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COMPLETE EVOLVE 70 iPPV REPORT: DID ETHAN PAGE BECOME THE FACE OF EVOLVE?, CATCH POINT MAKES A STATEMENT, TIMOTHY THATCHER IS MADE AN OFFER . . . COULD HE REFUSE IT?, JASON KINCAID, DARBY ALLIN, AND MORE
By Richard Trionfo on 2016-10-15 22:43:00
Welcome to PWInsider.com’s coverage of Evolve 70 from Orlando, Florida.
Trevin Adams is in the ring and he announces the main events on the show.
Match Number One: Darby Allin versus Anthony Henry
Henry with a running bicycle kick for a near fall as he tries to get the quick victory. Henry with kicks to the chest. Allin uses the ropes for an arm drag and then he sends Henry to the floor and he slaps Henry. Allin with a double jump Nestea Plunge onto Henry. Allin rolls Henry back into the ring and he gets a near fall. Allin goes to the turnbuckles and Henry with a kick to put Allin in the tree of woe. Henry with kicks to the back and then he hits a hammer lock belly-to-back superplex for a near fall. Henry with a boot to the chest. Henry with a chop and a snap mare. Henry with a hammer lock and he kicks Allin in the shoulder and then hits a drop kick for a near fall.
Henry with a key lock. Henry sends Allin into the corner but Allin gets a boot up when Henry charges into the corner. Allin is unable to take advantage due to the damage done to the arm and then Henry with a drop kick to the shoulder and he gets a near fall. Henry taunts Allin and avoids a chop. Henry with a chop and he gets a near fall. Henry with a hammer lock and he tries for a suplex but Allin lands on his feet. Allin with a rollup and he rolls Henry around the ring before getting a near fall. Allin with head butts to the midsection but Henry with a knee.
Henry gets Allin up and hits a TKO with Allin's throat landing on the top rope. Henry with a suicide dive and then he goes up top and hits a frog splash but Allin is able to kick out. Henry with a Regal stretch. Allin with a rollup but Henry with a German suplex followed by a power bomb for a near fall. Henry with a Cloverleaf and Aliin fights to get to the ropes to get Henry to break the hold and he succeeds. Henry takes his time to release the hold and he informs the referee of how much time he has to break the hold.
Henry pulls Allin off the ropes and hits a back breaker. Henry puts Allin on the turnbuckles and chops him in the back and adds a kick while Allin is in the tree of woe. Henry with more kicks and the referee warns Henry. Allin with an uppercut and he goes up top and falls back onto Henry to get the three count.
Winner: Darby Allin
Match Number Two: Nathan Cruz versus Jason Kincaid
Before the match starts, Nathan tells Joanna that he is the first Progress Champion.
Kincaid rolls around the ring before locking up and Cruz with a side head lock and Kincaid walks on his hands to escape. Cruz with a knee and chin lock but Kincaid with a wrist lock. Cruz with a reversal. Kincaid with a head stand to escape and he sends Cruz down with an arm drag. Cruz with a hammer lock and Cruz wants the referee to ask Kincaid if he wants to quit. Kincaid goes through the legs to escape and he wraps up Cruz before applying an arm bar. Cruz with a European uppercut. Kincaid floats over in the corner and then he takes a position of enlightenment in the center of the ring. Cruz kicks Kincaid.
Kincaid with a chop and kicks to Cruz. Kincaid with a spinning heel kick and Cruz goes to the apron. Kincaid with a springboard forearm to knock Cruz off the apron. Kincaid waits for Cruz to get to his knees and Kincaid with a 619 from the floor. Kincaid goes to the apron as Cruz returns to the ring. Kincaid with a forearm and he goes for a springboard move but Cruz kicks Kincaid to the floor. Cruz with a forearm to Kincaid followed by a knee to the head.
They return to the ring and Cruz runs into a boot from Kincaid. Cruz goes for a sleeper but Kincaid escapes. Cruz with an elbow and then he hits a slingshot belly-to-back suplex and Cruz gets a near fall. Cruz with a knee to the head and he follows with a running knee drop. Cruz tries to get the crowd behind him, but it does not work. Cruz sends Kincaid into the turnbuckles and then he snap mares Kincaid and hits a drop kick to the back of the head. Cruz with a sleeper to Kincaid.
The referee checks on Kincaid and he does not want to give up. Kincaid gets to his feet and he connects with an elbow. Cruz misses an elbow and Kincaid with a knee to the head. Kincaid with a power slam and he stays on his feet and hits a double stomp. Kincaid with a springboard drop kick for a near fall. Kincaid sets for a suplex but Cruz lands on his feet. Kincaid with a standing switch. Cruz goes for a springboard move but Kincaid jumps to the ropes as well and hits a clothesline. Cruz sends Kincaid into the center of the ring and hits a Codebreaker but Kincaid kicks out.
Cruz gets Kincaid on his shoulders but Kincaid gets to the ropes. Kincaid with a sunset flip buckle bomb and Kincaid goes to the apron. Kincaid sets for a Coast to Coast but Cruz sees it coming and he moves and goes to the floor. Kincaid does not care and he hits the Coast to Coast, sending Cruz into the guardrails. Kincaid sends Cruz into the ring and then he hits a double jump twisting stunner for a near fall.
Kincaid goes up top and goes to the ring post and misses a double stomp when Cruz moves. Cruz puts Kincaid's leg in the ropes and kicks the hamstring and hits a Michinoku Driver and then he applies a reverse Cloverleaf and Kincaid taps out.
Winner: Nathan Cruz
Match Number Three: DUSTIN (with Drew Galloway) versus Fred Yehi
Dustin with kicks and punches to Fred. Dustin sends Yehi into the turnbuckles. Dustin with a forearm and Fred pushes Dustin out of the corner but Dustin with a kick. Fred floats over on an Irish whip and Fred with a drop kick to the knees and then he stomps on the arm. Fred sends Dustin to the mat and stomps on the leg. Dustin goes to the floor to regroup. Dustin tells Fred to back up as he gets back into the ring. Dustin with a kick and forearm to the back.
Yehi with punches but Dustin with a kick. Yehi with a chop and kick. Fred with a side head lock and then he stomps on Dustin's hand when he drops down. Fred blocks a kick and sends Dustin to the mat and stomps on the arm. Yehi gets a near fall. Yehi chops Dustin in the corner. Dustin pushes Yehi away and then Yehi sends Dustin into the turnbuckles. Yehi with a chop and Dustin goes to the mat. Fred with a chin lock but Dustin with shots to the midsection to get Fred to release the hold. Fred with a punch and he gets a near fall.
