ECCW Powerplay Discussion Thread

After a lengthy back and forth exchange, Marcelo brings Peter into a corner, raking the eyes without the referee seeing it happen. Peter is temporarily blinded, as Marcelo goes for a cheap win with a roll up. Thankfully for Peter, eyesight is not necessary in kicking out of a pin attempt, as he does just that. Marcelo looks frustrated that his tactics aren't working. He looks to finish Peter off with the Ratings Spike, but Peter manages to struggle his way out of it and hits a signature cutter, buying himself a little bit of time to recover. Peter uses the ropes to help him get back up, managing to slowly ascend to the top rope and connect with a diving spear. Going for a cover, he is upset to see Marcelo get the shoulder up at the two count. Peter gets the fans behind him as he sets up for the Bank On It superkick, watching as his prey stands up. He goes for it, but Marcelo quickly moves out of the way. Peter doesn't hesitate at all, immediately lifting Marcelo up onto his shoulders and hitting his brand new finishing move, the Almighty Dollar! Marcelo falls to the mat after the knee-to-the-face impact, as Peter finally gets the three count.

WINNER: ECCW's Peter Linch [via pinfall @ 14:20]

Coty Weston, one of the two legal men, hits the third clothesline in a row on the legal Beau Joist. Coty proceeds to hit a signature gutwrench suplex on Beau, then setting himself up for a diving axe handle afterwards, hitting it perfectly. Knowing things aren't looking good for his partner, Phil Brilliance springboards into the ring and hits his boot square to the side of Coty's head, knocking him down almost instantaneously. Not liking what he is seeing, William Davis enters the ring as well, taking care of Phil by hitting his finisher, the Deactivator. As Phil rolls out of the ring, William follows to ensure he stays out of it. In the meantime, a clearly hurt Coty struggles to get back to his feet. Beau actually gets up first, but walks right into a Blackjack, a miraculous move on Coty's behalf. Hooking both legs, Coty goes for a pin and gets it.

WINNERS: EFNW's William Davis & Coty Weston [via pinfall @ 11:35]

The two colossal superstars were fairly evenly matched from the start, as they both stood face to face with one another at the beginning of the match. Because of their similarities, the match was pretty back and forth, with both men getting the chance to beat up the other. Late in the match, Hardcore Demon seems to be working his way back into the match and regaining his focus, reassuring everyone that he has a shot at winning it. Both giants grab each other's throats, threatening to hit the Chokeslam to the other. However, the momentum gained by Venom led him to get the best of the exchange and power Demon into a corner with almost superhuman strength. Demon looks astonished as Venom uses all of his power to lift Demon up and hit a move perfected by both, the Tombstone. Planting Demon in the middle of the ring, Venom gets the pin and the win, returning with a big bang.

WINNER: ECCW's Venom [via pinfall @18:56]

Angel Rodriguez lifts Surge into F5 position, looking pretty exhausted after taking a significant beating from Surge throughout the contest. Surge reverses it, hitting a reverse DDT instead. Getting up quickly, Rodriguez makes an impressively quick counter and chop blocks Surge, locking in a signature figure four leglock. Surge doesn't even think of tapping, but he instead crawls his way to the ropes and keeps his cool as Rodriguez takes advantage of the five count he is allowed. Rodriguez hopes to keep the offense going, getting Surge up onto his feet. This proves to be a mistake though, as Surge is no good for his opponents when he is on his feet, as he kicks Rodriguez in the gut and stuns the crowd with a Shockwave. Rodriguez is visibly in major pain, but Surge doesn't let up, deciding to make Rodriguez pay for his sins in the worst way possible, as he locks in the Magno-Flex III. Rodriguez finds himself in the middle of the ring with no place to go and no other option but to give up.

