CHRISTIAN (C) VS. WILLIAM REGAL

 Before the match, Eve Torres interviews CM Punk. He’s defending his World Heavyweight Championship against The Undertaker tonight, but instead starts talking about Jeff Hardy and man, that feud was a late edition for feud of the Decade. He says he’s not scared of Undertaker’s powers, as he has the power of Straight Edge. The lights go out and Punk shits himself before realising it was Jimmy Wang Yang playing a prank. CM Punk beats Yang before we go to our next match.

Christian enters first and Matt Striker gives him a few new nicknames, he’s popular although he screwed us out of a match last month at Summerslam. (here)William Regal comes to the ring, Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson are banned from ringside, which isn’t announced until they have already made it to the ring. If they don’t leave Regal must forfeit the match. Matt Striker gets the most obvious line of the night, saying this will change Regal’s strategy in the match.

Matt Striker and Josh Matthews are on commentary for this match.

 

CHRISTIAN © VS. WILLIAM REGAL

WWECW Championship

WWE Breaking Point 2009 (September 2009)

  The bell rings and they lock up, William Regal takes Christian down in the hold and forces him over to the corner. Christian backs Regal up a few paces before taking a stiff forearm. William Regal avoids an early Killswitch attempt.

  Christian gets an arm wringer, Regal tries to roll out of it and takes Christian down but ends up in a hammerlock on the mat. William Regal works to his feet and breaks the hold but is caught in a sunset flip, kicking out at 1. Christian slaps Regal across the face before sending him off the ropes into a dropkick. Christian takes Regal down in a headlock, Regal can’t force the champion’s shoulders down so he works to his feet. Christian is sent off the ropes, William Regal side-steps and sends Christian through the ropes, but Christian stops the momentum before he crashes to the floor and scrambles back to the apron. William Regal is met with a shoulder to the midsection and sent into the top turnbuckle, Christian backs him off with a right hand and hits a crossbody from the top rope for 2. Christian connects with right hands and sits on the top rope, William Regal fights off a tornado DDT attempt with a forearm shot and shoves Christian down to the floor.

  William Regal takes his time before following Christian and drapes him over the apron for a European uppercut and knee strike. Regal covers in the ring and only gets 2, so he crosses Christian’s arms to use in a chinlock. Christian is able to fight to his feet and counters into the Greco-Roman knuckle lock. He tries to force Regal’s shoulders down for a series of 2 counts. Regal bridges out of one and gets a knee to the midsection. William Regal then KIPS UP! William Regal did a kip-up and before I could process it he turned the momentum with a headbutt and half-dragon suplex on Christian for a nearfall. William Regal applies a surfboard on Christian’s ankles before putting him in a Dragon Sleeper. Christian fights to loosen the challenger’s grip and fights out of the hold with back elbows. William Regal walks into a mule kick, Christian springs out of the corner with a sunset flip but Regal rolls through, running knee from Regal! He hits a knee drop and another knee strike before covering and the champion kicks out at 2. Christian fights out of a full nelson and runs into a T-Bone suplex, giving Regal a close nearfall. William Regal connects with strikes in the corner and sits Christian on the top rope.

  Christian fights off Regal and hits the tornado DDT out of the corner! 1, 2, NO! Christian gets to his feet but runs into a forearm shot from Regal, he covers for 2 and grinds his forearm into Christian’s face. Another cover gets Regal just 1, and Christian fights back as they get to a vertical base. William Regal counters a Killswitch into a Regalplex… 1,2 NO! Matt Striker talks of the damage that move does to both competitors as Regal gets up like he tripped over a lawn chair. They exchange strikes as Christian makes it to his feet and gets a few shots in a row. William Regal is knocked down with a running shot from Christian, Christian hits a spinning back elbow from the middle rope and an elbow drop. Christian slams Regal and hits the sliding forearm for 2. Christian hits a missile dropkick from the middle rope, he goes to the top but Regal is on his feet, Christian jumps over the challenger, knocking him back into the corner before returning to his place on the top rope. William Regal catches him with a left hand as Christian dives, a rolling senton gets Regal a close nearfall. Regal brings Christian to his feet in a clutch, connecting with knee strikes and forearms in the corner.

  Christian gets his knees up but the Killswitch is countered with a shove into the middle rope. Christian avoids the Knee Trembler and hits the Killswitch for the win.

WINNER: CHRISTIAN (STILL WWECW Champion)

This was a great back and forth match, much closer to what I expected the first time around. I was cheering for the wrong person the whole time because Regal’s one of my countrymen, but I was biting on the false finishes all the way through. [***] 6/10