As we came on the air, CONTRA Unit are already seen attacking people backstage, potential challengers. Mads Krugger called Kojima, Riddle, Akira and Okumura by name, warning them that their blood with be spilt on the floor. Upon hearing this, each of them rushed out to defend themselves. After they managed to disperse the madness, Matt decided to shoot his shot given his won Battle Riot. He challenged Kojima for the World Heavyweight Championship at Kings of Colosseum Jan 11.

Bomaye Fight Club vs. The Andersons – Tables match

The Bomaye Fight Club, including their newest member Kevin Knight, engaged in a brawl with the Rogue Horsemen prior to the official bell ringing. Knight was caught in Bobby Fish’s clutches. Once things started to die down, each person involved in the match were reaching for weaponry other than tables.

The workaround of this fight is to ensure that both individuals from the same team are put through a table in order to win. Kane swiftly tripped CW Andersons onto a chair he setup for the opposition. How sad. Ha! Things have turned around the moment Mr. Thomas squashed the Andersons in the corner.

Wow, another surprise. While Gosselin was helping his friends by setting up a table for them, Paul London swooped in and dragged his ass by the hair and throat to the back of the arena. Let’s not forget that Kane dropped Brick Anderson’s crutch on a chair. Ouch! “We’re not going to see Grampa anytime soon.” Ha!

Unfortunately, Mr. Thomas was already sent into a table, the same one BRG was setting up earlier. Kane was left alone. Matters only got worse from there when Alex was powerbombed into his own trap.

Winners: The Andersons

Shigeo Okumura vs. Ikuro Kwon

In the early goings of the match, Ikuro and Shigeo produced multiple collisions in the middle of the ring trying to knock the other down. Kwon was the first to do so, then Okumura soon followed suit with that clothesline. After Kwon delivered a painful kick to the back of Okumura’s head, he went off on the ring announcer, practically shouting God knows what into his microphone.

I later discovered that he wanted the announcer to… well, announce that Kwon is the Concrete Dragon just so he sow more fear in the minds of others. The systematic attacks of Kwon such as targeting Shigeo’s knee was brilliant, but also terrifying. Shigeo was able to get some wind back in his sails when he dodged an incoming Senton, then followed that up with a suplex. Unfortunately, Ikuro nearly ended this battle.

Okumura caught Kwon with a super Cozy Cutter from the second rope, then pinning him for the victory. But here’s the weird thing: Just as the referee counted to three, Kwon seemed to have lifted his shoulder at that exact moment. Later known that his shoulder was indeed up before the three count. If the official labels it as such, then that’s that. Don’t worry, though, I’m not mad.

Winner: Shigeo Okumura 

Backstage, Kojima was enjoying a croissant with some Nutella. He REALLY liked that and his conversation with Riddle knowing they both have members of CONTRA Unit to face later tonight. Also, I almost forgot to mention that Trevor Lee will be debuting on MLW soon.

Paul London vs. KENTA – Dream match

Ground and pound was London’s specialty as he attempted to wear KENTA down a bit. Ken caught Paul off guard when he smacked his butt for some reason. What’s going on exactly? This is the strangest way to get inside someone’s head, honestly. Nevertheless, KENTA has the upper hand here a lot more than London could.

Paul tried to fight back with a chop to the chest and a punch to the face of KENTA, but that was easily swatted away like garbage as Ken hammered his assault twice as hard by tossing London against the turnbuckles. Paul tried to block KENTA’s DDT, but he got hang up on the top rope.

London was able to kick out of the DDT and avoid the GTS. He was mostly on the receiving end of numerous shots, but he continued to show life with that heel kick to the side of KENTA’s head. He almost pinned Ken with that drop from the top rope. He did everything he could to stay in the match, Paul, eventually fell to the GTS.

KENTA had every right to celebrate, yet Dijak wouldn’t allow that to take place. He made his presence known not even five minutes later and knocked KENTA to sleep, so much so that it took a while for him to get off from the mat. When brought to medical, he was having his shoulder repositioned.

BREAKING NEWS KENTA will be out for eight weeks with a Grade Two dislocated shoulder.

Winner: KENTA

Kevin Knight vs. Donovan Dijak – Open Challenge

Kevin Knight was fast and precise with his strikes, he even sent Dijak chin first into the turnbuckles. It was funny to witness. Donovan regained his wit back with that clothesline to the throat of Knight, then he went in with a couple of punches. The way he threw Kevin across the ring was kind of scary. Oof, the pain. Into the turnbuckles he goes.

Despite the amount of beatings he’s received, Knight stunned Dijak with a drop kick out of nowhere. He kept the momentum going by switching directions mid-air, so he could land on Donovan, who dodged him the first time, but not the second. Kevin nearly caught Dijak with that springboard clothesline. Knight amazingly kicked out of the Reach of Dijak.

Knight truly was a delight to see given his tremendous athleticism with that twisted body splash that kept impressing Mr. Thomas, who stood at ringside. Kevin did very well, he lasted longer than I believe Saint Laurent thought he would. Alas, that final knee to the face closed his chapter.

