3RD PLACE MATCHES
ACH vs. Blue Demon Jr.
Big shocker with the Americans choosing ACH over the bigger Cage to compete against one of Mexico’s biggest legends. ACH isn’t taking him seriously, with a whole lot of wasted movement on his dropkicks, and pins without hooking the leg. Demon literally dusts it off his shoulders. The rookie does a few sentons but doesn’t win because of his cocky pins. He dives into Demon’s knees and the legend rolls him up with a crazy variation of a double-arm trap submission. Junior does the triple series of vertical suplexes – shout out to Eddie Guerrero – and puts on a side headlock with 15 seconds to go. ACH with a bulldog and a 450 splash, but the time expires.
Brian Cage vs. Dr. Wagner Jr.
Change of pace immediately, as Cage just goes off on the doctor with a barrage of clubbing blows. He briefly comes back, but Cage hits him with a superkick and puts the legend away with an F5 in just under two minutes. Flat finish.
Winners: Team USA #1
-I’m not sure that finish was supposed to go down like that. Wagner took a lot of bounce off the F5 and just sort of went limp for the pin. The legends looked like they were anticipating a kick-out, and it just didn’t happen. Medics come down and put Dr. in a neck brace and carry him out on a stretcher.
