The bell rings and straight away the two brawl through the ropes and onto the floor. Strange is taking it to Hardaway on the floor. Hardaway gets some shots in and nails Strange with chops. Irish whip into the barricade but Strange gets his foot up as K-Hard charges in afterwards! Back in the ring, Strange has control. Spinning back elbow to Hardaway gets a two count.
Hardaway catches a kick and gets a big boot of his own. BIG vertical suplex from Hardaway for two. Chops in the corner by K-Hard. Strange eventually turns it around. In the opposite corner, he flips over Hardaway for a sunset flip! 1…2…no! K-Hard sends Strange to the apron! Big dropkick to the floor! Strange rolls back in, only to be met by a sliding kick from Hardaway! 1…2….kickout from Strange.
Headlock from K-Hard. Backdrop suplex for two on Strange. KTFO~! from Hardaway! He just celebrates…no pin attempt. Hardaway stalks in the corner. He goes for a Decapitation Lariat but Strange moves out of the way. Hardaway runs and flips off the top rope, but Strange moves. European Uppercut from Strange! Spinebuster! 1…2…no!! Strange goes up top but Hardaway cuts him off. Strange stays on the apron and guillotines Hardaway!
Strange runs the ropes but gets a boot to the face! Double-arm DDT from Hardaway! STRANGE KICKS OUT AT 2!! Hardaway motions for the Assylum Bomb but Hugo escapes. VORTEX HAMMER!! He pulls Hardaway up… CANADIAN SPIKE!! That’s one hell of a package piledriver and it’s enough to earn Hugo Strange a debut win!
Your winner, Hugo Strange!
A great debut for “The Canadian Madman” here in Wolverhampton, picking up the win over the former two-time GFC Champion. I know Hardaway has a lot on his mind as of late, but to take anything away from Strange would be harsh. I look forward to see what’s next for the big man from Calgary.