[APPLAUSE] [SOUND] [APPLAUSE] Jeff Patton
the referee with yourself,
one ball match again one fall or submission.
Escape the cage over the top or through the door.
My steps for that escape did the official and
Jeff Hardy get in the crowd here, the kit for arena behind him.
That wouldn't be hard to do.
Both of these young men as this match could resemble a crash and
burn human demolition derby before it is all said and done.
And Johnny Nitro, the challenger, has gained the early advantage very basically
by just beating Jeff Hardy down and Working [INAUDIBLE] lower back.
>> Yeah but we've seen Jeff Hardy in a lot of matches like this.
This young man personifies the word resilient,
he keeps coming [INAUDIBLE] >> Jeff Hardy fighting
back against Nitro Nitro down that corner.
>> And Hardy stomping away and, both men trying to gain a distinct early advantage.
>> Wow.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> [APPLAUSE]
>> As high flying as both these men are,
one's trying to debilitate the other, which is easier said than done.
As you said King Book these young men are extremely
resilient, [NOISE] >> [INAUDIBLE] JR if you were to try to
[INAUDIBLE] from this thing prematurely [INAUDIBLE] yanking you off the top
of that steel cage and yeah that'd be it, that would be the end of the match.
>> Five six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
[APPLAUSE] >> [INAUDIBLE] Jeff Hardy I think
he realizes you have to be- >> Gosh.
>> Somewhat defensive before he [INAUDIBLE] Offensive
are you Jeff Hardy with a cover.
>> That was extremely close, I'm not so sure the referees hand in touch with
the three, but no doubt the shoulders are not throw.
>> No.
>> [NOISE]. >> A wheelbarrow like maneuver there.
>> [NOISE] Get him. >> Nitro get the cover, and the hook, and
he gets a near fall following Jeff Hardy's in kind.
>> Melina already has one scream, shriek, >> [LAUGH] That's a scream J.R.
>> She is a screaming [NOISE]
>> That's bad.
>> I don't have to be right on that one.
Even though on pay per view, Jeff Hardy face buster there.
>> That suplex position.
>> Here's a hook.
>> Man. >> Interesting that Hardy and
Nitro are operating on the ground here in the early going.
>> You know that's not gonna last long.
>> Both of them have their pilot's license.
>> Watch out.
>> And nobody there springboard, with a Sabut kick, a beautiful move by Nitro.
And Nitro the challenger, looking to make a cover and does count and
the three was coming down.
>> [NOISE] >> A beautiful move Johnny Nitro.
>> Look at this.
>> And Nitro, Jeff has got to make sure Nitro doesn't escape.
>> Well Jeff just grabbed that ankle just in the nick of time.
Now, here goes Nitro first attempt to climb out of the cage.
>> But again you leave yourself in a certain vulnerable position
when you try to climb over the top, no doubt about that.
>> That's what we were
saying earlier.
>> Watch out!
[NOISE] Nice!
>> Jeff Hardy with a almost swinging lariat, taking down Nitro.
>> Check out one more time the flying kick there from Johnny Nitro, but
now the tables have been turned.
>> That was a beautiful athletic move by Nitro.
>> Hardy's headed for the door here!
>> The door's open, now.
Jeff Hardy Escape the cage.
One way of winning and Nitro makes sure that doesn't happen here.
In reverse, you get my hearty these two mentors,
seemingly as proficient where their feet as they are with their hands.
>> That'll come in handy later when they try to climb out of this steel cage.
Sitting right here at the bottom of this thing,
you get the feeling of how huge this cage is.
>> Jeff Hardy now facing Nitro.
>> Man.
>> And Hardy got hung out to dry.
Nitro with a very resourceful drop kick. >> Resourceful?
Come on, I think clever maneuver would be a better description than that.
You gotta admit JR, that was a good maneuver.
>> [NOISE] >> I thought it
was a great, >> [NOISE]
>> [LAUGH]
>> What, I think my glasses just broke.
>> I love it.
>> [LAUGH] And man.
I wanted a screamer for
Christmas, instead I
got a sweater. >> And Nitro, the running knee lift and
Jeff Hardy nowhere to go, trying to hang on but there's nowhere to go but
into that steel cage. Somewhat unforgiving.
And Nitro again those running knee lifts.
>> Using that knee as a battering ram on
Jeff Hardy.
>> HARDY! Hardy! >> And again Hardy being beaten down by the challenger.