Winner: Donovan Dijak

Moving onwards with the show, the House of Duran wanted to address the recent events. The kidnapping of Cesar has everyone angry, but also questioning who the hell had the balls to orchestrate such an undertaking. All the threats were effective and straight to the point, but, but, but, but I found it crazy that they tried to convince me that Jesus Rodriguez was holding an actual baby. Ha! Ha! Those stock baby cries ended the facade right there.

Gigi Rey vs. Delmi Exo

I can’t be the only one who finds this upsetting. How can there be just one women’s wrestling match?? It’s unfathomable how irritating that is, but I’ll stop myself here before I say too much and waste time with my ramblings.

Rey tried to go for an early cover with a backslide maneuver, but Delmi got out of that as quickly as Gigi hoped it would have been if she succeeded. Exo was looking for a double underhook, but Gigi flipped out of that and delivered a double underhook of her own. If anything, she was on a roll the majority of the time.

Fortunately for Delmi, she fought back with a reverse kick to the mid-section of Gigi, followed by an overhead blockbuster. Rey countered with a driver to the top of Delmi’s head. It was quite nasty. Regardless, Rey was looking to submit Exo with an arm breaker, yet she didn’t have the awareness to prevent Delmi from shifting her body weight into a triumphant cover.

With that win in mind, Delmi has her sight on gold. The boldness of her words encouraged Janai Kai to ambush her from behind, cut her hair and use the Mexican flag to wipe her feet… yikes.

Winner: Delmi Exo

Minoru Suzuki vs. Matt Riddle

The brawling between Riddle and Suzuki was damn right petty. Ha! During some moments, I believe they would have forgotten their combative training and just throw weird hands in each other’s faces. Something you would see in a playground. In exchange of chops ensued in the middle of the ring. Matt’s chest was turning red.

This match wasn’t about pinning Matt, but to explicitly maim the King of Bros. Minoru used a chair as he struck Riddle twice with it. Luckily for Riddle, he hit the spinning Broton, yet failed to win the fight. Suzuki was sinister as he used his black towel to choke out Matt. Since that would have disqualified him, he chose to apply the sleeper hold.

Riddle was smart enough to keep a vertical base as he struggled out of there and delivered a knee to Suzuki’s jaw, then completed this trail with the Brostone.

Winner: Matt Riddle

Bobby Fish vs. Satoshi Kojima

With that mere kick to Kojima’s left knee, I can tell that Bobby will be focusing his attacks on that particular limb with the knowledge of it being slightly injured in the past for reasons I don’t remember. Ha!

Anyway, Satoshi was looking to potentially cut Fish’s head open with those punches to the cranium. The thing is, his momentum started to change direction once Bobby went back to that wounded knee. He added more pressure with that elevated Jackhammer from the second rope, but Kojima kicked out. Because of this, he wanted to force Satoshi to submit. He was relentless in his pursuit.

Bobby underestimated Kojima’s durability as he suffered at the hands of a Cozy Cutter. The champ wanted to deliver the finishing lariat, yet Fish countered with a suplex and a sleeper attempt. Kojima may not have ended Fish with the brainbuster, but he won with the lariat he initially desired.

Winner: Satoshi Kojima 

Akira vs. Mads Krugger – Weapons of Mass Destruction match

Ah, yes! This is the match I’ve been waiting for. The literal highlight of the evening as Akira wasted no time leaping after Krugger, who was making his entrance. The early flurries were dissolving as Mads fired back a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Luckily, Akira threw a heavy, metallic crate to the skull of Mads.

Krugger very nearly flicked that off as inconvenience while he rained violence on Akira with a club to the head. Akira attempted to chop the giant down by stomping on his right leg and throwing an even heavier crate. That wasn’t the worst of it, blood has finally made an appearance as Mads jams this metallic plate into Akira’s forehead. It’s a shame due to that being the Death Fighter’s idea.

My body was already shivering because of the cold weather, Akira’s blood and screaming added to that. Krugger was so arrogant in his cover by using his foot, so for Akira to kick out was his comeuppance. Ha! Ha! I know that Akira has been cut open, and he did admit that this could kill him, but what’s admirable is his determination to keep going and do what he needs to do.

In an act of defiance, Akira slapped Mads. Oof, the line “It’s like your pouring salt in my cuts,” from the song Fix a Heart by Demi Lovato truly resonant here when Krugger dumped an entire jar of salt on Akira, spreading into his open wounds. Jesus. Or at least, we believe it’s salt.

Like I said, Akira’s most admirable trait is determination. He swung that bared-wire covered baseball bat to the skull of Krugger. No matter what Mads put him through, Akira fought on. He lost eventually, but the actions behind the intent were much stronger. It shows even harder following the conclusion of the match, Akira suffocated Mads with a plastic bag over his head… Damn.

Winner: Mads Krugger

 

TOP PHOTO: Akira attempted to cover Krugger. Courtesy of MLW