Then, Eddie Kingston said that Miro ruined what was a good, man-to-man match with that kick to the balls, then said that God doesn’t have favorites: rain will come down on all men, the just and the unjust. Penta spoke a lot of Spanish, and it sounded pretty cool to my gringo ears. Still, the records will have Black beating a man with an 8-1 record prior to this match.Īfter this, the Lucha Brothers celebrated their tag title win and said they’re ready to take on all comers.
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That missed powerslam spot looked weird because it seemed like Dustin did it for no reason, Black sold an uppercut too early, and the Black Mass landed low on Dustin’s back. This match reads well on paper because the story was there, but their chemistry was not. One Black Mass later, and Malakai Black defeated a very bloody Dustin Rhodes. Black tried to recover in the corner, but Dustin went for a Stinger Splash-only for Black to roll through Dustin’s legs and send him face-first into the exposed turnbuckle.
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And, when he went for a 10-count punch in the corner, Black escaped and kicked the crap out of his thigh again, then hit a running knee for two.īlack rolled out, pulled out Cody’s retirement boot from under the ring, and tossed it at Dustin, who got fired back up and finally hit his Destroyer, but only got two. Dustin also couldn’t get that Canadian Destroyer he’s become so fond of. He went for the powerslam, but Black was holding onto the ropes (though Dustin did get him moments later).
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While the ref checked on Dustin at ringside (not counting Dustin out, I might add), Black went into the ring and removed the turnbuckle pad.ĭustin got back into the ring, but he couldn’t get out of second gear. One thing Dustin definitely didn’t have scouted was Black’s previous use of the timekeeper’s table, as Black took advantage of a rocked Dustin by back suplexing him through the table. Though Dustin didn’t have the move scouted enough to block it, he did fight through the pain better than Cody, brawling with Black until both men were ringside. Like with previous opponents, Black went straight for Dustin’s legs with some really stiff kicks, hobbling the man as quickly as he could.