The Flying Hammerlock Video Review #59: Kingston Vs. Joker

 

Philly Street Fight: "The Last of a Dying Breed" Eddie Kingston vs. "The Cambodian Axe Murderer" Joker, CZW An Excellent Adventure, Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, PA, January 14, 2012.
 

These two used to be teammates in BLKOUT and were even CZW World Tag Team Champions back in 2006.   This match was rooted in a tag match pitting Kingston and Homicide vs. Philly's Most Wanted (Joker and BLK Jeez [Sabian]) at CZW Cage of Death XIII on December 3, 2011, which went to a no-contest.   This was King's last-ever appearance for CZW.
 

They face off in the middle and immediately start trading forearms.  Joker runs off the ropes and connects with a big boot.  Kingston comes off the ropes with a boot of his own.  Joker runs off the ropes and King chops him.  King goes for a clothesline but Joker ducks it and comes off the ropes with a rana.   King rolls out to the floor and Joker dives through the ropes at him with a tope suicida.   King is standing by the guardrail and Joker chops him.  King is walking away and Joker chops him again.  King forces Joker against the guardrail and repeatedly chops him.   Joker then does the same to King.   King returns the favor and Joker counters with a knee to the midsection.   Joker tries to whip King but King reverses it and sends Joker back into the guardrail.  King hits Joker with a big boot. The crowd is chanting "Eddie! Eddie!" as King goes for a chop but Joker blocks it with a forearm.  King is walking to another side of the ring while holding his hand and Joker charges in with a knee to send King crashing into the guardrail.  Joker then runs in with a cannonball senton.   Joker kicks Kingston hard a few times.   King gets up and chops Joker.  Joker knees King, smacks his face against the apron and rolls him back into the ring and follows.   King is on his knees trying to get up and Joker elbows him a few times.   King responds with a forearm.   Joker kicks King in the face, with the commentator comparing it to Toshiaki Kawada.   It gets 2.   King is struggling to get up as the crowd alternates between chanting "Eddie Kingston" and "Let's go Joker."   King gets to his feet and Joker gives him an uppercut.  King headbutts Joker and King is the one who sells it.   Joker responds with a headbutt of his own.   King grabs Joker's head and headbutts him again and both guys collapse to the mat.  King gets to his knees and slaps Joker in the face.  Joker starts slapping Kingston and follows with a jumping knee.  King is down and Joker exits the ring and lifts the apron looking for something to use.   He finds nothing on that side so he tries another side and pulls out a table.  Joker brings the table into the ring and sets it up upright in a corner.   Joker headbutts King and goes for a T-Bone Suplex but King blocks it and rains down elbows.   King goes for a Vertical Suplex through the table but Joker blocks it.  Joker whips King into the opposite corner and charges in with a forearm smash.   Joker tries to whip King into the table but King catches himself before he goes through it.   Joker turns King around and hits a Reverse Capture Suplex.   King gets up and Joker charges at him with an elbow smash for a 2 count.  Joker pulls the table away from the corner and he and the referee reposition it in the middle of the ring as the crowd chants "We want fire!"   Joker forces King onto the table and elbows him three times to keep him there.   Joker exits the ring and climbs up top but King gets off of the table and catches Joker with a jumping kick to the face.  King examines the situation and climbs up to the second turnbuckle and hooks Joker for a Superplex through the table!   Both guys are rolling around in pain and we get replays of the Superplex.   Both guys are crawling on all fours and part of the mat has been ripped open.   Both guys are up to their knees and King throws a forearm strike.  Joker responds and they trade shots for a bit.  King takes over and they both get to their feet and King hits a Masato Tanaka-style Roaring Elbow.  Joker grabs King and hits a second Reverse Capture Suplex.   Joker charges at King and hits a Shining Wizard for 2.   Joker is shocked.  King gets to his feet and as Joker runs at him King hits the Backfist to the Future.   King follows that with a Saito Suplex.   King pulls down the straps and hits Masato Tanaka's Sliding D to the back of Joker's head.  It gets 2!   King hits a second backfist to the back of Joker's head for the 3! ***1/2.

Really good match here.  While they didn't go as wild as you'd expect from a "street fight" from this promotion in this arena, this was still a good hard-hitting match.  Recommended and you can watch it here.