Cody Rhodes battles Sami Callihan in BOLA preview for Northeast Wrestling

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Submitted by Patrick Tobin from Bethany, CT, at the NEW Arena

– Chuck “Cold Steel” O’Neil defeated Clutch Adams and Rex Lawless in a three-way via a Michinoku Driver into an armbar on Adams. This was a pre-show match for the “Shot for the Spot” tournament. O’Neil is the former UFC fighter from years ago.

– They did a 10 bell salute for the late Mr. Fuji.

– American Destroyers (Mikey Webb and ROH’s Donovan Dijak) defeated Adrenaline Rush (Daniel Evans and Keith Youngblood)

Dijak pinned Youngblood after a great double team move where Dijak did a sunset flip on both Webb and Youngblood so that it landed with Webb hitting a piledriver. 

– Wrecking Ball Legursky defeated Jake Manning via gorilla press slam.

– Dan De Man (w/ Kenny Bengal) defeated Ron Zombie via RKO.

– The Mac defeated Dexter Lou with a Sky High.

– Vinny Marseglia defeated Caleb Konley with a double underhook backbreaker.

NEW Tag Team champions So Over (Mark Shurman and Jimmy Preston) defeated the Battle Brothers (Anthony and Chris) with a doomsday dropkick.

NEW Heavyweight champion War King Hanson (ROH’s Hanson) defeated Kamaitachi in a non title match via roundhouse kick

– Brian Anthony and TK O’Ryan went to a no contest in a match to decide the #1 Contender when Hanson interfered.

– Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Travis “Flip” Gordon with a roll-up after kicking out of a 450 Splash. Gordon had previously kicked out of a Shotei and a Liger Bomb. Liger got a standing ovation after the match, and hugged and put over Gordon to the crowd. It was announced that Gordon will face Ricochet at NEW Destiny on 9/10.

– Cody Rhodes defeated Sami Callihan via submission with the American Nightmare. These two are first round opponents in BOLA and did a toned down kind of PWG match with dives and brawling in the front row.