MATCH 5
MJF (w/ Wardlow) vs. Cody (w/ Arn Anderson & Brandi Rhodes)
Downstate is legitimately there to play Cody to the ring as he comes in tow with his Nightmare Family. Cody has a new neck tattoo representing said family. Bell rings and Cody comes charging. MJF quickly goes for a powder. “F ‘Em Up Cody” chant. Cody goes for a Cody Cutter but once more MJF bails. He goes into the crowd and eggs Cody to join him. Arn talks him down and Cody obliges. MJF tosses a beer at a fan (holy smokes). Cody patiently waits. MJF slides back into the ring and Cody attacks but the two exchange punches. Cody with his Rhodes uppercut and then hits Max with a Cody Cutter for a two count. MJF is on the entryway and jogs all the way down the tunnel to come back and clothesline MJF back into the ring. Two count.
Cody flips over MJF for a sunset pinfall, two count. Cody catches the leg of MJF, gets flipped, but thumbs Cody right in the eye.
.@The_MJF just one step ahead of @CodyRhodes.
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MJF stomps on Cody’s broken toe. Cody however, airplane Alabama slams MJF down on the mat. He slugs away at MJF on the mat. Cody is in control as Wardlow pulls Max to the outside.
Wardlow gets drawn to Arn but Cody catches him at the pass and dives onto him. As Cody tries to get back in the ring MJF pulls on the arm and Wardlow then sends Cody into the ring post while on the outside.
MJF soon folds Cody with a pinning gutwrench powerbomb for a two count.
Later on, MJF has a double wristlock on Cody and forces The American Nightmare down to the mat. Cody gets himself back up and bull rushes Max to the corner to break the hold. MJF gives a top rope stomp onto the shoulder of Cody and locks in his Salt of The Earth armbar. Cody worms his way to the ropes and literally bites the ropes for the break.
MJF hones in on the boot of Cody and pulls it off. He immediately steps on Cody’s open toe. He bites it!
Cody soon gets control and delivers a top rope Osaka Cutter that grounds both men. Paul Turner begins his ten count. Beautiful Disaster kick. Cody goes running at the ropes but Wardlow meets him on the apron to stall him. Arn is fed up and grabs a chair. He keeps him at bay. MJF is busted open and Cody slams him into the steel steps. Cody rolls him back into the ring.
Ten punch by Cody, MJF comes charging, powerslam. MJF hits a Heatseeker and Wardlow puts Max’s feet on the ropes for leverage. Brandi leaps from the apron onto Wardlow who catches her in a fireman’s carry. Cody confronts Mr. Mayhem and comes charging at Wardlow, but accidentally hits Arn. The two eventually get center ring in a suplex postion and both send each other over the top rope in a wild spot.
What a suplex to the outside!
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Ref Turner gets to nine but both men answer the call. Cody implores MJF to stand. They both are up and trade punches. Both are wobbly. Cody goes for his daddy’s Bionic Elbow but Max topples over before he can. “Dusty” chant of course. MJF hits a Double Cross for a near fall.
MJF grabs hold of Cody’s weight belt, but Turner rips it free allowing Cody to hit Maxwith a low blow then a vertabreaker for a near win. Cody grabs hold of the belt and gives Max two lashes for retribution before the belt becomes a souvenir.
MJF cowers and begs Cody to relent. Crocidile tears from Max before MJF spits in his face. Two Cross Rhodes from Cody, but MJF uses his Dynamite Diamond Ring to floor Cody. MJF falls on top of Cody for the pinfall win.
WINNER: MJF
Post-match, Arn pulls Cody up and Brandi helps him to the back. “Cody” chants for The American Nightmare.