Talbot and Williams out first for this one, they seemed very chatty and friendly as they made their way to the ring, despite never meeting before it did appear that they’re on the same page. Osborne and Yamamoto out next to a great reception from the packed Burgess Hall. These two weren’t so chatty, maybe something to do with that language barrier.
Williams watched intently as his opponents stepped into the ring. He pointed to Kenchi and yelled out something about winning his title away from him. Kenchi just shook his head before turning to his partner to decide who was going to start this one.
Talbot and Osborne start the match off with a traditional collar-and-elbow lock-up. Hiptoss by Osborne. Talbot reverses, clothesline misses and Osborne connects with a Harley Race style knee. Osborne hits the ropes and Talbot to take the offense with a big clothesline. Talbot stomps a mud hole in Osborne in the corner as his partner Cody Williams watches on.
Williams gets tagged in and he leaps up onto the top turnbuckle as Osborne gets back to his feet. Cody connects with a diving cross body before quickly getting back to his feet and nailing a seated senton for a near fall. He drags CJ back to the corner and tags his partner back in again. Good quick tags here.
Talbot in and he continues to go to work on Osborne. Suplex gets two. Waist lock by the MWA star keeps him in control of his MWA colleague. Talbot goes for a German Suplex but Osborne blocks. Osborne escapes, nails a forearm and then a neckbreaker which leaves both men flat out in the middle of the ring. The crowd are chanting for Kenchi, yet to make his entrance into this match. And CJ is up and… Williams takes him down with an STO!
The referee tells Williams to get out of the ring, Talbot is still the legal man here. Despite breaking the rules, it’s a good tactic to stop the tag and keep the offence on CJ Osborne. The two men continued their assault on CJ with several quick tags while Kenchi was getting visibly frustrated in his corner.
Williams connects with a series of big kicks and chops before taking CJ down with a big roaring elbow. Williams charges in for Osborne but the former MWA World Champion sees him coming and takes him down with a big powerslam for a two count! CJ is still down and starts crawling to the corner. Williams is up and grabs a foot of Osborne, who spins round and nails an enziguri! Osborne leaps forward and tags in Yamamoto as Burgess Hall erupts!
Kenchi comes in, takes out Williams with a massive lariat before connecting with a forearm on Talbot which knocks him off the ring apron. Kenchi turns his attentions back to Williams and takes him down with a dead-lift German Suplex. Williams gets up, slightly dazed, and swings wildly at Kenchi. Yamamoto ducks, grabs Williams again and nails the Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count!
Williams staggers back to his feet and Yamamoto charges in. Cody ducks and when Kenchi bounces back off the ropes Williams rocks him with a Yakuza kick. But somehow the big man is still on his feet so Williams runs up the nearest turnbuckle and flies, connecting with a diving forearm smash. Kenchi is down and Williams makes a cover but only gets two.
Both men make tags as Jason Talbot and CJ Osborne clash in the middle of the ring. Talbot pushes Osborne back and nails the Last Call out of nowhere! Kenchi comes in and connects with a huge lariat that takes Talbot down. Williams then comes in and connects with the PERFECT rush, ending with the single leg dropkick which takes down the champ. Osborne is back up and grabs Williams, connecting with a superkick from nowhere!
All four men are down in the middle of the ring as the crowd chant “This is Wrestling!” It takes a while but eventually the ref works out who’s legal and gets Kenchi and Williams out of the ring so the match can continue. Talbot and Osborne hook up once more, Osborne getting the upper hand with a scoop slam before heading to the top rope. He’s looking for his big elbow but he picked the wrong corner because Williams shakes the rope and makes him drop crotch first onto the turnbuckle. Talbot rolls to the corner and tags in Williams who leaps up to the top rope, grabs Osborne and takes him down with a DDT from the top rope.
Williams heads to the top now and launches himself high into the air for a Frog Splash. But Osborne gets his knees up just in time and Cody lands hard, holding his ribs. Osborne makes the tag and Kenchi Yamamoto comes back in, picking up Williams and getting him into a hammerlock before spinning him round for a lariat. Williams ducks and kicks the back of the champs knee. Yamamoto down to a knee and Williams connects with several forearms and kicks to his rocked opponent.
But Kenchi Yamamoto just yells at Williams, gets back to his feet and grabs “The Reflection of Perfection”. Kenchi looks for the Giant Driver and pulls it off, pinning Williams and hooking his leg.
At the count of two Talbot jumps in and breaks up the count. This brings Osborne back in who clotheslines Talbot over the top rope before heading out after him. The two men brawl outside the ring as Kenchi grabs Williams again.
Yamamoto signals for the end but Williams gets a boot into the gut of the champ and DDT’s him to the canvas. He climbs out onto the ring apron and jumps up onto the top rope, springboarding himself back in. But Yamamoto catches him into the Grand Impact and a count of three later this one’s all over!
Your winners, Kenchi Yamamoto & CJ Osborne!
A great example of tag-team wrestling there from two teams who’ve never worked together before! As Osborne and Yamamoto celebrated in the ring Jason Talbot made his way to the back, but Cody Williams stuck around.