Match Number Four: Cedric Alexander versus Tommaso Ciampa in a No Disqualification Match
Ciampa looks under the ring before the match starts and he gets two chairs and brings them into the ring. He hands one of the chairs to Alexander and then he demands that the bell be rung.
Ciampa misses with the chair while Alexander drops his. Alexander with chops but Ciampa with a knee and he misses with the chair. They both have a chair and we get a Tanaka/Awesome chair stalemate. Alexander with a forearm and chop but Ciampa with a boot to the head. Alexander with a drop kick that sends Ciampa to the floor.
Cedric follows after Ciampa and Alexander punches Ciampa and chops him. Alexander sends Ciampa into the guardrails and chops him. Ciampa sends Alexander into the apron and then he goes under the ring to get a trash can. Alexander punches Ciampa in the midsection before he can use the trash can. Alexander tries for a springboard move but Ciampa moves out of the way.
Ciampa with an elbow to Alexander but Alexander with an enzuigiri that sends Ciampa to the floor. Alexander goes for a plancha but Ciampa throws the trash can in Alexander’s face and he collapses to the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Ciampa pulls at Alexander’s face and he chops Alexander. Ciampa takes a chair and he puts it over Alexander’s head and he sends the chair into the ring post. Ciampa throws the trash can into the ring. Alexander runs Ciampa into the ring post but Ciampa with an elbow and he sends Alexander back into the ring.
Ciampa puts the trash can on top of Alexander’s head and he hits a series of running knees into the trash can and then he follows that with a hesitation drop kick into the trash can. Ciampa gets a near fall. Ciampa goes back to the floor and he takes a guardrail and brings it into the ring. Alexander with a drop kick to Ciampa that sends Tommaso into the guardrails.
Alexander with a boot to Ciampa’s head. Alexander with punches and kicks to Ciampa. Cedric sends Ciampa back into the ring and Alexander gets some chairs and throws them into the ring and then he throws a chair at Ciampa’s head. More chairs get thrown into the ring and Alexander throws it at Ciampa’s head. Alexander puts a series of chairs on top of Ciampa and then he hits those chairs and then once the chairs fall of Ciampa, Alexander continues the assault on the arm and he gets a near fall.
Alexander sets up a few chairs and then he drives one into Ciampa’s ribs. Alexander puts the guardrail between a few chairs, but Alexander continues to hold his back. Alexander puts Ciampa on the guardrail and then he goes up top but Ciampa recovers and he stops Cedric. Ciampa climbs the turnbuckles and sets for a superplex and he sends Alexander onto the guardrail but both men feel the impact on the steel.
We go to commercial with both men down and Ciampa holding his neck.
We are back and Ciampa removes a bungee cord from the apron. Alexander knocks Ciampa off the apron with a shoulder tackle. Alexander hits a plancha onto Ciampa. Alexander goes up top and hits a frog splash for a near fall. Alexander puts a chair on top of Ciampa and he goes up top again. Alexander hits another frog splash onto Ciampa and the chair. Alexander gets a near fall.
Alexander pulls up the canvas to expose the padding and the boards. Ciampa spits in Alexander’s face and Alexander hits Ciampa with the chair and follows with punches. Alexander takes the bungee cord and he wraps it around Ciampa’s neck and he chokes Ciampa with this. Alexander with a running drop kick into the corner and he hits a second one. Alexander spits in Ciampa’s face and hits a third running drop kick.
The referee takes the cord from around Ciampa’s neck. Alexander sets for a suplex onto the chair as revenge for what Ciampa did to him in Lakeland, but Ciampa counters with a brainbuster onto the chair but Alexander kicks out.
The referee starts his count because neither man is able to get to their feet. They start to slap and punch each other as they get back to their feet. Alexander with a kick but he misses a round kick. Ciampa with a knee strike and then he puts Alexander on the top turnbuckle and hits a hangman’s neck breaker onto the exposed portion of the ring for the three count.
Winner: Tommaso Ciampa
After the match, officials come to the ring to check on Ciampa and Alexander. Steve Corino talks about the impact of this match on the future of both wrestlers.
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
