Yuta is paying too much attention to Private Party allowing Hardy to hit a diving dropkick! Hardy slams Yuta’s head on the turnbuckle pads. He follows up with a dropkick, cover, but Yuta kicks out at two. Yuta fires in right hands, but Hardy applies a sleeper hold. Yuta looks like he’s fading, but he escapes and hits some body shots. Yuta applies his own sleeper and escapes a back drop. Yuta with a series of strikes, hits a Manhattan drop then an enzuigiri.
Yuta hits a back elbow in the corner and springboards off the middle rope to hit a shotgun dropkick, jackknife cover but only a two count. Hardy escapes a waistlock, and Yuta runs into a Side Effect, cover 1-2-no! Hardy calling for The Leech, but he goes for the Twist of Fate. Yuta escapes and hits a Samoan Drop, cover 1-2-no!
Yuta looking to go up top, but Hardy cuts him off as Yuta was too occupied by a potential distraction. Hardy looking for a superplex. Yuta sends Hardy down. Hardy favoring his ankle as Yuta hits a high crossbody, cover 1-2-no! Hardy saying his ankle his broken as Private Party stand on then apron distracting Remsburg. Hardy hits Yuta with his boot for the win.
Winners: Matt Hardy via pinfall
– Post-match: Taylor tries to alert Remsburg about the boot. Private Party jump Taylor as they and Hardy attack Taylor and Yuta. Best Friends music plays and Orange Cassidy walks out of the ramp! Cassidy hits the Orange Punch on Hardy! Taylor and Yuta drop Private Party leaving H.F.O. running away, and Best Friends wearing shades in the ring.
Results Credit: WrestlingINC.com
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