NAWA Glory 4/21/05

Tonight: The first two matches of the Gold Rush Tournament will take place, with Bryan Danielson facing off against Christopher Daniels and Sederick Skyhawk taking on Raven. Also, The Gambler faces off against NAWA World Champion Miles Stylish in a non title match, the NAWA World Tag Team Titles will be on the line as the Rottweilers will challenge the Archangels of Anarchy. The beginning of a best of three series will happen with C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond squaring off against Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley. All that and more!

We got to the Commissioner's office, as NAWA Commissioner New Jack goes over the rules of the Gold Rush Tournament and the brackets. The first round matches will have fifteen minute time limits. The Quarterfinal Matches will have twenty minute time limits. The Semifinal Matches will have thirty minute time limits. And the Final will have no time limit. The winner will face the NAWA World Champion, whomever that may be, June 20th 2005 at Night of the Rogues. The first round matches will take place over the next four weeks on Glory, with the other three rounds taking place May 15th at Gold Rush. We get brackets for the tournament.

[Skyhawk] [Raven]

[Danielson] [Daniels]

[Aries] [Hart]

[Low Ki] [Joe]

[Norman] [Punk]

[Styles] [Shelley]

[Killings] [Mamaluke]

[Lynn] [Waterman]

New Jack says tonight, the tournament begins.

The Gambler vs. Miles Stylish Miles Stylish has wrestled ninety minutes of hard hitting action combined over the past week. The Gambler is in the ring, fresh off of a win over Christopher Daniels. Both men lock up and Stylish pushes the Gambler back into the corner, before he chops away on the Gambler, but the Gambler fires back with a series of punches, before sending him into the ropes with an irish whip. The Gambler rockets Stylish up into the air with a high back body drop. Stylish is up to his feet and the Gambler hoists up Stylish. Inverted Atomic Drop brings Stylish down. The Gambler rocks Stylish with a forearm right across the eyes. Another forearm right across the eyes before the Gambler whips Stylish into the corner. Gambler rushes in but Stylish gets both feet up into the back of the head. The Gambler staggers out and Stylish rushes the Gambler, before he takes him down with a standing headscissors. Gambler is up on his knees and Stylish wallops him, before hoisting him, swinging suplex. Stylish cannot capatalize, due to the fatigue of wrestling two long matches over the past week.

Stylish picks up the Gambler and chops him. Another chop blisters the chest of the Gambler and Stylish sends the Gambler into the ropes with an irish whip. Back elbow smash is ducked but the Gambler rockes back off the ropes right into a backspin DDT! The Gambler is rolled over and Stylish covers hooking the leg. Two count. Stylish picks up the Gambler, forearm rocks the Gambler across the chest. Another forearm across the chest, before Stylish snap mares the Gambler, before he climbs to the second rope. Stylish leaps off the second rope and comes down with a kneedrop to the chest. The Gambler twitches and Stylish covers for a two count. Stylish picks up the Gambler, hooking him behind and belly to back suplex. Gambler is dumped down but Stylish rolls over for another two count. Stylish picks up the Gambler and kneelift, before he climbs to the top rope. The crowd is booing and it's really getting under the skin of Stylish, in addition to his two tough matches in the past week. The Gambler catches Stylish off guard and slams him off the top rope!

Stylish pulls himself to his feet and the Gambler punches away at Stylish before he sends him ropes into the irish whip. Hiptoss brings Stylish down to the canvas. Stylish hits the canvas hard and the Gambler rushes over, before he fires a kick to the midsection. Another kick drills Stylish in the midsection, before the Gambler pulls up Stylish, before he hoists Stylish up. Atomic drop brings Stylish down. Gambler shoves Stylish off the ropes, before he punches away at Stylish. Forearm smash brings Stylish down to the canvas. Stylish pulls himself up and the Gambler whips Stylish into the ropes. Gambler ducks the head and Stylish delivers a running dropkick to the head. Stylish picks up the Gambler, before catching him in the corner with an uppercut. Running up the corner and ten count punches, before Stylish leaps onto the shoulders of the Gambler and leaps off with a Frankesteiner! Gambler goes down to the canvas and Stylish makes the cover hooking the leg for a two and a half count!

