April, Show 2, Year 38

*Announcers Mauro Ranallo and Jim Cornette announce that Elimination Chamber qualifiers start right now!*

Elimination Chamber Qualifier
Al Snow w/Miss Vega vs. TNT

TNT charges into the corner, but Al Snow moves out of the way.
Al Snow goes for a side headlock, but TNT counters it with a back suplex.
In turn, Al Snow counters it with a facerake.
Al Snow attempts a German suplex, but TNT blocks it.
TNT whips Al Snow into the ropes.
TNT goes for a chokehold, but Al Snow counters it with a facerake.
Al Snow attempts a dragon suplex, but TNT counters it with a go-behind.
TNT gets a dragon sleeper on Al Snow.
Al Snow is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Al Snow inches his way towards the ropes after holding out for 5 seconds.
TNT goes for a mounted punch, but Al Snow blocks it.
Al Snow executes a roundhouse right against TNT.
Al Snow attempts to place TNT on the turnbuckle, but TNT blocks it.
Al Snow executes a dropkick against TNT.
Al Snow yells "what does everybody want?".
The chants for Al Snow are deafening.
Al Snow gives the sign for the Snow Plow.
Al Snow executes the Snow Plow against TNT.
Al Snow goes for the pin.
Craig Ortiz counts: One, two, three.

[Elimination Chamber Qualifier]:
Al Snow pinned TNT with the Snow Plow in 0:09:27. 
Rating: ** 3/4

*Backstage, Tommaso Ciampa tells William Regal he wants his match with Blight tonight to be falls count anywhere. Regal says he's got it.*

*Ken Shamrock comes out to the ring next and he's angry. He says he's pissed that Jake Hager hit him with a chair two weeks ago and since Jericho is injured anyway, he wants a match, right now, with Jake Hager! Hager and Jericho come out and Jericho sends Hager to the ring.*

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock vs. Jake Hager w/Chris Jericho

Ken Shamrock runs into the ropes. 
** Chris Jericho hits Ken Shamrock in the back with a chair.
Craig Ortiz threatens Jake Hager with disqualification.
Jake Hager executes the Head and Arm Triangle against Ken Shamrock.
Ken Shamrock is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Ken Shamrock is barely hanging in there.
Craig Ortiz asks Ken Shamrock if he should stop the fight.
Ken Shamrock shakes his head.
Craig Ortiz asks Ken Shamrock if he should stop the fight.
Ken Shamrock shakes his head.
Ken Shamrock is close to passing out from the pain.
Craig Ortiz checks Ken Shamrock's arm.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it stays up!
Ken Shamrock fights his way out of the hold after 47 seconds.
Ken Shamrock gives him a vertical suplex, but Jake Hager only stares at him.
Jake Hager goes for a fireman's carry, but Ken Shamrock counters it with a choke sleeper.
Jake Hager tries to escape the hold.
Jake Hager is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Jake Hager grabs the ropes after holding out for 22 seconds.
Ken Shamrock tries a forearm smash, but Jake Hager blocks it.
Jake Hager hits a powerslam on Ken Shamrock.
Craig Ortiz counts: One, two, three.
Jake Hager is being booed out of the building.

Jake Hager pinned Ken Shamrock after a powerslam in 0:05:38. 
Rating: ****
[Chris Jericho interfered against Ken Shamrock.]

*After the match, Chris Jericho instructs Jake Hager to continue to assault Ken Shamrock. Eventually security pulls him off.*

Elimination Chamber Qualifier
HOOK w/Taeler Hendrix vs. "The Vampire" Asher Carek

HOOK runs into the ropes. 
Asher Carek misses with a clothesline.
HOOK executes a lariat against Asher Carek.
HOOK attempts a Russian legsweep, but Asher Carek counters it with an elbowsmash.
Asher Carek throws HOOK out of the ring.
Asher Carek goes through the ropes.
Asher Carek throws HOOK into the ringsteps.
Asher Carek uses a headbutt on HOOK.
The Masked Ref counts: 1.
Asher Carek runs HOOK into the ringsteps.
Asher Carek shoves HOOK into the guardrail.
The Masked Ref counts: 2.
Asher Carek reenters the ring.
HOOK rolls back in under the bottom rope.
Asher Carek gives the sign for the Six Feet Under.
Asher Carek executes the Six Feet Under against HOOK.
The Masked Ref counts: One, two, three.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.

[Elimination Chamber Qualifier]:
Asher Carek pinned HOOK with the Six Feet Under in 0:07:49. 
Rating: ***

Falls Count Anywhere Match
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Blight (C)

Tommaso Ciampa hits Blight with an elbow.
Tommaso Ciampa performs an armdrag takedown against Blight.
Tommaso Ciampa attempts an armdrag takedown, but Blight blocks it.
Blight attempts a stomp to the foot, but Tommaso Ciampa steps out of the way.
Tommaso Ciampa throws Blight out of the ring.
Tommaso Ciampa jumps onto him with a flying knee strike.
They're brawling inside the ring area.
Tommaso Ciampa throws Blight over the guardrail.
Tommaso Ciampa is handed brass knuckles.
Tommaso Ciampa hits him with the knuckles.
The crowd is wildly cheering Tommaso Ciampa with only a few scattered boos audible.
Tommaso Ciampa whips Blight into the guardrail.
They're brawling behind the guardrail.
Tommaso Ciampa hits a lariat on Blight.
They're brawling up the aisle.
Tommaso Ciampa throws Blight back into the ring.
Tommaso Ciampa executes the Fairytale Ending against Blight.
Tommaso Ciampa goes for the pin.
Tommaso Ciampa pulls the tights.
Eduardo Knight counts: One, two, three.