Fred with a chin lock and then he wraps Dustin up in a pretzel as the crowd chants for Dustin to eat his knee. Fred with punches to Dustin and then he stands on the ankle and stomps on it. Dustin tries for a kick but Fred blocks it. Dustin sends Fred to the floor and Fred gets back on the apron and Dustin with a drop kick to send him back to the floor. Dustin with a chop and then he sends Fred into the guardrails. Dustin hot shots Fred on the apron as the referee continues his count.
Dustin sends Fred back into the ring and he follows. Dustin with a boot to the back of the head. Dustin stomps on the ankle to give Fred a taste of his own medicine. Dustin with a slam and an elbow drop for a near fall. Dustin with a punch to the midsection. Dustin with a boot to the head and then he hits a double overhead butterfly suplex. Dustin picks up Fred by the ear and Fred with a chop. Dustin rakes the eyes and then he drops Fred across the top rope. Dustin with a snap mare and he rakes the eyes with his boots. Dustin kicks Fred. Fred with hammer fists to the feet and Dustin kicks back. Fred with an inside cradle for a near fall.
Dustin with an enzuigiri and he goes for a German suplex but Yehi blocks it and hits a German suplex of his own and both men are down. Fred with chops but Dustin with Sole Food. Fred with a German suplex and then he hits a second one. Fred says that Dustin is in BIG TROUBLE and he hits a splash into the corner followed by a rolling elbow for a near fall. Fred runs into a jumping knee and Dustin follows with a kick and DDT for a near fall. Dustin sets for a power bomb but Fred blocks it.
Fred goes to the apron and hits a forearm. Fred goes up top and Dustin with a front face lock take down off the turnbuckles. Both men are down and the referee starts his count. Dustin picks up Fred and connects with a forearm. Fred with a forearm. They go back and forth wtih forearms and chops. Fred blocks a chop and stomps on the foot. Dustin with a pop up powerbomb. Fred wtih a flying Flatline into a Koji Clutch and Dustin taps out.
Winner: Fred Yehi
Match Number Four: CT Brown and Rex Bacchus versus The Gatekeepers (with Ethan Page)
Bacchus and Brown are attacked by the Gatekeepers when teh bell rings. Brown is crushed in the corner and then he is sent to the mat with a power bomb. Gatekeeper One sends Brown to his corner so Bacchus can enjoy the destruction. Bacchus with a forearm and his excitement drops exponentially as each strike has no effect. Gatekeeper One hits a spinning side slam and Gatekeeper Two tags in and he knocks Brown off the apron. Bacchus goes down after a clothesline. Gatekeeper One tag in and he goes up top for a version of a Doomsday Device.
Winners: The Gatekeepers
Ethan Page does the announcement of the winners of the match. Ethan says that in the main event, he will be called the Next Evolve Champion. The current champion is a failure. He won't take the time to sign up on Twitter to interract with you ugly human beings. He won't hold the mic and entertain the fans. Ethan says he will always take the time to talk to each and everyone that he is All Ego and how awesome he is. Tonight, Ethan Page reminds Timothy Thatcher why he has been an absolute failure as an Evolve Champion. He will show why Ethan Page will carry this company to the highest it has ever been.
Timothy Thatcher comes out and the referee tries to send him to the back. The referee also tries to send the Gatekeepers to the back, but that does not work too well.
Match Number Five: Evolve Championship Match: Timothy Thatcher versus Ethan Page (with the Gatekeepers)
Page backs into the ropes and the referee warns Thatcher to back up. Page wants Thatcher to back up again. Thatcher goes for the leg and Page goes to the floor to talk to the Gatekeepers. Page returns to the ring and Page with kicks. They lock up and Thatcher takes Page to the mat with a front face lock. Thatcher with a body scissors and he goes for a chin lock but Page gets to the ropes and has to release the hold. Page goes to the floor again and he talks with the Gatekeepers some more.
Page returns to the ring and they lock up. Thatcher grabs the leg but Page escapes. Page with a forearm and elbow to the back of the head. Page with another forearm and then he follows with shoulders in the corner. Thatcher with a front face lock. Page runs Thatcher into the turnbuckles and then Page connects with an uppercut. Page with a suplex and both men are down. Page wtih a forearm but Thatcher takes Page down and works on the knee. Page tries to rake the eyes but Thatcher holds on. Page with a boot to the head to get out of the hold. Thatcher goes for a knee bar but Page gets to the ropes. Page goes to the apron.
Page returns to the ring and Thatcher with knees and a European uppercut. Thatcher with a forearm and suplex for a near fall. Thatcher with an arm bar. Thatcher turns it into a Kimura and he takes Page down to the mat. Thatcher goes for a cross arm breaker but Page tries to block it. Page with a rollup for a near fall but he is in the ropes. Page gets to his feet while Thatcher stays on the mat and tries to kick Page. Page goes to the floor while Thatcher sits in the middle of the ring.
Page gets back into the ring and Thatcher with a front face lock and knees to Page. Thatcher with a series of knee strikes to the ribs. Thatcher with a key lock. Thatcher with more knees and he sets for a butterfly suplex but Page backs Thatcher into the corner and hits a forearm. Page puts Thatcher on the turnbuckles and connects with a forearm and then hits a cross arm throw for a near fall. Page with a slam and he goes to the apron for the slingshot DDT but Thatcher wtih knees. They are both on the apron and Page with a forearm. Thatcher with a European uppercut. They go back and forth . Page with a kick to the knee followed by a DDT on the apron. Page hangs Thatcher over the apron and Page hits a buttefly back breaker.
Page sends Thatcher into the apron to work on the ribs. Thatcher with a forearm and he gets back into the ring. The referee continues his count for Page and The Gatekeepers send Page into the ring so he could beat the count and Page thanks them. Thatcher with a deadlift side salto. Thatcher sets for a second one and he hits it. Thatcher gets a near fall. Thatcher sets for another deadlift side salto and he hits it. Page rolls to the apron. Thatcher with a cross arm breaker with Page on the apron. Page with a slingshot cutter and Thatcher pops up. Thatcher with a boot to the head and European uppercuts. Page with a round kick to the head. Thatcher with an elbow.
Thatcher runs into a thrust kick. Page with a bicycle kick and Thatcher stays on his feet and he takes Page down. Page goes to the apron again. Thatcher with a forearm and Page fires back. Thatcher with another forearm and Page with a head butt. They go to the turnbuckles and Thatcher with punches and he sets for a side salto but Page holds on to the ropes. Page with elbows. Thatcher with forearms and Page fires back in kind. Page with punches and he hits a cutter off the turnbuckles but Thatcher kicks out.
