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Saturday, November 7, 2020

OVW SNS: Nightmare Cup 2020

This is the OVW Saturday Night Special Report for Saturday, November 7, 2020.

Tonight, a special 8-team tournament to crown #1 contenders for the OVW Southern Tag Team Titles!

The winners will then immediately face the Legacy of Brutality and Josh Ashcraft has to be one of the two competitors to represent the champions!

Without further ado:

Here we go...

AJ McKay, Bryan Kennison, & Steven Johnson are on commentary, Eric Cornish & Ms. Stephanie are the ring announcers.

"The Final Boss"
 Bruce Wayans vs. Garrison Creed.
Creed shoves him. Bruce takes him down with a slam and elbow drop. Creed pulls his head down across the top rope. He hits a reverse neckbreaker for 2. Creed with a hard shot and uppercut. He misses a charge in the corner. Creed runs him into the corner following a full nelson attempt. Creed with a hard shot for 2. He has a headlock, and Bruce works up, but runs into a dropkick. Creed goes for a move, but Bruce reverses and catches Creed with a swing around side slam for the 3.
WINNER: WAYANS by pinfall.

1st Round of the Nightmare Cup: "The Fanny Pack Kid" Kal Herro & Atiba vs. "The Tate Twins": Brandon & Brent.
The Tates lock up Atiba's arm and work it over with quick tags in and out. A double hip toss and the "Hey Ho" double elbow drop for 2. Atiba locks Brandon up into the corner. Herro tags in and Atiba delivers a kick for 1. Blind tag by Brent and he leaps in with across body for 2. Herro takes control after a kick to the face. Tony Bizo comes out and talks on commentary, stealing Bryan Kennison's headset. Hot tag to Brandon. He fires away on Herro & Atiba and hits Sliced Bread for 2. Brent gets in and flips Brandon onto Atiba for a double team finisher for the 3.
WINNERS: TATES by pinfall.

1st Round of the Nightmare Cup: Jay Bradley & Rush Champion Dimes vs. "The Nephilim" D'mone Solavino & Brother Austin.
A lot of back and forth between Dimes & Jay accidentally hitting each other and trying to one up each other at the expense of Austin. Austin hits Dimes with a high knee and gets a hot tag to D'mone. Jay breaks up a pin and Austin high knees Jay out of the ring. Dimes pulls D'mone into the turnbuckle. D'mone gets hit with the Change Maker and calls Jay in. They hit the double splash on D'mone for the 3.
WINNERS: JAY & DIMES by pinfall.

1st Round of the Nightmare Cup: Amon & "The Warlord of Weird" Sinn Bodhi vs. "Livewire" KTD & Omar Amir.
Amon with a side headlock on KTD. He licks his hand and rubs it on KTD's head. KTD back with an armlock and him and Omar work over the arm. Amon gets a tag to Sinn. Off the ropes, Sinn with a takedown, but Omar comes back with a dropkick and side headlock. KTD tags in and hits Sinn, then takes over the side headlock. He jumps on Sinn's back and Amon claws KTD's back to break the hold. KTD gets stomped in the corner after Amon tags in. Sinn tags back in and pulls KTD out by his feet. He chokeslams himself on KTD for 2. Amon tags in and drops an elbow. He then tries to chokeslam himself on KTD, but KTD moves and tags Omar. Omar fires away on Amon, then Sinn as he tries to enter. Sinn runs into Amon by accident. Omar tags KTD. All 4 men are in and a double back body drop to KTD by Sinn & Amon after Omar flies over the top rope. They deliver a double headbutt to KTD and pick up the 3.
WINNERS: SINN & AMON by pinfall.

1st Round of the Nightmare Cup: "Iron Bear" Tom Coffey & Manny Lemons vs. Dustin Jackson & Ryan Howe.
Dustin says Howe isn't here, because someone slashed his tires. If he has to, he will fight this whole tournament by himself. Dustin locks Coffey up, but they double team him in the corner and take control. Coffey kicks him hard in the back and drops Dustin across the top turnbuckle. Lemons clubs him across the back and slams him. He pins for 2. Dustin tries to fire back, but gets taken back down with a double axehandle. Off the ropes, Dustin ducks a clothesline from Coffey and hits one of his own. Coffey catches Dustin with a sidewalk slam. They try to squash Dustin between them, but he moves and they collide. Dustin with a neckbreaker off his knee for the 3 on Lemons.
WINNER: DUSTIN by pinfall.

