Death by Honor Tour Dayton, OH 6/08/01

Jun Akiyama defeated Tom Carter when Tom Carter passed out in
an armbar submission in 0:08:26.
Rating: *** 3/4

Jun becomes a definate number one contender with this win over Tom Carter.
Two great athletes going at it to pick a new contender to AJ's title and 
Akiyama wins, becoming the first international star to make it to the top of
the card.

Interview:
Dusty says he stayed because he has something to prove...

Dusty said he stayed for the June tour because Randy Hales told him about the
big Death Match TOURNAMENT coming up at the end of the tour, and that he needs
to step into the barbed wire matches to prove to himself he still has it. He
knows he let the fans down with his loss to Raven, but he is here in the USWA
and will win the tournament.e

The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) defeated Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney when
New Jack pinned A. Rotten with the Diving Headbutt in 0:13:20.
Rating: 3/4*

a bloody brawl between these two brawling teams. The Gangstas get the win 
over Rotten and Mahoney in the classic brawl.

Nate Hatred defeated Jerry Lynn via pinfall in 0:12:15.
Rating: * 3/4

Vampiro pinned Low-Ki after a waistlock suplex in 0:13:43.
Rating: ***
[Jim Mitchell interfered against Low-Ki.]

Vampiro gets a big win over Low-Ki and climbs the rankings. This match was 
put together strictly for ratings, and Ki dropped the ball with Vampiro getting
the victory for the New Church.

Too Cold Scorpio pinned Halloween with the 450 Splash in 0:09:11.
Rating: ** 1/2

Too Colds 450 gets him a victory over Halloween.

Shane Douglas pinned Dusty Rhodes after a figure-four leglock in 0:04:09.
Rating: * 1/4

Tazz made Brian Christopher submit to an abdominal stretch in 0:15:58.
Rating: *** 1/2

AJ Styles pinned The Sandman after the STF in 0:09:15.
Rating: **** 1/4
(AJ Styles retained the USWA Heavyweight Title.)

AJ gets the victory over Sandman in an awesome matchup. Sandman was the overall
best ranked wrestler in the company and was deserving of the shot. He get
the chance tonight, but AJ continues to be on a roll.


Card rating: ** 3/4


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