Stylish picks up the Gambler and uppercut to the chest. Another uppercut to the chest and Stylish whips the Gambler into the ropes. The head is ducked and the Gambler hammers a forearm down across the back before he underhooks the arms of Stylish before he twists him in positioning. Backslide brings Stylish down to the canvas and the Gambler scores the pin!

The Gambler pinned Miles Stylish after a backslide in 0:09:46. Rating: *** 3/4

The crowd is cheering as the Gambler has just pinned the NAWA World Champion in this non title match. Stylish slowly pulls himself up to the canvas as the Gambler has his hand raised into the air. The announcers talk about how if the title would have been on the line tonight, the Gambler would have been the NAWA World Champion. Stylish pulls himself up, calling for the microphone, shouting for it. He says that the Gambler might have beat him tonight, but the Gambler didn't wrestle for ninety minutes over the past week. So, the Gambler got lucky. The Gambler responds if he was so lucky, why doesn't Stylish give him an NAWA World Title Shot? Stylish accepts the challenge after a few seconds pause, saying that there is no way that the Gambler can beat him and attempts to cheapshot the Gambler but the Gambler ducks. THE GAMBLER KNOCKS STYLISH OUT WITH A FOREARM RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES! Stylish falls through the second and third ropes all the way to the floor as the Gambler pumps his fist into the air working the crowd, who are cheering. The NAWA World Champion slowly pulls himself up, but slumps down, as the crowd is cheering for the Gambler. The announcers wonder if NAWA Commissioner New Jack make the Gambler and Miles Stylish for the NAWA World Title official. The Gambler remains in the ring, soaking in the cheers, as Stylish seeths on the ramp, clutching an injured jaw, as NAWA Glory has kicked off to an explosive beginning.

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Petey Williams vs. Samoa Joe Samoa Joe is undefeated. Petey Williams attacks Joe at the bell, working him over with chops and kicks, which goes about as well as you expect, as Joe runs over Petey Williams with a huge clothesline. Another huge clothesline and Joe pounds away at Petey, before kicking him right in face. Standing headscissors right into a power bomb, right into a spinning toe hold and into the STF. Joe punishes Petey Williams, as Petey squirms. The former NAWA Tag Team Champion gets to the ropes and Joe stomps him some more before whipping him into the corner. Waistlock and German Suplex release brings Petey Williams down. Joe hammers Petey with some forearms to the chest, before he pulls up Petey and headbutts him before setting him up. Power bomb in the corner stuns Petey Williams and Joe fires some vicious kicks, bringing Petey Williams down, before he stomps away at the chest of Petey Williams. Boot scrape and Joe backs off after four. RUNNING YAKUZA KICK LEVELS PETEY WILLIAMS! Petey is slumped in the corner and Joe hoists him up, before brings Petey Williams down with the Muscle Buster! Petey quivers on the canvas and Joe rolls him him over before slapping on the Kokina Clutch. A few seconds later, a semi-conscious Petey Williams taps out, giving Joe the victory!

Samoa Joe made Petey Williams submit to the Kokina Clutch in 0:05:21. Rating: *** 3/4

Samoa Joe gets his hand raised for the victory, as we see his total domination against Petey Williams. Vicious Yakuza Kick, Muscle Buster, and the Kokina Clutch highlights Joe's dominance. He remains undefeated and will face Low Ki in the first round of the Gold Rush Tournament next week on Glory.

