Redemption : Knox retains but fails to reclaim!
Monday July 20, 2009
At IPW Redemption “The Deal” Dal Knox won the battle and retained his IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship when he locked in the Fort Knox and forced “The Ex-Patriot” Alfred Valentine to tap out, but it was Valentine who came out in front in the war when Knox discovered he’d been deceived and the IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship belt remained in the hands of Alfred Valentine!
Valentine quickly demonstrated that he was going to try and outsmart Knox, luring the champ outside. Flagboy attempted interference on the outside but it was quickly quashed by Knox, who continued to chase Valentine.
Knox headed back inside while Valentine vacillated on the ring apron, but Knox, never one to be patient, hit a baseball slide through his opponents legs then pulled them out from under him, smashing Valentine’s head into the ring apron.
The champ then proceeded to pulverise Valentine from pillar to post, but a mistake gave the challenger the opening he needed to get in some offence, and like a shark after blood, Valentine went for Knox aiming to do as much damage as possible.
Knox lifted Valentine to his shoulders, but the challenger was quick to wiggle his way free and then locked in the Vordermann Crab. He broke the hold and then hit Knox with the Valentine’s Day Gift, putting Knox down on the canvas.
While the champ lay stunned, Valentine climbed the ropes but then missed with the 450 Splash. Knox seized the opening and went for the Knox Out, but Valentine once again evaded the move, but he wasn’t so lucky a second later as Knox cinched in the Fort Knox and forced Alfred Valentine to tap out!
Post-match: Knox picked up the suitcase that Alfred Valentine had claimed the IPW New Zealand Championship, but when Knox eagerly opened the suitcase it was to severe disappointment as it revealed he had been tricked by Valentine. “Handsome” Danny Jacobs made his way to the ring, mocking Dal Knox, who shut him up with the Knox Out!
Full results for IPW Redemption 2009:
Mask Match
The Fire Ant def. Flagboy
After Flagboy dominated for much of the match an inverted backbreaker by the Fire Ant put Flagboy down for the three, and Ant was able to reclaim his mask. But he made the mistake of turning his back on Flagboy, who snuck up from behind as Ant contemplated his mask and ripped off the balaclava that Ant had used to hide his identity. Ant was unable to hide his face and his identity was revealed to the world.
Top Tag Team Tournament match
Qualifying Round Five – Singles
Curt Chaos w/ Brian Saint James def. Link van Haggard w/ Kid Liger
Link van Haggard got caught on the ropes by Chaos, but he fought his was free and hit the Swanton Bomb for two, he then crotched Chaos on the top rope and hit a dropkick off the top. Brian Saint James attempted a distraction on the ring apron, but Kid Liger was quick to hit him off, but he inadvertently knocked van Haggard off the top rope where he was balanced, poised to strike. Link hit the canvas and Chaos went in for the kill hitting a spinning sidewalk slam to take the victory and two points for his team.
Top Tag Team Tournament match
Qualifying Round Five – Singles
Kid Liger def. Pirate Burns
Liger “inadvertently” took Burns down with a low blow, showing off a slightly nasty streak, and it was Liger who took control of the match. Burns fought back, locking in a series of submission holds, but Liger fought his way free each time. The Pirate evaded a shoulder ram from Liger, who went flying into the steel turnbuckle, but Burns then missed off the top and with that damage done, Liger hit a brutal clothesline that kept Burns down for three, earning Liger two points for his team.
Top Tag Team Tournament match
Qualifying Round Five – Singles
Brian Saint James w/ Curt Chaos def. Liam Fury w/ Pirate Burns
Saint James reversed a hurricanrana from Fury, throwing him into the corner, Saint James then headed up top and hit the Frogsplash, but was unable to capitalise. Ninja Fury fought his way off Brian Saint James’ shoulders and flicked a hard kick to his face. Curt Chaos attempted a distraction on the ring apron, but Burns took him out. Ninja Fury climbed the ropes but he took too long, and as he hit the Shooting Star Press, Brian Saint James evaded and countered the SSP into a Diamond Cutter to take the victory and two points, meaning all three remaining teams went through to the final with 4 points apiece.
IPW South Pacific Championship
Ashe (IPWA) def. “Wrestling’s Most Wanted” Lil T
Lil T hit a facebuster and then attempted the Impactor, but Ashe managed to reverse it. A second attempt yielded results and T hit the Impactor, but Joseph Kinkade ventured to ringside and yelled abuse at Lil T. Ashe quickly used the distraction to get a quick roll up to get the win and to become the new South Pacific Champion, taking the belt back to Australia.
Evie & IPWA Women’s Champion Brandy Alexander (IPWA) def. JPE & The New Vogue starring Britenay featuring Paul Starr & “Handsome” Danny Jacobs
HDJ attempted interference but Brandy hit him with a DDT and scared him straight back out of the ring again. Brandy then hit her Brandy Snaps on Britenay for a two count. Evie tagged in which quickly turned to Britenay’s advantage, managing to land some good attacking blows before she tagged in JPE, who went to work on punishing Evie with much enthusiasm. JPE then distracted the ref and Britenay choked out Evie, but Brandy came to her rescue. Evie got the tag to Brandy, who clotheslined JPE out of the ring and with Britenay the legal lady, Brandy hit a spinning neckbreaker to take the victory for her team.
Armageddon Cup Champion “The Professional” Joseph Kinkade w/ Gary O. Davis & Mischa Vladimir Ivanoff def. Jordan Invincible
Kinkade attempted to bring in the ringstep but Jordan Invincible landed a kick and prevented him from doing so, with Invincible clutching the damaged leg that Kinkade had been working on through the match. Kinkade re-entered the ring and continued a focused attack on the damaged leg. Invincible hit a DDT but then missed with the Moonsault and Kinkade went for a quick roll up, using Invincible’s tights to make sure he didn’t kick out.
Post-match: Invincible chased everyone from the ring except Ivanoff who celebrated until the NZ Dream rode in on his motorcycle and beat him up, then chased him out of the venue with his motorcycle.
Best of Five series – Match Four
First Blood match
Jon E. King def. “The One” Vinny Dunn
Both men quickly exposed the turnbuckles, but it was King who brought in the first weapon, a length of chain that he wrapped around his fist. Dunn bought chairs into the bout, but King got his hands on a chair, throwing it at Dunn who caught it. King attempted to land a kick, but the One scouted the move, ducked and took King down with the chair. Vinny then accidentally hit the ref with a chair and King then took him down with the Silencer Superkick. King then pulled out a packet and smeared fake blood all over Dunn’s forehead, and as the ref regained his senses he saw the blood and called the match, declaring King the winner, despite Dunn’s protestations that the blood was fake.
Post-match: King made the next and final match in the Best of Five series in Whangarei next month a ladder match, and the winner would take the Number One Contender’s spot at Nightmare Before Xmas in December.
- IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship
“The Deal” Dal Knox def. “The Ex-Patriot” Alfred Valentine
Knox forced Valentine to tap out with the Fort Knox, retaining his championship, but Valentine’s trickery left Knox without the belt once again.
Credit: Dayna Wall nzpwi.co.nz
Photos Courtesy of Auckland Sports Photography