King of the Death Match 2001 Day 1

200 light tube match Match:
Brian Christopher pinned Raven with the Tennessee Jam in 0:11:22.
Rating: ***

A SHOCKER in the first round as Raven is upset by Brian Christopher. 

200 light tube match No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
Chris Harris pinned Vampiro with the Catatonic in 0:09:22.
Rating: *** 3/4

200 light tube match Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
New Jack pinned Halloween with the Diving Headbutt in 0:04:21.
Rating: **

200 light tube match Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
CM Punk pinned Madman Pondo after hitting him with brass knuckles in 0:11:40.
Rating: **** 1/4
[Michael Shane interfered against CM Punk.]

200 light tube match Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Steve Corino with the Greetings from Asbury Park in
           0:05:47.
Rating: ***

200 light tube match Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Jerry Lynn pinned Tommy Dreamer with the Cradle Piledriver in 0:02:56.
Rating: **

200 light tube match Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Dusty Rhodes pinned Vic Grimes after a figure-four leglock in 0:12:19.
Rating: ***
[Jim Mitchell interfered against Dusty Rhodes.]

200 light tube match Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Sabu pinned James Storm after an Asai moonsault in 0:08:30.
Rating: ***

200 light tube match Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Colt Cabana pinned Mustafa after a backdrop driver in 0:07:03.
Rating: ***

200 light tube match Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Nate Hatred pinned Axl Rotten after the Emerald Erosion in 0:00:09.
Rating: *

200 light tube match Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Don Frye pinned Jun Akiyama after a Yakuza kick in 0:16:47.
Rating: *** 1/2
[AJ Styles interfered against Jun Akiyama.]
(Balls Mahoney no-showed.)

The SHOCK of the Night, Balls Mahoney was unable to make the show, So Randy
Hales comes out and says they have a surprise opponent for Jun. EVERYONE 
started chanting for AJ Styles, but out comes THE PREDATOR Don Frye, and Frye
gives Akiyama his FIRST ever LOSS in the USWA the fans were going crazy!

200 light tube match Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
The Sandman pinned Tom Carter with the DDT in 0:06:45.
Rating: ** 3/4


Card rating: ** 3/4


Match observations: 

Notes from Backstage:

The SHOCKER of the night was Jun's matchup with the loss to Don Frye. AJ
Styles made his way into the match and helped beat the living hell out of 
Jun Akiyama, but still the Predator gets the victory in this BLOOD BATH

New Jack and the Sandmans wins were big, but the shocker of the night was
Pondo and Raven going out in the first round. What a wild night from 
Detroit. We finish up the tournament tomorrow night,