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This was a first ever in Australian
wrestling to settle one of the longest running feuds in EPW history.
Two and a half years of hatred, one-upmanship and jealousy were
thrown together for one final time to see who the better man was.
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Both men looked a picture of focus and
determination as they entered the ring. Lukey explained the rules
before leaving the ring so that the match could commence. Once the
bell rang there was no turning back for either man. |
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Straight from the opening bell, Jag
tried to get inside the head of Davis. He retreated to the outside
as soon as the bell rang and made Storm wait on him. Jag used this
tactic relentlessly through out the first ten minutes. Every time
Storm would gather any momentum, Jag would slide out to gather
himself. Davis took to playing mind games of his own. He embarrassed
Jag with take down after take down hoping to dent his opponent’s
confidence. He tried to take that a step further by paint brushing
him but that infuriated Jag who lashed out with vicious punches,
knocking Storm from the ring. |
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When Storm returned, Jag tried for a
sunset flip but it was blocked out of nowhere and Davis took the
first fall. As Jag argued the count he almost went down two falls as
Storm rolled him up from behind. The match stepped up a gear as both
men took to the air, Storm first with a crossbody to the floor, and
Jag, following up with his trademark tope.
Jag went to work on his opponent’s neck in an attempt to weaken it
for his cobra clutch/camel clutch hybrid submission. Then out of
nowhere Storm drilled Jag with the Eye of the Storm to take another
fall and lead 2-0. |
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Storm pursued Jag relentlessly trying
to search for another fall, hoping that would seal the victory for
him. He went to work on his opponent’s leg with a 2nd rope dragon
screw leg whip and followed up with a roll thru into a figure four
variation.
Just when Storm seemed sure to get another fall Jag gave him a
backslide and used his feet on the ropes for leverage to get one
fall back. It was now Storm in front by 2 falls to 1. |
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This seemed to calm Jag down as he
methodically went to work on Storm’s neck. A fisherman’s buster and
standing huracanrana left Storm dazed and Jag tried to finish him
off with a leg drop off the apron. But Storm wondered off into the
crowd to avoid it. When Jag came after him he fought back and took
the match back into the ring but missed a diving headbutt putting
Jag straight back in control.
A german suplex and a 2nd rope fisherman’s buster left Storm beaten
and Jag applied his submission to extract a tap out and tie the
match up a 2-2. With Jag in control, Storm looked in huge trouble
with about half an hour to go. |
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Desperation forced him to nail Jag with
a slingshot huracanrana from the ring to the floor. He took the
fight up the aisle and into the crowd. Jag pursued Storm with
entrance stairs in hand. Storm tried for another rana but was slung
into the side of the Cockman Pavilion.
Jag set up a table to put Storm away for good. Storm drilled him
with a Yakuza kick and set up a table of his own. They then fought
for control on the buckles, each trying to put the other through a
table. Storm then countered with a top rope cutter before trying to
once again to finish Jag off. Instead Jag battled back and both men
went crashing through two tables as Jag gave Storm a back suplex off
the top. |
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Jag managed to crawl back to the ring
as Storm was counted out. Jag was in front for the first time in the
match. 3-2. With Storm almost unconscious, Jag hit the 2nd rope
Jagged Edge for another fall and was now in a commanding position.
He led by two falls with barely 15 minutes to go.
The match went back to the outside with Storm going airborne with a
somersault plancha off the corner buckle and into the crowd. They
brawled their way through the crowd as Jag ran Storm ten feet across
the Pavilion and smashed him into the shed. Storm took control back
and went for his trademark over the rail somersault senton but Jag
managed to get the knees up in time. |
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With only 12 minutes to go Jag was in
the driver’s seat and only minutes away from a massive victory. Then
Storm’s demeanor changed. He seemed so desperate for victory that he
would do anything to get there. A nasty back suplex and a diving
headbutt didn’t get the job done. Neither did two Eye of the Storms
in a row. Jag was showing plenty of courage as he defended a two
fall lead. Storm then went for a chair to finish his opponent off. |
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When the referee stopped him from
using, Storm tried to take him out but instead found himself being
half and half suplexed onto his head. This led to Jag putting Storm
back into his submission. Storm was so close to tapping out so he
punched the referee in the face so that the tap out would not
register. |
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As Jag checked on the ref, Storm
drilled him with a massive chair shot that put his lights out. Head
referee Dan heard the shot and caught Storm with the chair in hand.
He asked the fans if Storm had used the chair. Davis vehemently
denied the charge but Dan was convinced and ready to disqualify him.
Storm enziguiried him before he could. A third ref then came down
and counted the fall as Storm collapsed on Jag. 3-4 |
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With six minutes to go, Storm was still
down one fall but now Jag was busted open. Like a shark sensing
blood Storm repeatedly punched his foe trying to open the wound up
even more. Jag was valiant and hit Storm with a superplex and a top
rope rana but could not quite score another fall. Storm then hit a
2nd rope back suplex which set up for the coup de grace, the Rolling
Storm. This gave him another fall and with just over a minute to go
we were tied at 4-4. |
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Storm threw Jag from the ring, trying
to score a cheap victory. But Jag kept returning before the ten
count. Davis abused the ref and threw Jag out again. Again Jag
managed to return before the ten count. |
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Storm then tried to roll Jag up with
his feet on the ropes but the ref saw it. Storm then small packaged
Jag but held onto the ropes. The ref didn’t see it this time and
Storm was now in front with less than thirty seconds to go. Davis
celebrated as he punched Jag’s open wound. But with ten seconds left
Jag used his last bit of energy and nailed the Jagged Edge. He
covered Storm but it was too late and time expired as the referee
counted to two. |
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The two men laid prone for minutes as
the fans gave them a standing ovation. Storm had waited many years
for this moment and as they rose, Jag offered Storm a handshake as a
true show of respect. Storm seemed to take the moment in before
spitting on Jag. He then left the ring, cockily laughing as he went.
But as he left Mikey blocked his exit. The EPW champion dared Storm
to spit in his face. But Davis backed down and snuck around Mikey to
leave. |
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Mikey then entered the ring. He said
that he had proven that he was the best in WA but now he wanted to
prove that he was the best in Australia. He said Jag was ripped off
in that match and that he wanted to fight him in the future to prove
that he was the best in Australia. Jag shook Mikey’s hand and handed
him his EPW title belt back. |
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Jag then received a standing ovation
for his amazing effort in the Iron Man match. This was EPW at its
best and proved why EPW is considered one of the best feds going in
Australia today. |
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