Pride gets a ton of streamers. Code of Respect followed nicely and here we go. Lock-up and a wristlock by Davis. Headlock by Pride and he holds onto it when Dexter tries to shove him off of the ropes. Headlock takeover by Pride, cover for one by Davis, headscissors but Pride nips up and goes right back to the headlock takeover. Davis gets his own headlock, shoulder tackle but Pride trips him up and gets his headlock back on. Davis counters to an armdrag and starts working on the arm as we get duelling chants.
Pride goes to the ropes and gets chopped. Davis counters the Northern Lights with an armdrag and Pride ducks the running jumping knee. The pace picks up until Davis hits a back body drop and hits a flying back elbow in the corner. Pride backdrops Davis to the apron, but Davis goes up top and hits a crossbody for two.
Pride trips him up but Davis kicks him to the floor, tries the moonsault but Pride blocks, tries to suplex him off the apron, Davis blocks, but Pride hits an enzugiri, Neckbreaker on the apron! Pride drops an elbow on the neck and stays focused on that body part. Clothesline gets two for Pride. Neck wrenches by Pride, and a knee drop to the back of the neck gets two.
Half-nelson chinlock by Pride, but Davis elbows out of it. Davis goes around Pride but eats a heel kick, and Pride hits a backdrop suplex and a Hangman’s neckbreaker which gets two for Pride. Davis kicks Pride from the floor, but Pride kicks him in the back of the head. Front chancery, vertical suplex, double knee drop! Davis out at two.
Turnbuckle smash by Pride, Pride goes up top and Davis starts throwing punches, and a headbutt. Pride with gut punches and a headbutt, Super Pride Eater? No, suplex by Davis. Pride misses an elbow and Davis hits a running jumping knee to the face. Dropkick to the knee, enzigiri gets two.
Davis goes to the apron and hits a missile dropkick to the back of the neck. Pride hits an armdrag to counter a Dragon Suplex, reverse STO, Dragon Sleeper! Davis is in the ropes, Pride puts him up top, Palm Strike! Death Valley Driver! Nearfall! Elbows to the neck by Pride, sick running neckbreaker gets two. Davis fights back from his knees, punches by Davis but Pride ducks a spin kick, Before a Fall, NO, Double D Rana!! Nearfall! Awesome action here, the crowd loving every second.
Davis picks up Pride, punches, European uppercut by Pride, an enzugiri by Pride, rebound lariat by Pride, Moonsault! He misses but lands on his feet, ‘rana by Davis, Face Smashed! Fans are chanting “This is Awesome” and they’re right.
Double D Driver countered, Pride Eater! 1…2…NO! Spin Kick by Davis, Dragon Suplex, Double D Driver! ONLY 2! Strikes and a kick to the back of the neck by Davis, SICK STO! Pride Eater! This one is over!
While both these men lost in the first round last night, their talent is undoubted and I wouldn’t be surprised to see either man in a title match before the year is out.