Thatcher backs Page into the turnbuckles and the referee is sent into the turnbuckles. Thatcher goes for a European uppercut and Page moves so Thatcher hits the referee. Page has the Gatekeepers come into the ring to hold Thatcher. Page says he is going to send another guy packing as he wins the title. Thatcher kicks Page and then he takes care of the Gatekeepers. Page has the title belt and Thatcher turns around and Page hits Thatcher. Page covers Thatcher and a new referee comes out and he makes the count but Thatcher kicks out.
Page with a forearm to the second referee. Page chokes Thatcher but Thatcher with a snap mare to escape. Thatcher with a head butt and the first referee recovers and makes the count but Page kicks out. Page with a rollup for a near fall. Thatcher wtih Fujiwara arm bar and Page taps out.
Winner: Timothy Thatcher
After the match, Stokely Hathaway comes to the ring with a few ladies.
Stokely says he is not getting in the ring because he is a dangerous man. He reminds Thatcher he broke his thumb over allegedly touching the title belt. He wants bygones to be bygones and everything is forgotten. He says he is very well read and well educated. He says he likes to study in his free time. He says he has been studying Thatcher. He says he gets Tim. You don't like to talk and you don't care about the fame and fortune. Stokely says that is all he is about. He can do that for Tim. He tells Amy to spin around and make it rain. He says they are the best at what they do. He is the man behind TJ Perkins being in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. He is the man behind TJ Perkins winning the Cruiserweight Title. He is the man behind sending TJ to Raw.
You hold the Evolve Championship. You are a wrestler. What if Timothy Thatcher and Stokely Hathaway made a team? It would be a dream team. He asks Thatcher what does he say.
Thatcher leaves the ring and goes to the back.
Match Number Six: Zack Sabre Jr. versus Tracy Williams (with Fred Yehi)
They lock up and Sabre with a waist lock and Williams backs him into the ropes. Sabre releases the hold. They lock up and Williams with a wrist lock. Williams with a key lock but Sabre backs him into the turnbuckles. Sabre with a front face lock. Williams goes for the legs and he gets Sabre down but Sabre is able to escape. Williams with a waist lock take down. Williams with a head scissors. Sabre escapes and walks away. They lock up again and Sabre with a head lock. Sabre with a full nelson and Williams tries to escape. Sabre with a snap mare but Williams with a hammer lock.
Sabre escapes and he applies an arm bar. Williams escapes and Sabre gets a near fall. Williams with a hammer lock and he gets a near fall but Sabre bridges. Williams works on the arm but Sabre gets to the ropes. They lock up and Sabre with a hip lock take down into a side head lock. Sabre grabs the leg and he has Williams in a head scissors then he presses up into a push up. Williams escapes and drops an elbow to the small of the back. Sabre with a side head lock and snap mare. Williams escapes and he applies a hammer lock with his legs and drops back to the mat. Sabre wtih a snap mare and Williams escapes and applies an arm bar.
Sabre with a boot to the head and then he snap mares Williams and goes for the arm but Williams with a sunset flip. Sabre rolls through and returns to the arm but Williams escapes. Sabre with a kick and European uppercut. Williams wit a forearm. Sabre chokes Williams with his boot and the referee warns him. sabre with an arm bar and he puts his boot against Williams' head. Sabre stretches Williams. Williams rolls up Sabre and they go into the ropes. Williams with a chop and sabre goes down. Williams with a face wash and then he waps up the arm and then adds the leg to add more pressure as Williams turns it into a bow and arrow. Sabre is able to escape and he stomps on Williams' face. Sabre with more kicks and he chokes Williams in the turnbuckles.
Sabre wtih kicks in the corner and Williams wants more. Williams with a forearm and a one count. Williams and Sabre with chops and European uppercuts. Sabre with a boot to the back of the head and then he applies a head scissors while manipulating the arm. Williams wtih a near fall as he escapes the head scissors. Sabre with an arm bar and he manipulates the wrist but Williams gets to the ropes. Sabre with a head lock but Williams gets to the ropes. Williams picks up Sabre and drives him into the mat and hits a double stomp. Sabre with a modified abdominal stretch into a cravate. Williams with a punch to the midsection but Sabre adds pressure to the hold. Williams with a back breaker and a stomp to the arm. Williams with a chop.
Williams with chops in the corner. Williams with an Irish whip and clothesline into the corner. Williams tries to suplex Sabre back into the ring and turns it into a throw. Williams with an Irish whip and Sabre comes out of the corner but Williams with an arm bar. Sabre with a rollup for a near fall. Sabre with elbows but Williams with a Saito suplex and he gets a near fall. Williams with a boot to the head and he kicks Sabre in the back of the neck. Williams with more kicks and he gets a near fal. Williams with more kicks and a forearm for a near fall.
Sabre with a European uppercut but Williams with a head butt. Williams with a spinning ankle lock but Sabre is able to apply the cross arm breaker but Williams escapes. Williams with a rear naked choke but Sabre with a kimura and head scissors. Williams gets his foot on the rope to force the break of the hold. Williams with a forearm. Sabre with a guillotine but Williams with a Northern Lights Suplex for a near fall. Sabre wtih an Octopus but Williams counters into an ankle lock. Williams with a back breaker and clothesline for a near fall.
Williams sets for a piledriver but Sabre blocks it and he gets a rollup and bridge for a near fall. Williams with chops and forearms. Sabre and Williams exchange kicks. Sabre with a package DDT and a running kick for a near fall. Sabre goes for an abdominal stretch but Williams reverses. Sabre with an octopus into a knee bar. Williams with a knee bar of his own. Sabre slaps Williams and Williams laughs at Sabre. Williams slaps back and they both jockey for position in the knee bar. They try to kick the other man out of the hold and both men release the hold.
Williams with forearms and Sabre tries to fight back but Sabre collapses to the mat. Williams with a forearm but Sabre with a boot. Sabre leaps into a Triangle Choke but Williams gets a near fall. Williams goes for a one arm power bomb and he hits it but Sabre escapes. Williams with a twisting piledriver for a near fall. Williams with a forearm and chops. Sabre with a forearm and he catches WIllams as he goes for a leap frog. Sabre with a double arm bar submission and Williams taps out.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
Match Number Seven: Chris Hero versus Drew Gulak
They lock up and Hero with a wrist lock. Gulak goes for an arm drag but Hero does not go over. Gulak with a head lock. Hero works on the leg and Gulak is able to kip up and he hits an arm drag. Gulak with a knee after a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock. Gulak with a hammer lock into a side head lock. Gulak holds on and takes Hero down to the mat. Hero goes for the legs and he leans back onto Gulak. Hero with an arm wringer and they go to a standoff.
