Check out how August got on in the second round of the ULTRATITLE tournament!
PAT GORDON, JR vs. “THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE” AUGUST JOYCE
Pat Gordon Jr., second generation superstar, paid tribute to his father before the bell rang. August Joyce leaned in and locked up a collar and elbow tie up. Hammerlock by Joyce on Gordon. Gordon with a go behind. Joyce grabs the hair and rolls through, a modified arm drag as both men get to their feet. Gordon goes for a clubbing clothesline but Joyce catches him and hits a beautiful t-bone suplex.
Gordon rolls to the bottom ropes and uses them to recover. Lock back up, arm wringer by Joyce. Gordon with a reversal into a hammerlock. Joyce tries to redo his previous arm drag but Gordon let’s go, causing Joyce to drop to his knees. Gordon with an elbow drop to the back of Joyce’s exposed neck. Roll over for a one count. Gordon waits as Joyce charges, drop toe hold. Float over into a headlock. Gordon wrenches the hold in as Joyce fights to his feet. Joyce with a right to Gordon’s gut, but Gordon hits a nice swinging neck breaker for two.
Gordon goes for a kick to the midsection but August catches it, dragon screw takeover. Gordon recovers, and catches a Joyce kick, before August swings his legs up and catches the side of Gordon’s head with an enzeguri. Joyce gets two. Snap suplex by Joyce, and a snap DDT combo gets two.
Joyce with an irish whip, reversal, Joyce off the ropes with a spinning wheel kick that Gordon ducks! Joyce lands back first on the mat and rolls to recover, only Gordon DIVES with a torpedo headbutt he calls the Irish kiss. August Joyce groggily falls out of the ring.
August Joyce takes his time on the outside to regroup. Gordon gives it to him. As the referee gets to seven, Joyce rolls back in, cautious of a sneak attack. Gordon however, lets him get back to his feet. The two lock up, collar and elbow. Joyce with a stiff elbow to the side of Gordon’s head. Joyce irish whips Gordon into the turnbuckle, but reversed. Gordon charges with a BIG splash. Gordon with a scoop slam and places Joyce on the turnbuckle in a tree of woe. After a moment of pandering to the crowd, Gordon charges and catches Joyce with a tree of woe dropkick to cheers.
Gordon gets two. Gordon hooks Joyce up and irish whips him off the ropes. No, Joyce with a reversal, and a third reversal by Gordon as Pat shoots August into the corner, sternum first. The wind knocked out, Joyce backs out, stumbling. Gordon from behind, hooked his legs with his belly to back suplex. A lift, and one Sunday Morning Hangover later (Omega Driver), Gordon hooks the legs, gets the three, and moves on to round 3!
WINNER: PAT GORDON JR. via pinfall (Sunday Morning Hangover @ 13:11)