>> Nitro time. >> And the fans are really into
this match up.
They're behind Jeff Hardy.
>> Watch this knee one more time by Johnny Nitro, that just about did Jeff Hardy in.
But here goes Nitro.
>> Nitro looking to leave and looking to escape,
more importantly looking to win the Intercontinental Championship.
And now Jeff Hardy's up there.
Now these two men are in the high risk zone and neither are intimidated.
>> And Jeff Hardy- >> Whoa.
>> Off the top with a drop-kick.
Now is the time to get out of there Jeff.
>> I don't believe that he took out this cage himself.
>> I don't think Hardy landed like he wanted to,
Hardy landed around the lowest part of his back.
>> And Melina trying to comfort Nitro.
>> Yeah, check that out.
You're right, that was not a good landing for
Jeff Hardy but an even worse landing [SOUND]
Back up [INAUDIBLE] On the line here in Kansas city.
>> [INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE] Up to the top.
>> Jeff Hardy tried to catch Johnny Nitro by surprise.
He almost did it.
>> Are there any gazelles in North Carolina,
because that's what Jeff Hardy looked like.
>> Watch right here, that's what I was talking about.
>> And a suplex by Nitro [INAUDIBLE] Jeff Hardy off the top.
>> Come on Nitro.
>> And you can only assume and imagine, what these young men,
what their backs their bodies are gonna feel like.
>> What the [INAUDIBLE] both their heads [INAUDIBLE] bounced off that canvas
there and both of them feeling the effects of that.
>> Here we go. >> And Nitro, [INAUDIBLE] Position,
hammering down on Jeff Hardy [INAUDIBLE].
>> Check this suplex out one more time JR.
Watch the back of the head.
>> That's like being in a car crash there,
those two coming off the top rope with their heads smacking the canvas.
>> Watch out here.
Now >> Nitro catapulted.
He was launched right into that beam, that steel beam there,
that's seen running down the middle of the cage.
The beam didn't give an ounce, an inch.
[APPLAUSE] There goes Jeff.
>> Again. >> Climbing to the top.
>> In the early part of this match it was both men going for pinfalls, and now it
seems that we are in the escape phase of the Intercontinental Championship.
>> The punishment- >> What's Jeff Hardy in mind, look at,
>> Sideways and Wesley off the top rope.
>> Both guys are down.
>> These two young men are so evenly matched JR.
This one's gonna definitely go right down to the wire.
>> What is Melina trying to do?
>> I don't know, she had her hand to the cage.
>> [CROSSTALK] This impact.
>> And now it's gonna be, we knew this was gonna be a gut check situation.
Who was gonna crash and burn the worst would probably lose.
And I don't know >> Look guys are the challenger the kids
are broken physically bad shape.
>> Jeff Hardy's taking some pretty awful chances so far and
is mad sometimes they pay off sometimes they don't.
>> I throw hammering away that lower back in the area [NOISE] [INAUDIBLE]
>> Indeed [INAUDIBLE] Hardy [INAUDIBLE] As
a stepping stone [INAUDIBLE] Position on top of
>> [INAUDIBLE]
Jeff Hardy [CROSSTALK]
>> From the top of
the cage,watch
this one more time.
>> And Hardy can be concussed very easily.
>> If Nitro can somehow master the strength, he can get out of this,
he can win this thing right here.
Remember the Intercontinental Championship is at stake.
Jeff Hardy is the champion.
Johnny Nitro, a former two time champion,
has had both his reigns ended by the man but he's facing now.
Jeff Hardy and Nacho has an opportunity to escape the cage and
look to Him to come in for coming.
>> [APPLAUSE] Johnny Nitro To The Top
[INAUDIBLE] >> [INAUDIBLE] Jeff Hardy determine
regroup, [INAUDIBLE] Regroup in time,
party with a shot [INAUDIBLE] No >> [INAUDIBLE] Nitro hanging
look at Nitro hanging upside down from the top of the cage.
>> My God that could break his legs.
>> Nitro's feet are caught in that cage,
I've never seen that before in any cage match.
>> [NOISE] Nitro pulling himself up.
>> [NOISE] >> He's got one leg out.
>> Nitro.
>> Wow. >> [INAUDIBLE] kind of wonder what kind of
damage Nitro has done with his legs here,
with the help of Jeff Hardy Nitro trying to escape, now Jeff Hardy.
