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00:00You know, arguably, equally matched, equally matched.
00:12These two, Frankie Kazarian, Bryan Danielson, both, you know, their credentials are much the same.
00:20Frankie Kazarian, NWATMA, Ring of Honor, WWE.
00:26Zero-one.
00:27Zero-one.
00:28This man has done it all.
00:30He has, but, you know, I would give the advantage to American Dragon just because he's wrestled in Europe for the last three months.
00:39He has picked up a lot of things that Frankie Kazarian may not have seen in his career.
00:43You know, you can wrestle an English guy, a German guy, and pick up maybe one or two things.
00:48American Dragon was there for months at a time.
00:51He has learned just a non-stop influx of new and exciting and never-before-seen in America maneuvers, holds, locks, and submissions.
01:05Now, there's an old saying in wrestling that there's a counter for every move, every wrestling move.
01:11Now, Bryan Danielson spent a long time in Europe.
01:16Frankie Kazarian may never have seen some of the stuff that, you know, American Dragon's gonna throw on him.
01:21That's very true.
01:21One, two, three.
01:23And we see referee Rick not calling for the clean break.
01:26Frankie Kazarian, a fighting man's champion, obliged to give it to him.
01:31And a clean break.
01:32See both men circling the ring.
01:37A bit leery, you know, they were testing each other out with that first encounter.
01:41Now with the Greco-Roman knuckle lock.
01:44Men squaring off.
01:48Cast his strength.
01:49And neither man with a clear advantage.
01:51American Dragon trying to use his weight to his advantage, but he can't get it.
01:54Frankie, the very same, is not working out for either man.
01:58And now, trying to, American Dragon finally does have the advantage.
02:03Putting the hurt on the fingers, the flanges of Frankie Kazarian.
02:08The metacarpals.
02:10The metacarpals.
02:11How about that?
02:11I remembered something.
02:12There you go.
02:14Frankie Kazarian now in a straight jacket by American Dragon.
02:18American Dragon, oh, wow.
02:20Just pulling back with his knees firmly planted in the small of the back of Frankie Kazarian.
02:24Frankie Kazarian flips over onto American Dragon and straight jackets him.
02:28A beautiful, beautiful counter by Frankie Kazarian.
02:31I'm not sure if that's a counter.
02:33It's just on the spot and necessity from Frankie Kazarian, but it was beautiful either way.
02:40American Dragon rolls through.
02:42Still got a hold of Frankie Kazarian's hands.
02:45These men were on top and back into the straight jacket for American Dragon.
02:49And Kazarian, again, trying to get American Dragon off his vertical base.
02:55American Dragon rolls through, countering, countering, and breaks the hold.
02:59Both men shaking out the bad, taking in the good.
03:08Very evenly matched.
03:09These two really feeling each other out.
03:11Nobody's really going for anything big at this point.
03:13Really just keep being cautious because, as you know, one mistake in this match can be over.
03:20Someone will take advantage.
03:24This match could be over very shortly if American Dragon continues to focus his attacks on the arms and the hands of Frankie Kazarian.
03:33Frankie Kazarian, a lot of his offense comes from, oddly enough, using his arms.
03:38And, you know, I mean, if American Dragon were to be able to neutralize or, you know, even stop Frankie Kazarian from using his arms in certain techniques and, you know, the Wave of the Future and the Flex Capacitor, then, you know, I'd...
03:53Wow.
03:54I don't even know what that was.
03:57That's fucking crazy.
04:01This is all that teaching in Europe and going to the New Japan Dojo here in L.A.
04:06Hey, this man knows wrestling.
04:09These two men know wrestling.
04:11This is a fantastic main event.
04:13So far, nobody has really taken a big risk or a big chance.
04:18Nobody's out ahead.
04:19One man will get out a little bit and the other will catch up just as quick.
04:24Hammerlock.
04:25American Dragon.
04:26Trying to go up and, no, Frankie Kazarian not allowing American Dragon to go up into the lucha-style counter to that move.
04:34And American Dragon just very wisely rolls down to his ass and rolls out of it.
04:40And for those of you keeping track at home, it's just now at 5 a.m.
04:44That's 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
04:47That's Tuesday the 17th in Guam.
04:52The Sleep Pixies have been tapping our shoulders for at least three hours now.
04:57Yes.
04:57American Dragon and a front facelock by Frankie Kazarian.
05:01Looking for a quick counter, but Frankie Kazarian held on and countered along with Bryan Danielson.
05:08Just swinging over, keeping that front facelock applied.
05:11And now a top back-of-the-face lock by Frankie Kazarian.
