MLW Underground video & results: Ikuto Hidaka vs. Amazing Red
The Big Takeaways:
With talk of current day MLW returning shortly, we saw the latest installment of 2003’s Underground series with Ikuto Hidaka taking on Fuego Guerrero (The Amazing Red) and a step closer to CM Punk’s promotional debut.
Show Review:
This was a shorter episode than normal as some of the original footage was damaged and unretrievable.
We opened with a video recap of the Extreme Horsemen debuting during the triple threat match between Steve Corino, Terry Funk and Dusty Rhodes before Joey Styles welcomed us to the previously well-hyped taping from Taboo in Orlando, Florida.
Fuego Guerrero defeated Ikuto Hidaka (8:33)
Hidaka was the slightly larger of the two, but both were still lightning quick in their exchanges as both put on a great show. Guerrero got dropped throat first on the guardrail after Hidaka intercepted him on a dive attempt to the outside. The energetic Florida crowd were up close and personal as Hidaka chopped Guerrero against the railing.
Back from the break, Guerrero floored Hidaka with a series of quick kicks to the head, but Hidaka fought back and retaliated with a dropkick to Guerrero’s head while he was draped over the top rope. The head kicks continued as Guerrero turned the tables with an enzuigiri before hitting a Code Red for a two count.
Hidaka hit a neck breaker from the top rope, but Guerrero got his shoulder up at the last minute. A big sit-out powerbomb followed but only got him another two count. Guerrero fought back once again and dazed Hidaka with a spinning buzzsaw kick to Hidaka on the top rope, followed by a top rope hurricanrana and then Zero Gravity, a standing shooting star press, for the win.
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– Styles let us know Los Maximos will be on next week’s show to find out who attacked them a few weeks ago. He then threw to the Extreme Horsemen, CW Anderson and Simon Diamond, who called themselves the franchise tag team in the world and promised to win the MLW tag titles.
– We then heard from CM Punk who will debut next week against Raven. He said Joey Styles didn’t want him in MLW, but he will tell everyone how it is. He explained what straight edge is before saying he is better than us and he doesn’t do or say the things society want him to do or say.
– After Masato Tanaka cut a promo in Japanese, we heard from “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels and his newest acquisition, Jerry Lynn. Daniels mentioned Paul London defeated Lynn and Homicide beat him recently, but they are putting their setbacks in the past as they look forward to the future. Lynn said there will be pain and agony for all their opponents before Daniels said their downward spiral has ended just as everyone else’s was beginning.
– Fuego Guerrero was then outside the building and called out his next cruiserweight opponent, whoever that may be.
– Raven did a promo after the Taboo show had finished when the ring crew were breaking things down. He told us that Vampiro no showed the event and called him a p*ssy. He said he will be in Fort Lauderdale for the next MLW show to resolve their issues.
– We then cut to the current day with a CONTRA Unit video package as Josef Samael caught us up with their occupation of MLW. He said they have drained MLW’s bank account and that it isn’t 2003 but MLW has gone underground.
Next Week:
- CM Punk will make his MLW debut against Raven.
- Los Maximos will confront their attackers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ya81gvumxI