Two Men One Tag was a promising team, until Josh Woods decided to focus on his singles career. This left Silas Young without much to do, and meant he took months off TV as well. However, when he finally showed up to be in the corner of Woods when he faced Dalton Castle at 19th Anniversary, it was to cost Woods his match with a chair shot.
Young was able to win the first match after their split by cheating. Tonight however, it’s a Pure Rules match, where Woods is in his element. The only change in this one is a longer time limit, giving them 30 minutes to work their issues out.
A Slow But Steady Start
Code of Honor would shockingly be adhered too, but Young talked trash through it. Young took Woods down quickly with an arm drag, before getting the wrist lock. Woods would be able to take control through this, and move into a kimura lock before going right into a pinning predicament.
Young was able to grab a half crab after some grappling, but Woods stayed calm and was able to easily counter. Woods had his wrist grabbed and arm wrenched, before he was sent to the mat and hit with a leg drop. Young would be cradled up into a pinfall, but kicked out at two and maintained the hold. Wood would break out and hit a shoulder tackle before countering a kick from Young.
He’d flip Young back and Young landed on his feet before being taken down to the mat. Woods applied a body scissor hold and rolled Young to the mat for a one count. They’d battle for control with Young having to bridge out of a pinfall attempt and taking Woods back down with a headlock takeover. This was his go in this match, but Woods would be able to counter out and keep the pace going.
Josh Woods Gets Mad
Young extended a handshake to Woods before grabbing a headlock and hiding the closed fist to the face, the referee not catching it. A brawl in the corner left the referee trying to separate Young & Woods, and Young hit another cheap punch. Woods decked Young with a punch to the jaw, his first closed fist warning in any of his pure rules matches.
Young was successful in pissing off Woods, which isn’t something you want to do. He wouldn’t get emotional, just more vicious in his attacks. Woods would grab the arm of Young on the mat and stomp down on it, before taking a stun gun onto the ropes. Young tried to apply a Cobra Twist, and he knew Woods would pick the ankle to counter and was able to block and keep control.
Woods was taken into a waist lock on the mat, and Young would lock his ankles in, but Woods used his as a weapon to break the hold. Young had two options, get a broken ankle or let it go. He’d let it go, and choose to use his power to overcome Woods with a front suplex before throwing him chest first into the corner.
Some quick stomps would be followed by some trash talk, and Woods would simply respond with ‘that’s it?’ before finally being taken down. Young would counter a boot and hit some lariats in the corner, before propping Woods on the top rope for a superplex. Woods fought out and hit a twisting superplex to drop Young in the middle of the ring.
Silas Young Runs Out Of Rope Breaks
A hard kick from Woods was met with a harder chop from Young, before Woods took Young into a rear naked choke. Young was able to get the ropes to break the hold, while also trying to use the ropes for a pinfall. That was the first rope break, over 15 minutes into the match. Young looked to suplex Woods to the outside, before pulling him over and catching him on the ropes in an awkward way.
Woods dodged a punch from Young and looked to hit a German Suplex to the floor, but Young held on and used a second rope break. Young followed up with a DDT onto the apron. Back in the ring, Woods was able to kick out before taking the first half of the PeeGeeWee Plunge, but Young was caught as he went for the splash and used his final rope break trying to get free.
Young hit a backbreaker into a lariat before the Anarchist Suplex saw Woods use a rope break to stay in the fight. A hard suplex into the corner would leave Young seeing stars brirefly, but he’d set up another PeeGeeWee Plunge. Woods would dodge and apply the Beast Lock. With nowhere to go and no rope breaks, Young had no choice but to tap out.
Pure Rules matches are consistently incredible, and this was no exception. Silas Young & Josh Woods went hold for hold and strike for strike for over twenty minutes. It was so much better than their first encounter, and was the best match of Woods career hands down. Match Rating: 4.5/5 (**** 1/2)
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