Samoa Joe vs Jeff Hardy
The fans are chanting for Joe, so Hardy gets out and hi fives all of the fans at ringside? He gets back in and Joe kicks him and punches him in the corner, then dumps him over the ropes. Joe slams him into the ring steps but Hardy fights back and throws Joe’s head into the apron, then gets back inside and works on Joe in the corner. Hardy puts him in a rear chinlock but Joe drops down and hits a jawbreaker, then kicks Hardy in the face and hits a big kneedrop. Joe picks him up and Hardy punches back and whips Joe, but Joe hits a back kick and starts pounding on Hardy on the mat. Joe runs at Hardy and hits a back elbow and a snapping toe kick, then goes for a pin but only gets a two count.
Hardy again tries fighting back but Joe hits a powerslam, then picks Hardy up and hits some snapping punches. Joe tries whipping Hardy, but Hardy reverses and hits some clotheslines then tries going up top, and Joe hits him on the way down and follows it with a sitout senton. Joe powerbombs him, and holds on as Hardy kicks out, locks in a STO, and turns it into a Crossface. Hardy gets his foot on the ropes and they trade punches before Joe gets the Kokina Clutch applied, but Hardy fights him off and hits Whisper in the Wind. Both men fight to get up as JB counts the time down. They are brawling on the ground as time expires and the crowd is booing (and so am I.) The fans are chanting let them fight then Hardy goes after Joe before the two are separated by referees.
(I never put my two cents in when doing play-by-play but this completely ruined a good match/segment. I don’t care about a time limit draw, but they never announce it for one specific match unless it actually goes to the time limit. It ruins the ending, whether it’s taped or not. I am fine with them going to a draw, but don’t make it a stipulation when none of the other matches have it said during introductions. Add on top of that that JB actually started counting down towards the end of the match. WTF? Good action, horrible execution from the bookers.)
Result – Time Limit Draw
Matt Morgan vs Mr. Anderson
Anderson gets a quick roll up and puts Morgan in a headlock, but Morgan pushes him into the corner. Morgan elbows him then kicks Anderson with repeated kicks until the ref pulls him away. Morgan hits the rapid elbows then splashes Anderson, and follows it with a sidewalk slam. Anderson punches back but Morgan hits a fallaway slam and taunts Anderson by paintbrushing him then dragging him up and hitting a lariat. Anderson looks dazed and Morgan winds up and goes for another clothesline, but Anderson was playing possum and he hits the Mic Check and gets the win.
After the match, Morgan attacks Anderson with the Anderson’s mic and busts him open. Morgan drops the mic on his chest and taunts the fans as we go to a commercial.
Winner – Mr. Anderson
