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NZWPW Colossus: D-Hoya remains Champion
Written by David Dunn   
Sep 23, 2007 at 01:09 AM
A huge crowd were on hand to witness veteran D-Hoya and up-and-comer Axl battle it out in the main event of NZWPW Colossus: A night of Gladiators and Amazons earlier tonight in Levin. Axl held his own against the reigning champion, and came close to taking the match home at several points. However, Axl’s evil intentions overcame him and after choking D-Hoya out with a noose, he was disqualified.

In a rare occurrence D-Hoya was the first man introduced as the championship contest began, to make way for Axl’s spooky entrance. A coffin was placed on the stage as Axl strode to the ring, removing his mask to show he meant business. After having an axe taken from him by the referee, Axl sandwiched D-Hoya in the corner and hammered away at him as the opening bell rang. A high knee lift left Hoya grabbing at the ropes to keep his balance, and Axl attempted a stinger splash. D-Hoya ducked out of the way and went after Axl with a unique slam that took the big man off his feet.

Axl got back up and met a kick to the stomach from D-Hoya. As he stood doubled-over, D-Hoya leapfrogged over his back, landed on the middle rope and spring-boarded off to deliver a fame-asser-style legdrop to the back of Axl’s head!

Axl stood up and the crowd cheered D-Hoya on as he locked-up with Axl in the middle of the ring. Neither man could overpower the other, and as they broke their grip Axl removed his gloves and bounced some hard shots off D-Hoya’s face. D-Hoya staggered backwards and then wrapped himself around Axl, rolling him up for a count of two. Axl’s momentum from kicking out carried him over into another pinning predicament, but he was fast to shove D-Hoya off and dropkick him away when Hoya tried to lock-up again.

D-Hoya stood up and Axl scooped him into a sidewalk slam. In a break from his usual offence Axl then grabbed Hoya’s legs and battered his groin with a legdrop. Axl wrapped D-Hoya’s arm around his leg and stood up to have the NZWPW Champion in an abdominal stretch. D-Hoya fought his way out though and wrapped Axl’s appendages around his in a form of revenge. With both men on the mat, D-Hoya propelled himself into a handstand before elbow dropping Axl’s arm - taking away the strength he would need for a Lucifer’s Gift Chokeslam.

D-Hoya locked on another submission but Axl stretched out and made it to the ropes. Pulling himself back up on the ropes, Axl turned around into a Liquidiser straight to the chest, but he failed to go down. D-Hoya wrenched Axl’s arm to slam his head into the mat instead, but when they both got to their feet again it was Axl who beat D-Hoya to the punch. A massive boot rocked D-Hoya and a glancing forearm shot took him off his feet again. Axl followed up with a legdrop for a near fall.

D-Hoya rolled into a cover on Axl, who shifted the momentum and covered D-Hoya too. As the two broke their covers D-Hoya sat himself on the top rope, But suddenly found himself hoisted over Axl’s shoulder in position for a tombstone! With fans screaming D-Hoya managed to flip himself back, and carry Axl with him too until his demonic opponent was in position and subsequently crushed with a K-Kwon Bomb!

Miraculously, Axl kicked out and left D-Hoya to stun him with an atomic drop and then haul his arms through his legs to create a modified cradle-shock. Axl rolled away and stood back up before dazing D-Hoya with punches to the head and then nailing him with the Lucifer’s Gift Chokelsam! A flimsy pin of only one foot allowed D-Hoya to kick out though.

Axl moved over to the corner and removed what appeared to be a noose from the top turnbuckle. The NZWPW referee rushed to the turnbuckle to check things out, and Axl blatantly low-blowed D-Hoya behind the referee’s back. Slipping the noose over D-Hoya’s head Axl thrust him forward into the referee, knocking him out for Axl to choke away at D-Hoya with no fear of repercussions.

With nearly all the fight choked out of D-Hoya, Axl pulled him onto his shoulders and wrenched away at his back with a torture rack. Then, content with his work, Axl dropped Hoya head first in a modified Burning Hammer. The referee began to stir and Axl draped himself across D-Hoya. Slowly a count of two was reached, but the noose still around D-Hoya’s neck tipped off the referee to some foul play, and the bell was rung for a disqualification, meaning D-Hoya would retain the title after a hard-fought battle.

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