April Week 3 | Pittsburgh, PA
After feuding for a few weeks, Daniel Bryan and Chavo Guerrero finally faced off one on one, although not for Bryan's Cruiserweight Championship. Daniel Bryan continued his dominant run as Cruiserweight Champion, controlling the match early on with his superior technical ability. However Chavo had some tricks up his sleeves. When he was whipped into the turnbuckle by Bryan, he loosened it which prompted the referee to turn his back and readjust it after he got out of the corner. Guerrero took this opportunity to poke Bryan in the eye and roll him up. Caught off guard, Bryan couldn't react quickly enough and took his first lost as champ as he was unable to escape the pin. Chavo rolled out of the ring quickly before Bryan could retaliate, tapping his head to indicate he'd gotten the better of the champ through his cleverness.
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The four eliminated candidates from the Hardcore Championship tournament took each other on in a tag team match with the crowd favourites, Apollo and Carlito, taking on the heels JBL and Mark Henry. This descended into chaos quickly as under tornado tag rules all four men could be in the ring at the same time. Things came to a head when Mark Henry hit Carlito with a World's Strongest Slam looking to put him away for the victory. But Caribbean Cool wisely rolled out of the ring to avoid being pinned. Apollo took advantage and whacked Henry over the head with a kendo stick and then hit him with his Knockout Punch. When he went for the cover, JBL looked to break it up but Carlito grabbed hold of his leg to prevent him from moving on the outside as Apollo pinned Henry to give his team the win. They may be out of the tournament but this match is some consolation for Apollo and Carlito after their eliminations.
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Foley came out of the gates hot, catching Bronson by surprise, and by the time Bulk finally did catch a breather, he realized he needed to get weapons involved to win this match. He grabbed a kendo stick from under the ring but it was knocked out of his hands immediately by Foley when he entered the ring, who recontinued his assault. Bronson again worked his way out of the flurry, this time grabbing a chair and connecting with a big shot to Foley's skull. From there the action continued to take place outside of the ring with the next sequence ending with Bulk lifting Foley into a Samoan Carry and throwing him into the ring post. Bronson followed that up with up with a Kudo Driver attempt, but that was countered by Mick Foley, who then hit Bulk with a piledriver on the hard floor outside the ring, bloodying him badly. Foley rolled Bronson back into the ring and went for the pin, but Bulk kicked out at two. However the valiant effort was meaningless as Foley followed that up with a Mandible Claw. Bulk didn't tap out but he was rendered unable to continue by the maneuver as Foley claimed a spot in the tournament final.
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