Then it was time for our second big grudge match of the evening as the team of Ndamukong Asomugha and Vladmimir Radinovic finally got their chance to take on Pride & Evangelista. Kristoff Sterling got on the mic and told the Wolverhampton crowd that GENOCIDE came to FRONTIER to answer Jay Pride’s tag challenge but were pushed aside by the appearance of John Patrick and Sean McBride. Now, said Sterling, was the time to put things right.
Pride & Evangelista then made their way to the ring, met by a chorus of cheers. This young British team have enjoyed good success since their arrival in FRONTIER and the fans have really taken to them.
Just as the match was about to start there was a burst of music which caught everyone in the ring by surprise. “The Best Around” by Joe Esposito played loudly throughout the building as The Best Americans made their appearance, as promised. Mike Best and Christopher America, both former HOW Champions, had come ready to fight. They were in ring gear, had a stern lock about them and were packing a microphone.
America told the fans that HOW management and FRONTIER management have been locked in negotiations for several weeks. He told us that FRONTIER had agreed to lift the ban imposed by Scott Mayo, hence their appearance here tonight. Best followed up by telling the Wolverhampton locals that not only did they lift the ban but they actually agreed to add the HOW pair into the match.
The crowd erupted, Jay and Leanne nodded and applauded the decision. GENOCIDE and Kristoff Sterling, however, were less than pleased. Sterling ranted and raved at the referee, thinking somehow he could change things. But the only thing the referee could do was eject Sterling from ringside!
GENOCIDE were up in arms but the referee was having none of it. Kristoff Sterling rolled out of the ring and headed to the back, passing the Best Americans as he went. America gave him a cheeky grin and waved him goodbye. And then we had all six competitors in the ring, ready to go in what was now a three way tag match.
GENOCIDE immediately send the Best Americans to the outside and begin to beat on Pride & Evangelista, but the Best Americans head back into the ring and toss GENOCIDE to the outside. Christopher America connects with a low drop kick through the ropes to GENOCIDE, and Mike Best flies over him and takes out everyone on the outside. Everybody is on the outside, and they all take turns flying and taking out the rest of the competitors. They all head back into the ring, and it looks like Christopher America, Jay Pride, and Ndamokong Asomugha will be the legal men.
America and Pride team up on Ndamokong, and Pride makes the tag to Leanne Evangelista. Christopher makes the tag to Mike, but all hell once again breaks loose. At some point Ndamokong made the tag to Vladimir, and Vladimir got a two count on Evangelista. Mike Best shows up and hits a DDT on Radinovic. Pride sets up one of the Best Americans for a suicide dive / Doomsday Device combination on the outside. It was so chaotic I don’t even remember who it was Pride took out!
By the time things calmed down a little we had Pride, Asomugha and Best circling each other. Best stopped, stepped back and pointed to the corner where Leanne Evangelista was stood. He pointed right at her and smiled as he beckoned her into the ring. Pride looked out at the crowd to gauge a response and nodded, stepping over to his partner to tag her in.
Evangelista came in to the match, walked right up to Best and slapped him hard across the face. Best looked back at her and smiled. Evangelista smiled back before kicking him in the gut and nailing a swift DDT. She quickly stepped back allowing Ndamukong Asomugha to step into the match. The giant Asomugha looked down at Best, who was just getting back to his feet. Best saw the big man stood there and instantly turned and tagged out to Christopher America.
America shook his head and laughed at his partner as he squared up to the War Machine. Asomugha rocked America with a series of big right hands but America shook them off, laying in some big punches of his own. The two stood there, trading blows, until America ducked a big punch and got a shot to the ribs of Asomugha. He followed up with a swift kick between the big mans legs, with the referee blindsided and unable to do anything about it. The crowd booed and America ate it up.
That kick brought back out Sterling, unhappy at the low blow to one of his clients. The referee instantly saw him coming and kept telling him to back away. He threatened to disqualify GENOCIDE if Sterling came any closer. But Kristoff ignored him, leaping up onto the ring apron. Mike Best went over to speak to him and Sterling struck the HOW man on the chin. Best struck back, quicker, harder and with more venom than Sterling’s own shot. Swiftly the referee turned to the ring announcer and shouted down at them. Before anyone really knew what was going on it was announced that GENOCIDE had been disqualified!
The crowd laughed and cheered in equal measure. Best, America, Pride and Evangelista all made sure GENOCIDE and Sterling were gone from the ring and we were down to a more normal looking tag team match. Truth be told this is the match we all secretly wanted, the fans cheering for all four competitors.
America and Best began working over Pride, who tried to fight back, but continually got cut off. Pride fired back again, but Best caught him with a dragon screw. He then hit an airplane spin using Pride’s leg before applying a leg submission. Pride struggled, but eventually got the ropes. Evangelista finally tagged herself back in and took out America and Mike Best. Evangelista followed up with a dive off the top onto America for a 2 count as the crowd started getting into this changed match!
Evangelista hit a neckbreaker off the top, but America kicked out. Evangelista applied the Cloverleaf but Best broke it up. The action broke down and spilled to the floor and the FRONTIER team hit stereo dives through the ropes onto Best and America, which popped the crowd. Myself included.
Pride laid out Best on the apron and Evangelista came off the top with a doublestomp as the pace picked up. The FRONTIER duo hit stereo kicks to America’s head, but Best broke up the following pin. America and Best fired back with running kicks to Evangelista and Pride. Best then covered Evangelista for a 2 count.
The crowd was on their feet making a ton of noise at this point. Evangelista hit a hurricanrana on Best, who was hung on the top rope and both competitors were down. Pride got the tag, but Best hit a double arm DDT for a nearfall and the crowd went nuts again. Pride caught Best in the ankle lock and then grapevine the leg, but America broke it up. Best hit a superplex and America followed with a splash off the top, but Evangelista made the save. Great action, great teamwork from both sides.
The action broke down again and both teams traded some fantastic exchanges as the crowd went absolutely nuts. Pride & Evangelista hit a superkick/German combo on America, but Best came out of nowhere to make the save. The FRONTIER duo hit a top rope lung blower/powerbomb combination on America. Evangelista then applied the Achilles lock, but America got the ropes. America isolated Evangelista moments later and hit the American Suplex, but Evangelista kicked out.
America hit two rolling elbows on Evangelista, but she stayed on her feet. America hit a third rolling elbow on Evangelista and grabbed her. FOR AMERICA! Evangelista gets spiked on the canvas and America covers for the win!
Your winners, from High Octane Wrestling, The Best Americans!
A great display from FRONTIER’s team here tonight but the boys from HOW proved one step too far for them. A great match. Pride and Evangelista got back to their feet and applauded along with the crowd as America and Best made their way to the back.