A ton of streamers for Hardaway as he comes out for this match. Code of Honor followed and here we go. Lock-up and a wristlock by Hawthorne. Headlock by Hardaway and he holds onto it when Josh tries to shove him off of the ropes. Headlock takeover by Hardaway, cover for 1 by Hawthorne, headscissors but Hardaway is up and goes right back to the headlock takeover.
Hawthorne gets his own headlock, shoulder tackle but Hardaway trips him up and gets his headlock back on. Hawthorne counters to an armdrag and starts working on the arm as we get dueling chants. Hardaway goes to the ropes and gets chopped. Hawthorne counters with an armdrag and Hardaway ducks the lariat. The pace picks up until Hawthorne hits a back body drop and hits a flying back elbow in the corner.
Hardaway backdrops Hawthorne to the apron, but Hawthorne goes up top and hits a crossbody for two. Hardaway trips him up but Hawthorne kicks him to the floor, tries the moonsault but Hardaway stops him in his tracks, tries to suplex him off the apron, Hawthorne blocks, but Hardaway hits an enzugiri, NECKBREAKER ON THE APRON! Crowd loving that one, it looked sick!
Hardaway drops an elbow on the neck and stays focused on that body part. Decapitation Lariat gets two for Hardaway. Neck wrenches by Hardaway, and a knee drop to the back of the neck gets two. Half-nelson chinlock by Hardaway, but Hawthorne elbows his way out of it. Hawthorne goes around Hardaway but eats a heel kick, and Hardaway hits a backdrop suplex for two. KTFO~! gets two for Hardaway.
Hawthorne kicks Hardaway from the floor, but Hardaway kicks him in the back of the head. Vertical suplex, seated quebrada! CROSSFACE!! Hawthorne gets the ropes to break it up and keep himself alive in this match.
Turnbuckle smash by Hardaway, Hardaway goes up top and Hawthorne starts throwing punches, and a headbutt. Hardaway with gut punches and a headbutt, Williams Driver? No, back body drop by Hawthorne. Hardaway misses an elbow and Hawthorne hits a pair of polish hammers. Dropkick to the knee, Running bulldog gets two.
Hawthorne goes to the apron and hits a missile dropkick to the back of the neck. Hardaway hits an armdrag to counter a Dragon Suplex, reverse STO, KOJI CLUTCH! Hawthorne gets the ropes, Hardaway puts him up top, PALM STRIKE! ROUNDHOUSE! 1..2…no! Elbows to the neck by Hardaway, sick running neckbreaker gets two. Hawthorne fights from his knees, punches by Hawthorne but Hardaway ducks a spin kick, Decapitation Lariat, NO, SITOUT POWERBOMB FROM HAWTHORNE! 1…2…no! Hawthorne picks up Hardaway, punches, big big strikes by Hardaway, an enzugiri by Hardaway, spinebuster by Hardaway, Lionstomp! He misses! Powerbomb from Josh! THIS IS AWESOME! NGN Driver countered, KTFO~! 1…2…NO! Spin Kick by Hawthorne, Sidewalk slam, Piledriver! ONLY 2! THIS IS WRESTLING say the fans. Strikes and a kick to the back of the neck by Hawthorne, Enziguri misses! DECAPITATION LARIAT! ANGELINA’S CROSSING! It’s all over!
Your winner, Kevin Hardaway!
One hell of a finish to that match, Hardaway showing what he’s made of to come away with the win. Could that put him back in the title hunt?