Gulak with a side head lock take down. Hero with an elbow in the corner. Gulak with a side head lock take down. Hero gets to the ropes and Gulak has to release the hold. Hero with a chop. Hero with a forearm and knee but Gulak with drop kicks and a third drop kick. Gulak hits a fourth drop kick. Gulak is sent to the apron by Hero and Hero with a bicycle kick that knocks Gulak off the apron.
Hero goes to the floor and he chops Gulak. Hero sends Gulak back first into the guardrails. Hero with a chop and he returns to the ring to stop the referee's count. Hero with more forearms and he pushes Gulak against the guardrails again. Hero with a chop and Gulak chops back. Hero rolls back into the ring. Hero goes for a slam but Gulak counters into a Dragon Sleeper. Hero gets to the floor and Gulak releases the hold. Hero with a series of forearms on the floor. Gulak with forearms to Hero and Hero wants more. Hero with a rolling elbow and Gulak goes down.
Hero returns to the ring as the referee makes his count for Gulak. Gulak returns and Hero with a back senton for a near fall. Hero with a forearm to the back and then he hits a running knee to the temple. Hero with a near fall. Hero slaps Gulak and then he kicks Gulak in the head. He kicks Gulak another time. Gulak grabs Hero and tries for a Saito suplex but Hero does not budge. Hero with elbows to the head. Gulak tries again but Hero with a side head lock and he connects with a series of elbows to the head as he tells Gulak he is not getting him off his feet and he calls Gulak a piece of s***. Gulak does not like what Hero said so he hits a Saito suplex.
Gulak with strikes to the midsection and he hits an atomic drop. Gulak avoids a rolling elbow and hits an atomic drop. Gulak goes for a third one and he hits it and gets a near fall. Gulak with clotheslines in the corner follwoed by an Irish whip and clothesline. Hero with a running boot for a near fall. Hero with kicks and forearms to Gulak. Gulak spits in Hero's face and Gulak with a series of clotheslines that stagger Hero but he stays on his feet. Hero with two forearms but Gulak with a discus clothesline for a near fall.
Gulak with a boot to the head. Gulak returns the piece of s*** volley as he kicks Hero in the head. Gualk with forearms and Hero tells Gulak to hit him. Hero with forearms and chops. Gulak with a running drop kick. Hero goes for a leap frog and Gulak with a sunset flip. Gulak with a dragon sleeper but Hero gets to the ropes. Hero gets a series of near falls. Hero with a piledriver but Gulak kicks out.
Hero with a rolling elbow in the corner but Gulak did get his hands up. Hero with another forearm. Hero with a rolling elbow in teh corner and Gulak has trouble staying on his feet. Hero with a forearm. Gulak falls to his knees and Hero winds up for the rolling elbow to the back of the head for the three count.
Winner: Chris Hero
After the match, Drew Galloway comes to the ring and he offers his hand to Hero. Hero leaves the ring and goes to the back.
Drew takes the mic and he congratulates Chris Hero, not on his victory or the fact that he leads by example and made an example of Drew Gulak. Chris Hero is a guy who is in the ring night in and night out and kicks ass everywhere. He is a true independent success story.
Matt Riddle? Who the hell likes Matt Riddle. He talks about Matt's happy go lucky 'bro' attitude. Matt has no respect for authority or the rules. He has no respect for anyone. He only cares about himself. Matt Riddle is the reason why he is not wrestling. He will make sure Matt Riddle is not the face of Evolve. He says Matt shows no respect to Catch Point. He says Matt needs someone to guide him. He offered that chance to Matt Riddle and what did he do?
Drew says Matt kicks him in the neck and then he got dropped on his injured neck. He says that Matt is the reason why he got injured. Drew says he wants everyone to put their hands together. The doctor told him there was a miracle. You would be out for a year if you were a normal person and two inches higher, you would have been paralyzed.. Drew says he will be back in two weeks.
Who will take his place tonight in the true main event? He picked the first Evolve Champion. Him, Chris Hero, and Drew Galloway defined the company. This man will leave it all in the ring and teach Matt a lesson. Drew says he is here to save Evolve from itself. He brings out AR Fox.
Match Number Eight: Matt Riddle versus AR Fox (with Drew Galloway)
Fox with a plancha onto Riddle as Riddle makes his way to the ring. Fox with a forearm and he sends Riddle into the guardrails.
The match officially starts and Riddle with a choke on Fox and Fox gets to the ropes. Riddle gets up and he tells Fox to get up but Fox tells Riddle he does not know who he is and he built Evolve. Riddle with a kick to the leg. Riddle works on the arm and he tries for the cross arm breaker, but Fox is able to keep Riddle from fully extending the arm. Fox gets to the ropes. Riddle backs Fox into the corner and connects with knees. Riddle runs into a boot and then Fox with Slingblade. Fox with a forearm to the back and a chin lock. Fox with an Irish whip and a clothesline into the corner. Fox skins the cat and hits the drop kick. Fox with an elbow drop in the corner for a near fall.
Fox with an Irish whip and Riddle sends Fox to the apron. Riddle with a springboard knee to send Fox to the floor. Riddle with a baseball slide but Fox is able to hit a jumping knee strike. Fox with a springboard inward moonsault onto Riddle. Fox puts Riddle on the apron and hangs him over the apron. Fox goes up top and hits a leg drop onto Riddle. Fox with a front face lock but Riddle with shots to the abdomen. Fox with an enzuigiri but Riddle with a leaping fisherman’s buster and both men are down. Fox and Riddle exchange forearms until Riddle connects with a series of strikes. Riddle misses a round kick and then drops down for a kick to Fox. Riddle with the BRO to Sleep and he gets a near fall.
Riddle with elbows and a gutwrench suplex. Riddle holds on for a second gutwrench suplex. Riddle with a dead lift German suplex for a near fall. Riddle with knees and a snap mare followed by a kick to the back. Fox with a bicycle kick. Fox with a back heel kick and then Fox goes for Sliced Bread but Riddle stays on his feet. Fox with a springboard cutter and a Swanton for a near fall.
Fox goes for a 450 splash but Riddle moves. Riddle with a choke and Fox taps out.
Winner: Matt Riddle
After the match, Dustin attacks Riddle. Fox shakes Dustin’s hand and he says he has it taken care of. Drew gets ready to stomp on Riddle’s neck and the members of Catch Point come out.
Drew, Dustin, and Fox leave the ring.
Drew takes the mic and he says just like last month when you and TJP had their thing. It is fine. Catch Point is not about getting in each other’s way. It is about competition. It is about respect. Drew says he needs to ask Matt if he is with them.
Riddle says Bro . . . I never left.
Matt and Tracy shake hands.