No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Tommaso Ciampa pinned Blight with the Fairytale Ending in 0:08:13. 
Rating: *** 3/4
(Tommaso Ciampa won the ACW North American Championship.)

Elimination Chamber Qualifier
Drew McIntyre vs. Eddie Kingston

Lorrie Woods counts: 5.
Drew McIntyre knocks Eddie Kingston into the ringpost.
The crowd is going crazy.
Drew McIntyre hits a headbutt on Eddie Kingston.
Lorrie Woods counts: 6.
Lorrie Woods counts: 7.
Drew McIntyre throws Eddie Kingston into the guardrail.
Drew McIntyre throws Eddie Kingston into the guardrail.
Lorrie Woods counts: 8.
Drew McIntyre gets back into the ring.
Eddie Kingston rolls back in under the bottom rope.
Drew McIntyre runs into the ropes. 
Drew McIntyre misses with a clothesline.
Drew McIntyre hits Eddie Kingston with a kick.
Drew McIntyre gives the sign for the Claymore.
Drew McIntyre executes the Claymore against Eddie Kingston.
Drew McIntyre has the crowd going wild.
Drew McIntyre goes for the pin.
Lorrie Woods counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Drew McIntyre.

[Elimination Chamber Qualifier]:
Drew McIntyre pinned Eddie Kingston with the Claymore in 0:07:32. 
Rating: *** 1/2

Orangehausen (Orange Cassidy and Danhausen) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) (C) w/Valhalla

Danhausen whips Erik into the ropes.
Erik hits Danhausen with a shoulderblock.
Erik hits a backbreaker on Danhausen.
Erik works the crowd.
Erik is being booed out of the building.
Erik tags out to Ivar.
Ivar and Erik whip Danhausen into the ropes.
Ivar and Erik hit Danhausen with a double lariat.
Ivar and Erik whip Danhausen into the ropes.
They attempt to hit Danhausen with a double fist to the midsection, but he counters it with a double clothesline.
Erik leaves the ring.
Danhausen gives him a bodyslam, but Ivar shows no reaction.
Ivar performs a kick to the head against Danhausen.
Erik enters the ring.
Erik and Ivar hit Danhausen with the Ragnarok.
Ivar goes for the pin.
Craig Ortiz counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is vociferously booing Ivar.

The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) defeated Orangehausen (Orange Cassidy and
Danhausen) when Ivar pinned Danhausen after the Ragnarok in 0:22:20. 
Rating: **** 1/2
(The Viking Raiders retained the ACW World Tag Team Championships.)
[Valhalla interfered against Danhausen.]

Semi-Main Event
Sky Factor (ATMOS and STRATOS) vs. The Men In Black (Shaw and Griswold)

Shaw hits a forearm to the back on ATMOS.
Shaw takes ATMOS down with a bodyslam.
Shaw goes for a somersault senton, but ATMOS rolls out of the way.
ATMOS uses a slingshot somersault splash on Shaw.
The crowd erupts.
ATMOS goes for a gutbuster, but Shaw blocks it.
Shaw performs a kick to the head against ATMOS.
Shaw punches ATMOS.
Shaw kicks ATMOS.
Shaw tries an atomic drop, but ATMOS counters it with a facerake.
ATMOS nails Shaw with a series of kicks to the chest.
The crowd erupts.
ATMOS executes a slingshot sitdown faceslam against Shaw.
ATMOS executes a Shining Wizard against Shaw.
STRATOS enters the ring.
ATMOS and STRATOS hit Shaw with the Double Enzuigiri.
ATMOS goes for the pin.
The Masked Ref counts: One, two, three.

[Semi-Main Event]:
Sky Factor (ATMOS and STRATOS) defeated The Men In Black (Shaw and Griswold)
when ATMOS pinned Shaw after the Double Enzuigiri in 0:19:17. 
Rating: ****

Main Event
"The Devil's Advocate" Jonathan Pryce vs. The Wendigo (C)

Jonathan Pryce uses a backdrop on The Wendigo.
Jonathan Pryce goes for a swinging neckbreaker, but The Wendigo counters it with a side suplex.
The Wendigo uses a Death Valley Driver on Jonathan Pryce.
The crowd is giving The Wendigo a standing ovation.
The Wendigo performs a swinging neckbreaker against Jonathan Pryce.
The Wendigo uses a punch on Jonathan Pryce.
The Wendigo nails Jonathan Pryce with a Death Valley Driver.
The Wendigo runs into the ropes. 
Jonathan Pryce hits The Wendigo with a kick.
Jonathan Pryce attempts a spinning leg lariat, but The Wendigo steps out of the way.
The Wendigo hits a vertical suplex on Jonathan Pryce.
The crowd erupts.
The Wendigo whips Jonathan Pryce into the ropes.
The Wendigo executes the Wendigo Psychosis against Jonathan Pryce.
The Wendigo goes for the pin.
The Masked Ref counts: One, two, three.

[Main Event]:
The Wendigo pinned Jonathan Pryce with the Wendigo Psychosis in 0:06:32. 
Rating: *** 1/4
(The Wendigo retained the ACW World Heavyweight Championship.)


Card rating: *** 3/4

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