WrestleFIGHT Maiden Melee - Night 1 - July 1st, 2016 - Cleveland, OH
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Gymnasium is filled to the brimmed. The historic day started with a fanfest. It included meet and greets with, local Cleveland celebrities, Johnny Manziel, Micheal Symon, Dick Goddard, and WF superstar John Cena. The fanfest was capped off with a Raspberry reunion concert. Ring announcer Pedro Deluca is in the squared circle. He announces that all matches tonight have a thirty minute time limit. He then begins his famous countdown, which can only mean the Maiden Melee is about to begin. 10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1..
1. WF Tag Series Round One: TAKA Michinoku and The Great Sasuke vs Generation Next, Austin Aries and Roderick Strong
The match starts as a fast paced back and forth affair, before breaking down when TAKA and Sasuke start to take short cuts and cheap shots. Despite a valiant effort GenNext loses when TAKA pins Aries with the Michinoku driver.
Winners - TAKA Michinoku and The Great Sasuke 16:27
2. Alexander Trial Series - Fight One: Josh Alexander vs Barbaro Cavernario
Josh clearly came out with something to prove taking the fight right to Cavernario. Cavernario has his moments including a jaw-dropping splash to the floor, but after a series of rolling elbows and a spinning tombstone Josh gets the victory.
Winner - Josh Alexander 8:13
3. WF Tag Series Round One: Fit Finlay and William Regal vs Negro Casas and Rey Mysterio
Despite not having much experience teaming, Rey and Casas instantly gel as a team, utilizing several impressive double team maneuvers. After a long match with each wrestler matching up with each other Rey hits a springboard leg drop to the back of Regal’s neck and gets the pin.
Winners - Negro Casas and Rey Mysterio 28:44
Jimmy Jacobs, Eddie Kingston and Steve Corino come to ring ring and cut a promo. Jacobs does the majority of the talking, while Kingston circles the ring shit talking and trying to fight fans. Jacobs explains that while they’ve been forgotten by their fellow wrestlers, promoters, and the fans that they’re going to remind everyone why they’re three of the scariest men in the business. This leads to the next match
4. The Forgotten(Steve Corino, Eddie Kingston, and Jimmy Jacobs) vs LA PARK, TJP, and Pentagon Jr.
This immediately breaks into an all out brawl. They fight all over the arena. Park and Corino bust each open as they brawl in the bleachers. At one point Kingston and Jacobs isolate TJP in the ring and he falls to a Kingston spinning backfist and a senton from Jacobs.
Winners - The Forgotten 14:58
5. WF Tag Series Round One: American Alpha, Jason Jordan and Chad Gable vs Catch Point, Drew Gulak and Tracy Williams
Gulak and Gable go hold for hold for most of the match. Jordan and Williams mostly throw big moves and strikes at each other. Jordan ends up landing an Olympic Slam and pinning Williams.
Winners - American Alpha 11:13
6. Sami Zayn vs Timothy Thatcher
Neither man wants to give an inch in this first time matchup. Thatcher gets the upper hand He controls most of the match, but he can’t keep Sami down until catching him coming off the top rope into the Thatcher Stretch and getting the submission.
Winner - Timothy Thatcher 26:25
John Cena enters to his usual reaction of thunderous applause and vociferous boos. He thanks the fans for coming out and praising the competitors who have fought tonight. He says he has a big announcement to make, but before he can make it, the lights go out. When the lights come back up The Forgotten is in the ring. The attack Cena. Despite a brave effort Cena is overcome by the odss. Kingston and Corino end up holding his arms while Jacobs repeatedly stabs him with his trademark spike. Corino grabs the make only says the “Cena will never forget that” and they leave the arena. Cena is helped to the back by oaramedics a bloody mess.
7.WF Tag Series Round One: The Briscoes, Jay and Mark Briscoe v The Hardys, Matt and Jeff Hardy
This is everything you’d expect from a Briscoe/Hardy matchup. They a fast paced, high spot filled southern tag match. Toward the end Matt gets desperate and hits Mark with a chair. Jeff grabs the chair and wants an explanation. Before he can get one Jay knocks Jeff into Matt sending him out of the ring. Jay hits the Jay Driller and get the pin. The Briscoes celebrate while the Hardys leave separately.
Winners - The Briscoes 22:22