05:18American Dragon blocking the snap-mire attempt by Frankie Kazarian by placing his leg on the instep of Frankie Kazarian's boot.
05:26And putting Kazarian up to the top rope.
05:28Kazarian goes through.
05:30Two.
05:30No.
05:31Two count only.
05:32Drop totaled by Frankie Kazarian.
05:35Knocks American Dragon down.
05:36And back right into that front facelock.
05:39That could have been the big risk that we thought that someone was going to take.
05:43But actually it was countered very nicely.
05:46And backing Frankie Kazarian in control.
05:50In control.
05:51But, you know, in control for how long?
05:54Frankie Kazarian is always cool and in control.
05:58Did you know Frankie Kazarian was in a car accident recently?
06:02And his car, like, spun around eight or nine times.
06:08But when, you know, he finally came to arrest on the curb, or not the curb, but the shoulder of the road.
06:16You know what's the first thing Frankie did?
06:17Didn't get out of his car.
06:19Didn't freak out.
06:21Fixed his hair and his eyebrows.
06:23As I read that article, and I saw that the, there's a couple witnesses that saw it.
06:30Yes.
06:31You know what their response to that was?
06:33That was cool.
06:35That was cool.
06:36That was cool.
06:37That's true.
06:37Very true.
06:38And Frankie Kazarian jumps right back into the front facelock on American Dragon.
06:43American Dragon, I'm surprised he doesn't have a counter for this.
06:45Maybe, like the mischievous cat Felix, he left his bag of tricks backstage and now is utterly defenseless.
06:53Except when he busts out a Northern Lights suplex and proved me completely wrong.
06:58But Frankie Kazarian shrugs it off, keeps the front facelock.
07:03Now Brian Danielson is, you know, known worldwide as one of the greatest technical wrestlers of
07:15all time.
07:16If Frankie Kazarian sees a chink in any of the armor, look at that.
07:20Big kip, kipa, missing that kick.
07:24These two are so evenly matched.
07:27Disco, you seem like you're sputtering a little bit too.
07:29I'm just sputtering a little bit too.
07:31I'm an old man.
07:32Both men backing up again to a vertical base, squaring off, circling each other.
07:38Does your jaw hurt too from talking so much?
07:42Like, seriously, mine hurts.
07:44Me talk, my jaw hurt.
07:47Talk too much.
07:50American Dragon with the go-behind and the fucking Latin snapper, whatever it's called.
07:56He puts the Latin snapper fucking hell.
08:00What kind of commentary is that?
08:02What's it called?
08:03The, not the Latin snapper, I don't know.
08:09Frankie Kazarian, oh.
08:11Goes from, refers neckbreaker to it.
08:14Just some sort of neckbreaker and swings over into the front facelock yet again.
08:18Weakening the neck of American Dragon, hopefully so he can hit either that wave of the future or the flux capacitor, further weakening the neck of American Dragon and allowing Frankie Kazarian to obtain a pinfall victory.
08:31Gets to the ropes.
08:32Gets to the ropes.
08:34We'll be a clean break.
08:36I know it's not the Latin snapper, but what's it called?
08:39Where you do the thing, the nerve hold, the Mongolian?
08:42Uh, not the Mongolian, but the, uh...
08:45Isn't that the oriental...
08:47Oriental spike?
08:48That's what it is.
08:50Or the Asiatic spike.
08:51No, that was something else, wasn't it?
08:53Frankie Kazarian goes over the top, shooting an elbow right to the gut of American Dragon and coming in with a big, big DDT right there.
09:01Right there again, concentrating on the neck area of American Dragon.
09:06Two count.
09:07Now, on that last rope break we saw before that, Brian Danielson looking like, uh, he's gonna take some shortcuts in the future.
09:17It would appear so, and it appears that Brian Danielson of American Dragon has lost his affinity for the fans.
09:25You know, he doesn't quite play to them as much, and, uh, when he does talk to them, it's, uh, it's not very nice.
09:31It's a raised tone.
09:33Yeah, you know, I think, I think he's, uh, he's sick of their crap, and, uh, he doesn't want to take it anymore.
09:39He's sick of their crap.
09:41Now, the fans could not be more respectful to one American Dragon, but look at this.
09:48Oh!
09:49Jesus.
09:50Big clubbing forearm.
09:51Watch Frankie Kazarian on the ropes, not very sportsmanlike, and he's letting the fans know it.
09:57The fans are letting him know it.
09:59Really turning on, they, both, the fans have turned on Brian Danielson, and he's done the same to them.