Backstage:

The Archangels of Anarchy are backstage in the form of Christopher Daniels, Desdomia, Rapture, and the NAWA Tag Team Champions Armageddon and Destruction are backstage. Desdomia says that the New Age Wrestling Alliance is a company that is ripe for the picking. She says the NAWA World Tag Team Titles are only the beginning of what they are capable of. Soon, all will fall. Tonight, Armageddon and Destruction will face off the Rottweilers again and the result will be the same as it had been last time, a victory for the Archangels of Anarchy. Daniels says that last year he won the Gold Rush Tournament and this year, he will repeat that performance tonight. He says that tonight Bryan Danielson is going to be struck out of the tournament and three more men will be as well. Daniels will be the NAWA World Champion, that is the gospel of the Fallen Angel. We fade out with Armageddon and Destruction strapping the NAWA World Tag Team Title Belts over their shoulders, before Desdomia leads them out as they have that match next against the Rottweilers. More Glory after these messages.

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NAWA World Tag Team Match The Rottweilers vs the Archangels of Anarchy(c)(w/Desdomia)

No Smokes this evening due to the beating he suffered at Wildfire. Destruction starts out against Low Ki and Low Ki quickly hammers Destruction with a series of chops, before he whips Destruction into the ropes. Nice tilt a whirl backbreaker and Destruction rolls around, before Low Ki drills a knee to the back of the head. Another knee to the back of the head by Low Ki and he picks up Destruction, before rattling him with an open handed slam. Tag made to Homicide and Low Ki dropkicks Destruction right into an inverted atomic drop from Homicide. Homicide comes off the ropes and forearm smash right to the side of the head. Another series of forearm smashes and Homicide hooks Destruction around the head, before bringing him down with a hangman's neckbreaker for a two count. Senton gets another two and Homicide stomps away at Destruction, before whipping him into the ropes. The head is ducked and Destruction catches Homicide off guard with a kneelift. Homicide staggers back and Destruction delivers a bodyscissors right into an armdrag, sending Homicide off to the other side of the ring.

Homicide turns around right into a karate chop from Armageddon and Destruction delivers a leaping sitdown faceslam for a two count. Destruction tags in Armageddon and the Archangels of Anarchy whip Homicide into the ropes. Double leaping back elbow smash and Homicide goes down, before Armageddon pulls up Homicide, with an uppercut, before taking him over with a snap suplex. Armageddon covers, scoring a two count. Stomps drilled by Armageddon and Armageddon wheelbarrows Homicide, before making the tag to Destruction. Destruction leaps off the top rope and SPRINGBOARD ELBOWDROP/WHEELBARROW FACE BUSTER COMBINATION! Homicide kicks out at two and a half! Destruction with a series of kicks and irish whip into the corner. Rushing into the corner, attempted monkey flip but Destruction puts the breaks on. Destruction is on the second rope and leaps off. RIGHT INTO A VICIOUS LARIAT TO THE JAW! Destruction crumbles up like a leap as Homicide just plastered him.

Homicide is rolling over to the corner as Destruction crawls towards Armageddon. Tag to Armageddon and tag to Low Ki. Low Ki leaps in and cuts Armageddon down with a springboard kick to the face. Low Ki bounces off the ropes and huge kick rattles Armageddon. Destruction is on the ring apron and Low Ki takes him down with a Mongolian Chop, before he backs off and running dropkick to the knee, sending Destruction to the floor, where Homicide enters the ring and leaps over the top rope with a pescado right onto Destruction! Low Ki hooks up Armageddon in a cradle before hoisting him up halfway and dropping him across the knee facefirst. Armageddon convulses on the mat and Low Ki goes to the outside. He's on the top rope and leaps off. FLYING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP MAY HAVE COLLAPSED THE RIBS OF ARMAGEDDON! Low Ki makes the cover hooking the leg for a two and a half count!

Low Ki is frustrated, he thought the NAWA World Tag Team Titles was in his grasp. Backing off, he prepares to measure Armageddon but DESDOMIA GRABS THE ANKLE FROM BEHIND. Low Ki struggles, turning around, as he sees that Desdomia has the ankle. SOCCER KICK RIGHT TO THE NOSE OF DESDOMIA! She flies back, striking the back of her head on the bottom of the guardrail but Armageddon palm thrusts Low Ki right in the throat as he turns around. Low Ki drops and Armageddon covers to score the pin!

