The show itself kicked off with Morrison Montgomery getting his Commonwealth Rules match, a match he pretty much demanded last month in Southampton. He came to the ring to a chorus of boos, but seemed to feed off them. He was in the mood tonight, I could tell.
But so too was Ole McDonald. Ole strode to the ring confidently and once the bell sounded he took control of the early stages of the match. In fact the entire first round was pretty much all McDonald. Montgomery looked glad when the bell signalled the end of round one.
Round two was the polar opposite, everything went well for Montgomery. McDonald found himself on the receiving end of a torrent of wrestling moves; Exploder Suplex, Half Nelson Suplex and a series of big lariats gave Morrison the upper hand. This time it was McDonald who seemed happy to hear the bell.
But as the bell sounded to start round three things were far more even. That was until Montgomery slipped and allowed McDonald in to lock in the Iron Claw. But Montgomery recovered well to get himself out of the hold and pull off his double underhook brainbuster while shouting “Old Man Killer”. I guess that’s what he’s calling it this month. He went for a cover but McDonald kicked out, it was too soon for the old timer to be put away. By the time he was back to his feet the bell sounded and round three was over.
Round four started brightly for Montgomery as he grabbed McDonald and nailed the Montgomery Cutter, followed right into the Montgomery Stretch. McDonald now looked to be suffering after three big moves in a short period of time, but he still had his wits about him and managed to reach the ropes to break the count.
McDonald got Morrison into a hammerlock, spun him round and took him down with a jawbreaker. Knee drop and a two count followed. He then got his opponent into a Bear Hug, but Montgomery fought his way out. McDonald dropped him, Montgomery spun Ole around and lifted him over with a German Suplex. Montgomery rolled through, still holding on to his opponent. He nailed a second German, this time bridging into a cover for the pinfall victory!
Your winner, Morrison Montgomery!