WINNER: EFNW's Surge [via submission @22:02]

As the two men are brawling it out on the entrance ramp, Cyrus Black picks up the upper hand and hits a Delusion Crusher. Just then, Tim Lucker rushes in and rams Cyrus from behind. He starts to throw punches at his nemesis, but Cyrus won't have any of it and decides to kick Tim right where it hurts, causing him to fall to his knees. As Tim is teetering on the brink of falling off the ramp, Cyrus knocks him off with the Madman's Detour. Cyrus finds himself distracted though, as Dustin brings him back into the ring. There, Dustin connects with a big boot before getting the crowd on their feet as he sets up for a match ending Shore Leave. Cyrus sees it coming however, as he hits an enzuiguri and then a big Journey's End, knocking Dustin out cold. Cyrus goes for the cover and gets the three after a very hard fought battle.

WINNER: EFNW's Cyrus Black [via pinfall @ 26:44]

Casey Anomaly tries to make a bold statement and hit the Journey's End, Cyrus Black's finisher. Angel displays his wit and reverses it however, wrestling Casey to the mat and applying one of his signature submissions, an arm trap crossface. Casey flops his arms around and struggles to break the hold. He eases himself in the direction of the nearest set of ropes, as Angel tries to keep Casey locked in place. Casey finally manages to reach out and touch one of the bottom ropes, breaking the hold as a result. Angel stands up however, still prepared to finish Casey off. He smirks and hits the Journey's End on Casey, following it up with a successful pin in the ultimate slap in the face.

WINNER: Still ECCW Heavyweight Champion Angel [via pinfall @ 18:06]