The Archangels of Anarchy (Armageddon and Destruction) defeated Homicide and Low-Ki when Armageddon pinned Low-Ki after a palm blow in 0:10:13. Rating: *** 1/2 (The Archangels of Anarchy retained the NAWA Tag Team Titles.)

The Archangels of Anarchy have retained the NAWA World Tag Team Titles but Desdomia is bleeding from that kick she took to the face from Low Ki. Out comes Scott Steiner, the hired gun of the Archangels of Anarchy, and he enters the ring and pulls up Low Ki, before nearly dumping him right on the back of his head with an overhead belly to belly suplex! Homicide enters the ring but Steiner throttles him, before beating him up, and Steiner takes down Homicide with a German Suplex. Steiner gets on the microphone and begins to rip into the NAWA World Champion Miles Stylish. Big Poppa Pump reminds us that he had a title shot two months ago, before "Harry Harris landed on his pencil neck and got himself crippled". Now, the Gambler gets a title shot over Big Poppa Pump? Steiner says Stylish is ducking him, because he knows there is nothing finer than Scott Steiner. Big Poppa Pump promises to make Styish is prison yard bitch and gives a shot out to all his freaks, while saying he's going to be the next NAWA World Champion, it doesn't matter how many people he's gong to have to beat up. Big Poppa Pump is your hook up, holla if you hear me. Afterwards, a security guard enters the ring and Steiner grabs him by the throat, pummeling him, before putting him in the Steiner Recliner. Steiner punishes the security guard, as referees and security come down to the ring, to try to pull the crazed Steiner off. Afterwards, Steiner walks off, face beet red, as the injured security guard along with Low Ki and Homicide are being tended to in the ring.

Backstage:

Dan Marion is standing backstage with Jerry Lynn. Marion talks about Jerry Lynn came just a second away from scoring a tie and thus forcing a sudden death overtime in the sixty minute Iron Man Match against Miles Stylish at Wildfire. It is also mentioned that many insiders in wrestling are wondering if Jerry Lynn has what it takes in this stage to compete on a high level. Many are suggesting that Lynn should retire right now. Lynn actually looks amused by this statement and says he'll retire when he's good and ready, but he still has a few more years left in and some of that time will be with the NAWA World Title around his waist. He will win the Gold Rush Tournament and then go onto win the NAWA World Championship at Night of the Rogues.

At this point, Sederick Skyhawk, Candace Sweet, Richard Ramos Ricardo, Attorney At Law, Mr. Fernando, and Bruno the Bodyguard interrupt the interview. Skyhawk boasts to make way for a real winner and a real champion, bragging about his victory over AJ Styles. Marion states that he's trying to do an interview, but Marion is just brushed off, by Candace saying "you should like so be talking to the champion, instead of this old fossil. He's like ick, someone should like so totally put him in a home". Lynn just looks at Skyhawk, remarking that he has a nice title belt, the same belt that Lynn held longer than anyone else in the NAWA. Candace remarks that he did hold it, but not any more, which means he lost it and thus he's so totally a loser. Skyhawk suggests that Lynn get up close to a monitor, "put on the bifocals if you have to see me gramps", and watch a real champion at work. Ricardo puts over Skyhawk as the greatest NAWA Television Champion of all time, something that causes Lynn to be disgusted at and promises victory in the Gold Rush Tournament, as the group walks off, as we fade to black. Raven and Skyhawk in the first first round match in the Gold Rush Tournament after this.

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Gold Rush Tournament First Round Sederick Skyhawk(w/Candace Sweet, Mr. Fernando, Richard Ramos Ricardo, Attorney At Law, and Bruno the Bodyguard) vs. Raven

Raven made it to the finals of last year's Gold Rush Tournament. The announcers talk about Raven being provoked by CM Punk into losing his mind, showing a different side of Raven, as Skyhawk tries the usual stalling tactics to heel heat. Eventually, Mr. Fernando hops up on the ring apron to distract Raven and this earns him with a forearm right to the face. Fernando goes down and Skyhawk attacks Raven from behind, pummeling him, before hititng a short arm clothesline and a pair of elbow drops. Skyhawk chokes Raven on the middle rope and distracts the referee, allowing Bruno to pummel him! Raven falls back and Skyhawk hammers Raven, before hooking him around the head. Straight jacket neckbreaker brings Raven down for a two count. Skyhawk pummels Raven with some stomps and puts on a rear chinlock, which draws some massive boos.

