Ethan Page vs. Colin Delaney from AIW’s Hell on Earth 2012

  By TJ Hawke | November 23, 2012 - 12:43 am |

 

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Recap from TJ Hawke:

Delaney had been a heel for a while, but in the wake of Nixon, Delaney has said that he is standing up for and fighting for AIW. Delaney is clearly getting back into better shape.  Page is one of AIW’s most hyped prospects.

 

Seleziya Sparx was in Page’s corner. Delaney’s quickness gave him the advantage early.  Delaney went for a tope suicida, but Page caught him. Delaney managed to escape and send Page into a ringpost. Page hid behind Sparx, and that allowed Page to cut off Delaney.  Back in the ring, Delaney managed to kick Page to the mat. Delaney went for a standing shooting star press, but Page avoided it and hit a release vertical suplex. Page got the heat.  Delaney came back with a diving Ace Crusher and a couple of kicks, but Page came back with an enzuigiri, a backbreaker, and an Ace Crusher. Delaney managed to send Page to the floor, and he hit a suicide armdrag (yes). Delaney then monkey flipped Page into the barricade.  Delaney went to the top rope, but Sparx held up Delaney. Page then hit an Iconoclasm for a nearfall.  They got to their feet and traded some strikes.  Delaney hit a couple of knee strikes and a HUGE DDT. Sparx jumped up on the apron and threatened to take her top off. Delaney ignored her and hit a diving elbow drop.  Sparx pulled out a bottle of booze (Delaney is a recovering alcoholic). Delaney was momentarily distracted, which allowed Page to get a small package: 1…2…NO! Page sent Delaney into the ropes, and Sparx spat the booze into Delaney’s face. The referee saw it happen. Page then hit a spinning Rock Bottom: 1…2…3!

 

I really enjoyed this match. The only thing I didn’t like was that the interference at the end was seemingly done right in front of the referee (which is a huge pet peeve of mind).  However, I really dug everything else about the match. Colin Delaney had been someone that I had lost interest in, but his new direction feels very fresh and substantial. I hope to see more of his work in AIW soon. Ethan Page has a lot of tools to become a great performer. I hope he fulfills his potential.

Match Rating: ***

About TJ Hawke

TJ was a fan of wrestling as a kid (starting around 1999), and his first concrete wrestling memory is some kid bringing Hulk Hogan his old yellow and red gear backstage during an episode of Nitro. Hogan needed the gear to defeat Kevin Nash in a title vs. career match at the next WCW PPV. Nash lost the match and his career, which sadly resulted in the world losing out on seeing Kevin Nash matches for the last 13 years. Like almost all young kids, TJ’s interest in wrestling fluctuated over the years until an episode of Raw on July 3, 2006. TJ was curious and excited to see his beloved RVD show up with the WWE Title belt and what he thought was the revitalized European title. TJ decided he must turn to the the internet to figure out what was going on. Almost 6 years later, TJ is still searching the internet every day to find out what is going on in wrestling. Now though, he writes for the pop culture site (411mania.com), has his own blog (The Best of Chikara), and is the creator of the very site you are reading now.
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