As the bell sounds, the two men stare at each other from opposite sides of the ring. The crowd isn't even able to sit down they are so excited. Circling around the ring a bit first, the two men are ready for battle, as they lock up. Just as expected, it starts off with a deadlock. Neither man is able to get the distinct advantage. With his home company fans behind him, Jarrett pushes Harry into a corner with Harry resisting. Jarrett gets in the first punch, as Harry gets one in right after. They both turn it from a match to a straight out brawl as they both throw constant punches in the corner, looking more like a hockey fight than a wrestling match. Jarrett, having the slight advantage of having Harry in the corner, starts to kick him in the gut, wearing him down a bit faster than Harry is able to wear down Jarrett. Jarrett goes for an Irish whip out of the corner, but Harry reverses in the center of the ring and Irish whips Jarrett into the opposite corner. Harry then rushes at Jarrett, but Jarrett is ready for him, as he hits an amazing flapjack, which gets so much air that Harry's head smacks into the top of the ring post, busting him open within the opening minutes of the match. Jarrett almost looks ready to go for a cover already, but simply smirks and decides against it, wanting to punish Harry as much as he possibly can. Jarrett starts to throw punches at the bloodied head of Harry, adding insult to injury. He keeps the ground attack going, dropping a few elbows. He arrogantly boots Harry out of the ring before taunting to the crowd and basking in the glory of his apparent ability to dominate Harry. Harry, looking half out of it, props himself up against the security barricade, his face red, not from exhaustion but from blood. He gets up on one knee in fighting spirit, looking quite disappointed that such a costly mistake has been made by him so early in the match he has waited so long for. He wills himself to his feet, but barely. He is on wobbly legs. In the meantime, the referee is counting him out, now at a count of seven. Harry hangs onto the barricade to keep up. Jarrett then hits the ropes and leaps through them with a suicide dive, but if there is one thing Harry is still able to do, it's move out of the way. And move out of the way is just what he did. Jarrett spills to the floor, not catching Harry at all. The crowd seems to be in awe that this is how the match is turning out. One could only hope that the injuries sustained already by the two are not damaging enough to deter them from putting on even more of a show than they have already. With the referee's count at seven again, Jarrett crawls towards the ring. Harry is in the process of doing the same thing, except on a different side of the ring. Both superstars make it back into the ring at the count of nine. It isn't long until the referee is starting a new count however -- as neither man can stand. At six, Jarrett gets to his feet, looking upset and in pain. However, his determination is so spectacular that he goes over to Harry and gets him up, ready to resume his previous attack. Throwing a few more punches, the commentators say that they have heard word backstage that Matthew Jericho has kept quiet on the matter discussed by the Jones family earlier, but did say that Jarrett was telling him that he was considering bowing out if he loses tonight, which just adds to the things on the line in the match. Just at that moment, Harry somehow garners enough energy to hit an out-of-nowhere HKO! Jarrett is flat out on his back. Problem is, so is Harry. Eventually, Harry puts his arm over Jarrett, but Jarrett kicks out to a big ovation at a late two count. Harry drags himself into a corner and attempts to get up again. It takes quite some time. Just after Harry manages to get back up with the help of the turnbuckles, Jarrett is up due to assistance from the ring ropes. Both men turn around and face each other. Jarrett charges at Harry, looking for the Run Down, but Harry dodges again, causing Jarrett to ram himself into the ring post shoulder first, a painful impact, but not as bad as Harry's spat with it earlier. Harry hooks both of Jarrett's arms and hits a modified German suplex, bridging into another pin, a move that had to impress even the ECCW die hards. Jarrett impressively wills himself to kick out yet again at a late two count. Harry goes back to the corner he can now call home sweet home to rest up. Jarrett rolls onto the ring apron. Harry looks to be really hurt now, as all of the blood flowing out of him cannot be good either. Regardless, he gets up on the second rope and has a seat on the top rope as Jarrett brings himself to his feet on the ring apron. He approaches Harry's corner and starts to climb. As both are tied up on the top rope, Harry manages to keep his balance and hip toss Jarrett to the mat. Jarrett stands up fairly quickly, when compared to the time it took him before. Harry uses all that he has left in him and leaps off the top rope, but gets caught in an electric chair. Harry fails to counter into his signature inverted hurricanrana and gets planted down in an electric chair maneuver. Jarrett rolls into a cover, but Harry grabs the bottom rope nearest him for a rope break. Jarrett shakes his head and tells the referee something inaudible before yanking Harry closer towards the middle of the ring and flipping him into a sharpshooter. Harry can barely take the pain from the looks of it. Soon, the referee stops getting responses from Harry when he is asked whether or not he wants to give up. The referee raises Harry's arm and it falls to the mat -- a second try and the same result. The referee lifts up Harry's arm for a third -- and final -- try, but Harry responds, keeping himself alive in the match. Harry's "no" answers to the referee gradually get louder and louder, as everybody knows that the last thing Harry Jones would ever do is tap out to Jarrett Calloway. But this is when the question really starts to sink in -- will he have to? After spending an excruciating amount of time in the submission, Harry somehow finds it in him to make it to the ropes for another rope break, nothing shy of a miracle for him to be able to do. Somehow, Harry is still conscious as he looks for a way to get to his feet. Jarrett stands up, looking extremely tired out and exhausted from the pain he has suffered in the match thus far. As both men grow more and more worn out, what will happen? Jarrett goes to get Harry up, but Harry gets Jarrett to trip up, as he tries to lock in an ankle lock. Luckily for Jarrett, he is able to slide out of the ring and avoid the hold. Harry reaches out from under the bottom rope and slaps Jarrett across the face. Jarrett slides back into the ring, as Harry rushes to get up as soon as he possibly can. Jarrett plows right through Harry however, hitting the Run Down! Harry rolls directly out of the ring right after the impact however, which seems to be happening often. Jarrett intelligently decides to use every second he has to recuperate. Harry is in the meantime being counted out. Harry eventually makes it back into the ring, much to the surprise of Jarrett, at the dreaded count of nine. Jarrett turns his back to Harry, as Harry does the same. Both look to be going for the same thing, being a springboard move of some sort. Both competitors bounce off the second rope, as Jarrett connects with a missile dropkick at the same time that Harry connects with an enzuiguri. Both men fall straight down to the mat side by side. The referee looks like he is almost feeling their pain, but then realizes something -- Harry's arm is on Jarrett's chest. The referee drops to the mat and at that moment also notices that Jarrett's leg is draped over one of Harry's. The referee seems to be confused at first before he counts a pin, a full three count. But who is it for? He rushes across the ring and informs the ring announcer of his difficult decision.

[The match is declared a draw @ 36:30]