10:05Yes, that is very true.
10:07Frankie Kazarian, the victim of one of what I am sure to be many European uppercuts, and American Dragon just in the face of the fans, telling them, telling them how much they suck, and how he feels about them, and how they overpay for car insurance.
10:22And Frankie Kazarian, and American Dragon, just in a battle on the outside, and American Dragon sending Frankie back to the inside, because he knows if there's one thing you've picked up in Europe, you don't win belts on the outside.
10:33That's right.
10:35And American Dragon, what a great PWG champion he would be if he were to beat Frankie Kazarian.
10:42Well, he has a lot to go in that department, my friend, because Frankie Kazarian, he has taken a pounding.
10:50He's beat two of the top wrestlers at our last show, Chris Daniels.
10:55And the phenom, AJ Styles.
10:58That's right.
10:59This man can beat two men at a time.
11:01Brian Danielson has brought his A game today.
11:05He's going to be a tough opponent.
11:07But so far, it's been very even.
11:11Surprisingly even.
11:13Now, do people generally bring their B games to places?
11:16Or their C?
11:17I've seen people bring their B and C games.
11:19Possibly their D games, as well.
11:21Wow.
11:22They've also brought their head games.
11:25You and I, baby.
11:27Head games.
11:29And oh, Frankie Kazarian really feeling that head game.
11:32Grabbing his hair.
11:33But American Dragon's stomping.
11:36The back, what's his mission called?
11:39The tricep.
11:39The tricep.
11:40Yeah, that's the tricep.
11:41The one you do not have.
11:43Yeah.
11:44Not very well defined.
11:45But anyway, American Dragon kicked Frankie on his tricep.
11:49That was mean.
11:49Excalibur, really sputtering.
11:51That was mean, dude.
11:52Excalibur, if there's one thing I will say about you, you have never seen the inside of a gym.
12:01Hey, I've seen it.
12:02I've just never been in one.
12:03All right.
12:04I've seen pictures.
12:05All right.
12:06You saw it in a movie.
12:07That's right.
12:08Pumping iron.
12:09Hey, that was a classic.
12:10And they show it on Salford sometimes.
12:12Like, there's this one where George peed in the shower.
12:18Bryan Danielson really taking some shortcuts now.
12:22He is fed up.
12:23He wants to show that Pro Wrestling Guerrilla is his.
12:27He wants to take that championship.
12:28He wants to pee in the PWG shower.
12:32He might have already done it.
12:34But he wants to do it as the champion.
12:36Yeah.
12:37He wants to take Frankie's belt and just pee everywhere.
12:43Oh, my God.
12:44You know, in Europe, they do a lot of crazy things.
12:47And peeing is one of them.
12:48They pee in the round system.
12:50They use...
12:51They do.
12:51Yeah.
12:52They take breaks in between.
12:53Whereas Americans, we'll just go straight through.
12:55I guarantee you, ask any European guy.
12:58And they say they take breaks while they're peeing.
13:00So, you know, it would be like a little bit, like 10 seconds.
13:03They stop.
13:04They stop.
13:05Come back another 5 seconds.
13:06They stop.
13:07Come back another 5 seconds.
13:09There's a flush in between.
13:11It's a really inefficient use of water.
13:13I agree.
13:14Yeah.
13:14And there again, Frankie Cedarian getting his triceps stopped by the American Dragon.
13:18American Dragon, uncharacteristic to talking trash with the fans.
13:23It is very uncharacteristic, but you know what?
13:26I think I love the change because it makes him more accessible because most people are
13:33just loud assholes.
13:36Frankie Cedarian really trying to...
13:38Oh, American Dragon.
13:39...wire those elbows in, but American Dragon.
13:41Oh, my God.
13:42But with an arm breaker.
13:43You tried to break the arm?
13:45I really wouldn't expect that.
13:47No.
13:49American Dragon.
13:50Now, can I say one thing?
13:52Is American Dragon now even that more dangerous?
13:56Wanting to dismember, maim our champion?
14:01Now that he's got a tood.
14:02Yeah.
14:03Oh, my God.
14:05Very innovative.
14:06Yeah, I saw Johnny Smith do that once in all of the fans.
14:09Mm-hmm.
14:09And then somebody tried doing it to me, I'm training, and I swear to God, I thought they
14:16ripped off my arm, like, at the socket.
14:19They just took it and, you know, tied it to 77 wild horses and just ripped it right off
14:25my body.
14:26That's how much it hurt.
14:27So I can identify with what Frankie Cazarian's going through.