>> Man, what is this?
Melina with the belt.
>> Melina undressing partially and taking her belt off.
>> And in the meantime a missile drop-kick by Johnny Nitro that did indeed
find its marks on the Intercontinental Champion, Jeff Hardy.
Melina used that belt with the metal studs in it on the hands of Jeff Hardy as
he's trying to climb on down.
[APPLAUSE] >> And that led to the missile dropkick,
[APPLAUSE] >> Whats [INAUDIBLE] Down
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> Tremendiasly compared
to match [INAUDIBLE] >> [INAUDIBLE] Revolution, and
if you are wondering [INAUDIBLE] Disqualfied,
remember that is only three ways to win these match.
Team, submission or escaping the cage >> Can't win by disqualification.
>> Neckbreaker by Johnny Nitro, beautiful step away neckbreaker, Molina is happy.
This week as soon as she's happy, she seems to be somewhat of a group.
>> She's certainly an asset at ringside.
>> Scared me there for a minute.
And Nitro now stepping up to the top.
And Nitro, Jeff Hardy tried to catch, but blocked Nitro,
who was attempting, I think, a cross body.
>> I don't know if it was a cross body or a car crash.
[APPLAUSE] >> There you go, Jeff.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> That's Jeff Hardy-
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> Climbing to the top-
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> Inside the ring.
>> More by Jeff Hardy.
[NOISE] >> Johnny Nitro,
the challenger, the very disturbed look on Melina's face.
>> Well, I think Melina can see her man's opportunity
to become the Intercontinental Champion slipping away here.
>> And Jeff Hardy with a cover.
>> Hardy's got the cover.
>> World at all by night throw the head of the ring savvy to no
worry was going to put on the bottom rope would stop the camp.
Jeff Hardy thought he had a one there, and
that might come back to the Intercontinental temper.
Not winning the match with your best maneuver and the coastlines are flying
here ground attack being re initiated by the Intercontinental champ Johnny.
Nitro still woozy from that Swanton bomb and
now by Hardy on his a challenger, Johnny Nitro.
>> And Nitros back has to be killing him.
Look at that.
>> Nitro again sensing Jeff Hardys presence got to put up.
And now Nitro not wasting any time trying to get the heck out of this cage and
win the Intercontinental Championship.
>> Yeah. But Nitro's hurt Jr.
I don't think Jeff Hardy could pass an army physical right now himself.
>> And Nitro again- >> [INAUDIBLE] Halfway out.
>> Nitro's straddling the cage.
And if Nitro's feet touch the floor, this one's over.
>> You gotta grab that hair or that leg, Jeff Hardy, he's got him by the hair.
>> Hardy trying to desperately and does.
Hardy does pull Nitro back in the ring and-
>> My, attempted twist of fate that
did not work for Jeff Hardy.
>> King, can Nitro now capitalize?
Hardy is in trouble.
This is a great opportunity for Johnny Nitro.
>> Nitro's knocking him in such bad shape.
I don't know if he's gonna be able to muster the strikeer punch.
Watch Johnny Nitro here push- >> [APPLAUSE]
>> Jeff Hardy off and twist of faith,
but- >> And that was self-preservation for
the challenger for the intercontinental title And
Nitro's lower back as you said, King, has got to be screaming in pain.
Nitro trying to climb the cage but certainly
not as quickly as he did in the early going.
>> You don't want to get your legs hung up in there again.
Johnny Nitro, be careful.
>> NItro's trying to go to the top.
>> Jeff Hardy's crawling to the door.
>> Wait Malina you've gotta get out of the way Jeff Hardy wants that door open.
>> Come on Chioda just move her out of the way, Nitro Nitro [INAUDIBLE] the door.
Nitro is blocking the door from opening, and Johnny.
>> My God.
>> Hardy.
And Jeff Hardy's outside.
Jeff Hardy retains!
Look at poor Johnny Nitro!
>> Here's your winner and still the Intercontinental Champion, Jeff Hardy!
>> Johnny Nitro with the worst seat in the house.
[MUSIC]
Somebody help Nitro!
>> Well, it certainly looked like Johnny Nitro was gonna win
the Intercontinental Championship, King.
And was trying to be a bigger asset than ever before,
but Jeff Hardy's resourcefulness Created exactly what Nitro was setting.
And as you said, that is not the best seat in the house.
>> My goodness. [MUSIC]