SEMIFINAL of the NIGHTMARE CUP: Jay Bradley & Rush Champion Dimes vs. "The Tate Twins": Brandon & Brent.
 Jay & Dimes attack the Tates before the bell. Tony Bizo is out at ringside again. Brent is worked over and double teamed. Jay slams Brent off his shoulders and Dimes tags himself in. He slams Jay on Brent, then slams Brent himself. He tags Jay and they argue. Meanwhile, Brandon rolls Brent out and replaces him without anyone else in the ring noticing. Jay goes to grab him and gets rolled up in a small package for the 3.
WINNERS: TATES by pinfall.

SEMIFINAL of the NIGHTMARE CUP: Amon & "The Warlord of Weird" Sinn Bodhi vs. Dustin Jackson.
Dustin runs in and splashes them both, then arm drags Sinn. He fires away on Sinn, then Amon who tags in. Sinn takes Dustin down and chokes him in the ropes. Amon tags back in and hits him in the corner. Sinn tags in and chokeslams himself on Dustin for 2. Sinn clubs him, but Dustin slides off for a tag, then remembers he's flying solo. Amon tags in and clubs Dustin across the chest. He tries to pin for 2. Sinn tags in and tries to hit Dustin into the corner, but Dustin blocks and fires back. Sinn with a big chop and tags Amon. Amon stands on Dustin. Sinn hits him from behind while the ref deals with Amon. Sinn tags in and goes for a pin, but Ryan Howe runs out to the ring. Sinn goes for a suplex, but Dustin flips over and tags Howe. Howe fires away on Sinn & Amon. Howe hits the Rock 'n' Roll DDT on Sinn for the 3.
WINNERS: DUSTIN & HOWE by pinfall.

NIGHTMARE CUP FINAL: "The Tate Twins": Brandon & Brent vs. Dustin Jackson & Ryan Howe.
The Tates dive out on them as they come down the ramp. Back inside, Howe takes control and works over Brent in the corner. Dustin tags in and hits a nice dropkick. Arm drags exchanged, then the Tates take control against Dustin after a double dropkick. Brent with a suplex, and Brandon dives in for 2. Off the ropes, Dustin gets flipped to the outside. Back in, Brandon locks in a sleeper. Dustin fights up, but runs into a knee to the midsection. Brent tags in and charges, but runs into a boot. Both men tag. Howe fires away and hits an uppercut to Brandon. Rock 'n' Roll DDT, but Brent has his foot on the ropes. Dustin accidentally hits a cross body to Howe. Brandon rolls Dustin up for the 3.
WINNERS: TATES by pinfall.

WOMEN'S TRIPLE THREAT: Lilith Grimm vs. Reka Tehaka vs. Harley Fairfax.
Grimm & Harley team up on Reka after she hits both of them. They deliver a double clothesline, then fight one another. Reka gets back in and takes Harley out with a boot and Samoan drop. She has a pin broken up by Grimm, but comes back and takes her down also with the Samoan drop for the 3.
WINNER: REKA by pinfall.

OVW SOUTHERN TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: "The Tate Twins": Brandon & Brent vs. "The Legacy of Brutality": "The East End Villain" Josh Ashcraft & Ca$h Flo (w/Big Zo, Steve Michaels, & "Hood Ninja" Hy Zaya) (c).
Josh tries to get the Tates to forfeit since they aren't adequately dressed. Al Snow comes out and says they are good to go, and Josh better pick a partner, and the rest better get to the back before he counts to 10. The Tates dive out on Ca$h and chase Josh into the ring. Ca$h gets up and in and clotheslines them both from behind. Ca$h works over Brent and throws him hard into the corner. Josh tags in and kicks Brent and hits some quick jabs. Brent takes a swing at him, and Josh quickly tags out to Ca$h. Ca$h bowls Brent over and locks him in a submission. Brent flips out and tags Brandon. They throw Ca$h to the corner and Josh gets "tagged". They clothesline Ca$h out of the ring as Hy Zaya sneaks out. They back drop him over the top rope as Zo & Michaels come out. They get knocked off the apron. Tony Bizo comes out and hits a double Bizo Bottom. Josh goes for the pin, but they kick out at 2. Brandon with a kick to the head and splash off the top. He covers as Ca$h jumps off and he squashes Josh by accident. He gets knocked out of the ring and Josh is pinned!
WINNERS and
NEW SOUTHERN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
: TATES by pinfall.

This ended the TV taping.

*AS ALWAYS, THANKS FOR READING!

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