14:32Frankie Cazarian picks up American Dragon into a body slam, but American Dragon holds on
14:37to that Greco-Roman knuckle lock.
14:40Oh, my God.
14:41That is amazing.
14:42If there's one thing American Dragon knows, he knows he has to stay on the arm of Frankie
14:48Cazarian, weaken him, prevent him from using those moves that can injure American Dragon's
14:52head, and stop him from defending his title tonight.
14:56Or whatever night this was filmed.
15:01One night a long time ago.
15:04Wow, really working that arm.
15:08Frankie Cazarian.
15:09Again, counters into a pinfall attempt, two count only, American Dragon just goes for
15:13the European uppercut.
15:15Frankie Cazarian on the backslide.
15:17Again, only a two count.
15:19Small package on American Dragon, two count only.
15:22Frankie Cazarian, again, and American Dragon just cuts him off with a short lariat right
15:26to the face.
15:29American Dragon would be wise to cover him, but it drops a knee.
15:36Dropping a knee on somebody's head is almost as good.
15:38If not better than covering him.
15:40I would have to agree.
15:42Now, really key-locking the arm.
15:45Laying across him, putting a lot of pressure on the neck.
15:48Could Frankie be tapping here?
15:49Rick Knox is not in position to see.
15:56Frankie rolling out.
15:57Now getting American Dragon in a precariously close...
16:01Look at those arms all twisted.
16:02It's odd.
16:03Fuck.
16:04Wow.
16:04Wow.
16:05Wow.
16:05Frankie rolling down to the mat.
16:08And luckily...
16:09Wrenching that arm.
16:10Yeah, luckily American Dragon broke that hold or else my voice is going on now.
16:14I need some money.
16:16Excalibur, his voice has also been wrangled.
16:19Oh, American Dragon really given to the fans.
16:22This is a different side of American Dragon.
16:24I don't think that we want to see.
16:26Because he will break body bars.
16:31Excalibur.
16:31He might have broken Excalibur's spirit.
16:33Yeah.
16:34My will to continue doing commentary is sacked because of American Dragon.
16:39Wow.
16:39Look at this.
16:40Can you imagine?
16:41I'm fired off, dude.
16:42I mean, look at that.
16:43Can you imagine?
16:44You know what that is, man?
16:46That's a metamorphosis.
16:47This man has transformed.
16:51Look at that.
16:52Wow.
16:53He doesn't quit.
16:54Are you kidding me?
16:55He's got veins in place.
16:56People only have...
16:57Have parts.
16:59Fuck.
16:59You headbutton Frankie, man.
17:04Grabbing Frankie Kazarian's beautiful hair.
17:06Still jawing with the fan.
17:08My God.
17:09Frankie is...
17:10I mean, he took that time to recover, but he cannot recover fully.
17:13I mean, American Dragon seriously has the advantage in this match.
17:16Frankie...
17:17Once and two boots.
17:19Desperately, desperately trying to counter.
17:21And there, a big third boot, but also taking Frankie Kazarian off his feet, off his vertical
17:28base, where he is at his strongest.
17:31American Dragon.
17:32Oh, my God.
17:33A mean streak.
17:35Unbelievable.
17:36This man is fired up.
17:37I think that...
17:38You know what?
17:40I think he might take the title tonight.
17:42Frankie Kazarian, can he withstand this punishment?
17:46Big.
17:46Shot to the face of American Dragon.
17:48American Dragon reeled up against the ropes.
17:50Frankie just laying in.
17:52Shots like bombs.
17:54American Dragon, big back body drop.
17:57Oh, my God.
17:59Frankie Kazarian.
18:01Big, big body.
18:02Oh, my God.
18:04Oh, my God.
18:05Oh, my God.
18:06There you go.
18:07Backdrop.
18:08Go for the kick.
18:09American Dragon.
18:10Here we go.
18:11Ocean Cyclone Suplex.
18:12Could it be?
18:14American Dragon does not want to go.
18:15And there it is.
18:16The Ocean Cyclone Suplex.
18:18Two count only for Frankie Kazarian.
18:20American Dragon kicked out just in the nick of time.
18:24Frankie's arm.
18:26Almost.
18:27You know, we saw this in the Super Dragon-Joey Ryan match.
18:31The arm was rendered useless.
18:33It plays a critical role in all wrestling matches.
18:37Frankie going for the wave of the future.
18:38American Dragon easily able to block European uppercut.
18:41Just rocking Frankie Kazarian right in his face.
18:44And a rolling elbow just knocking Frankie Kazarian's block off.
18:49One, two.
