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Promotion: Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
WON rating: ****1/2
Match type: Singles
Event: PWG Smokey And The Bandido
Promotion: Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
WON rating: ****1/2
Match type: Singles
Event: PWG Smokey And The Bandido
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00:22Ladies and gentlemen,
00:24bout number four is a singles match set for one fall.
00:28Introducing first, wrestling out of Torreon Kwakwila.
00:36Weighing in this evening at 84 kilos, this is Bandido.
00:44Bandido, finalist of the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles, the second to last man standing.
00:53Bandido, bandido, bandido, bandido.
00:57And now introducing his opponent, wrestling out of Mexico City, Mexico.
01:05Weighing in this evening at 184 pounds, this is Ray Phoenix.
01:14Ray Phoenix, former Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Tag Team Champion with his brother, Penta Alcero M.
01:23But right now in singles competition here in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, these two men, absolute fan favorites.
01:30With nothing but respect for one another.
01:39Despite being on absolute fire this year, both men, their first time sharing a ring with one another, facing off
01:50with one another,
01:50was at the Highspot's Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show earlier this year.
01:58Ray Phoenix and Ray Horace defeated Bandido and Flemita.
02:04By the pleasure of calling that match, it was a sight to behold.
02:12And since then, these two guys have only grown, they've only matured, they've only gotten better, believe it or not.
02:22Bandido defeated in the finals of the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles, available on Blu-Ray and DVD at Pro
02:30Wrestling Guerrilla.com.
02:32By the eventual winner, Jeff Cobb.
02:35Bandido did eliminate Shingo Takagi from that final round match.
02:41Greco-Roman knuckle lock applied Phoenix with the advantage as he brings Bandido over the top, captures the arm.
02:50Just trying to use his height advantage and the leverage to bring Bandido down.
02:59Bandido keeping a wide vertical base.
03:05Escapes, kips up.
03:10Shows him the pistola.
03:12Bandido! Bandido! Bandido! Bandido! Bandido!
03:22Bandido forgoes the knuckle lock and instead takes the arm of Ray Phoenix.
03:31Ray Phoenix, though, spring off the bottom rope, flipping through and transitioning beautifully into a side headlock.
03:39Bandido sends it to the ropes, goes for the trip. Phoenix goes up and over the top.
03:42Ray Phoenix goes for a trip to the zone. Bandido ducks under.
03:48Bandido hits the ropes, backflips through. Phoenix hits the ropes, backflips through.
03:54Waist lock after the backflip attempt.
03:58Now Bandido released German suplex. Ray Phoenix lands on his feet, sweep of the leg, goes for the pin, not
04:04even a one.
04:05Goes for the pin, does Bandido, not even a one. Ray Phoenix, Bandido trading drop kick.
04:11Kip up, going through. These guys moving a mile a minute.
04:16Double lariat attempt, double kick attempt, and both men go down.
04:21Ray Phoenix up first. They collide elbows first, then shoulders first.
04:32Both men taking an opportunity to catch their breath.
04:43And believe it or not, this is what you would call a feeling out process for these two men.
04:49They conduct their business in the ring so rapidly.
04:55At such a fast pace. Oh!
05:00Ray Phoenix with the chop across the chest, and he does have the experience advantage.
05:08Catching the younger man, sleeping, but Bandido lays in a huge overhand chop.
05:20Chop to the chest. Being exchanged by both men. Soulbutt, kick to the face.
05:27Bandido ducks the lariat. Soulbutt of his own, kick to the face of his own.
05:30Super kick attempt. Ray Phoenix catches.
05:32Bandido lands on his feet, kicks out the knee. Stepping up off the shoulder.
05:37Coming for the drop kick. Bandido frog splash.
05:43Withstanding position. Ray Phoenix, though, catches Bandido on the wake-up with the drop kick.
05:49Taking him off his feet, knocking him back.
06:00Both men once again composing themselves.
06:09Bandido and Ray Phoenix up to their feet.
06:11An surface, player of defense, Bandido!
06:14Let's go, Bandido! Definitely a 50-50 split here at The Globe.
06:24Let's go, Bandido!
06:26Let's go leaders, Bandido!
06:27Let's go leaders, Bandido!
06:30Let's go leaders, Bandido!
06:30Bandido would, like nothing more, capitalize on the momentum he generated at the Battle of Los Angeles.
