[2000-05-27-MPPW-TV] Ali vs Wolfie D

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Clips from last week’s show, where Wolfie D clocked Randy Hales in the head with the Power Pro belt and Ali came to Hales’ rescue. It sounds like the title ended up being held up, and today Ali is to face an opponent of Brandon Baxter’s choosing for the belt. As Dave and Corey speculate on who it may be, Baxter joins them and says how when he claimed to be at the hotel earlier, that was a lie. He went and bailed the rightful champion out of jail, the man who’s going to beat Ali and regain what is rightfully his, Wolfie D.

 

Ali and Wolfie trade blows in the middle of the ring, but with Ali coming out on top, Wolfie goes to the eyes. Ali ducks a clothesline and nails Wolfie with a flying forearm. He whips him from post to post, before a big press slam. ‘Torture Rack’ and Wolfie pulls something out of his shorts which he hits Ali with to escape. Wolfie whips him into the turnbuckles and a high running knee in the corner. He signals for the spinning powerbomb, but Ali counters with a backdrop, only to then hit just canvas on his follow up knee drop. Wolfie grabs a chair from outside, however that works against him as Ali repeatedly rams him head into it. Scoop powerslam for two. A sort of belly to belly off the top, but Ali throws Wolfie into the official knocking him down. ‘Ali Driver’, he drags the groggy referee over who counts the three, and Ali is once again the Power Pro champion. Baxter attacks Ali from behind, but after his shots have no effect, Wolfie wallops him with his shin guard. The two of them put the boots to Ali and then Baxter raises Wolfie’s hand, at which point the official hands Wolfie the title belt thinking he must’ve won the match, and they get out of their quickly before he realises his mistake.

 

Absolutely hated the ending to this. It’s saying something when you’re watching a match and you think “this isn’t ending cleanly”, and then it does, but they were just messing with you because the screw job is coming post-match instead! If the official didn’t know who won the match, then how the fuck did he know to count to three? If he knew to count to three surely he can tell the difference between Ali and Wolfie? These unsatisfactory finished are becoming all to common in Power Pro.