12/15/18: PWF Showdown #153

Claudio Castagnoli pinned Jack Evans with the Ricola Bomb in 0:15:06.
Rating: **** 1/4

Interview:
Brent Albright interview

("Live To Win" by Motorhead played as Brent Albright came to the ring to boos
from the crowd.)

Brent Albright: The number one contender is in the building, which means
everyone best pay attention. PWF Battle Final: a triangle match for the PWF
World Heavyweight Championship between the champion Matt Sydal, Adam Pearce and
yours truly, Brent Albright. I feel it's a shame that Kenny Bolin has already
made his remarks and insists that Sydal will stand alone. Matt, we could have
taken care of Pearce and had at it ourselves, but no, you want to be a big shot
and you want to stand alone against Adam Pearce and I. Sydal, you do what
you've got to do, but I'm going to make sure I do what I've got to do as well.
If that involves me ripping your arm off your body; so be it. Adam Pearce, it's
funny that we're always on opposite sides. We're similar creatures and all we
want is to be on top. Trouble is, there's only room for one. Pearce, we could
easily be the most deadly combination in PWF history, but you don't want it and
you never have. Pearce, it makes me wonder if you truly do want to be on top,
because in my opinion, all you want to do is talk about it. You come out, you
play the tough guy, you get the people behind you and you ultimately come up
short. Pearce, come Battle Final, there can be only one. Maybe it'll be Matt
Sydal. Maybe it'll be Brent Albright, but I guarantee you Pearce, it's not
going to be you.

(Albright left the ring to boos from the crowd.)

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Ken Doane pinned Tiger Mask IV with the Guillotine Legdrop in 0:15:14.
Rating: **** 1/4

Interview:
Adam Pearce interview

("Limb From Limb" by Motorhead played as Adam Pearce came to the ring to cheers
from the crowd.)

Adam Pearce: Brent Albright is calling himself the number one contender. Well,
Albright, I'm the number one contender as well and as everybody already knows,
PWF Battle Final will see Matt Sydal defend the PWF World Heavyweight
Championship against Brent Albright and me: Adam Pearce. I've been in the ring
with Sydal while the title was on the line. I've been in the ring as a fighting
champion before. Brent Albright, according to my records, you don't know how it
feels to win a title or defend a title. Albright, you talk a big game and
that's where it ends. You're nothing, but a loud mouth scumbag who is going to
get his ass handed to him. You guarantee that I don't walk out of Battle Final
as the champion? Albright, I'd like to know how you plan on stopping me. With
the triangle match, it's not important to whether I have to go through Albright
first, Sydal last or vice versa. In the end, it's simply about victory and at
PWF Battle Final you'll be looking at the new PWF World Heavyweight Champion.

(Pearce left the ring to cheers from the crowd.)

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Roderick Strong made Christian submit to the Stronghold in 0:20:16.
Rating: *****

Austin Aries pinned Edge with the 450 Splash in 0:32:16.
Rating: *****

Chris Benoit and Rocky Romero defeated BJ Whitmer and Mistico when Romero
pinned Whitmer with the Tiger Suplex in 0:25:41.
Rating: ****

Triangle Match:
Nigel McGuinness and James Gibson defeated
Can-Am Connection (Alex Shelley and Chris Jericho) and
Mike Quackenbush and AJ Styles:
x Styles beat A. Shelley via the Styles Clash in 0:21:30
x Gibson beat Styles via a tiger driver in 0:40:21
Rating: **** 1/2


(Card rating: **** 1/2)

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PWF Showdown #153
December 15, 2018
Event #466

-During the event, the card for PWF Battle Final 2018 was announced:

*PWF World Heavyweight Championship match: Matt Sydal (c) vs. Adam Pearce vs. Brent Albright
*PWF Double Crown Championship match: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Mike Quackenbush vs. Nigel McGuinness
*PWF World Tag Team Championship match: Bolin Services (Jimmy Rave & Joey Matthews) (c) vs. Brian Kendrick & Paul London
*PWF Openweight Championship match: Mistico (c) vs. Rocky Romero
*Steel Cage match: Bret Hart vs. Chris Hero
*Can-Am Connection (Edge & Christian) vs. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong
*Claudio Castagnoli vs. Ken Doane
*Chris Benoit vs. BJ Whitmer
*Kevin Steen vs. Alex Shelley
*James Gibson vs. Tiger Mask IV
*AJ Styles vs. Jack Evans