Thank you for following PWInsider.com's coverage of Evolve 70. Evolve returns to action with Evolve 71 on Sunday night from The Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida
COMPLETE EVOLVE 70 iPPV REPORT: DID ETHAN PAGE BECOME THE FACE OF EVOLVE?, CATCH POINT MAKES A STATEMENT, TIMOTHY THATCHER IS MADE AN OFFER . . . COULD HE REFUSE IT?, JASON KINCAID, DARBY ALLIN, AND MORE
By Richard Trionfo on 2016-10-15 22:43:00
Welcome to PWInsider.com’s coverage of Evolve 70 from Orlando, Florida.
Trevin Adams is in the ring and he announces the main events on the show.
Match Number One: Darby Allin versus Anthony Henry
Henry with a running bicycle kick for a near fall as he tries to get the quick victory. Henry with kicks to the chest. Allin uses the ropes for an arm drag and then he sends Henry to the floor and he slaps Henry. Allin with a double jump Nestea Plunge onto Henry. Allin rolls Henry back into the ring and he gets a near fall. Allin goes to the turnbuckles and Henry with a kick to put Allin in the tree of woe. Henry with kicks to the back and then he hits a hammer lock belly-to-back superplex for a near fall. Henry with a boot to the chest. Henry with a chop and a snap mare. Henry with a hammer lock and he kicks Allin in the shoulder and then hits a drop kick for a near fall.
Henry with a key lock. Henry sends Allin into the corner but Allin gets a boot up when Henry charges into the corner. Allin is unable to take advantage due to the damage done to the arm and then Henry with a drop kick to the shoulder and he gets a near fall. Henry taunts Allin and avoids a chop. Henry with a chop and he gets a near fall. Henry with a hammer lock and he tries for a suplex but Allin lands on his feet. Allin with a rollup and he rolls Henry around the ring before getting a near fall. Allin with head butts to the midsection but Henry with a knee.
Henry gets Allin up and hits a TKO with Allin's throat landing on the top rope. Henry with a suicide dive and then he goes up top and hits a frog splash but Allin is able to kick out. Henry with a Regal stretch. Allin with a rollup but Henry with a German suplex followed by a power bomb for a near fall. Henry with a Cloverleaf and Aliin fights to get to the ropes to get Henry to break the hold and he succeeds. Henry takes his time to release the hold and he informs the referee of how much time he has to break the hold.
Henry pulls Allin off the ropes and hits a back breaker. Henry puts Allin on the turnbuckles and chops him in the back and adds a kick while Allin is in the tree of woe. Henry with more kicks and the referee warns Henry. Allin with an uppercut and he goes up top and falls back onto Henry to get the three count.
Winner: Darby Allin
Match Number Two: Nathan Cruz versus Jason Kincaid
Before the match starts, Nathan tells Joanna that he is the first Progress Champion.
Kincaid rolls around the ring before locking up and Cruz with a side head lock and Kincaid walks on his hands to escape. Cruz with a knee and chin lock but Kincaid with a wrist lock. Cruz with a reversal. Kincaid with a head stand to escape and he sends Cruz down with an arm drag. Cruz with a hammer lock and Cruz wants the referee to ask Kincaid if he wants to quit. Kincaid goes through the legs to escape and he wraps up Cruz before applying an arm bar. Cruz with a European uppercut. Kincaid floats over in the corner and then he takes a position of enlightenment in the center of the ring. Cruz kicks Kincaid.
Kincaid with a chop and kicks to Cruz. Kincaid with a spinning heel kick and Cruz goes to the apron. Kincaid with a springboard forearm to knock Cruz off the apron. Kincaid waits for Cruz to get to his knees and Kincaid with a 619 from the floor. Kincaid goes to the apron as Cruz returns to the ring. Kincaid with a forearm and he goes for a springboard move but Cruz kicks Kincaid to the floor. Cruz with a forearm to Kincaid followed by a knee to the head.
They return to the ring and Cruz runs into a boot from Kincaid. Cruz goes for a sleeper but Kincaid escapes. Cruz with an elbow and then he hits a slingshot belly-to-back suplex and Cruz gets a near fall. Cruz with a knee to the head and he follows with a running knee drop. Cruz tries to get the crowd behind him, but it does not work. Cruz sends Kincaid into the turnbuckles and then he snap mares Kincaid and hits a drop kick to the back of the head. Cruz with a sleeper to Kincaid.
The referee checks on Kincaid and he does not want to give up. Kincaid gets to his feet and he connects with an elbow. Cruz misses an elbow and Kincaid with a knee to the head. Kincaid with a power slam and he stays on his feet and hits a double stomp. Kincaid with a springboard drop kick for a near fall. Kincaid sets for a suplex but Cruz lands on his feet. Kincaid with a standing switch. Cruz goes for a springboard move but Kincaid jumps to the ropes as well and hits a clothesline. Cruz sends Kincaid into the center of the ring and hits a Codebreaker but Kincaid kicks out.
Cruz gets Kincaid on his shoulders but Kincaid gets to the ropes. Kincaid with a sunset flip buckle bomb and Kincaid goes to the apron. Kincaid sets for a Coast to Coast but Cruz sees it coming and he moves and goes to the floor. Kincaid does not care and he hits the Coast to Coast, sending Cruz into the guardrails. Kincaid sends Cruz into the ring and then he hits a double jump twisting stunner for a near fall.
Kincaid goes up top and goes to the ring post and misses a double stomp when Cruz moves. Cruz puts Kincaid's leg in the ropes and kicks the hamstring and hits a Michinoku Driver and then he applies a reverse Cloverleaf and Kincaid taps out.
Winner: Nathan Cruz
Match Number Three: DUSTIN (with Drew Galloway) versus Fred Yehi
Dustin with kicks and punches to Fred. Dustin sends Yehi into the turnbuckles. Dustin with a forearm and Fred pushes Dustin out of the corner but Dustin with a kick. Fred floats over on an Irish whip and Fred with a drop kick to the knees and then he stomps on the arm. Fred sends Dustin to the mat and stomps on the leg. Dustin goes to the floor to regroup. Dustin tells Fred to back up as he gets back into the ring. Dustin with a kick and forearm to the back.
Yehi with punches but Dustin with a kick. Yehi with a chop and kick. Fred with a side head lock and then he stomps on Dustin's hand when he drops down. Fred blocks a kick and sends Dustin to the mat and stomps on the arm. Yehi gets a near fall. Yehi chops Dustin in the corner. Dustin pushes Yehi away and then Yehi sends Dustin into the turnbuckles. Yehi with a chop and Dustin goes to the mat. Fred with a chin lock but Dustin with shots to the midsection to get Fred to release the hold. Fred with a punch and he gets a near fall.
