In the main event of IPW Unleashed “The Professional” Joseph Kinkade paved his way to victory through the blood of Wrestling’s Most Wanted” Lil T and forced his opponent to tap when he cinched in the devastating Stretch Muffler to retain the IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship!
Kinkade spilled outside as Lil T gained the advantage in the early portion of the match, and thought twice about bringing a chair into the match. Heading back inside, Lil T hit a series of clotheslines and suplexes, but the tide quickly turned the way of the champ, who hit back with brutal knee drops.
Lil T countered into a flying head scissors, but the comeback didn’t last and Kinkade went back to brutalising the challenger. Kinkade then distracted the ref and allowed time for Mischa to attack T on the outside, busting him wide open.
Lil T was at the mercy of the vicious champion, who smashed his wounded and profusely bleeding head into the mat, before glorying in the blood by rubbing it all over himself.
A pin earned Kinkade two, but Lil T still had enough fight left in him to counter an ankle lock into a rollup and he then pulled Kinkade into a backslide. A hard clothesline from the champ put T back down on the mat, and he might have been down, but he wasn’t out, and he was able to fight back and lock in a Sleeper on Kinkade.
The Professional broke the hold and the pair traded chops as they climbed to their feet. Lil T then hit Spin the Mic, earning a two count, and then took care of business on the ring apron by butting the heads of Gary O. Davis and Mischa together, knocking them to the ground.
Lil T then got caught by Kinkade coming off the top rope. Kinkade hauled him back to the ropes, looking for a superplex, but Lil T fought his way free and hit the Impactor off the top instead. This earned him a two count, but the champ still had enough wind in him to lock in the Stretch Muffler in the centre of the ring. Unable to reach the ropes or break the hold, Lil T was forced to tap out and Joseph Kinkade retained his IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship!
Full results for IPW Unleashed 2009:
Mischa Vladimir Ivanoff w/ Gary O. Davis & IPW NZ Heavyweight Champion & Armageddon Cup Champion “The Professional” Joseph Kinkade def. Kazuki
Mischa took a page from Kinkade’s book and locked in the Stretch Muffler, forcing Kazuki to tap.
Saint Chaos def. Xtreme Superstars Jordan Invincible & Dills Deluxeo
Brian Saint James faked an injury to distract the ref, but Curt Chaos was unable to capitalise and Invincible and Dills were able to launch an attack. But the sneaky Saint Chaos duo got the advantage and Saint James used the ropes to get the pin and the victory.
Mixed Tag Team match
No Contest – Double Count Out
Waipukurau Warrior & JPE vs. Alita Capri & Les West
Warrior and West, the legal competitors, brawled outside while JPE demolished Capri in the ring, and neither man made it back to the ring before the ref counted ten, and it was ruled a No Contest.
- Link van Haggard confronted his former partner, Kid Liger, in the ring. The pair faced off, but Liger deemed van Haggard unworthy of his attention.
Special Guest Referee Daddy Kool
Evie def. The New Vogue starring Britenay featuring Paul Starr & “Handsome” Danny Jacobs
Despite the antics of the New Vogue on the outside, Evie managed to get the best of Britenay with a hard-hitting backbreaker variation to put her down for the three count!
- Victor Lucid’s announcement was interrupted by the NZ Dream, who proceeded to beat down on Lucid without provocation.
Top Tag Team Tournament Prize Money match
Pirate and Ninjas Are Totally Awesome def. The New Vogue starring “Handsome” Danny Jacobs & A Class featuring Paul Starr & Britenay
Jacobs revealed that the New Vogue had tricked A Class into signing his contract over to the New Vogue, meaning that if he wanted to continue his career in IPW, he now had to do everything they asked of him, and this time around it was for A Class to tag with Jacobs in the match. In the end, HDJ got frustrated with the tide of the match and thwacked Pirate Burns over the head with a foreign object just as Liam Fury was about to hit the Shooting Star Press and finish off A Class. The New Vogue lost the match by DQ, but then stole the prize money cheque anyway.
2 vs. 3 Handicap match
“The One” Vinny Dunn & DD Davey Deluxeo w/ Megan-Kate Deluxeo def. “The Ex-Patriot” Alfred Valentine, Flagboy & The Antagonist
DD Davey Deluxeo replaced the injured “The Deal” Dal Knox in the match, partnering up with Dunn. It was a closely fought match up until The Deal entered and chased Valentine from the match, leaving the Antagonist and Flagboy to face off against Dunn and Deluxeo. DD hit a neckbreaker off the top rope, Dunn then hit a Muscle Buster. The pair then covered Flagboy and the Antagonist to get consecutive pins for the win.
IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship
Armageddon Cup Champion “The Professional” Joseph Kinkade w/ Gary O. Davis & Mischa Vladimir Ivanoff def. “Wrestling’s Most Wanted” Lil T
Kinkade locked in the Stretch Muffler and it was all over for Lil T.
Credit: Dayna Wall nzpwi.co.nz
Photos Courtesy of Auckland Sports Photography