06:40showing off his incredible strength in the final round actually lifting up jeff cobb
06:46ray phoenix puts on the brakes goes through the ropes uh bandito ducks under the lariat
06:51swept out the leg but bandito caught him in the tierras
07:00bandito bringing horace up horace though the leaping gamengiri going off the top and there's
07:06that strength of bandito as he stops ray phoenix in his tracks
07:20goes with the hook of the leg only a two count
07:27apologies if i said ray horace earlier i cannot remember but
07:32i hope you will excuse me things are moving at a speedy clip here
07:39now bandito backing horse into the ropes drop to hold
07:52ray phoenix this could be
07:55another flying surfboard
08:00bandito with the right arm of ray phoenix captured and now left hands for the ribs
08:11we'll see if ray phoenix if he does in fact get upright if he's able to manipulate his body
08:18white the same way that zack saber jr was my guess is no
08:25bandito back down and back up goes ray phoenix
08:33bandito he still has ray phoenix all tied up
08:38ray phoenix breaks free bandito tremendous lower body strength no instead
08:44ray phoenix just steps out which you can see
08:47holding on to that kneecap i think he did try to twist out
08:52a la zack saber jr but in doing so may have injured that knee of his
08:59buchy's
09:04oh no just playing possum
09:08catching him with that hook kick underneath bandito though gets the boot up
09:15bandito throwing ray phoenix into the ropes phoenix puts on the brace comes around edson barboza style
09:23pop dog into the kick of the face on the way down one two no ray phoenix kicks out
09:44ray phoenix and bandito of course were on the same team along with ray mysterio
09:52taking on the golden elite koto abushi matt and nick jackson at all in earlier this year
10:01i was breathless calling that match these guys were breathless executing that match
10:13the golden elite
10:16came out came away with the victory but right now oh look at this bandito
10:23trying for that avalanche blockbuster but ray phoenix
10:27just hammering the midsection of bandito
10:32for perhaps the most dangerous spot in the building
10:38and now sending bandito onto the top rope walks over hook and run off the ropes to bandito
10:55and now
10:56huge dive bombing headbutt by ray phoenix phoenix though put up top kick to the face bandito bandito
11:02staggers coming off the gun with the headbutt look at the leg one two two count as bandito able to
11:12kick out
11:24bandito
11:24bandito rolls to the outside
11:29trying to get away from this onslaught by ray phoenix
11:35ring
11:42is
11:43inside outside up side and down side with the ori haram mouls off onto bandito on the outside
12:00Ray Phoenix up to his feet, thought the landing could have been a little rough.
12:11And now Ray Phoenix calling for perhaps a tope.
12:15Oh no. He's looking at the ring post. Instead, comes in.
12:23Hits the ropes. Up on the shoulders of Bandito. Bandito spins him, throw it to the GTS.
12:33Hits the ropes. Lariat knocking him inside out. Bandito covers.
12:40Only a two count on the lateral crest. Didn't even have his weight across the shoulders,
12:46but I think Bandito was just attempting to buy himself a little bit of time there.
13:03Now Bandito sending Phoenix into the ropes. Ray Phoenix reverses. Bandito reverses.
13:07Oh, superkick to the back as Ray Phoenix was hanging on.
13:13Excuse me, superkick to the back of the head.
13:17Ray Phoenix extremely dazed. Bandito hitting the ropes.
13:21Coming over the top. Oh, wow.
13:26Went for the powerbomb on the floor, but instead into the ring post.
13:39That would have been the end of Ray Phoenix's days were Bandito to have hit it.
13:44Now Bandito over the top off of the ring post. Oh, it's a Ray Phoenix on the outside.
13:55Just as casual as you will. Bandito stepping off the ring post.
14:04And just flattening Ray Phoenix on the outside.
14:18Justin Borden administering the 20 count.
14:28And both men, excuse me for my silence. They are out of my eyesight. Out of my eye line.
14:33.
14:48Despite as I mentioned earlier, despite the years that are the year that these guys have been having.
14:56Not cross paths quite that much. And this is actually only their first ever singles encounter.
15:09Bandito is really coming to his own in the last few months, especially at the 2018 Battle
15:14of Los Angeles and coming out party.
15:16He is a man whose name is on everybody's lips, but Ray Phoenix, he's no slouch in that department
15:30either, laying in that chop, overhead chop by Bandito, Ray Phoenix, oh my goodness, both
15:48men up to their feet, thudding chop, the fans booing, but
16:00the thudding chops actually do more damage than the louder chops, oh and that one, it
16:12thudded, it popped, but it took Ray Phoenix off of his feet, just knocking him dead.
