3XW
Spring Showdown 3
3/30/12- Results
Thanks to the packed crowd that attended the event!
3XW Commissioner Todd Countryman opened the event by announcing that due to 3XW Heavyweight champion Jeremy Wyatt expecting to be out of action a number of months with a severe leg injury (broken fibula), he was stripping Wyatt of the championship.
As a result, the 7th-annual "Gauntlet for the Gold" Rumble-style battle royal at Over the Top 3 on May 25 in Des Moines will now be for the 3XW Heavyweight championship! Traditionally this battle royal only crowns a new No. 1 contender, so this shocking announcement has added a whole new level of excitement to the match as this is the first time that championship itself is at stake.
RESULTS
1. Jaysin Strife defeated Tyler Bateman by pinfall following a running Shining Wizard knee strike in a very hard-hitting contest. After the match, Strife took the mic and declared that he may not have received his scheduled Heavyweight title shot tonight, but in May he'll go through every other man in the Gauntlet and win the title.
INTERVIEW - Midnight Guthrie conducted an with Arik Cannon, only to be joined by SBC, and then by Perry Saturn shortly afterward. By the end of the interview, all three men clearly had dissention with one another.
2. Jimmy Rockwell beat Ricky Kwong w/ Chad Mylan by pinfall following a Rock On Bomb off the top rope. Following the match, Rockwell pointed to his wrist telling the fans "It's my time" and then did the belt across the waist motion, in reference to May's "Gauntlet for the Gold."
3. The Mauler w/ Chad Mylan defeated Ray Stryker in dominating fashion with a Piledriver following a sneak attack to begin the match. Following the match, a massive newcomer came down the ramp, leading to Mauler and Mylan bailing from the ring. The newcomer helped Stryker up....only to attack Stryker to the cheers of the MMA at ringside!
After the assault, Mylan took his golden mic and explained that this was the newest member of the MMA, the 340-lbs "Turkish Terror" Mustafa! He declared that there's no one that can stop an MMA member from winning the Gauntlet and taking the title on May 25.
Making this acquisition for Mylan even wilder is the fact that Mustafa is former WWF star Mantaur!
4. The American Bulldogs (Maddog McDowell & Jon West w/ Skylar Pierce) beat American Ground & Air (Ben Sailer & Nate Bash) to win the 3XW Tag Team championship for the first time! Fellow Genesis members Devin Carter, Casanova & Todd Countryman attempted to interfer, but McDowell fought off their efforts, leading to Jon West nailing Bash with an incredible Moonsault for the pin.
5. Sexy & Smooth (Ryan Slade & AJ Smooth) defeated Genesis (Casanova & Devin Carter w/ Todd Countryman) by pinfall following a Fastball Special double-team move.
6. Mike Sydal defeated Darin Corbin by pinfall following an Explosion Moonsault. Following the bout, an irate Corbin assaulted Sydal, targeting his groin-area with a series of attacks, seriously injuring Sydal before Sydal's tag team partner Jimmy Rockwell made the save.
7. Triple Threat match - Perry Saturn defeated Arik Cannon & SBC to win the 3XW Pure Wrestling championship, pinning Cannon after knocking Cannon into SBC - causing SBC to fly off the ring apron - and then nailing Cannon with an high-speed legsweep into a rollup, a variation of his part of his Eliminators team "Total Elimination" double-team move. This is Saturn's first championship win in atleast a decade.
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