[2001-01-26-ICW-The Revolution Continues] Red vs Divine

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Red grabs the single leg, Divine spins him out but Red with a cartwheel and he lands on his feet. Clubbing right followed by a dropkick. Red blocks the hip toss, monkey flip and this time its Divine landing on his feet. Huracanrana and Divine rolls to the outside. One crazy flip five from the top turnbuckle to the floor by Red and the Elk’s Lodge becomes unglued. He chases Divine around ringside and back into the ring but, as he slides in after him, Kara Slice (Divine’s valet) with some interference turning the tide in her man’s favour. Backbreaker for a two count. Single leg dropkick by Red but that fails to take his opponent of his feet. Divine counters the neckbreaker with a lovely high bridged Northern Lights suplex. Full nelson into a jumping DDT. He sits Red on the top turnbuckle, only to get crotched up there when he takes too long in setting up the superbomb. Top rope frankensteiner by Red followed by a diving headbutt with some serious elevation. Kara breaks up the count at two though pulling Red off Divine, before entering the ring to check on her man. Red snatches hold of her but is nailed from behind by Divine. A pair of miscommunications sees Kara first kick Divine between the legs and then Divine superkick her (both shots were meant for Red but he managed to outsmart them and avoid both). Enziguiri, ‘Phoenix splash’ and Red advances to the next round of the tournament.

 

I watched the Red/Maximo match first and then later found this one from the same show. This is the opening bout in the North Eastern title tournament, and is a much more grounded affair. Red’s high spots are still insane (the flip dive from the top turnbuckle to the floor, the Phoenix splash) but in hindsight it’s clear he was keeping some stuff back for the next round. If anyone is interested, Kara Slice is the future ‘Cherry’ from Deuce & Domino WWF fame.