18:51American Dragon hooking the leg late.
18:53One, two, two.
18:55Again, did not hook the leg that time.
18:58And only got a two count.
19:00I was telling you right now, you had a wayback machine.
19:03And you told American Dragon to hook the leg.
19:05This match would be over.
19:06And our commentary would be done.
19:10American Dragon going to the top rope.
19:12Could it be his patented headbutt from the top?
19:16I sure hope so.
19:18It is.
19:19Hook the leg.
19:20American Dragon, you will have your PWM.
19:23WG Championship.
19:24Oh, it's that close.
19:25Frankie Kazarian amazingly, amazingly kicked out.
19:29Now, American Dragon going for the cattle mutilation.
19:33He's got it.
19:33This is over.
19:34He's got it.
19:35I'm leaving now.
19:38Excalibur has left the room.
19:39He thinks this match is over.
19:41Frankie Kazarian says, no, it is not.
19:44I'm holding on.
19:46I am the champion.
19:47I'm going to prove that I'm worthy of this championship.
19:50I'm not going down like that.
19:51Rick Knox says, no, I'm not going down.
19:53Wow.
19:53And a big knee.
19:55It's not over, Disco.
19:57I had to wake up Excalibur.
19:59Frankie Kazarian's got American Dragon to a rear choke.
20:02American Dragon, what can he do?
20:05Where can he go?
20:06His only hope at this point is to make it to those ring ropes and break the hold.
20:09Asim drops at one, two, drops down one more time.
20:16We've got a successful title.
20:19No!
20:19American Dragon keeps that arm up.
20:22Keeps the hope alive for all the little Dragonites out there.
20:26And then Frankie Kazarian holds on.
20:31One, two.
20:32Oh, man, so close.
20:37Frankie Kazarian actually held on to that choke hole, or should I say sleeper hole, and, you know, he almost pinned him.
20:46Stopped to Disco's wave of the future.
20:50Oh, that's the wave of the future.
20:51Frankie Kazarian, rollover, cover.
20:54American Dragon, he's different.
20:55One, two.
20:56But he got his foot on the roll.
20:58I don't think he had the strength to kick out, but he had just enough strength left to put his foot over the ropes and break up that pitfall attempt.
21:06This match is unbelievable.
21:10Frankie Kazarian working with almost one arm.
21:14What's he going for?
21:15Lifts him on the ropes.
21:18Gives him a shot.
21:21Frankie Kazarian.
21:22Could he be going for the flex capacitor?
21:24American Dragon, not if he has anything to say about it, shoots Frankie down.
21:28Comes off the top.
21:29Oh.
21:30Big swing.
21:31That was a European uppercut.
21:32Yeah, it was a diving European uppercut.
21:35That was a very, very impressive maneuver.
21:40Two men down.
21:41Rick Knox.
21:41Administering the 10-count.
21:44Sorry.
21:44That's okay.
21:46You're just stepping all over me.
21:49My insightful commentary is, you know, people write it.
21:52They really like my commentary.
21:54Do they?
21:54They can do it.
21:55Actually, they say that you're better.
21:57Oh, I got a big headbutton.
21:58I was going to say, why don't you come in?
22:00I'm going to headbutt each other in the flex.
22:01Oh, my God, too.
22:02Look at them.
22:03They're like Dino and Bamber.
22:04Oh, my God.
22:05Flintstones.
22:06They're just insane.
22:06The J.Y.D. is rolling around in his grave after seeing those tremendous headbutts.
22:11The J.Y.D. is smiling in his grave after seeing them.
22:14No, no.
22:14He's rolling in his grave.
22:17Frankie Kazarian.
22:17Big stomp.
22:18Back to his feet first.
22:19I told him that vertical base is where he's the strongest and just laying the boots into
22:24American Dragon.
22:25Oh, right to the face.
22:27American Dragon in this weakened state of mind.
22:30Could he be susceptible to the way of the future?
22:33Frankie Kazarian intends to find out right now.
22:36Going up to the top.
22:37Sets him in.
22:37Sets him in.
22:38Gives him a shot.
22:40Puts him, dragging his feet over the ropes.
22:42Ascending to the top rope.
22:43American Dragon should be looking to block this.
22:46Can he block this?
22:47I don't know.
22:48It doesn't look good for American Dragon.
22:50Wave.
22:51Flux capacitor of the future.
22:54And Wave.
22:55And Frankie Kazarian needs to make a cover right now to retain his PWG championship.
23:02As he inches his way over to the challenger, American Dragon, Bryan Danielson.
23:06One, two, three.
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