Fred with a chin lock and then he wraps Dustin up in a pretzel as the crowd chants for Dustin to eat his knee. Fred with punches to Dustin and then he stands on the ankle and stomps on it. Dustin tries for a kick but Fred blocks it. Dustin sends Fred to the floor and Fred gets back on the apron and Dustin with a drop kick to send him back to the floor. Dustin with a chop and then he sends Fred into the guardrails. Dustin hot shots Fred on the apron as the referee continues his count.
Dustin sends Fred back into the ring and he follows. Dustin with a boot to the back of the head. Dustin stomps on the ankle to give Fred a taste of his own medicine. Dustin with a slam and an elbow drop for a near fall. Dustin with a punch to the midsection. Dustin with a boot to the head and then he hits a double overhead butterfly suplex. Dustin picks up Fred by the ear and Fred with a chop. Dustin rakes the eyes and then he drops Fred across the top rope. Dustin with a snap mare and he rakes the eyes with his boots. Dustin kicks Fred. Fred with hammer fists to the feet and Dustin kicks back. Fred with an inside cradle for a near fall.
Dustin with an enzuigiri and he goes for a German suplex but Yehi blocks it and hits a German suplex of his own and both men are down. Fred with chops but Dustin with Sole Food. Fred with a German suplex and then he hits a second one. Fred says that Dustin is in BIG TROUBLE and he hits a splash into the corner followed by a rolling elbow for a near fall. Fred runs into a jumping knee and Dustin follows with a kick and DDT for a near fall. Dustin sets for a power bomb but Fred blocks it.
Fred goes to the apron and hits a forearm. Fred goes up top and Dustin with a front face lock take down off the turnbuckles. Both men are down and the referee starts his count. Dustin picks up Fred and connects with a forearm. Fred with a forearm. They go back and forth wtih forearms and chops. Fred blocks a chop and stomps on the foot. Dustin with a pop up powerbomb. Fred wtih a flying Flatline into a Koji Clutch and Dustin taps out.
Winner: Fred Yehi
Match Number Four: CT Brown and Rex Bacchus versus The Gatekeepers (with Ethan Page)
Bacchus and Brown are attacked by the Gatekeepers when teh bell rings. Brown is crushed in the corner and then he is sent to the mat with a power bomb. Gatekeeper One sends Brown to his corner so Bacchus can enjoy the destruction. Bacchus with a forearm and his excitement drops exponentially as each strike has no effect. Gatekeeper One hits a spinning side slam and Gatekeeper Two tags in and he knocks Brown off the apron. Bacchus goes down after a clothesline. Gatekeeper One tag in and he goes up top for a version of a Doomsday Device.
Winners: The Gatekeepers
Ethan Page does the announcement of the winners of the match. Ethan says that in the main event, he will be called the Next Evolve Champion. The current champion is a failure. He won't take the time to sign up on Twitter to interract with you ugly human beings. He won't hold the mic and entertain the fans. Ethan says he will always take the time to talk to each and everyone that he is All Ego and how awesome he is. Tonight, Ethan Page reminds Timothy Thatcher why he has been an absolute failure as an Evolve Champion. He will show why Ethan Page will carry this company to the highest it has ever been.
Timothy Thatcher comes out and the referee tries to send him to the back. The referee also tries to send the Gatekeepers to the back, but that does not work too well.
Match Number Five: Evolve Championship Match: Timothy Thatcher versus Ethan Page (with the Gatekeepers)
Page backs into the ropes and the referee warns Thatcher to back up. Page wants Thatcher to back up again. Thatcher goes for the leg and Page goes to the floor to talk to the Gatekeepers. Page returns to the ring and Page with kicks. They lock up and Thatcher takes Page to the mat with a front face lock. Thatcher with a body scissors and he goes for a chin lock but Page gets to the ropes and has to release the hold. Page goes to the floor again and he talks with the Gatekeepers some more.
Page returns to the ring and they lock up. Thatcher grabs the leg but Page escapes. Page with a forearm and elbow to the back of the head. Page with another forearm and then he follows with shoulders in the corner. Thatcher with a front face lock. Page runs Thatcher into the turnbuckles and then Page connects with an uppercut. Page with a suplex and both men are down. Page wtih a forearm but Thatcher takes Page down and works on the knee. Page tries to rake the eyes but Thatcher holds on. Page with a boot to the head to get out of the hold. Thatcher goes for a knee bar but Page gets to the ropes. Page goes to the apron.
Page returns to the ring and Thatcher with knees and a European uppercut. Thatcher with a forearm and suplex for a near fall. Thatcher with an arm bar. Thatcher turns it into a Kimura and he takes Page down to the mat. Thatcher goes for a cross arm breaker but Page tries to block it. Page with a rollup for a near fall but he is in the ropes. Page gets to his feet while Thatcher stays on the mat and tries to kick Page. Page goes to the floor while Thatcher sits in the middle of the ring.
Page gets back into the ring and Thatcher with a front face lock and knees to Page. Thatcher with a series of knee strikes to the ribs. Thatcher with a key lock. Thatcher with more knees and he sets for a butterfly suplex but Page backs Thatcher into the corner and hits a forearm. Page puts Thatcher on the turnbuckles and connects with a forearm and then hits a cross arm throw for a near fall. Page with a slam and he goes to the apron for the slingshot DDT but Thatcher wtih knees. They are both on the apron and Page with a forearm. Thatcher with a European uppercut. They go back and forth . Page with a kick to the knee followed by a DDT on the apron. Page hangs Thatcher over the apron and Page hits a buttefly back breaker.
Page sends Thatcher into the apron to work on the ribs. Thatcher with a forearm and he gets back into the ring. The referee continues his count for Page and The Gatekeepers send Page into the ring so he could beat the count and Page thanks them. Thatcher with a deadlift side salto. Thatcher sets for a second one and he hits it. Thatcher gets a near fall. Thatcher sets for another deadlift side salto and he hits it. Page rolls to the apron. Thatcher with a cross arm breaker with Page on the apron. Page with a slingshot cutter and Thatcher pops up. Thatcher with a boot to the head and European uppercuts. Page with a round kick to the head. Thatcher with an elbow.
Thatcher runs into a thrust kick. Page with a bicycle kick and Thatcher stays on his feet and he takes Page down. Page goes to the apron again. Thatcher with a forearm and Page fires back. Thatcher with another forearm and Page with a head butt. They go to the turnbuckles and Thatcher with punches and he sets for a side salto but Page holds on to the ropes. Page with elbows. Thatcher with forearms and Page fires back in kind. Page with punches and he hits a cutter off the turnbuckles but Thatcher kicks out.
