Two streams in a row where I felt like I was ending the stream on a high note. Last Monday was the Maximilian Wolf vs Thomas Warren vacant US title match (once again, go watch it right now, it's worth it). Last Friday had the main event Doubles title match between Double J and V-Nation. Let's review what happened throughout the night, however.
The stream started out with current Canadian champion Johnny Talladega in a match to keep him warmed up for his upcoming match Monday night. His mystery opponent turned out to be none other than special guest XCOM soldier Chibudem "Chibs" Fofana. Johnny Talladega gets a quick pin after everyone has fun with the cameo. Fun way to kick off the night.
Next up, The Provincial Alliance has finally won a Doubles division rankings match! Their last rankings match was against V-Nation a couple of streams ago (and they made it all the way to the main event against Double J for the title, but more on that later). They picked up the win against their long time rivals, the Bulletproof P.M.C. After TG lost a Worlds division rankings match against Ken last Monday, and with the rivalry between Dominic and Sergei never ending, it was an okay match with a surprise ending.
Tyler T-Man faced Trent "T The MC" McRae in the next match to see who would move on in the US rankings. Not a very memorable match, but T-Man did an excellent job reversing signature after finisher, and managed to kick out both Trent's signature superkick that was followed by the Final Measure. T-Man then hit the No More Tears for the win.
The next match was the first Worlds rankings match of the night between Velze Formadill and Eddie Chumbo. There was a tonne of heat riding into this encounter after Eddie cheated to pin Velze in a Doubles rankings match last Monday. Not only was this match a chance for Formadill to get even, it was also Formadill's first chance to get into the race for the World title. The most important bit of info is that Chumbo was never able to get the Chum-bomb off. He did kick out of an early-match Forma-killer, but he was eventually put down after a long match with a picturesque bridging German suplex. I'm actually excited to see where Formadill will end up in the Worlds division. Maybe he'll be the one to end Chris' reign.
Pubert Adams versus Salty Marcellus was sadly the most boring match of the night. No memorable spots, but Pubert did pick up the win. It seems that Salty is in over his head in his early stint in the Worlds division after leaving the US division without a champion, but when asked he says he'd like it no other way. Good for him, I guess. But since Salty's streak was ended by Jacob Dummond, it's hard to gauge Salty's momentum following yet another loss.
The co-main event ladder match between Maximilian Wolf and Laine Whitaker was a disaster. If Maximilian grabbed the briefcase, he'd gain a contract for a US title rematch against Thomas Warren. The AI does not seem to be able to do ladder matches that well, and ever though there were some fun spots, the whole thing went to an anticlimax as Max failed to stop Laine from climbing the ladder and nabbing the briefcase. If Max wants another title shot, he'll have to go through rankings matches. He has one scheduled tonight against an unannounced opponent, and if he wins that match he'll have to go though Tyler T-Man if he wants a title shot.
Finally, the main event - V-Nation faces Double J for the Doubles titles. Usually V-Nation consists of Jake Rapture and Tom Mann with El Koogs at ringside, however Mann was subbed in with Koogs before the match in order to add some raw power to combat Jacob Drummond. I'd comfortably say that it was the best streamed tag-team match yet. Momentum shifting back and forth, Double J kicking out of everything, and the surprise Assisted Koog Boot tag-finisher coming out of nowhere for the win. V-Nation has won their first Doubles titles, becoming the fourth team to ever hold the gold.
The biggest question mark in the air right now is if Jacob and John are going to stick as a team and evoke their rematch clause. If you remember when Double J went to face The Beast Crew, the only reason Jacob is keeping John as his partner is because they won the title for the second time. Since Double J can't immediately have a rematch with John scheduled to fight Talladega for the Canadian title tonight. Jacob has not commented on the situation quite yet.
Stay tuned later today when the fight card for tonight's stream is released!
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