Skyhawk works over Raven, as he uses the ropes behind the back of the referee. The crowd is booing as Skyhawk is putting pressure on Raven. Two and a half arm drops, before Raven begins to fight out, with elbow smashes and he whips Skyhawk off into the ropes. Raven clothesline is ducked and double clothesline wipes both men out. Standing ten count but both men pull themselves up, trading punches with Raven getting the better of the exchange. Punches back Skyhawk off and running kneelift sends him into the corner. Running elbowsmash into the corner and Raven hooks Skyhawk, before bringing him down with a bulldog! Two count as Ricardo puts his foot on the ropes. Raven attacks Ricardo, beating him down, as Bruno is on the ring apron, ripping off the turnbuckle pad, exposing the buckle. The large bodyguard drops down, the announcers talk about how an exposed turnbuckle spelled doom for AJ Styles in his match with Skyhawk at the Pay Per View. Skyhawk is up and he attacks Raven from behind, and attempts to run him into the buckles, but Raven blocks it and SKYHAWK HITS HEADFIRST INTO THE EXPOSED STEEL. Skyhawk staggers out and Raven kicks him, before connecting with the Evenflow DDT! Skyhawk is rolled over, and three slaps of the mat later, Raven is the first man to advance into the elite eight of the Gold Rush Tournament.

[First Round in the Gold Rush Tournament]: Raven pinned Sederick Skyhawk with the Raven Effect in 0:08:43. Rating: ** 1/2

Raven advances forward into the tournament and rolls out onto the floor, walking off, as Skyhawk is in the ring, bleeding from getting rammed into the buckles. The Gold Rush Tournament is a chance for Raven to get a shot to become NAWA World Champion for the unprecedented third time and he's one step closer to the title.

Backstage:

Larry Sweeney enters the Commissioner's office, demanding to know why he's been summoned. Sweeney says he's the agent for the greatest wrestler in the company in NAWA International Champion tTony Mamaluke and he has several more pressing, high priced deals currently on the table, so he can't be going to New Jack's office just because he demands him to. New Jack tells Sweeney to shut up and listen. At the Pay Per View, the way the NAWA International Championship match between Tony Mamaluke and Ron Waterman ended was very suspicious. Sweeney denies knowing what New Jack was talking about, suggesting that Ron Waterman might have some kind of inner ear problem that caused him to lose his balance and says that the NAWA really should have doctor's to check this kind of thing out. New Jack tells Sweeney to shut up once again which causes the fast talking agent to look rather irritated at New Jack telling him what to do.

The Commissioner says that he believes Sweeney had something to do with the dodgy ending to the match but he can't prove anything as nothing was caught on tape. But, he can make a return match between Ron Waterman and Tony Mamaluke for next week for the NAWA International Title. Sweeney flips out, saying that Waterman doesn't deserve a title shot, he deserves to be locked in a cage, which prompts New Jack to add this match will be inside the confines of a fifteen foot high steel cage. Sweeney is sweating bullets because the cage will keep Mamaluke in with a murderous Ron Watermn and Larry Sweeney out. New Jack then yells for security to escort Sweeney out of the offense as next week it will be Ron Waterman and Tony Mamaluke for the NAWA International Title inside the cage.