Thatcher backs Page into the turnbuckles and the referee is sent into the turnbuckles. Thatcher goes for a European uppercut and Page moves so Thatcher hits the referee. Page has the Gatekeepers come into the ring to hold Thatcher. Page says he is going to send another guy packing as he wins the title. Thatcher kicks Page and then he takes care of the Gatekeepers. Page has the title belt and Thatcher turns around and Page hits Thatcher. Page covers Thatcher and a new referee comes out and he makes the count but Thatcher kicks out.
Page with a forearm to the second referee. Page chokes Thatcher but Thatcher with a snap mare to escape. Thatcher with a head butt and the first referee recovers and makes the count but Page kicks out. Page with a rollup for a near fall. Thatcher wtih Fujiwara arm bar and Page taps out.
Winner: Timothy Thatcher
After the match, Stokely Hathaway comes to the ring with a few ladies.
Stokely says he is not getting in the ring because he is a dangerous man. He reminds Thatcher he broke his thumb over allegedly touching the title belt. He wants bygones to be bygones and everything is forgotten. He says he is very well read and well educated. He says he likes to study in his free time. He says he has been studying Thatcher. He says he gets Tim. You don't like to talk and you don't care about the fame and fortune. Stokely says that is all he is about. He can do that for Tim. He tells Amy to spin around and make it rain. He says they are the best at what they do. He is the man behind TJ Perkins being in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. He is the man behind TJ Perkins winning the Cruiserweight Title. He is the man behind sending TJ to Raw.
You hold the Evolve Championship. You are a wrestler. What if Timothy Thatcher and Stokely Hathaway made a team? It would be a dream team. He asks Thatcher what does he say.
Thatcher leaves the ring and goes to the back.
Match Number Six: Zack Sabre Jr. versus Tracy Williams (with Fred Yehi)
They lock up and Sabre with a waist lock and Williams backs him into the ropes. Sabre releases the hold. They lock up and Williams with a wrist lock. Williams with a key lock but Sabre backs him into the turnbuckles. Sabre with a front face lock. Williams goes for the legs and he gets Sabre down but Sabre is able to escape. Williams with a waist lock take down. Williams with a head scissors. Sabre escapes and walks away. They lock up again and Sabre with a head lock. Sabre with a full nelson and Williams tries to escape. Sabre with a snap mare but Williams with a hammer lock.
Sabre escapes and he applies an arm bar. Williams escapes and Sabre gets a near fall. Williams with a hammer lock and he gets a near fall but Sabre bridges. Williams works on the arm but Sabre gets to the ropes. They lock up and Sabre with a hip lock take down into a side head lock. Sabre grabs the leg and he has Williams in a head scissors then he presses up into a push up. Williams escapes and drops an elbow to the small of the back. Sabre with a side head lock and snap mare. Williams escapes and he applies a hammer lock with his legs and drops back to the mat. Sabre wtih a snap mare and Williams escapes and applies an arm bar.
Sabre with a boot to the head and then he snap mares Williams and goes for the arm but Williams with a sunset flip. Sabre rolls through and returns to the arm but Williams escapes. Sabre with a kick and European uppercut. Williams wit a forearm. Sabre chokes Williams with his boot and the referee warns him. sabre with an arm bar and he puts his boot against Williams' head. Sabre stretches Williams. Williams rolls up Sabre and they go into the ropes. Williams with a chop and sabre goes down. Williams with a face wash and then he waps up the arm and then adds the leg to add more pressure as Williams turns it into a bow and arrow. Sabre is able to escape and he stomps on Williams' face. Sabre with more kicks and he chokes Williams in the turnbuckles.
Sabre wtih kicks in the corner and Williams wants more. Williams with a forearm and a one count. Williams and Sabre with chops and European uppercuts. Sabre with a boot to the back of the head and then he applies a head scissors while manipulating the arm. Williams wtih a near fall as he escapes the head scissors. Sabre with an arm bar and he manipulates the wrist but Williams gets to the ropes. Sabre with a head lock but Williams gets to the ropes. Williams picks up Sabre and drives him into the mat and hits a double stomp. Sabre with a modified abdominal stretch into a cravate. Williams with a punch to the midsection but Sabre adds pressure to the hold. Williams with a back breaker and a stomp to the arm. Williams with a chop.
Williams with chops in the corner. Williams with an Irish whip and clothesline into the corner. Williams tries to suplex Sabre back into the ring and turns it into a throw. Williams with an Irish whip and Sabre comes out of the corner but Williams with an arm bar. Sabre with a rollup for a near fall. Sabre with elbows but Williams with a Saito suplex and he gets a near fall. Williams with a boot to the head and he kicks Sabre in the back of the neck. Williams with more kicks and he gets a near fal. Williams with more kicks and a forearm for a near fall.
Sabre with a European uppercut but Williams with a head butt. Williams with a spinning ankle lock but Sabre is able to apply the cross arm breaker but Williams escapes. Williams with a rear naked choke but Sabre with a kimura and head scissors. Williams gets his foot on the rope to force the break of the hold. Williams with a forearm. Sabre with a guillotine but Williams with a Northern Lights Suplex for a near fall. Sabre wtih an Octopus but Williams counters into an ankle lock. Williams with a back breaker and clothesline for a near fall.
Williams sets for a piledriver but Sabre blocks it and he gets a rollup and bridge for a near fall. Williams with chops and forearms. Sabre and Williams exchange kicks. Sabre with a package DDT and a running kick for a near fall. Sabre goes for an abdominal stretch but Williams reverses. Sabre with an octopus into a knee bar. Williams with a knee bar of his own. Sabre slaps Williams and Williams laughs at Sabre. Williams slaps back and they both jockey for position in the knee bar. They try to kick the other man out of the hold and both men release the hold.
Williams with forearms and Sabre tries to fight back but Sabre collapses to the mat. Williams with a forearm but Sabre with a boot. Sabre leaps into a Triangle Choke but Williams gets a near fall. Williams goes for a one arm power bomb and he hits it but Sabre escapes. Williams with a twisting piledriver for a near fall. Williams with a forearm and chops. Sabre with a forearm and he catches WIllams as he goes for a leap frog. Sabre with a double arm bar submission and Williams taps out.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
Match Number Seven: Chris Hero versus Drew Gulak
They lock up and Hero with a wrist lock. Gulak goes for an arm drag but Hero does not go over. Gulak with a head lock. Hero works on the leg and Gulak is able to kip up and he hits an arm drag. Gulak with a knee after a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock. Gulak with a hammer lock into a side head lock. Gulak holds on and takes Hero down to the mat. Hero goes for the legs and he leans back onto Gulak. Hero with an arm wringer and they go to a standoff.
