Knockout champion Becky Lynch defends against heart of shimmer winner Toni Storm
- Ember Moon debuts
- Paige & Nia Jax in action plus MORECHAMPS -vs- ALL STARS IV
CHAMPIONS:
(Wrestle Kingdom Champion) Bobby Roode
(Evolve Champion) 'The Machine' Brian Cage
(Wrestle Kingdom tag team champions) It Factor (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) w/ Maria Kanellis
- vs -
ALL STARS:
Sami Zayn
Jack Swagger
American Alpha (Chad Gable & Jason Jordan)The storyline here is Roode continually trying to avoid Sami Zayn and only coming in the ring when someone is down .... The heels make Brian Cage do a lot of the work in the match and he looks like a million bucks .... Cage hits the Weapon X on Gable, but Roode tags himself in which causes an argument .... Gable makes the hot tag to Zayn and he finally gets his hands on Roode .... All 8 men are brawling and somewhere in the melee Roode walks into the exploder into the turnbuckles from Zayn .... Helluva kick from Zayn to Roode! Zayn gets the pin and eliminates the Wrestle Kingdom champion!!!!
BOBBY ROODE IS ELIMINATED
Roode attacks Zayn after his elimination and rams his head into the ring post, busting him open .... trainers tend to Zayn, who is a bloody mess as it is 5-4 All Stars .... Brian Cage comes back in and runs wild, but Jack Swagger hits a few suplexes .... Swagger locks the Patriot Act (ankle lock) on Cage and he is unable to break it! Cage is trapped in the hold for a long time but It Factor comes it to make the save .... Swagger eats a double superkick from Taven & Bennett, followed by tornado lariat from Cage and he gets the pin to eliminate Swagger ....
JACK SWAGGER IS ELIMINATED
Cage is basically on one leg and Sami Zayn is bloodied, but the 2 meet in the middle of the ring and start fighting it out .... Zayn with a tornado DDT to Cage, but Cage catches Zayn as he comes in for the helluva kick and plants him with an STO! Matt Taven flies in with a 5 star frog splash to Zayn, which brings in American Alpha and they brawl with It Factor .... Meanwhile, Cage picks Zayn up and drills him with the Lucha destroyer and gets the pin ....
SAMI ZAYN IS ELIMINATED
American Alpha is all that's left for the All Star team and they hit the ring and double up on Cage .... Cage handles both of them, but he's basically fighting on one leg .... Cage ends up walking into the Grand Amplitude and gets pinned ....
BRIAN CAGE IS ELIMINATED
It is now down to American Alpha vs It Factor .... Gable stops the match and gets a mic .... he says they want to make it interesting, and he challenges Maria's boys to put the tag belts on the line right now! Maria knows that Gable & Jordan have been in the match way longer than It Factor, so she accepts the challenge and the fans are on their feet as we have an impromptu title match as part of the Champs vs All Stars match!
Wrestle Kingdom Tag Team Championship Match ----
American Alpha (Gable & Jordan) def. It Factor (Bennett & Taven) w/ MariaThis is a match within a match and it goes another 15 minutes on its own .... It goes back and forth the whole time, full of near falls and false finishes .... Maria gets involved, leading to the Rockstar supernova from It Factor on Gable .... Jordan makes the save at 2.99999! It breaks down as all 4 men are going at it, but It Factor go for the Rockstar Supernova again but Gable breaks it up .... Jordan hits a massive belly to belly overhead suplex that sends Bennett over the top to the floor .... German suplex + European uppercut to Taven by American Alpha! Jordan gets him on his shoulders .... DOOMSDAY BULLDOG! That finishes it for American Alpha and we have NEW tag champions!!!!
The roar of the crowd is deafening as America Alpha celebrates with their newly won tag titles ....
VIDEO PACKAGE ----
Video package for the main event airs .... we see the destruction of the Shield, the reign of terror of the Samoan Power Trip, and the return of Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose ....The Samoan Power Trip (Roman Reigns & The Usos) def. AJ Styles, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose in a 6 man tag team match ----AJ, Rollins and Ambrose enter through the crowd and give the Shield pose to mock Reigns .... Reigns and the Usos go out and meet them in the crowd and the brawl starts .... Reigns runs wild on AJ, Rollins and Ambrose early on .... Reigns and Ambrose finally end up going one on one and Ambrose takes Reigns out with the rebound lariat .... Ambrose goes nuts here and wears out Reigns out with chair shots, then he goes under the ring and brings out a bag of thumbtacks!!!! Ambrose pours out the tacks and tries to super-plex Reigns into the tacks but Reigns turns the tables and slams Ambrose into the tacks instead! Ambrose is a human pin cushion! AJ puts Jey Uso through a table with a Styles clash off the apron, while the Usos nearly win the match after a top rope splash to Rollins .... Ambrose brings the thumb tacks back into play as he sadistically pours thumb tacks in Reigns' mouth and Rollins superkicks him, sending tacks flying everywhere!!!! Reigns is bleeding badly from the mouth, and Ambrose goes outside and gets about 20 chairs and piles them in the ring .... Reigns stops him and somehow manages to pick Styles AND Ambrose up on his shoulders for a double Samoan drop onto the pile of chairs! Reigns gets hit with the springboard knee strike from Rollins, then Rollins with a buckle bomb! Reigns comes right back with a Superman punch!!!! Rollins is on wobbly legs .... spear by Reigns! 1 ... 2 ... Noooo! Reigns goes for another spear but Rollins cuts him off with a superkick! Rollins goes for a pedigree, but Reigns takes his legs out and catapults him into the turnbuckles! Rollins stumbles out .... A 2nd SPEAR BY REIGNS DRIVES ROLLINS THROUGH A TABLE! Reigns lays an arm over Rollins and is able to get the pin to win the match for his team ....
Reigns stands tall ....
Show ends with a promo for Wrestlemania IX from New Orleans ....