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Best of Three Series Match One C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond vs. Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley

The first team to win two matches will get an NAWA World Tag Team Title shot at Night of the Rogues. Sabin starts against Simon Diamond and they lock up, with Sabin wringing out the arm of Simon, before taking him down with an armdrag. Simon gets up and another armdrag by Sabin, before he pulls him up by the hair. Tag to Matt Bentley and double irish whip leads to a double hiptoss, a double elbowdrop and Bentley covers for a two count. Bentley pounds away at Simon and bounces off the ropes but gets clubbed from behind. Simon connects with a clothesline and kneedrop, before he tags in C.W. Anderson. Anderson enters the ring and pounds away on Bentley, before shoving him into the corner. Shoulders to the midsection and Anderson whips Bentley into the ropes. Kneelift and Anderson hooks Bentley around the head, before bringing him down with a DDT. Cover on Bentley scores a two count.

Anderson rams some elbows down across the chest of Bentley and makes the tag to Simon Diamond. Gutbuster brings Bentley down and Simon leaps off the top rope, delivering the legdrop right across the back of the head for a two count. Simon picks up Bentley and kneelift, before he connects with a pair of snap suplexes, into a vertical facebuster for a two count. Bentley is lifted up and Simon goes for a superkick but Bentley ducks it. SUPERKICK CLEANS SIMON'S CLOCK! Simon goes down and Bentley crawls the corner. Simon's closer and tag to Anderson, but tag to Chris Sabin, who springs into the ring with a kneelift to the face. Sabin hammers away at Anderson and hammerlocks him, before ramming him into the corner and chops away at him, before Sabin climbs to the outside. Springboard Dropkick delivered to Anderson. Sabin makes the cover hooking the leg, but only scores a two count.

Sabin picks up Anderson and a pair of kneelifts. Simon Diamond enters the ring but Bentley cuts him off with a forearm right to the injured jaw. Sabin and Bentley turn their attention to Anderson and double dropkick takes him down. Another cover by Sabin but the referee is forcing Bentley back to the corner. This allows Simon to come off the top rope, with a double axe handle to the back of the head of Sabin. Bentley enters the ring and knocks Simon out to the floor, but Anderson is up and he dumps Bentley to the floor, before he kicks Sabin and hoists him up. Gourdbuster brings Sabin down! Anderson covers Sabin and scores the pin to win the first match in the best of three series!

[#1 Contenders Best of Three Series]: C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond defeated Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley when Anderson pinned C. Sabin with the Gourdbuster in 0:08:11. Rating: ** 1/2

Anderson and Simon win the first match in the series and if they beat Sabin and Bentley next week, they sweep the series and get the NAWA World Tag Team Title Shot against the Archangels of Anarchy at Gold Rush. Sabin and Bentley have their backs against the wall as they have to win next week to stay alive.

Coming Up Next: Bryan Danielson squares off against Christopher Daniels in the second first round match in the Gold Rush Tournament. The winner advances on to face off against Raven in the Quarterfinals. That's the main event and it's up next.

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Gold Rush Tournament First Round Match NAWA Cruiserweight Champion Bryan Danielson vs. Christopher Daniels

Both men trade holds on the canvas, with Danielson cranking on the neck, getting the advantage but the Fallen Angel quickly gets to the ropes. Both men circle each other and Danielson quickly grabs Daniels by the arm. Shoulder throat takes him down and Danielson connects with a couple of elbows but Daniels gets to the ropes. Staredown from both men and they lock up, with Danielson getting underneath Daniels and fireman's carry, right into a headscissors, which Daniels quickly kicks out up and gets up, right into an armdrag, right into a cross armbreaker, which is only on for a second before Daniels gets in the ropes. Daniels pulls himself up and Danielson with a forearm. Another forearm followed by a kneelift and Danielson takes over Daniels with a double underhook suplex. He floats over for a quick two count.

Danielson picks up Daniels and cranks on the arm, before catching him with an European Uppercut. Another European Uppercut and Danielson with an elbowsmash to the head, before he sends Daniels into the ropes. Back elbow smash is ducked and Daniels comes off the ropes with a spinning leg lariat. Danielson is down and Daniels steps back, before uppercutting Danielson in the chest. Another uppercut to the chest and Danielson is off balance, before Daniels measures Danielson and chops him. More chops and Daniels whips Danielson into the corner. Running elbowsmash into the corner, leads to a gutwrench suplex. Daniels covers but only scores a two count. He quickly picks up Danielson and uppercut in a front facelock leaps to a swinging neckbreaker. Daniels goes to the outside and slingshot into a legdrop scores a two count.