Gulak with a side head lock take down. Hero with an elbow in the corner. Gulak with a side head lock take down. Hero gets to the ropes and Gulak has to release the hold. Hero with a chop. Hero with a forearm and knee but Gulak with drop kicks and a third drop kick. Gulak hits a fourth drop kick. Gulak is sent to the apron by Hero and Hero with a bicycle kick that knocks Gulak off the apron.
Hero goes to the floor and he chops Gulak. Hero sends Gulak back first into the guardrails. Hero with a chop and he returns to the ring to stop the referee's count. Hero with more forearms and he pushes Gulak against the guardrails again. Hero with a chop and Gulak chops back. Hero rolls back into the ring. Hero goes for a slam but Gulak counters into a Dragon Sleeper. Hero gets to the floor and Gulak releases the hold. Hero with a series of forearms on the floor. Gulak with forearms to Hero and Hero wants more. Hero with a rolling elbow and Gulak goes down.
Hero returns to the ring as the referee makes his count for Gulak. Gulak returns and Hero with a back senton for a near fall. Hero with a forearm to the back and then he hits a running knee to the temple. Hero with a near fall. Hero slaps Gulak and then he kicks Gulak in the head. He kicks Gulak another time. Gulak grabs Hero and tries for a Saito suplex but Hero does not budge. Hero with elbows to the head. Gulak tries again but Hero with a side head lock and he connects with a series of elbows to the head as he tells Gulak he is not getting him off his feet and he calls Gulak a piece of s***. Gulak does not like what Hero said so he hits a Saito suplex.
Gulak with strikes to the midsection and he hits an atomic drop. Gulak avoids a rolling elbow and hits an atomic drop. Gulak goes for a third one and he hits it and gets a near fall. Gulak with clotheslines in the corner follwoed by an Irish whip and clothesline. Hero with a running boot for a near fall. Hero with kicks and forearms to Gulak. Gulak spits in Hero's face and Gulak with a series of clotheslines that stagger Hero but he stays on his feet. Hero with two forearms but Gulak with a discus clothesline for a near fall.
Gulak with a boot to the head. Gulak returns the piece of s*** volley as he kicks Hero in the head. Gualk with forearms and Hero tells Gulak to hit him. Hero with forearms and chops. Gulak with a running drop kick. Hero goes for a leap frog and Gulak with a sunset flip. Gulak with a dragon sleeper but Hero gets to the ropes. Hero gets a series of near falls. Hero with a piledriver but Gulak kicks out.
Hero with a rolling elbow in the corner but Gulak did get his hands up. Hero with another forearm. Hero with a rolling elbow in teh corner and Gulak has trouble staying on his feet. Hero with a forearm. Gulak falls to his knees and Hero winds up for the rolling elbow to the back of the head for the three count.
Winner: Chris Hero
After the match, Drew Galloway comes to the ring and he offers his hand to Hero. Hero leaves the ring and goes to the back.
Drew takes the mic and he congratulates Chris Hero, not on his victory or the fact that he leads by example and made an example of Drew Gulak. Chris Hero is a guy who is in the ring night in and night out and kicks ass everywhere. He is a true independent success story.
Matt Riddle? Who the hell likes Matt Riddle. He talks about Matt's happy go lucky 'bro' attitude. Matt has no respect for authority or the rules. He has no respect for anyone. He only cares about himself. Matt Riddle is the reason why he is not wrestling. He will make sure Matt Riddle is not the face of Evolve. He says Matt shows no respect to Catch Point. He says Matt needs someone to guide him. He offered that chance to Matt Riddle and what did he do?
Drew says Matt kicks him in the neck and then he got dropped on his injured neck. He says that Matt is the reason why he got injured. Drew says he wants everyone to put their hands together. The doctor told him there was a miracle. You would be out for a year if you were a normal person and two inches higher, you would have been paralyzed.. Drew says he will be back in two weeks.
Who will take his place tonight in the true main event? He picked the first Evolve Champion. Him, Chris Hero, and Drew Galloway defined the company. This man will leave it all in the ring and teach Matt a lesson. Drew says he is here to save Evolve from itself. He brings out AR Fox.
Match Number Eight: Matt Riddle versus AR Fox (with Drew Galloway)
Fox with a plancha onto Riddle as Riddle makes his way to the ring. Fox with a forearm and he sends Riddle into the guardrails.
The match officially starts and Riddle with a choke on Fox and Fox gets to the ropes. Riddle gets up and he tells Fox to get up but Fox tells Riddle he does not know who he is and he built Evolve. Riddle with a kick to the leg. Riddle works on the arm and he tries for the cross arm breaker, but Fox is able to keep Riddle from fully extending the arm. Fox gets to the ropes. Riddle backs Fox into the corner and connects with knees. Riddle runs into a boot and then Fox with Slingblade. Fox with a forearm to the back and a chin lock. Fox with an Irish whip and a clothesline into the corner. Fox skins the cat and hits the drop kick. Fox with an elbow drop in the corner for a near fall.
Fox with an Irish whip and Riddle sends Fox to the apron. Riddle with a springboard knee to send Fox to the floor. Riddle with a baseball slide but Fox is able to hit a jumping knee strike. Fox with a springboard inward moonsault onto Riddle. Fox puts Riddle on the apron and hangs him over the apron. Fox goes up top and hits a leg drop onto Riddle. Fox with a front face lock but Riddle with shots to the abdomen. Fox with an enzuigiri but Riddle with a leaping fisherman’s buster and both men are down. Fox and Riddle exchange forearms until Riddle connects with a series of strikes. Riddle misses a round kick and then drops down for a kick to Fox. Riddle with the BRO to Sleep and he gets a near fall.
Riddle with elbows and a gutwrench suplex. Riddle holds on for a second gutwrench suplex. Riddle with a dead lift German suplex for a near fall. Riddle with knees and a snap mare followed by a kick to the back. Fox with a bicycle kick. Fox with a back heel kick and then Fox goes for Sliced Bread but Riddle stays on his feet. Fox with a springboard cutter and a Swanton for a near fall.
Fox goes for a 450 splash but Riddle moves. Riddle with a choke and Fox taps out.
Winner: Matt Riddle
After the match, Dustin attacks Riddle. Fox shakes Dustin’s hand and he says he has it taken care of. Drew gets ready to stomp on Riddle’s neck and the members of Catch Point come out.
Drew, Dustin, and Fox leave the ring.
Drew takes the mic and he says just like last month when you and TJP had their thing. It is fine. Catch Point is not about getting in each other’s way. It is about competition. It is about respect. Drew says he needs to ask Matt if he is with them.
Riddle says Bro . . . I never left.
Matt and Tracy shake hands.
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