Auslander was booed as he arrived into The Regal for this match, the FRONTIER fans sure have taken a dislike to the guy. Shiek Abdul-Wahid, on the other hand, seems to have a cult following within the FRONTIER fans.
They locked up at the bell with Auslander forcing Abdul-Wahid into the corner. Clean break. They lock up again, this time with Auslander being backed up. Deja vu with the clean break. Auslander grabbed a side headlock but was shoved off. He rebounded off the ropes and took Abdul-Wahid down with a series of shoulder blocks. Abdul-Wahid responded in kind and Auslander went down.
Auslander came back with a kick to the gut but failed with the Call to Power. Abdul-Wahid went for the Sitout Piledriver but Auslander escaped. He nailed some rapid fire back elbows in the corner. He charged Abdul-Wahid in the corner but was kicked in the gut. Abdul-Wahid went to the top for a bodypress. Auslander tried to catch him but they ended up crumbling to the ground and Abdul-Wahid covered him for a near fall.
Abdul-Wahid was feeling his ribs as Auslander nailed a knee charge in the corner. Auslander nailed a Trapped Arm Suplex for a two count. He choked Abdul-Wahid’s throat against the ropes before tossing him over the top. Auslander dropped a guillotine legdrop across Abdul-Wahid’s throat on the apron.
Auslander covered his opponent but Abdul-Wahid kicked out. Auslander yelled at him to stay down. Abdul-Wahid tried to escape a side headlock but was blasted in the ribs. Auslander maneuvered Abdul-Wahid onto the apron but was hit with a slingshot shoulderblock into the ring. Abdul-Wahid exploded with offense, including a splash in the corner for a two count. Abdul-Wahid avoided a backdrop attempt and picked up Auslander for a delayed brainbuster suplex.
Auslander rolled out onto the arena floor. Abdul-Wahid hit a dive over the ropes onto Auslander. Abdul-Wahid hit his shoulder as he landed and immediately went down grabbing his shoulder. Abdul-Wahid was almost counted out but Auslander stopped him, saying he didn’t want to win that way. That surprised me, I thought he’d want to win ANY way! Auslander held the ropes for his opponent to get in the ring, then ran him into the corner shoulder-first and rolled Abdul-Wahid up, hooking the tights.
Abdul-Wahid somehow escaped, getting out of the pin with nanoseconds to spare. Auslander was incensed and rushed into a clothesline attempt. Shiek ducked, clotheslined Benedict and went for the Camel Clutch. But his shoulder was too painful and so the move was ineffective on one side, giving Auslander an out.
Auslander whipper Shiek into the ropes and got ready to back body drop him as he came back. But Abdul-Wahid stopped in his tracks, nailing a boot to the head of Auslander. He moved quickly to take him down with the Sitout Piledriver for a pinfall victory!
Your winner, Shiek Abdul-Wahid!
Auslander tried to make the most of that injury to Shiek, who held his shoulder long after the match was finished and made his way to the back. But Auslander should have taken that opportunity for a count-out win.