Quarter-final #4
Tyler Bate vs. Jordan Devlin
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The charismatic 19-year-old Tyler Bate would face Jordan Devlin in the final quarter-final match of the night. I like the style of this young gentleman and he waved to the crowd better than our Queen ever could. However, Finn Balor and Edge’s love child, Jordan Devlin, was standing in his way of a semi-final spot. This was the hardest match to call for me.
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This match started with a cross of aggressiveness, power, and athleticism too as we saw the 1000th suicide dive of the competition. As the action returned to the ring we saw some great mat wrestling as Devlin tried to nail Bate’s shoulders to the crowd. Devlin gained heat as he put a halt, although temporarily, to the airplane spin from Bate.
I love how Nigel McGuinness compared the move to having ‘about 17 pints’. I’ve only ever managed 12 pints and I was dead for about 7 days after, so I’d hate to know how that feels.
Devlin nearly ruined the lighting in the Empress Ballroom as he went for a humongous moonsault that failed to meet its mark, though he did land on his feet. Not much later, in what seemed like a much shorter match to the first three, Tyler Bate executed the Tyler Driver 97 to pick up the win, despite the first attempt being reversed.
Winner by pinfall – Tyler Bate
It was a great decision to have Tyler Bate advance and at this point, the semi-finals were now impossible to call. A short break in the form of a promo for the new championship gave us a well-needed breather before the semi-finals would commence.
