TNA Destination X: Douglas Williams Open Challenge

– We see footage from Daniels vs. AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe back in 2005. We also see footage of Daniels arriving to the arena earlier today.

 


 

– Footage from earlier today with Suicide, Sangriento and Curry Man out with the fans signing autographs. Eric Young says he’s headed to LA but needs a tag partner for tonight. He talks with Curry Man when Shark Boy walks up, making his return. Shark Boy will be teaming with Young it looks like.

Douglas Williams vs. Mark Haskins

– We go to the ring and out comes Douglas Williams, Rob Terry and Magnus for Williams’ open challenge. Out next comes Mark Haskins, a wrestler from the UK. Williams takes the mic and tells Terry and Magnus he’s got this, so they leave the ring. Haskins got no reaction before coming out and there’s a “who are you” chant from the crowd. Williams tells Haskins he’s surprised he took the challenge. Williams says Haskins made such an impression on the UK tour earlier this year that people were telling him Haskins was the next big X Division star to come out of the UK. Williams tells Haskins he’s going to need his A-game tonight.

The bell rings and they go at it, going to the mat early. Lots of back and forth action to start. Williams takes it to the corner but Haskins goes to fight out. Williams knocks him down and whips him to the other corner. Haskins counters but Williams drops down on him for a 2 count. Several pin attempts exchanged here. Williams rolls out of the ring to regroup. They end up on the mat again. Haskins keeps headbutting Williams back down into a 2 count. They go to the corner and then run the ropes. Haskins flips Williams and sends him to the floor. Haskins dropkicks Williams into the railing. Williams come back and pulls Haskins leg, causing him to fall hard on the apron and then to the floor.

Williams suplexes Haskins on the floor and brings it back in the ring for a 2 count. Williams slaps Haskins around and ties him up in a surfboard submission. Williams comes out with a 2 count. Haskins gets up but Williams clotheslines him. Williams puts Haskins on his back and rams him face-first back into the turnbuckles. Williams ends up on top with Haskins. Haskins fights back and sends Williams to the mat. Haskins comes off the top with a dropkick and Williams goes down. Williams with uppercuts. Haskins drops Williams for a 2 count. Haskins comes back with forearms and an elbow to the face. Haskins with a big back elbow to the face in the corner. Haskins slingshots from the second rope and barely hits a clothesline for a 2 count.

Williams goes for Chaos Theory but Haskins blocks it and hits a cutter for a 2 count. Haskins goes for a slam but Williams fights him off. Williams with a knee to the chest in the corner. Williams goes up top but Haskins kicks him in the chin on the way down. Haskins goes to the top rope but slips. He goes back up and goes for the Shooting Star Press but moves. Williams recovers and rolls Haskins up for the win.

Winner: Douglas Williams

– After the match, Williams approaches Haskins and raises his hand, helping him stand up. Williams extends his hand to Haskins for a shake, before leaving the ring.

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