Daniels picks up Danielson and short arm clothesline brings him down, followed by a leaping kneedrop. Danielson twitches and Daniels pulls him forward into a kick to the midsection. Double underhook and Daniels pivots, before he brings down Danielson with the Angel's Wings! Daniels rolls over, a smirk on his face, this could be the end. Only a two and a half count. Daniels picks up Danielson and jabs him right in the throat, before throwing him into the ropes. The head is ducked and Danielson elbows Daniels right across the back of the head. Another elbow and Danielson hooks Daniels in an abdominal stretch, before rolling him down to the canvas with a cradle for a two count. Daniels goes for a kick but Danielson blocks it and Daniels goes for an enzuigiri. Ducked and Daniels hits the canvas hard. Danielson headbutts Daniels and full nelson. RIGHT INTO A DRAGON SUPLEX! The Fallen Angel has been dumped on the back of his head as Danielson bridges but only scores a two and a half count!

Danielson drills an elbow right across the back of the head. Another elbow drilled across the back of the head and he hoists up Daniels. Airplane spin applied! Danielson pivots a few times before he falls backwards and drops Daniels with a Samoan Drop. The Fallen Angel has been flattened and Danielson climbs to the top rope. He leaps off and diving headbutt right to the chest of Daniels! The crowd is on the edge of their seats as Danielson makes the cover hooking the leg. Two and a half count again. Danielson picks up Daniels and pulls him right into a short arm elbowsmash, before he picks up Daniels again and irish whip into the corner. Danielson charges in but Daniels ducks. He leaps to the second rope and Daniels quickly vaults to the top rope, before he leaps up with Danielson. DEATH FROM ABOVE TAKES DANIELSON DOWN! Daniels just pulled that brutal super sunset flip power bomb out of the mothballs, he hasn't used it in quite some time and now he makes the cover for a two and three fourths count!

Danielson has been taken out of the picture and Daniels rams a knee right across the head. Another knee and Daniels pulls Danielson up to his feet. Inverted facelock hook and attempted Last Rites but DANIELSON ROCKS DANIELS WITH A KICK TO THE FACE! Another kick to the face and Danielson attempts to vault over the shoulder of Daniels to counter, but Daniels blocks it. ELEVATED LAST RITES BRINGS DANIELSON DOWN TO THE CANVAS! Danielson has been planted but Daniels is also woozy because of those kicks to the head. Daniels pulls himself up and massages his temple, before he rolls over Danielson. Danielson has been flatten but Daniels wants to add a little more. He's taunting the crowd, before he climbs to the second rope, raising his arms before he springs to the top rope. DANIELSON KIPS UP, RUNS UP THE BUCKLES AND TAKES DANIELS OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A SUPER RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX!

Both men are down, as Daniels has been folded up like an accordian! Danielson might have did his last ditch effort to deliver that high impact move, as Daniels begins to sit up, but he flops back down. Danielson rolls over and pulls up Daniels by the arms in a double chickenwing, before he flips over with the Cattle Mutilation! Daniels is in the center of the ring, no way to go, his arms are trapped, so he submits, giving Danielson the victory over the 2004 winner of the Gold Rush Tournament!

[Gold Rush Tournament First Round]: Bryan Danielson made Christopher Daniels submit to the Cattle Mutilation in 0:13:15. Rating: **** 1/4

Danielson will face Raven at Gold Rush in the Quarterfinals. Next week, two more quarterfinal matches with Austin Aries against Teddy Hart and Samoa Joe against Low Ki. Also, Tony Mamaluke defends his NAWA International Title against Ron Waterman inside a fifteen foot steel cage. See you then.