16:24Phoenix off to his feet, overhand, baseball style chop, taking Bandito off his feet.
16:42And these two just having an absolute fire fight, center of the ring, slugging it out
16:49with chop.
16:54Ray Phoenix is asking for more, now elbows exchanged by these two.
17:00Bandito just back and forth.
17:14Bandito with the upper hand, no pun intended.
17:30Now Bandito throwing a big right hand, staggering Ray Phoenix back.
17:38Great mutual respect with the bicycle.
17:43Ray Phoenix catches him with the puck kick across the jaw.
17:50Providing a false sense of security with the hug and then immediately taking advantage.
18:01Ray Phoenix coming in, going for that pop-up cutter, but Bandito had it scouted.
18:08Grabbing the arm, but eats a boot for his trouble.
18:12Bandito very unsteady on his feet.
18:15Now Ray Phoenix standing up on the shoulder, into the destroyer!
18:21Rolls up through, small package, one, two, no!
18:25Bandito kicks out!
18:30Ray Phoenix standing on the shoulders of Bandito and then coming in with the Canadian destroyer.
18:38Bandito, oh!
18:41Bandito!
18:43One, two, no!
18:45Ray Phoenix kicks out!
18:47One, two, three!
18:59Great Phoenix!
19:00Great Phoenix, somehow kicking out.
19:03Bandito in absolute disbelief, just pleading with Justin Morton.
19:08That had to have been a three.
19:09That had two.
19:11Bandito!
19:12Bandito!
19:13Bandito!
19:14Bandito!
19:15no stranger to being in the deep water here in pro-resa gorilla making it to the finals
19:21the 2018 battle of los angeles competing in five matches
19:28in one weekend five incredibly tough matches in one weekend
19:36really the next tougher than the last
19:41phoenix
19:44with that rising thrust kick catching bandito underneath the jaw knocking him back
19:53and phoenix home for the lariat bandito catches back elbow two consecutive back elbows hook kick of
20:01his own the ball of his foot colliding with the jaw of ray phoenix now bandito coming up hits the
20:10rope
20:10rebounding german suplex one two no ray phoenix kicks out
20:34great phoenix somehow possessing the wherewithal to kick out but bandito with the advantage with the
20:43upper hand
20:52bandito maybe nope sending ray phoenix into the ropes ray phoenix reverses oh drop kick to the chest
20:59looked like bandito was trying to position himself up on the top rope but ray phoenix cut him off at
21:06the
21:06and then pass
21:13now ray phoenix with bandito up on the shoulder
21:17he'd used the muscle buster in the past
21:21steps up for the gamengiri
21:26Escalera into the cutter!
21:35Ray Fenix makes the crawl, only a two count as Vandito able to kick out.
22:02Ray Fenix struggling to get up to his feet.
22:06I think that strike exchange earlier on in the match is severely depleted.
22:18The gas tanks on both men.
22:22Vandito grabbing an ankle lock, just wrenching back on the ankle.
22:26The spit in the face, that blatant show of disrespect.
22:36Vandito wrenching on that ankle.
22:39Ray Fenix in a tremendous amount of pain.
22:46As Vandito with the opposite leg captured between his own.
22:52He is torquing on those toes.
23:01If you've ever had your toes face your back, you know what excruciating pain Ray Fenix must
23:08be in.
23:09If you've ever had that happen, you probably went for knee surgery not long after.
23:18Vandito did not twist him all the way there, but still it was close enough.
23:32Vandito charging into the corner.
23:35Ray Fenix goes for that tornado.
23:39Vandito rolling soul butt, but as he came down, feeling the effects of that ankle lock by Vandito,
23:51wasn't able to stick the landing.
23:54Now hits the hammer, maybe rethinking how able he will be to climb up to the top.
24:07Ray Fenix up on the top, positioning himself.
24:13Looking perhaps for that avalanche ace crusher, but Vandito with the arms of Ray Fenix captured
24:22behind his back.
24:23Vandito up on the middle rope.
24:27Vandito takes a far ride.
24:36Vandito just jetlifting Ray Fenix up.
24:43Vandito picks him up.
24:44Pile Trimer!
24:49One!
24:50Two!
24:51Two!
24:51Two!
24:52Vandito comes all the way, with a tremendous victory over Ray Fenix!
25:00Next, here is the winner by Kim Falk, Bandito!