The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Arik Cannon, & Gran Akuma) vs Mike Quackenbush, Eddie Kingston, Sabian, & Equinox
07/24/2005
The Staircase, Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States
(reviewed 05/15/2019) Great, relevant promo from Kingston before this match (ignore the doofy thumbnail):
Kingston’s dead set on going after Hero and the Kings do everything possible to ensure it doesn’t happen. In the middle of all that a solid tag match breaks out. Outside of Equinox, everyone here is at a good point in their careers and have more than enough skill and personality to keep a colorful tag match interesting. Even the masked man delivers, as Claudio is one of the best bases in wrestling history and makes his flying look silky smooth. Before long a wild series of dives and eight-way spots leaves Equinox isolated, with Hero and Claudio doing most of the heavy lifting. When Quack and Sabian try to make the save they get caught all alone too, with the Kings taunting Kingston all the while. Eventually when King makes it in he wallops everybody, leading to a big finishing stretch. Quack and Hero both avoid the other’s moves but when Quack shifts gears and goes for the Hero’s Welcome it’s enough for the pin.
Hero’s hot about being beat with his own move but Kingston’s on him before he can do anything about it. He gets dragged away as Quack lays down a challenge, one Kingston has issue with:
Brock Hates Wrestling 